Far Cry New Dawn

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4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 898 Ratings

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  1. Bulldad
    Jul 22, 2020
    0
    ***GAME IS EFFECTIVLY UNPLAYABLE WITHOUT MICROTRANSACTIONS***

    Sqaundered potential for a good game. Some of the character development and design of the game is very interesting and visually pleasing. Although after the intro section the characters become very much more one dimensional and boring. That aside the worst aspect of this game is the leveling/crafting of leveled gear.    ***GAME IS EFFECTIVLY UNPLAYABLE WITHOUT MICROTRANSACTIONS***

    Sqaundered potential for a good game. Some of the character development and design of the game is very interesting and visually pleasing. Although after the intro section the characters become very much more one dimensional and boring.

    That aside the worst aspect of this game is the leveling/crafting of leveled gear. everytime you progress through the game the enemys get harder to defeat with the gear equiped. the difficulty spikes are arranged in such a way that it is incredibly difficult to continue without paying real money to ubisoft to allow the player to level up thier gear via the in game micro transactions. this makes the game very frustrating to complete and even on the lowest difficulty, the player finds themselves unable to progress very abruptly without leveling up gear with resources that become very difficult to accrue once you get under-leveled to the surrounding environment. During this entire game the option of paying some more money to ubisoft is dangled infront of the player to level up gear.

    The game is mostly unplayeble in the state you get it at a full AAA price point unless the end user is adding cost beyond that already premium pricepoint after the inital purchase for gear upgrades. This is a progression system usually reserved for the worst examples of free to play mobile games but instead this is a full price PC game.

    I got this game on sale for about 85% off and that small amount of money ubisoft got off me has ensured I will not be looking into thier future titles at all. Ubisofts management is clearly looking to swindle consumers for short term gains at the expense of reputation and retaining a fanbase. I hope that ubisoft may consider better managment in future otherwise customers will not continue to buy thier games. What was once a company behind some great games that gamers would hold in high regard seems to have become solely motivated to squeeze short term profit from unlucky consumers.

    Far cry 6 is no longer something I will consider in the future thanks to this game. A complete waste of talent on what could easily have been a great game.    … Expand
  2. LolMaster756
    Apr 10, 2020
    2
    Два балла за открытый мир, который, конечно, почти весь слизан с far cry 5, но всё же. Сюжет нулевой, система прокачки говно, сделанная для того, чтобы в игру донатили. Короче, игра для пила бабла с додиков, которым лень изучать мир и добывать ресурсы. У меня всё!Два балла за открытый мир, который, конечно, почти весь слизан с far cry 5, но всё же. Сюжет нулевой, система прокачки говно, сделанная для того, чтобы в игру донатили. Короче, игра для пила бабла с додиков, которым лень изучать мир и добывать ресурсы. У меня всё!
  3. S2P_cinephile
    Jul 1, 2023
    4
    Beautifully stunning visuals, but most boring & predictable gameplay in all Far Cry series.
  4. SurujSingha
    May 8, 2020
    6
    This game do NOT deserve 73/100. The graphics are undeniably good and thats it. The map is empty, the story is almost non existent, their entire crafting system sucks. The villians are not memorable at all and are rather annoying. But rating it 3 out of 10 is way too low lol. This game is atleast better than that.
  5. BattersHate
    May 13, 2020
    0
    A slice of colorful **** with a pink burp. I hope that the development vector of this game series will return to parts 2 and 3. This garbage is not even worthy of a torrent!
  6. Dragoi
    Jun 5, 2020
    4
    The game is absolutely gorgeous. The environment is vibrant and spacious, the animations are smooth and clean, and the voice acting is good too.

    But it's just not fun. The missions feel pointless, the story is way too linear, and it's just not enjoyable to play.

    I wanted to like it because it looks so good, but if it's not fun, then what's the point?
  7. grplay1517
    Nov 30, 2021
    8
    the game is pretty good. the story is not that interesting but the game is pleasant to play.
  8. Teaber
    Feb 16, 2022
    6
    I like the Far Cry franchise. It always has quite fun and simple gameplay and beautiful graphics.
    What is not good here is the leveling system; some enemies are bullet spouge until you can get a nice weapon (which is not that simple to get, you have to grind for this).
  9. ErayTellezi
    Nov 17, 2020
    3
    İlk başlarda keyifli olacak gibiydi ancak üssümüzü geliştirmek için yan görevden bile kalitesiz ana görevler iteleyince oyun boka sardı. Hikaye sunumu rezalet ötesi. 5'te var olan bazı şeyler kaldırılmış. Gerçekten kötü oyun yapmak için emek sarf etmişler.
  10. Bodislav
    Jul 1, 2021
    2
    Worst way to spend your money and time. 2/10 cause had at least some fun playing it with friend.
  11. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    1
    убожество недостойное жизни и существования-это про farcryND
  12. RockerKR
    Nov 17, 2020
    7
    lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Well edited FC5 lllllllllllllllllllll
  13. Moxiin
    Nov 23, 2020
    0
    This game is total rubbish, ever since FC3 this series has gone down the toilet and this is the worst yet. Weak lazy story, weak characters. Dialogue is cringe-worthy at the best of times and adds very little to the story. Way too much talking and following people. The "altered state of mind" scenes were boring after FC4 so why keep adding them in the game. I'm glad I got this game forThis game is total rubbish, ever since FC3 this series has gone down the toilet and this is the worst yet. Weak lazy story, weak characters. Dialogue is cringe-worthy at the best of times and adds very little to the story. Way too much talking and following people. The "altered state of mind" scenes were boring after FC4 so why keep adding them in the game. I'm glad I got this game for $11, because it's not even worth that, beware before you buy. If you must play it, get it for free.… Expand
  14. vova22379
    Jan 22, 2023
    2
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  15. MILIK
    Dec 29, 2020
    4
    Shooting is alright what you have to expected from far cry but everything else is bad. Storry horrible, country= reskin, far cry 5 was 9/10 but this is not that funny like far cry 5.
  16. BeeSting1
    Jan 1, 2021
    4
    Is this really what Far Cry has come to? Wtf happened?

    Positives: - Good graphics Negatives: - The game is horrendously unbalanced. Right around the 3rd last story mission. The difficulty ramps up 20 times. It's virtually impossible to beat the last 3 missions without the best weapons in the game. The gameplay is completely fine with basic weapons up until that point. As a    Is this really what Far Cry has come to? Wtf happened?

    Positives:

    - Good graphics

    Negatives:

    - The game is horrendously unbalanced. Right around the 3rd last story mission. The difficulty ramps up 20 times. It's virtually impossible to beat the last 3 missions without the best weapons in the game. The gameplay is completely fine with basic weapons up until that point. As a result, if you haven't been focusing on scavenging, you're forced to spend a lot of time scavenging just to get the best weapons to beat the last few missions. Severely broke the pace of the game for me.

    - When you finally fight the twins. They have so much health it's **** ridiculous. I can tolerate some exaggeration, but not this much. They can literally take 500 rockets, and not die. They are only human, THEY HAVE NO EDEN's GIFT or anything. HOW DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE??

    - recycled character personalities from Far Cry 5. Many of the characters spoke with such similar tones just with different character models.

    - Again, they didn't feature a protagonist. Putting the player as the main character is stupid. What's the point of all the clothing customization? You don't see your own body 99% of the time. AJ Ghale and Jason Brody in Far Cry 3 and 4 were well made, interesting characters, with INTERESTING stories. Why can't you guys make a new protagonist like those. HIRE THOSE WRITERS BACK, THEY DID GOOD! The story is really boring and cliche in New Dawn.

    - It was hard to care at all about any of the characters. I didn't give a rats ass about Rush's death, cause there was such a lack of character development

    - your helpers die waaaay to easily, and most of the time it's cause they put themselves in a horrible position, in a place where you can't even revive them. So most of the time they are a liability.

    - It's really hard to care about ANY of the characters that appear. They are sooo one dimensional.

    - The structure is completely based on Far Cry 5. I hated the crafting and hunting system there. And it's the same here.

    - the Perk tree is super small. Where are the drop in take downs? Where are the other cool upgrades from FC3 and FC4

    - There's a severe lack of vehicles in the overworld. You literally need to go to an outpost to reliable locate a vehicle most of the time.

    Conclusion

    I understand the tried to make it more like an RPG. But the pacing is horrible. And RPG elements isn't what made Far Cry great. Do not **** play this game. If you've never played Far Cry. Play 3 and 4. They are the best. Maybe 5.    … Expand
  17. YuriRys
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Конвейер - как знак качества. Впринцепи для отдона неплохо, но primal был лучше)
  18. Lyronn
    Feb 9, 2021
    4
    Ubisoft why are you doing this to us, you started **** into the satin game, you got into it bravo I think this game should have been an update for Far Cry 5
  19. itsmarcus
    Feb 10, 2021
    0
    **** balls
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  20. DerYouTuba
    May 26, 2021
    2
    Are you kidding me? In coop two players can only play together when they are in a diestance of 100 feet. And I never played a game where I just hoped there would be no story, no charakters. Only gameplay. The gameplay is fantastic in my opinion. most of the time. But the rest of it... is ****
  21. GulmanGRD
    Dec 12, 2021
    7
    If you close your eyes you can get through it, I got through it by closing my eyes to the horrible characters, it's only for the story, it's crap.
  22. Ratingss
    Feb 26, 2021
    2
    Mediocre and lazy, the usual from Ubisoft.
    Enemies are bullet sponges, animals will take a rocket to the face and not die(the animals this strong only made sense in Primal), enemies with flamethrowers will kiil you through walls, motorcycle helmets that can barely save your life on a crash apparently are 100% bullet proof, there is only one radio station playing the same horrible music,    Mediocre and lazy, the usual from Ubisoft.
    Enemies are bullet sponges, animals will take a rocket to the face and not die(the animals this strong only made sense in Primal), enemies with flamethrowers will kiil you through walls, motorcycle helmets that can barely save your life on a crash apparently are 100% bullet proof, there is only one radio station playing the same horrible music, the revolver clearly has some hit detection problem, the AI is braindead, if i keep going ill probably put more effort in this review than they did on this game.    … Expand
  23. VipulChandwani
    Apr 27, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. New dawn is a sequence of far cry 5 . . I prefer Ubisoft worked hard to make it feel new . . .just remove the giant open world and move the contrast up and here is the new dawn for you . . we have the co-op mode in far cry new dawn which is hours of fun with your friends. Mickey and Lou are the enemies of this game (ya not Joseph Seed no spoilers). game is an open world as all the far cry games and the main aim of the game is to upgrade prosperity ( the home base in the game) and survive in the post-apocalyptic world defending us from the highwaymen. As always the things don't go as planned and we have many obstacles in our way with side missions to move forward in the game. The storyline of FarCry new dawn is as interactive and interesting as all the FarCry games this game too with 8 hours of gameplay (approx) doesn't disappoint you at all. FarCry 5 being the start of an apocalyptic world, New dawn is its post version although the map is almost the same just a little shorter the colors of the game as compared to Far Cry 5 is eye blazing sharp and colorful, we can see tons of new guns which are kinda made from scraped out guns (As we can see on the trailer too) New dawn is pretty exciting to play and Ubisoft using the new Duniya engine has leveled up its physics game and did a pretty good job as per my view. I Will wait for Far Cry 6 to realize and check up on what new things Ubisoft has up its sleeve for now new dawn is a 7 out of 10 for me… Expand
  24. kndr
    May 23, 2021
    1
    Story is follow up to 5(and this is bad)nuclear war happened and now we are in post apocalyptic world. I'll come back to this later.

    Twins are the most forgettable unmemorable far cry villains ever. They are not scary, funny or makes you question yourself. They are just bland and cringe. Other characters are not better either. They just...exist. It is basically fc5 dlc. Even    Story is follow up to 5(and this is bad)nuclear war happened and now we are in post apocalyptic world. I'll come back to this later.

    Twins are the most forgettable unmemorable far cry villains ever. They are not scary, funny or makes you question yourself. They are just bland and cringe.

    Other characters are not better either. They just...exist.

    It is basically fc5 dlc. Even though it uses 5's map they managed to ruin it. This post apocalyptic world doesn't look post apocalyptic. So much pink and green. It is sooo colorful. What kind of radiation is that?

    To do main missions you need to do side missions. It is annoying busywork. Now ubisoft...side missions are supposed to be SIDE MISSIONS. They should be optional. When you force them it is not side mission anymore!

    Unnecessary rpg elements. Blue gun, purple enemy, green mission. F*CK OFF!

    Enemies are bullet sponge because your weapon is blue and enemy is red or something. You blow them into pieces? Too bad your level is not high enough...

    There are microtransactions! Goddamn microtransactions.

    There are more weapons now. Some came back from previous fc's and others are new.

    The only interesting thing about this garbage is that saw launcher.    … Expand
  25. KAS_113
    Oct 13, 2021
    2
    Ubisoft, this is a shooter, not an MMO RPG, where enemies should NOT have a level and rank.
  26. RynoHoksin
    May 30, 2021
    6
    It's basically Far Cry 5 with a few new gameplay elements. Whoever decided to add RPG elements into the game, deserves to lose their job. Other than that, it was quite fun and I'll recommend it (on sale).
  27. 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
  28. NyanFish
    Dec 10, 2022
    0
    0 ИЗ 10
    Худшая часть из всех Далеко плакать, если вообще её можно назвать частью, а не длс к 5 части
    В ней плохо просто всё
    ШОК, одни негативные эмоции
  29. Woolee
    Sep 26, 2021
    7
    really enjoyed playing Far Cry New Dawn because I'm a big fan of Far Cry 5. This
  30. zyllus
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    This is the sequel to the Far Cry 5 game. This game is sold as a standalone title as a continuation to what happened after the Far Cry 5 ending, but it never feels like a standalone game but more like a DLC. The campaign is just 8 hours long and mostly grinding. The location is set 17 years into the future after the post-apocalypse and the map is just recycled. You upgrade your home baseThis is the sequel to the Far Cry 5 game. This game is sold as a standalone title as a continuation to what happened after the Far Cry 5 ending, but it never feels like a standalone game but more like a DLC. The campaign is just 8 hours long and mostly grinding. The location is set 17 years into the future after the post-apocalypse and the map is just recycled. You upgrade your home base to unlock more weapons and health. The saw launcher weapon is the only good weapon in this game. The villains are two twin sisters which are not as good as the other memorable villains in the Far Cry series. The only good thing about this game is the characters returning from the previous game.… Expand
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73

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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