Azurephile gives this a solid "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
Azurephile gives this a "Rad" on the Ghost Scale
This is fun, with very few issues, and is well worth your time.
Review
The game is called Far Cry Primal for a reason, it takes place in 10,000 B.C.E., so youâre not going to have access to modern technology. You do still have a variety of primal weaponry, such as bows (and arrows), spears, clubs, and âbombs.â Although this may sound like a short list, it gets a little longer considering that there are variations of each weapon. For instance, later you can unlock the long bow and also the ability to use two arrows at once, which is definitely very effective against enemies. Also, thereâs a one-handed club and a two-handed club. There are also stone shards you can throw at enemies, like throwing knives. You can also toss a rock into a group of enemies to distract them, aiding you in maintaining stealth. Not all missions have a stealth bonus and I donât seem to recall any actually requiring stealth. However, in some missions if youâre not stealthy then the people you are trying to rescue will get killed.
This is an open-world game, but you wonât be able to explore every area right away. In order to get to some areas, youâre going to need to unlock the grappling hook, which is done while finding a tribesman. There are some humorous cut-scenes, especially with the one who unlocks this skill. Basically the point of the game is to reunite your tribe and defeat the other two tribes. One tribe is a group of cannibals and the other are pyromaniacs.
Youâll have a small tribal gathering, which you can expand by finding new people. They will give you their own missions, which will unlock skills. Thereâs a small handful of them, but they each have their own role within the tribe. My favorite is the shaman who helps you become the beast master.
One of the features of the game I found most intriguing was that you could tame âbeastsâ and use an owl as a scout. There are a variety of animals you can tame and each one has their own unique abilities and stats (such as speed, strength, and stealth). Even with a variety of animals, most have their own varieties as well, especially ârareâ versions. For instance, thereâs a brown bear and a cave bear. Other than bears you can also tame dholes, sabertooths, and wolves. As you advance in the story, youâll unlock different animals that can be tamed. Eventually, youâll even be able to tame some that are âhardâ (or âvery hardâ) hunting missions. These animals are the best of the bunch.
Taming animals is very helpful, because throughout the entire game you are alone. You can, however, have one tamed beast with you at a time, which removes that whole fighting alone thing. Your beast can scare away other animals and even attack enemies or other animals, which is why theyâre so important. You can also ride some of them, once youâve unlocked that skill. This can help you move through the map much more quickly and safely.
Youâll also have access to an owl that you can use to scout ahead. However, as you progress and unlock new skills, the owl can do much more for you. It can eventually attack and kill enemies (with one hit). It can also drop âbombs,â which there are a few in the game such as the ball of bees, my favorite, or the fire bomb. The owl is actually extremely useful if youâre trying for stealth. Some missions give bonus experience points for stealth and thus the owl is the way to go. It does have a cool down, so you canât spam it too fast, but if youâre patient, you can still take out a small group of enemies. You can also use the owl to send your tamed beast in to kill your enemies, this still seems to give you the stealth bonus, as long as youâre not seen.
Not all animals in the game can be tamed, like birds or badgers, but you can still use mammoths, even though you canât tame them. Once you reach a certain point of the game, youâll be able to ride wild mammoths, but I think itâs only the young ones. There are still a variety of wild animals that are dangerous and canât be tamed such as crocodiles, woolly rhinos, elk, and hawks. The hawks will attack you and itâs hard to attack them, but I did once see a hawk pick up a deer and fly away with it, it was amazing!
There are a variety of optional collectibles you can find. There are four types, I think, and I collected all of three of them. However, even by collecting all of them, you still wonât spend a huge amount of time in the game. My total game play was probably about 40 hours, maybe less.
One thing I really liked about the game was how solid it was as a program. The game never crashed nor did its performance ever drag. It is definitely a solid piece of work. It seems there were only two or three patches done to it. I once did run into an issue where I got stuck in the world, or in between things, but I was able to resolve it by fast traveling to another location. Otherwise, I didnât run into any bugs and I think that says a lot about the Ubisoft.
- Recommended
- Open-world, taming animals
The game is called Far Cry Primal for a reason, it takes place in 10,000 B.C.E., so youâre not going to have access to modern technology. You do still have a variety of primal weaponry, such as bows (and arrows), spears, clubs, and âbombs.â Although this may sound like a short list, it gets a little longer considering that there are variations of each weapon. For instance, later you can unlock the long bow and also the ability to use two arrows at once, which is definitely very effective against enemies. Also, thereâs a one-handed club and a two-handed club. There are also stone shards you can throw at enemies, like throwing knives. You can also toss a rock into a group of enemies to distract them, aiding you in maintaining stealth. Not all missions have a stealth bonus and I donât seem to recall any actually requiring stealth. However, in some missions if youâre not stealthy then the people you are trying to rescue will get killed.
This is an open-world game, but you wonât be able to explore every area right away. In order to get to some areas, youâre going to need to unlock the grappling hook, which is done while finding a tribesman. There are some humorous cut-scenes, especially with the one who unlocks this skill. Basically the point of the game is to reunite your tribe and defeat the other two tribes. One tribe is a group of cannibals and the other are pyromaniacs.
Youâll have a small tribal gathering, which you can expand by finding new people. They will give you their own missions, which will unlock skills. Thereâs a small handful of them, but they each have their own role within the tribe. My favorite is the shaman who helps you become the beast master.
One of the features of the game I found most intriguing was that you could tame âbeastsâ and use an owl as a scout. There are a variety of animals you can tame and each one has their own unique abilities and stats (such as speed, strength, and stealth). Even with a variety of animals, most have their own varieties as well, especially ârareâ versions. For instance, thereâs a brown bear and a cave bear. Other than bears you can also tame dholes, sabertooths, and wolves. As you advance in the story, youâll unlock different animals that can be tamed. Eventually, youâll even be able to tame some that are âhardâ (or âvery hardâ) hunting missions. These animals are the best of the bunch.
Taming animals is very helpful, because throughout the entire game you are alone. You can, however, have one tamed beast with you at a time, which removes that whole fighting alone thing. Your beast can scare away other animals and even attack enemies or other animals, which is why theyâre so important. You can also ride some of them, once youâve unlocked that skill. This can help you move through the map much more quickly and safely.
Youâll also have access to an owl that you can use to scout ahead. However, as you progress and unlock new skills, the owl can do much more for you. It can eventually attack and kill enemies (with one hit). It can also drop âbombs,â which there are a few in the game such as the ball of bees, my favorite, or the fire bomb. The owl is actually extremely useful if youâre trying for stealth. Some missions give bonus experience points for stealth and thus the owl is the way to go. It does have a cool down, so you canât spam it too fast, but if youâre patient, you can still take out a small group of enemies. You can also use the owl to send your tamed beast in to kill your enemies, this still seems to give you the stealth bonus, as long as youâre not seen.
Not all animals in the game can be tamed, like birds or badgers, but you can still use mammoths, even though you canât tame them. Once you reach a certain point of the game, youâll be able to ride wild mammoths, but I think itâs only the young ones. There are still a variety of wild animals that are dangerous and canât be tamed such as crocodiles, woolly rhinos, elk, and hawks. The hawks will attack you and itâs hard to attack them, but I did once see a hawk pick up a deer and fly away with it, it was amazing!
There are a variety of optional collectibles you can find. There are four types, I think, and I collected all of three of them. However, even by collecting all of them, you still wonât spend a huge amount of time in the game. My total game play was probably about 40 hours, maybe less.
One thing I really liked about the game was how solid it was as a program. The game never crashed nor did its performance ever drag. It is definitely a solid piece of work. It seems there were only two or three patches done to it. I once did run into an issue where I got stuck in the world, or in between things, but I was able to resolve it by fast traveling to another location. Otherwise, I didnât run into any bugs and I think that says a lot about the Ubisoft.
