Far Cry 5

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Mar 28, 2018
    9
    The Far Cry series has given me a great deal of joy over the years and without a doubt it’s one of my most favourite series’s of all time and that’s mainly down to the uniqueness each game of the series brought to the table. Thankfully Far Cry 5 carries on this tradition extremely well and it’s that good that it’s my most favourite game of the series so far. A decent story has always beenThe Far Cry series has given me a great deal of joy over the years and without a doubt it’s one of my most favourite series’s of all time and that’s mainly down to the uniqueness each game of the series brought to the table. Thankfully Far Cry 5 carries on this tradition extremely well and it’s that good that it’s my most favourite game of the series so far. A decent story has always been a prominent feature in Far Cry and thankfully it continues here. The story hooks you from start to finish and the writing shines through on all levels adding to the overall gameplay brilliantly throughout your time with the game. A new feature in Far Cry 5 is the added co-op option and this gives the game even more replayability and with the amount of content that’s available you won’t find yourself getting bored anytime soon. The main reason why you don’t get bored is because the world in which the game takes place feels alive at every turn. There is always something to do in this game and the amount of variety each quest has is absolutely fantastic and the variety doesn’t stop there because the enemies and combat also possess a huge amount of variety. The combat has seen significant improvements in my opinion and the amount of moves you can do makes taking down your enemies extremely satisfying at all times. The gameplay on the whole is also extremely satisfying at all times as well and that’s mainly down to all the different mechanics in play at the same time. I was especially impressed with the shooting mechanics in the game and you can definitely tell that a lot of effort has gone in here because everything always feels on point and most importantly the controls that have been implemented never fail you, which is great. I’m not exaggerating when I say that Far Cry 5 is basically perfect and my only gripe is the technical issues it suffers with every now and then, but these issues are only small and they don’t really take anything away from your overall experience. Far Cry 5 has never looked or sounded better and the presentation side of the game really does deliver in all areas and when the beautiful visuals and excellent sound design combine together it makes things become even more immersive and enjoyable. At the end of the day I can see Far Cry 5 being game of the year for quite a lot of people and without a doubt I can definitely see it being in my top five games of the year already, which is very impressive considering it’s only March. I can’t recommend Far Cry 5 enough because they’ve taken what was good from the previous games and improved them quite considerably whilst also adding new features at the same time and fans of the series will absolutely adore this fantastic approach.… Expand
  2. Sonic_B0000M
    Mar 27, 2018
    10
    By far the best Far Cry game they've made. On the Xbox One X this game looks absolutely stunning.
  3. 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
  4. 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.
  5. tb303wpf1
    Feb 19, 2021
    10
    This game is a masterpiece!!! The graphics are amazing. The gameplay is snappy and responsive. No sluggishness at all. Missions and areas are exciting and fun. The guns, explosions, and fires are the best in the business. The physics are some of the best I've seen in recent games. The campaign is plenty of action and nice and long. There are loads of side questy goodness. The charactersThis game is a masterpiece!!! The graphics are amazing. The gameplay is snappy and responsive. No sluggishness at all. Missions and areas are exciting and fun. The guns, explosions, and fires are the best in the business. The physics are some of the best I've seen in recent games. The campaign is plenty of action and nice and long. There are loads of side questy goodness. The characters are interesting and some are hilarious. NOC dialogue is funny as hell. Overall this is superb game with vehicles, aircraft, boats, guns, explosives, and much more. It's a steal of deal. Buy this game immediately!!!!… Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. TheRealSlimCory
    Apr 9, 2018
    9
    Second favorite Far Cry behind 3

    The Good: First and foremost, the setting is, in my opinion, the strongest aspect of this game. Montana is the most beautiful game world I have had the pleasure in exploring. I have never played a game where there was a faster travel mechanic (i.e. helicopters, planes, cars, etc.) and instead, I opted to instead walk most of the time and enjoy the    Second favorite Far Cry behind 3

    The Good:
    First and foremost, the setting is, in my opinion, the strongest aspect of this game. Montana is the most beautiful game world I have had the pleasure in exploring. I have never played a game where there was a faster travel mechanic (i.e. helicopters, planes, cars, etc.) and instead, I opted to instead walk most of the time and enjoy the scenery. You'll discover breathtaking mountain views, beautiful valleys, hidden mountain lakes, picturesque water falls, and trails for days on end. There is nothing quite like hiking up into the mountains, killing a couple of cultist with a M60, hunt a bear with a .50 Cal sniper, and then enjoying fishing while the sun sets over the mountains.

    When you do get tired of walking, FC 5 has an impressive roster of vehicles. Previous Far Cry entries had a very underwhelming roster of either cars, jeeps, or military cargo trucks. Taking vehicles got old simply because there was no variety. There are tons of different vehicles in this entry, however. You get everything from ATV's, lifted trucks, dune buggies, sporty hatch-backs, helicopters, planes, semi trucks, and even muscle cars. You can also spawn these at multiple locations so you no longer need to hunt for a vehicle.

    The guns for hire is a pretty cool mechanic from 2 that now is a lot more inclusive. These guys can really help you out and are very situational. Think Metal Gear Solid 5's buddy system with more variety. The beauty of this system is that it lets you mix and match up to two buddies to fit whatever play style you wish. Want to go in loud? Pick Sharky and Cheesburger. Want to go in stealthy? Jess and Peaches. Want air support? Hurk's mom can cover you from a helicopter. Plane problem? Get Hurk and Nick.

    The missions and activities are varied, unique, and fun to play for the most part. Side activities are fun and the outposts somehow feel better than in previous entries. This may be because of the guns for hire or it maybe because of the setting. Either way, you will not run out of things to do in Hope county for quite a while.

    No more looting animations or skinning animations, which were cool at first but took up a lot of time. Crafting from animal skins is also gone, being replaced by perks. Some people may not like this, but I for one was tired of tracking down 4 rhinos so I could carry 1 more grenade.

    The Meh:
    Gun play, while good, has not changed in any particular way. Don't get me wrong, Far Cry gun mechanics have always felt superb. The problem is, it is kind of a victim of its own success. If you played 3 or 4, then you're going to feel the same here. The only thing I can really say is that it feels very solid.

    The story is pretty damn meh. While I don't think its awful like a lot of people are saying, it definitely is a let down. I'm not a writing expert, but I will say, out of the series, the story is one of the weakest. While the idea of fighting a branch Davidian style cult is intriguing, it lacks pacing and polish.

    The bad guys are also pretty underwhelming. Faith and John were actually pretty interesting, but more could be done with them. Jacob was very underwhelming and Joseph had potential but was disappointing. These guys are definitely no Pagan or Vass.

    The AI can be pretty dumb at times. Friendly and enemy NPC's are.... capable, but your guns for hire may piss you off because they WONT GET IN THE DAMN CAR JESS.

    The minimap is gone. Its nice just to go and explore without having to follow a map, but it also had its uses.

    The Bad:
    In a game with so much freedom, the story missions like to yank you out of your mayhem sprees quite often. In each sector, you get something called resistance points. Basically, as you kill important people, liberate outposts, and do missions for people, you build up resistance points. With each leader, there is around 4 or 5 plateaus of points. When you reach one of these, it triggers a mission. These are not a choice, and it can be extremely annoying when you are busy doing something. If you like to set your own pace, and you don't want to do the story mission yet, you essentially have to do nothing except hunt, fish, look for pepper stashes, and kill people (except not VIP's). Also in one particular region, when the final mission was triggered, a quest giver actually died, disallowing me to complete the rest of his quests.

    The Guns for hire can be extremely annoying. It seems like every 20 seconds they have it written in their contract that requires them to say one of 6 lines of dialogue. It even gets worse when you have 2 guns for hire with you. While each one have unique dialog lines that they use to communicate with each other, they only have around 5 to 6, and repeat them often. If they get interrupted by literally anything, they will try to say the section of their sentence they were interrupted on again and again.    … Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. camo1902
    Apr 3, 2018
    9
    This game is outrageous! It's a glossed up, re-badged and expanded version of FC4 and it's ridiculously fun. The gameplay is fantastic, it is visually stunning and the characters are hilarious. The story is just okay, but seriously FC isn;t about the story, it's about carnage and this is chock full of it.
  16. 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
  17. battleTerror
    Apr 9, 2018
    10
    Simply amazing in almost every respect. The Montana USA setting looks and sounds incredible with attention to detail that is rarely seen in video game. On One X the 4k presentation is something to see. FC5 gameplay is relentless and at times it's a little too crazy, too often, but the ambition on display here is hard to knock. There's a fun vein in black humour that pointedly makes fun ofSimply amazing in almost every respect. The Montana USA setting looks and sounds incredible with attention to detail that is rarely seen in video game. On One X the 4k presentation is something to see. FC5 gameplay is relentless and at times it's a little too crazy, too often, but the ambition on display here is hard to knock. There's a fun vein in black humour that pointedly makes fun of the current right wing zeitgeist but it's not overly present and the games best laughs are from it's depictions of American stereotypes. AI side kicks and enemy behavior are as good as anything that's come before and in some cases genuinely astonishing. Now and again there are glitches in collision detection and NPC behavior but overall Far Cry 5 is one of the slickest and most entertaining FPS games of this generation.… Expand
  18. MMastroianni
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    The game is visually stunning with superb textures and graphical quality that more than makes up for not being 60 fps. The gunplay is amazing with a very engaging story with interesting characters and monstrous amounts of content
  19. ElonsMusk
    Apr 5, 2018
    10
    There are a lot of things I could Knick pick about this game. The AI could be better, some of the storylines could be deeper, etc...but all in all this is my favorite campaign based game I have ever played. While some folks did not like the ending, I loved it. This game broke a lot of rules for what I thought a video game should/could be. It did the best job I have ever seen balancing gameThere are a lot of things I could Knick pick about this game. The AI could be better, some of the storylines could be deeper, etc...but all in all this is my favorite campaign based game I have ever played. While some folks did not like the ending, I loved it. This game broke a lot of rules for what I thought a video game should/could be. It did the best job I have ever seen balancing game play with a robust story that felt more like a movie at times. Sure, I could knock it down a few points here and there, but all in all I enjoyed every moment of playing it and hope other video game creators take note to some of the cinematic and story elements that I enjoyed so much.… Expand
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. DrZomboid
    Nov 13, 2018
    6
    Nice map and setting. Boring, repetitive, lame cut scenes, boss fights and ending.
  23. 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
  24. 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...
  25. 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
  26. 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.
  27. TheAlmightySear
    Jul 14, 2018
    6
    My experience with the Far Cry series has been a bit of a mixed bag. There's a lot of good that comes from the series (a lot of good with Ubisoft's games in general). But as time rolls on and newer releases are made I've noticed a few things have popped up that have sapped a bit of the experience away for me. The following are my pros and cons for the title of Far Cry 5.

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

    ::The Pros::

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

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

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

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

    ::The Cons::

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

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

    Immersion & Believability: A final point tied into my other Cons listed for this title. With the story's constant contradictions and the undefeatable squads of enemies who are constantly dispatched to force you onto the developers' vision of the right track shatters any sense of realism, story telling, and immersion for a player's experience. It's a bad time.    … Expand
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. Brandondwn
    Apr 3, 2018
    7
    I really feel like this game is what the score is settling at, a 7ish.

    It is super fun, it is a gorgeous game and even though im giving it a 7/10, I think it's the Skyrim of Far Cry games. The map is the biggest it's been, fighting in the woods is awesome and looks amazing. Like Skyrim, you look at someone funny and BAM!! side quest and I feel good finishing them and getting perks    I really feel like this game is what the score is settling at, a 7ish.

    It is super fun, it is a gorgeous game and even though im giving it a 7/10, I think it's the Skyrim of Far Cry games.

    The map is the biggest it's been, fighting in the woods is awesome and looks amazing. Like Skyrim, you look at someone funny and BAM!! side quest and I feel good finishing them and getting perks and unlocking help. The more missions you do stuff does feel kinda repetitive, but its also worth it and fun.

    I can't complain about the stashes with perk points, money and silver bars (if you find them) because I wanna deck out the sweet guns. I am running a sneak build and when you get everything on a sniper and get a few perks, I feel unbeatable.

    The worst aspects of this game for me is just that the story isn't too crazy, it's insane for sure, but it isn't "bat **** insane". The AI is just bad, weird in 2018 so many games still have such bad AI like this and in groups it's just a bullet fest. The driving doesn't feel really good, but also because you have enemies all over the roads, I haven't felt like going out in the open much seeing as im building to more stealth.

    I've only finished one section and it felt like a normal game to me (side quests and all) so in that I feel like based on content and fun to be had/small hand holding exploration, it's easily worth $60.

    I think they're really gonna have to turn up everything to 11 on the next title an given how different Primal was and this one while missing marks, I think that is going to be very hard and I hope to see them really spend maybe 4 or 5 years on the next title.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

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