Far Cry 2 upsetting widescreen connoisseurs
- October 23, 2008 13:53 PM PST
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Like BioShock before it, Far Cry 2 uses simulated widescreen by cropping the standard 4:3 aspect ratio, leaving 16:9 enthusiast at their wit's end.
4:3 cropped equals 16:9 apparently (click for more screens)
The visual shortcut was discovered and documented Wednesday by the Widescreen Gaming Forum, upset over Ubisoft's decision to pull a BioShock and reduce the viewable area of Far Cry 2. One gamer on the forum alleges that the cropping makes driving difficult.
In 2007, 2K Games released BioShock in cropped 4:3 format to feign the 16:9 aspect ratio. The trickery was later fixed via a downloadable patch.
Far Cry 2 is available now and rated mature. Despite its circumcised widescreen, GamePro gave the first-person shooter a five-star rating, our highest recommendation.
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- Oct 23 2008 at 02:33:35:PM PST
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Still got a 4:3 TV... but that sucks! Circumcised widescreen LMAO. Shouldn't it be the other way around? Lazy devs... what can you do?
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Been playing this game for a day now and I haven't noticed anything. Looks great to me. I've got a 55 inch HD T.V. and I'm not complaining.
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