Far Cry 5

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  1. akarnokd
    Apr 8, 2018
    7
    Far Cry comes to the United States where guns are plenty but ammo is premium. Where you get harassed by wild and household animals every 5 meters except when you take a hunting mission and they practically disappear from the landscape. The landscape is fabulous and helicopter sightseeing is fantastic, especially because plane controls are terrible with mouse and keyboard. There is no rainFar Cry comes to the United States where guns are plenty but ammo is premium. Where you get harassed by wild and household animals every 5 meters except when you take a hunting mission and they practically disappear from the landscape. The landscape is fabulous and helicopter sightseeing is fantastic, especially because plane controls are terrible with mouse and keyboard. There is no rain so you can wash your cars with sponges, bare chested bald bullet sponges easily eating multiple high caliber bullets to the head. You'll be tasked to take down a family, but they will take you down first, 9 times, while you fly through the sky or hide in a bunker nobody ever heard of. At the end you'll face a choice, an important choice, whether or not start the final main mission to witness a pointless and unsatisfactory ending.

    Pros:
    - U.S.A. setting
    - Visuals are stunning
    - Well optimized
    - Side missions are varying and interesting
    - Characters are funny
    - Hunting, fishing (after you get high power gear)
    - Cars, helicopters
    - Chaotic firefights while chased by an airplane and wildlife at the same time
    - Free roaming
    - Mars setting in later DLC!

    Cons:
    - Constant harassment by enemies and wildlife
    - Terrible scripted main missions
    - Repeatedly getting abducted from anywhere (seriously, when you see the prompts, just stand next to a road and wait)
    - Not enough and underpowered weapons (i.e., no Vector SMG?)
    - Unable to carry more of .50 cal ammo and bait (due to balance?)
    - Story is basic and weightless
    - Ending(s)

    Verdict: 7/10 - buy if you never played Far Cry before, wait otherwise (for patches and all-in-one release).    … Expand
  2. dominath
    Apr 7, 2018
    4
    The story is nothing compared to other Far Cry releases (never had to skip cinematics before); graphics are "meh" for a game in 2018; the playtime is like 15-20 hrs with every side quest and collectibles; allied NPS's are dumb as hell; the game is less than 30 GB so everyone can imagine how small the map is; the announced DLC's are lame. If you ask me, this was all about the unsuccessfulThe story is nothing compared to other Far Cry releases (never had to skip cinematics before); graphics are "meh" for a game in 2018; the playtime is like 15-20 hrs with every side quest and collectibles; allied NPS's are dumb as hell; the game is less than 30 GB so everyone can imagine how small the map is; the announced DLC's are lame. If you ask me, this was all about the unsuccessful multi-player and money (especially when you check an in-game shop). I totally regret that I pre-purchased the Gold Edition.… Expand
  3. antzware
    Apr 7, 2018
    2
    I will have to go with "not recommend" for the simple fact that I did not have fun with this game, its story elements annoyed the hell out of me, they made very little sense and gave me a bad experience. I only finished the game so the 60 euros I paid would not be wasted, otherwise I wanted to stop after 35% completion.
    Maybe the only positive things about the game is that it looks    I will have to go with "not recommend" for the simple fact that I did not have fun with this game, its story elements annoyed the hell out of me, they made very little sense and gave me a bad experience. I only finished the game so the 60 euros I paid would not be wasted, otherwise I wanted to stop after 35% completion.
    Maybe the only positive things about the game is that it looks amazing and the voice acting is very good.
    The non-linear story makes everything seem so generic and repetitive and the flow of things on each region identical to one another. Some parts of the story are straight out of science fiction books and the best way Ubisoft knows how to raise the difficulty is to make enemies bullet sponges and throw any common sense out of the window. The game's ending goes WTF all the way and makes no sense at all. Again they defy logic just for that unexpected factor.
    Borrow this games from a friend, rent it or wait for a big sale but don't waste your money on the full price.

    While I did not encounter game breaking bugs there were quite a few like car hitting dead wolf and flying into the air, a very strange experience with a plane twerking in the air, teleporting instantly on the ground than taking off directly with no speed gain required, mission objective not being completed properly.
    In the beginning I had on average 55 FPS in 4K but the game kept complaining to update my graphics drivers. After the update it dropped 15 fps in 4K to 40 on average, even less and I was forced to play in 1080p.    … Expand
  4. Vasot
    Apr 7, 2018
    4
    Good graphics and well optimized for PC but that's where the positive things end with this game. Unfortunately the story and the characters are very boring it's like watching a weird and cliche bad movie. As for the gameplay this hasn't much improved it gets repetitive fast and the enemy A.I is really stupid. Most of the time the enemies just appear out of thin air (enemy spawning isGood graphics and well optimized for PC but that's where the positive things end with this game. Unfortunately the story and the characters are very boring it's like watching a weird and cliche bad movie. As for the gameplay this hasn't much improved it gets repetitive fast and the enemy A.I is really stupid. Most of the time the enemies just appear out of thin air (enemy spawning is crazy) they run to your face without cover they even just crash their cars all the time while following you they are hilariously stupid. Game has 3 endings and all of them are bad (not going to spoil them for you). Game also includes Denuvo DRM which i hate with passion also includes micro-transactions (another thing that i hate) and some annoying bugs. They ask 60 dollars/euros for this sorry but it feels like a scam. It's like playing a mod of Farcry 4 and not a new game. (Didn't bother with multiplayer)… Expand
  5. MrRedMarsmallow
    Apr 6, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely loved the game but the ending completely ruined it for me. It's like Ubisoft basically took a massive dump right in my mouth. I don't even feel like playing it anymore because the ending is that bad. If you're going to play it do so, just don't complete the campaign.… Expand
  6. cr207
    Apr 6, 2018
    8
    + It's beautiful
    + It's fun
    + It's compelling + First game I've played relentlessly to completion in years + Well written dialog + Wordy and rambling questgivers can be escape-keyed to a shorter dialog (amazing!) - Being kidnapped into boss missions - Repetitive - Not a fan of gratuitous cruelty - Bosses, while well written, really overstay their welcome TL;DR: If you like    + It's beautiful
    + It's fun
    + It's compelling
    + First game I've played relentlessly to completion in years
    + Well written dialog
    + Wordy and rambling questgivers can be escape-keyed to a shorter dialog (amazing!)

    - Being kidnapped into boss missions
    - Repetitive
    - Not a fan of gratuitous cruelty
    - Bosses, while well written, really overstay their welcome

    TL;DR: If you like shooters, I'd recommend it.    … Expand
  7. ShaMana
    Apr 6, 2018
    2
    Sadly worst Far Cry experience till date. The story is completely passable, the endings are incredibly disappointing. The whole experience feel like a massive waste of time. There is no character development, there are barely any characters to speak of. All people are bland stereotype goodies/baddies. The Father is dull as heck. The gameplay was also horrible. They've removed the towersSadly worst Far Cry experience till date. The story is completely passable, the endings are incredibly disappointing. The whole experience feel like a massive waste of time. There is no character development, there are barely any characters to speak of. All people are bland stereotype goodies/baddies. The Father is dull as heck. The gameplay was also horrible. They've removed the towers but instead the game is choped in to a million pieces almost completely disconnected. The game says everyone will get a unique experience but that's incredibly poorly realized. They've added a whole conditioning mechanism which is an incredibly poor excuse to drive the game forwards. You are messing around, flying, driving, sometimes even in the middle of a mission and the game goes "Well, it's time to cut to black" And you are literally instantly teleported to where you need to be to progress the story. And that happens all the fin time. You just start to enjoy what you are doing and the game teleports you somewhere on a seemingly random place. All characters including you teleport around and do what the story needs them to do regardless of previous occurrences or positioning. They are captured seconds after you've rescued and secured them in a river of blood. It's a nonsensical progression that has been cheeply disguised under something im sure they thing incredibly clever: Drugs and mind conditioning. But thats a game. It's supposed to be a fun joy ride and not "Hyh" moment every time a cut scene starts. Additionally the AI is the worst imaginable, and the game relies overly much on it to progress on some missions. I've failed missions multiple times just because lets say an AI decides to land a chopper on the water and destroys a mission important vehicle. What follows is a reset. The open design now feels restricted. With old Far Cry games most boarders felt natural. It was rare for the game to stop you forcefully and here happens all the time if you move few centimeters away from the bound of the map or the mission to improvise. I love Far Cry 2, 3 and 4. I find them exceptional games. Far Cry Primal is ok, nothing much to rave about. But this game disappointed me so badly. And the progression .... because they know people don't like to do all activities the game is like this time you don't gain experience but we will force you to fish and try to do chain takedowns with the retarded AI or yeah and to use the AI partners if you with to get points. And i can't count the times how many times an partner AI sits face to face with an enemy watching him stupidly and the next second turns around and starts shooting in my position and blowing a near by barrel pretty much killing me instantly, or a vehicle, or just shoots to the bad guys through me. Piece of advice use the animals, they don't drive and are bloody killing machines. I've taken outposts sitting behind the bush and the bear slaughtering everything in sight. So the freedom is disguised with cheap plot devices. The AI is shoved in your face but it's terrible. The story is boring. The setting is bland (no offense fake Montana), and lets not forget OP weapons, i played with 1 sniper and one Rifle from start to end. and the end was running in the middle of firefights shooting from the hip mowing down baddies.

    But the music was really good so 2    … Expand
  8. Thylbanus
    Apr 6, 2018
    8
    So, Ok. Simple and spoiler free here. If you know and are aware of the Far Cry series, this is just as formulaic as the others. This is a fun, turn your brain off adventure that will challenge your creative side. The lessons learned from previous games is evident. It has been greatly improved. There is still room in regards to customization of your gear, but this is one of thoseSo, Ok. Simple and spoiler free here. If you know and are aware of the Far Cry series, this is just as formulaic as the others. This is a fun, turn your brain off adventure that will challenge your creative side. The lessons learned from previous games is evident. It has been greatly improved. There is still room in regards to customization of your gear, but this is one of those games that has taken queues from the community to improve and did so.

    The most important thing, ALL of the potential political fear about this game is unfounded. It goes out of its way to avoid anything to the effect. To the benefit of the game. I would have probably just rolled my eyes and shut it off if it got too preachy. I play games to get away from the constant news feed. THANK YOU UBISOFT! We have had a dicey relationship, but you did right with this one.

    The story isn't overly complex, or deep. Just like every other Far Cry game. The characters are somewhat sympathetic, but not to the point that compared to Vas. They peaked with Vas when it came to interesting characters, but i think it might be as much the actor as the script. Each of them does have their own appeal/revulsion and it is quite clear what is good and what is bad. Very white hat/black hat.

    Finally, THEY DID DLC RIGHT! This got an extra +1 from me for actually not having ANY of the DLC a direct connection to the main game. It isn't slices of the full game separated off. It is TOTALLY side stories that only tangentially connect to the main game. They haven't been released yet, but you can see where they come from.

    To be vague and not spoil anything, the three are "Dead Living Zombies" probably relates to the drug storyline. "Hours of Darkness" a Vietnam story, seems to be tied to a sidequest about a Vietnam vet. I'm guessing his past. Finally, "Lost on Mars" seems to be tied to another sidequest that is a strange science fiction X-Files type.

    So yea. Fun game. Not overly complex Far Cry storyline. If you are looking for deep storytelling, you wouldn't be considering a Far Cry game.    … Expand
  9. strongchong00
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    I honestly have no idea what all the negative reviewers are talking about. Everyone I know loves this game, and I absolutely love this game as well. If you are a fan of the previous Far Cry games, you will absolutely eat this one up. Freaking. Awesome.
  10. 0gnacy
    Apr 5, 2018
    0
    Well, this game sucks. I bought two copies, intent on playing coop with my wife. We had a blast playing borderlands series before, and assumed Far Cry 5 would be good. Nope.

    Gun mechanics sucks - big time. I liked how it worked in Far Cry 1 - in the realistic difficulty mode. You were shot, you were dead. You shot someone, they were dead. Not here, though. All the gun have an air gun    Well, this game sucks. I bought two copies, intent on playing coop with my wife. We had a blast playing borderlands series before, and assumed Far Cry 5 would be good. Nope.

    Gun mechanics sucks - big time. I liked how it worked in Far Cry 1 - in the realistic difficulty mode. You were shot, you were dead. You shot someone, they were dead. Not here, though. All the gun have an air gun feel to them. You can unload a few bullets into someones head and see them walk away. Also, accuracy is crap meaning no matter what your skills, except for a few weapons (e.g. the magnum pistol) you will be frustrated. My wife gave up on this, as she is a more demanding player. I decided to continue in singlaplayer. This whole "bliss" crap made me give up.

    The whole story is crap, but okay, I can live with that if I am not fricking forced to sit through all the cut scenes. Not here, though - the lame, boring, exhausting cut scenes involving the forgettable and boring NPCs are not fricking skippable. I am here to play for 30 mins after i am back from work and the last thing I want is to be forced to watch minutes of boring cutscenes. Sorry, but no more Far Cry for me. This is a piece of ****    … Expand
  11. DarkBee
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    Buying Far Cry, you always know what you get - a quality shooter in a beautiful open world with a simple storyline and a colorful villain. The games of the series have not changed much since the time of Far Cry 2, but they are selling perfectly. Players are happy with everything - in the general mass only a few with each new part are indignant that one Far Cry from the other is supposedlyBuying Far Cry, you always know what you get - a quality shooter in a beautiful open world with a simple storyline and a colorful villain. The games of the series have not changed much since the time of Far Cry 2, but they are selling perfectly. Players are happy with everything - in the general mass only a few with each new part are indignant that one Far Cry from the other is supposedly not distinguish. Games are really similar, it's logical, the series has its own niche, even its genre, in which there is no competition today. Therefore, I will not again raspinatsya on this topic, and I will not reduce the Far Cry 5 assessment for the fact that it is similar to Far Cry 4. I'd rather focus on what is good and new in the game. This time we go to Hope County, Montana - the northern state on the border with Canada. A picturesque peaceful place with clear lakes, dazzlingly beautiful mountains and forests. Here there are plenty of wild places where time flows slowly, and people live a simple village life. But, of course, with the typical American features: checkered sleeveless jackets, crumpled baseball caps, shotguns in pickup trucks and oversized patriotism in the heads.

    Visual coloring Far Cry 5 works on the top ten. The nature of virtual Montana hits the heart - this is one of the most beautiful games this year, and in our time it's hard to surprise the picture. It is pointless to describe this. Mountain rivers, wheat fields and impenetrable coniferous forests are perfectly combined with well-maintained farms, pastures and tiny towns, creating an incredibly cozy, warm atmosphere. Even despite the GTA-chaos.

    And it's not so much in technology, as in the scrupulous manual work of the authors of the game - for all these years Ubisoft still got a hand and learned how to make worthy, sticky open worlds. The finest elaboration here in everything - from natural species, to interiors and the installation of street lamps. Far Cry 5 is very nice to watch. Always. It's nice to listen to it, because the game performed perfectly on three sides: an excellent sound design, an excellent original soundtrack from Dan Romer and a crazy selection of licensed tracks - the best punk playlist in games since the times, probably FlatOut 2. My rating Far Cry 5 10 | 10    … Expand
  12. rattus_norwegic
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    I know the basic rules about taste and opinions and all that, but honestly, the users giving 0's, 1's and 2's to this game are just impossible to take seriously. I mean, really? Personally, this is the Far Cry game that I have been waiting for. I couldn't care less about the main story, but I actually don't mind, and that speaks volumes. Because that's basically what defines a true sandboxI know the basic rules about taste and opinions and all that, but honestly, the users giving 0's, 1's and 2's to this game are just impossible to take seriously. I mean, really? Personally, this is the Far Cry game that I have been waiting for. I couldn't care less about the main story, but I actually don't mind, and that speaks volumes. Because that's basically what defines a true sandbox game in the first place. And as far as sandboxes go, FC5 is one of the best, if not *the* best that I've ever been in. If you enjoy free-roaming and tons of content, then there's probably no better game out there.… Expand
  13. naxilo
    Apr 4, 2018
    10
    Not a bad entry into the Far cry family. Fun with plenty to do and best played with a friend. Props to Ubisoft for making a down to earth game featuring montana.
  14. Crackfarmer
    Apr 4, 2018
    6
    So i've completed the Game within 10 hours.

    Bought a legitimate copy, not pirated. But now i wish, i did not buy it. The Story itself is nice and i like it but a lot of things ruin the fun for me. Clutch Nixon missios are beyond stupid and annoying. The Game forces you to do the main plot, at a given % of one region liberated it forces you to fight the bosses. You have to skip    So i've completed the Game within 10 hours.

    Bought a legitimate copy, not pirated. But now i wish, i did not buy it.

    The Story itself is nice and i like it but a lot of things ruin the fun for me.

    Clutch Nixon missios are beyond stupid and annoying.

    The Game forces you to do the main plot, at a given % of one region liberated it forces you to fight the bosses.
    You have to skip main plot in order to do everything.

    The Collectibles are stupid, side missions like ran deers over and bring the flesh is retarded.

    But the main thing what ruined the fun is the ending, regardless of what you pick, you cannot get back into the game and complete leftover stuff.    … Expand
  15. KaiES91
    Apr 4, 2018
    5
    The game is... so lala. The gameplay itself is horrid fun, no doubt about that, but the story... such potential, wasted by bad writing. And the endings are seriously bad. Just... after having sat through first was was supposed to be the 'bad' enging and then the 'good' ending afterwards, I've lost all interest to play this game for a while. At this point, I consider the bad ending theThe game is... so lala. The gameplay itself is horrid fun, no doubt about that, but the story... such potential, wasted by bad writing. And the endings are seriously bad. Just... after having sat through first was was supposed to be the 'bad' enging and then the 'good' ending afterwards, I've lost all interest to play this game for a while. At this point, I consider the bad ending the good/canon one, ignoring the twist at the very end.
    Add to that a couple of annoying bugs and the presence of Microtransactions, and I am really not impressed by the game. I was so certain I'd by the seasons pass after finishing the main story, but now I most certainly wont.    … Expand
  16. Master_
    Apr 3, 2018
    0
    Far Cry 5 it's like earlier versions and like 6th part. It's all the same like in 3,4 and primal. Clearing 100 posts, kill stupid npc's, use some vehicles. Fishing is a new feature.
  17. Lireal
    Apr 3, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All 3 endings, the good, the bad, and the "hidden" ending, are absolute garbage. The ending to Mass Effect 3 was better, and reflected your choices from the game more. No matter what you choose, no matter who you save, no matter how many outpost you liberate or collectables you find, you are screwed in the end. Insanity or a nuclear wasteland Montana are all that await you after hours of gameplay.

    This is a massive F-YOU from Ubisoft.    … Expand
  18. Hackerbee
    Apr 3, 2018
    9
    Probably the best Far cry game yet, there are some minor bugs but considering that this is at release some are to be expected nothing game breaking from my time spent in game, here are the list of all the good and bad points in my opinion.

    THE GOOD: 1. The graphics are phenomenal, I am running it maxed out on a GTX 1080, easily getting 100+ frames consistently, & it is one of the best    Probably the best Far cry game yet, there are some minor bugs but considering that this is at release some are to be expected nothing game breaking from my time spent in game, here are the list of all the good and bad points in my opinion.

    THE GOOD:
    1. The graphics are phenomenal, I am running it maxed out on a GTX 1080, easily getting 100+ frames consistently, & it is one of the best looking games I have ever played, especially the environment.
    2. The models for the firearms are the best I have ever seen especially on the AK,
    3. The only recent game to have a such an open world allowing you to play through the story from any 3 directions, (there are some minor annoying sequences that can not be avoided for the sake of story progression)
    4. Freedom of movement, method and variety of gear and vehicles was great.
    5. lots of available support characters,
    6. loads of side quests/content available if you want to explore the world more.
    7. decent bullet physics, (it auto-ranges based on aim-point with all sights to make it simpler to aim, but you can see the bullet drop effect at least, and the shot delay is accurate.
    8. COOP through the whole story mode if you want, it is awesome. they finally got this right (wish the range was a little wider though)
    9. multiplayer is there, and has potential one of its most exciting features is that you can create your own maps and share them with the community. it is a great idea.
    10. voice acting is great, and the main characters are will acted, the other NPCs also have very good voice acting.
    11. they removed all the tedious repetitive animations, for skinning picking stuff up etc: makes playing the game a whole lot more fun and a lot less chore like as in previous games (you had to go through a 2-5 second animation every time you picked something up or skinned an animal)

    THE BAD:
    1. The ending OMFG (not saying anymore due to spoilers) if ME3 made you angry, oh boy...
    2. Weapon damage values are odd and immersion breaking, 5.56 is fractionally better than pistols for damage at range --> 5.56 rifles need to be buffed, 7.62x39 AK is stronger than a .308 (7.62x51) in this game? um.... no, the DMR styled weapons in this game need a buff the .50 needs to one shot anything walking heavy armor too... for immersion sake, you can compensate by making the AI aim better.
    3. the fixed events required to continue the story, are pretty forceful when you do hit one (every dot on the map faction progression bar) you stand no chance of getting away, and there is no point in delaying it anyways.
    4. the seed family's back story could have been explored more.
    5. would like a little more firearms selection instead of the same 3-4 firearms with different skins, you could put other readily available weapons from the area into the game for ex: SKS, Ruger mini/Ruger mini 30, Browing HP, various other makes of bolt action, like a varmint bolt action chambered in .223 (5.56), or classical hunting rifles, Winchester model 70, Remington 700 etc. Glocks, Berettas, a vector, FNFAL, FN SCAR H/L, HK416, G3/G4, G34, Swiss arms SG5xx Series. Lee Enfield, Springfield, M1 Grand in 30-06,
    6. AI is a little on the easy side, they do dumb stuff get stuck and are picked off easily, on any difficulty.
    Great game really shines in single player, and COOP is much improved from previous games, multiplayer has potential but could do better, fore ex: (a class based progression system with weapon unlocks on larger maps like a Farcry battlefield with 24 people on each team would be great idea).
    got my monies worth out of it, glad Ubisoft did not screw this up, it has its faults but I would call it a clear success and a great game.    … Expand
  19. zero3384
    Apr 3, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to like this game. i really really do...all they had to do was give me a game that was fun and exciting and just had tons to do with a good story. Something missing from Farcry 3...4...and especially Primal.

    This game's world is big, entertaining, and lush. There's things happening all the time and it's easy to get lost in it. But then when you actually start gaining resistance points....you get railroaded into a "captured" mission. These stupid sequences interrupt everything you're trying for...going fishing? Too bad...wanna hide from the capture parties? Oh well....you can't defned yourself, you can't hide, and you can't escape them. It dampens your fun.

    The reall killer though is the story and how it ends. You've finally come face to face with Joseph Seed....it's time for the final confrontation

    A. You turn around and leave

    or

    B. You capture him...he blows up Hope county...and then takes you prisoner to start his cult again

    This left such a sour taste in my mouth....literally, everything I did was for NOTHING. There is no closure...all the torture, the brainwashing, the literal agony your character goes through....and you don't get ANY closure. Furthermore, after the credits....well, you can do all the side stuff in hope county...but there's no one left to shoot, all the bad guys are now gone....it becomes empty and boring.

    Again, I wanted to enjoy this game...I loved some of the characters (Hurk is still as awesome as ever) and some missions are just too insane for words (reclaiming the Widowmaker)....but the story just ruins all hype I had for this game...to the point where I regret getting it.

    A 4.5/10    … Expand
  20. RustyCoin
    Apr 3, 2018
    7
    PROS:
    1. Open world full of life and action
    2. Super fun gun play 3. Lots of fun different quests 4. Lots of cars, boats, helicopters and planes with even more skins on them. 5. Guns for hire - you can now recruit one (two with perk) guy to help you fight, and there's various of classes of them too. 6. No mini-map also plus in my book (it kinda makes you to be more aware of your    PROS:
    1. Open world full of life and action
    2. Super fun gun play
    3. Lots of fun different quests
    4. Lots of cars, boats, helicopters and planes with even more skins on them.
    5. Guns for hire - you can now recruit one (two with perk) guy to help you fight, and there's various of classes of them too.
    6. No mini-map also plus in my book (it kinda makes you to be more aware of your surroundings)
    7. Optimization is not bad (totally better than AC: Origins was on a release)

    CONS:
    1. Sometime AI is just terrible and super dumb
    2. Story is "meh" and the characters of the game are not so memorable (comparing with FC3 or even FC4 - pagan min was awsome)
    3. There are some few annoying bugs
    4. Game's world sometimes is way too chaotic - you can't drive in a new area calmly for even 2 minutes without encountering lots of random enemies, then bear attacks you out of nowhere, then helicopters starts shooting rockets at you, then reinforcements come etc. So If you want to travel calmly, you need to do it in the woods by foot.
    5. This game lacks of guns. There's only about two proper assault rifles - AR-C and AK-M and those too also aren't so good too.
    6. Those f*****g microtransactions. Although you simply can buy everything with in-game currency, the prices for weapons and cars (boats, planes) skins are insanely high.
    7. No more crafting. Instead of that you have to make lots of stupid challenges to get perk points and with those you can unlock new abilities like extra gun slot, carry more ammo, swim faster, walk silently etc. (sp for example: you wanna get 3 perk points? kill 15 enemies with flamethrower, wanna get another 2 or 3 points? hunt down 3 grizzlies etc...).

    I haven't tried co-op, although I've read lots of forum about how stupid it is, when someone joins friend's game there's no story progression, no guns progression etc... For me Far Cry always been about singleplayer and I still think it's worth buying it. You'll get lots of different quests, great gameplay there's really a lot of doing in this game.

    EDIT: Those gamers who says it's too easy, put difficulty on hard, turn off x-ray vision and indicators as well. Then the gameplay, for example liberating outposts will be pain in the ass, no joke.    … Expand
  21. serdtgyui
    Apr 3, 2018
    3
    All the other reviewers saying that this game is too easy haven't played on hard mode. To begin with, in the first 5 minutes, you need to escape enemies in a pick up truck. The game automatically removes your health to make things "intense". However, if you changed the difficulty to hard in the first minutes, it will take one or two bullets to kill you after the game drains your health onAll the other reviewers saying that this game is too easy haven't played on hard mode. To begin with, in the first 5 minutes, you need to escape enemies in a pick up truck. The game automatically removes your health to make things "intense". However, if you changed the difficulty to hard in the first minutes, it will take one or two bullets to kill you after the game drains your health on purpose. You will be constantly using med packs as enemies kill you instantly. My FC5 experience started off with a brief mission that I needed to try at least 8 times. After that, expect to be killed almost instantly by flamethrowers. No matter how well you did in FC4, expect to play with medium or easy difficulty. You won't be able to complete the missions with a bow this time. As soon as you shoot someone, enemies magically know where you are and will rush at you.

    There is no minimap, so you will most likely wander around with no real purpose, wondering what you're supposed to do. The enemy presence is absolutely insane. If you walk on the road, expect a truck full of enemies to drive by you every 10 seconds. I'm not having fun with FC5 at all. If you enjoyed FC4 like I did, keep playing FC4.    … Expand
  22. InsidiaGaming
    Apr 3, 2018
    5
    First off the actual game play itself is not too bad, in fact I'd say it's on top with the top AAA games out today. That's unfortunately where I believe it ends for Far Cry 5. Following the success of Far Cry 3 and the memorable antagonist Ubisoft have basically made the series about the antagonists, so much so that in Far Cry 5 there is actually zero back story to the character you play,First off the actual game play itself is not too bad, in fact I'd say it's on top with the top AAA games out today. That's unfortunately where I believe it ends for Far Cry 5. Following the success of Far Cry 3 and the memorable antagonist Ubisoft have basically made the series about the antagonists, so much so that in Far Cry 5 there is actually zero back story to the character you play, you're just known as "Rookie" or "Rook", the story is about the bad guys as usual not about you.

    The AI isn't perfect by a long shot, and in fact at times have proven to be more of a liability by getting in the way, starting a gun fight when we're supposed to be quiet and just generally getting in the way. There really isn't too much going into the back story of any of you're "companions" either, all you'll basically know is there names, a small piece about them and what the specials are.

    The enemy AI has eagle eyed vision, they literally can see you from a mile off at times way before you see them, considering you're the one approaching it's a bit unfair at times. Especially when the game decides to drop you smack in the middle of a bunch of mobs.

    Faith's area frustrated me greatly, i get the whole drug area but I should be concerned about being spotted, or killed by peggies not having to keep one eye open just in case a bear decides to spawn next to me, kinda spoilt it a little. Also some NPC's have bugged and not done what they were supposed to be doing (ie instead of using the radio at the tower I escorted him to he just stood there) so I've had to reload from the last checkpoint a number of times.

    Until you've liberated an area going along the road is just too much trouble, I once stent 20 minutes trying to get out of an area I've fast travelled to because there was several patrols and a bunch of planes all in that area.

    No actual online co-op aside from having people on your friends list? Kinda **** considering you can make your own maps, you have a pvp section and all to me that's a big piece missing. If they are planning on adding this then they need to do this now because in a months time we're going to be playing something else.

    At least it doesn't rape your CPU like Origin's does.    … Expand
  23. dadlefish
    Apr 3, 2018
    10
    [Giving this game a 10 instead of the deserved 9, to counter all the know-nothing haters]

    I'm 50 hours into the game, and I'd say I'm about 60% into the campaign, with a LOT more to do beyond that. I'm going to play the game for at least 100 more. Here's why. Simply walking in Hope County is AMAZING. The level of immersion, the beautiful surrounding, the living and breathing    [Giving this game a 10 instead of the deserved 9, to counter all the know-nothing haters]

    I'm 50 hours into the game, and I'd say I'm about 60% into the campaign, with a LOT more to do beyond that. I'm going to play the game for at least 100 more. Here's why.

    Simply walking in Hope County is AMAZING. The level of immersion, the beautiful surrounding, the living and breathing environment is everything I could have hoped for within an open world game. I'm even enjoying fishing, which I thought I wouldn't care for.

    There's plenty to be done, but I think the best way to do it is to just stroll around the map, reach places you haven't been before, and tackle the nearest objective - be it a prepper stash looking to be uncovered, a cult outpost to liberate, a story mission or just the occasional civilian that's about to be killed unless you save them. This is immersion at its best, and the design decisions Ubisoft had made into the game are nothing short of spectacular.

    There are a few cons to the game, however, which is why I mentioned it deserves a 9. First of all, the story lacks the depth I would expect from such a setting; There's no emotional attachment to any of the characters - not really; And there are quite a few bugs - some graphics glitches and some audio problems around your guns for hire talking between them. But despite all that, I'm having a total blast.

    I found many of the hating comments so hilarious that I have to react -
    1. "This is like Far Cry N" - DUH. What did you expect? To get Uncharted 4? If you don't like the Far Cry franchise, don't buy this game. It's better than the rest of them in terms of how the open world is set, and it's worse than some of them in terms of story. That's all.
    2. "Game is too easy" - I don't find it extremely easy on the Hard difficulty, but this isn't Dark Souls. This is not the same genre, simply put.
    3. "There's no direction" - Unbelievable. This is not CoD. This is an open world game. The whole idea is not to have a direction, but to make your own story.

    I could go on and on, but this is ridiculous. You should buy this game - it's awesome. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going back to ruining Joseph Seed's day.    … Expand
  24. Whizzle
    Apr 2, 2018
    8
    Easily the best of the series. I had a hard time putting it down and I'm generally very picky about the games I play, especially single player games.

    Very rarely do I find a game that I want to go around and do every single side mission and objective in the game but this game I did. My suggestion to anyone who wants to play it is to take your time beating the game and don't rush from    Easily the best of the series. I had a hard time putting it down and I'm generally very picky about the games I play, especially single player games.

    Very rarely do I find a game that I want to go around and do every single side mission and objective in the game but this game I did. My suggestion to anyone who wants to play it is to take your time beating the game and don't rush from story mission to story mission.

    The story is quite good as well. It's not some fairy-tale happy ending that every other game does. If you really paid attention to the story and you know all 3 endings, especially the "big" ending..it should leave you thinking and wondering like a good story does It's a mixture of mind control and religious freaks and they did a good job with the protagonists.

    People saying the story is predictable likely don't even fully understand it. The story is deeper than meets the eye and there are numerous explanations and theories as to how everything happened.    … Expand
  25. stew_cee23
    Apr 2, 2018
    9
    People who expect a good story from Far Cry games do not understand this franchise, the stories have NEVER been the attraction: it's all about the engaging environment, fantastic gameplay/combat mechanics, and high audio/video production values (which this game does exceedingly well). Playing Far Cry for the story is like watching a Stallone action movie expecting a complex plot andPeople who expect a good story from Far Cry games do not understand this franchise, the stories have NEVER been the attraction: it's all about the engaging environment, fantastic gameplay/combat mechanics, and high audio/video production values (which this game does exceedingly well). Playing Far Cry for the story is like watching a Stallone action movie expecting a complex plot and Oscar-level performances.… Expand
  26. VikingProducer
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    The most amazing game I played in the last years.

    Cant believe ppl are complaining about it, the story is good and the game is amazing.

    Played for more than 50 hours.

    Cya
  27. F7GOS
    Apr 2, 2018
    9
    Far Cry 5 for the most part can seem like its simply re-tracing the steps of it's predecessors in a new setting. Dig deeper though and you will find a lot of little changes, nips and tucks which makes this installment the most complete experience since Far Cry 2. I wont get into the plot specifics or talk about the story but it is passable if not really anything we have not seen before.Far Cry 5 for the most part can seem like its simply re-tracing the steps of it's predecessors in a new setting. Dig deeper though and you will find a lot of little changes, nips and tucks which makes this installment the most complete experience since Far Cry 2. I wont get into the plot specifics or talk about the story but it is passable if not really anything we have not seen before. The real area where the game shines is in the expended game play options and the visual presentation. It looks gorgeous even on modest hardware and is very well optimized on even cheaper hardware.

    The game is also nicely multi threaded with load being distributed fairly evenly even on a 16 thread processor. ultra settings at 1920 x 1080 and 60 fps is more than achievable with a mid range GPU ( Something like a RX 480 / 570 or GTX 1060 will have no trouble at 1080p)
    The game also uses around 3Gb of VRAM at max settings at Full HD though meaning that you may need to turn down the settings if you are running an older card with 2GB of frame buffer.

    The game world is open from the get go and is more of a sandbox - with no tower climbing to populate the map. missions and side quests are found by talking with the population of Hope County and this change alone adds to the games immersive nature. In saying that Far Cry 5 never takes itself too serious - perhaps why the story never really delves too deep into political issues - but this is all done in the name of fun.

    Which is most certainly is.

    All in all its a gorgeous game, fantastically optimized and lets you loose in a dense, opportunity full sandbox wrapped up in a story that never gets too intrusive.

    It feels larger than ever before, action moments are more frequent and the presentation is top notch.

    If you like Far Cry games you will like this. it's not a revolution but it when it gets its hook's in you.. it's Bliss.    … Expand
  28. MassivelyIndie
    Apr 2, 2018
    8
    Are you looking to test AI? Perhaps quantify an NPC's reasoning skills? Well you should probably look somewhere else. Even with that said, the game doesn't deserve a knock because there are some very serviceable AI that will KILL you dead!

    The story is deeper than the harshest critics are allowing. It is well thought out and may seem shallow if you are hell bent on picking it    Are you looking to test AI? Perhaps quantify an NPC's reasoning skills? Well you should probably look somewhere else. Even with that said, the game doesn't deserve a knock because there are some very serviceable AI that will KILL you dead!

    The story is deeper than the harshest critics are allowing. It is well thought out and may seem shallow if you are hell bent on picking it apart....but remember we are here for escapism not a literature study. Its fun, cohesive and climatic in the scope of this game.

    Gameplay is superb. Like in most Ubi games, it has all what you'd expect and its executed flawlessly thus far. It runs very well and havn't experienced any optimization problems. I am on a GTX 1070 and I'm 60fps+ on ultra.

    15 hours in, the game is still a riot of a good time. If you are familiar with the FC series, this setting is as wonderful, open and teaming with wildlife. I like it more than the acclaimed Far Cry 3 tropical setting. While its not as big, in my opinion its much richer. With the countless trails, lakes, rivers, mountains, forests, vistas farms and cabins. It has it all.

    I can honestly say that this purchase has been worth it so far as I have not even tried the Arcade Mode in which players create maps and objectives for pvp. While that area deserves its own review, don't convolute the two.

    Far Cry 5 is worth a buy in my opinion.    … Expand
  29. socokid
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    LOL these reviews are hilariously terrible... (and why metacritic user scores SUCK). This is a solid, incredibly fun game. Not sure what to say. I'm over 40 hours in and still have a lot to go, but I'm having a dang blast.

    I usually choose a helicopter pilot and the plane pilot as my companions. Death from above while I take 'em out on the ground. There are so many different ways to lay    LOL these reviews are hilariously terrible... (and why metacritic user scores SUCK). This is a solid, incredibly fun game. Not sure what to say. I'm over 40 hours in and still have a lot to go, but I'm having a dang blast.

    I usually choose a helicopter pilot and the plane pilot as my companions. Death from above while I take 'em out on the ground. There are so many different ways to lay your path of vengeful destruction upon these crazies.

    BACK TO THE GAME    … Expand
  30. Gr1mr34p3r
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    This game is amazing. I don't really get all the negative Reviews. As for the criticism I agree that the AI can be improved and storywise it might have been better to stick to a named character...

    Other than that FarCry 5 is an absolute blast to play. The shooting mechanics have been changed massively compared to the previous games. Weapon ballistics make the game much more realistic    This game is amazing. I don't really get all the negative Reviews. As for the criticism I agree that the AI can be improved and storywise it might have been better to stick to a named character...

    Other than that FarCry 5 is an absolute blast to play. The shooting mechanics have been changed massively compared to the previous games. Weapon ballistics make the game much more realistic and the gunplay way more satisfying. This in combination with the improved hunting mechanics alone allowed me to enjoy hours of roaming in the gorgeous setting of Hope County, Montana without following the main quest.

    There is a lot of stuff to do in the campaign and in my opinion the story and side missions are quite varied and fun. I really enjoy the new exploration focus and the removal of the minimap.

    Visually this must be one of the best looking games that I've played lately.    … Expand
  31. skyline_pj
    Apr 1, 2018
    2
    The worst ending in the past of ALL TIME GAME.
    Unprobability storytelling.
    An incoherent approach. Considering that it was right for the insane cult to kill and torture people, it is seriously suspicious of the people's mental state who wrote the story, It is the wrong choice for the player to catch such a insane cult. Joseph Seed is Ubisoft's Mary sue. I want to pop my brain that    The worst ending in the past of ALL TIME GAME.
    Unprobability storytelling.
    An incoherent approach.

    Considering that it was right for the insane cult to kill and torture people, it is seriously suspicious of the people's mental state who wrote the story, It is the wrong choice for the player to catch such a insane cult. Joseph Seed is Ubisoft's Mary sue.
    I want to pop my brain that bought the Gold Edition.
    Good graphics?
    Awsome Sound?
    Great Landscape?
    After the ending, everything is meaningless and everything you do is denied.    … Expand
  32. georgiemeboy
    Apr 1, 2018
    1
    This games intro is hot garbage on hard. Cheap death in the chase sequence just artificially makes the game harder. Trash. Rest of game is nice, well optimized for PC. Chase sequences are broken and game breaking.
  33. heyedwin
    Apr 1, 2018
    10
    I hated the ending and the alternate ending as well. The east egg ending cost $60. But all in all, I enjoyed every minute I spent in "Hope County" Montana. The ending is a hey maker to the face, but it's one that I welcome.
  34. Cafe4life
    Apr 1, 2018
    3
    I need to make a new review based on what i think about this game right now. I've been playing around 10 hours doing main missions and side quests a bunch so i think i have decent understanding what the game is like.

    I think the Far Cry 5 is decent game but after playing it for while it starts to get rather tedious since i cannot help but to notice similiar types of setups from    I need to make a new review based on what i think about this game right now. I've been playing around 10 hours doing main missions and side quests a bunch so i think i have decent understanding what the game is like.

    I think the Far Cry 5 is decent game but after playing it for while it starts to get rather tedious since i cannot help but to notice similiar types of setups from previous far cry games.

    Far Cry 5 has new world, new main quest and side quests and the world feels quite lively at times now that things are happening around you all the time.

    But if you are familiar with the francise you pretty much have understanding what you are gonna have to do in this game, same old same old. There still is tower climing involved, but this time they are not there for sakes of scanning the map, but for side quest persey.

    Biggest complaint with Ubisoft this time around is that i've ordered mondo edition package for pc which comes with a vinyl which was pretty cool. But there was no option for a physical copy for the pc orders, so the mondo box for pc came with a vinybox (Vinyl inside) and a empty steelbox (no map, manual or cd inside). It seems though i didnt get my moneys worth from this order.

    What kind of practice is this? If everything goes towards digital, do you just send empty collector boxes overseas!?

    Aint gonna buy from Ubisoft after this, most games are average.    … Expand
  35. Twirlenkiller
    Apr 1, 2018
    4
    I played it for a few hours yesterday and today and it's ... **** There are few upgrades from Far Cry 4 graphically wise and weapon wise. The weapons sounds and feel great. Everything else is downgraded. The AI is dumb as **** The spawn points for enemies and animals is completely insane. You can't go 3 meters in the game without someone or something attacking you. The perk system isI played it for a few hours yesterday and today and it's ... **** There are few upgrades from Far Cry 4 graphically wise and weapon wise. The weapons sounds and feel great. Everything else is downgraded. The AI is dumb as **** The spawn points for enemies and animals is completely insane. You can't go 3 meters in the game without someone or something attacking you. The perk system is stupid. The one in Far Cry 4 was way better. The challenges are boring. Lockpicking something is boring. You just need to hold one button and it's done. They really didn't have the time and creativity to create some mini game for it? Also, Montana as a whole is a boring destination for me. Kyrat was much better.

    In the end, it feels like more souless game than previous ones for me. There are some improvements, but they quickly fade behind the boring gameplay.    … Expand
  36. nsys
    Apr 1, 2018
    0
    Completly fked up story.
    If you want EDEN **** make AC:Montana not Far Cry 5.
  37. itsme27
    Apr 1, 2018
    9
    By far the best far cry game to date. You are very free in the game and the villians are great..
  38. kurniau
    Apr 1, 2018
    4
    Открытый мир и неплохие текстуры окружения, больше ничего в этой игре интересного нет. Сюжет пустой, всё тупо сводится к отстрелу тупых NPC и выполнению однотипных заданий. Появились напарники, но играть лучше с другом, так как NPC напарники тоже тупые. Far Cry 3 мне больше понравился, там хоть сюжет более проработан был, а тут только красивая картинкаОткрытый мир и неплохие текстуры окружения, больше ничего в этой игре интересного нет. Сюжет пустой, всё тупо сводится к отстрелу тупых NPC и выполнению однотипных заданий. Появились напарники, но играть лучше с другом, так как NPC напарники тоже тупые. Far Cry 3 мне больше понравился, там хоть сюжет более проработан был, а тут только красивая картинка
  39. SugarHBear
    Mar 31, 2018
    4
    Fun for a while if you're into shooting everything.

    I had never played Far Cry before. I was expecting a mission-based story akin to Grand Theft Auto along with a free-roam open world. However in Far Cry the world is populated mostly with things you're supposed to shoot and that are attacking you. It reminds me of a battle royale game, but one in which you are a superhero and your    Fun for a while if you're into shooting everything.

    I had never played Far Cry before. I was expecting a mission-based story akin to Grand Theft Auto along with a free-roam open world.

    However in Far Cry the world is populated mostly with things you're supposed to shoot and that are attacking you. It reminds me of a battle royale game, but one in which you are a superhero and your opponents are weak and stupid.

    There are some missions, but there's a lot of blow-up-this-thing-on-the-map, and kill-all-the-enemies-at-this-place-on-the-map. These can get boring if you're not that into the shooting.

    I couldn't find ways to do much stealth. I think more experienced players learn ways to do more stealth, since you are rewarded for killing all the enemies at an outpost without sounding an alarm.

    I found gunning with the controller on PC annoying, because sometimes aim-assist seems to work and other times it seemed like I had to perfectly line up my shot.    … Expand
  40. Saren17
    Mar 31, 2018
    6
    This is probably the most annoying game I have attempted to play for years. Loved Far cry 1, 3 and enjoyed 4 but so many things about this game infuriate me.
    The spawn system is awful, constantly throwing wave of mobs at you when your simply trying to move from quest to quest or simply explore. The perk system hurts immersion and the micro transactions are in your face. I have also    This is probably the most annoying game I have attempted to play for years. Loved Far cry 1, 3 and enjoyed 4 but so many things about this game infuriate me.
    The spawn system is awful, constantly throwing wave of mobs at you when your simply trying to move from quest to quest or simply explore. The perk system hurts immersion and the micro transactions are in your face. I have also encountered multiple quest bugs.

    I would wait for a sale and further patching, the only good thing I can say is that it is well optimised.
    Avoid the Deluxe version, It's not worth the extra money for what amounts to a couple of skins.

    This game has systematically destroyed my will to play it.    … Expand
  41. onmybikedrunk
    Mar 31, 2018
    10
    I think the people complaining either A) haven't given it enough of a chance B) just hate Ubisoft no matter what or C) Aren't FC fans in general... I have been into gaming my whole life (I'm 36 now) and I am pretty honest when it comes to game reviews but in this case I have no idea where the bad reviews are coming from.

    I agree with the critic that said this was Ubisoft's best game    I think the people complaining either A) haven't given it enough of a chance B) just hate Ubisoft no matter what or C) Aren't FC fans in general... I have been into gaming my whole life (I'm 36 now) and I am pretty honest when it comes to game reviews but in this case I have no idea where the bad reviews are coming from.

    I agree with the critic that said this was Ubisoft's best game ever. It's DEFINITELY the best out of the FC series. It's like if you took everything good about Far Cry and shook it up with a bit of GTA5. I mean GTA5 is incredible and epic (almost flawless?) and pretty much in a class of its own but I see nods in this game for sure. No game has torn me away from PUBG since it was in early pre-release and this one did it! It was obvious that Ubisoft took consumer feedback into consideration in every step of this game. No more climbing towers!

    DUNIA looks amazing and barely uses any space with such a huge game, the graphics are on point, it's clearly been optimized for both the red and green team. I mean from day 1 I haven't experienced any glitches or crashes... That might even be a first with Ubisoft?

    The only downside is yes, the plot falls flat a bit at times but some of the script writing and voice acting is just over the rails hilarious (in a good way). The game has me saying WTF an awful lot! The progression system is good - you play for weapon unlocks, perk rewards and cash. Cash can buy you weapons, vehicles, and other miscellaneous (like fly fishing rods!) items early if you bank enough. There are micro-transactions but they are kinda in the background and totally not necessary to use which is how it should be. There are lots of attachments for the vast array of weapons. Overall I am really impressed!!    … Expand
  42. zCrYpTz-_
    Mar 30, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a shame that people don't understand the deeper meaning of this game's magnificent storyline. It puts the whole world in another perspective. A perspective that we in the real world should consider could actually be for the better. As it's maybe how it always was supposed to be before we created what earth is today. A place we created, soon a place we destroyed. Joseph was actually trying to do the right thing. The thing no one dares to do or speak loud about. He was trying to save the human race from ourselves. Don't get me wrong, I'm not insane. But life is precious and I'm not sure we have as much time as we think we have left to appreciate this beautiful gift we've been given. Because in the end, we will all die under the same feet of our own race. Just because we didn't have faith in each other. And of the cause, the ending is supposed to hit you this way. It's simply there to make you feel stupid because all the effort you went through with killing endless amount of people who actually just tried to save us from extinction is surely something that goes against ''gods will''. Cause, in the end, Joseph turns out as the good guy when he offers redemption ''in the eyes of god'' from our sins we've made throughout the whole game. This is clearly why there's no good ending. Cause why should there be a good ending when we were the bad guys all along?… Expand
  43. ukrScorpion
    Mar 30, 2018
    5
    -----terrible character progress system
    ----microtransactions
    --no minimap
    -terrible enemy spawn system

    +++++good optimization
    ++++good story
    +++good graphics
  44. LosLosos
    Mar 30, 2018
    2
    First of all, the game is actually pretty good, and the 12 hours I spent playing it was very fun, but then when i logged in to play this morning my saved game was lost and i ended up spawning into one of the first missions in the start of the game, it is totally unacceptabel that Ubisoft can not make something as basic as multipel save game slots, now I lost all my progression and the willFirst of all, the game is actually pretty good, and the 12 hours I spent playing it was very fun, but then when i logged in to play this morning my saved game was lost and i ended up spawning into one of the first missions in the start of the game, it is totally unacceptabel that Ubisoft can not make something as basic as multipel save game slots, now I lost all my progression and the will to play it anymore.… Expand
  45. EpsilonGoodfelt
    Mar 29, 2018
    3
    The original establishment of a personal relationship between the protagonist and the antagonist as seen in Far Cry 3 and far Cry 4 are abandoned for a more linear approach, where the protagonist is simply a mute version of the player. The original formula of taking the fight to the antagonist has been changed into a three-way structure where the player must first work his/her way up theThe original establishment of a personal relationship between the protagonist and the antagonist as seen in Far Cry 3 and far Cry 4 are abandoned for a more linear approach, where the protagonist is simply a mute version of the player. The original formula of taking the fight to the antagonist has been changed into a three-way structure where the player must first work his/her way up the ladder and take down the lieutenants before confronting the main antagonist of the game, Joseph Seed. The player must now work his/her way thought numerous main and side quests, the majority of which boil down to either following an NPC and clearing some area occupied by the enemy, or going to find and retrieve something the individual which gave you the mission has lost or needs.

    The story of this game could have been very, very intriguing if it had followed a more focused mission format where the player truly feels the mission which he/she is undertaking is worth their while, and not for the sole purpose of building up enough RP (Resistance Points) to progress in the main story. This interrupts the flow of the game, where when the player finally has progressed far enough to view one or two very thought-provoking cut scenes, ones that make the player truly question the morality of what it is they are doing, the game automatically cuts any chance to dwell on these questions raised by the antagonists and place them back into the open world where they must, once again, build up enough RP via fetch quests and etc to progress further in the story. By the end of the game, the player truly feels like he/she has had enough of the game and simply rushes to complete the story because of how similarly it plays out for each of the three regions.

    The map of Hope County has been divided into three separate regions with two islands in the middle. Two or three hours into the game, the player can notice the lack of anything intuiting, where the majority of the land mass is composed of trees and hills, with buildings here and there. The map, because of this, feels very small, and the player cannot help but feel cramped in the roads where he/she will encounter the enemy what feels like every thirty seconds (This is not exaggerated, when the player travels by road, the game truly plays out this way).

    The majority of what made the previous two main installments Far Cry games has also been removed for a more simplistic alternatives. Crafting, once a great way to improve ones' player and give them a real, solid reason for them to go out and hunt the diverse wildlife these games has been removed, save a few explosives and homeopathic medicine which can be crafted to aid in the players game play. The mini map has also been replaced with a bar at the top of the player's interface which does not really help with anything, and often fails to highlight key things like collectibles and even vehicles. It does, however, highlight enemies when few have been left in the area where the player is, so he/she may track them down without a problem, but even that comes of little use when the dog companion, Boomer, can simply dag them and make them glow red so they may be visible behind objects and buildings.

    Although this game does offer micro-transactions, they never feel as if they come in the way of the player's experience as they are reserved for purely cosmetic purposes, cosmetics which can also be purchased with virtual, in game dollars the player has accumulated over the course of the game.

    Overall, Far Cry 5, although it carried nuggets of what could have been a spectacular game, tries too hard to try new things which simply do not pay off. The villain, although an intriguing character which does have valid points of the many things he talks about, is wasted on a mute character which simply stares at him while he is talking and has nothing to say. It is in these times where the silence becomes especially evident the player realizes how great the game could have been if the player were able to communicate with some of the strongest characters in the entire franchise instead of wordlessly absorb everything they say. The reason player found the previous entries so intriguing was because of he odd relationships between the protagonists and the antagonists like the menacing and crazed Vass and Jason Brody, or even Ajay Ghale and the comedic and often times oddly protective Pagan Min. The relationship between the antagonist and the protagonist was what made players want to keep playing these games, listening to the conversations they had with each other and how it reflected their personalizes.

    Far Cry 5's biggest problem is the developer's desire to give the player a different experience, one which the players are not willing to partake in because of the numerous flaws the game has as well as the tedium it brings with it which, after finishing the game, just makes them feel like something is missing.    … Expand
  46. xismius
    Mar 29, 2018
    3
    (Ya me he pasado el juego)
    NO LEAS ESTO SI NO TE HAS PASADO EL JUEGO
    Vamos a ver por donde empiezo porque madre mía que desesperación. Cosas Buenas: - Buena Optimización - Pocos bugs por no decir ninguno al menos basándome en mi experiencia - Gráficos realmente bonitos y bien integrados en el ambiente - Buena Jugabilidad (Controles de movimiento, eliminaciones, fluidez...)    (Ya me he pasado el juego)
    NO LEAS ESTO SI NO TE HAS PASADO EL JUEGO
    Vamos a ver por donde empiezo porque madre mía que desesperación.

    Cosas Buenas:
    - Buena Optimización
    - Pocos bugs por no decir ninguno al menos basándome en mi experiencia
    - Gráficos realmente bonitos y bien integrados en el ambiente
    - Buena Jugabilidad (Controles de movimiento, eliminaciones, fluidez...)

    Cosas Malas
    - El juego empieza realmente bien y fuerte, a partir de los primeros 20 minutos se puede sacar una muy buena conclusión del título pero cuando superas la primera media hora el juego va decayendo en la mayoría de sus aspectos narrativos. Te presentan más o menos a la familia Seed pero realmente al único que te entran ganas de partirle la cara es a Joseph, más que nada por que es aquel que tiene más peso en el juego y es el que maneja el cotarro basicamente. Pero en general el juego no genera ninguna conexión entre el jugador (el cual no habla) y los personajes importantes que tienes que matar y realmente te explican muy poco el porqué han decidido montar la secta (los personajes no tienen ningún tipo de trasfondo sobre el que se puedan apoyar narrativamente y eso hace que como jugador te interese menos todo en general).

    - Así como el juego tiene un buen comienzo no se puede decir lo mismo del final. Hay 2 finales disponibles (más el que hay secreto a los 10 minutos de juego) a cada cual peor que te dejan muy mal sabor de boca. Llega un punto en que Joseph Seed te da a elegir entre marcharte o resistirte. El final donde te marchas es simplemente eso, llegas a su complejo donde te esperas una misión final realmente espectacular (como lo han sido FC4 Y FC3) y te encuentras que simplemente coges y tiras por la borda todo lo que has hecho durante el juego y te piras sin más, si vuelves a cargar la partida no puedes continuar con lo de antes si no que es como si todavía no hubieras jugado el final. SI decides resistir, la misión se vuelve bastante interesante y te esperas algo decente cuando detienes a Joseph, incluso cuando estallan las bombas nucleares (de las cuales no te dicen nada en todo el juego) y tienes que conducir hasta el búnker el gameplay se vuelve entretenido y piensas que va a ser la hostia pero el final es una mierda como un castillo. Resumen rápido: Explota todo, Joseph vive y te ata a una cama y ahí se acaba, luego vuelves a entrar a la partida y esta todo muy verde y muy bonito como si no hubiera pasado absolutamente nada.

    - He jugado a muchos juegos a lo largo de mi vida incluida TODA la saga Far Cry (Far Cry 3 es mi juego favorito) y nunca había visto una historia tan desestructurada con un final tan mal hecho. Tampoco estoy pidiendo que te escriba el guión del juego Shakespeare pero creo que cualquiera podría haber hecho algo un poquillo mejor.

    - Si miramos a la saga Far Cry des de sus inicios no vemos que sus juegos tengan historias muy profundas pero si coherentes y algo lineales que es al final lo que capta al jugador y lo hace ponerse en situación.

    - Ya desviándome del tema de la historia cabe mencionar que aunque el juego sigue una estructura diferente en cuanto a exploración y avance de niveles respecto a anteriores entregas la verdad es que no se han molestado en cambiar mucha cosa (que es algo que tampoco veo del todo mal si al menos hubieran ideado una historia decente tendrían escusa).

    - La IA sigue siendo made in ubisoft madre mía que destrozo, creo que al respecto no hay nada más que añadir, no se han dignado a hacer una buena IA des de FC3 que era de los pocos aspectos donde flaqueaba y podían mejorar.

    En conclusión, creo que el juego tenía muchísimo potencial ya que la premisa de la secta era muy interesante, sobretodo si la hubiéramos podido ver des de dentro, pero creo que Ubi se ha cargado definitivamente una de las sagas más emblemáticas de los videojuegos (una de mis favoritas, precisamente por eso me da más rabia), simplemente marcándose una "definition of insanity", haciendo el juego lo más repetitivo posible y llevando la historia a un sinsentido total. Realmente me he llevado una decepción, pero creo que estaba preparado para este fiasco des de el final de AC Origins, que fue malo, pero al menos el juego estaba muy bien hecho en general. Pero este Far Cry 5 flaquea en la mayoría de los aspectos en los que brillaban sus predecesores (menos Far Cry Primal). Si realmente este es el último juego de la franquicia como ponía en Uplay, creo que la han cerrado de la peor manera posible y si quieren sacar otro Far Cry que se tiren al menos un buen tiempo desarrollándolo como pasó entre FC2 Y FC3, que salió un juegazo.    … Expand
  47. northernlad
    Mar 29, 2018
    9
    really good game world the game has it's flaws and i don't like uplay at all having been locked out for four hours and having to contact ubisoft but as far as the games concerned i think it's the most fresh take on farcry since primal which i also enjoyed character perks all come together nicely could have had more weapons and the game is crying out for a zombie dlc abit like red deadreally good game world the game has it's flaws and i don't like uplay at all having been locked out for four hours and having to contact ubisoft but as far as the games concerned i think it's the most fresh take on farcry since primal which i also enjoyed character perks all come together nicely could have had more weapons and the game is crying out for a zombie dlc abit like red dead redemtion received the smaller game world i actually don't mind although it does seem abit to cramped and abit more size would have been welcomed but on the whole i love it this game has really surprised me as wasn't expecting much but i enjoy the american setting as it seems anew take on the series very good game !!!!!… Expand
  48. Nbecarri
    Mar 29, 2018
    9
    This was a great improvement from the last two releases. The game looks gorgeous and alive. Gameplay is great as always, story is chilling, haunting. Far Cry 4 was a great game to, but it was too similar to Far Cry 3 and diddn't take enough risks. I gotta say, out of all the Far Cry villains, I fear Joseph Seed the most. Because there is something so realistic about him. Kudos to GregThis was a great improvement from the last two releases. The game looks gorgeous and alive. Gameplay is great as always, story is chilling, haunting. Far Cry 4 was a great game to, but it was too similar to Far Cry 3 and diddn't take enough risks. I gotta say, out of all the Far Cry villains, I fear Joseph Seed the most. Because there is something so realistic about him. Kudos to Greg Bryk for his amazing performance. The other villains are great too. Overall, excellent game. 9/10… Expand
  49. trooper1993
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    It's not a bad game per se but it doesn't really match the hype at all.

    Graphically speaking the game looks visually stunning and gives off a fresh new immersive vibe. Bugs and Glitches are present here and there but really not as bad as most of today's Early Access titles. While the storyline at times is pure sensationalised fiction it is saved by the authentic acting that allows    It's not a bad game per se but it doesn't really match the hype at all.

    Graphically speaking the game looks visually stunning and gives off a fresh new immersive vibe. Bugs and Glitches are present here and there but really not as bad as most of today's Early Access titles.

    While the storyline at times is pure sensationalised fiction it is saved by the authentic acting that allows for immersion to resurface. There are also some major flaws in logic (e.g. Where does everyone live?) in the environment and story but granted it's a 'Far Cry' game it's best to just ignore these. Side Activities become boring after the first 2-3 tries.

    Shooting and gameplay mechanisms aren't particularly bad or good. For precision shooting I find myself always using a mouse. For Vehicles (especially Helicopters or Planes) and Open World exploring I suggest a controller.

    It's important to note that Map design is particularly bad as you're always clustered between the next wild animal or enemy AI. This overpopulation does not fit at all with the geographical area and does get frustrating both for gameplay and immersion.

    I was also pretty sad to see the core mechanism of crafting removed and substituted by a simplistic perk design. Considered this iteration doesn't drift too far away in all other areas from its predecessors I would have liked them to keep the original system.

    Microtransactions are present in the game but serve more of a cheat engine than as aiding the core of the game.
    I found it pretty easy to ignore them and suggest others to do the same. Just download a trainer in the future or something because it's nothing more than cheating.

    Overall having played and enjoyed all iterations of Far Cry, I would tie this one with FC4 or Primal. It's a game you will most likely finish but hardly remember. This is mainly due to the fact that 'Far Cry' series for me has always felt like taking a 'vacation' in an adventurous place and unfortunately Montana does not possess enough intriguing or mystic attributes to keep me hooked. I also really despise the big purple truck. This ain't Saints Row c'mon.    … Expand
  50. Kennethbj
    Mar 28, 2018
    8
    Lets make it short and sweet.

    Enjoyed the game. It's a fun game that at times goes from very serious to very much taking a cheap shot at something for being silly and too obvious. Graphics are great. Sound design is great. Music is pretty spot on. Great characters throughout the story. The story can at times seem a little muddy, and some times the game rips you out of what you're    Lets make it short and sweet.

    Enjoyed the game. It's a fun game that at times goes from very serious to very much taking a cheap shot at something for being silly and too obvious.

    Graphics are great. Sound design is great. Music is pretty spot on.

    Great characters throughout the story. The story can at times seem a little muddy, and some times the game rips you out of what you're doing to keep telling the story, and it's annoying. But you get use to it. Felt like we had a huge pay off that wasn't too predictable in the end. Which i enjoyed.

    AI is straight up terrible at times though. That is worth mentioning. But most of the time it was decent enough.

    The shooting in general feels good.

    While the game has micro-transactions, not a single one of them was appealing to me as i don't care for playing too much around with cosmetics. I'm in it for the action and the story.

    Took me 16 hours to complete the story plus a large chunk of the side quests, but still had some left when i finished the game.

    Lands of a 8 due to the clunky storytelling and the slightly poor AI. Only because 7.5 isn't a score on here :-(    … Expand
  51. rmboyd81
    Mar 28, 2018
    2
    Graphics are great.. But its too easy and boring. After a few hours I decide to just melee everyone. A few broken necks, liberate... rinse, repeat. story is bland. The AI truly ruins everything. But the graphics are great
  52. TsukasaHiiragi
    Mar 28, 2018
    6
    Pro's

    Interesting Story Large open world Beautiful vistas and scenery Multiplayer features Cons Premium Currency for a single player game Buggy and Glitchy Enemies spawning in front of you to ruin any immersion Poorly implemented co-op Predictable A.I Far Cry 5 isn't a bad game, but it's not exactly groundbreaking or really offering anything new. Basically in a    Pro's

    Interesting Story
    Large open world
    Beautiful vistas and scenery
    Multiplayer features

    Cons

    Premium Currency for a single player game
    Buggy and Glitchy
    Enemies spawning in front of you to ruin any immersion
    Poorly implemented co-op
    Predictable A.I

    Far Cry 5 isn't a bad game, but it's not exactly groundbreaking or really offering anything new. Basically in a nutshell, if you like Far Cry 3, you'll most likely like this because there really isn't that much difference. The problems that FC5 has right now is exceptionally glitchy physics, the current player deaths I've all suffered so far have all been ragdoll physics bugging out, such as trucks bouncing around the road, or opening a truck to save some hostages and then being knocked high into the sky. The A.I is fairly bad too, almost all peggies will follow a set path or act dimwitted so the player can easily mow down a ton of them or sneak around easily for a takedown attack. The only real difficulty comes from taking down outposts silently and stealthfully for the bonuses, even that isn't so hard once you get a few powerful weapons with suppressors aka a sniper rifle.

    The story, although controversial for some people is quite believable and I'm happy that a publisher finally decided to face religious extremism topics without backing down to SJWs or pressure.

    The co-op feature is unfortunately quite useless unless you have *a lot* of friends who own the game, and are on at the same time. Please don't buy this game if you think you'll enjoy the co-op feature, because it is highly likely you'll never get to play Co-Op at all, this really needs a drop in/drop out system because as is right now, it's useless.

    Another issue is the MicroTransactions system, it is pretty insidious - You can find Silver Bars in safes but they are quite rare, and almost everything in the shop can be purchased with premium currency, even ammo! Ammo is one of the points I want to make a strike against the game, you cannot carry much ammo at all, far far less than previous FC games even with perks you don't get that much ammo, and the real kicker here is that it is expensive to replenish so your forced to conserve ammo as much as possible, and hunt random peggies to steal ammo, or hunt down the prepper caches.

    My biggest concern right now is that even after doing all the current content, all the missions and side content is that I doubt you will have enough money to unlock everything. Another major issue is the enemy spawn rate, I've seen countless times already peggies or animals literally pop up from thin air or from off the side just out of your characters vision arc, just enough to keep wasting your precious ammo.

    Overall, FC5 is above average but it isn't groundbreaking, it isn't as good as previous games simply because of the bugs and the microtransactions. Publishers will need to understand a major fact, for any triple A release these days that has extra MTs for a primarily single player game needs to understand that the ratings will be lower because of that, especially when compared to previous games.    … Expand
  53. exl40211
    Mar 28, 2018
    8
    So, Far Cry definitely has a formula, but it's that formula that makes it great! This game is tons of fun. The people that keep talking about how it's Far Cry 3 or Far Cry 4 with a new skin aren't really saying anything bad about the game in my opinion. I don't believe it deserves a perfect 10, but some of these ratings are low simply due to personal preference. The point of the matterSo, Far Cry definitely has a formula, but it's that formula that makes it great! This game is tons of fun. The people that keep talking about how it's Far Cry 3 or Far Cry 4 with a new skin aren't really saying anything bad about the game in my opinion. I don't believe it deserves a perfect 10, but some of these ratings are low simply due to personal preference. The point of the matter is... if you don't like Far Cry games, then don't play Far Cry games. Play something else. Don't play a Far Cry game and expect something completely different. Anyway, it's a great game, and if you've never played a Far Cry game before, then you are in for a great surprise. It is extremely fun to play. Is this The Witcher 3 or Mass Effect 2? No. Is it a great Far Cry game? Yes!… Expand
  54. kingphoenix
    Mar 28, 2018
    9
    Good features:
    there is not frame drop
    loading texture is very good
    game play and history very good

    bad features
    Getting equipment like a gun, a car, a plane and ...
  55. denmark98
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    This from another review sums up my placement "Plane control on keyboard. -> Blocker of progress in game. It is impossible to hit target in plane therefore keyboard has one degree of sensitivity. Why ubisoft do not use mouse?"

    I am stuck, ok, I click on this mission but I can't get out of it. Why is it like this, what is ubisoft thinking. Yes it has nice stuff, music, story and my    This from another review sums up my placement "Plane control on keyboard. -> Blocker of progress in game. It is impossible to hit target in plane therefore keyboard has one degree of sensitivity. Why ubisoft do not use mouse?"

    I am stuck, ok, I click on this mission but I can't get out of it. Why is it like this, what is ubisoft thinking. Yes it has nice stuff, music, story and my dog, i love my dog. Can you rename the dog? Would be awesome...

    Really the AI ruins the game play. Only after a few hours it ranks up there with Mafia 3 as simple terrible AI and I am only playing in Normal, can't imagine how terrible hard would be.

    My expectations where higher around the gameplay and it seems the AI is worse off than Far Cry 4 but how can that be? The repetitiveness is visible already and it will drive me boredom in about 20 more hours on this game.    … Expand
  56. VESPA5
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    Ubisoft appears to have played this latest installment in the franchise very conservatively. Basically, if you played Far Cry 3 and 4, within an hour of playing Far Cry 5, you'll realize that this is the same game with a different number (in this case: '5'). One thing that's peculiar is that this has to be the most diverse town in Montana. Both the protagonists and antagonists are quiteUbisoft appears to have played this latest installment in the franchise very conservatively. Basically, if you played Far Cry 3 and 4, within an hour of playing Far Cry 5, you'll realize that this is the same game with a different number (in this case: '5'). One thing that's peculiar is that this has to be the most diverse town in Montana. Both the protagonists and antagonists are quite diverse (not saying this is bad at all). But it definitely takes away some immersion. Some fans thought this would be an opportunity to fight against potential racists or Nazi-like regimes. That's until you realize that there are persons of color in every corner of every faction of every part of Hope County. There is also an equal amount of men and women on both sides. I admire Ubisoft for trying to make sure that this game doesn't offend too many fans, but with that in mind, it makes for very very limited creativity. Far Cry 5 is fun. But it's nothing different. If there was anything very bad about this game, it's the A.I. Oh gawd, that A.I. You'd have to see it to believe it. Overall, it's a very beautiful game that runs great on a decent PC rig. But after a few hours in, you'll realize to yourself: "Geez, I played this all before." It's that same gut punch feeling I had when I played Assassins Creed Origins. New look. New installment. SAME formula.… Expand
  57. Layklant
    Mar 28, 2018
    10
    I am laughing at everyone who rates this game under 8. Wow... Man, are you sad in the real life or what? I have a blast playing this game with my friends. We are laughing like hell, the graphics are epic, the plot is good, the sounds are godly, vehicles handling is awesome. You can laugh at me because I rate this game 10, but I think it deserves it! Good Job Ubisoft Montréal/Toronto.I am laughing at everyone who rates this game under 8. Wow... Man, are you sad in the real life or what? I have a blast playing this game with my friends. We are laughing like hell, the graphics are epic, the plot is good, the sounds are godly, vehicles handling is awesome. You can laugh at me because I rate this game 10, but I think it deserves it! Good Job Ubisoft Montréal/Toronto. Thanks for the game!… Expand
  58. ThatOneHui
    Mar 28, 2018
    9
    This game introduces an immersive envoironment and gameplay mechanic that makes it irresistable. Unlike to some of Ubisoft’s select games, this game does not downscale in graphics and provides a very reliable optiimization for all computers. On top of that, the story is engaging and provides a unique twist to America’s political problems. All in all, great game!

    Graphics: 9.8/10 Story:    This game introduces an immersive envoironment and gameplay mechanic that makes it irresistable. Unlike to some of Ubisoft’s select games, this game does not downscale in graphics and provides a very reliable optiimization for all computers. On top of that, the story is engaging and provides a unique twist to America’s political problems. All in all, great game!

    Graphics: 9.8/10
    Story: 7.8/10
    Gameplay: 9.5/10
    Overall Effect: 9/10

    Overall Review: 9/10    … Expand
  59. Inscaped
    Mar 28, 2018
    2
    Another copy-paste bugfest by Ubisoft. Charismatic antagonist with hyperstimulated idea included. The story is bland and boring and very unrealistic although you can see how hard developer tried to put some serious nowadays issues up. AI acting weird, voice acting is meh, guns are fine, hit boxes aren't. Honestly it's just 1 hour loop repetitive experience we've already seen. DefinitelyAnother copy-paste bugfest by Ubisoft. Charismatic antagonist with hyperstimulated idea included. The story is bland and boring and very unrealistic although you can see how hard developer tried to put some serious nowadays issues up. AI acting weird, voice acting is meh, guns are fine, hit boxes aren't. Honestly it's just 1 hour loop repetitive experience we've already seen. Definitely not worth 60$.… Expand
  60. VereWolf271
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Plane control on keyboard. -> Blocker of progress in game. It is impossible to hit tarket in plane therefore keyboar has one degree of sensitivity. Why ubisoft do not use mouse?
  61. Deaden84
    Mar 28, 2018
    3
    Another wasted oppurtunity by Ubisoft.

    Single players is not bad but we will talk about the multiplayer. They finally announced the map editor and multiplayer which should be backbone of the game. However still same garbage like in Farcry 4. People knows who played FC2 and FC3. The perfect lobby system was in FC2. You can create your own dedicated servers and maps in it to let the    Another wasted oppurtunity by Ubisoft.

    Single players is not bad but we will talk about the multiplayer. They finally announced the map editor and multiplayer which should be backbone of the game. However still same garbage like in Farcry 4. People knows who played FC2 and FC3. The perfect lobby system was in FC2. You can create your own dedicated servers and maps in it to let the community play it. But, it seems in FC5, there is random maps which you cannot choice to play yet. Also annoying sounds each time joining a match beside each time you die you need to choice a loadut which is decided by map maker.

    Also Multiplayer "Arcade" stuck with Single Player Campaign. You need to improve your character throught in Single Player. Too many people actually expecting Multiplayer more than Singleplayer. For now, there is lack of Multiplayer. I hope UBI fix his mistakes. 'cause they announced an awesome map editor but lack of multiplayer. We will see in the future. For now, 5 points for Singleplayer. ZERO point for Multiplayer.    … Expand
  62. alpharaine
    Mar 28, 2018
    10
    Incredible graphics, great combat, huge amount of content, and an interesting story. How are people upset at this?
  63. NobodyAU
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    Kind of boring if I am completely honest, theres no direction, some like that, I personally don't, progression doesn't equate to anything, nothing is beneficial from moving forward in the story line, which so far isn't that appealing, I'd love if they went into more detail about the cultist leaders, more of a backstory etc. What happened to them? Where are their parents? How did they beginKind of boring if I am completely honest, theres no direction, some like that, I personally don't, progression doesn't equate to anything, nothing is beneficial from moving forward in the story line, which so far isn't that appealing, I'd love if they went into more detail about the cultist leaders, more of a backstory etc. What happened to them? Where are their parents? How did they begin their journey?
    Enemies are pretty generic as-well, mostly copy pasted versions with different beards.

    Crafting has been removed for upgrading stuff like your wallet etc which isn't a good thing imo, hunting is just another way to make money, that's it, of which money doesn't get you much, as there isn't much to actually buy other than the expensive things like vehicles which are just re-skinned versions of one another.

    - They removed too many features and didn't replace them with anything interesting to fill the void, hell even more weapons to buy would of been nice as it's lacking pretty bad.

    You're simply running around the world mindlessly doing a quest here and there and it just feels bland as you're constantly running into enemies that chase you, like how Police in GTA act when you're at 5 stars.

    The perk system is pretty generic, etc more health, more ammo.

    The game has so much potential but unfortunately it falls really short, specially the story, it should of been expanded into a more interesting story, but even that feels generic.

    Most of the quests are go here, kill these guys etc.

    I am extremely disappointed, unfortunately DLC won't even expand upon the main games story-line which could of been so great.

    - Value for money is simply not here, I'd wait for a sale if I could go back knowing about the game.    … Expand
  64. nonameforme
    Mar 27, 2018
    1
    [NOTE: Review score is balance with the game price in mind. Value proposition rule]

    What's new section??? Microtransaction: They sell you money, to buy bullet for your gun. (techinically the money can't be used to buy ammo, only the grind ammo can, but both ammo can be used to buy progression so functionally you buy real money so you have more ammo since you don't have to spend    [NOTE: Review score is balance with the game price in mind. Value proposition rule]

    What's new section???

    Microtransaction:
    They sell you money, to buy bullet for your gun. (techinically the money can't be used to buy ammo, only the grind ammo can, but both ammo can be used to buy progression so functionally you buy real money so you have more ammo since you don't have to spend grind money to buy gun now)

    Companion:
    The only good feature this time, your party actually interact with each other and the enviromentin a believeable way.

    What's old and should be improved section?

    AI:
    Does it exist? In a sense that it understand it has to entertain player?
    Enemy shooting at wall, driving into wall, animal walking on wall (isn't that a bug?)
    Spawning difficulty is also issue. Enemy can spawn in house where you just clear a second ago.

    Gameplay:
    Same old Far Cry, open world, etc. not much to talk about. We got new location ok?

    Story:
    It follow Far Cry 4 story style. Best ending is when you do nothing at the start of the game, the other ending never end 'good' for you. And the ending make no conclusion or event a little sense, the whole game feel like a prolong of something after the ending. It also suffer a lot from 'cutscene' syndrome where player turn into helpless dude or suddenly lost his intelligent and nolonger function as a reasonable human being. (think Dying Light's cutscene)

    Character:
    Great villian as always (although many 'cutscenes' kill a lot of immersion).

    This didn't feel like a finish product or even a sequel, it feel like a DLC. It's don't deserve your 60$, maybe a 30$ for how little it improve. But with it aggressive microtransaction that put some free-to-play game to shame, I feel like Ubisoft should 'PAY' me to play this MMO grinding feast.    … Expand
  65. frederikbh
    Mar 27, 2018
    7
    Too much damn action. Does everything that was done right in far cry 3 and 4 and more. Only this time you can't drive for 1 minute without getting assaulted by two trucks full of cultists doing drive-by's on you.
  66. bullet6113
    Mar 27, 2018
    8
    Some of the most fun i've had with the games mechanics in a long time. Artistically, this game is a masterpiece. From the dirt flying through the air as you drop bombs on cultists, to the wildlife of the deep forest hunting.

    Some other key elements is some of the audio work. lt is absolutely tremendous. The sound track blows me away as different tracks play through different    Some of the most fun i've had with the games mechanics in a long time. Artistically, this game is a masterpiece. From the dirt flying through the air as you drop bombs on cultists, to the wildlife of the deep forest hunting.

    Some other key elements is some of the audio work. lt is absolutely tremendous. The sound track blows me away as different tracks play through different scenarios as your gun fire echos through the forest.

    Gameplay wise, It is great. The shooting mechanics are solid and feel satisfying without overdoing it. The AI could use some work though. I found some occasions where I felt like I was dealing with GTA V AI flying off the road when I start shooting. Also the game seemed like playing on hard was a healthy medium for me because the AI have such a hard time spotting you if you're careful. Sometimes I would peek out of a bush and shoot multiple RPG's at them and they wouldn't know where it would be coming from. Although there are some drawbacks in that field, the AI still know how to flank attackers, hide in the forest and get the jump on you, and their air support... one of the biggest most exhilarating things in this game is dealing with air support. Being creative in your encounters is encouraged and usually rewarded if executed correctly.

    The CO-OP is almost a necessity when playing this game. Tackling through different bases with a friend might seem like a boring repetitive thing to do but we always had every fight go differently. Some encounters went as planned and some went very, very wrong. It is really helpful to have a friend back you up especially when **** hits the fan and they call reinforcements, shooting flares up through the air as helicopters and fighter planes rain death from above. When playing CO-OP, there is a tethering system meaning that you can only be so far from your partner otherwise you and your partner get sent back to the loading screen. There is a warning screen saying that you are too far away but when I am on air support duty and my friend is on the ground, i get that warning screen far too often and it becomes pretty annoying.

    The new perk system they introduced is ok. Nothing too crazy. Almost like it was a downgrade from Far Cry 3s perk system. This makes getting perks only rewarding from having the extra ammo slots and extra health. So what happened to crafting? Crafting is pretty much thrown away and replaced by this dumbed down perk system except there is one perk that allows you to craft explosives and other home-made goodies but thats it.

    The story of Far Cry 5 is more or less a repeat of what happened in 3 but with different characters. Some of the traditional drug trips are introduced along with other elements directly taken from the 3rd game. I dont want to spoil anything so really the only other thing I can say is that the story is VERY predictable. Almost like they didn't even try to surprise the player.

    Overall, This game is an innovative piece of artwork with solid mechanics and gameplay with a couple issues with the AI and CO-OP.

    Yes, there is micro-transactions in the game. It kind of blows my mind why they even added them in because it completely defeats the purpose of hunting/fishing in the wilderness and selling animal pelts/fish/skin for money which can be spent on having personal vehicles, weapons, and other tools. The items do not really seem inflated or influenced my the micro-transactions at all considering everything doesn't really need any hardcore grind for. It seems like the traditional shop in previous Far Crys that had shops. Its just another reason for people to just hate on this game when it doesn't need to even be there in the first place.

    I know this review is a little early but this is just my personal take on the games release so far.

    Gameplay/Mechanics: 8.5
    Story: 6.5
    Graphic Design: 9.0
    Soundtrack: 9.0
    Compatibility on PC (G4560 w/ GTX 1060 3G) I know its potato but c'mon: 7.0

    Overall: 8.0

    I will be updating this review as I play more of what the game has to offer.

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  67. skdursh
    Mar 27, 2018
    4
    The AI is awful with enemies literally shooting at walls endlessly for no reason, crashing their cars almost every time you let them or see them driving. Absolutely no skill required in fighting them. Game can be kind of fun at first but quickly became boring and repetitive. Characters and story are particularly shallow. Could have worked just as well as a Far Cry 4 DLC. Overall it's notThe AI is awful with enemies literally shooting at walls endlessly for no reason, crashing their cars almost every time you let them or see them driving. Absolutely no skill required in fighting them. Game can be kind of fun at first but quickly became boring and repetitive. Characters and story are particularly shallow. Could have worked just as well as a Far Cry 4 DLC. Overall it's not awful, but it's also not really that good. Good sound though.… Expand
  68. morpheus_7081
    Mar 27, 2018
    9
    An excellent game. I had my doubts about Ubisoft but this and AC origins has restored my confidence in them. I only have one gripe with this game. I have mentioned it below.

    PROS: Absolutely gorgeous game. Great selection of weapons and vehicles. Interesting story and great villain. Does not require grinding unlike AC Origins. Tons of stuff to do in the open world. Map is open    An excellent game. I had my doubts about Ubisoft but this and AC origins has restored my confidence in them. I only have one gripe with this game. I have mentioned it below.

    PROS:
    Absolutely gorgeous game.
    Great selection of weapons and vehicles.
    Interesting story and great villain.
    Does not require grinding unlike AC Origins.
    Tons of stuff to do in the open world.
    Map is open from the start which means you can complete the game at your own pace.
    Stealth is done well.
    Not that many bugs. The rest will be dealt with in future patches, hopefully.
    Don't need to craft equipment or syringes.
    Unlimited loot carrying capacity.

    CONS:
    Enemies keep spawning everywhere. Not that they're difficult to kill but I just want to drive for 2 minutes without being chased by angry cultists.    … Expand
  69. m1KESTRUTT3R
    Mar 27, 2018
    10
    This game is loads of fun, lots to do in the game world. Theres an added quality to the far cry francise just makes the game feel fresh again. Im Spending loads of time on this game its quite addictive and thats just doing free roam and side quests. Only done a few missions so far.
    The begging opening scenematics of the game intro is fantastic, really can't fault that.
  70. Val-835
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    Moronic and predictable story. Basically, a Far Cry 4 with different environments and characters thrown around. Microtransactions by the bucket. Game is too easy on any difficulty since AI is non-existent.
    You shoot one guy and others start running towards you mindlessly or just sit around doing nothing.
    Ubisoft knows the recipe by now. Why make a good game every 3-4 years when you can    Moronic and predictable story. Basically, a Far Cry 4 with different environments and characters thrown around. Microtransactions by the bucket. Game is too easy on any difficulty since AI is non-existent.
    You shoot one guy and others start running towards you mindlessly or just sit around doing nothing.
    Ubisoft knows the recipe by now. Why make a good game every 3-4 years when you can make a lousy one every year for 3-4 years. The money is the same. Other franchises like Assasins Creed and Ghost Recon have suffered the same fate.
    If you want a good game these days, it will most likely come from PS4, that's where most good game developers are now. On the PC side, all we have is Ubisoft, EA and Bethesda churning out garbage year after year.
    I gave the game a 3 for the graphics.    … Expand
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  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 13, 2018
    60
    Far Cry 5 is a nice and funny FPS that you’ll enjoy most in co-op. The well-proven concept would deserve a rejuvenation and adding a story that is adequate to the rest of the game. [Issue#285]
  2. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    This fresh take on the Far Cry franchise is clearly visible content-wise, but a tad more discrete on the style. If you're not bothered by the slightly repetitive formula, you'll enjoy the many strengths of this episode.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 30, 2018
    73
    Far Cry 5 doesn’t propel the series forward — it just refines all of its elements and relegates the infamous towers to the dustbin of history. So if you‘re allergic to open worlds from Ubisoft, don’t say I didn’t warn you. But if you’re eager to meet new wacky characters, complete dozens of missions and enjoy the sights, welcome to Hope County, sinners!
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