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'Far Cry 5' Tries to Do It All, but Fails to Be Much of Anything

New changes to the structure are welcomed, but 'Far Cry 5' has no confidence and no heart.

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spicelicka2240d ago

Well it sure didn't fail to be a great game.

Xenophon_York2240d ago

I'm liable to agree. Read through this article and decided despite the fact it's titled as a damning criticism the body of the story comes across as complimentary. Actually, I've read a few N4G poster's replies that state the same idea from other low-scored reviews. Seems as though there's some bipolarity issues going on with some of these reviewers.

Yi-Long2240d ago (Edited 2240d ago )

I think it's one of those game that might not do anything really new or outstanding, compared to its prequels, which might be a reason why reviewers aren't 'wowed', thus they won't want to give it a 9 or higher, saving such scores for games that manage to really stand out.

That said, it's a very well made game and lots of fun to play, so while perhaps not 'innovative' or 'original', you're still gonna have lots of fun with it.

I've been playing since last week, and I think it's great. Not perfect, not original, and perhaps I'd also score it an 8/10, maybe a bit more, but it's simply a very well made game which many will enjoy...

Xenophon_York2240d ago (Edited 2240d ago )

Yi-Long

A great game is a great game. Tried and true designs are no reason to give something a lower rating.

If your Mom makes a great peach cobbler—let's say an 9/10—and then fifteen years later you try your girlfriend's mom's peach cobbler, and it's made basically the same way, and tastes the same your not going to rate it lower. EDIT: Unless you want to find a new girlfriend.

Now I'm.craving 🍑 cobbler.

Hardiman2240d ago

I'm having a blast! Love the sandbox, love the weapons, love the missions (so far) love the unscripted moments that occur! It's what Far Cry is all about! I was skeptical about the setting but I'm digging it with a shovel!

OffRoadKing2240d ago

Odd for a gaming sitting at 81 on meta right now but hey if you say so, lol.

gigoran2240d ago

Its called click bait. Say something controversial to get the angry masses to look at their terrible website. Otherwise known as the kotaku method

Orionsangel2240d ago (Edited 2240d ago )

I'll wait for 20 dollar bargain bin.

warriorcase2240d ago

Cool. Thanks for letting us know

Orionsangel2239d ago

Cool. Thanks for the sarcasm.

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Far Cry 20th Anniversary Celebration

Far Cry debuted on March 23, 2004, meaning that next week, it will have been 20 years since Jack Carver first washed up on the shore of a tropical paradise teeming with hostile mercenaries.

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DefenderOfDoom261d ago

Played and enjoyed Far Cry, Far Cry 3 and 4 campaigns .

-Foxtrot61d ago

4 wasn’t so bad

Pagan Min was pretty entertaining

Skuletor60d ago

Yeah, 4 was good, was hard choosing which Golden Dawn member to side with, when they were both pieces of sh!t.
I've beaten all the main entries except 2 and 6, ended up uninstalling 6 to download something else instead.

Profchaos61d ago

I'd love a far cry pack with the original PC game (not the half assed port on ps360) instincts, predator even a port of far cry 2 to modern consoles back when these games had their own identity and weren't far cry 3 cut and pastel

Demetrius61d ago

Still one of my most favorite franchises along with assassins creed

banger8860d ago (Edited 60d ago )

Same here, I don't know why these games get so much hate. I've thoroughly enjoyed every single one of them, with only a couple of exceptions. I wish they'd hurry up and announce Far Cry 7. The only thing I'm concerned about is the rumoured time limit.

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Far Cry 5 Has Surpassed 30 Million Players Worldwide

The 2018 first-person shooter has reached this milestone exactly 5 years after its initial release.

Profchaos411d ago

When you're free on every single service it's eventually going to happen.

Profchaos411d ago

Part of PS plus at the moment

ChasterMies411d ago

Far Cry 5 is “free” if you pay for PS+ Extra.

gangsta_red411d ago

Going to have to try and get back into Far Cry. The formula for Far Cry may be fun, but it gets repetitive very fast.

Demetrius411d ago

Been playing this series since far cry 3 I love the adventuring vibe this series gives off even far cry primal is so good, but experiencing far cry 5 in 60 fps crisp graphics on ps5 for the first time is dope it adds life to it, I wana give far cry 6 a second chance couldn’t get into it at first I wonder if it’s worth it

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Far Cry 5 in native 60 FPS - available for PS5 & Xbox Series consoles now

Far Cry 5 Official Twitter: "You've been waiting long enough… Welcome to Hope County! Experience Far Cry 5 in native 60 FPS - available for PS5 & Xbox Series consoles … NOW! Far Cry 5 will also have a FREE WEEKEND from March 23-27 on all consoles & PC. Enjoy!"

banger88425d ago

Damn. I replayed it recently on SX with fps boost, and to achieve that they had to downgrade the resolution. Game played great but looked like ass. Wish I had've waited.

blackblades424d ago (Edited 424d ago )

So you saying fps boost lowers the resolution to achieve 60fps? Cause that culteastwitch was praising in a fanboy cok suking way.

Darkwatchman424d ago

It depends on the game. Some keep Xbox One X resolution. Others drop to base Xbox One resolution and settings.

Knushwood Butt425d ago

Nice
Waiting to play this on Extra but have had too much else to play.
So is this a native PS5 version or does the PS4 version run at 60fps on PS5?

Jin_Sakai424d ago

As expected, Far Cry 5 will now run at 60 frames-per-second on PS5,

“as part of a patch that optimises the PS4 game on Sony's new-gen console.”

Knushwood Butt424d ago

Downloading now. I might do a bit of pancake gaming this weekend.

Eidolon424d ago

Not native PS5. But still looked pretty good on PS4 Pro, and at a solid 60fps, definitely a good experience. Sadly games can't break out of PS4 Pro resolutions, for some reason.

LucasRuinedChildhood424d ago

PS4 games can run 2-2.5 times better on PS5. They're basically just changing the framerate cap to take advantage of that. They could actually change the resolution but it might affect the framerate - it's not a native PS5 game so it can't properly take advantage of the hardware. 1620p isn't bad, tbh.

Eidolon424d ago

Was really hoping to read that New Dawn would be upgraded as well. :( Already beat Far Cry 5 + and only like 1 hr into New Dawn.

KeeseToast424d ago (Edited 424d ago )

Pretty nice 👍
Now we’ll only need fps boost for:
Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
The Last Guardian
Assassin‘s Creed Unity
Shadow of the Colossus
Gravity Rush 2

Did I forget something?

Welshy424d ago

The worst part about AC Unity is that it *does* run natively at 60fps, but only when running the 1.0 version from the disc. If you allow the game to update, future patches applied a 30fps cap for some reason.

I don't see any reason it would be difficult to just lift the cap that they added.

CML2424d ago

Shadow of the Colossus already runs at 60fps.
Its possible to play The Last Guardian at 60fps with an unpatched disc version too.

Stanjara424d ago

So why not unlock framerate cap on the latest version? Can't be that hard.

CML2424d ago

Probably because the studio doesnt exist anymore. 🥲

LucasRuinedChildhood424d ago (Edited 424d ago )

Absolutely. RDR2 still sells very well so the lack of a next gen version after GTA5 next gen is really annoying.

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