This is probably all just coincidences, and nothing that Ubisoft thought of.
The Jackal also speaks about being a "dirty mercenary" in one of the clips where you meet him (in the hut where you get the diamonds if I remember correctly), and Jack Carver was a mercenary from what I know. How to unlock the Pulitzer material achievement in Far Cry 2: Turn over all of the Jackal's audio logs to the Journalist. Maybe he ate too much African food and changed his voice, who knows?Īnother reference which is just a coincidence is the names. They have the same hair-color, same hair-cut, although not the same voice. 'The Jackal is actually supposed to be Jack Carver from the original Far Cry,' Hocking said. Now, Hocking has revealed that this theory is correct. You might think he should've changed his shirt since the first game, but who cares? Far Cry fans have long believed that Far Cry 2's Jackal villain is Jack Carver, the protagonist of the first Far Cry, but nothing in-game confirmed this theory. The Jackal wears a red Hawaii-shirt (if I remember correctly), same does Jack Carver. It's probably not true, and Ubisoft didn't think about it, but there is a possibility. Now, 13 years after the sequel used to be launched, the sport’s ingenious director has showed the idea to be true, even if it is by no means been corroborated by way of any in-game subject material.
Bugs (Confirmed on PC, Xbox 360) As of the latest patch (1. To hear all 16 recordings, please see this page on the Far Cry wikia.
Your target is a U.S.-born arms trafficker with an extensive list of outstanding international warrants on charges ranging from piracy to violation of a U.N. Ubisoft Confirms 13-Year-Old Fan Theory About Far Cry 2 For years, lovers have speculated that A ways Cry 2’s villain The Jackal and A ways Cry protagonist Jack Carver are one and the similar. Bringing Jackal Tapes to Reuben will net you two achievements or trophies, 'Investigative Reporter' and 'Pulitzer material'. When I saw him in the first cinematic, it instantly reminded me of The Jackal in Far Cry 2. The Jackal is the main antagonist of Far Cry 2 an American arms dealer, who supplies both sides with arms in the African civil war. Did I ever tell you what the definition of insanity is Insanity is doing the exact same fing. You all probably know that the main character, played by you, is called Jack Carver. Far Cry 2 Stealing Boots Jackal Tapes Patcher.
Yesterday I decided to install Far Cry again just for fun (Far Cry 1 that is).
Truth is the sides would have gotten their access to weapons with or without him.Hi, I'm completely new to these forums and haven't had time to read through and see if this topic was made already (tell me if it exists), but here it goes. The Jackal is actually supposed to be Jack Carver from the original Far Cry, said Clint Hocking, Far Cry 2's Creative Director, while talking to IGN for the latest. Good or bad, Jackal is simply an observer. Ubisoft has confirmed a long-held fan theory about the villain of Far Cry 2, the Jackal, and how he connects to the original Far Cry story. Oh and the obvious fact that people are nothing but meat for the grinder for those pulling the strings, the true work is done by mercenary sabotage and circles around money. Namely, that both sides are being fooled into killing each other and there is no 'happily ever after' once one overwhelms the other - which is directly shown by the transition between the two zones and the events unfolding with it. While not directly pointing at things like torture, civillian massacre and other byproducts of war, Jackal says things that people either involved in or closely affected by civil war eventually come to. The important answer is it doesn't really matter.īeyond the unfortunately shallow and underdelivered plot of Far Cry 2 there is a dark and wise philosophy that not many games dare touch: the horrors of civil war and the absence of good and bad sides in it.