Far Cry® 5

[h2]I'm tired of having to use a 3rd party launcher/account just to play a single player game on Steam. Why not make it optional? I know you're capable, Ubisoft, yet you're wondering why your company is dying.[/h2]

Don't bother taking advantage of the current sale if you plan on playing co-op. They've had server outages for at least the last 4 days. The ubisoft support site shows the outages, so they're aware of them, they just don't seem to care.

Bought the game on Steam during sale… cool, right? WRONG. Ubisoft Launcher: "You don't own this game." AGAIN (had this same issue with ac shadows) So I had to drag myself to Ubisoft customer support like some desperate peasant begging the king for a crumb of access. Two days later, they finally reply fixing it and I can play. I was very close to refunding it. Why the hell do I need a third-party launcher AND a third-party account just to play a single-player game on Steam Ubisoft? Make it optional. You can do it. I know you can. You're not dumb. But you're acting like you want everyone to hate you at this point. That launcher is horrendous and your game checking servers are f*ked. Whoever is responsible for this, fire them immediately. The game is good, but the rest is terrible.

Far Cry...what a great series of games, there really has not been a bad one. Far Cry 5 is another gem in my opinion, Far Cry 4 was great back in the day..the gyro copter flying was phenomenal especially when paired with the grenade launcher. Now here in Far Cry 5 its got it all, planes and copters, the graphics are stunning, the open landscape is huge, weapons a plenty, such a well made game, so much to do and explore. Enjoying it a 2nd time round with an upgraded PC.

Let the review bombing begin. Ubisofts new End User License Agreement (EULA) may remove games you have bought from your library because THEY decide to stop supporting them. That's right, in their new EULA you are required to delete and destroy any hard copies of games they have stopped supporting AND they do not have to notify you. why? because you didn't buy the game, you bought a license to play the game, even though on Steam it says "buy" this game, not buy a license. No, other EULAs are not this scummy, even though most are still pretty anti consumer, they are not THIS bad. So if you paid 70-80-120 bucks for a game, well if they no longer want to support it, then you don't have that game anymore. this is disgusting on a whole new level

The story is, in a word, bad. But it has some cool setpieces and a couple of likable characters. The ending is controversial, but I personally thought it was cool and fun, if a bit silly. If you're a christian you might get a kick out of all the biblical symbolism. There's a tonne of references to the book of Revelations for instance. Or you might get offended by all the heresy. Idk what christians like these days. What really makes the game worth playing is the combat sandbox. There's a wide variety of weapons that all feel distinct and fun to use. Enemies feel very lifelike and reactive, especially on the hardest difficulty, though they can often have dumb moments.

[h1]Far Cry 5 - great entry in the far cry series worth playing.[/h1] I [u]hated[/u] this game when i first played it couldn't get past the first hour, BUT [u]hate [/u] is a strong word, So i gave this another try, and you know what, FAR CRY 5 is [b]excellent[/b].. better than i expected. The moment to moment gun play is great, the setting while on my first play through was boring, but now its one of the best in the Far Cry Universe, Far Cry 5 has its issues, some enemies are bullet sponges, the vehicle mechanics are feel like you driving on sleds, the enemy AI is bad, but this can be overlook. The game is Fun and Hope County is surprisingly enjoyable to immerse yourself in, the main villain is brilliant and memorable. Joseph Seed (the Father and his 2 brothers and sister) Right amount of scary/creepy but also you feel for the guy. Each of the villains control different areas of the map and Joseph Seed is the main boss. The companion system is really good, but i ended playing with one sniper (Grace Armstrong) and boomer the dog and sometimes (Nick Rye). The main villains are voiced great and have depth in the story arc. Even the story NPC's done really well. Graphics the game looked great in 2018 but in 2025.. still holds up fine, the game world attention to detail is impressive. Sound/music are really good. Songs fit the game setting perfectly. [b]Overall Far Cry 5 is a great game[/b], one of the best in the series. And thank you UBISOFT I finally finished one of your games after such a long time.

Disturbing at some points, but overall a recommended open world shooter. Your enjoyment will depend on your price to older game design mechanics tolerance ratio. Wait for a sale

Fabulous game ,enjoyed the whole story and gamely. Awesome Graphics than any other farcry series

"This year's Testy Festy" really prompted me to write this review. The dialogue in this game is incredibly funny. I purchased this game a while back and did not like it, but decided to give it a 2nd chance after playing Far Cry 6 and I am SO glad I did! Your goal is to take back your county after it's been overran by religious nut jobs. Similar to the FLDS ideals in western USA... But with way more violence. This game has difficulty modes, (which can be changed at any time) including easy which I started out with. Easy is not exactly "easy" in my opinion. I've died quite a bit of times while playing this one, and that's not the norm for me! Needless to say, this one is a bit more harder than the other titles I have played. I prefer the newer and updated game controls, content and mechanisms of number 6, however, just the intro of this game packed a powerful punch and gave me chills! It made me think "What if... the nut jobs are right, and they were the only ones to prepare for the apocalypse... and BOOM... That's what led into Far Cry New Dawn." Either way, if you play both, I would suggest playing this one and then New Dawn as it is a sequel to this game. Also, there are some cool Easter eggs in both games which relate to each other. Pay close attention to all of the conversations and letters! If you enjoy open world, kick ass "build your own military and liberate your people" or "Save your people from a corrupt leader/government" games, this one is for you. It makes me feel really powerful, and it makes me feel like I am watching a movie of which I star in. You kinda get lost for hours, and don't even realize it. Very immersive. In both this game and number 6, I became too attached to some of the characters which ALSO is not the norm for me. It's really emotional, and it's a great story. The game has so many side quests, you go to start one quest and get another. So it definitely keeps you busy! I'm sure I will be back later to update my review, but for now, it's definitely a "BUY THIS" if you ask me. Especially on sale. Wow. Addicting much? Reminiscent of Assassin's Creed in a way, just feels more like real life... I mean... it IS an Ubisoft game. 9/10 if Far Cry 6 was a 10/10. P.S. BE SURE TO COLLECT YOUR REWARDS ON THE UBISOFT CONNECT APP. You get free outfits, weapons, etc. A lot of people complain about having to connect with Ubisoft plus, but I enjoy the free content and the weekly goals.

One of the best(crazy) intro i have ever watched in any game The way they introduced the villain with that hype was crazy made me think it's gonna be crazy i think it is in the same rank for me as Far Cry 3 both far cry 3 & 5 are the best games of series

i bought this game twice for both xbox and steam. it was worth it

I have already hashed this out here at Steam. Want a game that takes 2-6 HOURS to get set up to even run? then NOT when rebooted? THIS is your game then.... NO support from Ubi or Steam,,,,

Prepare for a ridiculous grind before even playing the game. Ubisoft and Steam jointly crafted an infinite loop effectively frustrating players before even playing the game. Spent 1,5 hours (post install) trying to find the 'CD Key' from steam and Ubisoft platforms. Outdated FAQs, nonsense solutions (basically install/reinstall, verify files, delete this, remove that..etc etc.. I give up ...idiots!

Great game really fun in almost all aspects but not when it comes to online play, i got scammed and am now very sad i cant play with friends but other than that great game. FUCK UBISOFTTT

Love this game! The story/atmosphere is great, the gameplay is fun and friendly to all skill levels, it's very ADD friendly, and it's visually ahead of it's time. Totally worth the playthrough.

[h1]Ubislop redefining ubislop[/h1] I'll be real, I dunno why I thought this one would be different - that's on me and I'll accept that I made a dumb move buying it and expecting something different. Game is the most generic of generic open world garbage, I don't know how you turn a story about a cult in montana into a boring open world slog but this right here is how you do it. Entire game is just going between waypoints and doing the same objectives. At one point the game said it was sending hunters after me - I drove a boat to the middle of a lake with a sniper rifle so they couldn't pull anything. Suddenly a magical tranq dart noise appeared out of nowhere and I woke up in an underground bunker. This is just one instance of the lazy programming and lazy story in this boring slopfest joke of a game.

Don't buy Ubisoft games. My Ubisoft account was stolen somehow, and even though I provided screenshots, invoices, and emails from Ubisoft as proof, they still won't help me get my stolen account back. If your account is stolen somehow, you can never get it back. ubisoft oyunu almayın. Nasıl olduysa sadece ubisoft hesabım çalındı ve ubisoft hesaba ait ekran görüntüsü,fatura ve ubisofta ait mailleri kanıt olarak sunmama rağmen çalınan hesabımı geri almama yardımcı olmuyor.hesabınız bir şekilde çalınırsa birdaha geri alamazsınız.

This game diminishes the impact of its story by being so hellbent on rushing you there. Previous installments in this series have built up characters, developing nuance and muddying the waters of moral decision-making as you progress. Remember the end of Far Cry 4, where you're left with the sinking feeling - after fighting tooth and nail to support a cause throughout hours of gameplay - that the best decision may have been not to get involved in the first place? Unfortunately Ubisoft has decided nuance is for cowards. This game slaps you with cartoonishly evil villains who have no significant character arc beyond what is shoved in your face immediately prior to meeting them. [i]"You may have heard stories about how I'm a liar."[/i] Well yes, I have, evil villain - because four NPCs kept repeatedly telling me such as soon as I stepped foot in your domain. I have no contextual basis on which to form impressions of characters if I'm being repeatedly yoinked from my travels to be figuratively waterboarded by exposition dumps. There are about three events in each region in which you are instantly forced into a confrontational cinematic without warning or preamble. It stops the pacing stone dead, slamming a player into story beats by means of direct imposition. It is a pathetic approach to delivering a narrative: a D&D GM subjecting their players to several entire monologues every time a new character is revealed. Do you remember in Far Cry 3 and 4 where higher-level weapons and equipment were attained by hunting legendary animals or completing particular one-off challenges? In this game, you do nothing other than gain points by completing challenges to level up both your character and equipment. Want the holster with more weapon slots? Go headshot eight maids a-milking, skin seven swans a-swimming, stab six geese a-laying, steal five gold rings, shotgun four calling birds, run over three French hens, explode two turtle doves, and hide in the bushes until you can perniciously pierce a partridge in a pear tree. That will earn you 15 points, and you'll unlock a holster. Want to crawl around in a jungle like in Far Cry 3; stalking a legendary murderous panther with a taste for human flesh as it in turn stalks you, furtively following the tracks of this fearsome feline as you realise that snarl behind you was not last night's burrito? All so you can repurpose its hide to carry an extra shotgun in your cargo pants? Screw you. Go fill up an objective progression bar instead. Just mow down another dozen screaming enemies with a thundering LMG, and you can spend your 7 points on the ability to perform the sneakiest of stealth attacks. These changes to the previous title's progression mechanics leave a system that feels so far removed from gameplay. This creates a loop where you're less a murderous badass accruing skills and abilities according to your particular approach to combat, and more having periodic check-ins with a line manager to reward your adherence to KPIs. I wanted to enjoy this game. To stalk around outposts and dispatch enemies silently. To single-handedly reduce the animal population of the land to the last dying squawk of the turkey vulture I use to keep my loose change in. I wanted a story with idiosyncratic characters, with at least some attempt at depth and nuance. Instead, I'm let loose in a sandbox where cultist MAGA-proxies (ripped to the gills on flower dust) do stupid things for stupider reasons until I feel stupidest of all for trying to engage with it on anything other than the most superficial level. The environments are cool. The excellent voice actors were utterly squandered on the story. And the combat is more of the same from previous titles. Get it on a sale if you wish to disengage from reality and murder mid-westerners with man-buns. And to hell with the microtransactions.

While the areas are nice, the gameplay is a bit worse than far cry 3 and 4 and the forced sections are too much of a gameplay immersion break for me. I'll finish it because shooting things is fun but i can't give it more than a 6/10.

This game was very fun just that the ability to 100% this game is locked behind a paywall is kinda dumb...

I like the concept and the story is interesting but overall the game felt very repetitive and can be quite buggy, the gameplay loop isnt as bad as mafia 3, but i still had feelings of "why am I even playing this" throughout my playthrough. its fine on sale but i def wouldnt pay full price

Hunting? The game will spawn some enemys around you Fishing? The game will spawn a plane trying to shoot you Hey let's give you this mission to kill X amounts of enemies and proceed to not spawn any of them for 30 minutes and spawn them all at once The game is buggy af after lots of years. Don't waste your time and money

Very boring game, the only redeeming factor is the beautiful scenery and the vehicles. Could have done so much more with crafting, but didn't, could've done more with the weapons but didn't, the stealth aspect of the game is completely overlooked. very buggy to say the least for a game studio as big as ubisoft.

Finished it just cuz its a far cry game (Im a fc fan so Im obligated) and since I paid for it. There is only a little good I have to say about this game: ---Guns feel better, noticably pistols dont have that "if its more than 30 meters, no matter how good ur aim you will miss cuz its a pistol" - so aim good = hits even from further away ---story was dope, good characters, the fellas writing it cooked, side missions were alright NOW THE BAD THINGS: ---Everything that wasnt a cutscene basicaly ---worst pacing of any far cry game I've seen ---They hype you up with the villains for an epic bossfight, but thge boss fights are the most dissapointing thing in the whole game. example: a villain just starts floating cuz "halucinations" and just sends basic goons at you over and over again while herself having ONE attack that she spams, other bossfight is a guy on a hill with a sniper rifle... thats it... ofc you cant kill him from afar cuz he is scripted to be unkillable from a distance so you just go and climb a hill, thats it... ---no healing without a medkit, ran outta hp and dont have one? just stare at ur hand until hp regenerates --- The AI is braindead, enemies and companions alike, companions get stuck on ladders going up and down like its a 2000s game and they often shoot enemies behind walls or hills, so they just unload a mag into dirt, its much faster to just use one companion that spots enemies and do everything urself.. also enemies need time to spot you now, so when you drive your car point blank in front of an enemy, they wont notice u cuz you didnt stay in their vision for enough time? wtf ---Ubisoft cut corners EVERYWHERE they could = mute protagonist to not pay the two dubbers (one each gender), no healing animations, no injecting boost animations (like animal syringe or speed boost), perks are just squares you unlock, also you unlock about 6 and thats all you need the whole game), about four takedown animations TOTAL (either snap neck or bonk with baseball bat), death from above is just a falling punch (yes, just a singular punch) and I could go on and on.... Biggest ubisoft objective is to cut costs.... --- also BUGS everywhere, indestructable planes and hellies, getting stuck in the bunker doors, npcs wont talk to you to give you a mission, you pick up mission item but it doesnt register so now you dont have it but in game you already picked it up and it dissapeared, enemies sometimes just stare into a fall mid fight doing nothing until you come and kill them, or the game just gives you black screen when loading and you cant do shit (had to hard reboot) TL DR: (summary) It's video game fast food, Ubisoft cut costs on absolutely everything that wasnt mandatory while just trying to get money out of you... If you liked far cry games for its soul, survival aspects and immersion and story, this game is not for you at all. If you want a game that encourages you to not think (like the modern world does all the time) and just shoot at everything that moves and if you get dopamine everytime you just see a big gun or an explosion, this game is for you.

It is in my opinion one of the worst Far Cry games I've played, the controls feels clunky, there's not really any good indication where in the story you are, premium currency is an automatic negative even though you can get it free in-game. And like every single other FC, why can't I see where an outpost is on the map, it's really annoying that I have to aimlessly drive around looking for them. Although i haven't gotten very far yet but I wish the game was like Far Cry 4 but with this story because it seems like a good story, still I have a few problems with it. (SPOILERS)... When John Seed kinda takes over Fall's End, you just walk in through the front door, guard down and get put on your ass, like seriously? He literally said he was there, then all of a sudden you're in a dogfight with a plane which doesn't control as you would expect it to, when you try to just roll, you pitch down, why couldn't you just control the plane the same way as the helicopter? (END OF SPOILER) Somehow, sound is also weird, when in a vehicle for example, it just feels off. In the cutscenes it kinda sounds like all of the sound is coming from a pair of speakers infront of you, it's hard to explain but sound is very off. Apart from not knowing where in the story you are, it isn't really clear how to progress at all, there's a million side-missions that leads nowhere. I still put this as recommend because it is Far Cry and the story (so far) is pretty good, but has a whole lot of "why?" moments, But in my opinion it is the worst FC I have played, so if you're looking for an all-around good game, FC4 or Primal is immeasurably better, Primal although doesn't have co-op. FC3 is considered the best of the bunch, or so I've heard, but at the time writing this there's a few problems with it; license not going through to Ubi, so it doesn't start, but if you get it started it is prone to crashing for no apparent reason. TL;DR: The game's story is pretty good, but controls are weird and clunky, at some points in the story it feels kinda rushed like they didn't know how to start a sequence of events and it just feels weird. FC4 and Primal are far better and FC4 has co-op, Primal does not. UPDATE: It gets boring really quickly, I will not continue playing this. I no longer can recommend this game. It's just missing that Far Cry feeling that every other one has, this feels more like COD that is played like The Hunter, and not the good one, the first one.

This is my first Far Cry game that I've played and it didn't impress me. I only played the base game, no DLC. Also only played on MnK solo with little to no companions. Pros - The graphics - Some of the side missions - A great time waster - The location For a 2018 game the graphics are impressive even at longer distances. Some side missions were fun to play through even though the writers tried a bit to hard to a point acrossed. If you like first person shooters with some RPG elements and an open world then this is a great time waster. Montana was a great choice to put psychopaths to run rampant. Cons - Its made by Ubisoft - Forced kidnappings - Enemy detection - Enemies can easily swiss cheese you - Vehicle controls - Fishing - Half of the map doesn't get used - Your character is not voiced - Ubisoft really wants you to use companions - The game play - The endings You can not play this game without a third party app, ubisoft connect which sometimes popped up during game play and forced me out the game. No matter where you are you will get forced into cutscenes to drive the plot forward, it will get old once you kill one of the siblings. If you get seen by one enemy all the other enemies in the general vincenty will become agro, so your stealth has to be better than the assassins in assassin's creed. If you get caught out in the open there is almost nothing you can do to prevent enemies making you into swiss cheese. On MnK the base controls for vehicles are very clunky which makes it like a late 2000's game. The fishing sucks to do since you need to throw the line far enough but not too far to easily catch fish. Half of the map does not get used and only there to show scale and waste time going to the next objective. A lot of the dialog wants your character to speak but you don't, leading to weird interactions with the other characters. If you want to play full solo you will die multiple times trying to clear out an area with little to no cover, also will be forced to take a companion for a little bit if you want all companions. The game play doesn't feel new like its an older game with a new coat of paint. While I was playing it felt like I was playing a late 2000's game that keeps getting remade every few years. With the consent hand holding for the open wold with the blue ropes on ledges so can climb them, it doesn't feel like you can explore how you want to. Spoiler There is really only one ending to this game which is screw everyone you saved they will die by your hand eventually. Best way to play this is to walk away at the very begging and let the credits role.

randomly stopped working, tried uninstalling ubisoft connect and reinstalling it, but it wont install, tried going into the game files and using the ubi connect installer from there, no dice. went to ubisofts website and windows flagged it as harmful, ran it anyway but it failed again lmao, fix ur shit ubi. honestly wouldn't be surprised if this is just a slimy business tactic

Honestly UBISOFT, is shit, starting from problems with joining to my friends co-op session (we also contacted support and saw like 10 more requests about the same problem on their discord) they responded, sorry we are fixing the issue and fixed nothing for several days, also didn't answer, the game is full of bugs, also if I join my friends campaign, I have all new weapons locked (even if we progress through the game together) and the only way I can unlock them is by playing my own single player, such a dumb thing. The game is not optimized, progressing in the game is so simple, take out cult outposts, take out cultists, get xp, kill the boss. Not playing ANY game from UBISOFT again, definitely do NOT recommend!

Can't launch the game due to Uplay issues. I shouldn't have to spend hours trying to get this working because off your **** *** company

I consider Far Cry games to be like comfort food. You know what to expect, you know its going to be good, and you enjoy it for what it is. For me, it's a cozy game that's easy to settle in with, and just have fun with it. Also the uplay extension isn't even that bad anymore, I barely notice it now.

The game is good overall. However, its peak form is when you play co-op with friends. Gameplay is fun, progression is logical, gunplay is a bit odd but fun nonetheless. The best part of this game is by far the various rural Montanan rednecks you meet throughout the game.

In my opinion this is the best far cry game after far cry 3 only bad thing about this game is takedowns and healing which does not feel like far cry but aside from that graphics,story,atmosphere everything is 10/10 if you want to buy this game just to play single player then this is worth buying on sale but if you are looking for co op or other multiplayer modes then this would be waste of money

Great game! Definitely worth the sale price. As far as the FarCry series goes, I'm turning a blind eye to reviews. In my opinion only I'm happy to have played this on a weekend. Even a weekend I had to go into work. Great soundtrack too, Beautiful scenery, realistic sounding firearms and vehicle motors are not far off.

I was pleasantly surprised to have enjoyed this game. I didn't really face any issues with the Ubisoft launcher and it was smooth sailing for me.

I played this game to completion a couple of years ago and it was great, But APPARENTLY my ubisoft launcher is TOO OLD. so now I can't play this game I paid 60$ for. F@!k ubisoft and their flawed systems.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☑ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☑ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☑ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☑ 10

well, I've played 3 and 4, not the best but enjoyable..this one for me it's totally crap, I'm not interested in 6 or anything else, you Ubisoft died with this one I've tried to like it even a bit so I gave it some more playing, I was wrong, this it's not crap, it's the Bono from U2 of the crap, people who watched South Park knows exactly what I am talking about

Says i dont own the game after just purchasing it. I own hitman 3 and does the same thing ubisoft is honestly a trash company.

I played this on Xbox with a friend. Story is terrible. Gameplay was rather boring compared to 3 and 4. Too much of the same stuff, too safe, and you spend far too much time doing the exact same things as the last games, with various LSD trips scattered within. I wouldn't even recommend this on a sale. Probably the worst of the FarCry games after 3.

This game is interesting to play solo. It's by no means bad, and it's easy to find something fun to do. The progression system is logical and unobtrusive, although acquiring cash is sometimes a bit uneven. Multiplayer co-op greatly enhances the experience, and it's certifiably peak in this form. Vehicle play is good, gunplay is fun, characters are endearing.

Even if I ignore the countless bugs... I bought the game to play with a friend in co-op mode, but unfortunately that's only possible 2 days out of 10 because Ubisoft's servers are constantly down. Ubisoft is the worst company ever. Give me my money back, you losers!

[h1] TLDR: 8.5/10 Far Cry 5 Has the Right Mixture of New and Classic Design To Make It the Definitive Modern Far Cry Experience. It Still Has Some Pretty Major Flaws in Multiple Departments However [/h1] [h3] Actual Review (Light Spoilers Ahead) [/h3] As this series continues to age, it becomes increasingly clear that the only major change that really needs to happen between titles is having a new, interesting location for Far Cry's already existing design and mechanics to romp around in. Everything else boils down to spicing up gameplay elements and making small gameplay optimizations/QoL. A common complaint about the franchise is every game since FC3 is just FC3 but again. Which is completely fine. Far Cry already found it's niche so there's no reason to not stick to it, unless the setting necessitates it like with Primal. The majority of other successful game franchises do the same thing. Mainline Pokemon has made the same game since literally the beginning because the formula is already good. It's just about shaking up each game with their unique addition to the format or incorporating technological developments accordingly. [h3] Immersive Gameplay Is Realistically As Back as It Will Ever Be [/h3] I'm pretty confident that we will never return to FC2 levels of immersion. We're well past the games being simple enough for that to not get in the way constantly. But FC5 continues the trend of including togglable HUD elements, and also for whatever reason, no volume slider for the music. I couldn't even tell you with a gun to my head why there isn't. The biggest immersive change however, is getting rid of the hugeass minimap like in 3 and 4. Now there's just a compass with waypoints at the top of the screen. The overall default UI is very clean and the least distracting it's been since FC2. One thing that actively harms both immersion and gameflow though, is the mission structure. The way you progress regions is through a liberation meter you fill by doing objectives and missions. It isn't a bad idea, but the game-halting main story quests that happen RIGHT NOW regardless of if you want to or not are definitely the worst part of the liberation system. As for the actual combat itself, unsurprisingly, it's the same. The only new element of note is melee weapons make a comeback from Primal, and work how they did in that game. Including the ability to throw them. There's a couple new weapons like the slingshot and shovel launcher, but we're at the point now where new weapons mixed in with returning ones only dilute each weapons purpose more and more. Far Cry has historically had powercrept weapons that you slowly unlock as the game progresses, but there's SO many now that it all comes down to "which weapon design is your favorite" instead of "which weapon suites this encounter the best". [h3] There Is a Lot More Game To Play Outside of Combat [/h3] There is a wealth of things to do that not only help flesh out the world and characters, but also aids in immersion. Hunting (rip skinning animations), finding sidequest-related collectibles, even the arcade mode being in-universe arcade cabinets. There's even an entire optional fishing system with multiple rods and sidequests. It all comes together to create a pseudo-realistic world that you can genuinely get lost in. [h3] The Story and Antagonists Are Extremely Interesting but Also Have Tons of Plot Holes [/h3] Conceptually, this might be my favorite Far Cry story. In execution though, it's hard to take seriously. Literally the entire progression of the game - from the opening scene to ending climax - is riddled with nonsensical story beats and unrealistic decisions. The only major story arc that is actually pretty sound is John's arc. Ironically though, his is the least interesting. Faith and Jacob's arcs are super interesting, but filled with handwavy magic excused as "the bliss". Far Cry has always had a bit of supernatural flare, but some of these plot points involving bliss have ZERO explanation. Lastly, Joseph isn't given enough screen time for him to be as fleshed out. Due to the ending being the way it is though, it unsatisfyingly doesn't matter. I should also mention the fact that you are a silent protagonist. For what the game is going for it totally makes sense in theory. But in practice it just feels strange and awkward and only adds more inconsistencies. [h3] DLC & Achievements [/h3] The 3 DLCs we got are only worth sale price, but the actual content itself is pretty good. The Vietnam DLC reminds me a lot of the original Far Cry and it's pseudo-open world design. Pretty short but very immersive and just an extremely condensed version of a modern Far Cry game. The Mars DLC is probably the weakest just because it feels kinda bad to play after a while. No vehicles on a map bigger than the Vietnam map which had them, boring to downright awful Clutch Nixon missions, combat that just kinda blends together after you start unlocking weapons, and Hurk, SHUT UP dude holy shit. You will not go more than 20 seconds without him saying something. It's genuinely impressive how insufferable they made him in this. Like literally right before you teleport home to finish the DLC he quips with Nick for a painful and uninterrupted full minute at bare minimum. The only great thing to come out of this DLC is how hilariously OP using the weapons are in the main campaign. And they're even free. The zombie DLC has a bit of grindy BS to it, but the story is funny and unlike Hurk, Guy Marvel is the comedic type that isn't just nails on a chalkboard after listening to him for more than 30 seconds. This DLC has a score mode for each of the 7 pitches, but none of them are super hard or annoying to 3 star (besides Escape from the Rooftop, fuck that level). As for the achievements, literally the only one of moderate difficulty was the arcade mode achievements, due to them being finicky to unlock. Even getting the infamous achievement was easier than that due to again, how OP the mars DLC weapons are. Most achievements came naturally as well, which is always nice. [h3] I’d Say FC5 Ties With FC3 for Best Game in the Series [/h3] If you can suspend your disbelief with FC5's story, you'll come to realize just how polished and streamlined Far Cry as a franchise has become. There's a million things to stumble across in this game. And while the location weirdly takes me out of it a little since its not foreign to me. Far Cry 5 is an amazing game nonetheless. 8.5/10

I had only ever played one Far Cry game ages ago on console, I didn't know what to expect when purchasing this game. I am happy to say I was pleasantly surprised with how fresh and fluent the combat feels and the story is quite satisfying as well. I can say I was literally hooked from the start and haven't let up yet! I already went and bought all the other Far Cry games I've never played before! If you don't have the game do yourself a favor and BUY THIS GAME! :D

My buddy and I have been working our way through the co-op campaign over the course of 2 years (busy schedules). This is one of my favorite sandboxes with missions attached. We roam the country side doing whatever we like, then relax and chat with some fishing. Good game, although lately we've had Redhorn connection issues. Hopefully Ubi fixes it otherwise I'm not buying the next game in the series.

One of the best Far Cry's. Beautiful world, game is fun. Only nitpick is the absolutely atrocious Bloom lighting you can't disable. It's even worse when you turn HDR on (which looks great), but that bloom lighting is overkill at times. Besides that... Campaign is a great time. Rad ending!

the game is good ubisoft is so fucking terrible tho that getting the game open and being able to play consistantly is a fucking nightmare. Dont even bother trying co op it works for ten minutes a day and then you gotta hope ubisoft servers dont fuck you and kick you out (they always do because FUCK UBISOFT) I just want to fish but this buggy mess of a shit storm and ubisofts terrible terrible horrible trash good for nothing dogshit company can suck my dick

Me and my wife got the game because of the Co op features, We did the first 2 missions and then co op servers stopped working, This game has tons of server bugs for co op and dfntly not worth the money spent even for a special.

This is a bad game. The story is strict, you can't go off-story, the graphics are glitchy, the hitboxes are bad, like really bad. I only bought it because I like the music. I paid $9 and played for one hour. I want my money back. I probably won't play an Ubisoft game ever again after this experience.

One of my favorite games. Gun play is smooth and feels good. Just enough humor mixed with seriousness. I love the characters.