Far Cry 1 Is Already Testing Me

Bro, I'm doing a playthrough of Far Cry 1, and I haven't even beaten this game before. I've read and heard so much about it, though, especially the memes about how brutal this game is. I'm only like ten minutes in so far. I got past the first part, drove the car, and now I'm at this boat section with mercenaries everywhere, and bro, I can already feel what people were talking about. I'm playing on one of the higher difficulties, veteran but not even the hardest one, and these enemies are fucking bullet sponges. I know headshots are basically instant kills, so I can already tell I'm going to have to rely heavily on headshots because body shots are just like, tickles to them? I'm shooting these dudes and they're taking so much damage. And this isn't even the hard part of the game yet. I already know the mutants are coming later, and I've heard all the stories about how fast they kill you and how brutal those sections are. The funny thing is, I'm actually enjoying it so far. I haven't experienced any of this myself before, so it's going to be cool experiencing the game for the first time while also having viewers experience it with me. But bro, I can already feel there's going to be some frustrating parts. This is some early-2000s video game bullshit, and I'm kind of here for it. I can already tell I'm going to have to really learn how this game wants me to play instead of just running around shooting everybody. But bro, I'm still at the fucking beginning. I'm on this crash boat with mercenaries, miniguns and shit, and I'm already like, what in the hell is this? But I kinda respect it... For Now