Far Cry 5

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  1. 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
  2. volumass35
    Jul 13, 2019
    0
    Good graphics without any concern to play, a dumb story with forced cutscenes and forced dumb quests to "involve" you to the story. That ruins your gameplay and make game annoying. It's maybe the worst game i ever played, the relatively good graphics engine and the big open world doesn't help. I try to love this game but i cant. And the big bunch of bugs remained after one and half year.
  3. HUNSTOP
    Dec 13, 2019
    0
    Beautiful songs, awesome setting, amazing arts and concepts. How could they **** this up?
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. Adreankael
    Apr 19, 2018
    5
    Pros: A truly immersive game setting, story premise, NPC personality depth, music, antagonist personality and back story.

    Cons: The story was either lazily written or it was chopped up due to time constraints. Extremely annoying and all too often no way out scenarios that result in you feeling frustrated and annoyed. I would be singing this games praise but for a few things that have    Pros: A truly immersive game setting, story premise, NPC personality depth, music, antagonist personality and back story.

    Cons: The story was either lazily written or it was chopped up due to time constraints. Extremely annoying and all too often no way out scenarios that result in you feeling frustrated and annoyed.

    I would be singing this games praise but for a few things that have turned an otherwise amazing experience completely sour. Far Cry 5 could have and should been the best of the far cry games so far but due to either sloppy and very lazy writing or horrible production it's the worst. The premise of the story is excellent but the execution of it is atrocious. I'll try very hard not to include spoilers but suffice it to say they make the protagonist and the antagonist not only impotent but stupid as well. I have never seen a story either so lazily written or so horribly rushed. It makes no logical sense. The story pins the protagonist into a no win scenario time and time again, giving the antagonist opportunity after opportunity to end the conflict. Once or twice would have been fine but it gets tedious and annoying after 20 times. Do the antagonists act on those opportunities? Take a guess. To add insult to injury it resorts to the use of deus ex machina to get him out. It reeks of rushed and cut story or amateurish writing.

    The game play is standard far cry albeit without the towers. The graphics are beautiful and the setting is amazing. The music is wonderful and probably the best part of the game. All of these things add up to what should have been the best game of 2018, but with the no win scenarios every 20 minutes it ruins it.

    TL;DR: They botched this either due to bad writers or a moronic production team. If you don't care about the story making no logical sense this is a great game.    … Expand
  7. MikeWhitfield
    Mar 21, 2020
    1
    This is quite possibly the worst video game I've ever played that was functionally workable. Far Cry after the second one has always been too consolish for me, but I bought it knowing that would be the case. And it has its fun moments: driving is usually a pleasure. But it suffers more than any video game I've ever played from one fatal syndrome: Its makers don't want to be making aThis is quite possibly the worst video game I've ever played that was functionally workable. Far Cry after the second one has always been too consolish for me, but I bought it knowing that would be the case. And it has its fun moments: driving is usually a pleasure. But it suffers more than any video game I've ever played from one fatal syndrome: Its makers don't want to be making a video game. (I could add a couple more: It's makers are apparently French existentialists and quite possibly insane.) Consequently the player is constantly being dragged from a mediocre video game into an Uwe Boll movie. And not one of those Uwe Boll movies that he's proud of and will happily fight you over. No, this is an Uwe Boll movie and that he finished, watched, said "Oh my G-d, what have I done?" and then hid in his basement. The movie- Sorry. The video game fails on every level except for graphics and controls and voice acting. The graphics are pretty. The controls actually work pretty well, although several times I discovered that I had inadvertently exchanged weapons while reviving a companion. The voice acting is good to excellent. The AI is . . . present. Sort of. Overall, there are some things to like.

    But the bad is very, very bad. The writing is absolutely awful; it would make Uwe Boll blush. It's failing film student fan fiction bad. My character has been captured so many times that I must be playing Far Cry: The Perils of Pauline. At one point I was arrowed and captured inside a building crawling with White Tails. The writers have greatly expanded their love of drug effects, so that I spend much of my time not in control of my own body. Cut scenes are long and dull. And most unforgivably, not one single choice I make as a player matters in the slightest. The makers of this game have their ending pre-written, and while it's worse than any SciFi horror movie ever dreamed of being, they're relentlessly driving you to it.

    I am so, so very glad I bought this when it had dropped to a cheap price. Unfortunately I succumbed to buying the bundle, so I have the sequel which I can't imagine I'll ever play. I award it two turds and may G-d guide its makers into rehab.    … Expand
  8. Felice_Enellen
    May 3, 2018
    4
    The game has a bug for many people that sticks you with eternal night. It was reported last week (Edit: now last month) and the forum support staff claim it was passed on to the dev team. No response at all from the dev side, no fix incoming. I don't care how many people worked on this game and how much effort they expended--if you guys don't care about the players enough to fix thisThe game has a bug for many people that sticks you with eternal night. It was reported last week (Edit: now last month) and the forum support staff claim it was passed on to the dev team. No response at all from the dev side, no fix incoming. I don't care how many people worked on this game and how much effort they expended--if you guys don't care about the players enough to fix this kind of thing ASAP, you get a 1 (Edit: now a 4, see notes below for adjustments).

    Edit: I would have upgraded this to a 7 or 8 if it were fixed. But it's been weeks now and Ubi still hasn't even claimed to have a fix for it. A patch came out and very few of the big bugs people have reported were fixed. The game is broken and Ubi doesn't care. I'm leaving it as a 1.

    Edit 2: Honestly, I'm not sure I'd even go as high as an 8, even without the bugs. It's just not that great a game. The story is tedious and obvious and very cowardly when it comes to dealing with the actual issues at hand in the subject matter. Horizon Zero Dawn was somewhat criticized for taking their format largely from Far Cry, but honestly, they did it far better, with a much more robust codebase, a far superior and much more detailed and moving story, and just a better experience overall. If you want content like this, but clean and good and produced by people and a company that desperately care about getting things right, play HZD instead.

    Edit 3: I've finished the game. The ending is absolutely terrible. It makes you wish you hadn't bothered. And, in case you've been led to believe otherwise, there's really only one ending. There are three ways the game can end, but only one is really an ending. Don't think you might get a better one. Still, I kinda fell in love with some of the soundtrack, so I'm going to be undeservedly generous and bump this up to a 2, but only because they commissioned some really lovely music.

    Edit 4: Well, it took them five weeks to do it, but they finally fixed the always-midnight bug. I'll up it to a 4. The game deserves about a 6 or 7 on its own merits, but I can't let Ubi get away with such callous disregard for the players who bought their game at launch. I suggest you do not purchase Ubisoft games at launch. You are bound to save money by waiting for a sale, and you'll skip the period in which they seemingly refuse to get off of their a**es to fix the host of bugs they thought were fine to launch with.    … Expand
  9. kiki78
    Aug 8, 2018
    3
    Nice graphics, Dunia engine is really great. And thats about all. Game is dumb as hell, boring combat, terrible writing and story so MEHHHHH ... no comment. Vehicles controls are just uber atrocious, especially planes = first boss is real nightmare (btw game is quite stupid easy, on hardest difficulty, besides impossible controls of certain vehicles).
    Might be fun in multiplayer, but i    Nice graphics, Dunia engine is really great. And thats about all. Game is dumb as hell, boring combat, terrible writing and story so MEHHHHH ... no comment. Vehicles controls are just uber atrocious, especially planes = first boss is real nightmare (btw game is quite stupid easy, on hardest difficulty, besides impossible controls of certain vehicles).
    Might be fun in multiplayer, but i dont really care. Far Cry was allways single player thing for me, and when i want multiplayer, i still prefer mmos over anything else. Not this. And it should not destroy singleplayer experience.
    Playing this, just feels completely pointless. And not only because of dumbest ending in whole gaming history.
    3 for really nice graphics, rest is 0.    … Expand
  10. PaulRo
    Apr 16, 2018
    6
    Mediocre is the best way to describe it. Solid mechanics, but a a god awful pretentious story. It was so bad after the first few monologues I had to skip the rest and you will get extremely irritated everytime you're "kidnapped". I would either get Far Cry 3 (because that's pretty cheap now) or better yet the Original Far Cry. I wished I had waited until it was on sale, instead ofMediocre is the best way to describe it. Solid mechanics, but a a god awful pretentious story. It was so bad after the first few monologues I had to skip the rest and you will get extremely irritated everytime you're "kidnapped". I would either get Far Cry 3 (because that's pretty cheap now) or better yet the Original Far Cry. I wished I had waited until it was on sale, instead of paying full price. It's not terrible, but there are so many better games out there… Expand
  11. Linkmunken
    May 12, 2018
    5
    Mediocre at best. The AI, even at the hardest setting is awful and stupid half the time or awful and all seeing the other half. The pre-release co-op feature turned out a big hoax and was nothing like what I consider a fully cooperative game to be.
    It's a really sloppy job that Ubisoft has done here. I've played most games in the FC series and this one comes out as the worst. Love the    Mediocre at best. The AI, even at the hardest setting is awful and stupid half the time or awful and all seeing the other half. The pre-release co-op feature turned out a big hoax and was nothing like what I consider a fully cooperative game to be.
    It's a really sloppy job that Ubisoft has done here. I've played most games in the FC series and this one comes out as the worst. Love the setting though! Too bad they left it so empty of content and with repetetive and boring gameplay...    … Expand
  12. Calculated_J
    Jul 10, 2018
    3
    I'd like to start with some positives the game has before I get into the negatives....
    - The gun play is really polished, feels like an true tactical shooter when you are in combat.
    - The graphics are incredible, along with great sounds to compliment them. Now to start with the many negatives associated with this game... - The story is dry, you spend so little time with the characters    I'd like to start with some positives the game has before I get into the negatives....
    - The gun play is really polished, feels like an true tactical shooter when you are in combat.
    - The graphics are incredible, along with great sounds to compliment them.
    Now to start with the many negatives associated with this game...
    - The story is dry, you spend so little time with the characters associated with the region you are currently in that when something happens to them you don't find yourself caring too much.
    - The combat gets repetitive after the first 5 hours because the game tosses you into fights that are extremely similar to past engagements and the buggy AI doesn't make for a tough challenge (Most enemies will run into your bullets or will take cover with their head poking out for you to shoot).
    - The railroad interactions with the antagonists are aggravating since you can't fight back (Jacob's region kidnaps you by hitting you with a sleeping dart that you can't see coming).
    - There is no crafting (which some people may like, but it is a dislike for me because it added to the game), very few guns to buy (only 2 viable AR's, the other AR's are not extremely effective, they are mostly there for "fun").
    - There are so many side quests and side activities thrown at you at once that you are overwhelmed with the amount of fights in front of you that you may feel like you don't know which direction to go.
    - Finally the ending makes you feel like you wasted all your time saving the people of Hope County no matter which decision you make at the end.
    Overall a pretty bad game considering what is on the market right now.    … Expand
  13. GamerClub
    Oct 16, 2019
    0
    The game is terrible, the beginning is totally uninteresting, that in the middle I decided to stop playing because I thought it was bad and repetitive ... Not to mention the insane bugs that the game has, especially when you are driving and suddenly several enemies come out of nowhere shooting at you ... and also after you get a vehicle and then leave it in a certain place and when youThe game is terrible, the beginning is totally uninteresting, that in the middle I decided to stop playing because I thought it was bad and repetitive ... Not to mention the insane bugs that the game has, especially when you are driving and suddenly several enemies come out of nowhere shooting at you ... and also after you get a vehicle and then leave it in a certain place and when you come back, it just DISAPPEARS!

    The game does not have a main protagonist ... and you control any extra character that in this case is a RECRUIT, not to mention the villain of how uninteresting it is.

    I stopped in the middle and uninstalled this crap ... just terrible!    … Expand
  14. 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
  15. Danceswithsheep
    Apr 9, 2018
    5
    A great looking far cry game spoilt by forced cutscenes that are just people delivering monologues and a cynical ending.
  16. isg1983
    Apr 17, 2018
    5
    Nothing is different on far cry 3-4, do not waste your money, this series turned into another FIFA, released new one every year without content
  17. 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
  18. yaseen1979
    Apr 25, 2018
    3
    I'm giving 3 as i had fun in John Seed region. This is more down to earth, with raw rural unfilled gunfight setting and i'm giving great credit a mission where i need to race Nick Rye wife to the labour ward. It was fun. But that's it.

    Going round to other region, this suppose to rural folks taking down bunch of mindless cultist turns out to be half baked fantasy, especially confronting    I'm giving 3 as i had fun in John Seed region. This is more down to earth, with raw rural unfilled gunfight setting and i'm giving great credit a mission where i need to race Nick Rye wife to the labour ward. It was fun. But that's it.

    Going round to other region, this suppose to rural folks taking down bunch of mindless cultist turns out to be half baked fantasy, especially confronting Faith seed. Is she really real or just my messed hallucinations?. the story goes bland here.As For Jacob seed, not much as fun but there are few mission (Hurk mission, freeing hostages) as a saving grace.

    The ending. Confronting the root of all evil in the game, Joseph Seed. It it all messed up!. You know what i mean when you complete this part, wasted your 30+ hour journey to hunt him down, regardless your choice, it doesn't really matter, you'll ended become his mindless flock anyway. So best choice is to walk away from very beginning of the game makes you wonder, why i need spend $70 for a game when the best part of the deal completes in 10 minutes?. I would recommend to buy if this game is 90% discount. Till then stay away from this game folks.    … Expand
  19. e6r6i6c
    May 22, 2018
    5
    Far cry 5 looks and sounds great but the gameplay is just mediocre. The game on hard difficulty is not hard, this is because the enemy AI is really awful. You can also unlock/loot powerful weapons way to early in the game, and when you buy a attack helicopter there is not much competition left and you can run/fly and gun all through the game. Sure you can make it harder yourself by usingFar cry 5 looks and sounds great but the gameplay is just mediocre. The game on hard difficulty is not hard, this is because the enemy AI is really awful. You can also unlock/loot powerful weapons way to early in the game, and when you buy a attack helicopter there is not much competition left and you can run/fly and gun all through the game. Sure you can make it harder yourself by using only the bow and use stealth, but it is just not good game design, they should have made it much harder to get all the good weapons and vehicles.

    The story line is average at best, you only get to see the main bad guys/bosses in a couple of cutscenes that tell you the story and that's it.Ubisoft made a very big map with way to much repetitive missions, A lot of quest just repeat the same stuff over and over, kill something over here, get something over there, and the map is packed with enemies, you can't walk for 2 minutes or there are enemies coming for you, it's just to much.
    instead they should look at games like Yakuza 6, it has a way smaller map/world, but with lots of interesting stuff to do, and also a better way of telling the story.

    I should have known better this being a Far cry/Ubisoft game, but I guess for the casual gamer this game is awesome, and they just keep selling this junk. For gamers that expect a challenge a good story and good and fun gameplay, stay away from this game!!!!    … Expand
  20. Nemyue
    May 5, 2018
    5
    The story is the biggest weakness of the game. I would like to give 3 out of 10 for the story. These endings are nothing special yet quite narrow and blend. The plot of this game is not better than Far Cry 2,3, or 4. You don't expect this quality and this kind of storyline from an AAA(pricewise), trigger-happy, and run and gun( and a tiny bit of stealthy) game.

    The graphics are as good    The story is the biggest weakness of the game. I would like to give 3 out of 10 for the story. These endings are nothing special yet quite narrow and blend. The plot of this game is not better than Far Cry 2,3, or 4. You don't expect this quality and this kind of storyline from an AAA(pricewise), trigger-happy, and run and gun( and a tiny bit of stealthy) game.

    The graphics are as good as Far Cry 5 But it requires much stronger pc to run it smoothly. Yet I felt like the map is somewhat empty. all the maps have the same repetetive random encounters, and these are not good enough. when you see one, you handle it in 5 secs and move along.

    The music and songs are pretty good. But the sound effects(especially guns) are bad.

    There are no unique characters compared to the prequels. Pretty much the same characters.

    I would not be surprised if someone introduced that this game was released before Farcry 4.
    This game has got no improvements but degeneration.

    It is still a fair game for killing time.    … Expand
  21. Legendb2015
    May 30, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok, so I just started playing and admit I could only make it through to the first safe house with the bald man before I wanted to come start this review, I'll update it later but something already glaring in my mind I wanted to get off my chest. The graphics are pretty cool so far, and im enjoying myself..so I'll give it a 7/10 to begin with. However, as of right now the story already starts off making 0 sense. Small spoiler ahead...You start off going to arrest a guy with a federal warrant whose surrounded by a bunch of cultists with guns in a compound...you have a local sheriff with you that fills in the lead US marshal that the guy you're going to arrest is a cult leader, has heavy followers with guns, and pleads with you to reconsider as its going to be dangerous...LETS STOP RIGHT THERE. First off, you're a FEDERAL Marshal, therefor you have a FEDERAL boss that would be expecting you to check in at some point. When the local sheriff announces all these problems to you, a FEDERAL agent would def. call in backup to begin with. So the whole "nobodies coming to save you" and 4 people going in to arrest this cult leader makes 0 sense..the national guard/army/swat team would have been called in for backup. Story fails from beginning, so i'm taking off 3 ticks for that alone. I'll update this when/if I ever finish this already ridiculous story or anything else starts to deduct from my now 7/10 score. Thanks. **update** I've removed 2 bars (now 5/10) due to starting to see all the repetitive filler added for nothing other than some joker's idea of "content" or "fun". Also the enemy AI is pathetic...its literally a 0 challenge effort on the dev's part. This series needs a long break or wait 2-3 years in between and add worthwhile content.… Expand
  22. splatdeath
    Dec 29, 2018
    2
    The best ending in this game can be achieved by not playing the game, the game doesn't reward you with a good ending for doing things, you have no input into the story even though your MC is mute, the game punishes you for playing it. and then pretends like its smart for making you go down a linear path you can't change.
  23. fasztarisznya
    May 17, 2018
    3
    Pros:
    - Guns feel satisfying
    - World looks and sounds great - A few interesting side missions Cons: - Story is **** what" category - game aggresively forces you into story, doesn't give a **** about you doing something else - too many enemy spawns everywhere - serious downgrade to detail compared to previous far cry games - bland npcs that you grow to hate for wasting your time    Pros:
    - Guns feel satisfying
    - World looks and sounds great
    - A few interesting side missions

    Cons:
    - Story is **** what" category
    - game aggresively forces you into story, doesn't give a **** about you doing something else
    - too many enemy spawns everywhere
    - serious downgrade to detail compared to previous far cry games
    - bland npcs that you grow to hate for wasting your time
    - quest givers keep getting distracted while talking to you by **** everything
    - some horrendeous bugs, day night cycle stuck, quest stuck, saving stuck etc
    - gets repetative and heavily bogged down by doing the same ****
    - It's very one-dimensional compared to previous games
    - this list could probably go on if I had more time to waste on this garbage

    It's the worst Far Cry yet, don't pay for this trash.    … Expand
  24. Zhivaev
    May 12, 2018
    5
    The worst Far Cry. I've been playing Far Cry since third part. It seems that the game goes down. There are some positive moments:
    1: Aviation. I was glad to drive a plane and helicopter! it was really needed in the past.
    2: Teammates. Awesome to play with them. There were no stupid natives with simple guns. Let's admit that in past parts they were cannon fodder for your enemies. 3:    The worst Far Cry. I've been playing Far Cry since third part. It seems that the game goes down. There are some positive moments:
    1: Aviation. I was glad to drive a plane and helicopter! it was really needed in the past.
    2: Teammates. Awesome to play with them. There were no stupid natives with simple guns. Let's admit that in past parts they were cannon fodder for your enemies.
    3: Fishing. Aw yeah, that's really good thing. Shooting can annoy. It is really relaxing.
    4: Prepper Stashes. Interesting mini-quests.
    Negative moments:
    1: Who is the main character? It seems that i'm playing for a robot without emotions, problems, his own history, type of character, thoughts. It is bot which we just control. That's awful!
    2: Against whom we play?? I can't feel any emotions against! No hate, no anger. Lets compare with Far Cry 3. I hated Vaas and Hoyt. In fourth it was Yuma. Here is no one to hate.
    3: Millions of stupid enemies everywhere. I can't simply drive a car because every 100 meters i am under attack. That's really annoying.
    4: Sniper rilfes are awful. The problem is that they are neccesary.
    5: So big map and so small number of outposts. It is interesting to take them. [Subjectively]
    Conclusion:
    It is dissapointing that the great series of games is degrading. If we could sum the gameplay in Far Cry 5 (without sniper rilfes) and plot in Far Cry 3, the result would be awesome. I wish Ubisoft will make the awesome sixth part. I will wait for it
    P.S. Sorry for my English :D    … Expand
  25. Experience01
    May 27, 2018
    4
    Truly boring and repetitive. Surely the worst Far Cry of the whole series, with a stupid AI; graphically mediocre, and with a total absence of physics. The plot is trivial and completely unreal, enemies on every street corner, planes that follow you throughout the map, nullifying any stealth approach. In short, avoid it like a virus, or if you really want to play it, buy it when at most itTruly boring and repetitive. Surely the worst Far Cry of the whole series, with a stupid AI; graphically mediocre, and with a total absence of physics. The plot is trivial and completely unreal, enemies on every street corner, planes that follow you throughout the map, nullifying any stealth approach. In short, avoid it like a virus, or if you really want to play it, buy it when at most it will cost 10 euros.… Expand
  26. MisterNoLife
    Jul 4, 2018
    4
    In short: Great marketing! A Nothing new, already known experience in a new graphic 's coat with fun character lore. In game everything is done before with a stale shooter envoirement.
    Smooth FPS though, didnt encounter any bugs for as far as i played it... (not long)
    Nothing realy new added to the franchise. Same useless perks and aimbot enemy mechanics. The AI is off putting and    In short: Great marketing! A Nothing new, already known experience in a new graphic 's coat with fun character lore. In game everything is done before with a stale shooter envoirement.
    Smooth FPS though, didnt encounter any bugs for as far as i played it... (not long)

    Nothing realy new added to the franchise. Same useless perks and aimbot enemy mechanics. The AI is off putting and feels not interesting at all. I was done after playing it for 7 hours or so. Really boring. it Added nothing new to the franchise. NOTHING i havent seen before. Sad..

    This will most definitly be the last titel i buy in this franchise.    … Expand
  27. Ogazami
    Jul 4, 2018
    0
    Game play is fine, some content is ok. Lots of Nose Bleed scenes that happen regardless of skill or game play. The drug induced cult Wins in every option, so why even play the game? Played all endings, every one left me sick. I knew what was going to happen half way though the game even took out specific targets not in quests, in hopes to get a fav option, but alas much like gettingGame play is fine, some content is ok. Lots of Nose Bleed scenes that happen regardless of skill or game play. The drug induced cult Wins in every option, so why even play the game? Played all endings, every one left me sick. I knew what was going to happen half way though the game even took out specific targets not in quests, in hopes to get a fav option, but alas much like getting raped in FC4 this game is just as horrible, except your mentally "raped" by uncontrolled conditions multiple times throughout the game. I need a money back option. I will never buy another Far Cry game - fool me twice - shame on me.… Expand
  28. nurii29
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    f**k forced story f**k uninteresting antagonist f**k uninteresting companions(except animals) f**k microtransactions f**k unchanging weapons for 5 games in a row (prop same for 6th)
  29. AlphaPrime69
    Apr 14, 2018
    2
    Easily the worst far cry game.
    Everything is worse: repetitive environment, worse ai, no incentive for animal hunts, forces you to sit back in fights, less mechanics (e.g. no kickable barrels), boring villain, boring map, only 4 enemy types.
    That's just off the top of my head. Compared to every other far cry game, this one is trash. Positives: Guns feel punchy and have a nice sound. The    Easily the worst far cry game.
    Everything is worse: repetitive environment, worse ai, no incentive for animal hunts, forces you to sit back in fights, less mechanics (e.g. no kickable barrels), boring villain, boring map, only 4 enemy types.
    That's just off the top of my head. Compared to every other far cry game, this one is trash.
    Positives: Guns feel punchy and have a nice sound. The graphics are also very nice (not that it matters much with an unvaried environment).    … Expand
  30. 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
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#84 Best PC Game of 2018
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#6 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  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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