I actually think Far Cry 3 is better than the original Far Cry, it's based on a similar landscape as the original (on an island with abandon Japanese WW2 building, ancient temple, etc.), but with some feature of Far Cry 2, it's even better.
The story is a bit American adventure/thriller budget movie, but still largely enjoyable with proper cringe worthy dialogue and a decent range of side mission (surprisingly similar to Red Dead Redemption but not as polished).
If you don't like Far Cry 2, you'll love Far Cry 3.
I actually think Far Cry 3 is better than the original Far Cry, it's based on a similar landscape as the original (on an island with abandon Japanese WW2 building, ancient temple, etc.), but with some feature of Far Cry 2, it's even better.
The story is a bit American adventure/thriller budget movie, but still largely enjoyable with proper cringe worthy dialogue and a decent range of side mission (surprisingly similar to Red Dead Redemption but not as polished).
If you don't like Far Cry 2, you'll love Far Cry 3.