If not mentioned the original Farcry was awesome. Unforgiving to the point the game would piss you off as it's a game you better think about what your doing more than run and gun. And there were no save where you wanted but check points.
Yeah play a whole map to get to the last 10 steps and get killed and have to do the whole map over.
I admit I feel this one game made me a better player in the end.
And the sound track with a bass hitting high power audio system put you right on the island where you lost yourself fighting the Trigen's lost in the illusion of the game world.
Just as an FYI you can make your own saves with the console.
~ \save_game 1
Or what ever you wanted in \save_game 1,2,3,4, and so on or your choice.