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As others noted, you're probably safe to skip the first two games. I always had the impression- both off its marketing and my time spent playing it- that the first game was intended more as a tech demo than anything else, for the sake of establishing the concepts used in the later games. Also, while advanced in their graphics for their time- enough that they aren't outright ugly to modern conceptions- the first two games still haven't aged all that well, with grainy and blocky graphics and limited colors, muddy textures, and weak lighting.

I don't think the narrative and gameplay are enough to carry them (like, say, with the even less visually appealing Half-Life), but this seems like a good low-spoiler video to help you make up your own mind on the first game.

It's also worth noting that both 3 and 4 have co-op, while the other games in the series do not.

If you're going for flavor, Blood Dragon and Primal are the best options, since their themes are not only distinct among FarCry's usual "jungle mercenary" theme, but among other FPS games as well. Blood Dragon has been both free and bundled, so it may be possible to get a Uplay key for that without too much expense.

Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon and the original game have much better reviews than the other games, with Far Cry 4 and Primal trailing behind, with Far Cry 2 coming in a bit after. Far Cry 5 has the worst reviews of the series.

In summary, Far Cry 3 is probably the best option, gauging off things like review rating, amount of gameplay options, complexity of level design, graphic quality, narrative depth, and the cost-benefit relative to current pricing. Blood Dragon is directly comparable, if co-op isn't a factor for your considerations.

That said, I'm personally itchin' for Primal. It's just too cool of a concept to pass up. ^.^

tl;dr version: 3 should be good. ^.^

Even though alot of people above dislike Far Cry 2, I really enjoyed it. However it isn't for everyone. The game has a minimalist HUD, the weapons are excellent and the resources are scarce. The game is also alot harder than the later games, which have been dumbed down.

Lets take Far Cry 4 for example, you mark an outpost at your map and you just ride to it. In Far Cry 2 you only have a paper map, which you can only look at in real time and you really have to plan out your route, thinking which areas to avoid etc.

The game also doesn't have any real overpowered weapons which is the case in later games in the series (I'm looking at you sniper rifles). The weapons take skill to use.

I've to say that the game doesn't have the best soundtrack or the best story but in my opinion this didn't really matter to me.

At a 60% discount I do recommend far cry 2, but perhaps it would be better to pick it up at a 75%.

But then again this is just my opinion I really enjoyed it and it didn't feel like Far Cry 3,4 & 5 (which feel all the same to me, including primal).

3 was my favorite

it's weird. I took my total to 30 but tax made it 35 so I was back to 30. I took a few items off and made it 25, tax took it back to 30 so the 5 off took at back to 25. so I basically didn't pay the tax.

ooh I really wish you hadn't pointed this out. All games on wishlist, well except ruiner which I have

Yay for the whole week and not only for the weekend...

And for the small investment of round about 100€ you can keep it for a whole year!

Any longer than a week, and it would go to your head.
You'd become completely unmanageable. :3

Wow that is cheap! :-o

i also have same question :D

thats not how its supposed to work

Here is why we can't have nice things.

It is possible (at least in some countries) to make a generous 'gift' to a 'friend', get thousands of tokens and use them. Then your 'friend' declines the gift and you get your money back. People have been using this bug, and some accounts have already been banned by Steam

Apparently, you get to keep a share of the $5 discount. Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam/comments/an4krq/steam_2019_lunar_new_year_sale_megathread/eg0bfb8

yes, that works

It looks interesting, thank you ^^

You need to spend around $100 to get another discount (ontop of the initial tokens).
So... no.

It has to be all in the same transaction.

I gave in and bought it. Just for the 60 FPS, it still feels choppy af on a 144hz display tho.

It's intentional btw.

The rewards page is still up; maybe you can still redeem your tokens:
https://store.steampowered.com/lny2019/rewards