Far Cry 5

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  1. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    A typical Ubisoft-style game 4.
  2. JJ2FAS4U
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    Atmosphere: 8
    Enjoyment: 5
    Gameplay: 5
    Graphics: 6
    Music: 4
    Story: 6
    Total: 5.67
  3. Dunkaccino
    Jun 22, 2023
    7
    The plot starts off decent, but it quickly spirals into repetitiveness, finally arriving at one of the most unsatisfying endings I've ever witnessed.
  4. Flashyboy89
    Jan 12, 2023
    5
    Playing this on Game Pass. Meh, it’s the same s***, different day with Far Cry games. The same thing over and over and over since Far Cry 3. Nothing has really changed
  5. funnymystical
    Sep 17, 2022
    7
    game is ok
    review:
    story: 6.8/10
    characters: 6.3/10
    combat: 7.4/10
    flying: 9/10 very fun
    bugs: minor
    graphics: 9/10
    bots AI: 5/10
  6. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    5
    5/10.......................................................................
  7. MagisterJedi_66
    Aug 29, 2022
    7
    Despite a good plot, excellent graphics and an unexpected ending, this game is rather dull in terms of gameplay and does not bring anything interesting.
  8. Lubomir
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    игра хорошая, очень приятная атмосфера, неплохой сюжет, правда большинство заданий по типу:пойди, освободи,убей, украли. но есть и крутые задания, с Иосифом, иаковым, верой и Иоанном.
  9. Art2020
    Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Good story, good combat and the followers you gat are great. Its the best Farcry game I've played´
  10. Arodin78
    Sep 14, 2021
    7
    Pros:
    . When the game is not throwing 5 tons of crap at you, the gameplay is mostly the same chaotic blast as it's always been. The Guns/Fangs-For-Hire are also a lot of fun to use. . Whilst not to the same extent as FC 4, the game has a good amount of visual appeal to it.
    . The soundtrack may genuinely be the best in the series. . Side missions actually have a relative amount of depth    Pros:
    . When the game is not throwing 5 tons of crap at you, the gameplay is mostly the same chaotic blast as it's always been. The Guns/Fangs-For-Hire are also a lot of fun to use. . Whilst not to the same extent as FC 4, the game has a good amount of visual appeal to it.
    . The soundtrack may genuinely be the best in the series.
    . Side missions actually have a relative amount of depth to them (for better or worse). Actually having their own little stories which make them more memorable. . The enhanced customisation for vehicles and your character are a nice touch. . Joseph Seed is a decent antagonist, and a change of pace from the usual psychos. He is also humanised in a similar way to Pagan Min, allowing for more empathy towards him, asking the question of whether or not he really is the bad guy.

    Cons:
    . Despite what I said about Joseph, FC 5 may have one of the worst casts in the series. To begin with, the protagonist is a mute, allowing for no chemistry with any other character, which was badly needed here. It doesn't help that a lot of the supporting cast are generic and forgettable at best, and completely annoying at worst.
    . FC 5 may also have one of the worst plots in the series. Ubisoft got cold feet over the use of religious and political views for the game, instead regressing the story to a painfully generic liberation plot that can be a slow-plodding grind to complete as you move through each region. . The ending may also be one of the worst in video game history, as it makes everything you did completely pointless and makes every good guy in the game look like idiots.
    . There is also no consistency in the plot as not many missions actually factor to the overall story at all. In fact the only missions that do are the ones the game FORCES you to do, when you are captured by one of the Seed Family. 1.There is no way to stop the captures from happening, 2. It can happen at ANY time, even in the middle of a completely ulreated mission, 3. It happens way too often (a grand total of 8 TIMES), which can completely ruin the enjoyment of the game.
    . Despite the praise I gave the gameplay, they did make some very questionable decisions over some of the changes they made. They've removed crafting upgrades for your character, making hunting utterly pointless. Manual healing without medkits (a staple of the series), was also removed. A lot of takedown animations and some weapons, including the machete (another series staple) are also absent.
    . Even though the game visually looks pretty, the map is also a bland and samey place to Traverse. Montana doesn't really hold up alongside Kyrat and the Rook Islands.

    Score:
    . Story - 4/10
    . Characters - 5/10
    . Gameplay - 7/10
    . Presentation - 8/10

    . Combined Score: 24/40
    . Final Score: 7/10 (Just)    … Expand
  11. mlnsn
    Jul 16, 2021
    6
    Gameplay : 7/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 3/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 5/10
  12. Mayke07
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    Muita missões repetitivas. ...
  13. AnasDh
    Jan 24, 2021
    6
    Joseph Seed might be my favorite Far Cry antagonist, a strong statement considering how I adore Vaas. However, the 4 antagonist characters of the game are the only positive highlight to me. The 4th installment of Far Cry was a visual masterpiece, this one is not impressive even at 4K HDR. Gameplay was not as dynamic as it used to be, the missions including the side missions, are worse inJoseph Seed might be my favorite Far Cry antagonist, a strong statement considering how I adore Vaas. However, the 4 antagonist characters of the game are the only positive highlight to me. The 4th installment of Far Cry was a visual masterpiece, this one is not impressive even at 4K HDR. Gameplay was not as dynamic as it used to be, the missions including the side missions, are worse in design and repeatability. This is the one game where we know absolutely nothing about the protagonist. There is no motivation, no saving “real friends”, honoring a dying parents’s legacy nor saving your tribe. It was deliberately made vague so you can choose a female protagonist in a game that was clearly designed for a male character. Before any one reading this jumps the gun, a female character with a stronger motivation and more stake in the actual events unfolding in Montana would have made a difference. I am not saying Far Cry 5 was terrible, but it isn’t great. If you took Joseph Seed out, I’ll probably give it a 5 or less. TBC… Expand
  14. ElDavid
    Nov 29, 2020
    6
    The gameplay is really fun, the difference beetwen the different the places in montana are really good. The villains were really interesting yet the story is quite bad, if it wasnt for the villains i wouldnt really care about anyone.

    The game is way less practical than 3, and is more pay to win if you will, i highly recommend playing this game on the hardest difficulty, cause the others    The gameplay is really fun, the difference beetwen the different the places in montana are really good. The villains were really interesting yet the story is quite bad, if it wasnt for the villains i wouldnt really care about anyone.

    The game is way less practical than 3, and is more pay to win if you will, i highly recommend playing this game on the hardest difficulty, cause the others ones are just too easy. Altough i like the differences beetwen places in the location itself, i do agree sometimes it looks quite the same. The world is good to explore but appart than interesting places it aint worth it.

    I recommend this game, but dont go expecting a really deep story or really interesting and complex combat, is really generic but really fun at the end of the day.

    And well, faith, john, joseph, jacob, they are really interesting, but your main character is just mute    … Expand
  15. Vfeeldman
    Sep 3, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. is a completely broken game, with a very good story but slow loading, Saved games that just DISAPPEAR, transition between cut scene and gameplay is bad, gameplay with Autos It is questionable. Game with very good potential but not taken advantage of. Not being able to store cars picked up at random is very bad, they almost make you pay !… Expand
  16. LironesAlviento
    Aug 3, 2020
    5
    El juego en si no esta mal, la premisa de la secta era cuanto menos atrayente, pero al final sin ser un mal juego es de esas cosas que uno no sabe explicar, es un juego sin alma y le perdí el interés muy pronto.
  17. Chrysos
    Jul 26, 2020
    7
    Far Cry 5 is a very fun shooter games. The world is huge, good graphism at all. Nevertheless, some aspects of the game tarnish it like artificial intelligence of the ennemies that make the experience so easy.
  18. BradMorgan
    Jul 4, 2020
    6
    Far Cry 5 is a great game to pass the time with. Every now and then it becomes really fun to free the areas from the extremists. However, the game never really gets good. Continuously the same NPCs, no ambition in mission design and the world building is not special at all. I can't say anything other than this is another typical Ubisoft game. Occasionally fun to play but nothing special.
  19. ewenr
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    Some excellent characters and audio in this game, an excellent premise for a story but the gameplay is shallow and repetitive. gearing up is minimal and every encounter feels the same.. Fun in short doses but not a game that has me coming back for more.
  20. DKurac
    Apr 17, 2020
    6
    Meanwhile gameplay is better than in FC4 story is somehow even worse and I thought that it isn't even possible. They have split map into 3 regions and in each you will be 3 times drugged and kidnapped. One of those kidnaps is bunker escape and boss fight. I don't understand who could approved this nonsense.

    Gameplay is mostly the same. New things are companions who are really great and    Meanwhile gameplay is better than in FC4 story is somehow even worse and I thought that it isn't even possible. They have split map into 3 regions and in each you will be 3 times drugged and kidnapped. One of those kidnaps is bunker escape and boss fight. I don't understand who could approved this nonsense.

    Gameplay is mostly the same. New things are companions who are really great and skills for challenges and I like it. Also new map is great because it isn't just some ugly jungle.    … Expand
  21. RoidedMidget
    Mar 21, 2020
    6
    I’ve put some time into this game, all I can say is repetitive! I’m on my last territory and I’m about to jump off a building because it is so repetitive. But, besides that it looks really good. The controls are easy. The story...meh. Nothing grand. The guns for hire is okay at best. I see myself usually taking my normal 3 people on rotation. Stealth really isn’t a big thing once you getI’ve put some time into this game, all I can say is repetitive! I’m on my last territory and I’m about to jump off a building because it is so repetitive. But, besides that it looks really good. The controls are easy. The story...meh. Nothing grand. The guns for hire is okay at best. I see myself usually taking my normal 3 people on rotation. Stealth really isn’t a big thing once you get in the higher levels. Which sucks because I like a challenge. I wouldn’t pay full price for this game (which I didn’t) and would anyone who wants to buy it get the bundle and/or the discounted game. Especially since it is growing on 2 years old.… Expand
  22. Moonship85
    Mar 17, 2019
    6
    worst part so far. The control feels laggy and the Story is trash. While the Graphic is good the setting itself is boring . There are not many things to do that makes fun. Its a pain to complete the story because it feels boring and uninteresting. Farcry 4 and Primal did it better. Funfactor 3/5
  23. jeffbizloc
    Jan 29, 2019
    6
    I found Far Cry 5 a step down from the previous game. Though I enjoy the stealth more then FPS so that may be why.

    Pros: - The beginning segment was awesome and the ending missions were great - I liked the skill points tied to challenges forcing you to use a variety of weapons - Found the story well done Cons: - With companions it pretty much wrecked stealth for me which is the    I found Far Cry 5 a step down from the previous game. Though I enjoy the stealth more then FPS so that may be why.

    Pros:
    - The beginning segment was awesome and the ending missions were great
    - I liked the skill points tied to challenges forcing you to use a variety of weapons
    - Found the story well done

    Cons:
    - With companions it pretty much wrecked stealth for me which is the best part of Far Cry usually. Yes you don't have to use them but you know it also feels like you do.
    - So you get used to playing with companions but then in the final mission or other important missions you can't use them - why do devs teach you to play one way until the end?
    - Everytime you go pick up a weapon or loot they are basically right over each other - I rarely wanted to change weapons it was frustrating.
    - Had some frustrating slow downs and a mission I couldn't quit (Shooting Gallery) and took me forever to kill some dumb birds    … Expand
  24. DrZomboid
    Nov 13, 2018
    6
    Nice map and setting. Boring, repetitive, lame cut scenes, boss fights and ending.
  25. MXALFRED94
    Sep 28, 2018
    7
    regulate in its entirety, due to the fact that this game has a huge potential, but only that "potential" but not a playable reality. The main defect is the lack of passion, remarkable with artificial intelligence that is disappointing in full 2018. could be better only that.
  26. tomasdee
    Jul 31, 2018
    6
    First off - hats off to making a game with a political statement. The craziness that pervades in the USA now is pretty well captured in this game. Its pretty scary actually.
    The bad - the game feels disjointed, the story line doesn't really push you along like it did in Far Cry 4. Sure the free exploration is awesome but if you're just wandering aimlessly i'd rather do that in the real    First off - hats off to making a game with a political statement. The craziness that pervades in the USA now is pretty well captured in this game. Its pretty scary actually.
    The bad - the game feels disjointed, the story line doesn't really push you along like it did in Far Cry 4. Sure the free exploration is awesome but if you're just wandering aimlessly i'd rather do that in the real world.
    The game is buggy - NPCs teleport, 1 minute they are by your side, the next 100yds down the road. You'll liberate an outpost, be jogging out of town to your next destination and start getting shot by bad guys who just came out of town! WTH! There are many sudden deaths - getting stuck on terrain, bad enemy AI - one moment they are super alert, the next very dumb.
    The set dogfight scene was just terrible. Taking an outpost is now - get big sniper rifle, blast away from long range till just all NPCs dead, sneak in and stealth kill remainder. If they can't see you they just wander till you finish them - Far Cry 4 outposts were much more challenging. The loot system is pretty ordinary - i've not changed my main weapon since i got it at the start of the game. There is little progression here. Hunting is also pointless - see an animal, blast it to heck with your machine gun for a small vendor hit. In Far Cry 4 you at least hunted animals and got a bonus for a clean kill. Here they are just a waste of time unless pop right in front of you. Fishing is the same really, depends on you mood i guess if you want to do it.
    While not perfect, I do like the change to guns for hire - though it would be nice if there was a bit more depth to your sidekicks
    And last, there are way too many hillbillies in this game (another sad reflection) - it could be worse, it could be set in Australia with bogans everywhere. I loved Far Cry 4 - so I had high hopes for FC5.    … Expand
  27. TheAlmightySear
    Jul 14, 2018
    6
    My experience with the Far Cry series has been a bit of a mixed bag. There's a lot of good that comes from the series (a lot of good with Ubisoft's games in general). But as time rolls on and newer releases are made I've noticed a few things have popped up that have sapped a bit of the experience away for me. The following are my pros and cons for the title of Far Cry 5.

    ::The Pros::    My experience with the Far Cry series has been a bit of a mixed bag. There's a lot of good that comes from the series (a lot of good with Ubisoft's games in general). But as time rolls on and newer releases are made I've noticed a few things have popped up that have sapped a bit of the experience away for me. The following are my pros and cons for the title of Far Cry 5.

    ::The Pros::

    Great World Building: The game world is very well designed and has been crafted in such a way where playing the game can cause you to get lost in its world as if you were exploring a real place. Houses and complexes dotting across the land are scattered about in a believable way for a medium to large sized farming community. Vehicles seen in the game are fitting choices for where the setting takes place. Moreover, the character designs for NPCs in the game are also believable for the geographical setting the game itself takes place in.

    Superior Combat System: Out of all the other Far Cry games I've played (Far Cry 2 and Far Cry 3 specifically), this entry in the franchise has the best combat system by far. The weapon differences are more than just reskinned models of the same gun. The attachments optional for weapon optics actually have different features aside from how the scope / holo-sight looks. There are also multitudes of weapons in each category that will use different ammunition types, giving the playing more freedom to mix and match and really plan their load out. Moreover, throwables like bombs and Molotov cocktails can damage the environment itself, making unique ways to kill enemies.

    Graphics: Okay, so I feel like this one doesn't need any explanation. Pretty much every new Triple A release out there on the market today has awesome graphics. As much as I don't feel it matters for my own personal enjoyment, I'm putting it here for those of you who really value a game's look and overall appearance.

    Hunting & Fishing: I don't even enjoy games centered around hunting wildlife or fishing from the bank of a river, the idea itself is unappealing to me entirely. That said, Far Cry 5 managed to take this and make it fun. There's a genuine feeling of joy picking which ally will accompany you on your hunt and going over just how you plan to go about taking out your prey.

    ::The Cons::

    The Story: Story might not be a big stable for Far Cry players, as some of the older games in the franchise didn't have much or force much on you in the way of actual plot beyond "these are the bad guys, go shoot 'em up." However, the story for this Far Cry is... Well, there's no other way to put it aside from just horrible. There are so many plot holes, so many things that make no sense whatsoever, and so many events that take place in this game's story progression that not only go beyond any sense of believability for realistic expectations, but go clear out beyond what the game's world itself states is possible earlier in the game. It's riddled with contradictions, forced events that scripted for player failure despite the player's level of skill, and overall the story line within the game forces itself upon the player rather than allowing you to discover it naturally.

    Not Truly An Open World: This one's a bit of a mixed bag. The developers claim the game to be open world, make your choices and go where you want to accomplish the goals. Now, this is true to a very limited extent. You do choose which area in the game's world that you want to deal with first, however, during the many quests and side quests you will be forcibly defeated by enemies who appear from nowhere (sometimes whilst in the midst of a currently active mission--which it forces you to fail by the way) just for the game to whisk you away to where it feels you need to be to progress the story. The player is forced through undefeatable enemies into being captured and relocated to areas that the story itself feels you need to complete. This takes the choice from the player and makes the "open world" or "sandbox" claims people make about Far Cry 5 just not true. You could argue that technically once you complete these forced scripted defeat cycles that you can go about how you'd like as a player. However, these are so frequent during gameplay that if you decide to go off away from what the game feels is important for too long, they'll send another undefeatable band after you to put you back on what the developers much have felt is the right track.

    Immersion & Believability: A final point tied into my other Cons listed for this title. With the story's constant contradictions and the undefeatable squads of enemies who are constantly dispatched to force you onto the developers' vision of the right track shatters any sense of realism, story telling, and immersion for a player's experience. It's a bad time.    … Expand
  28. OscarAdcock
    Jun 24, 2018
    6
    Far cry 5 is a great game, to a point. Then it becomes stale and a complete grind to play through. The missions lose their variety after a while (minus a few highlights with the alien and cow sex levels) but i found it very hard to get through this whole meaty game because of lack of compelling gameplay and gun play . Also the villains get kind of annoying and just way too OTT after a while...
  29. Kenmei
    Jun 6, 2018
    7
    Far Cry 5 is a weird game for me to score. While I thought the main world was huge and had a ton to do, and the graphics on a Xbox One X were absolutely amazing, the story is not that great and the amount of time you spend trying to fight dudes who just seemingly show up out of nowhere was way too high. The enemy spawn rate needs to be drastically reduced IMO. Anyway the story and theFar Cry 5 is a weird game for me to score. While I thought the main world was huge and had a ton to do, and the graphics on a Xbox One X were absolutely amazing, the story is not that great and the amount of time you spend trying to fight dudes who just seemingly show up out of nowhere was way too high. The enemy spawn rate needs to be drastically reduced IMO. Anyway the story and the characters are extremely hit or miss, mostly misses. With the ending being very odd and not something I particularly enjoyed. I can kinda agree with the stuff that happens but it's hard for me to talk about without spoiling anything. I'd also like for a game that advertises open world exploring to not force the story parts onto you. It literally drags you to the next story mission in the middle of combat sometimes and it's very jarring.
    It's a game that I'd recommend to people who really like FPS open world type of games. But the story might not keep your attention for long and might actually start to ruin the experience for you, like it started too for me towards the end. But there's enough here for me to recommend to people who might like these types of games. Prob for a discount however.    … Expand
  30. crusher351
    Jun 5, 2018
    6
    To start, Far Cry 5 is a lot of fun overall, but there are aspects of the game that make it feel more like a grind than a fps should.
    As far as what is good, it has a decent selection of weapons, a large open map to have fun with, and a large amount of vehicles to take control of. It also has a cast of interesting characters ranging from the insane antagonists to the large cast of guns    To start, Far Cry 5 is a lot of fun overall, but there are aspects of the game that make it feel more like a grind than a fps should.
    As far as what is good, it has a decent selection of weapons, a large open map to have fun with, and a large amount of vehicles to take control of. It also has a cast of interesting characters ranging from the insane antagonists to the large cast of guns for hire/fangs for hire. The story is basic, but it keeps your interest for the most part. Of course, this wouldn't be Far Cry if it didn't have explosive combat. It really delivers on that front, but I have to say that it doesn't any more polished than it did in Far Cry 3. Another aspect of the game that I thought was lacking was the choice of weaponry. It felt like a re-hash of Far Cry 3's selection and a lot of the guns are just different versions of the same thing. The mods you can do to the weapons are cool, but I just wish there was more variety.
    Some things I'm not too fond of include the silent protagonist. While it is cool that you make a custom character for the most part, it sucks to have someone who just grunts, screams, or does neither. I don't understand the thought behind it; games such as the Mass Effect series and even Fallout 4 had fully voiced over protagonists.
    On the graphical front, the game looks good, but I did notice some draw distance issues, which for a game like this is hard to ignore. The missions were pretty good for the most part, if not a little repetitive. My biggest gripes with the story are the weird missions that have to do with the main antagonists and the ending of the game. The missions relating to The Father's three "siblings" range from a little odd to bizarre. This of course has to carry over to three of the four "boss" battles being more tedious than fun. As far as the ending goes without spoiling anything, it is weak and the game doesn't even end definitively.
    All in all, its an entertaining game that can grab a decent portion of time if you let it. I was just expecting a bit more out of it than I got. Also, despite having two endings, to me there is very minimal replay value since this game has a decent bit of a grind feel to some of the missions. I would pick it up on sale to get a good fun to price ratio.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Jeuxvideo.com
    Jun 6, 2018
    80
    This fresh take on the Far Cry franchise is clearly visible content-wise, but a tad more discrete on the style. If you're not bothered by the slightly repetitive formula, you'll enjoy the many strengths of this episode.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 5, 2018
    70
    Far Cry 5 is exactly what you would expect from a Far Cry game and not much more. It does the open world really well, but the bland story drags it down. The game touches a sensitive subject, but doesn’t have guts to actually say something and couldn’t convince me even for a minute that what’s happening could be real. What the franchise obviously needs is a new beginning, a leap of faith Assassin’s Creed Origins was brave enough to take. [05/2018, p.56]
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 26, 2018
    80
    Murderous and mad, this is one of the silliest, most immersive open worlds on Xbox. [June 2018, p.73]
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