Far Cry Primal

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  1. FairplayReviews
    Jan 1, 2018
    8
    Despite the average review, I think Far Cry Primal was thoroughly enjoyable. The story and the base system could be improved to be more engaging, with complex base building and meaningful interactions like fallout 4?, but the world was beautifully crafted with details.

    I respect the Far Cry's team decision to really step out of their comfort zone and take away the guns to create    Despite the average review, I think Far Cry Primal was thoroughly enjoyable. The story and the base system could be improved to be more engaging, with complex base building and meaningful interactions like fallout 4?, but the world was beautifully crafted with details.

    I respect the Far Cry's team decision to really step out of their comfort zone and take away the guns to create something entirely different. But Far Cry's 3 storyline is by far the most memorable, giving a feeling evoked by films such as The Beach. Looking forward for Far Cry 5.    … Expand
  2. useless_gamer
    Aug 11, 2018
    8
    This game is different from a lot of games I've played. If you have an interest in ancient humans this is the game for you. I played the game at release, never finished, and played the game a couple weeks ago again. If you are a fan of Far Cry you may like it, if you like hunting in dangersous areas with crazy prehistoric beasts you will like it.

    The main problem is that with all Far    This game is different from a lot of games I've played. If you have an interest in ancient humans this is the game for you. I played the game at release, never finished, and played the game a couple weeks ago again. If you are a fan of Far Cry you may like it, if you like hunting in dangersous areas with crazy prehistoric beasts you will like it.

    The main problem is that with all Far Cry games you get bored of the main story, they really need some better writers at Ubisoft. However I had tons of fun with this game and finished it on the second playthough. Worth a pick up especially at a reduced price    … Expand
  3. Shadow1995
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    As a somewhat big Far Cry fan, I was little unsure about Far Cry being set in the days of Cavemen, but nonetheless I was interested, a Far Cry game playing as a hairy club wielding cave dweller hunting Mammoths and riding Sabre tooth cats was hard to resist, I kinda figured out I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as Far Cry 3 and 4 but, I may be surprised. It was different to the usualAs a somewhat big Far Cry fan, I was little unsure about Far Cry being set in the days of Cavemen, but nonetheless I was interested, a Far Cry game playing as a hairy club wielding cave dweller hunting Mammoths and riding Sabre tooth cats was hard to resist, I kinda figured out I probably wouldn't enjoy it as much as Far Cry 3 and 4 but, I may be surprised. It was different to the usual games of course you're not going to get guns and cars and planes in 10.000BC, and if you did it would ruin the atmosphere (no pun intended) of the game. But overall I enjoyed the game, getting 100% trophies the first game ever to get 100% on but they were very easy to get, the gameplay was good I thought the story line was great even though I felt it was short, I loved the cinematics, and the effort put into making a believable Caveman like language, I was impressed with the realism of that. I enjoyed the conflict with the Neanderthals, not an enemy you come across in most games haha, overall I enjoyed it, it was breathtaking amazing, but I really did enjoy it, it's not a game I would ever play again, since getting everything for it and nothing would change the second time around, but as a one off game, meaning a game I wouldn't ever come back to, I did enjoy it and it's worth getting.… Expand
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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?
  10. 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
  11. 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.
  12. Sr_PuXiToPuiG
    Jan 3, 2021
    8
    Piola. . .
  13. 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.
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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.
  30. 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
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#11 Most Shared PS4 Game 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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