FPS are cliche ridden linear games where your Special Forces character strides across the landscape killing everyone.
Then there's Far Cry 3.
Jason is an adventureous young man, but he has zero military training. His brother is the one who spent time in the Army Reserves. This is a great set up for a scared young man who is prepared to do anything to rescue his friends and family.
The AI on this game is fantastic, the crafting and skill development are cool and the sandbox approach builds on the ideas first seen in Red Dead Redemption.
The issues are minor – the biggest problem I have had is seeing over the dashboard of some of the vehicles. I haven't experienced any hardware or software issues on my mid-range system and the game runs smoothly and most importantly has hundreds of hours of playability across a huge map.
Some time in 2013 I'll be ready to explore the multiplayer aspects too.