Far Cry New Dawn

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 898 Ratings

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  1. petrkozak13
    Dec 12, 2021
    6
    Although I like most of the Far Cry games, this one just didn't sit well with me.
  2. Yulos
    Jun 26, 2022
    6
    Main story sucked but gameplay, mechanics and many features added to the game were really good. I liked side activities and additional missions unlocked at prosperity. Although the whole game was very short it well spent time.
  3. trooper1993
    Feb 18, 2019
    5
    Can be fun if ignoring a lot of it's flaws. Very low value for price point. Breakdown below:

    Pros: - Good graphics and well optimised. Will run well even on lower end rigs with some settings toned down. - Can be fun if you treat it as a run and gun. As long as you don't take it seriously it can be good fun. - Devs fixed some issue present in FC5 like the excess of enemy presence    Can be fun if ignoring a lot of it's flaws. Very low value for price point. Breakdown below:

    Pros:
    - Good graphics and well optimised. Will run well even on lower end rigs with some settings toned down.
    - Can be fun if you treat it as a run and gun. As long as you don't take it seriously it can be good fun.
    - Devs fixed some issue present in FC5 like the excess of enemy presence everywhere on the map

    Cons:
    - Story and Characters written by an autistic five year old (Seriously, its Age Rated 17+, the uncalled goofiness of some characters belongs to Pepa Pig, it kills immersion)
    - Price. It's not a full-game and should have been the official DLC for the FC5 season pass. Only picked it up because I missed out on the Metro Pre-Order
    - AI & World. You can roadhouse kill kick frozen animal flocks around the map. Enemy AI behaves like they are both drunk and blind. The game teaches you to exploit broken AI code and not fight like you're supposed to.    … Expand
  4. MikefromAngus
    Mar 11, 2019
    5
    Im 23 hours in and I LOVE this game!!!. yes, its a reskin of farcry 5. The game does look ridiculous with the use of pink, the atmosphere is not there. I do like the rpg element they added. It does feel like a cash grab. Theres nothing new, it feels like farcry 5.5 Which isnt a bad thing, since the price was cheaper on release. What I love about this game, is the gameplay. I love levelingIm 23 hours in and I LOVE this game!!!. yes, its a reskin of farcry 5. The game does look ridiculous with the use of pink, the atmosphere is not there. I do like the rpg element they added. It does feel like a cash grab. Theres nothing new, it feels like farcry 5.5 Which isnt a bad thing, since the price was cheaper on release. What I love about this game, is the gameplay. I love leveling up and getting new weapons. Liberating outposts. and then having an option of scavenging for more ethanol and having the enemy come back in a harder setting!

    After finishing the game, there is no story. I did enjoy the gameplay. but as an overall product? its barely a pass    … Expand
  5. Carda1972
    Feb 22, 2019
    5
    The pink flora isn't so bad, it makes the world look really nice. The 'light' RPG elements ruin this Far Cry however (level 1,2,3,4 weapons). Glad I 'only' payed 23 euro for this game. Game was made for microtransactions only.
  6. iNewdle
    Mar 8, 2019
    5
    Average at best. Far Cry 5 was fantastic and totally revived the series for me. New Dawn's price point mostly made sense, although $30 would have been better than the $40 price tag they went for instead. Edited this in: THEY TRY TO SELL YOU MICROTRANSACTIONS lol otherwise you have to grind your ass off to get nice things. Is this a Free-to-Play? Oh wait $40... Ubisoft's greed cameAverage at best. Far Cry 5 was fantastic and totally revived the series for me. New Dawn's price point mostly made sense, although $30 would have been better than the $40 price tag they went for instead. Edited this in: THEY TRY TO SELL YOU MICROTRANSACTIONS lol otherwise you have to grind your ass off to get nice things. Is this a Free-to-Play? Oh wait $40... Ubisoft's greed came through in this one real bad.

    Visually, New Dawn has the same glorious fidelity and lush environments as Far Cry 5. This should be expected, because they just painted over the map with orchid on the brush. I think the pink theme is much needed in a post-apocalypse (beige was getting really old). I was impressed enough to make a visual showcase video for Youtube.

    The gameplay is a step back from Far Cry 5. Far Cry 5 kept the "humans are actually normal vulnerable humans" philosophy. In New Dawn, you can encounter higher difficulty enemies that are not defeatable if your weapons are not at a high enough level. I stumbled across enemies several times that ate multiple 30-round mags of assault rifle ammo and I had to run away. Not cool. The combat is more arcade-like (think Borderlands), which I do not prefer at all. It's a spin-off game so whatever there I guess. Same goes for the wildlife. Much more arcadey, with glowing weak-points on the animals' bodies - cheesy.
    The currency system is fine. You craft ammo instead of buying it. Common scrap replaces money in this game, basically. Weapons are tiered to match the enemy difficulty they are most effective against.

    The characters are mostly uninteresting. You can find some favorites, like Hurk, if you Google up where to go. Ubi tied this new pink world into the ending of Far Cry 5 appropriately. Those parts are interesting enough.

    The new antagonists are not nearly as interesting as Far Cry 5's and don't even come close to someone like Vaas. Not much to say about them. They do bad things and are annoying to listen to during cutscenes. Their personalities do not have any depth and they exhibit no charisma.

    The story pacing is the weakest point of the entire game. There are essentially "busy tasks" in between the lackluster main story missions, just like every bad RPG ever made. It's obviously just fluff to make a small game seem larger and more worthy of a $40 suggested retail price.

    About halfway through the game, I lost the urge to finish it. This was especially jarring, seeing as the previous games in the series kept me glued until I finished them. I guess the lesson for me is to stick the main titles and never go off on the spin-offs. The terrible part of this one was that they portrayed it as a direct sequel. It's not. Maybe worth $10 on a Steam sale if you're a hardcore fan of the series.    … Expand
  7. ScienceAdvisor
    Feb 24, 2019
    5
    This is not a $40 game, it is a $15 DLC the size of a large mod and cannot even be considered a proper expansion pack when it re-usues 90% of the FC5 assets. This 'sequel' to Far Cry 5 is not only just a re-skin, but has a fake setting. It claims to be post-apocalyptic, but aside from looking like it was raped by a unicorn, the only meaningful example of the setting are the invisibileThis is not a $40 game, it is a $15 DLC the size of a large mod and cannot even be considered a proper expansion pack when it re-usues 90% of the FC5 assets. This 'sequel' to Far Cry 5 is not only just a re-skin, but has a fake setting. It claims to be post-apocalyptic, but aside from looking like it was raped by a unicorn, the only meaningful example of the setting are the invisibile walls of radiation to keep you from exploring. The story is as forgettable as FC5's, and the crafting (RPG elements) require too much grind to be of much use. The attempt to appear woke also detracts, however by the time that is evident, you will have likely given up caring. Finally, the lazy new game mechanic of slapping extra-light armor onto enemies in the pretense of them becoming a damage sponge is featured in New Dawn. This becomes a true grind when outposts are re-taken by enemies, forcing you to do it all over again and again. With each iteration however they add in more BMX (bike armor) clad enemies for the ultimate in grindy bullet sponge enemies, which only the most unique player will find enjoyable. The rest of us find such artifical difficulty to be immersion breaking, and that just encourages us to play another game. Such as Metro: Exodus, or even FC3/4.… Expand
  8. muzmuz
    Apr 6, 2019
    5
    A colorful "post-apocalyptic" Far Cry title with yet again mediocre writing, boring grind, unimpressive sound effects, and a tankful of micro-transactions for a single player game. If you are keen to play your typical Far Cry game with the usual gameplay feel treated with the Assassin's Creed Origins-ey RPG touch up, go ahead and take a dip at Far Cry New Dawn.
  9. Xemnuz
    Feb 20, 2019
    5
    Good God, fall out 4, metro Exodus, piles of sht all of them. I truly believe I could complete this game in a couple of hours, it's not really that bad either, I love the Far Cry series but it just feels so rushed, pointless, a step back in every way. And please do not have women as the antagonist, it simply doesn't work.
  10. Nielivarez
    Jun 12, 2020
    5
    * TLDR and my suggestion:
    If you've played a Far Cry game before, you've played them all, especially this one. There's almost nothing new here. The plot is also a very typical power-fantasy simulator. If you like other Far Cry games and have no better games to play right now, sure, give this a try and enjoy more of the same; otherwise you are not missing a thing.
    * What does this game    * TLDR and my suggestion:
    If you've played a Far Cry game before, you've played them all, especially this one. There's almost nothing new here. The plot is also a very typical power-fantasy simulator. If you like other Far Cry games and have no better games to play right now, sure, give this a try and enjoy more of the same; otherwise you are not missing a thing.

    * What does this game have to offer?

    I usually write long and comprehensive reviews. But I'll keep this one short. Not because New Dawn is an awful game, no; it is as decent as one would expect. It's just that there's nothing about this game that you haven't read, seen or heard in a Far Cry 5 review.
    Map is the same. Story is the same. Weaponry is almost the same (with very few exceptions). It's as if the whole game is a re-skin of previous Far Cry games. And I am not just talking about a Far Cry 5 re-skin.
    If this was a mod for Far Cry 5 and was created by the community, it would've been a very good one. But as a AAA game with a price of 40$ I find it hard to recognize something unique or praiseworthy about it.
    - Gameplay is the same. A standard issue Ubisoft collectathon; an open-world checklist pursuit that has its fun moments, but hasn't improved in a long time.
    - Story for some reason is even more simplified than any other Far Cry games that I can recall. And references to FC5 and its character is just out of utilizing that sense of 'familiarity' not out of relevance.
    And the ending ... without spoiling it ... is just a disappointing whimper.

    * What possessed me to play this game?

    Confession time. I knew what I was getting into. And in fact, I do like to randomly run around in a big map and try to land headshots while engaging in accidental conflicts. I've been doing that since Far Cry 2.
    However, at this point I am just doing it out of curiosity. I am trying to pinpoint the moment when Ubisoft finally realize that Far Cry's gameplay requires serious improvements.
    There is nothing realistic about a Far Cry game, yet the the gun-play remains very clunky since Far Cry 2; as if they've been trying to simulate real life shooting mechanics.
    Going into sniper scope takes too long and the same goes for coming out of it. Walking during the 'aimed down sight' phase is terribly slow, and as per usual you can not change your scoping mouse-sensitivity. The list goes on.
    If Ubisoft had listened to the feedback of the community or at least consulted some E-sport level FPS players, they could've improved the gun-play of Far Cry games significantly. That way at least roaming around would've been fun. But sadly, the gun-play has stayed almost the same since FC2.
    I guess that explains how other aspects of Far Cry games haven't changed in time either.
    From story to quests to stealth to combat ... the composition has more or less stayed the same. It's as if they believe they've found a 'magic formula' and that can garner success by repeating it over and over.
    I just hope the Far Cry series doesn't go the way of the 'Telltale' games.

    * Summary:
    Far Cry New Dawn is a smaller re-skined version of previous Far Cry games with a less interesting story. There are no major improvements in any departments. You can seek out the 'fun' and have it ... but you can do that in any other Far Cry game as well. So, be advised.    … Expand
  11. Mad-Marty
    May 19, 2019
    5
    This game could have been really good. But it relies even more on the *** UBISOFT GRIND FORMULA ***. Because it doesn't generate real content with stories on its own.

    This could have been a type of Fallout, but it does nothing in that direction, just empty on the story line, except a bit about mickey and lou. And without spoilering, there are incredibly stupid plot decisions which    This game could have been really good. But it relies even more on the *** UBISOFT GRIND FORMULA ***. Because it doesn't generate real content with stories on its own.

    This could have been a type of Fallout, but it does nothing in that direction, just empty on the story line, except a bit about mickey and lou.

    And without spoilering, there are incredibly stupid plot decisions which you must do.

    Pro:
    - Nice to revisit the Area after the Bombs
    - Nicely done story

    Cons:
    - Grinding, Grinding and more Grinding
    - Story too short
    - to much useless stuff side missions, which offer nothing interesting    … Expand
  12. Flashback92
    May 1, 2019
    5
    In short: It's better then 5 but worst then 4. Maybe next time. >)
    Performance: medium/good
    Graphics: good
    Sounds: medium/good
    Story: low/medium
    Music: medium/good
    The game is still same.
  13. Ross0203
    Jan 4, 2020
    5
    This would be a solid 7/10 if it was a DLC, and it would be a 3/10 if they were asking for full AAA price at launch. The story is dreadful, predictable, and lacks any memorable characters. I honestly didn't care for the main villains, the boss-fights, or even my friends in Prosperity. The writing is absolutely dire as well, to the point that I'd literally cringe at times. I didn't run intoThis would be a solid 7/10 if it was a DLC, and it would be a 3/10 if they were asking for full AAA price at launch. The story is dreadful, predictable, and lacks any memorable characters. I honestly didn't care for the main villains, the boss-fights, or even my friends in Prosperity. The writing is absolutely dire as well, to the point that I'd literally cringe at times. I didn't run into any noticeable bugs, but the performance dipped massively at times.… Expand
  14. gameking
    Dec 26, 2021
    5
    They can't make even same game. All far cry games are same but this game worst than others.
  15. Olex228
    Feb 15, 2019
    5
    просто отстой, рескин карты и тупая прикрутка рпг, которая делает игру еще более дрочильней
  16. BarelyLewd
    Mar 13, 2019
    5
    Shoulda made this game DLC for Far Cry 5, if you played FC5 then you have played this game, the game looks colorful and pretty, the gunplay is decent, exactly like FC5, the customization system is exactly like FC5, the vehicles, the characters, the weapons, the dlc, etc, are exactly the same as FC5, all in all if you played FC5 then you have played this game, maybe get the game on steamShoulda made this game DLC for Far Cry 5, if you played FC5 then you have played this game, the game looks colorful and pretty, the gunplay is decent, exactly like FC5, the customization system is exactly like FC5, the vehicles, the characters, the weapons, the dlc, etc, are exactly the same as FC5, all in all if you played FC5 then you have played this game, maybe get the game on steam sale don't spend more than 20 bucks, or watch a youtuber play it, otherwise spend yo money elsewhere.… Expand
  17. drdrumnatural
    Mar 3, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Most of the game is fun, if you like just to do some **** you'll have plenty in Far Cry New Dawn.
    However the game's not balanced at all. The first 70% of the main mission is a walk trough the park, even with the toughest difficulty settings, the last 3-4 mission tough are hard as hell, even in the easiest difficulty.
    What I dont like too is that an ego shooter should award accuracy, if you however hit a headshot on a guy with a helmet with the best gun in the game it does'nt do any damage at all, just knocks the helmet of and the whole base is on alert. If you however hit a chest shot he's killed instantly.
    And if you ever come across an elite soldier, you'd better run, cause you would'nt have enough ammo.    … Expand
  18. Mooteddy
    May 13, 2019
    5
    Why this game gets horrible reviews:

    -Mind blowing for the first 3 hours. -Really boring mid game -ABSOLUTELY SH#T end game -> 3 End Bosses who are bullet sponges. +Performance issues (Freezes) -I played it for 13h, but you could finish it in 4. FOR 45$. FOUR HOUR GAME FOR 45$ (with different editions too). Great isn't it? AAA quality sh#t right there. The good: -Graphics,    Why this game gets horrible reviews:

    -Mind blowing for the first 3 hours.
    -Really boring mid game
    -ABSOLUTELY SH#T end game -> 3 End Bosses who are bullet sponges.

    +Performance issues (Freezes)
    -I played it for 13h, but you could finish it in 4. FOR 45$. FOUR HOUR GAME FOR 45$ (with different editions too). Great isn't it? AAA quality sh#t right there.

    The good:
    -Graphics, atmosphere, the first third of the world. Skill system was good, level addition was actually well done. Weapons were really fun. Companies were also well done.

    But you experience everything of the good in the first 3 hours and then...then it's just ridiculously boring and not worth your time at all. Also the last bosses were just absolutely horrible.    … Expand
  19. Marthu-Gamer
    Sep 9, 2019
    5
    mais um jogo da franquia far cry que sofre com uma historia muito curta, alem das vilas serem extremamente sem sal so joguei pra ver como seria o desfecho de josef seeds, mesmo assim foi divertido em alguns momentos.
  20. VigilanteOito
    Sep 23, 2021
    5
    Um dos piores far cry.
    A ubisoft tem mutia coragem em lançar essa bosta.
    é uma copia do 5 pintando de rosa.
    Se for jogar, esperem a ubisoft dar de graça.
  21. watchm824
    Jul 6, 2021
    5
    I completed Far Cry 5 a couple of weeks ago. And so I decided to play "New Dawn". Maybe that's why I didn't like her very much. It's all the same "Far Cry 5": mute protoganist, capture of bases, etc. But with a slightly modified pumping system. The plot is pretty short, but you won't be allowed to run through it quickly. For a complete passage, you will have to download the camp, weaponsI completed Far Cry 5 a couple of weeks ago. And so I decided to play "New Dawn". Maybe that's why I didn't like her very much. It's all the same "Far Cry 5": mute protoganist, capture of bases, etc. But with a slightly modified pumping system. The plot is pretty short, but you won't be allowed to run through it quickly. For a complete passage, you will have to download the camp, weapons and hero for a long time.
    Especially disappointing were the final bosses, which have to put 1000 bullets in the head. This is the only game in a long time that I abandoned on the final boss.    … Expand
  22. izlee
    Dec 28, 2021
    5
    Czemu nie jest to dlc do FC5 nie mam pojęcia, ale wiem, że gra jest na tym samym poziomie co jego poprzednik
  23. Qwertyz
    Jan 26, 2022
    5
    far cry new dawn is a bad sequel to far cry 5 which was great. This game is worth buying at the sale not for the basic price. In a post-apocalyptic world where the map is taken from the previous part, and there aren't many new things introduced. The map is much smaller and the story is much shorter. in the game after a while I get the feeling that I have to keep Grinding to get betterfar cry new dawn is a bad sequel to far cry 5 which was great. This game is worth buying at the sale not for the basic price. In a post-apocalyptic world where the map is taken from the previous part, and there aren't many new things introduced. The map is much smaller and the story is much shorter. in the game after a while I get the feeling that I have to keep Grinding to get better weapons. in my opinion it should be a DLC, not a separate game.… Expand
  24. Sergofx1
    Jun 4, 2022
    5
    Топ игра, топ графон, топ сюжет, только вот делали Ubisoft...
  25. kinsang
    Sep 10, 2022
    5
    เป็นภาคเสริมของภาค 5 ที่เนื้อเรื่องไม่มีอะไรเลย ระบบการต่อสู้ก็แทบจะยกมาทั้งหมด
  26. Vasot
    Feb 28, 2019
    4
    This is really a disaster although FC5 was so-so this is even worse. WTF, post-apocalyptic areas are in LSD with pink colors ? This is some strange gay sense of humor from Ubisoft? And graphic is oversimplified it looks cartoony. Weapons are uninteresting, enemies are still stupid and the story is short and boring. Hardly even 5/10.....My recommendation: don't waste your time on this crap,This is really a disaster although FC5 was so-so this is even worse. WTF, post-apocalyptic areas are in LSD with pink colors ? This is some strange gay sense of humor from Ubisoft? And graphic is oversimplified it looks cartoony. Weapons are uninteresting, enemies are still stupid and the story is short and boring. Hardly even 5/10.....My recommendation: don't waste your time on this crap, play Metro (any of them).… Expand
  27. Xelluse
    Mar 6, 2019
    4
    Tbh, it's not really a bad DLC, but it's not really a Standalone Game, also it have too much Technical problems, Performance is twice worse than it was in Far Cry 5, also Optimization when some Areas can't even reach 30FPS, no matter what setting you used, when Far Cry 5 on Ultra with 150% res. was running with stable 70-80FPS, this game can't reach even 60 on High, controls on KM feelTbh, it's not really a bad DLC, but it's not really a Standalone Game, also it have too much Technical problems, Performance is twice worse than it was in Far Cry 5, also Optimization when some Areas can't even reach 30FPS, no matter what setting you used, when Far Cry 5 on Ultra with 150% res. was running with stable 70-80FPS, this game can't reach even 60 on High, controls on KM feel unresponsive, game have a lot of bugs too...
    Visual style is very niche.
    They add some RPGish elements into the game, but this is not what people are waiting from Far Cry game, not really a bad thing, but unnecessary.
    Also it should be priced around 1/5 of actual Far Cry 5 game, it's short, very repetitive and bad performance is killing even this fun elements New Dawn have. So it looks like Conveyor product, but not a Far Cry 5 level game.

    Btw, I like Antagonists, they are quire charismatic sisters, not as much as Far Cry 5 Antagonists, but still quite interesting persons, they need some more work to open their characters.

    And Fix Optimization!! after Far Cry 5 it's a shame when game have such technical problems like New Dawn...    … Expand
  28. Sjalka
    Jun 2, 2020
    4
    Cringe-worthy story, painfully even...

    ... so i consider this "the colourful and kind of more beautiful Fallout..." which does not do either of them justice. What did i like? Nature looks good. Very nice vegetation in an oversaturated cartoon-ish hue. Hiding while ambushing camps works well. It is very intuitive to sneak and hide around obstacles and i never thought the AI was able    Cringe-worthy story, painfully even...

    ... so i consider this "the colourful and kind of more beautiful Fallout..." which does not do either of them justice.

    What did i like?
    Nature looks good. Very nice vegetation in an oversaturated cartoon-ish hue. Hiding while ambushing camps works well. It is very intuitive to sneak and hide around obstacles and i never thought the AI was able to look through things that would logically obstruct sight (bushes, trees etc.)

    What did i not like?
    The story is horrible. The antagonists are utmost idiots, the friendly NPCs .. to call them one dimensional is a compliment - the only friendly NPC i could stand was either the dog - or the pig.

    Dialogue almost hurts - the strange "go-to-Ubi-Soft"- substance induced spirit journey (that seems to happen in all Far Cry for some reason) is boring (and feels more like the writers had no single creative thought at all..)

    As many Ubi-Soft open world games (Far Cry, Ghost Reckon etc. ) .. this one, too .. suffers GREATLY from the freedom, the violence and the story. So you are send out ... and quickly massacre hundreds if not thousands of enemies, you single handedly take out fortresses and blow up HUGE bases - but for some reason you cannot deal with the 2 weak main antagonists that run their mouths.

    Another problem that this game runs into is similar to Fallout 4. It feels small. The playable map is very, very compressed. It feels like they tried to put a HUGE world into a 20 square kilometer map .. and it feels like it. In Ghost Reckon Wildlands there is at least a hint of distance ... in New Dawn, the world is not just over populated, but over crowded.

    Why do i compare it to Ghost Reckon Wildlands so much? Because it is practically the same game with a different skin.

    Is it fun? Well, yes .. but progression is too easy, AI is too dumb and it offers zero challenge. I have played it on hardest difficulty and i am really bad at shooting games. Yet, i found even no-detection-take overs to be way too easy and enemies offering NO challenge whatsoever.    … Expand
  29. RustyJames
    Mar 11, 2019
    4
    Gonna be a good DLC to FC5, but completely failed because of the greed. Worst game mechanics from Assassin's Creed and "pink" style make this game sooo bad.
  30. shadownk
    Oct 16, 2021
    4
    Why the hell would they put a health bar on the enemies heads like those stupid loot shooters?That's not what we want from a FC game! I thought this is suppose to be a sequels of FC5, but they have changed the gameplay so much that it doesn't feel like a FC game at all. Now I feel like I am shooting with toy guns.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 20, 2019
    76
    Open world in New Dawn exists for one single purpose: to let player engage next group of enemies on his own terms. Hopefully, in next game Ubisoft will finally get rid of RPG elements (mainly, bizarre multi-tiered guns) and go back to the formula of first Far Cry. [Issue#236, p.54]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Mar 17, 2019
    58
    Only full-time members of Joseph Seed's cult hooked on bliss will enjoy playing Far Cry: New Dawn from start to finish. The others will eventually get tired of psychedelic palette and recycled content.
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  3. Cubed3
    Mar 13, 2019
    80
    Far Cry New Dawn is a ridiculously well-polished and fun to play action game (AI issues aside), with an enjoyable if largely mundane story and villains. It's so hard to negatively criticise too much. It would be unfair to judge this individual game against the wider approach of Ubisoft that some could argue needs to evolve more going into the future. The freedom that this sandbox gives to just shoot things and have fun is clear to see, and on PC the world looks incredible, filled with vivid colours, rich explosions, lush grassland and shimmering blue rivers. The real question following this conclusion to the Hope County arc and all its DLC is where Ubisoft will go next with this franchise. Ultimately it is impossible to separate New Dawn from feeling like an expensive DLC for its predecessor.
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