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I love this writeup please do share more! The weed burning mission in Far Cry 3 was one of my favorite gaming moments ever!! That mission and the one in Far Cry 4 called Advanced Chemistry bring up a smile on my face I didn't wear a lot this year. Though they don't share the same mechanics I love them. Thanks for bringing this up, it made my night. So looking forward to the new Far cry :)

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I don't know if my memory is correct, but I recall as soon as I lit the weed field on fire the game played "Make It Bun Dem" (by Skrillex and Damian Marley). Maybe my memory is bad, or maybe it just played randomly at the right time for me but regardless that level was an epic experience.

"We mash up the place

Turn up the bass

And make them all have fun

A-we ablaze the fire

Make it burn them" - Skrillex & Damian Marley

That was definitely a scripted sound cue, a pretty fun moment for sure!

This was definitely one of the most iconic moments in any video game I've played, I don't think anyone who's been through the game will forget that song/mission combo.

There's also The Wolf by Fever Ray in Far Cry: Primal, creating one of these gameplay moments when you start to doubt you're not hallucinating.

What triggers that?

I just watched it on YouTube and, at the risk of sounding like a fuddy duddy, I don't get it. Looks like you just point a flamethrower at the weed or blow something up near it, and watch it burn. I mean it looks cool but what makes it stand out as an all-time great gaming moment?

It’s the experience of doing it that makes it special. There’s no good way to put that into words.

Guess I'll have to try it.

What makes it stand out is that in game this is the mission where the transformation of the protagonist from the normal person to killing machine begins. If you ever play the game, the contrast in dialogues from the opening scene and this scene can be actually felt by the player. The player themselves feel empowered after finishing this mission. Also the soundtrack in this particular mission hightens that feeling. TL;DR: Play the game and you will definitely like it.

Cool. I'll pick it up.

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