It is a great game, I havent played the previous games either, but it has a good story in single player, co-op story is fun too, although they need more maps IMO...

Havent ventured into multi player too much, as I get owned pretty easily, haha...

The pirates it didnt show which are real nasty, are the melee ones(atleast in co-op)... they can wipe out the whole group very quickly.

Just finished the game. Totally agree with it needing more maps and outposts. really enjoyable game, but i miss the dark rich colors of the African setting in far cry 2. The first time I got snatched by a crocodile i almost fell out of my chair, lol.

Yeah Far Cry 3 is a good game and it makes you aim because you don't start out with heaps of ammo for your weapons because you need to hunt animals in order to craft ammo pouches and weapon holsters in order to carry more weapons and ammo which i think is a good thing because it forces you go explore the game area and do things other than shooting enemy npcs.