Far Cry Primal

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1183 Ratings

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  1. dikymayo
    Jun 6, 2023
    10
    Game yang sangat inovatif berbeda dengan yang lain terimakasih Ubisoft saya kasih nilai 10
  2. CooperEvans
    Mar 28, 2023
    10
    This far cry release is the best or close second for me the graphics are so good and almost all animals are tamable, and this game encourages you to decide different ways to solve problems you could use stealth, no stealth, wooly mammoths and way more ways to solve problems. This is why I think this game is very good.
  3. MoreBiscuits
    Mar 28, 2023
    8
    A far cry game with a twist. The setting alone is enough to help this game stand apart from the rest of the series. Although the gameplay might not have the depth available as the other offerings the world and the atmosphere help to give this a level of charm which carries through the whole game. Theres nothing else really out there that lets you live out a cave man fantasy like this.
  4. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  5. hector_bcn98
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Como primer juego que tuve para PS4, lo disfruté al máximo. De lejos el Far Cry que más me ha entretenido junto al 3 y claro, que fuera el que me hizo estrenar la consola suma en la ilusión que le metí.
  6. NotMinhLe
    Oct 2, 2022
    8
    Ubisoft is back at it once again with a Far Cry game however this time around they have used a setting that is not at all reminiscent to their past iterations.

    You now take on the role of Takkar set in 10,000BC where you will be tasked with protecting your village against neighbouring tribes. The story is there, albeit quite forgettable. Gameplay consists of gathering, various open    Ubisoft is back at it once again with a Far Cry game however this time around they have used a setting that is not at all reminiscent to their past iterations.

    You now take on the role of Takkar set in 10,000BC where you will be tasked with protecting your village against neighbouring tribes. The story is there, albeit quite forgettable.

    Gameplay consists of gathering, various open world tasks, hunting and exploring. The loop gets repetitive however Ubisoft has always allowed the player to tackle most objectives however the player sees fit depending on their playstyle which is enough to always keep the gameplay different.

    You get access to many weapons and accessories in your arsenal but the main weapons will consist of a bow and closed ranged combo with a club or spear. Combat itself was quite fun and addicting.

    Overall this was a solid play and completionists will find that they would be able to finish off everything is about 30 hours.    … Expand
  7. ignoble
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    TAME AND RIDE A SABERTOOTH! HUNT THE MAMMOTHS! Hear a science backed reconstruction of proto-indoeuropean language! Tame a wild variety of animals! I mean the experience of hunting together with a cave lion?! It's **** mind-blowing! It's everything I ever wanted from a game AND MORE. I just completely and absolutely love it.
  8. Thosevelvetygms
    Sep 12, 2022
    8
    Brutal Stone Age survival action that is a lot of fun to play, but it's hard to believe how familiar the Far Cry formula feels even in a setting as different as this.
  9. TonyBoyBR
    Aug 24, 2022
    8
    O game é bom, porém a Ubisoft continua cometendo o mesmo erro de sempre, ela lota de atividades repetidas no mapa, se fizesse pouca vezes até que ficaria legal, porém devido a alta repetitividade vai ficando maçante durante a gameplay, o sistema de melhorias dos equipamentos, a coruja e as feras domadas são muito legais, a granada de abelhas foi muito criativo, as batalhas com os boss sãoO game é bom, porém a Ubisoft continua cometendo o mesmo erro de sempre, ela lota de atividades repetidas no mapa, se fizesse pouca vezes até que ficaria legal, porém devido a alta repetitividade vai ficando maçante durante a gameplay, o sistema de melhorias dos equipamentos, a coruja e as feras domadas são muito legais, a granada de abelhas foi muito criativo, as batalhas com os boss são bem desafiadoras o ambiente é imersivo, principalmente a noite, um bom jogo, de negativo o fato de muitas missões repetidas e no PS5 o game do nada trava, tendo que ser reiniciado, ocorreu isso comigo seis vezes durante a jogatina… Expand
  10. BoogalooShrimp
    Jun 30, 2022
    8
    Using bows and spears etc was a welcome change over other similar games with an arsenal of weaponry, characters speak in tribal language like old fashioned cavemen movies.

    I kept changing opinion of this game as i played through it...great at first, then sick of the typical annoying over-aggressive wildlife attacks, then thought it was good again with weapons upgraded, didn't as much    Using bows and spears etc was a welcome change over other similar games with an arsenal of weaponry, characters speak in tribal language like old fashioned cavemen movies.

    I kept changing opinion of this game as i played through it...great at first, then sick of the typical annoying over-aggressive wildlife attacks, then thought it was good again with weapons upgraded, didn't as much like the hallucinating events. You know what to expect of an Ubisoft open world game, just without guns and vehicles. Would score the game 7.5 or just over.    … Expand
  11. NCCMichaelScott
    May 23, 2022
    10
    Is a very good game is even my first far cry game i ever played and i liked it, i like how the stort goes, the weapons, the everthing played it 2 times and i dont regret
  12. EvgeniusBro
    Dec 1, 2021
    8
    Вполне хорошая игра, не напряжная. Правда сюжет из-за своего сеттинга очень банален, но это из-за сеттинга. Персонажи разговаривают на выдуманном языке, который подходит по сеттингу, и это атмосферно
  13. DjaySuzi
    Nov 26, 2021
    8
    I played this on the PS5 so that could be why it froze 11 times during my playthrough (Mostly when using a waypoint).
    Grapple hook chain doesn't work in some areas. Like on the mountain northeast of the village. There is also an issue where the character won't grab ledges with vines after repeated attempts. This is only in certain areas like at the daysha hand ledge near Pardaku Lookout.    I played this on the PS5 so that could be why it froze 11 times during my playthrough (Mostly when using a waypoint).
    Grapple hook chain doesn't work in some areas. Like on the mountain northeast of the village. There is also an issue where the character won't grab ledges with vines after repeated attempts. This is only in certain areas like at the daysha hand ledge near Pardaku Lookout.
    Sometimes R2 doesn't make the character draw back on his bow (This was a constant issue for me and my girlfriend in this game and I'm glad to see this was fixed in the subsequent games).
    It also kept constantly changing from the club to the two-handed club without my permission. This was extremely annoying.

    Aside from those issues, I had a ton of fun playing this game. It's probably my favorite installment (I platinumed 3, 4, 5, and New Dawn). The passion they put into this game - as well as the lack of microtransactions and ads like the new games have - was wildly appreciated and made the experience that much better. While I wish the language was in english since I hate subtitles, I do respect they went out of their way to make a language for the game. The characters were all very interesting and unique. The environment and mechanics for the time it was released are fantastic.
    If this had at least co-op to enjoy the story with someone else it would have been even better.    … Expand
  14. dnosur
    Nov 18, 2021
    10
    Великолепная часть серии! Я очень долго не признавал эту часть, но проиграв однажды, она стала для меня, наверное, одной, если не самой, лучшей частью в серии.
  15. jfrance10
    Nov 5, 2021
    8
    Really fun game that is easy to sink many hours into. So many different things to do around the map that the main story isnt the only thing to this game.
  16. amirhosseinnn
    Aug 22, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. graet and amazing game for Anyone who loves prehistoric games. Beautiful environment and different animals to tame… Expand
  17. Methias
    Jun 13, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was a surprise hit for me. I went into it not expecting much since I heard plenty of negative stuff about it from members of the Far Cry community. But I was pleasantly surprised by everything about it from the world, the gameplay, the characters and the story. It was quite a ride, from start to finish and I loved every moment of it. It's one of the few games I strove to get the Platinum trophy on.

    I think a lot of people throw hate on this game because they're just lovers of cars and guns. Which, lets face it, those aren't going to be in a game where you play as a cave man. To be honest, there's a lot of effort in this game, from just the details in the world, to the easter eggs you get to past Far Cry games and others to one of the things that impressed me the most, the language that seemingly was made up for the games prehistoric characters.

    After playing this game so much, I attempted it on permadeath mode for the fun of it, but wound up rage quitting several times in a row over the course of multiple days, so if you're someone who's pulled off permadeath mode in Far Cry Primal, I tip my hat to you.

    The gameplay switches out guns and cars for bows, spears and animals. Yes, you read that right, you get to ride animals. There's a lot of fun in the animal companion system as well. You can tame wild animals and have them fight along side you in combat. And each animal has different uses, so for example, a panther will be more stealthy than a tiger, making them better for stealth quests, but tigers do better in battle. You also have legendary animals to hunt, which you can tame and are just beefed up versions of the other animals, but they look awesome as well. Still, my personal favourite is the honey badger. Nothing pleases me more than sending one of those things at an enemy cave man and seeing it claw him to death.

    The games boss battles aren't anything special, but they're still fun with some amazing soundtracks to go along with them. And the game does an amazing job of actually making you feel you're in a prehistoric world, and playing as the cave man Takkar, you feel like quite the power house as Takkar is strong to start with and only gets more powerful as the game progresses and you unlock more equipment and abilities. It also helps he's voiced by Elias Toufexis, the man who provided the voice for Adam Jensen from the Deus Ex games.

    Overall, there was so very much to truly enjoy in this game. Plenty of gorgeous places in the game to visit, with snowy mountain tops, flowing rivers, grasslands and even some drylands that all boast different challenges, be it survivng in the cold or the different animals that call it home. And it's in the environment the games graphics really do shine, I can tell you.

    Some of the best moments will come from the side characters who will be equally amusing as well as interesting. They don't ever seem to bore you and they don't get wasted with pointless moments. Every moment with all of them is a moment worth experiencing. And every single of them will play with emotions on some level, be it from the resident witch doctor to a member of your tribe who isn't someone who was meant to be there.
    Takkar's journey from start to finish is one that is worth experiencing and one I can say is a surprisingly good one. The door is left open for a sequel at the end as well, which I do hope one day this is a franchise visited again by Ubisoft, but unfortunately, due to the mass amount of backlash that this game got, I don't think they'll dare to venture into it again since it seems the majority of the fan base want the same old guns and cars.

    I've enjoyed over Far Cry games before, but this one just had something about it that was a nice change of pace. It was just more enjoyable to charge into a crowd of cannibals riding the back of a sabertooth tiger, have him kill the one you pounced on, then you disembark and take down the others with spears, bows and even slings that hurl rocks at your enemies. If you hit them in the head, it's a very satisfying kill, making you feel like quite the David vs Goliath.

    Far Cry Primal is far from perfect, but it's a very worthwhile experience and a game definitely worth grabbing with its now low price.

    If you're willing to try something new from a franchise that has done the same old thing repeatedly, this is something that's worth looking into.

    An 8/10 game.    … Expand
  18. Steyraus
    May 17, 2021
    9
    With a generation full of FPS clones that has been a drought for inovation, Far Cry Primal stands with a very small elite group of titles that not only did something different but did it well.
    It a beutifull anchient world they have crafted with an addicting stock of prime eval weopons to unlock and traits to learn.
    Its also one of the last Ubisoft games to be ballanced around progresion    With a generation full of FPS clones that has been a drought for inovation, Far Cry Primal stands with a very small elite group of titles that not only did something different but did it well.
    It a beutifull anchient world they have crafted with an addicting stock of prime eval weopons to unlock and traits to learn.
    Its also one of the last Ubisoft games to be ballanced around progresion and unlockables being satifying and fun, not around making the player want to spend real world money to progress or get new stuff.    … Expand
  19. Conot
    Mar 10, 2021
    10
    This is one of my favorite games in the series. It hurts to see the average score sitting so low.
  20. Sr_PuXiToPuiG
    Jan 3, 2021
    8
    Piola. . .
  21. Hackslashshoot
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    if you ever wanted to have fun being a caveman look no further. This game is the best tribal caveman game I have played . I had a lot of fun with this one. As a game in general the rating would be a 6.5 but to rate this game for what it set out to be it's a 10. No guns no cars no planes . Spears,clubs,bows ,slings and traps.
  22. Dragonfly44
    Oct 24, 2020
    8
    Fantastic standalone and manages to be just as fun as all Far Cry games are even without the guns. Story is poor but the exploring and gameplay no doubt make up for it. 84/100
  23. MartinEzy225
    Aug 22, 2020
    8
    FC Primal was my first ever game in the Far Cry franchise. This game was also my first Platinum on PS4. Far Cry games were a stranger to me and since they were numbered, I decided to buy and play a spin-off title. For having absolutely no understanding of the language in this game, the gameplay was actually quite fun. Surviving during the Mesopotamia period was very unique and the graphicsFC Primal was my first ever game in the Far Cry franchise. This game was also my first Platinum on PS4. Far Cry games were a stranger to me and since they were numbered, I decided to buy and play a spin-off title. For having absolutely no understanding of the language in this game, the gameplay was actually quite fun. Surviving during the Mesopotamia period was very unique and the graphics were pretty good. There were annoying times where badgers did not spawn and collecting materials for upgrades were very annoying. The addition of survival mode was a game-changer. It made the game much more intense and realistic.… Expand
  24. powermaxlevel
    Jul 10, 2020
    8
    Love the whole stone age setting, game play was good but certain abilities and items got overpowered real quick even on expert/survival mode (cough, Beserker shard/bomb). Wasn't a fan of the Wenja tribe being multi racial, I doubt cave people who were killing each other for being another tribe were that inclusive.
  25. Chempion1
    Jun 18, 2020
    9
    Долго ждал и вот решил написать!
    На мой взгляд, одна из самых недооцененных игр Ubisoft. Самый большой недостаток этой игры это.....НАЗВАНИЕ!!!
    Ну, какой идиот, даже слов не могу найти, додумался назвать её Far Cry? У этих игр общий только движок Dunia Engine 2 и всё. Исходя из этой логики Quake 4 должна была бы называться как-нибудь "Doom 3 Quake". Если бы юбики выпустили её просто как    Долго ждал и вот решил написать!
    На мой взгляд, одна из самых недооцененных игр Ubisoft. Самый большой недостаток этой игры это.....НАЗВАНИЕ!!!
    Ну, какой идиот, даже слов не могу найти, додумался назвать её Far Cry? У этих игр общий только движок Dunia Engine 2 и всё. Исходя из этой логики Quake 4 должна была бы называться как-нибудь "Doom 3 Quake". Если бы юбики выпустили её просто как Primal, я думаю, игру приняли намного теплее. Может даже новая франшиза появилась бы. Задел ведь был.
    Это совершенно самобытная игра, с интересным сюжетом, запоминающимися героями. Честно говоря, подобного сеттинга я не помню среди игр.
    Так что, если кто то, по каким бы то ни было причинам не играл, даже сейчас советую. Только забудьте про Far Cray в названии, никакого отношения к этой франшизе игра не имеет.
    А ещё там очень прикольный язык!    … Expand
  26. MassimoZilla
    Apr 23, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A solid game with not many bugs, the story could be better but is okay. The taming mechanic is pretty good.… Expand
  27. harrisgamecriti
    Mar 13, 2020
    8
    On the whole, the process of survival in the open world seemed amusing. The developers maximally realized the potential of a poor set of primitive weapons, so it is interesting to play with it. Taming animals was a good idea. It’s bad that the plot is linear, which clearly does not correspond to the concept of an open world. Why not make a few branches like Fallout 4?
  28. Przemun1304
    Jul 3, 2019
    8
    I was really enjoying while playing this game, totally different then other parts.
    Atmosphere and gameplay was great, but story and repetitive quests makes this game very mediocre.
    Anyway I can recommend to Far cry fans
  29. inmh
    Mar 12, 2019
    8
    On a story-level, Primal was an "eh" for me. The story and characters were largely forgettable, and I forgot pretty much everyone's names except for Takkar and Sayla's.

    But the GAMEPLAY. The gameplay I loved: The hunting, the fighting, the missions, taming animals- I really enjoyed it. This is one of those rare situations where I loved the mechanics so much that I can forgive the lack    On a story-level, Primal was an "eh" for me. The story and characters were largely forgettable, and I forgot pretty much everyone's names except for Takkar and Sayla's.

    But the GAMEPLAY. The gameplay I loved: The hunting, the fighting, the missions, taming animals- I really enjoyed it. This is one of those rare situations where I loved the mechanics so much that I can forgive the lack of significant story.    … Expand
  30. CoreGamer1408
    Dec 31, 2018
    8
    It does have some technical problems with the melee hit boxes and using a ranged bow is so slow, jerky and cumbersome on a controller. This console game would benefit with a PC mouse and keyboard upgrade for sure.

    Burnt out on the whole guns and jungle Far Cry formula halfway through 3. So I took a risk and this paid off. In the back of my mind civilization always existed out side the    It does have some technical problems with the melee hit boxes and using a ranged bow is so slow, jerky and cumbersome on a controller. This console game would benefit with a PC mouse and keyboard upgrade for sure.

    Burnt out on the whole guns and jungle Far Cry formula halfway through 3. So I took a risk and this paid off. In the back of my mind civilization always existed out side the Jungles of Far Cry 1 to 3.

    Primal there is no escape just primitive man and beast with civilization 12,000 years away in the far distant future. The setting, story, characters, gameplay all create an immersive setting. One of the top gaming surprises for sure just like Blood Dragon, but for different reasons. Fun progression based open world action adventure game for sure.

    The beast control is so much fun for sure and those take downs are just pure hilarity in the viciousness.    … Expand
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#11 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
76

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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