It came from Africa
Lions, elephant charges and piles of excrement with the creators of Far Cry 2
%26ldquo;All these incidents we came across in Africa we%26rsquo;re integrating into some of the conversations that the NPCs have,%26rdquo; adds Alexandre as an aside. %26ldquo;When you go into a town or meet NPCs in the game world, or when they meet each other and have conversations, some of the dialogue will be stuff that happened to us in Africa.%26rdquo;
It was a dangerous business, though, no luxury tourist lodges for the Ubisoft boys. %26ldquo;We managed to ask for special permission because usually you can%26rsquo;t travel at night in national parks, and some areas you really can%26rsquo;t go off-road, you just have to stick to the main roads. But we had special permission.%26rdquo; Really? Where do you get permission for something like that? %26ldquo;Er%26hellip;%26rdquo; comes the artistic director%26rsquo;s response, coupled with background whispers and a few giggles. %26ldquo;Erm... we got permission by%26hellip; well, you see, they do %26lsquo;special%26rsquo; permits you need to %26lsquo;purchase%26rsquo; from different people. At the airport, at the park%26hellip; the driver%26hellip;%26rdquo; Oh, that sort of permission...
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