Far Cry Primal

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  1. Tornadopotato
    Mar 30, 2021
    1
    Overall frustrating experience and the constant grind is not worth the price tag on this game
  2. DangerVl
    Jun 6, 2021
    5
    The game looks great even in 2021, but boring quests and the lack of a main story are very bad for this game. Well-designed nature, quite memorable characters, nice graphics and excellent performance. All this pales before you get bored of the game very quickly.
  3. ozymandias79
    Apr 15, 2017
    0
    I always wanted to be some dude in 10,000 BC - not. This game is boring! Especially after playing something like Infinite Warfare. It looks great but its all a waste in such a dull setting. Play any other Far Cry game instead.
  4. SigilFey
    Feb 6, 2017
    4
    I can't even bring myself to write a full review for this after the crushing disappointment that I feel now, having just uninstalled it. Suffice it to say that the free-roam and random mission gameplay is excellent! I know that those who crave the Rambo-esque style of gunplay from the former titles will likely look at the clubs and spears as a step back for the series, but I reallyI can't even bring myself to write a full review for this after the crushing disappointment that I feel now, having just uninstalled it. Suffice it to say that the free-roam and random mission gameplay is excellent! I know that those who crave the Rambo-esque style of gunplay from the former titles will likely look at the clubs and spears as a step back for the series, but I really appreciate "going Medieval" over "rapid fire" any day -- so this was right up my alley.

    It's the boss fights that *completely* destroy the experience. What a travesty. I should have seen it coming after the first ridiculous "Great Hunts" (against signature animals). Rather than it functioning like anything remotely connected to a HUNT...it's simply an exercise in eye-rolling frustration as you die over and over again taking down a bear or sabre-toothed tiger with more hit points than an M1 Abrams tank. Employ strategy? Nope. Set up a tactical ambush using the environment? Nope. Craft special foods to give yourself the particular edge to emerge victorious? Nope. Tame a certain animal that can exploit the beast's weakness? Nope.

    You just run around like a lunatic unloading every trap, bomb, spear, club, arrow, throwing shard, and tamed beast in your arsenal while the "Great Beast" simply one-shots or maybe two-shots everything it touches and moves around at about 150% the normal speed. After reloading 4 or 5 times to frantically mash attack buttons, you'll be able to subdue it.

    Which gives you the ability to tame and use this monstrosity and all of its supernatural abilities -- right???

    Nope.

    As soon as you defeat it, it seems to become a normal beast with a different look. So you can't even use it effectively against other "Great Beasts", as it will be put down just as fast as everything else.

    And the boss fights against human villains are even WORSE. The fight against Ull is the single lamest, stupidest, most un-immersive, boss fight I think I've ever encountered in a video game since the 1980's. For a brief while, I thought, "No...I'm missing something! I have to be. This must work like Dark Souls -- a pattern I need to find...or a specific weakness..."

    NOPE.

    Just using a few, one-off, environmental damage positions before spamming every available attack ad nauseam for over 15 minutes while Ull just continues wandering around, taking spear after spear after spear, club after club after club, arrow after arrow after arrow...and simply not dying. On...and on...and on...an on...

    But -- BUT -- Surely, the other bosses won't be like this! SURELY -- it was just this fight because it's, like, Ull's special thing. Right? Surely!!!

    >

    I'm not even going into the fight against Batari. Instant un-installation.

    What the @#$% happened, Ubisoft??? What in honest, living creation!? I have to award this at least a 4 for the ~20 hours of incredible enjoyment the free-play provided...the beautiful world...the really neat Survival Mode... But what should have been one of the most rewarding parts of the game -- tackling the major antagonists and advancing the story -- left me trembling in rage at the utter, pointless, frustrating, monotonous, cheap, trifling execution. It's completely unforgivable. I simply have to ensure the game is in the red.

    And, I'm sorry. I have never seen a title so instantly destroy every single thing that makes it enjoyable for the sake of "padding the length". The effect is awful. Learn from this disaster. Please.    … Expand
  5. Gronan
    Mar 6, 2016
    3
    Beautifull game, really, espacilly for a farcry, but the AI (specially the pet) is so stupid... sometime your bear will die on wolfs just because he doesn't hit back and seems to chill ...
    So far (5h played) I've encountered many bugs and ended up block in walls, fence etc... There is no way you can manage to unblock yourself, you have to reload from last checkpoint...
    The story seems    Beautifull game, really, espacilly for a farcry, but the AI (specially the pet) is so stupid... sometime your bear will die on wolfs just because he doesn't hit back and seems to chill ...
    So far (5h played) I've encountered many bugs and ended up block in walls, fence etc... There is no way you can manage to unblock yourself, you have to reload from last checkpoint...
    The story seems pretty boring and empty (specially after a Farcry 3...)
    The Special mammoth missions are just some bad lame jokes there are very useless and boring as hell.
    I think people who gave it a 10 are just fan boys, clearly this game doesn't deserve more than a 6...    … Expand
  6. Manjin1
    Mar 24, 2017
    2
    Retarded like all last Far Cry, in middle and late game you need to put 5-6 arrows in enemy to kill or if this warchief nothing change in far cry 4 in bossy enemy you need few mags to kill in this game you need 20 arrows and 5 spear to kill them in naked chest. Enemy don't have armor or smothing like this so after few arrows they looks like **** porcupine but still alive.
  7. Quardia
    Jun 16, 2017
    3
    Çok net bir şekilde söyleyebilirim ki şu ana kadar oynadığım en kötü Far Cry oyunu idi. Yapay zeka gerçekten iyi değildi. Grafikler yeterliydi fakat kaplamalarda sorunlar vardı. Oyunu bitirmek için kendimi zorladım fakat yapamadım. Çünkü gerçekten kötüydü.
    Aslında fikir olarak güzel fakat o dönemde fazla silah olmadığı için doğal olarak oyunda da silah çeşitliliği azdı.
    Sopa - ok yakma    Çok net bir şekilde söyleyebilirim ki şu ana kadar oynadığım en kötü Far Cry oyunu idi. Yapay zeka gerçekten iyi değildi. Grafikler yeterliydi fakat kaplamalarda sorunlar vardı. Oyunu bitirmek için kendimi zorladım fakat yapamadım. Çünkü gerçekten kötüydü.
    Aslında fikir olarak güzel fakat o dönemde fazla silah olmadığı için doğal olarak oyunda da silah çeşitliliği azdı.
    Sopa - ok yakma olayı cidden iyi değildi çünkü her yaktığınızda tüm yapay zeka sizden kaçıyordu. Ayrıca o sopaları, okları nasıl yaktığı da belli deği. Sinematiği yoktu. Nasıl, neyle yaktığını göremiyordunuz.
    Evet, Far Cry 4' te iyi bir oyun değildi bence fakat bu gerçekten rezaletti.
    Bu oyunu almayın, aldırtmayın.    … Expand
  8. Hourless
    Feb 27, 2018
    4
    Big fan of the Far Cry series but this was a "no go" for me. Played it for about 12 hours and just got bored like most. It was generally because none of the characters were interesting since they didn't speak any English (yes I know there are subtitles) and instead spoke gibberish, story seemed pretty much just strengthen the Wenja tribe which got boring as time went on, the CQC was so badBig fan of the Far Cry series but this was a "no go" for me. Played it for about 12 hours and just got bored like most. It was generally because none of the characters were interesting since they didn't speak any English (yes I know there are subtitles) and instead spoke gibberish, story seemed pretty much just strengthen the Wenja tribe which got boring as time went on, the CQC was so bad it felt like I was playing Skyrim again, a lot of trashy upgrades and crafting and the grinding for materials gets more excessive once you have to start gathering "rare" materials.

    I could complain about many more problems like the outdated graphics, poor checkpoint placement, lazy map design (heard that the map layout is very similar to Far Cry 4) but in other words it's pretty much a game that gets boring and frustrating over time. Don't get me wrong riding animals is pretty cool but everything else just seemed sort of "disappointing".    … Expand
  9. MadclownJack
    Jun 13, 2017
    5
    Looks flashy but has little to offer that you haven't seen before. Basically a re-skinned version of Far Cry 3/4. Boring to the bone once you get the hang of it. Everything is confusing, the difficulty is terribly unbalanced, visuals can be an eyesore. Basically, I don't think this is worth the money unless you get it for the price of a cheap DLC.
  10. BlackwoodsLord
    May 26, 2016
    1
    Far Cry Primal is a DLC sold for 60 bucks. Some reskins, copy-paste the map of FC4, and that's it. Selling a game like this for that price is an offense itself.
  11. CreamyyStreams
    Mar 4, 2016
    6
    I've been lucky enough to dodge performance issues - floats around 80fps with everything on High (i5 3570 at stock speed, GTX970). Hasn't dropped below 70.

    It's not a 'bad' game. The world is pretty, the weapons handle really nicely at range (although melee is poor) and it has the same sense of exploration as its predecessors. If you're expecting the same style of carnage and mayhem as    I've been lucky enough to dodge performance issues - floats around 80fps with everything on High (i5 3570 at stock speed, GTX970). Hasn't dropped below 70.

    It's not a 'bad' game. The world is pretty, the weapons handle really nicely at range (although melee is poor) and it has the same sense of exploration as its predecessors. If you're expecting the same style of carnage and mayhem as in 3 and 4 you're going to be disappointed. You play as a hunter-gatherer. The game is predominantly about hunting and gathering. You will not be setting fire to cannabis plantations with dub-reggae playing in the background or trying to assassinate a flamboyantly homosexual drug lord dictator. If that turns you off, don't buy it.

    Its main problem is that it's painfully 'safe'. Missed opportunities everywhere - the skill system is uninspired and exists solely to tick the 'level progression' box. The world is absolutely teeming with wildlife, which seems really cool until you see four leopards spawn on top of each other and sprint off in the same direction to attack a goat standing 100 yards away. Crafting is painfully standard - they could've so easily hybridised skills and crafting to allow weapon customisation and tiered upgrades that rely equally on experience, resource gathering, knowledge and discoveries but instead they're entirely linear. Hunter vision is a really lazy substitute for proper hunting mechanics and is made even more obnoxious by the way it interferes with the colour palette, especially considering you'll be forced to use it fairly regularly.

    If you want a holiday in a really pretty, very diverse landscape with cool sound design and also want to throw spears at mountain lions, this is a game for you. It appeals to the part of me that wants to up sticks, move to the US, become a park ranger and disappear into the wilderness for months at a time. If you'd rather shoot RPGs at livestock don't bother.

    With regards to the 'same map as Far Cry 4' controversy: yes it's lazy and it's disappointing that they cut corners, but you wouldn't have noticed if nobody had pointed it out to you.    … Expand
  12. singlungchan
    Jun 10, 2017
    4
    It's hard to say why this game doesn't work. I was interested in the beginning, but then the story feels super shallow and filled with cliches. The gameplay can be fun, - afterall the game has the latest far cry genes. The environment is beautiful as always. I think it all comes down to mission design. The missions have this feeling of mass produce. Like someone from the far cry team saidIt's hard to say why this game doesn't work. I was interested in the beginning, but then the story feels super shallow and filled with cliches. The gameplay can be fun, - afterall the game has the latest far cry genes. The environment is beautiful as always. I think it all comes down to mission design. The missions have this feeling of mass produce. Like someone from the far cry team said - 'let's just throw in a lot of similar mission and call it a day as we have all the basics covered otherwise'. It's obvious - they just didn't made any effort nor had any real inspiration for this one.… Expand
  13. TheAvidGamer14
    Apr 3, 2016
    1
    This game is definitely not recommended on the PC.

    PC port: 0/10 Gameplay: 6/10(I would've given it higher if it offered new things, but it is the same Far Cry formula since Far Cry 3) Story: 2/10 at best(really uninteresting) Graphics: 9/10(even I'll admit that the graphics are beautiful) Don't get this on the PC in any price. Get it on consoles if it has a sale. I wish Ubisoft    This game is definitely not recommended on the PC.

    PC port: 0/10
    Gameplay: 6/10(I would've given it higher if it offered new things, but it is the same Far Cry formula since Far Cry 3)

    Story: 2/10 at best(really uninteresting)
    Graphics: 9/10(even I'll admit that the graphics are beautiful)

    Don't get this on the PC in any price. Get it on consoles if it has a sale. I wish Ubisoft put more effort into the PC port. I also wish this game was more different. All the other main Far Cry games(expect Far Cry 4 and Far Cry 1's expansions) were different. Even though Far Cry 4 was basically a copy of Far Cry 3, I still had fun with it and the PC port was decent enough(but was not great). Now that Far Cry Primal is also basically another Far Cry 3, I cannot in my right mind excuse Ubisoft for their actions. It's getting very redundant. I remember the Far Cry series as being innovative(up until Far Cry 4 was released) and original. It was a Ubisoft series that I was happy that it didn't fall into the milking processes of Ubisoft, but sadly, it is now. This game had potential to be one of the best survival games.    … Expand
  14. rodericrinehart
    Jan 1, 2017
    4
    It takes everything Far Cry and dumbs it down or takes it away. It was just freaking boring through and through. It might be worth ten bucks sale price just for a quick play through if you really like the genre. Much better games to spend your time and money on.
  15. MikefromAngus
    Oct 3, 2016
    1
    I loved far cry 4! When primal came out, I wasn't too thrilled about the idea of the setting. But I still gave it a chance and bought the game. After 5 hours of gameplay, I can honestly say I hate this game to the point that I will never play it again. The worst offence? its ultra boring.
  16. Ronnie94
    Jan 24, 2020
    6
    Where should i start? i never asked for this kind of Far Cry game.This is the second worst Far Cry of my life the first is Far Cry 2 for personal reasons.At least i had fun of the game and i did not rated lower because it's average.Furthermore i should add that i played every Far Cry game since Far Cry 1 and it was better than this.The story? is not existent.The map? copy-paste from FarWhere should i start? i never asked for this kind of Far Cry game.This is the second worst Far Cry of my life the first is Far Cry 2 for personal reasons.At least i had fun of the game and i did not rated lower because it's average.Furthermore i should add that i played every Far Cry game since Far Cry 1 and it was better than this.The story? is not existent.The map? copy-paste from Far Cry 4 with a few minor changes.Gameplay well it's the same to Far Cry 4 but more like Skyrim.Combat? well the combat is not so good in general.As long as you keep a low profile and playing stealthy is fun.If you are spotted the combat becomes repetitive and frustrating.The sound and music are fine but forgettable.
    Overall i wasn't impressed with Far Cry Primal but i had my fun at least.I expected better than this and disappointed especially for becoming more action-adventure and no arms.    … Expand
  17. DinoBeam
    Sep 7, 2020
    5
    This game lacks polish. It has such great potential but is just so sloppy and unsatisfying at times. Spent a bunch of time scaling a huge cliff [i think i was supposed to go up it but i can't tell because your waypoint will often be wildly inaccurate with height] only to have a mammoth angrily chase me off the cliff to my death, i didn't do anything to anger it! I went through theThis game lacks polish. It has such great potential but is just so sloppy and unsatisfying at times. Spent a bunch of time scaling a huge cliff [i think i was supposed to go up it but i can't tell because your waypoint will often be wildly inaccurate with height] only to have a mammoth angrily chase me off the cliff to my death, i didn't do anything to anger it! I went through the trouble of getting a saber tooth tiger, it fell off a cliff and died. No reason for it to. I tried to get another one, none were in the area of the map where they were supposed to be! This game makes you go around trying to do stuff only to keep running into mechanical brick walls that pop up out of nowhere! Why?… Expand
  18. Morris_Goodlife
    Apr 16, 2017
    7
    Over all I enjoyed and do like this game.

    This is a very short list of some negatives and positives from my point of view: Negatives: * Uses same far cry game engine as previous far cry games * Save system is garbage (but to be fair, I hate all console type save point save systems.) Positives * This game is set in prehistoric times and they did great with this. * They made    Over all I enjoyed and do like this game.

    This is a very short list of some negatives and positives from my point of view:

    Negatives:
    * Uses same far cry game engine as previous far cry games
    * Save system is garbage (but to be fair, I hate all console type save point save systems.)

    Positives
    * This game is set in prehistoric times and they did great with this.
    * They made this an enjoyable survival game for me.
    * The graphics are great.    … Expand
  19. Antioch
    Apr 10, 2016
    6
    This is imo the worst entry to the Far Cry franchise. The story revolves around you building up your village and increase it's population and basically eradicate the other two factions.
    It seems the game took inspiration from other survival games popular on pc but implemented a way to simple and boring crafting system to appeal to the console masses. The game is way to easy aswell, I    This is imo the worst entry to the Far Cry franchise. The story revolves around you building up your village and increase it's population and basically eradicate the other two factions.
    It seems the game took inspiration from other survival games popular on pc but implemented a way to simple and boring crafting system to appeal to the console masses. The game is way to easy aswell, I played on normal and I recomend anyone looking to play this game to start on hard. And playing it on the hardest difficulty still doesn't make it a "survival game".
    First things first when playing this game is unchecking the gathering animation as it does nothing but waste time and annoy you. You will be stopping and detouring on your way to your destinations ALOT.
    Traversing this world is not as fun as in FC3 and 4 with the lack of a wing suit. And what they did add, the ability to have a pet beast, some even ridable does not make up for that. I found the beasts useless and annoying for the most part.
    You also have very few weapon and attack variety making the action bland long term.
    It is a huge game though with alot to do, all the ubisoft standard side activities are here but there is still no replay value to this game and there is no multiplayer to extend it's life beyond finishing it once. The story is nothing special but it isn't bad. The new made up language is pretty cool and very convincing.
    As for how the game runs, it's not that good either. My fps ranged from 57-63 with occasional drops to 50ish (1080p/ultra). And I'm playing on an i7 4770K, 16GB ram and a Titan Black card, the performance should be better.
    Imo the main value of this game is potentially mildly entertaining you for long periods of time IF you absolutely have nothing better to do or play.    … Expand
  20. GreK4
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    I so long thought write this review, but I found in myself power, so let's do this.
    In first, I would beginning with my favorite theme - game design. Ubisoft do this so pretty. I am really enjoyed, when I walking along the primal world. Flora, fauna and common landscape look so beautiful. That’s always give me high feel – I fell myself adventurer. In last my text, I tell you how much    I so long thought write this review, but I found in myself power, so let's do this.
    In first, I would beginning with my favorite theme - game design. Ubisoft do this so pretty. I am really enjoyed, when I walking along the primal world. Flora, fauna and common landscape look so beautiful. That’s always give me high feel – I fell myself adventurer. In last my text, I tell you how much proved this primal world with real history.

    If we will talk about map, here have interest moment. Let’s start with that – map is copyright from Far Cry. Please, don’t think that is bad, just fact. It so similar. Also, it cut off on two sides – south and north, although all main plot action takes only south side. Weird. Besides, in air always staying frog, that decrease visibility range. Interest, but I don’t see far away.

    And now let’s take up the plot. It tells us about Takkar – main hero, - who after accident with his comrade during hunting on a mammoth, walking by traces his tribe Wenja. Trought some time he found girl, which lead him in places where earlier lives Wenja – after their kill or slavery tribe Urus. She want revive tribe Wenja and you help her do this.

    You will fight with another tribes (their two) and save slavery for your tribe. Also you will extend your village and increase population. My opinion – world is beautiful, plot boring as a caterpillar. We have two enemy tribes and, it fact, two bosses. And first, and second is strong similar, bosses is so boring. Tribes different only in outfit and a few abilities. It’s usually for Far Cry, when you come in alien places and kill everyone, with anthem – I defend my tribe. (smile)
    How talking Russian revolutionaries – For all good and against all bad. (Adore this quote)

    Boring enemies, okey, but what you tell about your allies? The same thing. They do not remember me, they only stay in villages and give you tasks – that’s don’t do their real person, and all work do you, what do all of they? Nothing. In final of game is so boring and useless. Together with six nonames enjoy win of Wenja. Gorgeous. That’s all.

    And now let’s tell about whether proved world?

    In first, flora and fauna, a few don’t proved. Saber-toothed tigers, giant irish deer cave bears already died, mammoth yet live, but already not in Europe. Coniferous replace deciduous tree.

    In second, Slavery don’t be popular. Probably, people look like else, they were big massive, most weight and had big head. Concerning about language – we don’t know, that’s question is so controversial even in stage Neolithic.

    In my final word will be like this – Game is good, but not over this. If you like Far Cry series, why you waiting for? Go in game. And if you want to deep in primal world, you should try play.
    5/10    … Expand
  21. BDbloks12
    Jun 2, 2017
    6
    This game is okay. The story is god awful. The only reason I rate it THIS high was the always great gameplay. But it saves it just barley. The story is still bad and horrible.
  22. Massivesupport
    Mar 2, 2017
    7
    I think it is a great game.
    In my rating i am not looking at the rest of the series or ubisoft but just Far Cry Primal.
    The game was a lot of fun and i am looking what they could have done better. More story line and characters. More crafting like shelters, huts and armor. More animals like a polar bear being able to ride a cavebear or a rhino and some more. and i am missing rain.    I think it is a great game.
    In my rating i am not looking at the rest of the series or ubisoft but just Far Cry Primal.
    The game was a lot of fun and i am looking what they could have done better.
    More story line and characters.
    More crafting like shelters, huts and armor.
    More animals like a polar bear being able to ride a cavebear or a rhino and some more.
    and i am missing rain.

    if they would have done this you would be able to enjoi the game longer,
    that is why i dont get the price also 30$ would have made more sense to me.    … Expand
  23. Mitya64
    May 4, 2019
    6
    Far Cry в каменном веке?! Хм выглядит интересно. Но наделе получилось такое себе. Сюжетная линия просто банальная (мы челик из племени, вам надо убить челик с другого племени). Интересных миссий тут нет, просто убейте всех. Оружия тут 3: лук из прошлых частей дубинка и копье. Ими можно драться, а можно бросить. И вообщем бегаете вы дубинкой всех мочите, собираете цветочки, убиваетеFar Cry в каменном веке?! Хм выглядит интересно. Но наделе получилось такое себе. Сюжетная линия просто банальная (мы челик из племени, вам надо убить челик с другого племени). Интересных миссий тут нет, просто убейте всех. Оружия тут 3: лук из прошлых частей дубинка и копье. Ими можно драться, а можно бросить. И вообщем бегаете вы дубинкой всех мочите, собираете цветочки, убиваете животных, крафтите шмотки. В начале был какой то эффект типа уу саблезубые тигры ууу медведи. В середине игры после получения 2 ручной дубинки на похуй их валите, только мешают. Куча всяких однообрахных квестов надобовляли (я их на 80 процентов прошел) В общем по скидосу только брать.… Expand
  24. lord_raccoon
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    This game is extremely boring. I couldnt stand it for more than 2 hours. And im not talking about the fact the game was made as kinda expansion for FC4, no, thats not what was worrying me. I didnt have any expectations before i start, i was ready for something new and unique. But the plot is awful and hardly understandable, gameplay seem unclear and exhausting by its boreness. I justThis game is extremely boring. I couldnt stand it for more than 2 hours. And im not talking about the fact the game was made as kinda expansion for FC4, no, thats not what was worrying me. I didnt have any expectations before i start, i was ready for something new and unique. But the plot is awful and hardly understandable, gameplay seem unclear and exhausting by its boreness. I just deleted this game and won't try to play it again.… Expand
  25. LoletinAlexis
    Mar 28, 2019
    7
    A different Far Cry and with good ideas, but with a decaffeinated tone.

    To each new Far Cry, the story will get worse. In this case we have a plot that works and very simple, but this is uninteresting and not engaging.

    A too simplified gameplay in which you do not suffer to survive, with bad and too repetitive melee combat.
  26. jebskijeb
    May 3, 2018
    7
    Hey, did you know there were "strong" women warriors 10,000 years ago? Seriously! Having sagging **** vagina, 50% of body mass of an average male and a high pitched voice that will strike fear in your enemies were features that allowed our ancestors to fight with mammoths and conquer hostile tribes.

    Jokes aside, I wonder if anyone actually thought for a second how utterly ridiculous it    Hey, did you know there were "strong" women warriors 10,000 years ago? Seriously! Having sagging **** vagina, 50% of body mass of an average male and a high pitched voice that will strike fear in your enemies were features that allowed our ancestors to fight with mammoths and conquer hostile tribes.

    Jokes aside, I wonder if anyone actually thought for a second how utterly ridiculous it is to put this narrative into a prehistoric game. I mean they did some research, right? You might as well have wooden guns, I mean why not.

    As for everything else, I like FC series. My favorite is FC3. I like the gameplay, because the story pretty much always sucks, more specifically story missions a lot of which are forced and sometimes even ridiculous. But the propaganda that they're trying to push more and more in every new entry of the series is getting out of hand. I usually disregard that and just focus on free roam gameplay which is what I love about Far Cry. And yes, it is a reskin, but I'm frankly OK with it - they put a spin/skin on all familiar things, it was a nice break before the proper entry of the series.    … Expand
  27. aberneighbor
    Jun 18, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing the Far Cry franchise since the beginning, and with its ups and downs, I have to say this is the worst installment of the lot.

    We all know it's a rehash of Far Cry 4; that's okay. The problem is that they did almost nothing to conceal that. Ubisoft could have used the groundwork of Far Cry 4 and then altered it enough to give a unique experience, but they chose instead to barely dress it up and change almost none of the mechanics. That's not acceptable. Not at the prices they ask.

    The story is practically non-existent. And God is it lonely. There's almost no one to talk to, no characters to bond with or hate, and no real driving motivation to why we should play the game to begin with. There's just nothing compelling here. As far as story and character are concerned, it's all very shallow. No depth whatsoever. It could have been so much better. Your brother dies, your tribe is on the brink of extinction. Missed opportunity #1.

    The terrain is so broken and difficult, I wonder if they were aiming to make a 12,000 year old simulator. Seriously, if the map shows a road, and there's a cliff in the way, that's a problem. And of course, you have to 'unlock' the grappling hook to go any farther. Pathetic. Why not fully embrace the open world concept and give us multiple ways to get where we have to go? Missed opportunity #2.

    Stop making me go certain places just to be able to build a damned tool. Just lay out what is required to build it, and make me go find those items. This negates the entire concept of Far Cry. Ubisoft says open world games are the future, but they sure as hell don't act like it. They also did this in Far Cry 5. "Do what you want, until we tell you it's time to do something else." Missed opportunity #3.

    Hunter vision, bee bombs, poison clay pots? At this point the game has gone from clumsy FPS to magic fantasy junk. The idea of having real hunting mechanics and relying on scent, sound, and sight sounds amazing. When you are crafting a game based on a specific historical period where no one knew what a germ was, but has magic laser eyesight....You've lost the plot. Playing in 10,000 B.C. is interesting enough. You don't have to give me magical powers to dress it up. Missed opportunity #4.

    All in all, it's a boring, lazy moneygrab. No depth, clumsy magic powers, no story, no motivation, and no creativity. Good graphics and wildlife are not enough to redeem this troubled mistake of a game.    … Expand
  28. Hagal
    May 12, 2020
    5
    What seems to be the perfect Blend of type and setting turns out to be the most disheartening bugfest imagenable, Do NOT play Survival Mode, it has bugs designed to make you rip your head of.
  29. michaelb1928
    Mar 1, 2019
    5
    decent amount of hours out of this game...it just feels like it was made by a different team or that it was rushed. It's worth th
  30. SilverOrlov
    Jan 21, 2021
    6
    "Idea for gold, implementation - not even for stone"
    I'll start by saying that, I perfectly understand the rejection of people to endless towers and outposts, but I liked it in FC and AS games. I understand the resentment of people towards endless craft, but I also liked that(Not when it was done too stupidly)... But at this point I want to say that I like these things paired with an    "Idea for gold, implementation - not even for stone"
    I'll start by saying that, I perfectly understand the rejection of people to endless towers and outposts, but I liked it in FC and AS games. I understand the resentment of people towards endless craft, but I also liked that(Not when it was done too stupidly)... But at this point I want to say that I like these things paired with an interesting story and gameplay. Because if the story is short, stupid, or it doesn't exist at all, and the game-play with bugs, copied 1 in 1, or too illogical - the "house of cards" collapses and all minor controversial moments immediately become the main problems of the game. And it happened with this one: A stupidly copied map of the 4th part, an almost empty plot, a rude connection of player to gathering loot and materials, extremely awkward game-play shortening (Enemy looting - slap once, tame a wild animal - twist your hands for three seconds). This is all extremely stupid and even if in fact it wasn't a developer's plan, it is very strongly creates the impression of greed, as if this game was made only in order to sell it, without caring at all about the quality of the product and the interest of the players.
    But they did a good job on the graphics. The only good thing that can be said about this game.    … Expand
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#30 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. PC PowerPlay
    Apr 7, 2016
    80
    The hackneyed story doesn't detract from the thrilling world and new challenges of 10,000BC. [Issue#249, p.45]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 3, 2016
    60
    There is a seed of a fascinating game hidden somewhere in Far Cry: Primal, but, I’m afraid, someone else will have to find it and grow it.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Mar 14, 2016
    80
    Primitive gameplay cycle of Far Cry, placed in primitive world, suddenly starts to make sense, and even story doesn’t feel as barebones and perfunctory as usual. Here, you’re not playing as a skinny frat boy who suddenly discovers a talent for killing hardened soldiers but ultimately just wants to get back to civilization – you’re a hunter who simply wants to become respectable leader of his tribe with a personal luxury cave. [Issue#207, p.46]
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