Just started a play through on Farcry 3 and I'm quite disappointed so far to say the least...
Seriously ? That's too bad, the "back to the jungle" environment seems to have done the trick for most reviewers, as does the physics of water and the possibility to fly.
Avoiding anything to do with professional game reviewers is just a good plan in general, especially the larger ones attached to companies. There's no professional standards whatsoever, where reviews will be made when they've only barely touched the game, and the whole system is geared around advertisers rather than informing the readership. Related to this is a huge amount of groupthink where AAA titles get extra points or have flaws overlooked while more obscure titles can get harsher criticism (often, since the reviewers never actually have to try with the game, on stuff that's not even really there)... but if a title gets to be designated as "bad", then suddenly everyone gets to attack it. Look how the reviews for Mass Effect 3 were lavish 10/10 GOTY praise before it was released, but as soon as people started complaining about the ending, all the reviews mention how the ending's weak and start actually criticising the game.
Now that that rant's over with, I'll just point out that FC3 is an almost hilariously racist game and even if it were fun to play it should be avoided for that much.