Far Cry 6

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  1. t_bone
    Dec 20, 2021
    6
    You'll like this game if you like Far Cry generally. It plays the hits well: hunting, collectibles, liberating bases, killing villains. But there's nothing new offered, really. You burn plants while music plays, you shoot bad guys with the bow, you drive cars. And that's fun, if you like that! I do and I enjoyed a lot of it. But the game gets old after a while because it's just kind allYou'll like this game if you like Far Cry generally. It plays the hits well: hunting, collectibles, liberating bases, killing villains. But there's nothing new offered, really. You burn plants while music plays, you shoot bad guys with the bow, you drive cars. And that's fun, if you like that! I do and I enjoyed a lot of it. But the game gets old after a while because it's just kind all derivative after a certain point. The game only has so many things it does well. It eventually overdoes them and it becomes a slog at that point. It's just a re-skin of a the last few games in the series and once the novelty wears off, it just becomes forgettable.

    The plot is nothing to write home about. It's alright at first, then gets very stale by the time you're done with your second of the three territories you have to free. Giancarlo Esposito is a wonderful, wonderful villain but there isn't enough of him. And the ending is unfulfilling on a lot of levels, but thankfully it is not as bad as 5's. There are a few good twists, though, which is nice.

    As far as this series goes, it's nowhere as neat/inventive as Far Cry 3, so it's tying with Far Cry 4 in the series. It's not worth the full price, but if you'd like a fun-action shooter this game is probably worth like 30 bucks, tops. 40 would be stretch.    … Expand
  2. inmh
    Jan 1, 2022
    6
    Pros:

    -Beautiful game, really felt they did a good job diversifying the environment. -Enjoyable combat and mechanics. -I liked that there's still base-building (gathering supplies to upgrade hideouts and such, which I enjoyed in 4 and New Dawn as well) -Like Far Cry 5, more effort was put into developing the resistance characters than just the villains -Nice selection of    Pros:

    -Beautiful game, really felt they did a good job diversifying the environment.

    -Enjoyable combat and mechanics.

    -I liked that there's still base-building (gathering supplies to upgrade hideouts and such, which I enjoyed in 4 and New Dawn as well)

    -Like Far Cry 5, more effort was put into developing the resistance characters than just the villains

    -Nice selection of Fangs for Hire, glad that they kept that feature.

    -Giancarlo Esposito provides a great performance as Anton Castillo. Very sinister.

    Cons:

    -There's so much going on with upgrades and supremos and gear that it gets a bit messy. I get being ambitious, but there's a point where it just gets overcrowded. The way in which one upgraded or altered weapons wasn't the most straight-forward process either.

    -Did not like the fact that skills are attached to clothes and items instead of a skill tree.

    -Was not fond of the vehicle handling. Felt that the cars were way too easy to flip or upset.

    -While I enjoyed the base-building, it was not as comprehensive as New Dawn's system.

    -The story was weak. Part of what made me like Far Cry 5 so much was that I liked a lot of the side-characters; I felt that they were developed as individuals very well, and therefore felt invested in their fates. I didn't really get attached to any characters in this game.

    -Anton Castillo is a great villain, but he isn't nearly as present in this game as Vaas, Pagan, or the Seeds were in their games. On a series that gets its fame for its villains, that's a big misstep. No point in having a great actor if you're not going to under-use him.

    -I was also not into some of the political stuff in this game. Previous games took stabs at different political figures here and there (Obama in 4, Trump in 5) but for the most part focused on greater themes about loyalty, power, peace, war, human nature, etc. There were points in Far Cry 6 where the line was crossed from "the game is depicting mature themes" to "the game is preaching to me about how to feel about different topics". The best media lets you draw your own conclusions instead of spoon-feeding it to you.

    This was not a bad game, per se. But bigger isn't always better, and I feel like Ubisoft would do better by scaling back a bit in whatever they do next. Like sure, offer loads of side-quests like the Yaran stories, the treasure hunts, the Lighters in 5, etc- but don't lose focus of the plot, and don't over-complicate the mechanics.    … Expand
  3. Sneckburger
    Mar 23, 2022
    6
    I’m quite a fan of the Far Cry series, but disappointed in this game as its story isn’t anywhere as good as the hype makes you believe it is.
    The game mechanics are great, even improved on the previous Far Cry series.
    Though still has too many boring side stories, repetitive task, identical checkpoints, military targets etc.. Interesting main antagonist, shame the same can’t be said    I’m quite a fan of the Far Cry series, but disappointed in this game as its story isn’t anywhere as good as the hype makes you believe it is.
    The game mechanics are great, even improved on the previous Far Cry series.
    Though still has too many boring side stories, repetitive task, identical checkpoints, military targets etc..
    Interesting main antagonist, shame the same can’t be said about the player protagonist and the Libertad. This game could have been much better with just a few minor tweaks and a smaller map. I've never used fast travel so much in any other game. The air drops are a great idea. Fast loading too on the PS5.    … Expand
  4. DangerDave1409
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well...I expected nothing and it was fine. I got it from a friend so I was happy not to pay for it. The gameplay was as always, typical far cry. I like the weapons but did not really use the arsenal. The use of gear was useless in my eyes. The setting was cool but the villain was not...sadly... the previous parts were way better.

    The last 10 hours were a struggle for me as I wanted to finish the game to get it over. The end was bad, with no real boss fight and a non satisfying end... well...    … Expand
  5. Baseduser1919
    Dec 22, 2021
    7
    Pretty good game with an… OK ending. Enjoyed Far Cry 5 a lot more. Giancarlo Esposito was a fantastic choice for a villain. Also, had some issues playing on PS4, occasional freezing and bugs, but nothing too unplayable.
  6. Criszzz
    Oct 11, 2021
    7
    Had a lot of fun playing far cry 3,4 and 5. The a.i in part 6 is a bit buggy enemies also keep on spawning out of nothing. First missions are a bit boring and i miss the old system of leveling up. But still I had fun finishing the game especially the missions near the end of freeiing a zone.
  7. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 14, 2021
    7
    Far Cry 6
    Pretty Soulless
    Far Cry 6 is a 20 hour ffirst person shooter where you play as either male or female version of Dani Rojas because ubisoft cant commit to a story.. and this is ultimately Far Cry 6’s downfall, at first I was in love with Far Cry 6, having a Far Cry 3 feel.. the beginning island was so detailed and memorable, Iwas having a blas doing the beginning missions, and    Far Cry 6
    Pretty Soulless
    Far Cry 6 is a 20 hour ffirst person shooter where you play as either male or female version of Dani Rojas because ubisoft cant commit to a story.. and this is ultimately Far Cry 6’s downfall, at first I was in love with Far Cry 6, having a Far Cry 3 feel.. the beginning island was so detailed and memorable, Iwas having a blas doing the beginning missions, and then the game opened up about 3 hours or so in and wow did it feel like the soul left the body of this game.. here your goal is to take down el president Anton Castillo, and much like the previous far cry game, to get to him you have to take down targets around him to expose him for an attack.. however unlike Far Cry 5, nothing o nyour journey to take him down stood out…
    Far Cry 6 reminding me a lot of Just cause 3, in that while youre in this massive world, everything felt pretty cookie cutter generic.. and unlike just cause 3 the weapons weren’t crazy enough to keep fully entertained and there weren’t great story pieces pulling me through… just the same stuff over and over again, get to the spot on the map, deal with checkpoint along the way, take them over for future fast travl points, get back to the mission, kill all the people there.. thankfully youll unlock pets such as a crocodile or puppy to help along the way to attack and distract, but kill all the nemies, or find a key card so you can enter a building to throw a switch, or kill al the enemies and hack a computer which is just you guarding It while a percentage meter fills, over and over and over.. again no great story piece or story telling within the actual campaign except maybe couple of times.. really exposing the games bloat, I felt like I was doing side missions through most of the campaign.. I know box numbers are imorptant to people spending 60 to 70 dollars on a game, I get that.. but I would prefer and epic 12 hours over a mediocre repetitive 20.. I would even be fine having to level up to unlock those story missions and feel an urge to liberate the island and find weapons, if the grind didn’t feel obnoxious and get in the way of my play… maybe I have to capture a certain amount of enemy bases… if that means I get some story missions with some effort rather than feel like an algorithm developed the game.. Ill take it…
    Overall Far Cry 6 had its moments that made me laugh or moments of me actually having fun, but for the most part I felt lke I was just going through the motions of a soulless shooter, chasing credits rather than chasing the next epic event around the next corner..
    Far Cry 6 is a good shooter, it is brimming with things to do and weapons to find, you can even play with friends… but wow does this game do nothing memorable.
    I give Far cry 6
    a 7/10    … Expand
  8. OldAndCynical
    Oct 19, 2021
    5
    Ubisoft can still create beautiful worlds, but their storytelling is awful when compared to the good old days of AC2 and the like. It feels like they have these (rather uneducated) people with BIG opinions and HUGE chips on their shoulders, who use these games as a soapbox upon which they preach to us their confusing and often very conflicting messages. I hope that one day the bosses ofUbisoft can still create beautiful worlds, but their storytelling is awful when compared to the good old days of AC2 and the like. It feels like they have these (rather uneducated) people with BIG opinions and HUGE chips on their shoulders, who use these games as a soapbox upon which they preach to us their confusing and often very conflicting messages. I hope that one day the bosses of Ubi realize that this is why their new games are failing to sell, or Ubi is going to go under.
    So. As a game, you can still enjoy FC6, as the scenery is nice and the action is solid. But you best do it while your TV is muted and your finger ready to skip any cringey and messagey cut scenes, of which there are aplenty...    … Expand
  9. M-Reviews
    Oct 9, 2021
    6
    Despite beautiful visuals, especially on powerful PC´s and current console hardware, Far Cry 6 greatly suffers from it´s ongoing repetive mechanics and the absence of innovation. Story- and characterwise, there´s plenty of potential left behind. In a world with rocket backpacks and dogs in wheelchairs, confrontation with socially relevant themes like slavery and poverty becomesDespite beautiful visuals, especially on powerful PC´s and current console hardware, Far Cry 6 greatly suffers from it´s ongoing repetive mechanics and the absence of innovation. Story- and characterwise, there´s plenty of potential left behind. In a world with rocket backpacks and dogs in wheelchairs, confrontation with socially relevant themes like slavery and poverty becomes meaningless. Beneath the tropical charme, Far Cry 6 feels like a clone of it´s predecessors - which ultimately is the game´s greatest weakness.… Expand
  10. Anastasyah
    Nov 12, 2021
    5
    Just finished this super **** game. Why did i play? Because i paid for this extremely ugly *** I wonder how does a company like ubisoft dare to make such terrible mess. They showed us the trailer and that scene even wasn't in the game. There is no difficulty. The plot is banana. The location is the same as it was in previous parts. Everything except optimization is very very bad. I amJust finished this super **** game. Why did i play? Because i paid for this extremely ugly *** I wonder how does a company like ubisoft dare to make such terrible mess. They showed us the trailer and that scene even wasn't in the game. There is no difficulty. The plot is banana. The location is the same as it was in previous parts. Everything except optimization is very very bad. I am really disappointed.… Expand
  11. DaniilN
    Oct 12, 2021
    5
    Технически невероятно кривая игра (PS4 Fat), постоянные баги, зависания, особенно при игре в коопе: то не работает меню выбора оружия (надо полностью перезайти в игру), то при быстром перемещении игроки появляются на дне океана (надо быстро открыть карту и высадиться в другом месте), а при езде в одном транспорте, у второго игрока постоянные зависания до момента пока транспортное средствоТехнически невероятно кривая игра (PS4 Fat), постоянные баги, зависания, особенно при игре в коопе: то не работает меню выбора оружия (надо полностью перезайти в игру), то при быстром перемещении игроки появляются на дне океана (надо быстро открыть карту и высадиться в другом месте), а при езде в одном транспорте, у второго игрока постоянные зависания до момента пока транспортное средство не остановится. Очень лагают все меню. Иногда оружие просто не выпускает пули, чинится само через пару минут.

    Сюжет не интересен, классическая история про свержение определенного диктатора. Есть интересные персонажи, миссии самые обычные. На момент написания игру до конца не прошел, но не думаю что от потенциальной классной концовки оценка поменяется Геймплей классический для фаркрай, в коопе играть интересно. Вся карта завалена всякими точками интереса и доп. квестами, контента много (очень однообразного контента).

    В целом для игры в коопе игра неплоха, но брать стоит по скидке.    … Expand
  12. Sepidar77
    Oct 30, 2021
    6
    Boring gameplay is and bit of a drop in graphics compared to the past, but not too much, but it has dropped again, but the redesign of a relatively attractive graphic environment is weak and dull AI. It takes patience and these things, and it has really dropped a lot compared to the past. Everything.and I was really disappointed.and The game is a mediocre game
  13. dadel
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    Pros:
    The series still has funny gameplay. "Cuba" looks very nice, some weapons and animal amigos are fun. Big capital city (1st time in the series)
    Cons: - Map is too big. Ubisoft will never learn. - Too many collectibles, chests and other useless bullsh*t - You cannot walk freely in capital city, it has barricades in every street and it is like a maze. Moreover, you cannot fly over    Pros:
    The series still has funny gameplay. "Cuba" looks very nice, some weapons and animal amigos are fun. Big capital city (1st time in the series)
    Cons:
    - Map is too big. Ubisoft will never learn.
    - Too many collectibles, chests and other useless bullsh*t
    - You cannot walk freely in capital city, it has barricades in every street and it is like a maze. Moreover, you cannot fly over it.
    - "Bandidos operations" (board with text missions) is the most boring and annoying minigame Ubisoft ever invented
    - some rides (hoverboard, flying car) are impossible to maneuver
    - "special operations" (special missions on separate maps) are fun at first, until you realize all of them have identical objectives    … Expand
  14. Chempion1
    Dec 26, 2021
    6
    С первого взгляда это классический Far Cry, но по сути это такая смесь Ghost Recon Breakpoint и Just Cause 3 от первого лица. И вообще игра стала больше похожа на Far Cry 2, к сожалению.
    Прокачку полностью убрали. Больше никаких перков, очков способностей, улучшений и т. д. Теперь как в Assassin’s Creed ты можешь одеть одежду которая даст тебе минимальные прибавки к тому или другому    С первого взгляда это классический Far Cry, но по сути это такая смесь Ghost Recon Breakpoint и Just Cause 3 от первого лица. И вообще игра стала больше похожа на Far Cry 2, к сожалению.
    Прокачку полностью убрали. Больше никаких перков, очков способностей, улучшений и т. д. Теперь как в Assassin’s Creed ты можешь одеть одежду которая даст тебе минимальные прибавки к тому или другому параметру. Оружие можно больше не покупать (я купил только эми-супрэмо и то не за валюту и вообще деньги мне было тратить не на что), теперь его находим в местных ящиках как в каком нибудь Dying Light. На стволы можно навесить разные модули, за местный хлам. Вот и все улучшения. Твоя главная задача поднять свой ранг, что бы проходить более высокоуровневые миссии как в Boardriders. Вообще проходить доп. задания не нужно, пустая трата времени. Так как ранг поднимется и от основных миссий + захват всяких блокпостов и грузов. Зато теперь вся игра завалена каким то хламом, железом, топливом и ломом. Всё это надо для открытия новых модулей оружия и строительства баз (смысла этого строительства я так и не понял). К концу игры скопились тысячи штук этой хрени, тратить было не на что.
    Сюжет шаблонен, и опять таки похож на какой нибудь Just Cause. Есть строгий диктатор который не разрешает мочится с крыши на головы людей. Короче вы не можете терпеть такие ограничения и свергаете его. Но меня порадовала концовка - серьёзно, жестоко, как в жизни. Да ещё одно, больше половины наших друзей погибнет, что добавляет реализма войне. Но к сожалению 90% всей игры это тупые забеги, заезды, зачистки.
    Из вышесказанного ясно, что Far Cry 6 почти потерял своё лицо.
    Атмосфера более менее держет, хотя Dunia Engine v2 уже с трудом тянет открытый мир с такой графикой.
    Есть и нововведение, это супрэмо. Такой типа рюкзак с разным назначением, ракетами, эми зарядом и т. д. Это просто панацея от вертолётов и танков. Да ещё наш протагонист ожил и обрел дар речи.
    И конечно баги. Некоторые задания становятся просто не проходимыми. Приходится игру перезапускать. О этот огонь, он вернулся прямяком из Far Cry 2. Горит всё: трава, земля, деревья, камни. Этот огонь не потушить. Ужастно раздражает. Ещё из двойки вернулась супер горелка которой можно всё чинить. А из четверки супер вертолётик на котором можно везде летать. Есть парашют и вингсьют, оба полный отстой.
    Чуть не забыл, феминизм льётся с экрана водопадом. Просто со смеха помираешь когда какая нибудь семнадцатилетняя сиповка взводом мужиков командует. Все бабы героические лидеры, а все мужики либо трУсы, либо подлецы, либо нытики, либо упрямые ослы.
    Но почему Ubisoft выбросила на помойку все наработки предыдущих частей? Да по тому, что игру делали совершенно другие люди. Не Ubisoft Montreal которая делала 3ю, 4ю и 5ю части, а Ubisoft Toronto. И для неё это сольный дебют. На мой взгляд не очень удачный.    … Expand
  15. Awes0meSauce
    May 1, 2023
    6
    Far Cry 6 is not as good as FC5, but is better than FC New Dawn.
    It's still a bit glitchy & buggy, especially when driving or flying.
    The amigos didn't work as well as it did in FC5, they're not as useful. I did enjoy immersing myself in the Caribbean island culture and atmosphere, music was fun too. Plot was a bit boring. I was disappointed in the ending too. Not saying anything else,    Far Cry 6 is not as good as FC5, but is better than FC New Dawn.
    It's still a bit glitchy & buggy, especially when driving or flying.
    The amigos didn't work as well as it did in FC5, they're not as useful.
    I did enjoy immersing myself in the Caribbean island culture and atmosphere, music was fun too.
    Plot was a bit boring. I was disappointed in the ending too. Not saying anything else, but it needs to be noted.

    Bottom line -- I still recommend this game. Not all games, movies, & shows are meant to change your life and inspire you toward your life's purpose. Some are simply meant as an escape from the everyday life, for a time. Play FC6 (if you're into the Far Cry series), "Escape To Yara", and have fun.    … Expand
  16. Morrowclaw
    Jun 18, 2022
    5
    While the graphics, voice acting, gameplay and music are all good, the story, characters, map and missions are not. Everyone is a caricature in this game, all huge personalities who are joking constantly despite horrible things happening around them. The map is once again a huge sandbox in a tropical setting with lush greenery and vast bodies of water, it's getting old. The missions areWhile the graphics, voice acting, gameplay and music are all good, the story, characters, map and missions are not. Everyone is a caricature in this game, all huge personalities who are joking constantly despite horrible things happening around them. The map is once again a huge sandbox in a tropical setting with lush greenery and vast bodies of water, it's getting old. The missions are tedious, drawn out and boring. This is my least favourite of the numbered FC games.… Expand
  17. DeltaShinz86
    Jul 31, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far Cry 6 is a mediocre installment to the series in my opinion. Plenty of dialogue that has no impact on the story or makes any sense. The main focal point of the story doesn't really get the attention it deserves. Let's start with the good

    - Graphically the game plays great on the PS4 didn't experience any serious issues. Nothing was really upgraded for Far Cry 5 in terms of graphics which is fine since I enjoyed the graphics of that game.
    - The location of Yara; which is obviously heavily inspired by Cuba, has great scenery. I enjoyed being able to fly around the country in helicopters and seeing the environment
    - The gameplay is obviously why we all bought the game. The formula hasn't really changed through each installation of the series and that's what makes it so successful. Plenty of weapons, vehicles and armor to cause mayhem.
    Now for the bad:

    - The AI was not very good for both enemies and allies. You could walk in front of a soldier with a LMG pointed at their face and they would take way to long to notice or engage you. As far as your allies go they are very lacking in the support department. All of your amigos (what they call allies) are animals in this game. They would constantly need to be told who to attack and wouldn't do it on their own unless all hell was breaking loose and an entire magazine was being empties into them. One thing that annoyed me was when animals attacked you your amigos would just chase the animal that attacked you but never attacked said animal.
    - Dialogue that did not add to the story was common. We all know woke ideology is becoming too common in media and that includes video games. One of the main characters is names Paolo and is a woman that wants to be a man. Toward the beginning of the game a field surgeon talks about how Paolo had a double mastectomy without anesthesia; implying that somehow makes her a bad ass. It was early on in the game so I figured maybe this would tie in somehow which it didn't. Another example is the subtle end the patriarchy message in the game. One of the characters in the legends had you give 10 of his illegitimate children an apology letter. When you complete the mission the mission giver tells you to end the patriarchy in new Yara. It just seemed unnecessary and out of place for the story since one of the most powerful antagonist in the game is a woman. Gay characters are all over the place and play a big part of the resistance and at first glance you think maybe the antagonist is killing or imprisoning gay people because of some anti gay agenda...... wrong that never comes up so again adds nothing and makes no sense to the story.
    - I did experience a bug that caused me to die as if I was falling after landing and exiting a helicopter. Didn't happen often but enough to be annoying
    - The story seems uninspired and a reskin of the same generic communist dictator controls a country. If they would have focused on the rare tobacco leaf that essentially caused the antagonist to be the power figure he is more than all the random woke talking points it would have been more polished.

    Overall I give this game a 6 out of 10. If you are looking for a game that has a solid story combined with the game play we all know and love you will be disappointed. Fortunately the game is already hitting clearance shelves or constantly being on sale. I picked this up for $25 which in my opinion was worth it for a game I sunk like 30 hours in. Hopefully the next installment will be more story driven instead of inserting random talking points that have nothing to do with what is going on. Pick it up on a deal or borrow it from a friend if you really want to play the game.    … Expand

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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Nov 30, 2021
    60
    Far Cry is now officially a Just Cause knock-off. There’s a grappling hook, a wingsuit, plenty of vehicles with universally poor handling, a huge open world and a dumb story with one-dimensional dictator. It wouldn’t be too bad by itself, but the gameplay is also a lot slower than in JC, turning every potentially fun activity into a chore. [Issue#256, p.32]
  2. LaPS4
    Nov 23, 2021
    75
    Far Cry 6 offers an adventure similar to the previous chapters but on a larger scale thanks to the virtues of the new generation of consoles, with hardly any changes in the playable and certain bugs that obscure the final result of a long and entertaining title.
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  3. Inverse
    Oct 6, 2021
    90
    Far Cry 6 does not disappoint. It didn’t just make me fall in love with it, but it made me realize what was so wrong with its predecessor.
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