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Digital Gaming => Computer Gaming => Topic started by: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 12:25:39 PM

Title: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 12:25:39 PM
Ok - so I decided I was going to jump on this - and I can see announcements about day 1 patches and pre-loading on Steam - but I cannot see it in their store at all.

Any ideas? It's meant to be released tomorrow.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Jarhead0331 on November 17, 2014, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 12:25:39 PM
Ok - so I decided I was going to jump on this - and I can see announcements about day 1 patches and pre-loading on Steam - but I cannot see it in their store at all.

Any ideas? It's meant to be released tomorrow.

Does this not show up for you? If not, could it be a location issues?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/298110/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/298110/)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 12:36:18 PM
Nope - I get this

(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1160.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fq499%2Fwmar1967%2FMisc%2FSnap1_zps3c843775.jpg&hash=b77784b516dce92be0caacefa85b077083c03529)

Funny thing is release is tomorrow AND pre-order seems to be available (at least from Ubi)  ???
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Jarhead0331 on November 17, 2014, 02:01:13 PM
I would say it is definitely a regional issue then, perhaps in error on Steam's part? It would be interesting if some of our other international members could sound off.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 02:12:55 PM
I might just buy it from Ubi...I already use that Uplay bollox to load Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon Future Soldier and Splinter Cell Blacklist
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Jarhead0331 on November 17, 2014, 03:01:19 PM
Unfortunately, you're going to need to run it through uplay, anyway, even if you get it on steam.  So you might as well.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 17, 2014, 03:04:37 PM
Yeah - I just found that out when I ran Far Cry 3...loaded Steam  ::)

It's just as well memory and processors aren't blocks now! I remember having to move hardware drivers into high memory to get a game running! Now there's several layers of crap hooked into a game!
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 18, 2014, 01:26:04 AM
They mustn't want my money anymore. No sign of it on Steam at all  :buck2:
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 18, 2014, 08:23:37 AM
Well - as the Steam store is denying all knowledge of it (to UK at least) and I've now seen places (Amazon, GAME) saying the 19th, I've decided I'm going to save my money and play through Far Cry 3 again - which was an awesome game.

That'll teach 'em  ;D
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Bison on November 18, 2014, 08:37:15 AM
Ubi isn't selling it or Assassins Creed Unity on Steam in Europe.

http://www.gamingunion.net/news/11549/far-cry-4-the-crew-and-assassins-creed-unity-removed-from-steam/
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 18, 2014, 08:43:13 AM
Quote from: Bison on November 18, 2014, 08:37:15 AM
Ubi isn't selling it or Assassins Creed Unity on Steam in Europe.

http://www.gamingunion.net/news/11549/far-cry-4-the-crew-and-assassins-creed-unity-removed-from-steam/
lol - thanks for that Bison.

Screw Ubi. I'm fed up with their bollox. The games I've got from them will do me. If it comes out on Steam - I'll get it. I did say earlier about getting it from Uplay - but I can have attitude too  :)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: jomni on November 18, 2014, 08:53:24 AM
It's available here in Singapore.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 18, 2014, 08:57:06 AM
Quote from: jomni on November 18, 2014, 08:53:24 AM
It's available here in Singapore.

QuoteQuote from: Bison on Today at 06:37:15 AM
Ubi isn't selling it or Assassins Creed Unity on Steam in Europe

Singapore isn't in Europe  ;)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Jarhead0331 on November 20, 2014, 10:42:09 AM
I'm not sure what made me think it would be a good idea to shoot a Rhino with a bow and arrow. To my not so great surprise it merely pissed it off at which point it charged at me angrily. I ran for my life and jumped off a cliff down to a lake where I landed literally in the jaws of an alligator. Really nice ambient life in this game so far.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 20, 2014, 10:43:20 AM
aaaargh  >:D

Damn you Ubisoft!  :uglystupid2:
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: BanzaiCat on November 20, 2014, 10:47:02 AM
That sucks that you can't get it over there.

FC3 is pretty cool and the whole 'broseph with a machinegun' outlook I had on it has changed a bit. I actually enjoy the stealth takedowns in the game, and I HATE stealth-type games.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 20, 2014, 10:52:48 AM
Oh - I can get it over here...just not through Steam.

Also, it's like £45 or something...and I refuse to pay that for an FPS. As good as Farcry 3 is, I'm not giving Ubi £45 for this.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Arctic Blast on November 22, 2014, 04:54:25 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on November 20, 2014, 10:52:48 AM
Oh - I can get it over here...just not through Steam.

Also, it's like £45 or something...and I refuse to pay that for an FPS. As good as Farcry 3 is, I'm not giving Ubi £45 for this.

See if Greenmangaming's VIP offer is good for you over in BritainLand. So long as you have a GMG account, you can log in and click on the VIP tab to see the deals there. I just snagged it for 25% off. http://www.greenmangaming.com/

If only it would finish downloading....
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: Arctic Blast on November 24, 2014, 12:23:57 AM
Okay, I'm about 5-6 hours in now. Good grief, this game is GORGEOUS. The graphics are astonishingly good. Nice selection of weapons and gear. Killing animals and taking hides lets you upgrade your carrying capacity for everything from guns to ammo to thrown weapons to health kits and so on. The 'heal' animations from FC2 are back (and that's a good thing). And nothing is quite as badass as taking down an outpost from the back of a pissed off elephant.  ;D
Title: Re: Far Cry 4 and Steam??
Post by: JudgeDredd on November 24, 2014, 01:23:38 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on November 22, 2014, 04:54:25 PM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on November 20, 2014, 10:52:48 AM
Oh - I can get it over here...just not through Steam.

Also, it's like £45 or something...and I refuse to pay that for an FPS. As good as Farcry 3 is, I'm not giving Ubi £45 for this.

See if Greenmangaming's VIP offer is good for you over in BritainLand. So long as you have a GMG account, you can log in and click on the VIP tab to see the deals there. I just snagged it for 25% off. http://www.greenmangaming.com/

If only it would finish downloading....
Thanks for the heads up on GMG. I don't have an account there.

I'm kind of holding off anyway for as long as I can (read forever) because UBI piss me off. I won't last "forever" - but as long as possible is what I'm going for. Hopefully long enough I can get it in a sale and strike one back at UBI.

Cutting my nose off to spite my face kind of thing...yeah - I feel like being that bitchy.  ;)