Far Cry 3 was launched over a decade in the past, and whereas it supported achievements on console and Ubisoft’s personal PC launcher, it didn’t embrace any Steam achievements. However as Ubisoft returns to Steam, it’s additionally going again and including these lacking challenges to older video games, together with Far Cry 3. And even higher, Ubisoft is eradicating now-unobtainable co-op achievements, too.
Earlier this week, Ubisoft formally introduced that Far Cry 3 now has Steam achievements. Even higher, they sync with Ubisoft Join, so in case you performed the sport years in the past and unlocked all of the challenges, it is best to be capable of load up Far Cry 3 at this time on Steam and get all of your achievements. Good!
Fortunately, Ubisoft additionally eliminated six achievements from Far Cry 3 that had been linked to the sport’s on-line multiplayer modes. In 2022, Ubisoft shut down the servers for FC3‘s on-line modes, so these six achievements are actually inconceivable to (legitimately) unlock in 2025. Eradicating them was the fitting name. It’s additionally a fantastic reminder as to why devs shouldn’t embrace on-line multiplayer achievements in a recreation that has an offline marketing campaign, except you intend on protecting the servers up eternally. (Additionally Xbox and Sony ought to take away achievements from video games with lifeless on-line modes!)
Launched in 2012, Far Cry 3 is arguably the sport that made the franchise the AAA juggernaut it’s at this time. The open-world motion recreation featured lush jungles, animals to hunt, and loads of enemy outposts to overcome. However on Steam the sport by no means supported achievements, despite the fact that Far Cry 3 did have them on PC by way of Ubisoft’s personal launcher. Bear in mind when Ubisoft was being bizarre about Steam, and its video games skipped the platform or arrived with options lacking? Yeah, FC3‘s lack of Steam options was due to that.
Anyway, occasions have modified and Ubisoft is returning to Valve’s common digital retailer in an effort to win again gamers and develop their viewers. Over the previous couple of weeks, Ubisoft has added Steam achievements to Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 5 in addition to Murderer’s Creed Unity, Black Flag, Revelations, and Syndicate.
As for newer Ubisoft video games on Valve’s launcher like Mirage and Outlaws, they now launch with full achievement assist. That’s nice and all, however possibly Ubisoft can take away the necessity to faff about with Ubisoft Join when making an attempt to play Steam video games. One can dream.
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