Far Cry Primal

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  1. sscott0829tw
    Feb 23, 2016
    7
    Though tons of haters are **** about no guns and no vehicles,but I am glad that Ubisoft has the balls to do a game like this.The characters and voice acting is fantastic,you really do feel like you are in the stone age.
    The graphics is worse than Far cry 4 in some part,but the nighttime is stunning.
    Love the crafting and resource gathering elements,you need to find everything and make    Though tons of haters are **** about no guns and no vehicles,but I am glad that Ubisoft has the balls to do a game like this.The characters and voice acting is fantastic,you really do feel like you are in the stone age.
    The graphics is worse than Far cry 4 in some part,but the nighttime is stunning.
    Love the crafting and resource gathering elements,you need to find everything and make everything by yourself.
    The boss fight is better in the game,finally not another QTE battle or just a decision .
    The new beast master system is good but feels too op sometimes,cause the beast can kill many enemies by themselves.Also,this Farcry feels like it's been rush out the door too quickly,cause it has zero multiplayer.
    It will be amazing if this game have Co-op or a PVP mode.
    The game is more like a survival game with a story than a FPS game.
    And in animations,terrain,animals model,water effect.this game do feels like a reskin of FC4.I really hope Ubisoft don't do this again with the next Farcry game.
    Overall,the game is good,not a supereb game to surpass FC3 and FC4,but not a complete failure like AC unity or watchdogs.    … Expand
  2. Entertainer
    May 14, 2022
    5
    Really cool game, and follows the Far Cry-concept and easily worth 7 or even low 8/10, if it weren't for the game kept crashing, still 6 years after release, now on PS5.
    Played it for 10 hours, has crashed 3 times already, leaving me to re-play up to 20 minutes each time. Lousy.
  3. budlightlime
    Apr 28, 2019
    6
    It was nice to see Ubisoft try a different spin on their 'Far Cry' series however, despite some good moments, the game is generally a below average, empty sandbox game.

    Pros: - Nice looking open world - Animal taming feature is unique and fun initially - most missions can be approached in any order you like - interesting conflict between homosapien and neanderthal based tribes -    It was nice to see Ubisoft try a different spin on their 'Far Cry' series however, despite some good moments, the game is generally a below average, empty sandbox game.

    Pros:
    - Nice looking open world
    - Animal taming feature is unique and fun initially
    - most missions can be approached in any order you like
    - interesting conflict between homosapien and neanderthal based tribes
    - resource system was fun and kept you on your toes regarding what weapons to use

    Cons:
    - missions are incredibly dull, mainly fetch or kill missions with a few protect the AI thrown in for good measure, no one has ever liked protect missions and it is about time Ubisoft learnt this
    - terrible AI
    - Very dull combat due to only having three weapons throughout the game: club, bow & spear. They could have included so much more
    - The map is full of resources to loot and animals kill however, that is not a good enough reason to want to explore. There is a stupid amount of animals in certain areas. There is no way 4 sabre tooth lions and 7 leopards would live within a 50 metre radius of each other. This felt like a cheap way to extend the game time by making you have to fight endless amounts of animals
    - Travelling around the map is slow due to having no transport other than a sabre tooth lion 10-15 hours into the game
    - game is subtitled (it could not have been in English because of the time setting but I still class it as a con of the game)
    - only a few enemy classes
    - generally not as much fun as FC3 (I have not played 4 or 5)    … Expand
  4. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    farcry 3 but reskinned and also oonga boonga. pretty standard formula except with gibberish.
  5. Optic_Darksyde
    Feb 26, 2016
    7
    Far Cry Primal is another shining example of a game that has so many great mechanics and a time period that is just begging to have a game made, but falls flat in many integral areas and doesn't fully utilize is potential.

    The gameplay is great, fighting feels fluid and nice. The bashing of club against club is truly satisfying. The taming system in the game, although kind of    Far Cry Primal is another shining example of a game that has so many great mechanics and a time period that is just begging to have a game made, but falls flat in many integral areas and doesn't fully utilize is potential.

    The gameplay is great, fighting feels fluid and nice. The bashing of club against club is truly satisfying.
    The taming system in the game, although kind of underwhelming with its press one button taming mechanic, is fun to use your animal companion to infiltrate outposts and such and sneaking up on enemies with a sabertooth tiger, or just barging in riding atop a wild bear and reeking havoc. Although the unstealthyness of most of the animal companions leads stealth missions to be almost impossible as your animal friend will be spotted almost always and you cant help it unless you dismiss them all together, which is a shame.

    The story is arguably the biggest downfall of Far Cry Primal. Its very uninteresting and just feels like a cookie cut "Kill the oppressive bad guy, save our people" the main antagonist in primal is far under par of all the previous in the Far Cry series. He has no depth, No real personality, and just seams like they made a buff guy with blood and scars on him, gave him a cool name, and called it good. the second and final boss of the game is no different. the final boss fight is your typical overly hard wave defense, hurt boss, wave defense, hurt boss format and becomes very annoying with no checkpoints and mass amounts of heavy enemies that take forever to kill, and the boss in question using a bow that nearly one shots you. and after finishing both of the "bad guys" you are givin a very underwhelming "yay you did it, you save the wenja!" the wenja being the uninteresting NPCs that you really dont care about but the game revolves around saving them.

    so in conclusion, the gameplay is really fun, taming and animal battling is kind of meh, story is uninteresting and doesnt feel like it means anything, but a fun game if you your looking to just screw around in prehistoric times and ride animals and kill stuff.    … Expand
  6. ascedentevil
    Feb 24, 2016
    7
    By no stretch of the imagination is Primal a BAD game, but it is flawed in many ways.
    First up, the game feels almost like it's comprised mostly of side missions - mainly owing to the fact that the story seems badly paced and the characters are forgettable. whilst I feel for the Wenga tribe; I don't care for them too much , the game simply makes them a collectible so to speak. Couple    By no stretch of the imagination is Primal a BAD game, but it is flawed in many ways.
    First up, the game feels almost like it's comprised mostly of side missions - mainly owing to the fact that the story seems badly paced and the characters are forgettable. whilst I feel for the Wenga tribe; I don't care for them too much , the game simply makes them a collectible so to speak. Couple this together with the fact that most of the missions feel like you need to get the thing to upgrade the thing to get the thing to upgrade the...
    The gameplay is the same Far Cry classic recipe but with the primal twist, that being said I can't help but feel like all they have done is send that previous protagonist back in time and taken his guns and cars away.
    Visually the game is stunning and the scenery is amazing - with very nicely modeled wildlife that dynamically interacts within itself and forms a sense of ecosystem.
    If I was to be perfectly honest I would say I am disappointing with the game, I love me some brutal barbaric combat and making my alpha wolf attack enemies as much as the next guy but with ll the changes it brings it doesn't bring anything new to the soul of the game and whilst I love Far Cry, I'm afraid I had much higher hopes for this one.
    Game play - 7/10
    Visuals - 10/10
    Characters - 5/10
    Story - 4/10
    Content - saturated but no real new ideas, so 4/10
    Overall 7/10    … Expand
  7. MostCruel
    Feb 26, 2016
    7
    I do honestly really love this game but most people have said what needs to be said about what is good (It looks great, it sounds great, it plays great etc.) I'll just add the problems I had with it. The first and most obvious is the story which is just really short and boring. I won't say much more but if you've seen the trailer you've seen practically the entire story to be honest.I do honestly really love this game but most people have said what needs to be said about what is good (It looks great, it sounds great, it plays great etc.) I'll just add the problems I had with it. The first and most obvious is the story which is just really short and boring. I won't say much more but if you've seen the trailer you've seen practically the entire story to be honest. Second the AI was extremely disappointing for me. Not for the people, I expect cave men to be dumb but the animals. Since this game is as hunting focused as it is action focused I expected animals to have realistic AI like stalking as packs and moving as herds. Animals are just the same as they always have been though if they see you they charge at you. And at night... ugh. The trailer said the predators would be dangerous which led me to believe they might just follow you in the shadows and wait for a moment until you're vulnerable. Not so, instead it means a pack of wolves spawns every 20 ft so you are literally fighting 6 packs of wolves per night every night. It kind of makes doing anything else at night a lot less enjoyable. The third and the biggest problem with the game I find is the crafting system. It seems like very little thought was put into this area because you can grind through everything in 10 hours if you want too. The fact there is no customization of weapons at all is painful to me. I imagined getting to paint my bow and maybe have a few carvings to pick from to put on it, some feathers, gemstones maybe, bones but you literally get 3 bows in the game. NO SIGNATURE WEAPONS like wtf?I only really ever use one bow and it looks hideous? That doesn't sound like Farcry... It was a great effort though, it just needed to innovate a bit more and maybe take a bit more from the survival games it wanted to be at times.… Expand
  8. Underpants158
    Mar 19, 2016
    7
    I have played both Far Cry 3 and 4 and playing primal made me pine for those older games. Simply put I don't think the addition of animal companions makes up for the lose of guns. Had they put a better melee system that was anything other than running up to somebody and button mashing then that could have alleviated much of my dissatisfaction. I mean it makes sense right? If your gameI have played both Far Cry 3 and 4 and playing primal made me pine for those older games. Simply put I don't think the addition of animal companions makes up for the lose of guns. Had they put a better melee system that was anything other than running up to somebody and button mashing then that could have alleviated much of my dissatisfaction. I mean it makes sense right? If your game features melee combat then make melee combat interesting. Really the only saving grace is stalking dudes and taking outposts (oh, and there are no radio towers THANK GOD!)

    I did nothing but rag on the game and that's probably because of expectations. It really is a fun game. The crazy characters fit in more in this time period than they ever did, collecting and crafting is a time sinker during which a lot of cool things could happen in the world, and riding your sabertooth tiger as he maws people to death as you beat people with clubs is very satisfying.

    So, good game but I wanted more. I don't think they needed to innovate with Far Cry but with such a drastic change in setting some innovation could have went a long way.    … Expand
  9. Hectik
    Mar 14, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really excited to get this game being a fan of FC 2 - 4. The environment is beautiful and made more stunning by the night and day cycles. The developers took a big risk with the setting and the fact that guns weren't invented therefore (guess what...no guns!!).

    Combat is interesting and has good physics with bodies responding to arrows to head or that double handed club smash to the jaw.

    The scouting method involving your owl is clever allowing certain perks to be unlocked like dropping a bomb of bees or fire bombs etc.

    The animal companion is where it goes downhill. The beginning I loved due to the fact that it puts alot of emphasis on survival and preparation of weapons especially at night. But once you've tamed the strongest animals like the Sabre Tooth and Cave Bears it gets a bit boring because they are so OP. I like taking the jaguar as its quick and stealthy but you still need to give it alot of support. The Great Hunts as very exciting and needs you to prepare.

    The story to me is the big let down. The protagonist is boring and forgettable. The several NPC's that help you are actually more interesting than Tekken or Takker or whatever the fk his name is (See I've forgotten already). The story is pretty linear, save your tribe from extinction by wiping out the other tribes.

    The bosses, even though there's 2 of them are also not worth mentioning. Boss fights, there are no tactics as they are complete bullet...sorry...arrow sponges and you just end up siccing your pets on them as soon as you run out of ammo.

    There is no Co Op which is a bummer, it would of been fun with a friend even for a Split Screen game. I think they didn't fully recover with the failed attempt of Co Op in FC 4.

    Overall, I came to the conclusion of giving this game a 7.

    -1 No Multiplayer
    - 1.5 Boring, nearly non existent story and characters
    - 0.5 Difficulty (some of the tamed pets are so OP, that you could pull out a banana chair and let them do all the dirty work)    … Expand
  10. Jellybean15
    Jun 26, 2016
    7
    It's fairly surprising to see Ubisoft take its number one shooter franchise and turn it completely on its head, ditching the guns and vehicles and replacing them with clubs, spears, and prehistoric animals. It’s a new spin for the franchise, and while it doesn’t quite achieve the level of greatness it needed to justify the series’ change up, Primal still ends up being a solid game on itsIt's fairly surprising to see Ubisoft take its number one shooter franchise and turn it completely on its head, ditching the guns and vehicles and replacing them with clubs, spears, and prehistoric animals. It’s a new spin for the franchise, and while it doesn’t quite achieve the level of greatness it needed to justify the series’ change up, Primal still ends up being a solid game on its own merits.

    Primal takes place during the times of the caveman, where violence, hunting and general hostility are just par for the course in your daily life. You play as Takkar, a young caveman whose tribe is being threatened by a pair or rival tribes and their leaders. As the up and coming warrior and leader, it’s your responsibility to make sure neither of these tribes succeed in their takeover by taking out their leaders.

    Due to its new caveman setting, Primal embraces every aspect of the time. Hunting and gathering resources are all key to crafting new items and weapons, as well as building and improving your home tribe and adding new features. Basically, the standard crafting and hunting from the Far Cry franchise has been expanded and improved upon in order to better fit the new setting.

    With the new setting and the lack of features the modern Far Cry games provided, Primal instead adds new features to try and make up for their absence. The most prominent addition is the ability to tame animals, allowing you to use them as allies in battle or ride them across the land (if they’re big enough to ride).

    As for combat against enemies, stealth is still just as fun as it has always been. Sneaking up on enemies from behind to deliver the killing blow and nailing headshots with your bow is just as satisfying as it has always been. Plus, the addition of the owl (the replacement for your binoculars) allows you to get a great view of the layout and the placement of enemies beforehand. You can also bring your tamed allies into stealth sections with you, but this only served to get me caught more often than naught.

    However, it is a disappointment that Primal hasn’t built upon the melee combat in any significant way. Your only options in combat are to take your melee weapon, swing it, swing it harder, or throw it. While it feels and looks satisfying, the lack of variety in your attacks, as well as the lack of dashing or dodging makes melee combat feel too simple. Plus, once you unlock the strongest club, melee combat is little more than a waste of time since losing is impossible.

    However, this is something you’ll find across the board with Primal. Despite taking away features in order to create a game set in caveman times, Primal hasn’t done much to replace what’s been taken away. This is true in melee combat, stealth, and even the upgrade system. When it comes to upgrades, there aren’t many new additions. In fact, a lot of abilities you had by default in previous games have been locked behind an upgrade in an effort to cover up for the lack of new abilities, which is disappointing.

    In fact, it seems to affect Primal’s campaign and side content as well. Like every Ubisoft game, the world is filled to the brim with small side missions to do, and just like every Ubisoft game, very few of these missions are actually worth doing. Most side missions end up being little more than busywork, while certain missions like liberating outposts and hunting legendary creatures end up being the highlights. As for the game’s campaign, while the world of Primal has its fair share of interesting characters and story lines, the campaign missions themselves don’t feel very special. Most mission objectives feel very par for the course, while other missions feel completely unnecessary since they don’t actually drive the plot forward. It doesn’t help that Primal’s ending doesn’t exactly feel satisfying, and the two boss fights given to you at the end aren’t very fun.

    That’s the main problem with Far Cry Primal. In its prehistoric setting, Primal has stripped so many features and mechanics the modern Far Cry games have available but fails to make up for their absence. While the owl and animal taming are steps in the right direction, the lackluster side content, underwhelming campaign missions, simplified melee combat, and even a lack of new upgrades, Primal feels like it didn’t do enough to actually justify the travel back in time.

    The core of Far Cry Primal is still good, and still enjoyable for the most part, but it’s hard not to look at the lack of features present in Far Cry 3 and 4 and feel Primal comes up a little short. It’s still fun, but it doesn’t mean you’ll enjoy it just because you’re a fan of Far Cry.    … Expand
  11. mhvelplund
    Mar 4, 2016
    5
    This game was a let down for me. Honestly, there are only so many stories you can tell in a pre-civilized setting, and so far none of them are interesting. It feels like someone took the hunting and drug abuse parts of FC 4 and made an entire game out of them. Like FC Blood Dragon, this feels like a cheap fix to tide you over until the next real Far Cry game comes out.
  12. ChazzRabble
    Mar 6, 2016
    6
    I'm a massive fan of FC3 and FC4. I thought the characters were absolutely brilliant and they kept me engaged throughout the whole game. FC Primal on the other hand I'm really struggling to be kept entertained. The story hasn't interested me at all and it feels like it's lost a lot of X factor. It feels to me like they have stripped the best parts out of this. The amazing charactersI'm a massive fan of FC3 and FC4. I thought the characters were absolutely brilliant and they kept me engaged throughout the whole game. FC Primal on the other hand I'm really struggling to be kept entertained. The story hasn't interested me at all and it feels like it's lost a lot of X factor. It feels to me like they have stripped the best parts out of this. The amazing characters are not there, the wing suit (loved gliding around in that) is gone, no co op, the weapons are really boring. This one's just not for me! Graphics on the other hand are mostly really good, and probably the best from a FC game so far. (Especially the environments).

    It's great that they went for 'authenticity' by trying to create a language, but I'd also rather I didn't have to continuously read subtitles throughout the whole game. It doesn't really add anything in m opinion.    … Expand
  13. Casualplayer
    Feb 29, 2016
    5
    Far cry primal have so much dedication in some departments and in contrast so much lack or bland content in other departments. Simply put, you will walk around in beautiful open world just to enjoy the vistas. But everything else is just so boring.

    The light, color and detail is amazing. Even in a simple cavern! But why all the trouble walking around if the fun runs out real quick.    Far cry primal have so much dedication in some departments and in contrast so much lack or bland content in other departments. Simply put, you will walk around in beautiful open world just to enjoy the vistas. But everything else is just so boring.

    The light, color and detail is amazing. Even in a simple cavern!

    But why all the trouble walking around if the fun runs out real quick.
    Repetitive gameplay and a bland story that ruins the experience. You keep playing to see if that "story moment" starts to kick in. But it never happens. All the time is more of the same. Until the story mode is finished and is so disappointing.

    And I am not going back to finish side missions. It's a torture.

    Maybe ubisoft should think about creating more walking simulators in the game market. They already have the beautiful dunia engine...    … Expand
  14. Slevin310
    Feb 24, 2016
    7
    They pitched this game as a fresh new idea. How it looked on paper seemed to be a first-person RPG. Taking place during an era where there are no guns. They added more emphasis to the world, giving it more interaction and having the day-night cycles be important and you can tame the wildlife so you can even the odds and have a pretty awesome pet to be your sidekick. I would be the first toThey pitched this game as a fresh new idea. How it looked on paper seemed to be a first-person RPG. Taking place during an era where there are no guns. They added more emphasis to the world, giving it more interaction and having the day-night cycles be important and you can tame the wildlife so you can even the odds and have a pretty awesome pet to be your sidekick. I would be the first to praise a game that can get away from using guns, doing something different. I welcome innovation, if it's actually something new.

    Like Sleeping Dogs where the majority of the game you don't use guns, cause they're illegal to own in China. Smart reason to focus more on awesome fighting. I was expecting to see that here but the mechanics are still the same. Of course there's the bow but the melee weapons feel like your swinging a crowbar in Half Life 1. I would have liked to see the melee weapon attacks be really fleshed out with a cool new system behind them but they're just short ranged guns... if that makes any sense.

    There are a lot of new ideas which I love but when the mechanics are so similar it makes it difficult to feel like I'm playing a new game. It's not a bad game but it's not a good Far Cry game. As just a game goes it's pretty good and fun to play. But the major problem people had with Far Cry games were how repetitive the gameplay would become. Capture outpost, scout the area then do a mission. Rinse repeat. This game needed a more in depth gameplay style to match the combat but eventually you fall under that same cycle as previous games.

    Lastly if the mechanics don't stick out from previous games, the visuals will. If you played Far Cry 4 you'll notice It doesn't look any different aside from the prehistoric theme. Which makes me disappointed because Far Cry 3 was an incredible looking game... at the time. It blew other open world games out the water with impressive visuals and its beautiful landscapes. Sadly they've riding that same engine for a long time now.

    I'd say wait for a price drop, but definitely check it out.    … Expand
  15. johanb
    Mar 7, 2016
    7
    I haven't finished the whole story yet, but what I have seen so far is very promising. I must admit I miss the wingsuit and the guns. The cars has been replaced by being able ride on sabretooth tigers, bears and mammoths.
  16. carlos69_420
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    Creo que le da un aire fresco a la franquicia ofreciendo nuevos elementos como la gran variedad de animales que puedes domar y darles ordenes pero creo que al paso de unas pocas horas las misiones se vuelven bastante repetitivas en la campaña principal y las misiones secundarias parece que juegas la misma misión una y otra vez. De ahí en mas es un gran juego con una jugabilidad sólida yCreo que le da un aire fresco a la franquicia ofreciendo nuevos elementos como la gran variedad de animales que puedes domar y darles ordenes pero creo que al paso de unas pocas horas las misiones se vuelven bastante repetitivas en la campaña principal y las misiones secundarias parece que juegas la misma misión una y otra vez. De ahí en mas es un gran juego con una jugabilidad sólida y unos gráficos buenos pero no excelentes.… Expand
  17. Carloss1997
    Mar 31, 2022
    6
    Setting and gameplay is totally okay and had the vision, but it wasn't hit that big as it could. The missions weren't varied too much.
  18. Tinagowtfay12
    Feb 23, 2016
    6
    I wasn't expecting a new Far Cry game. Obviously they're all going to be the same. They always have been. Survival and one main villain. I loved both Far Cry 3 and 4. I don't see the point in changing the gameplay, I believe they did well. Its a unique game, doesn't have much of a story, but the gameplay is fun as hell. Graphics aren't that great either, but Fallout 4 also didn't haveI wasn't expecting a new Far Cry game. Obviously they're all going to be the same. They always have been. Survival and one main villain. I loved both Far Cry 3 and 4. I don't see the point in changing the gameplay, I believe they did well. Its a unique game, doesn't have much of a story, but the gameplay is fun as hell. Graphics aren't that great either, but Fallout 4 also didn't have great graphics, but it doesn't make it a **** game. This game did indeed beat my expectations, I wasn't expecting much. I do believe it would be a good buy. I'll give it an 8! Definitely not Ubisoft's worst:)… Expand
  19. DeeMoney
    Jun 20, 2016
    6
    Easily one of the worst Far Cry games to date. Hard to follow story line due to having to read subtitles during the game. The story is mostly forgettable. Seems that this is just a filler game until we can go back to the tried and true method that made Far Cry great to start with.

    Worth a playthrough, but don't get your hopes up for an awesome Far Cry experience because you'll just be    Easily one of the worst Far Cry games to date. Hard to follow story line due to having to read subtitles during the game. The story is mostly forgettable. Seems that this is just a filler game until we can go back to the tried and true method that made Far Cry great to start with.

    Worth a playthrough, but don't get your hopes up for an awesome Far Cry experience because you'll just be dissapointed.    … Expand
  20. Sceptic
    Feb 28, 2016
    7
    The setting is the real winner here with the very familiar Far Cry gameplay beginning to get a little repetitive.Becoming a Beastmaster is great,despite the fact that taming is far too simplistic.A bit of meat,hold a button and bam,Beastmaster in no time...The game also lacks decent characters.Where is Primals Vaas?The Shaman was decent but the Hurk-like character was beyond stupid andThe setting is the real winner here with the very familiar Far Cry gameplay beginning to get a little repetitive.Becoming a Beastmaster is great,despite the fact that taming is far too simplistic.A bit of meat,hold a button and bam,Beastmaster in no time...The game also lacks decent characters.Where is Primals Vaas?The Shaman was decent but the Hurk-like character was beyond stupid and insulting to the people represented in Primal.I didn't bother picking up all the little blue thingies,I have done it many times before and the benefits are trivial.Despite this,Primal remains an enjoyable game,at least until something better comes along.… Expand
  21. andrew_vesa
    Mar 4, 2016
    7
    okay.. where do i begin, first off this game is an okay game, not that good and not that bad. i've never played the previous far cry games but i feel a little bit disappointed because it's just.. pretty much the same as the predecessor. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the game so much, and if ubisoft put so much effort and ideas in this game, this game will be nominated for GOTY. sorry forokay.. where do i begin, first off this game is an okay game, not that good and not that bad. i've never played the previous far cry games but i feel a little bit disappointed because it's just.. pretty much the same as the predecessor. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed the game so much, and if ubisoft put so much effort and ideas in this game, this game will be nominated for GOTY. sorry for my bad english. peace :)… Expand
  22. zkg03mjmk
    Feb 26, 2016
    6
    I preordered this game since I had a good time with Far cry 4. I kind of regretted after I saw some walkthroughs of beta. After I played the game by myself, this feeling became even stronger. So far I couldn't find any interesting plots. Well, maybe you couldn't expect too much from cavemen. It's simply defending territory, tame as many animals as you could. There is no twisting schemesI preordered this game since I had a good time with Far cry 4. I kind of regretted after I saw some walkthroughs of beta. After I played the game by myself, this feeling became even stronger. So far I couldn't find any interesting plots. Well, maybe you couldn't expect too much from cavemen. It's simply defending territory, tame as many animals as you could. There is no twisting schemes and struggles as in Far cry4. The characters are really ugly and crazy (well since they are cavemen), and I have to read the subtitles all the time, very distracting. Maybe I should know better, since it is all about cavemen.… Expand
  23. Kris511c
    Feb 27, 2016
    6
    There is nothing wrong with this game, it is fun and it is a far cry game.... as it should be.
    That said, the story is what drags it down, it is just there, nothing special, 2 factions and you haw to beat them couse they attacked you... becouse they are cavemen, that is it.
    The only good thing about the story is the charecters in the hometown like the priest and the one armed man, oh and    There is nothing wrong with this game, it is fun and it is a far cry game.... as it should be.
    That said, the story is what drags it down, it is just there, nothing special, 2 factions and you haw to beat them couse they attacked you... becouse they are cavemen, that is it.
    The only good thing about the story is the charecters in the hometown like the priest and the one armed man, oh and Hurks ansestor is there and HE IS FREAKING AWESOME!    … Expand
  24. wade22fan
    Apr 3, 2016
    7
    Far Cry Primal takes the well-worn formula of its two predecessors and makes a few tweaks here and there. This time, the setting is 10,000 B.C. and you're let loose in a very...primitive world. It's a fight for survival. There are no guns, just clubs, spears and bows and arrows. The first thing you'll notice are the pretty visuals. It's not groundbreaking, but it's definitely easy on theFar Cry Primal takes the well-worn formula of its two predecessors and makes a few tweaks here and there. This time, the setting is 10,000 B.C. and you're let loose in a very...primitive world. It's a fight for survival. There are no guns, just clubs, spears and bows and arrows. The first thing you'll notice are the pretty visuals. It's not groundbreaking, but it's definitely easy on the eyes. The day and night cycles are well done and both offer their own unique visual flair. The gameplay is unchanged for the most part this time around, but that isn;t necessarily a bad thing. The series has found its formula and it works just fine. The problem with that is, aside from unique settings, things tend to get stale at times. The game consists of many tasks such as helping the Wenja from enemies (tribespeople), exploring caves, hunting, capturing outposts and claiming campfires. You will also be able to tame wild beasts such as wolves and wildcats...and even sabertooth tigers. By doing so, the respective animal will stay by your side as a companion to give you an extra level of assurance when exploring or going into battle. One of the most fun things to do is seek out and rescue certain characters, who in turn will help you do things such as craft new items or learn new abilities. You'll have a camp where you are able to aid them in build and upgrade their tents so they can return the favor. It's a cool idea that is very rewarding. The upgrade system is typical Far Cry and it's quite well done. Learning new abilities and upgrading weapons is enjoyable.

    Overall, Far Cry Primal is a very fun game that can be addicting at times. But other times, it can become somewhat of a bore because of the tedious missions. The story doesn't really pull you in either because you could care less about the characters. In the end, this game is all about exploring the vast land full of surprises.    … Expand
  25. Jack97
    May 5, 2016
    6
    I praise Far Cry Primal for it's unique approach to the open world game. The design of the open world is flawless, the environments and landscapes look amazing. I have no problems with the technical aspects of the game. The gameplay is fine at the start but it gets very repetitive after a short wile. I can tolerate the limited arsenal since it gives the game it's realism, but I wish thereI praise Far Cry Primal for it's unique approach to the open world game. The design of the open world is flawless, the environments and landscapes look amazing. I have no problems with the technical aspects of the game. The gameplay is fine at the start but it gets very repetitive after a short wile. I can tolerate the limited arsenal since it gives the game it's realism, but I wish there was more to the gameplay than just approaching enemies and stabbing them repeatedly in the exact same fashion over and over again. Plus the game is very light on story yet heavy on missions. Most of the missions in this game serve no purpose to any form of narrative. Far Cry Primal is a visually and technically impressive game but the repetitive gameplay and lack of story bog it down.… Expand
  26. Concretenomad
    Mar 9, 2016
    6
    The Far Cry series is a series that I have been playing for a long time. I will never forget how exciting it was to be able to zoom in with a sniper back in 2004. It was one of the pioneers. Far Cry 2 added to the franchise and Far Cry 3 gave it some polish. I never played Blood Dragon, but I did platinum Far Cry 4 and somewhere between 3 and 4 something was lost. With Far Cry Primal I wasThe Far Cry series is a series that I have been playing for a long time. I will never forget how exciting it was to be able to zoom in with a sniper back in 2004. It was one of the pioneers. Far Cry 2 added to the franchise and Far Cry 3 gave it some polish. I never played Blood Dragon, but I did platinum Far Cry 4 and somewhere between 3 and 4 something was lost. With Far Cry Primal I was hoping that magic would return. It did not.

    I managed to platinum this game in about 20 hours or so. Maybe a little more, but not much. With that being said I have done everything the game has to offer. At a $60 price tag this game deserves a score of six (6). If it was a $20 game I would give it a eight (8)

    The map is recycled from Far Cry 4. At least the layout is the same. The setting while lush and beautiful is not enough to carry the game.

    Spears and bows are novel enough as well as a club, but it felt more like a knockoff Skyrim at times.

    The animal companions while cool at first totally ruin the game. Either they ruin a stealth run or if you do not need the XP they just eat everything and leave you little to fight. I unlocked the sabretooth tiger in about two or three hours. After that the game was boring. Also the owl is more like a pterodactyl in terms of power. Spamming the owl attack also ruined stealth missions.

    The characters were boring. I wanted to like them to get attached to them. To get into the story, but it just wasn't there. The voice acting/language was sort of authentic and cool, but without likeable characters it did nothing. Each character had 2 or 3 quests and that was it. More formulaic than story driven.

    The leveling mechanic worked well, but that will only get you halfway through the skill tree. The rest of the skill points are earned doing village missions. They were boring and grindy. It would have been faster to just dump two trees than have each character unlock a skill tree for Takkar. Some of the trees are downright useless.

    On the plus side, the game was not a grindy as Far Cry 4 with respect to crafting and finding materials.    … Expand
  27. diskostux
    Apr 19, 2016
    6
    It feels too much like it should have been a DLC for Far Cry 4 and not its own game. If it would have been a DLC for 20 dollars I would have rated it 7/10 but as it is its own game I give it a 6 for lack of content vs price. I would say the first 10 hours are really great. Its after that when the game starts to become overly repetitive and you realize it is not increasing in difficulty.It feels too much like it should have been a DLC for Far Cry 4 and not its own game. If it would have been a DLC for 20 dollars I would have rated it 7/10 but as it is its own game I give it a 6 for lack of content vs price. I would say the first 10 hours are really great. Its after that when the game starts to become overly repetitive and you realize it is not increasing in difficulty. Actually I feel the game become to easy in some aspects and for the brilliance of the beginning when you feel immersed in the game, it falls a bit flat towards the middle/end of the game with quests and side missions that are basically all the same.… Expand
  28. Massade
    Mar 12, 2016
    6
    Very interesting game play and environment. The stone age gameplay is refreshing new, the focus upon the wildlife and the taming system is fantastic. Unfortunately I found that although the weapons have to be stoneage, the producers just weren't creative in the slightest. Weapons have 0 customization, whereas something as simple as choosing the arrow head you use, or the fletching forVery interesting game play and environment. The stone age gameplay is refreshing new, the focus upon the wildlife and the taming system is fantastic. Unfortunately I found that although the weapons have to be stoneage, the producers just weren't creative in the slightest. Weapons have 0 customization, whereas something as simple as choosing the arrow head you use, or the fletching for distance vs. damage will assist to give depth. Overall great game, amazing environment, however the lack of customization and the lack of an interesting and engaging protagonist makes this one fall short… Expand
  29. antz8077
    Mar 22, 2016
    6
    Was OK. Beginning was confusing and a tad boring.
    I like how people are complaining about being attacked by animals all the time - just tame a strong beast in the beginnig and let it defend/scare other anymals away.
    I tamed the best beasts very fast and used them all the time. And i dont remember strugglin with farming/gathering as some write. I just gathered stuff while running on    Was OK. Beginning was confusing and a tad boring.
    I like how people are complaining about being attacked by animals all the time - just tame a strong beast in the beginnig and let it defend/scare other anymals away.
    I tamed the best beasts very fast and used them all the time.
    And i dont remember strugglin with farming/gathering as some write. I just gathered stuff while running on missions and stuff. Overall game was ok. Enjoyed quite alot. Weaker than far cry 3 and 4 obviously (but its not an actual sequel anyway - its more like a spinoff)    … Expand
  30. Shadow1
    May 19, 2016
    5
    This game has got good storyline and normal graphics . This game about stone age . In this game died friend main hero and hero it remains one . This is dont worst Far Cry Game , but Far Cry 3 and 4 much better than Far Cry Primal . Far Cry Primal is normal game . 5/10 .
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 91 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 91
  3. Negative: 1 out of 91
  1. CD-Action
    Apr 29, 2016
    80
    The setting used to disguise the Far Cry we’ve already seen is fresh and wonderful, it’s easy to sink into this wild, beautiful, majestic world. Primal was put together skillfully, it’s not an outstanding game, but it’s so enjoyable that I devoured it hour after hour with an appetite of a cave bear. [04/2016, p.28]
  2. Games Master UK
    Apr 25, 2016
    91
    An endlessly entertaining sandbox shooter that delivers powerful prehistoric thrills with ease. [Apr 2016, p.60]
  3. Play UK
    Apr 22, 2016
    80
    The most innovative Far Cry since the second game, Primal is a tremendously enthralling streamlining of the series, and a powerful trip back in time. [Issue#268, p.70]
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