Far Cry Primal

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. nascent
    Nov 29, 2020
    7
    I'm glad this game exists. It's a pretty unique concept, and beutifully crafted.
    There's a lot of fun to be had in a prehistoric world with proto-human species battling it out, and ancient predatory animals roaming around.
    The idea of an African sounding language being spoken with subtitles to tell the story is great. One concern I had with Primal, was the lack of vehicles and weapons,    I'm glad this game exists. It's a pretty unique concept, and beutifully crafted.
    There's a lot of fun to be had in a prehistoric world with proto-human species battling it out, and ancient predatory animals roaming around.
    The idea of an African sounding language being spoken with subtitles to tell the story is great.
    One concern I had with Primal, was the lack of vehicles and weapons, making things more boring, but you can ride the animals fairly early if you level up the relevant skill trees, and the bow covers the range weapons well.
    Plus if you progress through the beast master missions quickly you can control all sorts of animals including an owl which makes outpost battles far more interesting, it becomes most of a rts than fps so adds a lof of variety.

    I like the Far Cry DLC / extra games, Far Cry Blood Dragon was an incredible experience, and primal is equally fascinating and well made.
    My biggest issue with Far Cry Primal, is that they decided to turn this into a fully massive game. I spent over 35 hours with Far Cry Primal, which is far more than i did with Blood Dragon.
    There are tons to explore, and hundreds of side quests and areas to explore.
    On one hand, it's great to have to much to do, on the other, it got very repetitive and dull after the 15 hour mark.
    The story is incredibly shallow and really doesn't justify a full game. The story is incredibly simplistic and the dialog very basic. WHich makes sense for the setting, but doesn't make sense on why the game was drawn out so long.
    The side quests are very very repetitive, you do the same 5 mission types hundreds of times over.

    This would have been an incredible DLC for Far Cry 4. I can't see why Ubisoft wuld've decided to turn this into a full game and not flesh out a real plot, other than for doubling the cost of the game.
    There's really no reward for doing all the side quests either. If you skip the side quests and just focus on the story and the village you basically do everything anyway.
    I did all the side quests and found all the object but at my dismay realised you dont get anything for doing so.    … Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. badgerryan19
    Jun 19, 2017
    7
    Far Cry Primal had a lot of good ideas. Being able to tame animals and going for only spears and bows as weapons. It succeeds in some areas and fails in some. But if you are a Far Cry fan you will enjoy it.
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. TheAvidGamer14
    Apr 3, 2016
    7
    I gave this game a very low score on the PC, mainly because of the **** PC port. On the consoles, however, this game is decent. It looks beautiful and it doesn't run bad. However, due to the lack of innovation, I have to say that you should get this game at a discounted price. It just doesn't have much new content and it's basically another Far Cry 3. Still, there's some fun to be had inI gave this game a very low score on the PC, mainly because of the **** PC port. On the consoles, however, this game is decent. It looks beautiful and it doesn't run bad. However, due to the lack of innovation, I have to say that you should get this game at a discounted price. It just doesn't have much new content and it's basically another Far Cry 3. Still, there's some fun to be had in this game.… Expand
  16. Doolin
    May 18, 2016
    7
    I wasn't expecting another Far Cry game so soon. I'm glad Ubisoft decided to do something really different and original with this game, they did a pretty good job at it. The story was decent, not anything special by any means but you will pay attention to it and understand what is going on. The actual story missions though, were really cool! There was a lot of variety between missions. TheI wasn't expecting another Far Cry game so soon. I'm glad Ubisoft decided to do something really different and original with this game, they did a pretty good job at it. The story was decent, not anything special by any means but you will pay attention to it and understand what is going on. The actual story missions though, were really cool! There was a lot of variety between missions. The world is great, I really liked that aspect of this game. Also, my favorite thing about this game by far, is the HUNTING. It is amazing! There is a mission where you hunt a tall elk in the story and I was having a fantastic time all throughout that mission. And there are also these 4 missions you get, where you hunt 4 great beasts, and those are some of the best missions in the game. And I don't say that implying that the other missions are bad, I say that implying that those missions are absolutely incredible. Now, so far I've just been saying positives, so the 7/10 doesn't make much sense yet. So I will now talk about my problems with the game. The combat is fun, but there just isn't enough to it. There's no 'block' button or anything. It is literally just hit, and it gets extremely repetitive. I don't understand how there's at least no parry button, at the very least. I still would expect more than just a parry and hit button but it's absolutely absurd that there isn't a parry button. Now, the taming system, how you can tame beasts, is SUPER cool! Although, it is WAY too easy. You literally drop a piece of bait, and hold square. There needs to be some sort of button sequence or something that is actually difficult, and that actually gets harder depending on the level of beast you're taming. It's just so weird to me that no one at Ubisoft really thought about something like that. So, the 2 most important components to this Far Cry game in its own right, are very flawed. That's why I gave it a 7/10. The plot is mediocre, though I didn't expect anything too crazy, and the combat and taming system are lackluster at best.… Expand
  17. rquant
    Aug 1, 2016
    7
    Like its predecessor the game world is mesmerizingly beautiful, alive, and begs to be explored. Bringing the stone age to the series was a fantastic, bold decision.

    The main problem with this game is the campaign missions/story are mostly shallow and feel slapped together (very unlike Grand Theft Auto). A game of this scale needs more development time than the one year Ubisoft gave    Like its predecessor the game world is mesmerizingly beautiful, alive, and begs to be explored. Bringing the stone age to the series was a fantastic, bold decision.

    The main problem with this game is the campaign missions/story are mostly shallow and feel slapped together (very unlike Grand Theft Auto). A game of this scale needs more development time than the one year Ubisoft gave it...I hope this franchise doesn't devolve into another Call of Duty or Assasin's Creed.

    Also, it annoys me that they downgraded the graphics to a degree to make a smaller file size (only 12 GB??). While lighting is improved, textures are definitely duller and easily explains the huge drop in file size over Far Cry 4. WTF Ubi?    … Expand
  18. JyroJyro
    Dec 22, 2017
    7
    This is one of the most visually stunning games I have ever played, and the Stone Age setting & map really does offer a massive array of content to be explored. Unfortunately, the gameplay is just too repetitive - and is in essence a near-exact copy of Far Cry 4 when it comes to objectives and plot development. The interactive animals are a fun addition though.
  19. MiguelNeto
    Dec 23, 2016
    7
    a minha empolgaçao para Far Cry Primal era gigante, mais admito que o jogo me decepcionou um pouco, o mapa é um copia do Far Cry 4, tem praticamente a mesma extensão, a unica coisa que muda é o visual, onde o Far Cry Primal tem mais florestas, e varias tribos, a variedade dos animais é grande, o grafico é lindo, o vilão do jogo nao chega nem perto do Vaas e Pagan Min, o enredo do jogo éa minha empolgaçao para Far Cry Primal era gigante, mais admito que o jogo me decepcionou um pouco, o mapa é um copia do Far Cry 4, tem praticamente a mesma extensão, a unica coisa que muda é o visual, onde o Far Cry Primal tem mais florestas, e varias tribos, a variedade dos animais é grande, o grafico é lindo, o vilão do jogo nao chega nem perto do Vaas e Pagan Min, o enredo do jogo é bem mais ou menos, e eu demorei bastante para realmente a gostar de verdade do jogo, mais ate que me diverte, tanto que eu ate platinei, Far Cry Primal me decepcionou bastante, mais o é um bom jogo, mais poderia ser melhor, a melhor coisa do jogo foi poder domar animais, uma novidade fantastica. Nota 7.1… Expand
  20. bartalex
    Dec 7, 2016
    7
    Historia no muy elaborada.
    Jugabilidad bastante buena con un punto muy positivo como el domar animales que es bastante entretenido.
    La historia no tiene mucho sentido en un juego que no tiene sentido en una epoca prehistorica.
  21. AlbertoBuzz
    Mar 27, 2018
    7
    El mundo de la prehistoria de far cry primal esta muy interesante, lo malo del juego es que no es de los mejores far cry, ya que copian el mapa de far cry 4 y es más de lo mismo. Un poco repetitivo.

    The world of the prehistory of Far Cry Primal is very interesting, the downside of the game is that it is not the best far cry, as they copy the map of Far Cry 4 and is more of the same. A    El mundo de la prehistoria de far cry primal esta muy interesante, lo malo del juego es que no es de los mejores far cry, ya que copian el mapa de far cry 4 y es más de lo mismo. Un poco repetitivo.

    The world of the prehistory of Far Cry Primal is very interesting, the downside of the game is that it is not the best far cry, as they copy the map of Far Cry 4 and is more of the same. A little repetitive.    … Expand
  22. SplitMind
    Aug 4, 2019
    7
    This is a typical Far Cry game in a less typical setting. The graphics are quite good and the environment looks nice as you explore it, however it is nothing special at the same time.

    The most frustrating aspect of this game is probably the fact that it's too Far Cry and not enough Primal. What I mean there is that they squandered the premise slightly by littering the map with 100s of    This is a typical Far Cry game in a less typical setting. The graphics are quite good and the environment looks nice as you explore it, however it is nothing special at the same time.

    The most frustrating aspect of this game is probably the fact that it's too Far Cry and not enough Primal. What I mean there is that they squandered the premise slightly by littering the map with 100s of the usual collectathons and fetch quests, having campfires instead of radio towers. Essentially a lot of it comes down to a palette swap rather than a fresh concept.

    One annoying game mechanic is the hunter vision, which keeps turning itself off after a period of time. You can simply switch it back on, but having to do so get irritating.

    Another frustrating aspect is having to gather resources in order to progress further in some missions. This can be quite tedious since the resources are chance-based, removing any real challenge or skill.

    Overall, if you like Far Cry you should like this, however the lack of vehicles removes a lot of the fun of traversal. It's a game with an excellent premise but not a great execution.    … Expand
  23. FidelGastro
    May 23, 2022
    7
    A game that I think got more hate than it deserved. Yes, it's not classic Far Cry, but respect to the developers for trying something new. The story is not interesting by any means, it could have been done a lot better.

    However, the characters are written interestingly and capture this "unga-bunga" age of humanity perfectly. The gameplay is average, the combat system, especially the    A game that I think got more hate than it deserved. Yes, it's not classic Far Cry, but respect to the developers for trying something new. The story is not interesting by any means, it could have been done a lot better.

    However, the characters are written interestingly and capture this "unga-bunga" age of humanity perfectly.

    The gameplay is average, the combat system, especially the archery, is a classic and nothing could go wrong. The melee combat, on the other hand, is often funny in how bad it actually is. At least it makes you laugh.

    I appreciate the village upgrade system. However, for those brave enough to complete this game for the "platinum trophy" I recommend arming yourself with patience while unlocking all the abilities in the ability tree. You will have to do almost all the side quests in the game to achieve this.

    In conclusion, I rate the game with a number that is just below the green line, 7/10.    … Expand
  24. PaektusanLeader
    Jun 21, 2020
    7
    Not the best in the series, but I think it was worth trying and despite having no guns the game actually worked regardless.
  25. 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
  26. ehtaco
    Mar 16, 2023
    7
    Initially, I was kind of blown away by this game.

    It wears off quickly. It's a typical, paint-by-numbers Far Cry game but with less effort put into it because the game's time period and setting can be used as an excuse to defend the overall lack of effort and ingenuity.
  27. Dalex11
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    игра приятная, не без минусов. Играть было интересно, выбил платину и забыл, возвращаться не хочется
  28. Jollyolfun
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    farcry 3 but reskinned and also oonga boonga. pretty standard formula except with gibberish.
  29. drak12317
    Jan 11, 2023
    7
    Recenzja powstała w celu zapisu oceny z gry na moim profilu, ku potomności.
  30. TianLong1
    Aug 22, 2023
    7
    Enjoyable and fun, nothing more, nothing less. I like the atmosphere and overall fight and stealth mechanics. Story is meh and quests can get repetitive.
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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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