Far Cry Primal

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  1. Gamestation
    Feb 26, 2016
    0
    game is a rush job. The plot is nonexistent and the villain is lame and can't compare with the others from previous FC games. The game play mechanics and animations are shamelessly recycled from previous FC games - game play manages to be even more limited and even less fun than before ! Graphics are a step up but only barely - clearly they had to reduce the textures a bit to account forgame is a rush job. The plot is nonexistent and the villain is lame and can't compare with the others from previous FC games. The game play mechanics and animations are shamelessly recycled from previous FC games - game play manages to be even more limited and even less fun than before ! Graphics are a step up but only barely - clearly they had to reduce the textures a bit to account for the lighting. They need to make the next FC from ground up with a new engine using new mechanics, fresh story and new art style to make it feel new.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. paddystudmuffin
    Feb 23, 2016
    3
    Have to say I'm not impressed at all with this. It's ugly. Textures are horrible especially during the day. Really disappointing as this should look as good if not better than fc4. Feels like it's been rushed out the door. Probably trade it in tomorrow. Can't give it more than five but because they have a AAA budget no excuse for this - so it's a 3 (
  4. KAMzoX29
    Feb 23, 2016
    4
    Just feel like a re skin of far cry 3 and 4, but without the wide variety of weapons. the most disappointing part of the game is the lack of an interesting villain.
  5. TotalSound
    May 9, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful, Awful, Awful. I SWORE I would not buy another Far Cry game but I was desperate. I am soooooo sorry. As is typical of Ubisoft's warped thinking, the final boss fight negates everything you worked hard to get like formulas to make yourself fireproof and short range powerful weapons. Asinine and so damned irritating. The game SUCKS!!! NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  6. 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
  7. theTRUTHson
    Jan 24, 2018
    8
    This is a true AAA game. Graphics, sounds, controls all get an A+

    I love the setting. You feel like you really are in the stone age. Sometimes there are too many animals in one region but that is a minor gripe. Usual Ubisoft open world problems are still here unfortunately. Some repetitive missions and map clearing are unnecessary. The game's biggest flaw is the two main boss    This is a true AAA game. Graphics, sounds, controls all get an A+

    I love the setting. You feel like you really are in the stone age. Sometimes there are too many animals in one region but that is a minor gripe.

    Usual Ubisoft open world problems are still here unfortunately. Some repetitive missions and map clearing are unnecessary.

    The game's biggest flaw is the two main boss fights. Simply put, they are bad.

    Overall though Far Cry Primal is a game well worth the money and I recommend it to anyone who thinks they will enjoy the stone age theme.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. partyintheback
    Nov 27, 2016
    2
    I paid $10 for this game and that was $10 too much. The graphics can be alright at times, however the game is so boring. Crappy melee combat, dull and repetitive missions that are just fetch quests, a story that goes nowhere, etc.

    Please avoid this game.
  10. 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
  11. SileSixEcho
    Mar 10, 2016
    8
    People are complete morons when it comes to rating games these days. Yes, it is Far Cry and it does what Far Cry does - but it does it pretty well and in a beautiful and well realized scenario, we did not have before. The story and characters lack of depth, but that's quite the problem of this open world formula. The gameplay itself is still really, really good so if you want to have somePeople are complete morons when it comes to rating games these days. Yes, it is Far Cry and it does what Far Cry does - but it does it pretty well and in a beautiful and well realized scenario, we did not have before. The story and characters lack of depth, but that's quite the problem of this open world formula. The gameplay itself is still really, really good so if you want to have some fun 10000 BC, Far Cry Primal is your game!… Expand
  12. ScienceAdvisor
    Mar 8, 2016
    4
    This is a cash-grab wrapped around a neat idea, and something that reads as new on paper, but is just copypasta from previous games in reality. People keep claiming how great it is that Ubi is trying something new, however survival & crafting are hardly new. So I do not see any innovation here at all, just a rush-to-market, feature lacking (no co-op), poorly balanced 'game' (walkthroughThis is a cash-grab wrapped around a neat idea, and something that reads as new on paper, but is just copypasta from previous games in reality. People keep claiming how great it is that Ubi is trying something new, however survival & crafting are hardly new. So I do not see any innovation here at all, just a rush-to-market, feature lacking (no co-op), poorly balanced 'game' (walkthrough in all modes).

    Cons:
    Graphics are mediocre relative to previous releases
    AI is even worse than before (which is quite a trick)
    Melee combat is just as bad as before, and with ranged nerfed, this forces you to use the OP animals
    Lackluster story that you will consider a side-mission in terms of quality, and not care about
    Characters that are utterly forgettable and add very little to the game, barring one easter egg
    Massive profit margin on such a short experience

    Conclusion: Wait for this to drop to 50%+ off before considering this. At that price-point this is good enough, but still utterly disposable. It will be a play-once and never again.    … Expand
  13. Gereminus
    Mar 28, 2016
    1
    Except the beautiful and good atmosphere there is nothing good with this game, the new pet system gets boring REALLY fast and animals kill everything easy, there is nothing except atmosphere that is good about this game, the game is repetitive except some story missions which were OK, bland missions generally, few weapons, basic fight system, hunter instinct makes the game like workingExcept the beautiful and good atmosphere there is nothing good with this game, the new pet system gets boring REALLY fast and animals kill everything easy, there is nothing except atmosphere that is good about this game, the game is repetitive except some story missions which were OK, bland missions generally, few weapons, basic fight system, hunter instinct makes the game like working with a pc screen trying to find stuff to report to your boss to complete something that is yellow colored somewhere on the boring screen, too few surprise happenings and very few secrets to discover… Expand
  14. hokido
    Mar 8, 2016
    8
    Far Cry 3 was the first Far Cry I played and i really enjoyed that game so i was hopeful of more of the same only with Mammoths and spears instead of tanks and assault rifles. I was not disappointed either it plays really well and looks fantastic while the story is a bit meh not the major selling point of Far Cry anyway the rest of the game is solid and credit to Ubisoft for taking theFar Cry 3 was the first Far Cry I played and i really enjoyed that game so i was hopeful of more of the same only with Mammoths and spears instead of tanks and assault rifles. I was not disappointed either it plays really well and looks fantastic while the story is a bit meh not the major selling point of Far Cry anyway the rest of the game is solid and credit to Ubisoft for taking the chance on something a bit different.

    Graphics 10/10
    Gameplay 8/10
    Story 5/10

    Rating 7.6 Rounded up to 8    … Expand
  15. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 20, 2016
    8
    Far Cry Primal
    a nice change of pace.
    Far Cry Primal is a first person action adventure survival game set in the Stone Age. You play as Takkar, just a regular hunter, who’s then tasked by a woman he runs into to go rescue some of her people and instantly become the leader of a new tribe… There’s very little emphasis on narrative here, just a quick introduction and then you’re free to    Far Cry Primal
    a nice change of pace.
    Far Cry Primal is a first person action adventure survival game set in the Stone Age.
    You play as Takkar, just a regular hunter, who’s then tasked by a woman he runs into to go rescue some of her people and instantly become the leader of a new tribe…
    There’s very little emphasis on narrative here, just a quick introduction and then you’re free to do whatever you want… but there is incentive to follow through with helping your tribe mates…
    This for the most part is a recourse gathering game…
    By gathering resources you can craft better weapons, build huts to upgrade your village and unlock skills.. And of course craft food items to help you survive…
    That’s basically it... explore the world... hunt animals for their skins…
    You can even eventually tame them to help you in combat…
    There are of course human enemies to deal with.. not just aggressive animals…
    Outside of the 14 hour campaign you can liberate areas to unlock fast travel points, and you can do side quests for characters you meet in the woods…
    Your tamed animals help you with a simple call.. they’ll even stealth with you if you go into stealth mode …
    Your weapon option is about as varied as you’d expect for the stone age, you get a club, sling, spear, bow and arrows, traps, and bombs.. all of which you have to craft as you use them…
    None of your tools are indestructible, thankfully wood is vast and as you upgrade your crafting skills, you get more recourses, and get more out of those recourses.. so slowly less annoying…
    What doesn’t get less annoying though is enemies…
    A great immersion breaker is that enemies are harder or easier to kill depending on the section of the map you’re in for no apparent reason…
    This isn’t a JRPG.. This is an open world game... I don’t want enemies to scale with me... I want to feel powerful after sinking all of my skill points and crafted materials into stronger weapons…
    What does make me feel powerful though is hopping on the back of a majestic mammoth and slinging enemies into the air…
    You can ride any large creature you tame once you progress far enough into the story…
    There’s such a great balance here of gameplay incentive…
    There’s reason to play through the story to unlock new abilities, and there’s reason to ignore the story for a little while to get better weapons, and new skills…
    You can’t do it all sticking to one side of the game, and I love that…
    And hunting for rare animals and reaching for rare materials is just as fun as attacking a settlement on the back of a caber toothed tiger and taking it for my own…
    There are also these cool witcher contract type missions deep in the game where you get to go on a hunt for a legendary animal that’s been terrorizing the land… Looking for clues, setting up traps, and then weakening them down to finally be able to claim them for yourself to call to fight by your side at any time…
    A lot of the main missions for the most part have to do with searching for clues and following paths with your hunter vision, which works like eagle vision from assassins creed, or a witcher sense in the witcher the 3…
    It highlights animals, plants.. and points of interest…
    Its highly annoying that this vision has a timer though…
    I don’t know why ubisoft ruined this awesome tool from Assassins Creed… they ruined it in Unity too…
    It’s not fun having to constantly click r3 and wait for a cool down every few seconds when I’m trying to follow a path…
    Stop doing this ubisoft..
    Thankfully you can call your cool little owl friend to fly around the sky to get a larger view of the path since this function is so unnecessarily annoying…
    This is a very ubisoft game… If you don’t like the idea of map cleaning in your games... this isn’t the one for you…
    Map cleaning is pretty hit and miss for me, but thankfully I enjoyed it here…
    This world is ridiculous... it feels alive… you can ride mammoths…
    what more do you want?
    I give Far Cry Primal
    an 8.0/10    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. Dawso
    Mar 9, 2016
    8
    Had alot of fun with this one. The combat is varied enough once you level up your character, and their is as usual a variety of activities to do. Do note though that most side quests and even the main missions are fairly similar. The hunting of animals doesn't vary greatly from one animal to another, simply its just hit them until their dead. Whilst the story is lacking, the crafting andHad alot of fun with this one. The combat is varied enough once you level up your character, and their is as usual a variety of activities to do. Do note though that most side quests and even the main missions are fairly similar. The hunting of animals doesn't vary greatly from one animal to another, simply its just hit them until their dead. Whilst the story is lacking, the crafting and levelling up proves to be compelling stuff. The game also has a basic survival aspect to it, that helps set it apart from other open world games. The graphics are excellent and the sound is good also, but you will have to rely on reading text to follow what little story there is.… Expand
  18. JackytheRipper
    Feb 2, 2022
    4
    The game did not age well. I played it 6 years after release and it looks much older. Gameplay-wise it follows the Ubisoft formula, which is getting a bit old now, too. The game crashes every day at least one time. That is not acceptable.
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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 .
  23. 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
  24. nachopro
    Apr 12, 2016
    5
    este juego yo me lo compre graficos zarpados no significa buen juego es una copia de FAR CRY 4 no lo recomiendo a mas de 20 dolares muy malo juego copia
  25. 2MStyle
    Apr 17, 2016
    6
    Juego muy entretenido, al igual que los otros FarCry hay mucho que hacer y puedes perder muchas horas descubriendo cada recoveco del mapa, además la temática lo hace mas desafiante y divertido si cabe, es a su vez apegado quizás a un 80% a hechos históricos que nunca está de más . Espero que como yo la pasen tan bien con éste juego , mi única queja es que se siente un poco lento enJuego muy entretenido, al igual que los otros FarCry hay mucho que hacer y puedes perder muchas horas descubriendo cada recoveco del mapa, además la temática lo hace mas desafiante y divertido si cabe, es a su vez apegado quizás a un 80% a hechos históricos que nunca está de más . Espero que como yo la pasen tan bien con éste juego , mi única queja es que se siente un poco lento en ocaciones pero realmente nada de lo que quejarse.… Expand
  26. Brandon_Harris
    May 20, 2016
    1
    I’ve played through all of the titles in the Far Cry series, since its inception with Jack Carver back in 2004. I recall playing through the original Far Cry with an AGP video card on my PC, that’s how old the series is!

    Far Cry Primal really does something unique that open-world games don’t do. Ubisoft made the decision to set this game in the stone age, something that is really    I’ve played through all of the titles in the Far Cry series, since its inception with Jack Carver back in 2004. I recall playing through the original Far Cry with an AGP video card on my PC, that’s how old the series is!

    Far Cry Primal really does something unique that open-world games don’t do. Ubisoft made the decision to set this game in the stone age, something that is really unprecedented. I don’t see many games taking place in that kind of setting.

    Most games try not to make major risks. Notice how with the Assassin’s Creed series, only spinoffs and mobile games get unique settings, such as China and India? They can’t risk spending millions of dollars on a mainline AAA title only to have people disinterested. They’re testing the waters.

    I’ve been in marketing myself in other industries, and what Ubisoft’s and other big marketing managers is probably thinking is that it’ll adversely affect their international sales. Any kind of risk that would international sales would likely be viewed as negative. Although the game is set in the stone age, it really just looks like jungle and more jungle. Really, the game just looks like a jungle from today’s world, not necessarily like how the world was actually like thousands of years ago.

    There are a few mountains, but they’re not particularly exceptional. As well, most of the caves present in the game feel repetitive due to feeling like procedurally-generated content. I mean, it literally looks like a higher quality jungle recycled from one of the previous Far Cry’s. It reminded me a lot of Far Cry 2’s jungles, with improved graphics.

    In this game, the characters speak an ancient, possibly fictitious language. I’m not sure why they did it. According to the developers, they researched words that may have been used back then to create this language, but it ends up being really hit or miss. You should check out some of the introductory cutscenes on YouTube to see if you’d like that or not. It ends up affecting all of the cutscenes and storyline. I won’t lie though, some of the cutscenes actually do feel creepy, which is good, since cavemen and cavewoman are supposed to feel threatening. But, you don’t get too many cutscenes in this game, possibly only a half hour to an hour of cutscenes are present in total.

    Speaking of the storyline, the game is very short and the storyline isn’t really existent. This game almost seems like a bigger version of Far Cry: Blood Dragon, a spinoff from the main series. I feel that the developers really had the potential to create a better story with a longer campaign. The sidequests are very fetch-like and are not fun to do at all, though one can easily achieve a platinum trophy within 30-40 hours of game-time. The gameplay is fun, but the storyline makes it somewhat dull to trek through. The animals are also fun to hunt in the game, but again, animals have been present in the series since Far Cry 3 and no significant changes have really been made for the hunting system. It really does feel like performing the same thing again. This is really more of an expansion.

    This game is almost exclusively melee combat, so if you weren’t particularly fond of melee combat in previous Far Cry games, you may want to avoid this title.

    The game itself is strange to complete. The main missions aren’t really that obvious and, on occasion, actually feel like fetch quests themselves. It wasn’t until the end credits started rolling that I said, “Whoops. Finished the last mission.”

    I really respect the risk the developers took with making the game take place in the stone age. But, I still feel that this game was a cash grab. As previously mentioned, pretty much all of the elements found within this title has been recycled from previous titles in the series. Consequently, if you’ve played those as well, it just feels like what you’ve played a few years ago. Not particularly fun, unfortunately. If you want to purchase this game, wait for the price to keep going down because it’s not worth it at the full price.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. GoodApollo88
    Aug 24, 2016
    4
    A step back for the far cry franchise, especially after the enjoyable chaos of Far Cry 4. Ubisoft have tried for a different approach but ultimately your left with a Dull, bland and uninspiring game.
  30. shiftyman
    Apr 3, 2017
    10
    Far Cry Primal has to be one of the most underrated games of 2016. Everything about it, is a above average, from sound to graphics. Easily one of the top ten games of 2016.
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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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