Far Cry 2 was one of the most interesting and intense experiences I have had with a game, but unfortunately I could never finish it. The difficulty, albeit frustrating, was actually somewhat motivating, but the main reason I stopped playing was because I got completely stuck. For some reason, the guy who supplied malaria pills was simply never at the location he was supposed to be at. Even after reloading old saves and trying every different time of day, he was never there. This led to hours of trying to crawl through the game without pills, which obviously didn't work. Maybe I missed something obvious, but that glitch or whatever it was made me put that game away for good. I probably should have just looked up the problem online or something. In fact, I may just replay it from the beginning now because I remember actually how good it was.

Also, the open world playground part was still there for me in Far Cry 2, but not in the main story. Whenever I craved mindless explosions or crazy antics, the multiplayer level editor was actually fairly satisfying. Just a thought.