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I loved FC3's gameplay, but it's story was just downright idiotic - some privileged, suburban, whiny little douchebag college kid drops in on an island full of vicious criminals and native warriors bred on a perpetual armed conflict, and in a matter of months, ends up becoming the baddest mofo in town? I mean C'MON! If it was his older brother, the army guy who gets killed in the start, it would make a hellova lot more sense. IRL, a kid like Jason Brody wouldn't last two days in a tough neighborhood, let alone some distant lawless island run by psychotic crimelords. </rant>
Aaaanyway, I do look forward to FC4 with anticipation - nothing like a solid open-world shooter with great gameplay to eat away the free time.
Is your argument based on the fact that you HAVE to be a native of the island to be the baddest mofo in town?[/quotemsg]a) A native of any land would have a better understanding of the local culture, terrain, weather, flora and fauna etc. and hence a better chance of survival any given day, compared to someone who just got there, especially someone used to relying much more on the technologies of the modern western lifestyle. Case in point, the U.S. army in Afghanistan - how come these illiterate nomads with rusty AK-47s and leftovers of the Soviet invasion army, could put up the resistance they did against trained soldiers of the most powerful and well-equipped military in the world? The credit can't all go to Pakistan, right? Even the military themselves have said it over and over again - these guys have the advantage of being natives to that land. Perhaps, the U.S. govt. should've sent in some freshmen from Washington State U, then they wouldn't need to negotiate with the Taliban now.
b) A native of the island, who was born there, in the middle of all that crime and violence, would naturally be more desensitized to violent and life-threatening situations then some upper-middleclass kid from a western suburb. That is why I said that the older brother, who was a professional soldier, would have made more sense as the hero.
Movies use this same premise, where some completely irrelevant protagonist shows up learning a new skillset and becomes the baddest mofo.
Yes, and they often give the character some relevant background, or more time, or a competent instructor, or a special training place. Those that don't, are referred to as poorly made, and are usually laughed at in the reviews.
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