Far Cry 5

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  1. JoseOte
    Mar 27, 2023
    6
    Great gameplay and absolutely braindead writting, you’ll cringe 100% of the time anybody is talking. Shameful that the gameplay is so comparatively good, play on mute and skip all cinematics
  2. HangingBoob
    May 7, 2020
    6
    I hate this game with passion, it is such a waste of potential, the gameplay loop is great, the ideo of not having to climb towers to reveal the map is great, but the story is just complete garbage. I would recommend to just play side quests and explore the world, but the game forces you to continu the story. Such a waste!
  3. PaektusanLeader
    Jun 21, 2020
    6
    I have to say I was rather disappointed by this game. It certainly doesn't hold up with 3 or 4.
  4. Andi_
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    Die Story wirkt sehr zusammengewürfelt und da man zu Beginn eigentlich jede Mission machen kann hat man überhaupt keinen roten Faden. Man fährt einfach kreuz und quer zu den "verschiedenen" Missionen und irgendwann weiß man gar nicht mehr, um was es bei den Spiel geht.
    Die Missionen sind sehr langweilig da sie immer gleich und überhaupt nicht abwechslungsreich sind.
    Die charaktere sind    Die Story wirkt sehr zusammengewürfelt und da man zu Beginn eigentlich jede Mission machen kann hat man überhaupt keinen roten Faden. Man fährt einfach kreuz und quer zu den "verschiedenen" Missionen und irgendwann weiß man gar nicht mehr, um was es bei den Spiel geht.
    Die Missionen sind sehr langweilig da sie immer gleich und überhaupt nicht abwechslungsreich sind.
    Die charaktere sind sehr emotionslos und schlecht geschrieben. Man baut zu diesen Charektere überhaubt keine Bindung auf.
    Das Kampfsystem macht jedoch Laune und die Welt ansich ist Abwechslungsreich und schön.    … Expand
  5. Cevat
    Jun 25, 2020
    6
    A classic Far Cry game. But more refined than others. I think artificial intelligence is very bad. I am of the opinion that it is a game below the mediocre as a story. It made me spend pleasant hours, but I don't think I will play this game again.
  6. TheMaskGuy
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    I think it's a pretty okay game, Nothing else. Regular gameplay, regular graphics and and normal history. Nothing too deep and no further innovations. Farcry 4 had some greater mechanics... at least Joseph was a good character. Anyway, i had some fun.
  7. Fump
    Jul 2, 2020
    6
    Игра достаточно прикольная,она запоминающияся но не очень проработаная.
    Если бы игра была чуть подлинее, только не становилась дрочильней было бы куда лучше.
    А так игра с простым геймплеем для фар края, хороший графикой,средним сюжетом, и хорошей атмосферой Монтаны    Игра достаточно прикольная,она запоминающияся но не очень проработаная.
    Если бы игра была чуть подлинее, только не становилась дрочильней было бы куда лучше.
    А так игра с простым геймплеем для фар края, хороший графикой,средним сюжетом, и хорошей атмосферой Монтаны
  8. Timoskrd
    Nov 13, 2020
    6
    Nothing special Story was on Start great but at the end of the story not so good. That could be better, gameplay was OK also. I am not a fan from ego perspective in open-worlds but that was not so but. I hope far cry 6 make that better.
  9. Melavin3
    Aug 29, 2022
    6
    Kinda fun gameplay and it looks good. The story is just kinda bad honestly, The characters are boring. The structure of the story just makes it seem unimportant. There's zero depth to the story, or it isn't comunicated well. the open world is fun to explore which is a plus. I recommend it if you like far cry games but it doesnt offer anything new or intersting.
  10. nomeoriginale
    Aug 6, 2021
    6
    неплохая игра , сюжет конечно плоховат ,но геймплей интересен
  11. Davidnotavailab
    Feb 3, 2022
    6
    A really disappointing entry in the series.
    First off I dont know the story entirely as I only played about 6 hours of this game, but the opening was pretty unexpectedly well done, but then it kinda got into "lets introduce characters that introduce you the world and core gameplay mechanics so for 1-2 hours it was pretty boring" The script wasn t doing it either for me. SO for what i ve    A really disappointing entry in the series.
    First off I dont know the story entirely as I only played about 6 hours of this game, but the opening was pretty unexpectedly well done, but then it kinda got into "lets introduce characters that introduce you the world and core gameplay mechanics so for 1-2 hours it was pretty boring" The script wasn t doing it either for me. SO for what i ve seen so far not really impressed 5/10 story
    The gameplay is pretty fluid however but not something that i havent seen in previous far cry games so the mechanics get a 7,5/10
    Level design however i think it centers on more big but forgets the fun, challenging and engaging part so really mediocre on this one 5/10 idk.
    Open world: this has to be on of the laziest map in far cry, it feels like it should be explored more but actually you just get more swarmed with enemies on a really flat map so that wasn t fun at all the exploring but ig graphics pretty decent so a 7/10 6/10. Its nowhere near the witcher 3 or red dead 2, or net even far cry 3 witch came 6 years prior
    Overall i will rate it 5,5/10    … Expand
  12. Rockmatador21
    Mar 28, 2022
    6
    Jogo bem "plástico", segue a velha fórmula Ubisoft de um mundo imenso com muito conteúdo, mas o conteúdo não tem tanta qualidade, história segue a mesma coisa dos outros Far Cry, Não achei nada demais.
  13. Szymon1111
    Feb 8, 2022
    6
    Far cry to dobra gra z dobrym antagonistą i fajną historią, ale nie stety po paru godzinach gry albo przejęciu paru terenów gra na singleplayer staje się strasznie nudna a zadania są powtarzalne i takie same na każdym terenie, to jest uciążliwe i nudne jeśli nie ma się kolegów do grania w tą grę to ciężko ją przejść.
  14. Mychaelwo
    Jul 24, 2022
    6
    Gráficamente bonito, mas todo o resto é um desastre, a maioria dos jogos do PS1 tem uma inteligência artificial melhor, infestado de bugs, gameplay de tiroteios inferior a maioria dos fps do mercado, jogo muito fraco.
  15. Razorxide
    Nov 19, 2022
    6
    Hikaye ilginç olsa da ubisoftun sürekli aynı tarz oyunlar yapması da sıkıcı belli bir yerden sonra
  16. SpinyDinosaur56
    Jan 22, 2023
    6
    Follows the classic far cry gameplay of a mad maniac controlling a specific area and the user must run around the map destroying propaganda, animals, outposts, and anything that stands in your way. Overall game is fun if you like the far cry series, but it definitely gets tedious and repetitive. The score gets brought down due to a absolute terrible ending.
  17. adam883
    Jun 8, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nao gostei do jogo é seca de mais e os personagens sao senpre iguais mano isso é horrivel mapa secante… Expand
  18. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    6
    I enjoyed this game much more than I thought I would. This also being my first far cry. Im sure compared to the others this isnt as great.
  19. wend3Lll_
    Sep 9, 2023
    6
    great graphics and that's it, lol, the gameplay is the good old way of far cry but, weak plot, and the main villain had everything to be the best so far, and unfortunately it was just mediocre.
  20. phillyjeff
    Apr 6, 2018
    5
    The flying and driving mechanics are horrible in this game. They were good in Wildlands, so not sure why Ubisoft had to mess with it. The AI that controls "guns for hire" isn't very good.
  21. JPG127
    Mar 31, 2018
    5
    Visually and sound wise, it is beautiful and runs smoothly on the PS4. But it is repetitive and the endings are all complete bummers. It is Mass Effect 3 redux.
  22. bear352
    Dec 23, 2019
    5
    By far the worst game in the franchise. Some of the worst writing, acting, and mission design in any game I've ever played. I loved every game in the franchise (excluding Primal which I never played) till this one. This game is a horrible disappointment, and the last Ubisoft game I waste my money on. The reviews for this pile of trash are all the proof I'll ever need that "video gameBy far the worst game in the franchise. Some of the worst writing, acting, and mission design in any game I've ever played. I loved every game in the franchise (excluding Primal which I never played) till this one. This game is a horrible disappointment, and the last Ubisoft game I waste my money on. The reviews for this pile of trash are all the proof I'll ever need that "video game journalists" are paid for good reviews. It is easily the worst game I have ever played to the end and I have been playing and finishing video games since 1985.
    EDIT: I have moved my score up from a 2 to a 5, not because of the campaign. Actually my opinion of it is even lower than before since starting New Game+ to see the hidden ending and realizing that even in New Game+ you cannot skip the horrendous, nauseating story scenes that make me want to grab the game designers by the ears and scream "WTF were you thinking?"

    What saves this game from being utter trash is Arcade Mode and the community created content. One day in Arcade mode and I am having more fun than in the weeks it took me to do the campaign. And when I say more fun, I mean drastically more fun. Even so I can't give this game a good review. Arcade is great, and I can't wait to cut my teeth in the editor, but the campaign is so bad it is downright grotesque. If not for Arcade I would still feel cheated buying the game at a discount. If you get this, be prepared for a horribly designed campaign mode that is only any fun when it leaves you alone and actually lets you play in the sandbox. But Arcade is actually a pretty good consolation prize.    … Expand
  23. Nobilis1984
    Dec 12, 2018
    5
    Not a great game but still entertaining.
    Far Cry 5 does nothing else like its predecessors. You're always served the same thing. Only the content and appearance are different.
    I got it for only 28€ and therefore I am satisfied. But don't forget to order in advance. 60€ is simply too much for the game. Now you can buy it without hesitation, the successor will come out in 2019 anyway    Not a great game but still entertaining.
    Far Cry 5 does nothing else like its predecessors. You're always served the same thing. Only the content and appearance are different.
    I got it for only 28€ and therefore I am satisfied. But don't forget to order in advance. 60€ is simply too much for the game.

    Now you can buy it without hesitation, the successor will come out in 2019 anyway and the prices will fall sharply.    … Expand
  24. bellerophon
    Apr 19, 2018
    5
    A very meh Farcry game :
    - Same old recipes from FC 3 and 4, with even less surprises and exotic locations than before.
    - Dumbest AI ever seen (friendlies and enemies), the dog has the best AI in the entire game. - Static environment , vegetation, sky, no dynamical weather effects (all were already present in FC2) - Incoherent and unrealistic storyline. + good graphics + Some new    A very meh Farcry game :
    - Same old recipes from FC 3 and 4, with even less surprises and exotic locations than before.
    - Dumbest AI ever seen (friendlies and enemies), the dog has the best AI in the entire game.
    - Static environment , vegetation, sky, no dynamical weather effects (all were already present in FC2)
    - Incoherent and unrealistic storyline.
    + good graphics
    + Some new vehicles and weapons

    Overall, it looks more like an unknown/lambda OpenWorld/Coop game with pretty meh features.
    Disappointed...    … Expand
  25. gmilly88
    Apr 15, 2018
    5
    I'm giving this game a 5 to be nice and because it's somewhat of dumb fun.. but, here are reasons why i thought this game was boring in my honest and humble opinion as a gamer. First off, the setting of Montana is very simple and rural, and while they did do a good job with capturing that, I feel as if they picked a simple and rural setting because of how....well....simple it is. Not muchI'm giving this game a 5 to be nice and because it's somewhat of dumb fun.. but, here are reasons why i thought this game was boring in my honest and humble opinion as a gamer. First off, the setting of Montana is very simple and rural, and while they did do a good job with capturing that, I feel as if they picked a simple and rural setting because of how....well....simple it is. Not much design to be done in a setting like this, and at times some areas feel copy and paste as others. The story also is very bland. Feels like a mini Ghost Recon Wildlands in terms of different Bosses for different Regions, in which each region you have to slowly liberate to get to each bosses breaking point so to speak so there is a lot of repetition. Also to add to my last point, I don't think they show enough of the villain characters throughout your playthrough to fully grow to like em or hate em. What also makes this game boring is how clunky the shooting mechanics are and always have been in Far Cry games. It hasn't completely hurt my experience with this game, but, the fact that this games clunky shooting can get a pass but games like Homefront Revolutions' or Sniper Ghost Warrior 3s' similar mechanics don't is head scratching. The A.I., both enemies and companions are laughable and stupid as stupid can get. I shoot enemy from his right side, he calmly turns and shoots then runs away from me, in which i chase him, he turns and stares at me like a frozen idiot and allows me to melee him to death or i throw remote explosive at a car, and the enemies jump out and stand still as if to say "stand your ground, this explosion below our feet won't blow our souls out of our bodies." I get that the A.I. in games can't be perfect at times but this game has so many moments with or against the A.I. that left me shaking my head at how unpolished they feel. Also scavenging and crafting is far too dumb'd down in comparison to previous Far Cry games, and removes a level of satisfaction in going around scavenging. Also it would've been nice to have a deeper set of weapons and/or gadgets to choose from.. this is supposed to be modern day and your character is supposed to be this Superman like Bad mofo.. yet, I find myself getting kills in similar ways. Would've been neat to have remote controlled explosives, shock drones, Poison darts and/or Poison for food and drinks while Stealth or even more melee weapon variety like having Swords, Battles Axes, Spiked Bats, etc.. in which have different animations.. My point is, this game does have an array of ways to kill but doesn't put emphasis on them other than completing simple challenges with specific weapons. As a whole, this game is dumb fun that i will admit I enjoy when i wanna play an open world game that I wanna be a destructive force in and kill time...but it's not a game I rush home from work to play, and a lot of times I find myself sitting at my Playstation debating if i'm in the mood to play it or not. Not saying it's a bad game, just stating how I feel about it and how i feel is that it is a game that hasn't captured me or kept me interested as consistently as I thought it would and it is because how boring and "typical open world gameplay" it is...nothing innovative or different and the setting adds to that bland feel.… Expand
  26. scruffy_77
    Apr 23, 2018
    5
    Wanted to like this game, but just couldn't. There is nothing wow about it, but then again there is nothing terrible. Very run of the mill, and I also can't get my head around the fact it takes a full clip with a SMG to kill a Turkey, but one hit of a baseball bat for the actual enemies. There are far better titles out on the PS4 which would serve better.
  27. SleepNot
    Mar 7, 2021
    5
    Far cry 5 is absolutely same game as usual. Just new location and that’s all. Far cry 3 was a grate game with drama, but only far cry 3
  28. Empyrea
    Feb 6, 2022
    5
    I must have played about half of the game or so (probably not mor than 10 hours) doing only main story missions but I found a couple of places being too difficult for me even playing on easy mode and that's why I stopped playing and why I gave it only a 5. Yes, I know I could probably beat the game improving things, trying new tactics or finding better companions but I'm not that patientI must have played about half of the game or so (probably not mor than 10 hours) doing only main story missions but I found a couple of places being too difficult for me even playing on easy mode and that's why I stopped playing and why I gave it only a 5. Yes, I know I could probably beat the game improving things, trying new tactics or finding better companions but I'm not that patient any more and because I got this game borrowed and I don't mind to quit. So, I think it would have been a good idea to let you choose an easier level for those who prefer to focus on the story. I haven't watched the end but from my experience and having beaten Far Cry 3 some years ago I think this game could be rated with a 7 or an 8 at most. Gameplay is good but I think the game should be shorter or to put more story things during game because if not you can lose interest in the game. To sum up, this game is nothing out of the ordinary and it's not a bad game per se but know that you might end up stuck or having to repeat some missons if you are not a pro or you stick only to the main missions.… Expand
  29. subarusauruswrx
    Apr 1, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Top 5 reasons this game isn't that great
    1. You get kidnapped/drugged 9 times.
    2. You can't drive the slowest cars I've ever seen in a game 50 feet without an animal or friendly running out into the road, or getting shot at.
    3. The airplanes/helicopters troll you more than the dragons did in Skyrim.
    4. Most of the weapons are just reskins. There's maybe 10 guns in the game.
    5. The ending is terrible. After a short 30 hour or so campaign you would have been better off just walking away at the beginning.    … Expand
  30. QristOff
    Apr 16, 2018
    5
    Well If this will be only a solo or coop campaign then I would give this game a max score but unfortunately they put there this arcane mode which imo is completely trash. Laggy, annoying and frustrating. And what is worst in all this in order to achieve all the trophies you have no choice but to play this mode. This was too much. Sorry Ubi but I cant give you more then 5/10
  31. pedroleao
    Apr 14, 2021
    5
    It's more of the same, FC5 used the same formula of FC4 and it turns very repetitive during the game. If want to play far cry, play the fourth one.
  32. XIT_SHOT
    Apr 7, 2018
    5
    Мне игра так себе понравилась, потому что вся стилистика прошлых фаркраев ее нет. Убрали вышки, убрали аванпосты и все нет такого что было в прошлых частях. Обидно (
  33. Carvor
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far cry 5 is a great game, the gunplay is fantastic, the graphics are extraordinary and the world truly feels alive, this game was set to be one of my all-time favorites until the ending came. I can say without hesitation that Far cry 5 has one of the worst endings I have ever seen in fiction, and it utterly ruined the entire experience.… Expand
  34. Meatbag
    Mar 31, 2018
    5
    Far Cry has never been my favorite series, but always good enough for a couple dozen hours of play. So not expecting a game of the year, but still disappointed Ubi dropped the ball on some big things

    Pros: Beautiful looking game Most sound effects and the addition of an echo Cons: Feels like the least amount of destructible-environment I have seen since FC2 You can't shoot TVs    Far Cry has never been my favorite series, but always good enough for a couple dozen hours of play. So not expecting a game of the year, but still disappointed Ubi dropped the ball on some big things

    Pros:
    Beautiful looking game
    Most sound effects and the addition of an echo

    Cons:
    Feels like the least amount of destructible-environment I have seen since FC2
    You can't shoot TVs or even turn radios off
    The music matched the them, but just the Pause menu music got so annoying, I switched Music to Off
    Glitchy game right now 3/31/18
    I hear and see a vehicle of enemies pulling up towards me, and will randomly disappear entirely
    I have gotten stuck several times acending a wall with the grappling hook
    The amount of times NPCs have you locked into a conversation when you are getting a radio call from someone, or bad guys are shooting you, or the most recent for me; getting bit by a rattlesnake. I suppose it makes it more realistic, but meh
    Stores in-game seem to all want to connect to Ubisoft online or something, because they take forever to load up and sometimes get stuck
    The loading times suck in this game. Yeah, it's huge and graphical, but so was Wildlands, and I feel strong those loading times were slightly less
    Crafting is almost completely gone. You can craft a few explosive devices, and that's it I believe. And you pick those up all the time anyway. This makes looting and hunting almost obsolete, as money comes by better with just side and main missions.
    Gun variety seems to have taken a step back from FC4. I suspect Ubi is gonna try and push micro transactions heavily on guns and vehicles.
    Blow up cars or helicopters just kind of hang around as a blackened version of itself, never splitting into pieces or blowing up entirely
    The game wasn't hard, but I decided to drop the difficulty level from Hard to Normal just because of how frequently bad guys pop-up EVERYWHERE. Can't get a 30 sec reprieve without them lining up.
    This makes stealth play pretty useless, with how easy it is to get caupght. I had a silenced sniper that works sometimes, but try to shoot a lone sniper on a tall barn roof? Everyone around goes on alert. Needs tweaking.

    Par:
    Story - Bad guys are okay with decent voice acting. Better than Wildlands, and they can't keep trying to replicate Vaas, so that's fine
    Driving is done a good bit on dirt roads, so can be a bit of a pain to make quick escapes and turns, but adds to the realism
    They abandoned giving your character a voice, like Ubi finally realized their usual main characters are so darn cookie-cutter, that they couldn't figure anything out better than silence
    Create a character is something I always love, but this round is so useless as a pure FPS, and the options seem even more cash grabby than WIldlands

    In the end, I found myself wishing some of the game was more like Dying Light, as this game is a par Far Cry game, but took some shuffles back on some of the most important aspects of what makes a game a Far Cry game for me.    … Expand
  35. loasis
    Apr 3, 2018
    5
    jeu tout a fait correct mais trés répitif et histoire pas franchement présente on passe 8 heure a aller d'un point A a un point B
  36. OmegaRejectz
    Apr 6, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lmao, this game is so bad in so many ways but I’m going to focus on the joke of an arcade mode. First off, they have a stupid picking system where only the most brain dead people in earth can write a review and they let 5 people pick; and yet while I wait in lobbies for several god awful matches I still can never pick and only the retards who pick the worst maps can. Even the ‘featured’ maps which aren’t made by Ubisoft themselves are pretty horrible and the gameplay is SOOO bad. After going through and getting into a lobby with a bunch of idiots who spam the remote explosives (like Bo2’s C4’s except Bo2 multiplayer was actually fun, than you’ll find there’s no load out customization and that you spawn with a stupid secondary rather than a primary weapon. The melee weapons are so unbalanced and there’s a Ubisoft published map that has stupid modifiers in a MULTIPLAYET game; its not a fun mode like mike Myers or something; there’s INFINITE AMMO, along with a bunch of other **** So everybody just picks the remote explosives and you don’t get any negatives for dying so people can just suicide bomb and they only get a positive. The matches last for WAYYY to long and there’s no action or fun moments; 10minutes and 100killd to win for a sluggish boring mode, with no balancing, customization, and the absolutely retarded takedown system where on the FFA wizard fetaured map you just get killed by the hacker who can takedown 5 people and sustain 12 melee hits while he 1 shots you. Not only did they make the new takedown system completely unfun and frustrating but WHY in the multiplayer. There’s no balancing, a cesspool of **** unbalanced, 1 minute to make maps that these idiots actually vote for and they just use the most unfun **** long loading ones, obnoxious player base, and horrible gameplay, they didn’t change anything from the campaign and therefore there’s no balancing and it’s all just thrown in with no thought. This game doesn’t deserve any praise and the campaign got repetitive and the ‘bunker’/bliss **** got so obnoxious and unfun. The only good thing at the beginning was some somewhat fun side missions and the ending. The arcade mode was tacked on and if you buy this game in the hopes of getting extra playtime you will be THIROUGHLY dissapointed. Game of The Year my ass… Expand
  37. Miolo_de_Pao22
    Jul 20, 2020
    5
    The most boring game i have ever finished. Had to force myself to keep playing. The story doesn't make any sense. The protagonist doesn't speak. The story and the villain are so weak
  38. Cpal4554
    Oct 18, 2018
    5
    The graphics are not as good as I would have expected from a 2018 game (Spider-man on the same base PS4 looks a full generation younger), the gameplay is not bad, but it's not really refreshing compared to the previous Far Cry which featured the same types of transport and many types of guns, some say it has new elements but outside of shooting from a helicopter and catching fish (whichThe graphics are not as good as I would have expected from a 2018 game (Spider-man on the same base PS4 looks a full generation younger), the gameplay is not bad, but it's not really refreshing compared to the previous Far Cry which featured the same types of transport and many types of guns, some say it has new elements but outside of shooting from a helicopter and catching fish (which are admittedly both fun for a short while) I can't really find any. The story, which I won't get into detail about, is not exactly uplifting or positive. It's like every other Ubisoft game: fight against many different enemies that pretty much look the same until you "kill" the boss enemy after which the ending is very negative and therefor not rewarding for all your hard work.

    Ubisoft should be able to do a lot better than this. I'm really tired of this writing style which I've seen in Far Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Black Flag / Unity / Syndicate (I couldn't even play Origins for more than five minutes) and frankly many more. They should take a look into Uncharted, Spider-man, GTA V and several other games which contain about as much violence and as crazy aggressive antagonists, but still are way more fun to play, and certainly more fun to finish.    … Expand
  39. Pakytral
    Aug 17, 2018
    5
    An overall disappointment the Far Cry series continues downhill with Far Cry 5. FC5 removes everything that made Far Cry great: hunting is now pointless as the meats can only be sold for cash, no radio towers are removed and with the main character being a mute how is it possible to care for his motivations and the story oh yeah and and microtransactions, really Ubisoft? in a single playerAn overall disappointment the Far Cry series continues downhill with Far Cry 5. FC5 removes everything that made Far Cry great: hunting is now pointless as the meats can only be sold for cash, no radio towers are removed and with the main character being a mute how is it possible to care for his motivations and the story oh yeah and and microtransactions, really Ubisoft? in a single player game? that's low.… Expand
  40. s1bryant019
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    Man what a colossal disappointment. One can suspend levels of disbelief to accept the basic premise of the game. A cult in Hope County, Montana, lead by a charismatic leader and family could work for a Far Cry narrative despite the overarching idea of "Just call in the military." However, Far Cry 5s problems are not just with the critical design but also the characters and forced plot. IMan what a colossal disappointment. One can suspend levels of disbelief to accept the basic premise of the game. A cult in Hope County, Montana, lead by a charismatic leader and family could work for a Far Cry narrative despite the overarching idea of "Just call in the military." However, Far Cry 5s problems are not just with the critical design but also the characters and forced plot. I will keep it spoiler free, but there are approximately ten times you are removed from the open world and forced to watch what Ubisoft has considered important. Not only are these instances unavoidable but they interrupt the flow of any fun you may have been having. For example, I was jumping out a plane skydiving roughly 200 ft in the air which then cut to black, tied to a chair, and forced to hear the family talk about "moral" choices.

    All and all you could pick a worse action adventure FPS open world game but this one had so many little annoyances that the overall experience was ruined.    … Expand
  41. korksz
    Mar 2, 2021
    5
    Just a typical Ubisoft product. Whole game is just a big checklist. Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity? Far Cry 5... doing the exact same f**king thing over and over again expecting sh*t to change. That is crazy.
  42. NazgulzLegacy
    Jan 24, 2023
    5
    The plane is annoying, the parts where you get forced to be captured over and over is very annoying, and they still dont use likable characters that get me invested in the game.
  43. TheScort
    Feb 21, 2019
    5
    Very late to the party, with this 'review' - but that's because I can't stand to play this game for more than an hour or so at a time - even then, it takes weeks to go back to it.

    One word to sum up Far Cry 5 - dull. It is dull as dishwater, but I know it shouldn't be. Firstly, the world - yes it looks amazing, but there's so much expanse, when it needn't be that large. I think this    Very late to the party, with this 'review' - but that's because I can't stand to play this game for more than an hour or so at a time - even then, it takes weeks to go back to it.

    One word to sum up Far Cry 5 - dull. It is dull as dishwater, but I know it shouldn't be.

    Firstly, the world - yes it looks amazing, but there's so much expanse, when it needn't be that large. I think this kind of adds to my boredom.

    The enemies, thick as ****, and they appear to be clones - so busting into a base with the M60 chugging away, or hiding on a billboard silently sniping - it just feels like shooting fish in a barrel. The AI give no challenge whatsoever and are simply dull targets to practice on.

    I don't care for the story or characters - I feel no connection to anyone in the game, and care not if they live or die; same goes for the much applauded 'companions' you can take with you - though the sniper woman can be handy.

    Hunting, fishing, whatever - bore bore bore, I just cannot bring myself to do any of it. I appreciate that is personal, but I can't help but feel it is just padding.

    Far Cry (the original on PC) was great in its day - a real tech demo for putting your newly built machine through its paces, the game went a bit awry with the monsters, but was fun to play. Far Cry 2 felt like a gritty return of the king, but everything since has just been a copy and past retread of mush.    … Expand
  44. Jackthegamer
    Sep 16, 2022
    5
    The game looks and plays pretty fun but the story and the characters are all boring
  45. ArthurH92
    Apr 22, 2020
    5
    Gráficos bons, mas a história que tinha tudo pra ser ótima, deixa muito a desejar, o protagonista não fala, sistema de armas e de combate bem fraco. Com certeza eu me arrependi de ter comprado.
  46. BloodThirsty445
    Nov 23, 2019
    5
    Bland, filled with micro transactions, over the top with enimes chasing you, story is boring and is to free to attract you.
  47. meyram1903
    Feb 4, 2020
    5
    Для того, чтобы пройти по сюжету нужно делать «зачистку» объектов/доп.заданий, чтобы далее набрать необходимое количество очков, которые нужны для прогресса.

    При прохождении, складывается ощущение, что приходишь на работу, чтобы набрать эти самые очки. Это очень разочаровало. Несмотря на хороший геймплей, в игре слабый сюжет, слабая боевка на мой взгляд, плохая система сохранений,    Для того, чтобы пройти по сюжету нужно делать «зачистку» объектов/доп.заданий, чтобы далее набрать необходимое количество очков, которые нужны для прогресса.

    При прохождении, складывается ощущение, что приходишь на работу, чтобы набрать эти самые очки. Это очень разочаровало.

    Несмотря на хороший геймплей, в игре слабый сюжет, слабая боевка на мой взгляд, плохая система сохранений, помощники тупят и порой криво ездят на авто (видно, что игра делалась с упором на кооператив).

    А, некоторые задания, такие как «По газам» это издевательство для игрока.

    Мне не понравилось. Ожидал большего.    … Expand
  48. xaviar_nl2
    Feb 18, 2020
    5
    The game looks very good, and played quite well on Easy (I'm a casual gamer). However... the unskippeable 'mini missions' (of the three sub cult leaders) TOTALLY ruined the game for me. I got stuck on the 3rd one of Jacob, and how much I tried I couldn't (and cannot) get past it. An important reason for that: it is very tightly timed (again: for a casual player).
    Why not make it    The game looks very good, and played quite well on Easy (I'm a casual gamer). However... the unskippeable 'mini missions' (of the three sub cult leaders) TOTALLY ruined the game for me. I got stuck on the 3rd one of Jacob, and how much I tried I couldn't (and cannot) get past it. An important reason for that: it is very tightly timed (again: for a casual player).
    Why not make it skippeable after X tries (on Easy)? Well, probably because it wasn't playtested enough. Or because Ubisoft hates their customers. Who can tell.
    But it makes me hate the game with a vengeance now, and I will not touch a Ubisoft game anytime soon.    … Expand
  49. besterk
    Jul 13, 2020
    5
    I can't fun in game. The NPC's artificial intelligence is too bad. Also, the game is same as before.
  50. Esteven
    Jun 19, 2020
    5
    Dificultad dificil: 5
    Graficos: 7
    Historia: 7.5 Musical: 5 Personaje principal: 1 Personajes segundarios: 5 Jugabilidad: 7 Fue mi primer far cry y la verdad esperaba mucho mas de esta saga. Me parecio corto en todos Los aspectos de un mundo abierto. En el fondo las misiones son muy repetitivas aunque las maquillan con lugares diferentes pero tienen la misma finalidad de ejecutarlas. En    Dificultad dificil: 5
    Graficos: 7
    Historia: 7.5
    Musical: 5
    Personaje principal: 1
    Personajes segundarios: 5
    Jugabilidad: 7


    Fue mi primer far cry y la verdad esperaba mucho mas de esta saga.
    Me parecio corto en todos Los aspectos de un mundo abierto. En el fondo las misiones son muy repetitivas aunque las maquillan con lugares diferentes pero tienen la misma finalidad de ejecutarlas.
    En pocas palabras de doy un 6 es un juego q no te va a imprecionar en ningun aspecto es un juego q no recomiendo para quienes quieran una historia creible y q te enganche todo el tiempo solo te logre enganchar las 2 primeras horas de juego y mas nada.
    Todo esto despues de jugarlo en modo dificil y umas 40 horas de juego. Lo unico q rescato es la Jugabilidad q tienes con tus aliados q puedes dar ordenes y dirijir pero tienes sus errores de IA.
    Espero sirva mi humilde opinion. Saludos!    … Expand
  51. OJ96
    Jul 3, 2020
    5
    Distorted Story
    Protagonist with 0 character...literally doesn't speak
    Only good thing is the main villain... Who you dont see enough
  52. yannek
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    For starters: The game looks great, great mechanics and gameplay(although the mechanics and gameplay are almost the same as Far Cry 4). The map is cool but nothing extraoridnary.
    Now, what is wrong with this game? The story. Its confusing and it does not make sense at all. The ending is also bad and the characters are mediocre at most.
    This is one of those games that is fun to play for a    For starters: The game looks great, great mechanics and gameplay(although the mechanics and gameplay are almost the same as Far Cry 4). The map is cool but nothing extraoridnary.
    Now, what is wrong with this game? The story. Its confusing and it does not make sense at all. The ending is also bad and the characters are mediocre at most.
    This is one of those games that is fun to play for a while but that doesn't mean its a good one.    … Expand
  53. Joaoogbriel
    Nov 9, 2020
    5
    It's kinda bad when you think they are using the same formula every single game. I mean, the villain is good, but the gameplay its boringggg. It's ok as a FPS, but the method to avance in the lore of the game, terrible. And the end is bad.
  54. Softhands
    Jul 19, 2020
    5
    I have never played a game all the way through where I was just mad at it the whole time but FC5 was just that, a very frustrating experience but with just enough good to keep me going. I am a fan of the Far Cry series but this will be my last purchase of anything Far Cry, to save everyone time I just put dot points to the highs and lows of FC5.

    The Good: Core game play is still great    I have never played a game all the way through where I was just mad at it the whole time but FC5 was just that, a very frustrating experience but with just enough good to keep me going. I am a fan of the Far Cry series but this will be my last purchase of anything Far Cry, to save everyone time I just put dot points to the highs and lows of FC5.

    The Good:
    Core game play is still great with one man gorilla army being the major draw of the series

    Some of the side characters are a lot of fun

    Looks great and may be my favorite setting of the series

    Gets political but not in an annoying way, especially seeing how it makes fun of my camp of politics with it feeling satirical rather then an attack on my way of thinking. This has one exception unfortunately.

    The Bad:
    Just about all main missions are boring and lacking in creativity. The game often abandons the Gorilla warfare/tool box design and puts you in a small room or hallway with set spawns for enemy's turning the game into a painfully average shooter. Focus on what makes the game great and build on that, have open areas where you can approach the objective in many ways rather then a bad COD mission.

    Hard mode is a mixed bag, with just enemy damaged values and visibility of the player character increased so the lazy way of doing a hard mode. Works well in the open world as it makes you play more conservative and cautiously, amplifying the Gorilla warfare angle of the series. But story missions are awful on hard mode with you having no choice but fight head on, at best it s a grind and at worst its almost unplayable, just try the opening mission on hard.

    Hunting is way less of a focus and is just for money and not upgrades, considering the setting this was a huge shock. Also it feels very grindy to get money from hunting, this feeling is amplified by micotrasactions in the single player.

    The randomness of the world back fires often with you dying from events completely out of your control, a lot of this is attributed to enemy vehicles that are a lot more common in this game then the rest of the series.

    AI needed a little more time in the oven, friendly NPC often are more detrimental to your efforts then any assistance they can offer. Roaming friendly NPC's will straight up get you killed.

    The Antagonists are trying really hard to be menacing but just come off as incompetent idiots. Also having the bad guys just talk to you while the player character just stands there and stares is just frustrating, guess they where hoping we would be entranced by the performances not to notice.......

    Story takes the ever so popular nihilistic view of the world which ends up just being cute.

    Ending is trying hard to say something but like the rest of the story misses the mark, mostly from its nihilistic views. Worst part is it makes you never want to play it again.

    Trump references can take you out of the game and boil down to 'Orange Man Bad'. Satire is fine but its hinted that Trumps election is a major motivation for the main antagonist...'roles eyes'.

    Conclusion:
    This is Far Cry, its a goofy game where you take on a whole army with Gorilla style warfare. Learn to read an audience and focus on what makes these games fun or completely re-hall it and give us a brand new experience. Middle of the road design just gives you mediocrity and that is what we have here, a painfully mediocre game with moments of greatness and an almost embarrassing story.

    5/10, I ended up just being disappointed    … Expand
  55. Skywalker2507
    Nov 22, 2021
    5
    What a wonderful game. The story, the faces with extreme detail to feelings. It really makes you feel what other characters and passing through. The story is wonderful and every enemy has its own personality. Highly recommended!
  56. chernandez31
    Feb 23, 2022
    5
    Boring game. Boring story. Boring characters. At least it was playable and enjoyable at times. Not good, not bad.
  57. anthbapt
    Jun 8, 2022
    5
    Far cry 5 is an average game, developed by an average studio. So if you want to spend an average moment, it is perfect ! The gameplay is repetitive, with no real challenges. It is a classical Ubisoft game, with the same gameplay mechanics for years. However the boss fights are not so bad, and the real ending is clever. In conclusion, I don't recommend the game, just watch the story modeFar cry 5 is an average game, developed by an average studio. So if you want to spend an average moment, it is perfect ! The gameplay is repetitive, with no real challenges. It is a classical Ubisoft game, with the same gameplay mechanics for years. However the boss fights are not so bad, and the real ending is clever. In conclusion, I don't recommend the game, just watch the story mode walkthrough on youtube.… Expand
  58. somovbiu
    Jul 16, 2023
    5
    What the buggy hell is this? How does Far Cry become worse and worse with each installment? Far Cry 5 is by far the buggiest. Your companion always does crazy sht chasing enemies you can't see across mountains, but when it's just in front of you, they don't fcking shoot. All the pursue missions are a fcking mess. Random sht happens on the way to ruin your mission, I know it's not intendedWhat the buggy hell is this? How does Far Cry become worse and worse with each installment? Far Cry 5 is by far the buggiest. Your companion always does crazy sht chasing enemies you can't see across mountains, but when it's just in front of you, they don't fcking shoot. All the pursue missions are a fcking mess. Random sht happens on the way to ruin your mission, I know it's not intended because when you reload the checkpoint, it doesn't happen again. Sometimes your target straight up falls into a buggy loop or randomly just drops dead and your mission succeeds. Wanna do stealth? Enemies sometimes see corpses that are well hidden, or sometimes a random NPC runs into the compound and starts a fight with the outpost and ruins your stealth run. What the actual fck? Can Ubisoft even program?
    Edit: okay I forced myself to finish the game. I think this game's story is written by a mountain troll. By far the weakest story in the far cry franchise, for crying out loud even in the whole gaming history.    … Expand
  59. Catesfan
    Apr 30, 2019
    4
    Graphics: I played it on Ps4 and it looks and runs great, so i don't mind the fact that they use the same graphic engine for 10 years. Faces and emotions in cinematics look good. The bad thing is that 80% of all missions including main missons don't have that quality. People just stand still with stone faces and pronounce emotional speeches. It looks dated in 2018.
    Gameplay: many people    Graphics: I played it on Ps4 and it looks and runs great, so i don't mind the fact that they use the same graphic engine for 10 years. Faces and emotions in cinematics look good. The bad thing is that 80% of all missions including main missons don't have that quality. People just stand still with stone faces and pronounce emotional speeches. It looks dated in 2018.
    Gameplay: many people say this is the most fun Far Cry game ever had in terms of gameplay variety. I can not agree. Things you do on Island No.1 are the same things you do on other 2 islands and they are not that fun, because you did all that in previous games and because all those activities are executed poorly. If you captured one base, you've captured them all. It is a game for those who like spending hours to search for collectibles, get a badge and custom made rediculous rocket launcher skin. It is a game for those who like to come home, capture one base, kill some animals, sell stuff and buy a bigger grenade sack. It is not bad, it is just I think I got tired of that tedious activity. Oh, and I am also angry at Ubisoft for selling rehashed resourses over and over again for full price.    … Expand
  60. xANUGx
    Apr 1, 2018
    4
    The story is just terrible. You end up cutting any scene you can. The story cut scenes jump in and take control of your game over and over and over until you get pissed. All you want to do is run through the map playing the game and completing quests... then the story cut scene jumps in and ruins the gameplay experience.
    I was getting more and more frustrated as I played. The ending was    The story is just terrible. You end up cutting any scene you can. The story cut scenes jump in and take control of your game over and over and over until you get pissed. All you want to do is run through the map playing the game and completing quests... then the story cut scene jumps in and ruins the gameplay experience.
    I was getting more and more frustrated as I played. The ending was absolutely moronic. It finished off the stupid storyline with a far worse than imagined ending. I hated it. It ruined the game for me
    On the upside, the gameplay is fun and engaging. There are tons of bugs and glitches that annoyed me, but I kept coming back so I could blow up more stuff.    … Expand
  61. Vertran187
    Jan 3, 2019
    4
    Fun Game its what you expect from a farcry game the problem is the unlocks take to long to actually get playing the game normally.
    Basicly compare to the older game the weapons ate 3 to 4 time longer to unlock you finish the game well bebore getting the best weapons.
    this would have been 8 out off 10 but - 4 for Micro transaction in single player. wait for discount and what ever you do    Fun Game its what you expect from a farcry game the problem is the unlocks take to long to actually get playing the game normally.
    Basicly compare to the older game the weapons ate 3 to 4 time longer to unlock you finish the game well bebore getting the best weapons.
    this would have been 8 out off 10 but - 4 for Micro transaction in single player. wait for discount and what ever you do dont spend in game and encourage this BS.    … Expand
  62. Zanfire
    Mar 28, 2018
    4
    Ubisoft strikes again.

    As for many other titles released by the (in)famous software house, FarCry5 is doomed by bugs at day 1 release. After about 4 hours of play, I got a gamebreaking bug that forced me to restart my gamethrough from scratch (Ubisoft support obviusly can't help, and, as always, it ends up like hitting a gumwall with your head). The bug is related to a mission where you    Ubisoft strikes again.

    As for many other titles released by the (in)famous software house, FarCry5 is doomed by bugs at day 1 release. After about 4 hours of play, I got a gamebreaking bug that forced me to restart my gamethrough from scratch (Ubisoft support obviusly can't help, and, as always, it ends up like hitting a gumwall with your head). The bug is related to a mission where you need to recover a vehicle: as I died after getting back that vehicle, but before being able to bring it to final destination, I'm stuck into the mission as the the vehicole is not in existence anymore and I'm not allowed to "Exit Mission", as doing that simply bring me back to last saved checkpoint. And the suggested solution from the support team is to just cloud your saves often. Because yeah, I pay 60bucks to being forced to backup save each half an hour or so. Additionally the game suffers some fps drops even on PS4Pro and the manual save simply don't works.

    The game "per se" is still a good FarCry staple, plenty of activities and stuff to do, even if way too chaothic if the randomizer decide to strike hard on you (try to stay at a crossroads for few minutes, and you'll probably won't be able to move around anymore due to the amount of enemy vehicles will ammass in the area, just because they pass by and get involved in gunfight), with some nice new way on how acquiring objectives works. The graphics are very good (as long as you don't fly) and the gameplay is solid (the story is a bit of a meh, even if it does offers interesting bosses, opposed to the basci enemies that are so repetitive it hurts) but none of these good aspects are truly innovative and surely don't balance Ubisoft abitude to release unfinished, unpolished retail products.    … Expand
  63. bodasactra
    Aug 4, 2022
    4
    Review for Game Pass 2022 arrival:
    Relentless random combat that escalates forever, disjointedly fast story pacing where you can't digest an event before another starts, annoying set piece battles that always end up as a defense against a bum rush making the special weapons provided for the set battle pointless. Worst of all, a progression bar that triggers main story cut scenes and    Review for Game Pass 2022 arrival:
    Relentless random combat that escalates forever, disjointedly fast story pacing where you can't digest an event before another starts, annoying set piece battles that always end up as a defense against a bum rush making the special weapons provided for the set battle pointless. Worst of all, a progression bar that triggers main story cut scenes and battles seemingly no matter where you are or what you are doing. The context of the cut scene triggers makes no sense, literally pulling you right out of immersion without any way to stop it.

    A spoiler free example of what to expect.
    You're walking and get spotted by random enemies, as you fight more enemies keep arriving, randomly and enemy called support teams. It amounts to a slowly escalating population of a small town coming in on foot, cars, ATVs, planes, helicopters. Fight meh combat until death or run, like you are suddenly a walking U.S. airport on Thanksgiving day. As you run you get into another random fight just seconds later with the same exact people still chasing you, rinse repeat, no escape, what is happening. Tactics, strategy? No, this is Sparta. What seems like random fights might have an unrecognizable minor NPC killed that somehow moves the progression bar. Just don't free any captives during the battle, they are actually supposed to be separate encounters but large battles can end up involving these bar movers and that triggers cut scenes. Cut scenes just trigger when the bar is full no matter what.

    You may encounter a small grain warehouse or other type farm/town like structures that are small enemy bases. Clear them and your allies arrive in numbers, after the battle of course, in standard Far Cry style, and you have a new base. Then, almost instantly, in the middle of your fresh won base, in broad daylight, surrounded by friendly armed forces, totally out of context, a cut scene starts and your a prisoner in a van at night engaging with main villains. What is happening? The van is struck by a something and tumbles over, a person pulls you out talking as if they have known you for a long time but you have no clue who this person is. Before you can try to get a grip on that mess instantly a set piece battle begins. Man the stationary weapon or we'll all die. Its an overhead targeting mode weapon so you can't see the immediate area around your body. You aim and fire the weapon in this top down mode and suddenly you are being beat to death as you man the weapon but you can't see the enemy doing it. You must exit the weapon mode to live and its now a standard gunfight for the rest of the banzai rush battle. The cool weapon mode was pointless when it could have been great.

    While this game somewhat had the basic repeated formula of previous Far Cry, the ridiculous combat pacing and insane random cut scenes made me feel like the game was washing me along like river rapids while I struggled to get a breath. Its even worse when you come back after a day or two and the insanity starts right off again. Its was enough to give me an anxiety attack just anticipating giving it another shot in hope it improved. I was relieved to give it up and uninstall. I have no clue about the story, I was to busy trying to understand how I got plucked out of the game into a cut scene that may as well been on Mars. I loved 1-3, skipped 4, so I can't say Far Cry fans will like this iteration. If you can get it free, try on the feel, but I would not pay more than $10 for this nightmare. Nice graphics though and a good fps test for PC builders.    … Expand
  64. Pitonas
    Apr 27, 2018
    4
    Having played all 6 far cries (blood dragon, primal). I conclude that this is worst part by far, it has nothing new or good in it. Ghost recon Wildlands supersedes this pile in every aspect. It seems Far Cry finally followed in footsteps of Mass Effect and Assassins Creed... Shame really.
  65. willisdun
    Mar 28, 2018
    4
    Sigh..... I'm trying so hard to like this game but the more I play this the more I feel this game was over hyped. Everything just feels so lame. There are a few tweaks but it's not enough to make the game feel fresh. The driving still sucks, The guns lack any kind of punch, the enemy a.i is fucckin dumb....Hopefully they cant patch this , but uhhh yeah you can buy it if you wish but ISigh..... I'm trying so hard to like this game but the more I play this the more I feel this game was over hyped. Everything just feels so lame. There are a few tweaks but it's not enough to make the game feel fresh. The driving still sucks, The guns lack any kind of punch, the enemy a.i is fucckin dumb....Hopefully they cant patch this , but uhhh yeah you can buy it if you wish but I was a bit disappointed. And this is coming from a fan of the series from the pc days.… Expand
  66. fazzolini
    May 5, 2018
    4
    Why did they have to make this game so boring? It is worse than Far Cry 4. This game sucks. I wanted it to be good so badly, but it keeps disappointing. The only good thing is the looks but it only takes the game so far. Disappointment.
  67. Metempsychosis
    Apr 3, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Has decent graphics, not good, for this generation. Most of my play sessions had at least one bug that killed a quest or was just generally annoying.

    The sound design is great, though.

    There is almost no variation in guns, and most of them are the same, so there is no point.

    Characters are pretty fun, except the 'villains'. They're just annoying, talking way too much when my character is the most passive waste of a main character when they're not shooting stuff.

    Most of the gameplay is fun (in the absence of bugs), but one particular boss fight forces you through very bad airplane controls to fight another plane and it's just frustrating. And there is no satisfaction of killing them because the game is too enamored with them to allow the main character to overcome them. You kill one of these **** and the game turns it on you as if you're the bad person. Because torture, drugging and brainwashing is now acceptable, apparently. This is all because of the sewage that is called 'story' with this game.

    The real problem is with the story, then. Turns out that the evil **** kidnaping people, drugging them, stealing, destroying property, abusing animals, torturing people, was right all along, and the only way to get a half good ending is to not play the game, giving up before the end of the prologue. And that is assuming that it's not all just in vain because of an asspull of a plot twist of nuclear weapons being detonated. In Montana. The obvious implication being that Joseph was right, actually had prophesized the future, was protected by God, and... I don't know. Nothing makes any sense in that ending to the point there are people theorizing it's a hallucination because of the drugs the guy dumps on the ground before the final fight. Makes more sense than the actual story...

    It's said that there are signs of it all over, like the radio, that I never listened to because every time I was on a car, there were murderous cultists crawling up my ass, trying to kill me or one of Joseph's lieutenants spewing their **** all over again, as if you're supposed to feel bad for playing the game. And that is when the NPCs weren't bugging and repeating their lines over and over.

    What a piece of **** So, I guess this is games now. A story that punishes you for playing the game. How about people punish Ubisoft for terrible writing by not playing their games? People complained of Mass Effect 3, but in that game, you didn't lose, even though you had won. People complained of Mass Effect: Andromeda, but at least, the whole gameplay isn't pointless because the villain wasn't right all along. People complained about ET, way back in the Atari 2600, but at least the story wasn't a pointless waste of time!    … Expand
  68. dyinginbeauty
    Jun 19, 2018
    4
    Amazing graphics, good FPS gun gameplay, and plenty to do here. Unfortunately the AI as well as a predictable, and shallow story let this down... This could have been an amazing piece of satirical social commentary as the trailers had nuanced to this. Sadly though, it is nothing more than a well presented and certainly playable FPS game that feels shallow and repetitive after a few hoursAmazing graphics, good FPS gun gameplay, and plenty to do here. Unfortunately the AI as well as a predictable, and shallow story let this down... This could have been an amazing piece of satirical social commentary as the trailers had nuanced to this. Sadly though, it is nothing more than a well presented and certainly playable FPS game that feels shallow and repetitive after a few hours in... I deleted it after about 60% complete - its just boring and empty.… Expand
  69. dendrahl
    Apr 4, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall the game is good with the variety of side missions and things to do in the game. The fictional Montana county of Hope is broken up into 3 areas each controlled by the Main bosses lieutenants. In each area the goal is to get to 3 levels of resistance so you can face off with the lieutenant and free that area. The problem is when you get to each level of resistance they send out capture parties to take you captive. And that is when the problems for this game begin. You get captured no matter what you do. Sure you can defeat the capture parties that come continuously and non stop but then you will get hit out of nowhere with a "Bliss bullet". You can be up in an aircraft or helicopter or in the middle of an outpost that is full of your specialists and half a dozen other non player characters. It doesn't matter you will get captured. If you are doing the math that's 3 levels of resistance times 3 areas and that equals getting CAPTURED 9 TIMES! That's right you will be captured and forced to do story missions at least 9 times throughout the campaign. It totally breaks any immersion that you may have and frustrates you to no end. All the people around you basically stand by and watch you get captured it is so unrealistic. I have stopped playing the game because of it. If you like being forced to do missions whether you want to or not then you will love this game, otherwise go play something else until UBISOFT decides to stop being lazy and actually think of other ways to move the story along. I can't believe this got through play testing and made it into the actual game. I have talked alot about this but it's only because it is that jarring and lazy. I could understand getting captured a few times even though it is a way overused trope but 9 TIMES? That is unacceptable. I will gladly change my review if they ever decide to remove the feature and come up with another non lazy way to move the story forward.… Expand
  70. CoreGamer1408
    Apr 9, 2020
    4
    The contemporary setting and local of this Far Cry game in the USA makes absolutely no sense and is a really dumb stupid premise. The US isn't a wild west second or third world crap hole country rife with lawlessness like Far Cry 1-4. The suspension of disbelief takes a whole new level with this one for sure this being in the USA. Did the National Guard/Military/FBI and CIA all go onThe contemporary setting and local of this Far Cry game in the USA makes absolutely no sense and is a really dumb stupid premise. The US isn't a wild west second or third world crap hole country rife with lawlessness like Far Cry 1-4. The suspension of disbelief takes a whole new level with this one for sure this being in the USA. Did the National Guard/Military/FBI and CIA all go on holiday or something?

    Primal, Blood Dragon, even Instincts was amazing, but kind of burnt out on the stale contemporary Far Cry open world shooters like this one. If I'd have never played a Far Cry game I'd probably rate this higher, but I have played like eight, so.    … Expand
  71. Xcero
    May 17, 2018
    4
    Review: the game is good, fun, if...
    The problem is: too unrealistically hard. Enemy spawn everywhere, get shot twice then down. Impossible to raid convoy without dynamite at close range or trap
    No dynamic weather, and last hunting become much more difficult and bear dog wolf lion spawn at random and **** hard to shoot, entire mags empt twice to beat up a dog,
  72. NapoMMC
    Nov 6, 2018
    4
    Any shooting/archery game will get from me 50% of the rating for lacking gyro aiming. The PS4 is with us since 2013, the controllers are awesome but nobody uses the gyro aiming. I just get frustrated for most of the game to try shoot something when it's so easy to add the damn gyro aiming and make it 10 times better with so little effort. When you get used to aiming close to properly theAny shooting/archery game will get from me 50% of the rating for lacking gyro aiming. The PS4 is with us since 2013, the controllers are awesome but nobody uses the gyro aiming. I just get frustrated for most of the game to try shoot something when it's so easy to add the damn gyro aiming and make it 10 times better with so little effort. When you get used to aiming close to properly the freaking game is over.

    It's a typical Far Cry game with most of the same Far Cry stuff in it. For the most part, as most of the other Far Cry games it's about an 8/10 but I can't stand the amount of laziness that goes into most recent games, including this one. I'll update my score when and if they ever patch the game with proper environment destruction and gyro aiming, but as it stands 4/10 => aka lame and lazy when talking about a game that can be easily made one of the very good games of this generation with jut a bit of love and care for the consumers.    … Expand
  73. Brownbelt2018
    Mar 27, 2018
    4
    Same, Same but a little bit different. Basically the same as Far Cry 4 but with a few tweeks to make you think that it's a different game. I played this for about 8 hours and it sadly feels the same as the last instalment. The graphics are probably the best thing about his game.I have just finished Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 and in comparison this game is just way too easy. I will beSame, Same but a little bit different. Basically the same as Far Cry 4 but with a few tweeks to make you think that it's a different game. I played this for about 8 hours and it sadly feels the same as the last instalment. The graphics are probably the best thing about his game.I have just finished Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 and in comparison this game is just way too easy. I will be returning this game to EB within the week and getting a preorder for Dark Souls Remastered! GG… Expand
  74. Glitch22080
    Mar 31, 2018
    4
    Don't believe the hype! I did my best to like this game after hearing mostly positive reviews, praising the open world, mission structure and the like. I thought I would be able to play it my own way... boy, was I fooled. Gone are the days of choosing my loadout and going for the stealth approach. Now the way the perk points/leveling system work you end up having to do things and useDon't believe the hype! I did my best to like this game after hearing mostly positive reviews, praising the open world, mission structure and the like. I thought I would be able to play it my own way... boy, was I fooled. Gone are the days of choosing my loadout and going for the stealth approach. Now the way the perk points/leveling system work you end up having to do things and use weapons you may never have wanted to use; like for me, running into a base with a flamethrower all the while hucking grenades just to earn a few extra perk points. The missions you do don't even contribute to your experience bar, because you don't have one, and therefore just end up feeling like mostly a time waste. Yes, doing many of the missions does propel you through the story by way of resistance points, but that won't make your character better and in turn leaves me less driven to do them; the storyline is one of the weakest in the series, after the opening introduction much steam is lost. The world in itself may be nice, but feels aimless in that you're given very little direction.

    If you just want an open world to explore, or find yourself hard up for some Ubisoft Club points, by all means give the game a wirl, it may be for you. I however find this game to be a downgrade in many ways, from the silent protagonist to the directionless mission structure, it is not for me and I feel very misled. At the very least do yourself a favor and wait for a sale.    … Expand
  75. TheMrCtulhu
    Feb 22, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Игра переполнена очень, очень спорными и нелогичными моментами и решениями. Почему гг безликий болванчик? Почему так много откровенно кринжовых костюмов и фриковатых масок? Это что за фортнайт недоделанный? Зачем это в Far cry?
    Почему стрельба стала пустой? Почему противники настолько тупы? Почему убрали стильный и крутой килл ножом? (правда, вернули в new dawn) Что за сраный кринж кидаться лопатой?
    Почему меня, зачастую против моей воли, ведут на встречу с антогонистами? В этот момент я занят другими делами в мире игры? Почему с Иаковом одна и та-же полоса препятствий? И оружие в этом моменте розовенькое, это вся атмосфера в зад.
    Аркада. Это что за отстой вместо нормального коопа/мультиплеера?
    В общем, плохо. Реально, это для меня самый слабый Far cry из всей серии.    … Expand
  76. MoPaint
    Apr 9, 2018
    4
    I have played all the Far Cry games and absolutely hated this one. I find that, for some reason, Ubisoft went out of their way to fill the game with shock factor instead of focusing more on the game play.

    It was quite alarming to see dead bodies strewn all over the place and people hung for bridges. This did not add to the game play whatsoever. Neither did a constant and seemingly    I have played all the Far Cry games and absolutely hated this one. I find that, for some reason, Ubisoft went out of their way to fill the game with shock factor instead of focusing more on the game play.

    It was quite alarming to see dead bodies strewn all over the place and people hung for bridges. This did not add to the game play whatsoever. Neither did a constant and seemingly endless stream of enemies to take down. You clear out an area, yet there were legions of enemies that continue to show up to shoot things up. It made no sense. If you cleared out an area, why aren't the people who now populate these areas taking care of these hordes of enemies. And of course, they only target you.

    I had multiple issues with collision detection throughout the game. Empty a full magazine at an enemy while they just stand there and three shot you. This happened many times. Too many.

    Some of the side missions were seriously bugged. One were you have to talk to a guy and get into his car for him to drive you to a new location. He wouldn't get in the car. And if enemies or a forest creature show up, in interrupts the whole thing and you have to clear everything out. Even then, you can't talk to the guy anymore to get the mission going again. Another mission where you have to follow a helicopter once the baddie gets into it. The guy wouldn't get in! Then when he did, the Helicopter would disappear off the screen and you fail the mission because it's too far away. Another where you have to kill bears. As I'm killing bears I clip one of the townspeople running away from it, and the town starts shooting at me! Another where you have to use your grappling hook to reach a cache of goodies. Good lord, was that bugged. No matter how many times I tried, the hook would glitch and I would fall to my death. Another mission where I scope out the entire area and there are no enemies at all save two guys trying to drown a civilian. I kill one of the guys and suddenly it's like some underground bunker opens up and 25 enemies show up out of the blue. They were nowhere in site when I reconned the area. No bunker. But they show up out of the clear blue sky.

    Gorgeous graphics. Water looks amazing. Too frustrating.    … Expand
  77. soquizzy
    Jun 22, 2018
    4
    Finally completed this game all missions and challengers.The graphics and art looks fantastic however after awhile it gets repetitive.The real gems in the game are few but are brilliant,The puzzles getting into buildings and compounds were done very well.The AI of the enemy's were the best in the series so far. Weapons seemed balanced and handle well would have loved a finerFinally completed this game all missions and challengers.The graphics and art looks fantastic however after awhile it gets repetitive.The real gems in the game are few but are brilliant,The puzzles getting into buildings and compounds were done very well.The AI of the enemy's were the best in the series so far. Weapons seemed balanced and handle well would have loved a finer detailed cross hair for scopes. Now the let downs that just make me mad.The NPC's in this game were so annoying I had to kill them to shut them up with there garbage banter.The avatars and NPC's are simple ugly and the the outfits are sad. My female avatar looks like a man she dosn't look female has no outfits what I would call female.Why no avatar customization ?.The developers really missed an opportunity to make some cash from decent avatars and outfits.Why no third person view ? First person view is so dumb in a video game why no option ?The cars,boats and planes are lame, they all operate and handle the same except for Nixon'[s trash vehicles that handle like garbage.The fishing mechanics are well done however all fish catches are the same except for line breakages depending on what rod you use.Why add Arcade when a monthly sub is required to use it. The story is just stupid so disjointed the ending was just lazy and ruined what credibility the narrative held.The finale boss fights with the seeds didn't make any sense there deaths were lame.The writers need to take a good look at the real cultists the corrupt governments of this world.plenty of reality there to make a good story. Don't need seeds and angels just add faceless UN soldiers come to take your property and national sovereignty and right to practice religion.The game Advocating Datura use is really stupid. All parts of the datura plant, also known as devil's trumpet or Jimson Weed, are poisonous. The seeds and young leaves of the plant contain the highest amount of toxic alkaloids.But I guess we all have an agenda, seems UBsoft 666 is no different.This game is a fail for me as a work of art it dosn,t bring anything worthy to the Farcry series and in my opinion it will be the last.If you like this game get Just cause 2 at least Just cause was original.I gave this game a 4… Expand
  78. xSPAZZx
    Nov 21, 2019
    4
    This game got a lot of negative press because it DIDN'T portray everyday Midwestern Americans using their 2nd amendment rights to defend their homes from a cult as the BAD GUYS!
    However, this all does not excuse a mediocre far cry experience. I felt like i was playing far cry 2 demo from 2006 (nothing seemed groundbreaking)
    PROS: +Initially fun until you realize all the areas are    This game got a lot of negative press because it DIDN'T portray everyday Midwestern Americans using their 2nd amendment rights to defend their homes from a cult as the BAD GUYS!
    However, this all does not excuse a mediocre far cry experience. I felt like i was playing far cry 2 demo from 2006 (nothing seemed groundbreaking)
    PROS:
    +Initially fun until you realize all the areas are repetitive, do stuff, cause stuff, get kidnapped, and rinse/repeat; it's good bubblegum but loses flavor fast.
    +graphics are stellar (I am on Ps4 NOT-PRO and no crash no major frps drop after 45 hours)
    +The setting (good to see small town america get some justice even if it felt a little over diversified for the sake of diversity; excluding this, it is a faithful depiction of a rural American town)
    +Music is excellent (obviously those who have disdain for America and specifically Middle America will find our folk music not their cup of tea (I'm speaking to you EuroGamer. Complaining about the setting is underhanded jab at America and ignorant as hell)
    +The Setting. I for one am happy I am not in ANOTHER foreign jungle where the people and setting are less relatable (see that's not fair for me to say about the previous far cry's, but the game critics certainly refuse to look at it from our side. Only theirs is valid...)
    -->The setting preference is that at the end of the day. Preference. And I thought this game was "bland and formulaic" it definitely tried to break its ubigame criticism by changing the venue. The elitist game journalists aren't happy that it shows everyday America in a positive light (imo)

    NEUTRAL:
    +Gun variety and main weapon customization (could be better. Putting a silencer on every weapon without a penalty kinda makes it foolish TO NOT USE silencers)
    -+Gunplay: kinda feels phoned in. Good enough but that's it, it's neither satisfying nor unsatisfying to shoot a weapon)
    -+Lack of a better melee/close quarter combat system. While I love all the melee weapons. The stealth implementation could have had more meat to it. I wanted a counter attack system while getting attacked with a mekee weapon (some kind of skill based trigger like having to press a few buttons correctly in a row?)
    -+ Story, not impressed. Felt contrived and rushed. As if far cry New Dawn was meant to be the true DLC to Far Cry 5...

    CONS
    ---Gameplay can and does get too chaotic for its own good (this is valid; but this is where most gaming journals end their empirical analysis of the game)
    -->NPC's while you are speaking or trying to get a mission/plot moving forward can and do get mauled by animals and/or cultists descend out of nowhere
    ----PLAYERS CHARACTER IS FACELESS AND HAS NO DIALOGUE (this is the real reason why this game deserves a point off. Your character doesn't speak--this may have been a foolish attempt to immerse YOU in the game... The lack of dialogue whatsoever is glaring and at times frustrating that you would remain solent while torture scenes occurred)
    ---Half stepping Political message: the game makes jabs at both Obama and trump. But I think the trunk lampooning was far more accentuated. By trying to appeal WITH HALF MEASURES, Ubisoft has alienated both audiences: the game critics wanted a politically charged game that satirized today's culture war, and gamers just wanted an immersive, rewarding, good single player (yes single player games are important) game with player character having a personality or at least vocal chords.
    -->This this game ended up alienating the PC crowd for not going "far enough" and the regular crowd for Ubisoft's attempt to pander to subversive elements in our country. We just wanted a good game good story.
    So I couldn't find MANY honest veritable reviews about the game without reading user reviews.
    Lazy video game journalists don't realize you must LOOT the body afterwards (criticism that $$ is hard to come by because they are trying to speed through the game to write their report and get back to their real life.
    The cult is NOT white supremacist as all the journals were desperately drooling. The cult is directly relayed to Waco Texas and David Koresh.

    UPDATE as of Jan 2019: game went to an 8...it's a modern fallout experience. It could have been more special sure. And stay away from the DLCs they are awful.
    Ubisoft not even a year into this game's release they are unveiling far cry 5.5 aka the actual DLC to Far Cry 5 aka New Dawn... Basically a DLC for $40 bucks. Ubisoft is milking its cash cow :/

    Honestly this game is okay. I am saddened. It's potential that went untapped because we the consumer didn't know the nefarious plan to double dip.

    I hope ubisoft burn. At first, I defended this game, but now realized Ubisoft buttered us up to spend 100$ on this Far Cry 5 "experience" by Achilles heel the DLC and coming out with a 40$ DLC    … Expand
  79. BazieW
    Jun 12, 2021
    4
    Far Cry 5 put you in a sandbox in Montana, but take away all the fun of it with forced story progression. Kids these days can't play game if it takes more than 4 hours. Game looks good and soundtrack is good, some very good and funny characters. There are some fun elements and if doing properly this could have been great. But this story progression just overshadow all the good things, soFar Cry 5 put you in a sandbox in Montana, but take away all the fun of it with forced story progression. Kids these days can't play game if it takes more than 4 hours. Game looks good and soundtrack is good, some very good and funny characters. There are some fun elements and if doing properly this could have been great. But this story progression just overshadow all the good things, so no, it is not that good after all.… Expand
  80. JohnnyWit2003
    May 12, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Annoying capture missions ruined what was a fun game. They happened several times while I was doing other missions and just take you away from the mission, once happening in an airplane???? The capture missions are not hard but kills the immersion and are also not enjoyable. The last straw was a timed dream mission with poor level design and an awful red filter making it hard to see anything. I only play open world games because I love the freedom to go where I want and do missions at my leisure. This game kills that experience.… Expand
  81. Doggokanjiz
    Jul 11, 2020
    4
    loved far cry 3 and 4, not sure why bit this game lost my interest very quickly, the story seemed good but it became very overwhelming very quickly and I couldnt be bothered to go beyond about 8 hours gameplay. glad I bought it for £10
  82. Drumroll123
    Jun 29, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just completed the game and I'm bitterly disappointed. The story could have been compelling, but none of the characters are properly fleshed out, the pacing is way off and the scenes depicted in the open world completely ruin any attempt at mystique around the Cult and the key characters.

    The most ready example is Faith - a young, attractive and seemingly vulnerable woman who is just the latest in a long line of troubled women to take on the personality of "Faith", all the others having been used up and murdered by The Father. It would be very, very easy to feel sympathy for her if there was a degree of ambiguity to her character. But just walking down any road in the region she controls, we see random men and women being murdered and their corpses mutilated by the side of the road. Tortured and chemically lobotomised prisoners tending huge drug crops. Mass graves pilied high with civilian bodies and those of her own followers. In short, you would have to be mentally disabled to actually feel sorry for the person responsible for that - no matter how cute she looks in her little fairy dress. It's also worth noting that all of your interactions with her are via hallucinations that may or may not have some level of reality to them. The result of this is that what should be a poignant moment after you kill her in the boss fight, just feels absolutely empty. To the best of my knowledge, your character only meets Faith in person for that fight - it's entirely possible that they've never actually spoken before and that all the sob stories she predictably fed you were entirely in your characters head.

    Add to that the fact that the "Resistance Points" build up way too quickly, so you have remarkably little time to get to know the characters - if you just walk from one mission marker to another rather than fast travel, you're likely to accrue enough resistance points to get you to the next **** session with the area boss. This leaves you with precious little time to get to know the side characters, making for a pretty lonely experience. The lack of character development does nothing to help an already crap ending - as you approach the final bosses compound you find it completely empty (boring) and immediately get taken to a cutscene in which ALL of the secondary characters have been turned into cultists and are threatening to kill the three police officers you start the game with. I think this is supposed to lead to some emotional turmoil, but the secondary characters are so forgettable that I couldn't even remember half of them and you spend all of two minutes actually talking to your police friends. So why the hell would I care? Also, this turn of events absolutely smashes the logical consistency of the game. The Cult had been amassing power for years (somehow not attracting the attention of either the local or federal government) and by the beginning of the game are at the absolute height of their influence. You the player then tear down their empire brick by brick, destroying their resources, killing their members, killing their leaders and eventually leaving them with literally just the crappy little ranch the endgame takes place in. The whole time the cult have been trying to kill you and the other characters. They manage to capture both the player and side characters frequently, but somehow they always manage to escape and come out on top, despite the cult at those points being so powerful. Now though, with all of their property destroyed, their outposts taken, their leaders dead and a gun in the face of the final boss, they have somehow managed not only to capture EVERY SINGLE ONE of the secondary characters, but also convert them to the cult - making them at least loyal enough to be trusted with dozens of fully automatic weapons right in front of the cult leader. If this was at all possible, why didn't the cult do it before? If they have that capability now, once all their stuff is gone and their people dead, they MUST have been able to do it at the beginning when they were at the height of their strength, but apparently they didn't bother. It makes an already weak ending just plain ridiculous.

    My final complaint is a lack of weapons to choose from, and also the existence of "prestige" weapons that can be bought from the beginning of the game and are essentially just the most powerful weapons in the game but with a unique paint job. They make the game far too easy and completely negate the drive to unlock more weapons, not that there's much to unlock anyway. The DLC guns being available in the main game is fun for a little while, but they're so overpowered that they get boring very quickly.

    Positives: Nice music and the gameplay is functionally the same as Far Cry 4, which is a good thing. Shame the rest of the game isn't anywhere near as good.    … Expand
  83. Xvatch
    Nov 26, 2020
    4
    Beautiful open world environment and enemy theme but gunplay is close to being terrible with often poor hit detection and general gameplay is and always was full of glitches and bugs. With better gunplay and less choppy delay in controls it could have been good.
  84. ConsumerPro
    Jul 12, 2020
    4
    This was the game I was most excited for in 2018. So I was incredibly disappointed when it finally released. The silent protagonist ruined the immersion and the new approach to story telling meant the story was told pretty terribly aswell. The gameplay was OK but too many enemy vehicles driving around. The wprld was ok but not a scratch on previous games in the series. Had so muchThis was the game I was most excited for in 2018. So I was incredibly disappointed when it finally released. The silent protagonist ruined the immersion and the new approach to story telling meant the story was told pretty terribly aswell. The gameplay was OK but too many enemy vehicles driving around. The wprld was ok but not a scratch on previous games in the series. Had so much potential but ended up being boring and not even in the same league as games like Far Cry 3… Expand
  85. DKKenny
    Jan 7, 2021
    4
    There is little difference between the voice lines of npcs which are part of the cult, and real life Christianity, lines which only refer to harmless things like loving God. This game is basically a church shooter sim, and others say it’s repetitive at its core.
  86. CombatFork
    Mar 23, 2021
    4
    Loved 3. Liked 4, but forgot it entirely. 5 is the worst in that trilogy. You're thrust into the role of a nameless, faceless, voiceless US Marshall attempting to stop a doomsday cult. That's about as much backstory as you get. After the opening scene, you're then dropped into this comically redneck world that contrasts with the tone of the main story too much. After accepting that thisLoved 3. Liked 4, but forgot it entirely. 5 is the worst in that trilogy. You're thrust into the role of a nameless, faceless, voiceless US Marshall attempting to stop a doomsday cult. That's about as much backstory as you get. After the opening scene, you're then dropped into this comically redneck world that contrasts with the tone of the main story too much. After accepting that this game has nothing smart or interesting to say, then you experience all of the technical faults this game has. You'll be exploring, maybe rappelling up a cliff to grab a prepper stash, only for a horde of cultist which you previously cleared to respawn randomly and down your companion, forcing you to abandon what you were doing to help. Same could be said of when you're fishing have to abandon a fish mid hook to deal with cultist that have spawned in the area and are now shooting you. Ruins the flow of the game. Other times, you'll clip into walls, steel beams, cliffs, etc, forcing you to do a hard reset. The driving is a shade above awful and you literally have 2 radio stations to help you ignore how bad the driving is. The gunplay is terrible. 3 and 4 felt snappy and precise enough to make it exciting. Gunplay in 5 is goopy, drifty and just full of awful recoil. The world of Montana is very pretty, but honestly pales in comparison to an Island paradise (3) or the Himalayan mountains (4).

    I'm glad I purchased this on sale, because this is among the most disappointing games I've played in some time.    … Expand
  87. garret1452
    May 29, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far cry 5 is a game that takes a great idea for a story but manages to turn it into a Ubisoft game. What do I mean by a Ubisoft game? I mean a generic boring game that crashes every single time I fast travel. I played this game at launch, and about two weeks ago, all the way through both times. While it looks fine and plays fine, it takes a potentially interesting story with a idea and made it boring. Somehow managing to turn a cult in the U.S.A into something dull. The actor playing "The Father" is clearly talented and doing a great job, but his character is easily predictable, as he justifies everything he does with "God said to do it" which gets old really quick. The three sub bosses are a little better, but they're just three mentally ill people who have a place to hurt people which is as far as they go. The allied characters are all just one note bit parts like the sniper lady is from a military, or the preacher just an unhinged preacher. In that it remains dull. Having the character you play as not speak, or even have a real name, can work in some games, but here it just feel lazy. The side missions are a little better but not by much. They just allow for a little more fun. Overall if you have ever played a Ubisoft game since Far Cry 3, you've played this game. Yet some how it's worse then a game that came out 6 years before it. In addition, this game is laden with microtransactions and it is important to remember that Ubisoft not only defended employees who committed sexual assault on female employees, but also allowed said abusers "resign" with a very large sum of money and no legal action placed.… Expand
  88. tmdrzk
    Dec 11, 2021
    4
    This was my first Far Cry game ever, finished it yesterday.

    There is basically no storyline, and when there is it's reaaaally bad. Like introducing magic/psychic BS bad (Faith's region) or teleporting you without sense to enemy base just to make a cut-scene (all regions). The gameplay is nice, but the amount of outposts, tedious side-missions (there are fun ones also, but mostly it's a    This was my first Far Cry game ever, finished it yesterday.

    There is basically no storyline, and when there is it's reaaaally bad. Like introducing magic/psychic BS bad (Faith's region) or teleporting you without sense to enemy base just to make a cut-scene (all regions).
    The gameplay is nice, but the amount of outposts, tedious side-missions (there are fun ones also, but mostly it's a grind) and random enemies only serve to prolongate this game to a 20 h experience instead of a 10 h one. The game makes everything painstakingly repetitive, so it loses it's freshness and it becomes a grind to get resistance points very quickly.

    All the time I played the main storyline and side missions I had a thought "oh, it's like Borderlands 2 but much worse".    … Expand
  89. NateDalton06
    Apr 26, 2023
    4
    I've played through all the far cry games after two and this is the worst on by far. I enjoyed new dawn more than this rubbish. It was a huge let down for me because I love the far cry games.
  90. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    4
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fc5
  91. OutlawTX
    Apr 13, 2018
    3
    Abominable AI. You can expect you AI companions to not just be morons but suicidal morons, charging into the nearest raging fire....consistently.
    Here’s a scenario you’ll encounter over and over again: You come upon a building with a few enemies around it you decide to take them out and see what loot you can find. After you take them out and start checking out the area, a truck pulls up    Abominable AI. You can expect you AI companions to not just be morons but suicidal morons, charging into the nearest raging fire....consistently.
    Here’s a scenario you’ll encounter over and over again: You come upon a building with a few enemies around it you decide to take them out and see what loot you can find. After you take them out and start checking out the area, a truck pulls up and they’re instantly alerted from the body’s. As you’re in the new firefight, 4 enemy vehicles driving by are alerted and attack(This places roadways are ridiculously populated for being in the woods.). A bear joins the fray...oh look, more enemies from down the road. A helicopter. A cougar. A fire starts burning everything. You hide from the chopper and wait for the fire to burn out, taking enemy’s out stealthily with the bow and make it back to the building and the initial enemies have respawned. Here we go again. You eventually die.
    There’s good things about the game but the over population and respawn rate of enemy’s and dangerous wildlife is ridiculous. It makes the game not fun. It’s absolutely pointless to drive anywhere. “F” this game. Not only am I just done with playing the game after 6 hours, I’m done with the series. I don’t know how people have rated it as high as they have. I played Homefront 2 longer than I could take playing this and that was hot garbage. What a waste of money.    … Expand
  92. Avodeskorm
    Mar 30, 2018
    3
    It's not good. I could walk into a base armed with a shovel and kill 20 people just by holding and letting go of the right trigger. WOW. It honestly feels like I'm playing a cutscene. (There's also a perk where you just press a button and your character kills everyone nearby them) STEER CLEAR: if you want gameplay that is fun to master or deeply rewarding.

    I bought this mainly because    It's not good. I could walk into a base armed with a shovel and kill 20 people just by holding and letting go of the right trigger. WOW. It honestly feels like I'm playing a cutscene. (There's also a perk where you just press a button and your character kills everyone nearby them) STEER CLEAR: if you want gameplay that is fun to master or deeply rewarding.

    I bought this mainly because of the multiplayer and custom maps. But the core gameplay ruins much of the fun you could be having, by including instant death animations by someone jumping on your head by a meter higher in elevation, explosions being OP, one-shot headshots leaving lower fire rate weapons already at a disadvantage, etc, etc...

    If you are playing with a friend sure you could have fun for maybe at most 6 hours before realizing how deep this game isn't.    … Expand
  93. AreYouSerious
    Mar 28, 2018
    3
    Like watching paint dry...

    The story is so blah and inconceivably unbelievable (yes, it's Far Cry, but 3 was excellent and engrossing, and 4 okay), that it's hard to immerse yourself into the world. It's supposed to be this newly formed area within some state in America that is government land, yet the government/nobody is doing anything about it because they are too scared of the    Like watching paint dry...

    The story is so blah and inconceivably unbelievable (yes, it's Far Cry, but 3 was excellent and engrossing, and 4 okay), that it's hard to immerse yourself into the world. It's supposed to be this newly formed area within some state in America that is government land, yet the government/nobody is doing anything about it because they are too scared of the cult?????

    You fly in, in a helicopter, at the beginning of the game, and it's all about getting out of the area to get the national guard, yet you find a helicopter within the game and can't fly it beyond the "limit" of the game area... WTF?

    Anyway, gameplay mechanics are the same as usual, which are good, but being the 5th installemnt into the series, it's starting to feel very old.

    8 hours in and I couldn't care less about continuing... :(    … Expand
  94. saturday_youth
    Mar 28, 2018
    3
    Weapon and Car Progression is locked behind microtransactions... why is that ok?
    Besides that the game gets way to chaotic, it won't give you a moment to look at the scenery or landscapes. The AI might be the dumbest i've witnessed since Call of Juarez, the Cartel.
  95. setpol
    Aug 16, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A trash narrative that railroads the player so hard that absolutely ruins the game.

    Gunplay is great. Choice of weapons is mediocre. Narrative is ****    … Expand
  96. SantiShepard
    Jun 3, 2018
    3
    Juego totalmente decepcionante.
    La historia no se la cree nadie, lo llenaron de violencia injustificadamente, los personajes son casi todos malos excepto por el Sheriff. Las peleas contra los bosses son pesimas, tenes toda una crew y vas solo a pelear contra el jefe? Con las armas guardadas?
    Lo peor es que lo terminé despues de jugar GOW y fue realmente decepcionante todo.
  97. VallejoMach
    Mar 27, 2018
    3
    Generic and predictable. It's really just another rehash of the Far Cry series that's not really remarkable enough to be interesting.

    Money is important and you don't get anywhere near enough from gameplay. Serious grinding required to experience the full range of vehicles and weapons unless you want to pay for shortcuts through its insidious micro-transaction system. The game is    Generic and predictable. It's really just another rehash of the Far Cry series that's not really remarkable enough to be interesting.

    Money is important and you don't get anywhere near enough from gameplay. Serious grinding required to experience the full range of vehicles and weapons unless you want to pay for shortcuts through its insidious micro-transaction system.

    The game is Infested with micro-transactions and not worth buying as a result. Yes you can play it without spending extra money but it feels like your being hamstrung from the start without spending more money than you have already paid for the game. Wait until it's a fraction of the price on sale.

    Further cash grab, in addition to the micro-transactions in game - Day one DLC and season pass on top of your full price game.

    3/10 for looks only...looks great, shame it's so anti-consumer.    … Expand
  98. Wiccan
    Mar 30, 2018
    3
    I've started playing this game and hated my 4 hours in. You have absolutely no reason to do anything in this game except challenges for perk points. This is the worst game in the series yet. I feel nothing for any of the people in the game at all. I'd rather play Far Cry Primal. The villians in the game are ridiculous. I wasted my money and even if it had been on sale I shouldn't haveI've started playing this game and hated my 4 hours in. You have absolutely no reason to do anything in this game except challenges for perk points. This is the worst game in the series yet. I feel nothing for any of the people in the game at all. I'd rather play Far Cry Primal. The villians in the game are ridiculous. I wasted my money and even if it had been on sale I shouldn't have bought it. Utter garbage!!! I really don't know wtf what all the hype was about. Trash. Save your money and do not buy this game. Wait for something better like God of War.… Expand
  99. LORiDAYNE
    Apr 1, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bland, blank, silent protagonist. Average gameplay. Average gunplay. Interesting side characters. Mildly interesting villain. Three bad endings. Either you become a mindless slave for the cult, you allow the cult to continue abusing and hurting others, or you Joseph bombs the entire state and/or country - effectively killing everyone you tried to save and undoing all the hours of gameplay spent trying to put an end to the cult. No ending allows you to "win" and kill the bastard.… Expand
  100. magnu108
    May 2, 2018
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. loved the game up until the point i started the jacob area. repeating the same **** timed shooter sequence four frickin times? seems like they ran out of time to finish the game?. if i'd known this was in it i wouldn't of bothered and won't be buying another far cry instalment at this point. i personally hate timed games, at work i'm pushed against the clock continuously and games are my escape from this type of stress. totally disappointed.… Expand
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#56 Best PS4 Game of 2018
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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 83 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 83
  3. Negative: 0 out of 83
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    This fresh take on the Far Cry franchise is clearly visible content-wise, but a tad more discrete on the style. If you're not bothered by the slightly repetitive formula, you'll enjoy the many strengths of this episode.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 21, 2018
    80
    A mostly excellent sandbox that delights with its gorgeous world, breadth of activities, and stellar shootouts. It can be a bit grindy, mind.[June 2018, p.93]
  3. GameGrin
    May 7, 2018
    85
    Far Cry 5 established itself as one of the best in the series, The game features some gorgeous scenery, an engaging story and the overall story is great fun and the theme is very realistic. The game mixes up the missions so it doesn't get repetitive halfway through the game. Far Cry 5 is a great entry to the series for newbies and veterans alike.
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