Like you guys I am kinda of surprised by the reviews, I mean I thought it would be good but not that good. I am happy with most of the changes that were mentioned in reviews, I liked Far Cry 2 but I stopped playing it twice because I got so annoyed with the constant stops at checkpoints (as many people mentioned on this thread already). But I am stocked with it being a bit more RPG, and stealth looks awesome (it was my favorite part of Far Cry 2). As for the story, I think its pretty mixed feelings from the reviews, I respect both RPS and Arthur Giese of Polygon; Arthur mentioned that the story tries to be bold but in the end it was just meh.
Anyways, I am pretty stocked for it cant wait for next week!