to be clear, I'm talking about Far Cry
2
it's far from a perfect game, and Far Cry 3 is definitely superior in many ways. FC2 is more of a hardcore game, and can be quite tedious (especially if you refuse to use fast travel like me). there's a lot of long distance back and forth travelling, with respawning enemies in between. to see the map, you physically take out a map without stopping time. there's also no waypoints, so you need to use the map a lot
that all being said, I like the game a lot, hence 38 hrs. I also got it for $2.50 in the summer sale
despite being an older game, it looks pretty good. especially when you crank up the AA to 8x