27.3.2018

UPDATE (8/4/18)I've finally finished the game and, as promised (or threatened!), I have my final opinion on the game. It is clearly a great game and I enjoyed it a lot. This is part of the reason it took me so long to finish, as I tried to do as much of the game as possible, not just the main story. But I've decided to keep my mark at 4 stars. Why? Because the game is great but not perfect.Quite apart from some glitches, the game does have some issues. Not all the missions work as well as intended and some have issues if things don't go as planned. Not bugs as such, but an inability to deal with the gamer not doing exactly what was expected. Indeed, this even affects the structure of the game itself.I started in the area around Fall's End, which the game recommends, except I never got around to meeting Nick Frye who runs an airstrip. It is clear in the final confrontation with the Fall's End boss, John Seed, that the game assumes that you had learned to fly in Nick Frye's missions. Later still, some gameplay elements aren't tutorialised until the Henbane River area, including stuff you needed to know from the beginning of the game.These issues are minor compared to my main beef with Far Cry 5 and that is the storyline. As I said in my original review, the plot is very predictable but the problems go deeper than that. Unlike Far Cry 3, which had some stupid, pseudish plot elements, FC5 insists on bombarding you with this psychological guff throughout the game. In FC3, you could mostly ignore this stuff but in 5 you are frequently interrupted by the area boss as you damage their hold on the area. It gets silly (I was kidnapped more often than Princess Peach!) and as it turns out, these bosses' rantings are irrelevant to the endgame. And the endings are rubbish. I predicted the main ending at the beginning of the game as it is so obvious where the story is going. But the ending has no link to the rest of the game, which is tongue-in-cheek for the most part, and has a seriousness at odds with the rest of the game. Ubisoft are trying to have their cake and eat it; they want a silly, over-the-top conventional heroic game but still have a serious, 'all this is your own fault' ending. Those are Joseph's own words and I didn't buy it for a second. Ubisoft need to realise that Far Cry doesn't have to have a clever-clever psychological basis. Too often in games, I find clever-clever ends up being dumb-dumb.Far Cry 5 is a load of fun and I highly recommend it, yet it is not perfect. I loved that tongue-in-cheek humour that I mentioned, especially Clutch Nixon - the most magnificent SOB to ever walk the earth. Just ignore the story as best you can and don't try to read any great psychological, theological or sociological import into it. There isn't any - its just a load of old cobblers. Enjoy it for the game.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just a few early thoughts on Far Cry 5. I am a fan of the Far Cry series and have enjoyed all the games, with the exception of Far Cry 2 (too many reasons to go in to here). The good news is, I like this one too. The four stars is a bit non-committal and for the simple reason that I haven't played enough of the game to be sure enough to give it a five. Playing the download Gold edition on the PS4 Pro with 4K TV from midnight, I've played a little more this afternoon, not as much as I'd like to have done.It looks good from the get-go. HDR 4K support, smooth frame-rate (so far) sets the tone as you arrive in Hope County on a doomed mission to arrest The Father (not Ted), a religious nut-job (the game's description, not mine, although he is clearly one chapter short of a Bible) and are plunged into a civil war across the county. The gameplay is the usual Far Cry stuff - guerrilla tactics, capture bases, help the population, complete missions - not too surprising so far. It is well done but I do feel that what I have seen of the story to date is rather obvious. This isn't a killer problem - after all, Far Cry 3 tied itself in knots trying to be clever in its story. Sometimes a more standard storyline can be refreshing in itself and Far Cry 3 was still brilliant despite the daft nature of some story elements.The control is great, the action flows well and the game generally does a good job of introducing new elements, despite a couple of spikes in difficulty early on which could have been avoided with more care from the developer. Hope County is a big place with lots to see and shoot, and lots of lovely explosions ensue. There is always something to do and I've barely scratched the surface.Far Cry 5 is clearly a great game...but how great? This is why I've given it four stars, not five. I just have some reservations regarding the overly familiar gameplay and story elements. When I see how the game pans out I'll decide whether or not to change the mark. It does at least seem to be a finished product, which is more than you can say for many games these days, not mentioning any names. *cough* Sea of Thieves *cough*

4.4.2018

I want so badly for this to be 5 star review but unfortunately that would not be an honest assessment. I've been a big fan of the series since 3 & played every subsequent release. While 4 was often criticised as essentially being 3.5, I found this endearing & even thought that Primal had its charms without being especially memorable.So by the time Far Cry 5 had arrived after shelling out for the Gold edition (a first for me), my anticipation had reached fever pitch. I'm writing this review a day after completing the campaign with 80% of trophies; allowing it time to digest.I played this game for about 6 days straight with little reprieve & loved more or less every second of it.Tonally it was just a big departure from its predecessors but was still quantifiably a Far Cry game with familiar mechanics etc. I thought the North American setting was bold but more or less worked, even if the obvious socio-political metaphors didn't quite land as hard as they could have.For those familiar with the series, it retained many of its best elements. It was big, brash, fun & rewarding. The open-world was beautifully realised, being both graphically stunning & teeming with life & activity. The side missions were a marked improvement over previous installments as they actually had context & story-driven elements. I found the main campaign initially compelling, the antagonists & secondary characters enjoyable & the gameplay itself to be addictive. So why didn't I love it enough to give it 5?The game was excellent, don't get me wrong. I'd recommend it to anyone. However, some aspects of it have left me feeling somewhat dissatisfied.I thought the setting & inclusion of a pseudo religious cult to be a bold move & one which I was excited to see in action. However, the general motivations of the antagonists as well as their ill-explained religious creed left me wondering exactly what their plans were.The rarely glimpsed Joseph Seed had the hallmarks of a classic Far Cry villain but for me he lacked the menace of Vaas or the charisma of Pagan Min & his cameo appearances throughout the game accumulated to something that just fell a bit flat. Of the secondary antagonists I found Faith to be the most threatening, haunting & enjoyable.As much as I enjoyed the wide open world, with its many excellent landmarks, I didn't find the different regions distinctive enough to be as memorable as they could have been; though I understand this is difficult when the entire setting of the game is in one valley of one county.I won't spoil it at all, but the endings were utter dross & completely undid my desire to overlook some of the weaker elements of the game. I know others may feel differently.I'll come to my final qualm: the mute protagonist. Why? Why oh why oh why? I just don't get it. Yes, there was customisable gender but surely it couldn't have constrained the budget that much to record two sets of the same dialogue. I kept thinking to myself, "This does feel like Far Cry but something is missing", and it was that.To go from Jason Brodie & Ajay Ghale - whose personal journeys were woven into their installments - to then become this mute, forgettable generic deputy with no emotional stake in the story & absolutely no input on the events surrounding them just feels like terrible judgement on the part of the developers. I cannot stress enough how much I hated this aspect of the game. It left what could have been my favourite of the series feeling hollow & impersonal which is a genuine shame.All the same, I did genuinely love this game. Loved playing it & loved thinking about it when I wasn't playing it. It had most of the classic hallmarks of what has made Far Cry one of my all-time favourite game series, with a few exceptions.I only go so far into detail about my dislikes of this game because I loved it so much that I wanted it to be that bit better. All in all, it was a great experience, a game I'd recommend & I cannot wait to get torn into the DLC & arcade mode.

29.3.2018

I purchased this via XBox Live directly from my console, hence why you may not see the "Verified Purchase" tag here.I play this on the XBox One X on a 55" 4K HDTV.I have played FC2-4 and Primal so far, so I am used to how FC games play. This game plays in much the same way as its previous incarnations, so seasoned FC players will feel as if though they are in familiar ground. Which is a good thing.So, I launched the game and first thing that hit me was the games beautiful soundtrack, particularly the Main Menu/launch screen. Wow, I could listen to it all day. In fact I am listening to it as I type this review. The music sort of puts me in mind of the Sons of Anarchy TV series.The game starts with the introductory cut scene which gives you the flavour of the content. An apparent religious cult headed by a long-haired madman has taken over the locality and you, as a rookie Sheriff's deputy, along with a team of US Marshals, arrive at the cult's HQ to arrest "The Father". Things don't go as planned and you end up on the run from the cult. As with previous FC games there is a little directed/scripted gameplay that you must complete before it becomes truly open world.The second thing that hit me, once you get the initial tutorial out of the way are the breath-taking graphics. Some of the best I have seen in a game so far. At first, during the tutorial, your appreciation of the beauty of the landscape is somewhat sullied by an early morning mist that pervades the forest. But once the tutorial is over the mist clears and you see the landscape in all its glory. There are various areas of this map that are open to you, each controlled by members of "The Father's 'family heads', which you can wander between as you see fit, completing all the missions in either in whatever order you like. The map is huge.Lots of weapons from pistols to rocket launchers, automatic machine guns to long-range sniper rifles. An assortment of vehicles to use from buggy to aircraft. Or, you can simply walk everywhere, moving on foot, which is what I tend to do as it allows me to fully appreciate the beautiful scenery. There are the familiar towers that appear to unlock areas of the map s with other FC games. There are fast travel options (why use these? you miss so much by using them).It truly is a magnificent game. Buy it!!! Right, enough of this review, I need to get back to the game.A few people have been asking if the game has visual and audio in other languages. Here are the options:Audio: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish,Display: English, French, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian).It also has a colourblind mode, HDR, subtitles, and allows multiplayer if you wish.

23.4.2018

This is definitely the best Far Cry they've released in a long time, but like the others has its flaws one of which no-one would be surprised to hear is repetition.The game starts off at a really nice pace and ticks all the boxes, but soon after the initial mission you can tell its going to be much of the same and as a consequence gets stale quickly. Yes the missions are varied, but they are also very long winded and you face the same enemies with the same tactics every single time. The main story characters you interact with are at least unique and I did enjoy the new method of collecting side missions from speaking to general characters,

29.3.2018

Firstly let's get the one star review out of the way. This game does NOT contain the Seaon Pass. The Ubisoft website has a comparison chart that clearly states it doesn't have the Season Pass. The US version does but as this the UK edition it does not have it. If people read these things in advance it would save people time and money.Anyway let's look at a few things.Cost and delivery.I bought this on release day for £89.80 and it arrived around 11am. Unfortunately it was not packaged and simply had a sticker on the collectors box. This was disappointing and I emailed customer services and they apologised for the slight damage and issued a partial refund which drove the cost down.ContentsAs it is the collectors edition its all about the contents.

21.5.2018

As a fan of the Far Cry series I decided to plumb for the Gold Edition of the game although as of the time of this review, the major DLC perks have yet to be released so I cannot comment on them.In the main, I really enjoyed my time with Far Cry 5. Graphically it is very good, at times I just wanted to sit and look at the rural countryside, especially on the Xbox One X where the 4k presentation and HDR really make this game sparkle. The map is big, probably not Assassin's Creed Origins big, but certainly big enough that it takes a fair while to get from A-B. I also enjoyed the concept of an Apocalypse predicting religious cult, the 'villains' in the large felt charismatic enough to be believable in the game world.

15.4.2019

An enjoyable game and a must for anyone who is a fan of the far cry games. The map is pretty good, the missions are mostly engaging and ultimately its enjoyable. Is the game better than FC4? Well I preferred 4 mainly for Pagan Min, the antagonist and his family in the game are mostly a let-down and a annoying dragging factor to the game play. You as the player cannot really relate to them for all their prophetic religious babbling except maybe Jacob and his survival of the fittest scary and brutal ideology. The map is beautiful and filled with lots of wildlife, and this succeeds so much by giving the player an organic feel to the world. The interaction with the world and its sounds,

1.5.2018

Brilliant. Was a little hesitant on getting this on release but I am so glad I waited. At £65 for the Father edition it was simply a no brainier.-The statue is great! Very detailed and large at over 30cm tall!-They provide a normal game case as well as the steelbook so you don’t have to risk damaging it.-Soundtrack is good, very different as well! You’ll see what I mean!-The map... well it’s a map so not overly exciting but nice to have.-DLC content is nice, bit different but nothing special.-I would like to point out the Season Pass is NOT included. There are some sites which state the father edition includes it however it doesn’t here. No biggy but bare this in mind!Have been playing the game for a couple of hours and so far very impressed!

16.4.2018

Brilliant game, and an epic story as always with Far Cry, the new perk system is a vast improvement, and means you no longer have to go hunting for hours on end just to carry more stuff!! The graphic are stunning, and that is on a PS4 Slim, not even a pro so it will look so much better on the newer console. The easter egg about the towers from Dutch early on in the game is one of many funny moments, the new type of liberation system is also much better than 3 & 4. The gold edition was £59.00 when i pre-ordered it, which is an absolute bargain when you think about what you get (the season pass alone makes it worth it). For trophy hunters, i've just platinumed the game after just over two weeks,

28.3.2018

Only a few hours in but it's great so far. Fantastic visuals, challenging combat from the start and some interesting new features, such as rosters / recruiting (I'm sure more new features will become apparent as I progress through the story).The antagonists also seem engaging from the start, which is expected from a Far Cry installment, so no disappointments there. Hopefully the game remains interesting throughout and doesn't result in repetition between the various regions and cult leaders. However, I can't yet say for sure if this is the case or not.I do think people are basing their reviews too much on the current political climate and this should not emphasise or hinder any review. Yes,

20.4.2018

So initially i bought 2 copies one for me and one for a friends birthday, 1 gold and one normal copy with a free gift geetings as amazon provide. I then felt bad for my friend so cancelled the order and ordered the gold aswell because of all the extra content especially a full copy of farcry 3 i figured £10 extra for an extra game i loved when i was younger was well worth it. I forgot to add the gift option again to the order as it was prime next day and the window was an hour before the next day ended, you know that little panic. They sent the copy with the gift message anyway. Sometimes its the little touches that make the difference.

1.1.2021

Was I the only one that previously got to far cry 3, and then was like “meh” - done that? ? (pros ☑️ and cons ✖️ Review below).Like the original iPhone was groundbreaking, when the original far cry came out it was also revolutionary. Guns wall down and broke, environments can be set on fire, and some of these things more modern games don’t do as well. However the price point this is a really good buy ?Pros:☑️ 4K and Xbox series enhanced, however still plays well on first gen Xbox One. Didn’t see any terrible frame drops throughout.☑️ Regardless, graphics and gameplay smooth and crisp. Incredibly large map!☑️ Controls are not difficult to get The hang of☑️ Actually enjoyed the deep south USA setting for once.

26.1.2020

At first i found this game hard to like... i don't like 1st person shooters as i prefer to see my character on screen. The opening story sucks you in and before long you forget it is a 1st person because it is so good. Some of Ubisoft's other games range from good to bad within the game, like Wildlands. I liked it but a few missions spoilt it for me. Far Cry 5 is very similar, there is one mission i am not keen on (Hit the Gas) but it does not stop you from continuing the game. As you progress more missions become available so if you want to avoid one simply do one of the others, you can continue to the ending by doing this. The soundtrack is excellent. There is a mission where you have to climb up a statue,

9.8.2018

FC5 starts off really well, you're a Deputy of the Sheriffs department going into an area which is essentially lawless who all praise this man who is meant to be the next coming. You fly by helicopter in with the Sheriff, who clearly doesn't want to go, and a US Marshal to arrest this guy and of course it all goes wrong.Eventually you end up running and being found by an old man who wants to help, and turns out is kind of leading a resistance. He tells you a few things you need to do like connecting up a radio tower but then pokes fun at previous games saying "don't worry I won't ask you to do that again".From there you have 3 areas which are run by this guys disciples,

2.4.2018

I've played FC4 for hours and hours, so glad that I've got another dose with FC5. The graphics are very similar, which is not surprising as it is also on PS4! However the storyline and quests are brilliant. The levelling up (perks) is very well designed. It's important to get cash early on, so try and farm it. Either learn how to fish, or get Jess to go animal hunting with you. I couldn't hunt alone to save my life, but having Jess join you makes it simple.I like the helicopter gunship, however it is very tricky to aim and shoot vehicles, and the missiles cost £250 a shot! Hopefully they will adjust the aiming sensitivity with an update. You can buy silver bars, but that doesn't translate to in-game dollars.

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