If I had to describe this game in one word, it would be unbelievable. This game is beyond truly amazing. I never played a far cry game before this one, but they said it's like skyrim with guns in the commercials. Skyrim was the first elder scrolls game I ever played for more than 5 minutes and I fell in love with it.
I was skeptical at first, I thought they were over exaggerating this game, but I couldn't have been more wrong. I've played for several hours and still haven't done the first mission after the tutorial ones and still don't plan to for quite a while because I'm having to much fun hunting, doing side quests on the broads and finding collectibles to upgrade my weapons.
A once in a generation experience is exactly what far cry 3 is. If you haven't played it or don't own it I highly recommend you get it. If your not sure or don't plan on getting it I urge you to reconsider. It's very very fun. there is even a separate story line for co-op which is also a lot of fun, and I don't even play it online which I hear is just as impressive as the single player campaign.