Far Cry New Dawn

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 70 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 35 out of 70
  3. Negative: 1 out of 70
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Feb 21, 2019
    40
    If New Dawn is as mute and monotonous about the issues that led to the nuclear war and the philosophies that shape its vision of America, that’s because it’s only interested in serving up a gamified version of survival, logic be damned.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Feb 14, 2019
    An over-familiar follow-up, perhaps, but New Dawn whittles away the rough edges of Far Cry 5 for something extremely enjoyable. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Kotaku
    Feb 14, 2019
    The end result is a game that I enjoyed but which also frustrated me greatly.
  3. Polygon
    Feb 21, 2019
    My biggest gripe lies in its lost potential. If Ubisoft had embraced the game’s fundamental silliness instead of cutting its narrative off at the knees by spackling over it with morality, I can only imagine what kind of truly Mad Max-esque shenanigans would have been possible. Its enemies and I are both the villains, but they’re allowed to be comfortable with their morbid, violent fun.
  5. The Jimquisition
    Feb 21, 2019
    New dawn, old gameplay! Far Cry New Dawn is perfectly acceptable entertainment. If you liked Far Cry, and want more Far Cry, then New Dawn is more Far Cry. It pays lip service to its apocalyptic premise, but it's still got plenty of Far Cry for you to enjoy.
  6. The Verge
    Feb 14, 2019
    New Dawn is an overly familiar experience that, while a lot of fun, gets away from the best part of its predecessor without adding enough that really feels new. Even when the world ends, Far Cry stays the same.
  7. VG247
    Feb 14, 2019
    Over 22 central story quests, and a clutch of side objectives, New Dawn is surprisingly good at throwing up varied tasks.
  8. Vice
    Feb 14, 2019
    It’s a game that refuses to engage with itself mechanically, thematically, or narratively. As players, we’re left with two options: do the heavy lifting for a game that can’t and won’t, or once again embrace a hollow and half-hearted spectacle. Or we avoid it entirely, and let Far Cry 5’s nuclear winter linger a little longer in the hope that, when the skies clear, they’ll reveal a world that someone, somewhere, can bring themselves to care about.

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 755 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 271 out of 755
  2. Mixed: 151 out of 755
  3. Negative: 333 out of 755
  1. treens21
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Easy cash-in for Ubisoft before the inevitable cross-gen FC6 next year.

    - lazy re-use of the Far Cry 5 map - the game pretends to be    Easy cash-in for Ubisoft before the inevitable cross-gen FC6 next year.

    - lazy re-use of the Far Cry 5 map
    - the game pretends to be post-apocalyptic, but honestly the differences compared to base FC5 are minimal
    - bullet sponge enemies and pointless rpg elements
    - worse graphics than base FC5 game    … Full Review »
  2. astranova
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Re-used Far Cry 5 locations with sunny-rainbow post-apocalypse land. 40$ for re-used DLC? No, thank you.

    Racism, stupid story and bad    Re-used Far Cry 5 locations with sunny-rainbow post-apocalypse land. 40$ for re-used DLC? No, thank you.

    Racism, stupid story and bad characters is included. Do not waste your money for this game.
    Ubisoft is just want to make some trash game under good franchise to make money on fans.    … Full Review »
  3. Resurreccion
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    This title is totally trash, this is even worst than AC Syndicate in my opinion. All ubisoft games look and works the same: go to the point A,This title is totally trash, this is even worst than AC Syndicate in my opinion. All ubisoft games look and works the same: go to the point A, go to the point B, attack enemy base, free hostages etc etc it is so boring and repeatable ... Hope they start listen players ... someday and not making mistake like FC New Dawn again.… Full Review »
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