Far Cry New Dawn

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 898 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 470 out of 898

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  1. Esthete
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    Somewhere in the basement of Ubisoft...

    Yves Guillemot: “We need innovations! We need try to reach 2.5 billion in five years and maybe five billion players in 10 years” Jean-Sebastien Decant: “What if we took the concept out of Far Cry 3 again? Only without interesting characters and without story; map from Far Cry 5. We'll make post apocalypse dlc for FC5 and add pink, it's logical,    Somewhere in the basement of Ubisoft...

    Yves Guillemot: “We need innovations! We need try to reach 2.5 billion in five years and maybe five billion players in 10 years”
    Jean-Sebastien Decant: “What if we took the concept out of Far Cry 3 again? Only without interesting characters and without story; map from Far Cry 5. We'll make post apocalypse dlc for FC5 and add pink, it's logical, plus higher lvl enemies, numbers instead damage, annoying crafting from various trash, compulsory grinding...”
    Yves Guillemot: “Yes! That's what I'm talking about! Innovation, using technology, being helped by technology is giving us a chance to grow and create new types of games.”
    Yves Guillemot: “Select a body type!”    … Expand
  2. Trippytowel
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    if you like far cry 5 I think you will enjoy this game I know I did.
    its definitely not a masterpiece but its a good far cry game and it doesn't deserve the level of hate its getting.
    the graphics are amazing on my pc and the gun play is on point the story didn't really catch me I enjoyed the rpg elements but by mid game I felt like Rambo Jesus the hunting mechanics are garbage and    if you like far cry 5 I think you will enjoy this game I know I did.
    its definitely not a masterpiece but its a good far cry game and it doesn't deserve the level of hate its getting.
    the graphics are amazing on my pc and the gun play is on point
    the story didn't really catch me
    I enjoyed the rpg elements but by mid game I felt like Rambo Jesus
    the hunting mechanics are garbage and give no challenge
    the micro transactions are in your face with almost everything you do but are complexly unnecessary had zero problem with getting threw the game without them

    take some time off before far cry 6 please I think a more realistic approach would do this franchise some justice    … Expand
  3. Deigh
    Feb 23, 2019
    4
    Far Cry new dawn is a okay game. It plays well if you liked Far cry 5 and the Division for some of the bullet spongier enemies. The story is not anywhere near as good as previous titles but does answer some questions that were left after Far Cry 5.
    The micro transactions in the game are game breaking. purchase Perk points to over powered weapons and vehicles.
    The game looks great but    Far Cry new dawn is a okay game. It plays well if you liked Far cry 5 and the Division for some of the bullet spongier enemies. The story is not anywhere near as good as previous titles but does answer some questions that were left after Far Cry 5.
    The micro transactions in the game are game breaking. purchase Perk points to over powered weapons and vehicles.
    The game looks great but doesn't feel like its worth the price tag. The amount of content makes the game feel more like the $20 DLC that should have been offered with Far cry 5.
    I would recommend the game if its on sale for $20 or less at some point.    … Expand
  4. k1z4cz3k
    Feb 23, 2019
    7
    It's Far Cry one more time! If you like Far Cry you probably play it right now. If not? Probably submitting 0/10 on meta LULW.
  5. gonace
    Feb 23, 2019
    2
    Well, I've not been able to complete this game since I got stuck in the mission, "The Prophecy", where Joseph never appears with the symbol.

    It's been five days since I contacted Ubisoft and no solution in sight, this is not the same bug as the other bug where the symbol alignment never registered....
  6. LostinNY690
    Feb 22, 2019
    3
    This game is nothing more than a stand-alone DLC asking for way too much money, but that seems to be the norm these days. New Dawn is basically what happens when a dev team falls in love with their IP run out of ideas and try to take LSD when designing a game. I have no problem with the game mechanics and loot/gun aspects of the game it is the only part that is fun. The single playerThis game is nothing more than a stand-alone DLC asking for way too much money, but that seems to be the norm these days. New Dawn is basically what happens when a dev team falls in love with their IP run out of ideas and try to take LSD when designing a game. I have no problem with the game mechanics and loot/gun aspects of the game it is the only part that is fun. The single player aspect of this game is just boring and phoned in, honestly, this is one of the worse Farcry games (storywise). If you want to run around an oddly beautiful landscape (just 17 years post Nuclear Apocalypse) and shoot things then you'll probably like this game, if you want something more along the lines of a story based game you will be disappointed.… Expand
  7. Tomiply
    Feb 22, 2019
    6
    I doubt most of the people posting here have even played the game. Looks like it's getting review bombed for no reason. I think it's fun, it looks really good, and the new weapons can be a blast to use. That said, it is repetitive, like most Far Cry games, but if you don't mind that, I think you're going to have fun.
  8. Chapa9dj
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Another example of politically correct garbage, a cash-grab and a lazy job by the developers, don't even bother with it.
    It's not even a Far Cry game anymore.
  9. 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.
  10. Zonned
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    Get woke go broke.

    75 characters I must type so I am tying this long necessary sentence.
  11. roadkilledbaby
    Feb 21, 2019
    0
    the game is nonsense. the gameplay is alright but very grindy, you grind to get a tier 3 weapon (Best sniper rifle in the game) for example. You shoot an enemy who is wearing a bicycle helmet in the head and absolutely no damage taken. There is half as much stuff to do as there was in far cry 5, There is no weapon modifications, The weapons are pretty bad, the vehicles are even worse andthe game is nonsense. the gameplay is alright but very grindy, you grind to get a tier 3 weapon (Best sniper rifle in the game) for example. You shoot an enemy who is wearing a bicycle helmet in the head and absolutely no damage taken. There is half as much stuff to do as there was in far cry 5, There is no weapon modifications, The weapons are pretty bad, the vehicles are even worse and all the stuff there is to do is just constant grind for very low rewards. Wish I could refund it at this point as its a pretty crap game.It has micro-transactions as soon as its released which explains why it's an incredibly grindy game. 100% the worst game of the far cry series… Expand
  12. Re1r0
    Feb 21, 2019
    1
    Here is another series of games that is dying before our eyes. The rotten Ubisoft is not the first series killed. Rest in peace.
  13. ClemVKG
    Feb 21, 2019
    0
    How to say this...
    So much potential in the Far Cry licence, and they give us that.
    What is good about the game: -Graphics and optimisation. -Music -Well built map What is wrong about the game. Almost everything. The fact that now Far cry is a stat shooter ( yes, a headshot with a gun does not kill most ennemies anymore) kils the gameplay and the fun. It means that there are    How to say this...
    So much potential in the Far Cry licence, and they give us that.
    What is good about the game:
    -Graphics and optimisation.
    -Music
    -Well built map

    What is wrong about the game.
    Almost everything. The fact that now Far cry is a stat shooter ( yes, a headshot with a gun does not kill most ennemies anymore) kils the gameplay and the fun. It means that there are ennemies you virtually cannot kill at the beginning of the game.
    The story is just not there. There is nothing exciting, no twist, no charismatic antagonist (yes joseph is here but for like 5 minute tops) and its horribly short. The replayability is bad. You will finished the game on difficult at 100% in around 11-12 hours. By then you'll have maxed out weapon, perks, and vehicule that will take all the challenge away.

    The politicaly correct. You feel it through the whole game. Those two twins are empty. They are here because Ubisoft wanted to fullfil a checklissst in their political agenda. They are here because they are black and female, and because the devs wanted you to understand that "ThOsE ArE StRoNg AnTaGoNiSt"

    It is not a good game. It is a politicaly correct skin of Far Cry 5, with a fration of the fun, a fration of the immersion and people are right to hate it.    … Expand
  14. chuxstauk
    Feb 21, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played every Far cry title since day one but the 5th was the only one i actually completed.
    it was also the only one that thoroughly enjoyed and will gladly play it again.

    so, to hear and read all the info about New Dawn i was absolutely over the moon.
    a follow on to the best Far Cry title to date? get the Flip in!!!!

    I even pre ordered it and booked a day off work to have a long weekend on it.

    the first 10mins were breath taking, lots of similarities and plenty of new stuff.
    making it seem like a great purchase.

    my first gripe was the bouncing damage numbers making it feel like some arcade shoot em up. as well as the huge HP bars above the characters.
    thankfully it is possible to turn these off making it a bit more realistic.

    but with these turned off you cannot tell the rank of the NPC.
    meaning you could come across a legendary lv3 mouse and unload 3 full M60 belts into it and it kills you several times.
    so energy bars had to be turned back on.

    after realising its all about the Tier level of your weapons that hindered game progression i set to grinding the items needed to unlock them.

    this took all of a few hours to have the best guns in the game,

    the story line was awful.. i felt lost most the time and it only felt like i interacted with the twins a couple of times in the entire game. there was no flow or smooth progression at any point with any of the story line. then the twins were dead and i am now supposed to kill some mega demon to do with the story line from 5 ..... WTF.

    when running through the bushes with my new side kick they would make the same sound no matter what they walked on or through.
    it might of been some grass, a bush or a giant tree. no matter which one it was the sound made was similar to the sound barbed wire makes in Rainbow six siege.

    although they have used the old map it feels smaller and easier to navigate once you have unlocked fast travel. you never need a car or the need to walk any where again.
    there is hardly any actual content... there are 8 outposts that have a handful of NPC that need killing.
    once killed you can reset the outpost making it a little bit harder to clear the next time.
    then there are the expeditions which seem great the first time you do them, but soon get boring the 3rd time with slightly harder NPCs to fight.
    or if you really want some fun you can spend several hours gathering Tape, cogs and crafting items from the woods while been attacked by woodland creatures that are harder to kill than superman in a hummer.

    there are no more clutch nixon style events to try and beat others at....
    the parachuting, skydiving and wingsuit mechanics are abysmal.
    when i wasnt been killed over and over by legendary wombats and otters, i was been killed by my next most popular way to die.. jumping off a cliff to parachute or wingsuit only to have neither work and splat on a rock.

    its basically a total waste of money.
    it should of been sold as an expansion for 5 at about £20 on release dropping to about £10 after.

    if you like your sequels to be an awful copy and paste with the Hues and Vibrancy of colours increased .With 2 terribly written plots and absolutely zero replay value i can recommend New Dawn.    … Expand
  15. Borgoros
    Feb 21, 2019
    1
    This is a waste of money and time. The same formula as 3,4 and 5. Not in a good way, since it is a reskin of 5, which is the lesser of the 3 games.
  16. gdmatt
    Feb 20, 2019
    3
    On paper, a piece of Far Cry 5 content that uses it's existing world and assets, while adding RPG elements sounds pretty interesting.

    In reality, it's a full priced game using the same world and most of its assets in a previous full priced game, combined with some broken RPG mechanics that were clearly added as an afterthought. This is a game that should have been released as a $15    On paper, a piece of Far Cry 5 content that uses it's existing world and assets, while adding RPG elements sounds pretty interesting.

    In reality, it's a full priced game using the same world and most of its assets in a previous full priced game, combined with some broken RPG mechanics that were clearly added as an afterthought.

    This is a game that should have been released as a $15 DLC for Far Cry 5, or as part of its season pass. OR Ubisoft could have done what they did with Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon, and release it as a standalone product for $15.    … Expand
  17. Jscags
    Feb 20, 2019
    2
    Not very fun. Seems seems like it's a far cry reskin. Not worth $40. should have been DLC $20
  18. Kapusta
    Feb 20, 2019
    10
    Хмм мою оценку с отзывом удалили интересненько.))))

    Игрушка хорошая, если вам понравилась 5 часть, то и эта тоже понравится. Школьникам с юношеским максимализмом она не понравится, так что не стоит вам тратить время и маминых денег на игру.    Хмм мою оценку с отзывом удалили интересненько.))))

    Игрушка хорошая, если вам понравилась 5 часть, то и эта тоже понравится.
    Школьникам с юношеским максимализмом она не понравится, так что не стоит вам тратить время и маминых денег на игру.
  19. 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.
  20. MertTR34
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    Aynı oyunu habire önümüze ısıtıp ısıtıp koyuyorlar ben bundan bıktım arkadaş.
  21. Styke
    Feb 20, 2019
    1
    At worse: Shockingly bad. At best: A complete disappointment and shameless microtransaction moneygrab. Perhaps the worst of the Far Cry games, which is saying a lot.
  22. Dekend
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    Новая часть фар карай это просто наихудший кусок говна. Так ужасно надо еще уметь делать.
  23. Falcone
    Feb 20, 2019
    8
    I really enjoyed playing Far Cry New Dawn because I'm a big fan of Far Cry 5. This game shows you guys the end of the best story written by Ubisoft. Unfortunately, the gameplay didn't evolve in this game so much since FC5 but the game still good.
    I'd really recommend Far Cry New Dawn to all people who like previous game and don't have **** syndrome.
    My personal score is 8/10. Please    I really enjoyed playing Far Cry New Dawn because I'm a big fan of Far Cry 5. This game shows you guys the end of the best story written by Ubisoft. Unfortunately, the gameplay didn't evolve in this game so much since FC5 but the game still good.
    I'd really recommend Far Cry New Dawn to all people who like previous game and don't have **** syndrome.
    My personal score is 8/10. Please enjoy your games!    … Expand
  24. jorgerico
    Feb 19, 2019
    0
    pior igual far cry primal ,por que não fez dlc gratir no far cry 5????? pra paga mais de 50 dólares o mesmo jogo de far cry 5 , pra min far cry morreu
  25. Tybersnake
    Feb 19, 2019
    8
    I had a lot of fun with this game, definitely worth the less than usual AAA price. I think Ubisoft's Far Cry formula is great fun, and this game's light RPG mechanics and superpower stuff along with the unusually colourful post apocalyptic setting made it much more interesting than the game it's borrowing it's landscape from. Honestly my favourite Far Cry experience since Blood Dragon.
  26. Robz_uk
    Feb 19, 2019
    3
    One of the worst Far Cry games I've played, The Enemy levels system is a poor addition and something I hated in the last 2 AC games, also the game is quite short and would have been better as a dlc
  27. sprinkill
    Feb 18, 2019
    7
    This is a basic Far Cry game, just like Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 4. It's shorter, which is why it's cheaper. The basic premise is still there - run around a map with an arsenal of weapons and blow away enemy NPCs, which are everywhere. Driving is still a pain because the only view is first person from the driver's seat - Ubisoft apparently is steadfast in their devotion to that, which is aThis is a basic Far Cry game, just like Far Cry 5 and Far Cry 4. It's shorter, which is why it's cheaper. The basic premise is still there - run around a map with an arsenal of weapons and blow away enemy NPCs, which are everywhere. Driving is still a pain because the only view is first person from the driver's seat - Ubisoft apparently is steadfast in their devotion to that, which is a shame since "Far Cry" is essentially GTA: Generic Wilderness. Also added is the RPG-like enemy leveling mechanic, such that you must upgrade your weapons to effectively dispatch higher ranking enemies. I didn't really mind this too much. The graphics are like Far Cry 5, but they're a lot more colorful because of the secondary effects of the nuclear fallout.

    My biggest grip with the game is that it really should've just been a part of Far Cry 5, which I thought was woefully short in duration. The way they setup the story progression in FC5 lent itself to unintentionally forcing the story along at a rather remarkable pace. For example, blowing up an enemy truck would earn you "resistance points" (or something to that effect), and once you'd accumulated enough, you'd be cutscene hijacked into a boss battle. It took but a small number of "resistance points" to get thrust into a "boss battle," and blowing up enemy convoys was a natural consequence of getting from point A to point B, so before you knew it, the game was over. So they dispensed with this mechanic in Far Cry: New Dawn, which was great - I can now kill as many people as I want and not fear accelerating the game's progress before I'm satisfied that I've sufficiently ambled about the map. But I'm torqued that I had to pay money for what really should've been included in the first game. What Ubisoft did here would be the equivalent of Rockstar Games charging $40.00 for the Epilogue to RDR2.    … Expand
  28. 0wn3df1x
    Feb 18, 2019
    6
    Именно такими должны быть аддоны в составе Season pass, а не поделки в виде карт про Вьетнам, Марс и зомби.
    Полное прохождение заняло ~30 ч. при ~50 ч. Far Cry 5.
    В New Dawn мы имеем: 10 классических аванпостов. Хотя в ND есть порочная система повторения при увеличенной сложности, из-за чего нужно захватить каждый 3 раза. 7 вылазок, схожих с польз. картами, где нужно украсть рюкзак и    Именно такими должны быть аддоны в составе Season pass, а не поделки в виде карт про Вьетнам, Марс и зомби.
    Полное прохождение заняло ~30 ч. при ~50 ч. Far Cry 5.

    В New Dawn мы имеем:
    10 классических аванпостов. Хотя в ND есть порочная система повторения при увеличенной сложности, из-за чего нужно захватить каждый 3 раза.
    7 вылазок, схожих с польз. картами, где нужно украсть рюкзак и улететь. По 3 раза каждая вылазка.
    21 побочка, среди которых есть интересные и забавные.
    12 коллекционных заданий. Два на поиск предметов, остальные - головоломки.
    101 место. Размер карты в ND - 15 кв. км, в FC 5 - 60 кв. км. Разница компенсируется концентрацией мест.
    Треть представляет собой нычки с ресурсами. В других есть интересные и не очень записки.
    22 сюжетных задания. Сюжет слабенький. Это просто развёрнутый эпилог FC5 с несколькими новыми деталями.

    Слабее всего завязка.
    Антагонисты нелепые, эмоций кроме недоумения не вызывают. Как и новые герои, не успеваешь хоть как-то привыкнуть и проникнутся.
    Старые герои - другое дело. Их судьба интересна, они выглядят колоритнее новых.
    Несмотря на слабую завязку, концовка оказалась неплохой, пробирающей.
    Остались какие-то незакрытые вопросы, но проблема открытой концовки Far Cry 5 была решена.

    Что касается иных нововведений, то гринд запчастей и грабёж аванпостов необходим для улучшения базы и крафта.
    Для улучшения мастерских, верстаков, больниц необходим спирт. Улучшая больницу, игрок увеличивает здоровье. Улучшая лабораторию, получает доступ ко взрывным боеприпасам. Улучшая мастерскую и верстаки, получает возможность делать оружие / машины из собранных материалов.

    Другое нововведение - система уровней. Как я уже писал, вылазки и аванпосты можно производить повторно, каждый раз увеличивая уровень вплоть до трёх (далее бесконечно). Но на самом деле этих уровней четыре и первым идёт нулевой. Каждый уровень представлен своим цветом по типу ММО.
    0 - Белый. 1 - Синий. 2 - Фиолетовый. 3 - Золотой. Чем больше уровень - тем мощнее оружие. Аналогично с врагами, которые бывают белыми, синими, фиолетовыми и золотыми. Чем выше уровень врага, тем сложнее его убить оружием уровнем ниже. И проще оружием уровнем выше. Так по туловищу золотого врага можно выпустить все патроны из всего оружия первого уровня и не убить. К счастью, разработчики не стали идти по пути маразма до конца и поэтому для убийства даже такого противника достаточно поломать его шлем и прострелить голову, что летально даже с самым простым оружием.

    Учитывая вышеперечисленное, можно сказать, что прощупывание почвы со стороны Ubisoft и завершение Far Cry 5 - это хорошо.
    Но плохо то, что аддон идет по цене игры. Плохо, что время увеличивается за счёт повторений. Огорчает и кризис сюжетных идей.
    Тем не менее, игра заслуживает 6.5 из 10.    … Expand
  29. SPlW
    Feb 18, 2019
    6
    If you enjoyed Far Cry 5, you will most likely enjoy this too. It nicely rounds off the story from Far Cry 5. The new levels system for enemies is perhaps a little odd and takes some getting used to, but it does mean there is a ramp-up in difficulty. Expeditions and capturing outposts at higher levels can certainly be challenging.

    The main issue with this game is the length. Whilst    If you enjoyed Far Cry 5, you will most likely enjoy this too. It nicely rounds off the story from Far Cry 5. The new levels system for enemies is perhaps a little odd and takes some getting used to, but it does mean there is a ramp-up in difficulty. Expeditions and capturing outposts at higher levels can certainly be challenging.

    The main issue with this game is the length. Whilst advertised as a full new game, it feels somewhere between a full game and a DLC. As a fairly casual gamer, I did not expect to complete the storyline in a single weekend.

    The question of value for money has to be asked here. If you're a fan of the series and of Far Cry 5 in particular, you will probably enjoy playing this, though I would consider waiting for the price to drop.    … Expand
  30. 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
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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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