Far Cry 5

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  1. Art2020
    Mar 7, 2022
    7
    Good story, good combat and the followers you gat are great. Its the best Farcry game I've played´
  2. Mayke07
    Jan 29, 2021
    7
    Muita missões repetitivas. ...
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. DrZomboid
    Nov 13, 2018
    6
    Nice map and setting. Boring, repetitive, lame cut scenes, boss fights and ending.
  10. Joellemm
    Apr 4, 2018
    6
    Far Cry 5 offers chaos. If you like chaos, you will like Far Cry 5. The world is huge, and the gameplay is varied. The roster system works really well, with nice variety among these supporting characters.

    However, most aspects of Far Cry 5 are done better elsewhere. The plot is messy, often forcing situations to occur just to continue the narrative. It became ludicrous to be repeatedly    Far Cry 5 offers chaos. If you like chaos, you will like Far Cry 5. The world is huge, and the gameplay is varied. The roster system works really well, with nice variety among these supporting characters.

    However, most aspects of Far Cry 5 are done better elsewhere. The plot is messy, often forcing situations to occur just to continue the narrative. It became ludicrous to be repeatedly captured, only to inevitably escape again. Constantly stuck in similar vision/dream sequences was also repetitive. The characters in this plot are very weak and often annoying. It is a massive detriment to the game that the world and characters do not match the chaos of the gameplay, often failing to go far enough. It manages to be neither funny, interesting or shocking.

    With regards to in-game awards, and therefore incentive; money is of little value, there are not many vehicles or weapons or customization options, and perks offer a form of progression, but never feel absolutely necessary to progress. The single save system is nonsensical for this type of game. Especially when bugs kept giving me heart attacks when the game broke.

    Far Cry 5 achieves what it sets out to do, create constant chaotically fun scenarios, making it difficult to be too critical. Nonetheless, in terms of quality, the game is very average.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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...
  15. BurgerBum4892
    Mar 30, 2018
    6
    I think that this is my favorite far cry game only to far cry primal (wether you like my opinion or not) The new setting is unique and I like how Ubisoft is willing to take a risk do to the setting a The game
  16. StrikerCDN
    Apr 1, 2018
    6
    Hello. I have been a long time follower of Far Cry. Perhaps this series reached its pinnacle with Far Cry 3. After the disappointment of Far Cry Primal, I was hoping Far Cry 5 would kick ass. 5 hours into the game, I have some questions.

    The previous point system for gaining skills has been replaced by a challenge based point system which actually sucks because it dictates what you need    Hello. I have been a long time follower of Far Cry. Perhaps this series reached its pinnacle with Far Cry 3. After the disappointment of Far Cry Primal, I was hoping Far Cry 5 would kick ass. 5 hours into the game, I have some questions.

    The previous point system for gaining skills has been replaced by a challenge based point system which actually sucks because it dictates what you need to do to instead of allowing you to roam the environment. While the environment is graphically more realistic, the game dynamics have changed a lot. At this point, the jury is still out. I have spent a lot of time hunkering down and relying on npc characters to do the heavy lifting.

    While you are in a rural environment, you are constantly harassed by random encounters which include attacks by animals as was the case in far cry 4.

    To be honest, it is too early to judge, but I will probably return this game.

    There is nothing new that makes it better.
    Arguably, the older versions were better.
    It is not fun to play.

    Make your choice, but I have recently started to play Fallout 4 GOTY edition again and it is way better.    … Expand
  17. vak1ch
    Apr 8, 2018
    6
    This game is the same Far Cry, that we are playing for about 8 years. Why? Because mechanics of this game doesn't change at all. Same guns, same animations, same avanposts, same stupid bots, same stupid coop bots. I thought that ubisoft will make better story this time, but they screw it up, AGAIN. They worked for this game for 3,5 years. And the only difference is big open world with tooThis game is the same Far Cry, that we are playing for about 8 years. Why? Because mechanics of this game doesn't change at all. Same guns, same animations, same avanposts, same stupid bots, same stupid coop bots. I thought that ubisoft will make better story this time, but they screw it up, AGAIN. They worked for this game for 3,5 years. And the only difference is big open world with too many side quests (they are more interesting, then main story). I understood Far Cry 4 back then in 2014, because Far Cry 3 was unexceptedly good and they fastly started to make the same game in only 2 years. Yes, part 4 of Far Cry series wasn't that bad, but the story was too stupid and uninteresting at all. I don't understand how Ubisoft made this part so bad and same as it was before in series. I just lost any faith in this company. Goodbye ubisoft. I will play your games only, if you make Subscription to your games, like Ea Access did.… Expand
  18. uggamugga99
    Apr 11, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 5 offers several improvements over previous games and has a great story... until the ending.

    The Good:

    I love the Far Cry games and I had a blast playing this one. For about 4 days. I liked the progression system the game implemented. Gone are those f#&@ing radio towers that take forever and a half to activate. You discover locations based on where you set foot on the map, making it much easier to fast travel and find side missions. Overall the gameplay feels much more organic, side missions just sort of happen. You don't have to track down some old woman in some shack in the middle of the woods to do a side quest. I also liked the game's villains. They were cunning and well written, in true Far Cry fashion. The region system also worked well. It was fun doing quests and gradually liberating each region. It created added incentive and made the side quests much more worthwhile.

    The Gripes:

    What if I told you that no matter what you do in the game, it comes down to three b.s. endings.

    I'm getting Mass Effect flashbacks all over again.

    The first one is a secret ending where at the very beginning of the game, you chose not to arrest the father and you forgo the game's entire storyline. I don't know about you but that's pretty lame. Two, all the people you help show up with bliss smoke around their heads (or they're just vape gods idk) and are under the control of the father. They stick up you, the sheriff, and the deputies and the father asks you to just leave them in peace and no harm will come to you. If you choose to leave, you get in the car with Whitehorse and the deputies and drive away. Whitehorse says that he's gonna call in the national guard and take out the father. But as you are driving away, the song that Jacob used to condition you (turn you into a sleeper agent basically) comes on the radio. Your vision goes red and then the screen blacks out, leaving you to assume that you went total ragin' Cajun and killed your friends. The last and most f#^@ed ending is where you choose to resist the father wherein the nuclear apocalypse actually happens. You drive away through the nuclear hellfire and crash when a tree hits the truck. Then you wake up chained to a bed in Dutch's bunker with none other than the freakin' father. Where you will spend the rest of your days listening to his enlightened ass saying I told you so. Everyone is dead and your choices didn't matter.

    That's it. The grand finale. At least in ME3, everyone lived and the galaxy was a better place. OR MAYBE THE CONTROL/SYNTHESIS ARE THE PRODUCT OF SHEPARD'S INDOCTRINATION AND THE ONLY REAL ENDING IS THE RED ONE BECAUSE IT DESTROYS THE REAPERS AND SHOWS SHEPARD TAKING A BREATH. THE EXTENDED CUT IS A LIE. INDOCTRINATION THEORY CONFIRMED.

    But in Far Cry 5, the ending is not even interesting. It just sucks. You either don't help anyone, leave them with the father and kill your friends, or everyone dies. Nothing you did in the entire game mattered. Maybe this ending appeals to the pretentious woke/deep people among us, whose favorite pastime is writing bad nihilist poetry devoid of any originality and the over use of a thesaurus. But for the rest of us, it sucks donkey balls.

    My other complaints are as follows:

    1. There aren't enough weapons
    2. Said weapons take too short a time to unlock. By the time you take out two of the father's lackeys, you already have all the weapons.
    3. The prestige weapons don't offer any advantage to the normal weapons other than a skin. This makes them pointless.
    4. No boobies
    5. Some of the side missions are rediculously hard and offer crappy rewards. I'M LOOKING AT YOU WHAT THEY CARRIED.

    Okay gotta take a break for a sec, there is this mission called "what they carried" where this guy asks you to track down all of these lighters from Vietnam. You see, he and his buddies feared that something like the cult might happen so they stockpiled a bunch of weapons in this dude's shed and kept parts of the code to get into said shed on the back of these lighters they got in 'nam. Buuuuut, you gotta go all over hell and half of Georgia to find them. I thought that since you had to go over all three regions to get the lighters the reward would be some sick gun that you can only get from the mission or at least a unique outfit or something. But get this. The reward is ammo. AMMO! Literally you could get this stuff from any outpost or mission easily but this guy makes you go all over the place just to get some dynamite, C4, and a few arrows. Don't do this mission.

    6. Silent protagonist. There is no excuse for this. They justify it because you make a custom character, which has no effect on the game and you only see yourself when you die so it doesn't really matter anyway. Plus, freaking Fallout 4 managed to do this on a much bigger scale with both male and female characters. AND they had multiple text options.

    Conclusion:

    Decent game, crap ending, buy on sale.    … Expand
  19. Cesar3
    May 19, 2018
    6
    buen juego, pero en las físicas es muy inferior a entregas anteriores, cuando debería ser el reves
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. mlnsn
    Jul 16, 2021
    6
    Gameplay : 7/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 3/10
    Technical aspects : 8/10
    Repeatability: 5/10
  26. JJ2FAS4U
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    Atmosphere: 8
    Enjoyment: 5
    Gameplay: 5
    Graphics: 6
    Music: 4
    Story: 6
    Total: 5.67
  27. GBG_Jason
    Apr 2, 2018
    5
    The title places you in the shoes of a U.S. Marshal being sent to retrieve the leader of a paramilitary cult that has taken over a small town in Montana that is wanted for a number of charges. Things don’t go according to plan and you soon end up joining a group of rebels that are trying to take back their homes and save their loved ones from the group. The antagonist and his family are aThe title places you in the shoes of a U.S. Marshal being sent to retrieve the leader of a paramilitary cult that has taken over a small town in Montana that is wanted for a number of charges. Things don’t go according to plan and you soon end up joining a group of rebels that are trying to take back their homes and save their loved ones from the group. The antagonist and his family are a fairly interesting group of characters, but they don’t come anywhere close to posing the threat that Michael Mando’s Vaas did in Far Cry 3. You’ll spend your time taking over outposts, destroying cult properly, freeing hostages, among other options. These missions are well varied and break up the monotony that previous entries were known for. I particularly enjoyed the stunt racing that had ‘Murica written all over it, with its bald eagle and firework spectacle that starts each race, coupled with the southern rock soundtrack that backs them. I was honestly waiting for a Donald Trump lookalike to pop out at the finish line with his MAGA hat on.

    Many of the mechanics and controls are carbon copies of past games in the series and rarely disappoint, although Ubisoft has dumbed down the hunting aspect to the point that it barely is present anymore. While there are some missions requiring you to hunt down a specific type of animal, they are no longer used for crafting. I’m not normally one for crafting as it’s normally boring, but I thoroughly enjoyed the hunting required to carry additional weapons or make other upgrades that the previous games required. This is more of an afterthought, with wildlife being much more sparsely placed (unless you’re driving, at which point deer and other animals stand in the road in huge groups), reducing the chances of a random tiger attacking you in the middle of creeping around a base like the past games. These were some of the most memorable moments in the franchise. Sure, fishing has been added as an alternative, but it’s about as much fun as sitting out by the water in real life, and at least there’s normally beer involved in reality. And Nature. Oh, and mosquitos. So I guess that is a bit of a tradeoff.

    Visually the game is pretty impressive from the get go, featuring a huge map that can fully be accessed without additional loading screens, although the initial one is a bit of a killer – it takes close to 5 minutes to get in game if not using one of the console’s resume features. The water and lighting effects are amazing and make the wilderness settings really stand out. I’d often stop and take in the scenery while exploring. The character models look photo realistic at many points, but other small details are lacking and break immersion: tires cannot be shot out of vehicles and glass does not display bullet holes from the outside but will shatter if driving. Sure, these might be petty complaints, but when the visuals are THAT good, you’d think they could have added these small touches. In addition to this, many of the character models for NPCs and enemies are recycled to the point that it feels like you’re shooting at turtles and mushrooms from Super Mario Bros.

    I know that up until now my review hasn’t been all that bad compared to my opening – that’s about to change. This game is the buggiest thing I have ever played in my life, and most are not even mildly entertaining like those found in Mass Effect Andromeda. Many of the cut scenes are 3-5 seconds out of sync, and when the cult leader is longer winded than Negan of The Walking Dead, it’s a problem. I’d often zone out, only paying attention to the lips moving with his dead eyes staring at me, opposed to following the narrative. There is also a repeated story segment which overstays its welcome: the leader sends some highly trained soldiers after you, relentlessly pursuing you until you are brought in for a nightmare like sequence. Not only was I pissed this happened as I was en route to do some major damage to a cult base, I would like to know how the hell they pulled me from midair, in a helicopter, from the ground without dying. Add this to the occasionally bullet proof bear or enemy, random unexplained deaths, invisible walls, and the game breaking error I received around 1/3 of the way to completion, and it’s obvious my time in Eden Falls has been less than a joy. I’ve also been screwed out of 100% completion, as one of the many collectibles (a silo filled with explosives) was blown up as I was dying. This wouldn’t be a big deal if I got credit for it, but I didn’t. There’s an icon telling me where the same one is, which I have revisited and now, a lone enemy is in a field in place of it. Similar issues have popped up mid-mission as well, forcing me to restart one of the air combat missions from the beginning, which caused me motion sickness. At this point, Chad's given up on the story and am hoping for a patch to fix this.    … Expand
  28. nakoll
    May 3, 2018
    5
    Why don't developer come up with more content? Repetitive gameplay same old grind just little cosmetic update. Feel like developer and publisher are out there just to get the money.
  29. loonyever
    May 24, 2018
    5
    no es malo, pero sigue siendo mas de lo mismo, es entretenido, pero no es un juego que te invite a ser explorado a su totalidad.
  30. 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
  31. 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.
  32. 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
  33. nfs7379
    Sep 4, 2022
    5
    5/10.......................................................................
  34. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    A typical Ubisoft-style game 4.
  35. Honest-Review
    Apr 5, 2018
    4
    Soundtrack it Epic! But the game itself is such a letdown, Wait until its on sale to buy.

    First off i want to say bravo to the people behind the soundtrack to this game! Without it i would have given up playing it. It is the best Soundtrack i have heard, So congrats to them. As for the gameplay…..WOW. Frame rate issues, screen tearing and hit or miss graphics. NPCs in the game are    Soundtrack it Epic! But the game itself is such a letdown, Wait until its on sale to buy.

    First off i want to say bravo to the people behind the soundtrack to this game! Without it i would have given up playing it. It is the best Soundtrack i have heard, So congrats to them.

    As for the gameplay…..WOW. Frame rate issues, screen tearing and hit or miss graphics.

    NPCs in the game are unpredictable and stupid. Cars smash into walls for no reason, NPCs are duplicated over and over again. I ran into the same women 3 times in the same area. Same goes for the enemy, you fight the same 3 enemies over and over again. No verity at all.

    You can not breathe for a minute whilst doing anything, walking, driving…..nothing! You have some enemy spotting you and attacking you.

    Enemies spawn right behind you out of nowhere, and helicopters are constantly above your head and knowing where you are at all times.

    If you use stealth, they will spot you. Every fight ends up with you having to shoot about 40 men (Who all look the same)

    People you meet in the game for missions are boring, lifeless and stiff. There is no soul to the game whatsoever.

    Micro-transactions are pushed upon you. So much so that if you want to go and use a car or gun you bought (In the game) you HAVE to go to their online store to also see the real money items you can buy as well. This might sound ok, but imagine how many times you use this feature to pick your weapons back up and upgrade them 100s perhaps…….and imagine having to wait for an online connection to find their store? Sometimes I'm waiting for 30 seconds each time for it to load! THIS IS DISGUSTING UBISOFT.

    I feel ashamed that such a great soundtrack is in the game, it really is WAY too amazing for this total nightmare of a game.

    Speaking of which, why have an amazing soundtrack only to give us no way of hearing it whilst driving, because the engines are so loud? That is ridiculous Turn the noisy engine down and give us the ability to raise the music higher! All other big game devs do this, so why can't you?

    Also, why give us the ability to buy nice cars, only to force us to only see one view inside the vehicle? Its sloppy developing….this and all the other things i have mentioned show how lazy the team behind far cry 5 were.

    All the above is just stuff off the top of my head. There are multiple other things you will come across in the game that continues to show the lack of love that went into Far cry 5. For shame Ubisoft.    … Expand
  36. GunsAlmighty
    Mar 30, 2018
    4
    Downvote the negative reviews all you want. It doesn't make them any less true. Rent this one. Do not buy. It's an interesting entry but nothing truly groundbreaking for a Farcry sequel.
  37. BillyNoMates
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If this game would just shut the heck up and let me play it’d get a higher score, but no, every so often you get captured then escape. Nine times in total. No choice, no chance, just boring exposition while a character talks in a reasonable tone of voice while doing and sayin* the most extreme things. Little of which is interesting most of which is ‘you just don’t understand’. Well, no, because you’re making me listen to stream of consciousness nonsense that’s simply filler.

    You get hauled out of immersion for what? Ten minutes each time showing how unhinged the cult is. Well, the dismembered bodies littering the place might have been enough of a clue.

    The real annoying thing is the ending, in which the main character puts the blame for the end of the world on you. ‘Not every problem can be solved with a bullet younknow’. Well, I’m not the one crucifying innocent civilians for the lolz am I’m? The games put me in a position where I can only solve problems with a bullet, so the lectures a little hard to take.

    The ending is a gross disappointment since it renders redundant virtually everything you’ve done. Plot twists are good.... if done well, but this isn’t. You get told I was right you, were wrong, as if an 8mpendin* nuclear war was sufficient justification for nailing toddlers to the floor. No, just use the bloody bunkers that everyone has in their cellar and forget the torture. But then there’d be no point to the story. The writers seem to have used a desire to produce a shock ending and forgot about any consistency. Like biting into Victoria sponge and finding someone’s replaced the cream with chopped liver. A shock, yes, good idea no.

    On the upside the game plays well, but you have to ignore the story, and once you’ve said that you’ve said it all. Mash the b button to skip the cut scenes. I’ve done the hard work for you and it ain’t worth it.    … Expand
  38. Der_Sperling_
    Jan 14, 2022
    4
    Лютое дерьмо. С 3 части ничего не изменилось в лучшую сторону, только ухудшилось. Единственное, что тут радует – графика, но только на ней далеко не уедешь. Интересных квестов просто нет, сюжет – банальнее некуда. Я бы оценил эту игру в 1 доллар, тупо чтобы поиграть часа два и удалить.Лютое дерьмо. С 3 части ничего не изменилось в лучшую сторону, только ухудшилось. Единственное, что тут радует – графика, но только на ней далеко не уедешь. Интересных квестов просто нет, сюжет – банальнее некуда. Я бы оценил эту игру в 1 доллар, тупо чтобы поиграть часа два и удалить.
  39. osprey
    Jun 27, 2018
    3
    What a brilliant job of removing everything good about a game to replace it with long boring speeches and hired guns that walk in front of your shots and stand in the middle of fires and burn to death. Far Cry 2 and Primal are the best games in this series in my opinion with 3 and 4 being pretty good. I really miss all the things that have been removed and although this game isWhat a brilliant job of removing everything good about a game to replace it with long boring speeches and hired guns that walk in front of your shots and stand in the middle of fires and burn to death. Far Cry 2 and Primal are the best games in this series in my opinion with 3 and 4 being pretty good. I really miss all the things that have been removed and although this game is beautiful to look at I find the constant chatter of all the background characters annoying to the max.I don't like the story and I can't for the life of me get immersed in this game. I am entertaining myself by wandering aimlessly through the beautiful country side but the game keeps standing in my way of having any fun. What is the point of having a silent protagonist if everybody else NEVER shut up. I don't understand why when a game is loved by many and has an audience it has to be messed with and ruined. Are my son and I the only ones who loved climbing the radio towers? Forgot to mention Blood Dragon was awesome! After finishing the game I lowered my score and ended up hating everything about this game. The story was ridiculous, the characters were laughable, the music was terrible and I never once had a minute of fun. Disaster! Just a heads up, don't play as a female character as the chatter is even more torturous to listen to.… Expand
  40. Medallish
    Jun 29, 2020
    3
    I gave this a 8/10 initially, I'm not a 100% sure as to why, it was a rather bland experience, I've returned every now and then to the game, and it's just no fun, it's too easy, the villains weren't memorable, only concept I liked was the music-trigger thing, but other than that it was just literally a reskinned Far cry game, like all the others, no real improvements to either narrative orI gave this a 8/10 initially, I'm not a 100% sure as to why, it was a rather bland experience, I've returned every now and then to the game, and it's just no fun, it's too easy, the villains weren't memorable, only concept I liked was the music-trigger thing, but other than that it was just literally a reskinned Far cry game, like all the others, no real improvements to either narrative or gameplay. Seems to be the ubisoft formula tbh.… Expand
  41. JacksonAkson
    Apr 19, 2018
    3
    As someone who loved Far Cry 3 and 4, it pains me to say this game is terrible. My review after about 30 hours of playtime (game not complete and probably won't be):

    * Player is simply 'deputy' who can't speak or be seen * NPC's are a joke (no actual characters like Pagan, Chiffon or Longinous anymore) * Shooting controls are much worse. Rifle scopes are terrible * Playing 40% of    As someone who loved Far Cry 3 and 4, it pains me to say this game is terrible. My review after about 30 hours of playtime (game not complete and probably won't be):

    * Player is simply 'deputy' who can't speak or be seen
    * NPC's are a joke (no actual characters like Pagan, Chiffon or Longinous anymore)
    * Shooting controls are much worse. Rifle scopes are terrible
    * Playing 40% of the game in 'the bliss / stoned' is annoying
    * Rarely find any vehicle to travel in (walking simulator)
    * AI for enemies is comically bad
    * Crafting of better gear is removed from the game
    * Radio towers are removed from the game
    * Looting is basically removed from the game
    * Sand box is large and pretty, but offers nothing fun to do
    * Fishing is really bad
    * Getting kidnapped 9 times (regardless of what you are doing) is dumb
    * Zero interaction with the 4 main bosses (only see them during loading screens)
    * No way to pass time (wait for light/dark)
    * Stealth weapons like bow and throwing knives now useless most often
    * Mission markers & compass are frequently not find-able on screen
    * Game is not funny or fun to play. Every mission seems like a chore.

    In the words of Mumu Chiffon, "I could go on, but I won't"    … Expand
  42. GSword
    Aug 10, 2019
    3
    I was soooo excited when I got this game and I was saving it for the right time to play, so after the intro and starting the game and playing for about 3 hours, the next couple of days i felt disappointed every time I start loading the game.

    Why am I feeling like this … the game doesn’t feel the same as Far Cry 3 and 4, the game sure looks beautiful once it starts, the weapons, the    I was soooo excited when I got this game and I was saving it for the right time to play, so after the intro and starting the game and playing for about 3 hours, the next couple of days i felt disappointed every time I start loading the game.

    Why am I feeling like this … the game doesn’t feel the same as Far Cry 3 and 4, the game sure looks beautiful once it starts, the weapons, the animals, the vehicles and even the world, the detail is breathtaking … even the music in the game, took me my heart by storm and I loved that, what a way to capture my attention.

    HUGE (SIGH)

    I notice that when am playing, that I have to accomplish certain missions to get “perk points” so that I can unlock skills for my character. This is really dumb move UBISOFT, we normally get skill point through experience (fighting), not by going out to fish … by the way the fishing is good, add it to the next far cry games.

    And now I am asked to buy vehicles and boats and airplanes … and to make matters worse, the game world has very little money … what the hell ? Now we have silver bars!!! UBISOFT you want to follow the path of mirco-transacting in this game, am guessing you are just like EA, keep following in their footsteps … and see where that leads you!

    I feel disappointed even when writing this, I feel like UBISOFT made a big mistake changing the style of the far cry games with this one. What happened to radio towers and discovering the map through that style ?! Oh well, I guess I have to walk on the whole map and discover every place of interest on my own!

    The more I think about this game, the more I get pissed, my review ends here!    … Expand
  43. jameshowlett89
    Dec 8, 2019
    2
    Worst Far cry to date....Unskippable cutscenes are the main reason, I mean far crys stories were never their strong suit but at the very least you were able to skip them before. Now you're FORCED to sit there and listen to the retarded antagonists ramble on for mins at a time and you being stripped away from the action and just to sit there and listen to the forced moronic writing andWorst Far cry to date....Unskippable cutscenes are the main reason, I mean far crys stories were never their strong suit but at the very least you were able to skip them before. Now you're FORCED to sit there and listen to the retarded antagonists ramble on for mins at a time and you being stripped away from the action and just to sit there and listen to the forced moronic writing and drivel that comes out of their mouths.

    Then there is the boring and repetitive gameplay, they've done nothing new to improve or add anything interesting to the formula, it's just more of the EXACT SAME THING AS THE OTHER 4!!

    Gunplay is absolute **** the bullets feel like you're shooting people with paintballs and there's no feedback.    … Expand
  44. POODLE666
    Apr 1, 2018
    2
    I hate the inability to save/restore your progress. If you make a mistake your only option is to restart the game from scratch.

    Also if you exit your vehicle it can just disappear. You shot the bad guys and go back to loot and their bodies have gone!!!

    The scenery is great. The physics works well but the lack of a restore is a deal breaker as far as I am concerned. It is gone from my PC.
  45. Thankedbloom
    Sep 16, 2018
    2
    Far Cry 5 is a casuals game. It lacks any sort of really difficulty especially with the inclusion of NPC team members, which are literally forced on you throughout the game. The loot system and upgrades are cheap and regurgitated from previous games, making it boring and unsatisfying to say the least. The story is abysmal and plays on cliche tropes which have been rehashed over and overFar Cry 5 is a casuals game. It lacks any sort of really difficulty especially with the inclusion of NPC team members, which are literally forced on you throughout the game. The loot system and upgrades are cheap and regurgitated from previous games, making it boring and unsatisfying to say the least. The story is abysmal and plays on cliche tropes which have been rehashed over and over again to the point of being beaten past death into the afterlife and beyond. I don't get why people think the graphics are amazing, I am playing on the Xbox One X with a 4k TV and I found the graphics to be lacking compared to other video games currently out.… Expand
  46. Oxcart
    May 9, 2018
    1
    It's always disappointing when a game has so much promise and possibility yet fails so horribly. In the case of Far Cry 5, it's because the developers just didn't care. This is a game that almost couldn't miss and yet, somehow, Ubisoft threw a nearly perfect gutter ball.

    To be fair, there are a few things the game did right. The world is vast and beautiful, with varied terrain and some    It's always disappointing when a game has so much promise and possibility yet fails so horribly. In the case of Far Cry 5, it's because the developers just didn't care. This is a game that almost couldn't miss and yet, somehow, Ubisoft threw a nearly perfect gutter ball.

    To be fair, there are a few things the game did right. The world is vast and beautiful, with varied terrain and some clever design. Character models are substantially improved over previous versions, looking far more lifelike than nearly any other title I can think of offhand. Unfortunately, that's where the praise ends.

    Because the truth of the matter is that Ubisoft phoned this one in and it shows. Sound design is variable, with the ambient sounds of the forest sounding marvelous, while the sounds of vehicles are irritating to listen to as they're essentially just speed-swept samples without variations. AI is, as per the Ubisoft usual, defective: when NPCs aren't experiencing one of the few moments of actual lucidity, they're running around completely ineffectually and showing the survival instincts of a yam.

    Where prior entries in the series allowed reasonable progression at a sensible pace, FC5 instead doles out money with an eyedropper and skill points only a little less miserly. This forces players into one of two paths. Either you can go indulge Ubisoft's impulse to put MICROTRANSACTIONS into a Far Cry game and pay them MORE money, or you can earn money by...fishing. You're often forced to stop playing the game so you can play a fishing simulator, made compulsory by bad game design. Far Cry is a game about survival and combat; Cabela's makes fishing games. And yet, you'll find yourself fighting fish rather than enemies just so you can afford a gun that is more powerful than the average spitball. Crafting of equipment upgrades is gone, requiring the spending of more money, which requires more time in the crappy Cabela's ripoff part of the game.

    Most disappointingly, however, is the plain fact that the writers gave not a single damn - or the company didn't. For a series that gave us memorable and amazing characters like Vaas Montenegro and Pagan Min, FC5 is nothing but cardboard-cutout generic "Bad Guys" direct from the cliche cookbook. The game interrupts the open world regularly with unavoidable "kidnappings" of the player character, forcing you to sit through some of the most trite, insipid, and outright boring cutscenes ever put into a game. The writers gave absolutely no thought to creating believable villains, instead going for "hey, we'll just write something everyone can hate without thinking." Every interaction with them, every radio message, every cutscene just underlines the fact that nobody cared about the story at all. In a game where story needs to drive the player's actions, that's a pretty serious screwup. The game's four primary villains are such utterly forgettable caricatures that they don't rate individual review; it would involve more effort than went into their creation. It's not just enemies, either: most of your allies are just tropes pasted into the game, handed the most insipid lines, and delivered without interest.

    There are a few notable exceptions: Luisa d'Oliveira, Steve Byers, and Mayko Nguyen were extremely believable and had depth, and the town priest was well-acted if not terribly well-written.

    The rest, however, are an embarrassment. It's a level of plot and character writing that would be at home in an Uwe Boll movie, and maybe not even rising to that level. In part, it's because the developers chose a very controversial frame for their game, then ran away from it. Rather than confronting something uncomfortable head-on as they did in previous installments the developers took one look at how much fire they'd draw from various groups and ran like rabbits from it, abandoning the game's entire premise except for the thinnest of veneers.

    When you get right down to it, Ubisoft blew three out of four key areas of game design: the story was pitiful, the gameplay was unbalanced and poorly implemented, and there's clearly no respect for the players with the introduction of a naked cash-grab in the form of microtransactions. (Apparently, Ubisoft was blissfully unaware of the backlash surrounding their implementation in Star Wars: Battlefront II.) The game clearly lacked content and the developers knew it, so they padded the time by slowing player progression and forcing diverts into minigames like fishing. Microtransactions are practically forced on the player as a result, and the extortionate way they're handled and priced is a bald-faced insult.

    At the end of the day, there is no way this game is worth release pricing, or indeed any price tag over about $10. If you're looking for an enjoyable shooter, this is most definitely not it. Get a reduced price copy of Far Cry 3 or 4 and play that instead; either one is ten times the game that this disorganized, confused mess is.    … Expand
  47. jmic417
    Apr 25, 2018
    1
    This game **** sucks **** garbage trash no story **** game play how the **** is this made for xbox one and an earlier title in the series that came out like six **** years ago better **** worthless piece of **** game do not buy
  48. Justamister2u
    Jun 6, 2018
    1
    The game is boring, glitchy as hell, and underwhelming. I cannot believe this is what people were talking about as if it was supposed to be the next best thing. I can see why people were hopeful because this had the potential to be a really good game, but the developers didn’t deliver. The world is huge with a Lot of missions, which is great. Too bad I have zero desire to get through fiftyThe game is boring, glitchy as hell, and underwhelming. I cannot believe this is what people were talking about as if it was supposed to be the next best thing. I can see why people were hopeful because this had the potential to be a really good game, but the developers didn’t deliver. The world is huge with a Lot of missions, which is great. Too bad I have zero desire to get through fifty percent of the game. I won’t be giving this series another chance. … Expand
  49. Ravenous
    Nov 24, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is easily the most bland and least fun Far Cry game ever made. It is a complete disaster.

    1. The story and side quests are almost all really boring, but even worse are the boss battles. They are extremely repetitive and you can't take your companions with you for any of them... which is when you really want to take them. On top of that, the final boss battle is possibly the most pathetic final battle I have ever played. It is so bad that it is embarrassing, and the ending that I got was one of the most dissatisfying endings I've ever seen. Total failure on the part of Ubisoft.

    2. Getting captured and having to escape has become a total cliche in these kinds of games, and I was hoping that they would finally get rid of that nonsense for this game. It's been done to death, and it's just EXTREMELY lazy writing at this point. But in this game you get captured over and over again (like 10 times). It is beyond stupid. Getting captured once or twice in a game like this is MORE than enough. After that, I can no longer take the game seriously. What on earth were they thinking?

    3. Much like in GR Wildlands, there is just too much stuff happening all over the place ALL THE TIME. This completely kills the sense of being immersed in a remote wilderness. Far Cry 3 did the best job when it came to immersion, as you could sneak through the jungle and really feel like there wasn't a soul around. This made those surprise animal encounters or enemy patrols even more exciting. But since then, Ubisoft has gone overboard with this stuff, and has programmed way too much activity everywhere you go. You can barely even loot bodies on the road without another enemy vehicle rolling up, and then another, and then another.... Wildlands had this problem too, and it was one of the biggest complaints that people had about it. For some unknown reason they did the same thing with Far Cry 5. It really sucks.

    4. The weapon selection is extremely limited - shockingly so - and there is no weapon screen for me to check my weapons/attachments/etc. It doesn't even tell you how many rounds are in your magazine. Somebody at Ubisoft just phoned it in and forgot to add this stuff.

    5. There is no mini map, so you are constantly having to stop and check the main map. Again, somebody at Ubisoft forgot to add this useful feature.

    6. Weapons switching is broken. Like in previous Far cry games, you are supposed to be able to switch back and forth between two weapons using the Y button, but in this game as soon as you travel it resets them, and so it constantly pulls out the wrong weapon when you press Y. This is very irritating.

    7. They kept saying that John was dead even before I started his main mission to go kill him.

    8. There are way too many drug effects throughout the game.... like it is the central theme. It's cheesy and annoying. Sometimes you just pass out for no known reason and end up someplace else. It's just one dumb thing after another with this game.

    Overall, Far Cry 5 is a MASSIVE disappointment, one of the biggest of all-time. It is nowhere near as fun as Far Cry 3 or 4, and it isn't even as good as Wildlands. This game is truly terrible, and everyone I know is already bored with it.    … Expand
  50. Gamemonster
    Mar 28, 2018
    0
    Farcry is still a 30fps stuttering experience on consoles which for many is unbearable in 2018
  51. LoveItToDeath
    Apr 8, 2018
    0
    I would give this game a minus zero if I could. The World is Week campaign is BS. It has nothing to do with the game. 20 seconds is BS. You get no money or points. It has NOTHING to do with the game. Ubisoft you SK. I will NEVER again buy one of games!
  52. Double17
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    Update: after playing ~33% of the game enemies became unrealistically tough. Two magazines in a head from close distance from M-16. Screw you, guys (GDs of the game obviously). It's a single player game, I am here to have fun but not searching for ammo and having death from every second T-1000. Any PvP is much more fair - I can kill player by shooting them, not by making them consist ofUpdate: after playing ~33% of the game enemies became unrealistically tough. Two magazines in a head from close distance from M-16. Screw you, guys (GDs of the game obviously). It's a single player game, I am here to have fun but not searching for ammo and having death from every second T-1000. Any PvP is much more fair - I can kill player by shooting them, not by making them consist of 80% of lead.

    Far Cry 5 was free this weekend for Xbox Game Pass owners I've gave it a try and... it is surprisely good! Graphics, controls, difficutly level, narrative and soundtrack - all good or even better, I am impressed. After a quite midiocre Valhalla that I thought should have been good but it's not, Far Cry 5 convicned me to pay for the game! So I can continue playing after the weekend. Nice work, guys! Keep it up.    … Expand
  53. SayoSaHa
    Apr 3, 2018
    0
    Can't stand this game's save system. One single save file and the game only lets you save when it wants you to. I don't know who at ubisoft came up with this genius system, but they need to be fired.

    You'll be playing and getting 80% of the way to a new location 5 minutes away and then 5 trucks will show up out of nowhere and gun you down instantly, forcing you to respawn at square one.    Can't stand this game's save system. One single save file and the game only lets you save when it wants you to. I don't know who at ubisoft came up with this genius system, but they need to be fired.

    You'll be playing and getting 80% of the way to a new location 5 minutes away and then 5 trucks will show up out of nowhere and gun you down instantly, forcing you to respawn at square one.
    I'm 2 hours in and I refuse to put up with this garbage until they fix it, which will likely be never.    … Expand
  54. LiamNeesons
    Jul 30, 2018
    0
    While a visually striking game that features a very user-friendly control scheme, this title is, unfortunately, a total miss. The first thing that brought me down was the uniform and generic appearance of the enemy faction. It feels like every enemy you face is one of 3 or 4 very similar character models, and they all seem unrealistic-looking somehow. Like they don't even belong in thisWhile a visually striking game that features a very user-friendly control scheme, this title is, unfortunately, a total miss. The first thing that brought me down was the uniform and generic appearance of the enemy faction. It feels like every enemy you face is one of 3 or 4 very similar character models, and they all seem unrealistic-looking somehow. Like they don't even belong in this game. Next comes a very disingenuous-feeling storyline, complete with leading characters (both friendly NPCs and leading villains) that badly lack in credibility/believability. The game's entire premise just did not convince me. Disappointing, especially considering how much I enjoyed Far Cry 4 and Primal. As I tried to soldier on and at least enjoy the gameplay, the glaring absence of a knife for stealth kills nearly becomes a deal breaker on it's own. Sneaking up on enemies with one of 2 versions of a lead pipe, a baseball bat or gardening shovel is exciting once or twice, it just doesn't feel as satisfying. It really doesn't.
    Speaking of stealth, I like to sneak up on enemies. Whether they're in small groups or a large outpost. Looking through the binoculars and taking my time on an approach feels immersive and awesome to me, so I can't stress this enough: Far Cry 5 never gives you the chance to take a breath and look around and enjoy the beautiful world around you. Just when you spot that group of enemies, drop into sneak and start tracking their movements through your binoculars or scope...a vicious wolverine will suddenly attack you from behind—an enemy plane will spot you from the sky and circle around to strafe you—a truckload of cultists (enemies) will pull up and start unloading from their mounted M-60. All at the same time. Seriously, this happens constantly. Taking a drive from point A to point B also kills immersion b/c an enemy of some kind spawns in or along the road about every 100 yards or so. Considering how many cultists you come across holding hostages on the roadside during any given drive, it seems like the entire population of Montana must be out there kneeling at gunpoint. If you try to confront every enemy you pass, you'll never make it anywhere. Action is great, but give me a chance to feel like I'm part of a world, not the constant center of attention for every hostile inhabiting the place.
    This title had some fun moments. But between a storyline/cast of characters that I can't buy into and gameplay that's frustrating, boring and above all, immersion-killing, I cannot recommend this game—even to die hard Far Cry fans (which I consider myself one). Nice visuals/world, but I'd stick to the older titles. Huge disappointment for me. Gets boring fast. Waste of hard-earned money.
    PS—There were many bugs/glitches, and the companion system is nothing short of "meh."    … Expand
  55. waffle247
    Mar 9, 2019
    0
    The story makes no sense, the concept is flawed, the graphics aren't as good as other games. The selection of weapons & vehicles is quite small. I'm not a fan of this game at all. The ending (all 3 of them) seemed thrown in just to annoy the player. I don't think the Far Cry series should be seen as a AAA game anymore, it's just a marketing ploy to steal money from people who want to playThe story makes no sense, the concept is flawed, the graphics aren't as good as other games. The selection of weapons & vehicles is quite small. I'm not a fan of this game at all. The ending (all 3 of them) seemed thrown in just to annoy the player. I don't think the Far Cry series should be seen as a AAA game anymore, it's just a marketing ploy to steal money from people who want to play a good game. Probably one of the worst games I've played in a long time.… Expand
  56. MarkD8
    May 11, 2019
    0
    The Good: fun game mechanics

    The Bad: Ignoring the secret ending, there is no satisfaction from the story to the player for their effort. The first rule of making a game: do not make player actions meaningless. And that is exactly what the story does to this game. I feel like they were trying to make a deep though provoking ending like The Forest ... but Far Cry 5 does not do this. I    The Good: fun game mechanics

    The Bad: Ignoring the secret ending, there is no satisfaction from the story to the player for their effort. The first rule of making a game: do not make player actions meaningless. And that is exactly what the story does to this game. I feel like they were trying to make a deep though provoking ending like The Forest ... but Far Cry 5 does not do this. I just feel cheated.

    Waste of my money.    … Expand
  57. Esperalx
    Jul 29, 2022
    0
    Clutch. Nixon. This freaking mission really made me puke. Repeatitve, you cannot connect mouse/keyboard on Xbox? Wtf? GL in FPS on gamepad.
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#34 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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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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