Far Cry 5

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  1. Watchamadoodad
    May 30, 2018
    8
    Beautiful and compelling open world, fun and chaotic sandbox gameplay, super organic exploration, and the Boomer+Cheeseburger dream team. Only real problem is that the endings are kinda BS.
  2. king_trashcan
    May 29, 2018
    8
    Best Far Cry game so far! They didn't change much but why change a winning formula? Game looks great and the gun play is always a good time. World is littered with stuff to do.
    If I had to nit pick, I would say that that A.I. needs alot of improvement. The enemies are either doing something stupid or not responding to the world at all and it pulls you away from immersion. Other than that    Best Far Cry game so far! They didn't change much but why change a winning formula? Game looks great and the gun play is always a good time. World is littered with stuff to do.
    If I had to nit pick, I would say that that A.I. needs alot of improvement. The enemies are either doing something stupid or not responding to the world at all and it pulls you away from immersion. Other than that all the systemic aspects of the game function well.
    Next is the weapons, the copy and paste nature of the attachments make all the weapons feel cookie cutter. The fact you can toss a suppressor on everything without punishment and it have the same effect dumbs down the potential stealth aspect of the game.
    Just 2 things that pulled me out of an otherwise thrilling ride but was always fun to jump right back into.
    I wish the "Far Cry Arcade" community was more active because the map editor is a wonderful tool as well.    … Expand
  3. Foxmjolnir
    May 25, 2018
    9
    Great game for those who have liked previous far cry games. It is Far cry with the good and the bad. For me it was fun to play.
  4. 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.
  5. Kitty39
    May 23, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really struggled with giving this game a rating.. I loved the graphics, I loved the play in the game and the enemies are abundant The music was wonderful.. .. the bosses are pretty great and I loved the fact they are mild med and strong you decide which falls where.. No spoilers here.. :)

    What I didn't like was the ending.. The ending sucked.. and its because of that, I give the rating I did.. There has to be hope.. Always.. There has to be hope.. I'm not sure I want to play the other 3 DLC's I got with my season pass and I agree with one of the posters below ..After playing this game I went back and started playing Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 3 and 4 again .. I really wanted to cry after this game..    … Expand
  6. Pepinoatomico
    May 22, 2018
    9
    lindo no xbox one X, com uma historia divertida e seria ao mesmo tempo cheio de personagens carismaticos sendo humanos ou nao como no caso do boomer e do xburguer....porem as missoes secundaria sao um tanto que repetitivas mas as qualidade ultrapassam as criticas....
  7. DrakCid
    May 21, 2018
    7
    Una gran historia que va de menos a más, secuencias de acción trepidantes, y varios giros en la trama te mantienen pegado al juego durante horas. Quizá lo repetitivo de muchas de las misiones puede ser agotador para muchos, pero lo bueno es que no se requieren completar para disfrutar la historia al completo.
  8. Jerger
    May 21, 2018
    9
    Having a blast at this game...i think it could be better in some areas if i nit pick it to death like others. its a polished gun shooter that is gorgeous and well optimized..
  9. Armywild
    May 20, 2018
    8
    Gamertag AFONSPARTAN, Pros: El juego ofrece una gran variedad de escenarios,con gran calidad visual, coop online para campaña, y el combate se puede ajustar en dificultad facil hasta realista, ademas su modo arcade permite un sin fin de modos de juego online pvp. Sin embargo Conts: La calidad de combate de la IA es pobre y no es un gran reto para el usuario. Muy repetitivo en su mayoria,Gamertag AFONSPARTAN, Pros: El juego ofrece una gran variedad de escenarios,con gran calidad visual, coop online para campaña, y el combate se puede ajustar en dificultad facil hasta realista, ademas su modo arcade permite un sin fin de modos de juego online pvp. Sin embargo Conts: La calidad de combate de la IA es pobre y no es un gran reto para el usuario. Muy repetitivo en su mayoria, muy escaza la variedad de armas y accesorios, y eso que deberia permitir la entrada de mas armas. Precios muy altos para comprar objetos y ademas los desbloqueables solo son si cuentas con mas juegos de ubisoft. Asi que un 8 es una calificacion justa, espero y los proximos dlc no defrauden al usuario que ya desembolso el coste del juego.… Expand
  10. Cesar3
    May 19, 2018
    6
    buen juego, pero en las físicas es muy inferior a entregas anteriores, cuando debería ser el reves
  11. Young_Nacho
    May 13, 2018
    7
    Far Cry 5 offers an engaging world to explore and an interesting premise. And while the story has it's ups and downs, the game is just fun as hell to play. There's a lot of stuff to do, and the missions are varied enough that it doesn't feel like the exact same thing over and over. The world is gorgeous and filled with cool things to discover. Ubisoft made a few commendable changes to theFar Cry 5 offers an engaging world to explore and an interesting premise. And while the story has it's ups and downs, the game is just fun as hell to play. There's a lot of stuff to do, and the missions are varied enough that it doesn't feel like the exact same thing over and over. The world is gorgeous and filled with cool things to discover. Ubisoft made a few commendable changes to the Far Cry structure, but it is largely similar to previous titles. Still, it's a really fun game that I'd recommend checking out if you were interested.… Expand
  12. 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
  13. SuperkenGaming
    May 5, 2018
    7
    Far Cry 5
    Pretty Bland
    Far Cry 5 is the first numbered game I’ve played in the series since far cry 2… After hearing such great things about this game I thought my experience would be even better since Far Cry 5 would feel so fresh and new to me because I haven’t played 3 or 4.. I wouldn’t have that this is just more of the same kind feeling.. And despite this.. that feeling is    Far Cry 5
    Pretty Bland
    Far Cry 5 is the first numbered game I’ve played in the series since far cry 2…
    After hearing such great things about this game I thought my experience would be even better since Far Cry 5 would feel so fresh and new to me because I haven’t played 3 or 4..
    I wouldn’t have that this is just more of the same kind feeling..
    And despite this.. that feeling is exactly what I got here..
    Far Cry 5 feels like just another bland and boring shooter…
    The game takes play in a fictional hope county Montana USA
    you play as your own created character out to take down Joseph Seed… A cult leader..
    But to get to him in car cry fashion you have to regain control and liberate 3 different territories and take down his 3 siblings….
    You can take them down in and order you’d like.. though the game suggests you start in the south and make your way up, so this is exactly what I did starting with John Seed…
    And by this games roughly 28 hour long campaign you’ll understand exactly why the game suggests you start at the bottom and work your way up..
    John seeds section is easily the strongest part of the game in terms of world building and level design… every area of this section of the map is memorable, it feels worth exploring for its treasures, the side quests feel worth doing…
    And this is the majority of the campaign as well, taking me about 13 hours to clear, and then it’s on top faith seed which took about 10 hours to clear… the world building is miles weaker, but these 10 hours are saved by one of my favorite villains in video game history..
    This was hands down my favorite chunk of the game thanks to how unique her individual missions are as you’re dealing with something called the bliss.. this causes hallucinations, and a creepily charming, seductive and hypnotic crazy girl that we’ve all dated before, and then the final 5 hours of the game is dealing with the mediocre Jacob seed section…
    the world building in the north of this map is mind numbing garbage.. no heart here whatsoever…
    so I’m happy it takes up so little of the campaign time…
    But to get to these story missions you have to bring these characters out.. you have to cause mayhem around the world..
    and this is what far cry fans love about the game…
    liberating posts, destroying property, rescuing characters and animals like cheese burger the bear to call them in to help you during missions, you Can even play through the world co op with friends
    and after you’ve done enough damage you’ll be marked and they will hunt you down and you then have to escape whatever scenario you find yourself in.. sadly, though there are only 3 missions for each character aside from their introduction…
    such a massive disappointment..
    especially with a character such as faith seed..
    it’s a shame how underused she is
    I honestly would’ve preferred if she was the only character in the game, and we were constantly dealing with her tricks and seduction..
    shes so well written,
    sadly this isn’t what we get… I feel that the first chunk if this game is the only section where any of this chaos causing gar cry fans enjoy is any fun
    the faith seed section is saved by the character, but that’s the only redeeming quality.. the world gets more bland as the game goes on
    After I cleared the first part of the map I resorted to just clearing missions with a helicopter.. that’s how little I cared to explore..
    outside of the campaign there is a decently fun arcade mode where you can build your own singpleypalyer, co op, or death match maps using assets from the past far cry games and even games like assassins creed..
    plenty to get creative with..
    but if you’re like me and creating the levels isn’t your thing you can just hop in to play other peoples maps or even have some decently fun competitive play with some alright maps thrown in there…
    there isn’t the call of duty polish here, but I had a decent amount of fun.
    Far Cry 5 has its moments of greatness despite feeling a bit lazy as it goes on.
    this would’ve been a better game had it been smaller and more polished with much more narrative focus
    I know Ubisoft would disagree with such a statement but at the end of the game I think we can all agree
    We need a faith seed game
    I give Far Cry 5
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  14. 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.
  15. gyigyo2
    May 1, 2018
    10
    Far Cry5 is the best far Cry game what made, the story of characters even made ME a cold hearted manI nearly cried, its way better than Far cry 3 was in EVERY ASPECT! The endings was great, something new finally not a easily predicted game like far cry 3 was, the main protagonist is great finally we can chose between female,male somewhat unique in this gaming industry that theFar Cry5 is the best far Cry game what made, the story of characters even made ME a cold hearted manI nearly cried, its way better than Far cry 3 was in EVERY ASPECT! The endings was great, something new finally not a easily predicted game like far cry 3 was, the main protagonist is great finally we can chose between female,male somewhat unique in this gaming industry that the protagonists Is silent, this way I can more enjoy the game, like everything happens to me.The only things I hated about this game was the LAME AI, and animal killings, it was lame missions, and uninteresting and game.bugs.

    pros:
    - STORY
    -Characters
    -Music
    -Gameplay

    Cons:
    -Bugs
    - Animal killing missions was So LAME!    … Expand
  16. AjayJak
    Apr 28, 2018
    9
    Far Cry 5 is much different to the other games in the franchise in ways that make it better.
    Fishing and more aerial vehicles make the game have fun pass times or a way to explore the beautiful county.
    The open world aspect feels more alive, speaking to those you have liberated from the cult for information or finding magazines on tables/shelves for information or hunting locations.    Far Cry 5 is much different to the other games in the franchise in ways that make it better.
    Fishing and more aerial vehicles make the game have fun pass times or a way to explore the beautiful county.

    The open world aspect feels more alive, speaking to those you have liberated from the cult for information or finding magazines on tables/shelves for information or hunting locations. You can also just stumble upon new characters who are just as interesting as the last, there is no feeling of being forced around the map.

    The only issues I found within the game were that some of the assets were recycled from previous Far Cry games or the amount of glitches. Whilst I was playing there was a cut scene and it would not run until I rebooted. This was a rare occurrence though and should not hinder your playing in general.

    Overall, this game. Worth it.
    I only give it a 9 due to the bugs & micro transactions in single player games..

    I have got 90 hours on record.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. Yaroste
    Apr 21, 2018
    10
    Best Far Cry ever. Even better than Far Cry 3. Probably game of the year and perfect open world.
  19. doctordonuts
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Though there is a fun game here, I got tired of it really quick. All of the locations look the same, many of the guns are just lazy reskins of other guns, and the story and characters were underwhelming. The game is at its peak when you have a friend to dick around with in co-op, but even then it gets old quick. There is nothing in this game that you couldn't already do in Far Cry 4,Though there is a fun game here, I got tired of it really quick. All of the locations look the same, many of the guns are just lazy reskins of other guns, and the story and characters were underwhelming. The game is at its peak when you have a friend to dick around with in co-op, but even then it gets old quick. There is nothing in this game that you couldn't already do in Far Cry 4, except maybe one of the worst fishing minigames I've ever played.

    If you just can't get enough of blowing **** up and killing hundreds of crazed psychopaths, then you will probably like this game, but for me, I've seen enough.    … Expand
  20. brianirdo
    Apr 20, 2018
    7
    Esse jogo possui graficos espetaculares,jogabilidade confortavel,mapa gigantesco cheio de coisas pra se fazer,porem ele peca muitissimo na historia,que e praticamente inexistente,o jogo inteiro é de conquista de territorio,e voce é praticamente obrigado a fazer coisa secundaria(coisa que nao tinha nos antigos da saga)
  21. 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
  22. Broyax
    Apr 19, 2018
    7
    Dans ce Far Cry dans le Montana, tout a été remis à plat en ce qui concerne ses mécaniques : les tours ont dégagé (ouf !) et le système de progression est bien plus naturel puisque les points de compétence vous seront donnés lors de l'exploration ou en accomplissant des défis, défis qui vous encouragent très logiquement à utiliser tout l'arsenal à disposition. La chasse n'est plusDans ce Far Cry dans le Montana, tout a été remis à plat en ce qui concerne ses mécaniques : les tours ont dégagé (ouf !) et le système de progression est bien plus naturel puisque les points de compétence vous seront donnés lors de l'exploration ou en accomplissant des défis, défis qui vous encouragent très logiquement à utiliser tout l'arsenal à disposition. La chasse n'est plus nécessaire pour débloquer les capacités d'emport et devient tout-à-fait optionnelle : tout se fait par les points obtenus via les défis.

    La carte n'est plus surchargée d'icônes dans tous les sens, car tout apparaît au fur et à mesure de vos découvertes et dialogues avec les résistants ; le jeu a repris à son compte le bon principe de GR Wildlands. Le monde en lui-même peut se parcourir de long en large sans difficulté, contrairement à Far Cry 4, sans devoir utiliser un putain de grappin même si celui-ci existe toujours.

    Far Cry 5 est aussi exempt de tout farmage intempestif, une excellente nouvelle ! pas de merdes à ramasser ou si peu qu'elles en sont devenues totalement anecdotiques. On progresse comme on le souhaite et à son rythme dans la campagne, laquelle propose d'ailleurs tellement de missions principales qu'on a toujours le choix.

    L'interface générale est un modèle du genre et a été améliorée par rapport aux précédents Far Cry, la maniabilité se révèle impeccable et les sensations sont excellentes : il s'agit de l'un des meilleurs FPS existants et peu peuvent lui être comparés à ce niveau d'excellence. L'arsenal est varié et la partie sonore est incroyablement soignée, soulignant avec à-propos et justesse le déluge de feu en votre possession.

    D'ailleurs, qu'il est drôle de constater qu'ici et là, le jeu tente de caricaturer et brocarder les fidèles de la NRA et le recours continuel à la violence alors que personnellement dans la campagne, j'ai tué tout de même 1457 personnes ! et on ne peut pas faire autrement : on est pas dans un Deux Ex ou un Dishonored ! Quoi qu'il en soit, le jeu se moque gentiment des maniaques des armes à feu, spécialité américaine comme chacun le sait : c'est souvent maladroit mais ça ne mange pas de pain.

    Ah j'allais ouiblier le système de compagnons qui peuvent vous épauler à tout moment : au nombre de 9, ils sont tous aussi tarés que les cinglés de la secte et 2 d'entre eux (au choix) viennent vous prêter main forte quand ça sent le roussi... et ça sent souvent le roussi par ici !

    Un mot sur la très bonne VF, la musique ratée (qu'on peut désactiver) et un autre sur la baffe graphique que constitue ce Far Cry 5 (étoiles) : il tourne en 4K sans faiblir sur la Xbox One X avec un niveau de détails, de précision et d'effets sidérants ; en 2 mots, absolument magnifique.

    On s'amuse beaucoup dans le Montana, dans ce joyeux massacre qu'on peut parcourir aussi en hélico ou en avion (!) de façon furtive (et cela fonctionne bien malgré une IA perfectible) ou de façon moins subtile... il faut dire que le jeu pousse au crime et la moindre occasion de faire parler les flingues puisqu'on a assez vite la puissance de feu -jubilatoire- d'un croiseur.

    L'histoire en général, on s'en tamponne dans les Far Cry : y a toujours des méchants et leurs sbires et donc toi, t'es là pour passer un grand cou    … Expand
  23. keellyxoxo
    Apr 19, 2018
    9
    Most fun I've had while playing a Far Cry game since the 3rd one. Graphics are insane on the X. I loved the humour in the game, the odd joke of the creators making fun of their old games. AI's weren't actually terrible in this one, would actually attack and not just stand in one spot. Most of the side missions were intriguing a 2 or 3 they could have done without. One again, theMost fun I've had while playing a Far Cry game since the 3rd one. Graphics are insane on the X. I loved the humour in the game, the odd joke of the creators making fun of their old games. AI's weren't actually terrible in this one, would actually attack and not just stand in one spot. Most of the side missions were intriguing a 2 or 3 they could have done without. One again, the achievements were a blast to get managed to 100% complete them in about 73 hours of gameplay. I will say that the story was okay and I definitely didn't like the ending which is why I'm giving it a 9 and not a 10.… Expand
  24. YouMamma_Hot
    Apr 16, 2018
    10
    Great Game to play with a friend with amazing PVP and Map Editor can’t wait for Far Cry 3 Classic Edition
  25. Nimzabaat
    Apr 15, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far Cry 5 is a lot of fun with varied game play and a lot to do. However, it loses points due to repetitive, tedious cut scenes and lackluster antagonists.

    The good;
    Fun open world with lots to do.
    Vehicles are pretty good with auto-pilot or NPCs if you don't feel like driving yourself.

    The not so good;
    Beautiful graphics but it's... Montana. It's a wonderfully rendered version of a not-very-compelling place with boring wildlife.

    The bad;
    Villains are lackluster
    Each area gets repetitive in that once you reach a certain point you are captured, have to watch a cut-scene, escape, wash rinse repeat. By the second cut-scene this gets pretty tedious and there is a lot of this.
    Weapons lack variety especially considering the setting
    Random events are very hard to locate without Boomer (this has been a common flaw in all Far Cry games since 3)
    Perks allow you to have 2 NPCs but the game wasn't really designed for that. For example if you get into a vehicle, one of the NPCs may get in with you but the other will run along outside.

    To sum up, i'd recommend buying Far Cry 5 on sale.    … Expand
  26. Queen-
    Apr 14, 2018
    8
    Hope County looks amazing. Hunting, fishing, NPCs giving out intel like real world, driving, flying and shooting are great. No mandatory hunting anymore, if you wanna hunt you can hunt. Go fishing if you want money. Or just fly around the map on a plane, destroy everything you see on the ground. Allows you to play the game the way you want, progress the way you want. The game is amazing,Hope County looks amazing. Hunting, fishing, NPCs giving out intel like real world, driving, flying and shooting are great. No mandatory hunting anymore, if you wanna hunt you can hunt. Go fishing if you want money. Or just fly around the map on a plane, destroy everything you see on the ground. Allows you to play the game the way you want, progress the way you want. The game is amazing, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that this game being the greatest Far Cry game, but challenges Far Cry 3 which for me personally is the greatest Far Cry game.

    I will stall out at 8/10 because most y because of how you interact with this amazing world. The protagonist has no personality, no history, no background, nothing. Only information about the protagonist is that he/she is a rookie cop. In pervious Far Cry games, we had protagonist with backgrounds and purpose. Unfortunately, this time around the protagonist is just mute. Which I think is a huge missed opportunity. Even a dialogue system would be good enough than our player just no speaking at all. Personally, I like to see the player that we play as having personality and purpose. Otherwise the main idea just feels pointless in so many encounters throughout the game.    … Expand
  27. GamerJosh0137
    Apr 13, 2018
    7
    I compare Far Cry 5 to movies like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Not much depth, and somewhat downright corny but a joy none the less. That's not to say Die Hard or Lethal Weapon are bad movies or Far Cry 5 is a bad game. All 3 are good ole fashion entertainment. Loud explosions and fast paced action is what Far Cry 5 does best, that is unless you are caught into one of the 15 minute NPCI compare Far Cry 5 to movies like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon. Not much depth, and somewhat downright corny but a joy none the less. That's not to say Die Hard or Lethal Weapon are bad movies or Far Cry 5 is a bad game. All 3 are good ole fashion entertainment. Loud explosions and fast paced action is what Far Cry 5 does best, that is unless you are caught into one of the 15 minute NPC monologue that can not be skipped. No matter how many times you play through. Honestly though Far Cry 5 is a well made, and polished game. Other than the occasional weird choice of respawn locations (usually looking down a barrel the minute the load screen ends) Far Cry 5 runs flawlessly. Not much else to say about it. I encourage anyone who does play it, play to the end, trust me. My biggest gripe is that it seems that Far Cry is starting to get into Assassin's Creed disease. I don't know how much longer Far Cry can survive with the same formula. Sure, Ubisoft got rid of the endless tower climbing but there just isn't enough of a change to say that it's a far cry away from Far Cry (see what I did there? :-) I believe its time for a bit of a shake up. Still though Far Cry 5 is just good enough to recommend a play through, even at $59.99. Better do it now before God of War releases lol.… Expand
  28. thereality
    Apr 13, 2018
    7
    the gameplay was awesome but it wasnt any different from other far cry games. Also:
    some aspects from it are done better in other games
    boss fights were repetetive like all other minor 'fights' and escapes...
    the story was ok but wasnt shocking
  29. PrimalBanana
    Apr 12, 2018
    9
    There are a lot of things I could pick over in Far Cry 5, random assets not quite placed in the game world properly or AI NPCs doing odd things or perhaps just criticise Ubisoft for recycling a lot of assets from other games but that wouldn't be fair because this just may be the best Ubisoft game and certainly the best Far Cry game that I have played. Ubisoft Games seem to all be stickingThere are a lot of things I could pick over in Far Cry 5, random assets not quite placed in the game world properly or AI NPCs doing odd things or perhaps just criticise Ubisoft for recycling a lot of assets from other games but that wouldn't be fair because this just may be the best Ubisoft game and certainly the best Far Cry game that I have played. Ubisoft Games seem to all be sticking to a very strict formula these days. Whether you're playing Assassins Creed Origins, Far Cry 5 and it will probably be the same for The Crew 2 when it arrives, there's always a sense of familiarity about Ubisoft titles, more so today than years past. Leaps forward have been more controlled but there has been a refinement which has delivered vast game worlds packed with content and in the case of Assassins Creed Origins and Far Cry 5, compelling stories.

    Far Cry 5 takes us to Montana and we play the part of the rookie deputy, part of a task force sent into the fictional Hope County to arrest the games bad guy Joseph Seed AKA The Father. Joseph Seed is flanked by his faithful companions and Lieutenants whom you must defeat. My personal favourite is faith but the others are likeable foes. John Seed reminds me a bit of Ryan Reynolds . The story starts off tense with the utter madness of the game being mixed in between the story line. I Enjoyed the plot and thought it was written well and well acted by the voice actors there's nothing that really stands out for me though and for that reason I can't see Far Cry 5 being remembered for it's story alone.

    Luckily Far Cry 5 has an awful lot of other things going for it. The game world is beautiful and full to the brim of content. Ubisoft have done a great job recreating rural Montana and it's really surprising to see how beautiful the game looks on even the original Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Ubisoft have clearly put in a lot of work with the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X versions of the game with the latter managing to output at native 4k although both versions give stunning crisp visuals. Even the PC version has had a lot of attention with the game looking stunning and running very smoothly.

    As with most Ubisoft games Far Cry 5 offers you the chance to focus on story missions but you'll often find yourself getting distracted by one of the many side missions you can encounter along the way. The random encounters with NPCs and wildlife offer perhaps the most humorous moments though. One minute you'll be merrily navigating your way through the game and the next something bizarre and funny will unfold in front of you. The ragdoll system also provides many laughs and not once have I found myself getting frustrated or bored.

    There's plenty of customisation for both weapons and your character and whilst there are micro-transactions in the game I've not found myself tempted or manipulated into purchasing anything.  There are plenty of vehicles at your disposal and if you want to take a break from the madness of the game there's other activities to do too like swooping down hill sides in your wing-suit or perhaps my favourite in game pass time fishing. If you want to try something a bit more radical then there's always the Far Cry 5 Arcade mode to sink your teeth in too. Players can create their own maps and challenges that can be downloaded and played by others and this game mode will give you plenty of replayability and unadulterd fun.

    Movement and gunplay is nice and sharp with  decent difficulty scaling. The AI could be improved but their sometime stupid and random actions can often lead to some truly memorable and funny moments. All in all I have to say that Far Cry 5 is the best game I've played this year so far. It's not perfect and there's plenty that could be done better but there's just so much that's been refined and Ubisoft have created a game that is just so much fun to play. I have no idea where the series is going to go after this but with Far Cry 5 Ubisoft have really raised the bar. This is a game that deserves a place in your collection.    … Expand
  30. 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
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#34 Best Xbox One Game of 2018
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#9 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#11 Most Shared 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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