Title sequence has been revealed.
And probably the opening cinematic (more or less).
The model of Cray you'll need as minimum specs may now be debated. ;)
Meanwhile, looks like the writers are going with yet another multi-layered psychological supervillain as per their standard since at least FC3. Whether this will connect with the plot of FC5 (and its sequel DLC) remains to be seen.
Despite the weakness of the theme/setting, FarCry 5 was probably the least annoying of the modern FC games. I was really glad that they did away with the skinning requirements to unlock weapon slots. In general it felt a lot more sandboxy and less railroady, and more true to the spirit of the (good parts of the) first game.
I really hope they continue in that direction with this game.
I'm moderately disappointed in myself that I like the Far Cry, Ass Creed and Ghost Recon series so much. I mean, they're all basically the same game, but I really like the open worlds (especially ancient Egypt and Bolivia) and they're just fun.
Quote from: hellfish6 on July 17, 2020, 06:14:42 AM
I'm moderately disappointed in myself that I like the Far Cry, Ass Creed and Ghost Recon series so much. I mean, they're all basically the same game, but I really like the open worlds (especially ancient Egypt and Bolivia) and they're just fun.
Well each series was unique originally. At least AssCreed and Ghost Recon was, Far Cry felt like it was trying to be a Half Life clone.
As this point, gameplay wise I cannot tell the difference between AssCreed and Far Cry. But I also feel that while the stories are cut and paste the gameplay is in a much better place.
I have never played Far Cry, but love me some AssCreed. Which is the best Far Cry game? #5 was just on sale at Steam for like 9 dollah.
I've only ever played Far Cry 3 and I loved it. That was a good game the villain was so disturbed.
I never did continue the series though because I read that Far Cry 5 was replete with anti Western Cultural themes. (i.e. white people bad kill them all)
Eek really? >:(
Far Cry 3 on sale for 2.99 on Steam right now, and Far Cry Primal for 5.99...
Yeah. Just googled this article https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/15/16778928/far-cry-5-politics-religion (ftp://www.polygon.com/2017/12/15/16778928/far-cry-5-politics-religion)
It's not the one I read last year but it's pretty much telling the same message.
I think that whole thing with FarCry 5 was mostly just marketers having a field day trying to appeal to the PC crowd. The in-game story is rather toothless and tries very hard not to be offensive to anybody. It's just a generic pseudo-religious cult of crazies that you're fighting with no particularly conservative or liberal traits to define them.
But yeah, the way they marketed the game was rather obnoxious.
Hmm that Polygon link won't work for me. Conspiracy?
So other than obnoxious marketing (is there any other kind?) Far Cry 5 is solid?
Anyone play Far Cry: Primal? That looks pretty unique.
From every thorough commentary I've read or heard, FC5 involves conservative white people (more or less) as the good guys against a pseudo-conservative cult. For which the game took flak! -- because the conservative freedom gun-owners were (more or less) the heroes that you're helping out (as a verrry blank-slate federal agent, who can be either male or female).
I haven't played it, however, so I can't give any direct testimony on the plot or gameplay. From descriptions (I know how the game ends), it's much more downbeat than any prior games back to FC1 (which was by a different design and writing team); and the gameplay sounded very refined. Avoid the DLC trilogy; but the New Dawn sequel is (reportedly) legit and worth bothering with -- I've even heard that you need it for the full FC5 story and experience.
Primal I haven't played yet (I picked up that and its trilogy dlc which are reportedly good, along with FC5+ND during this sale). But from what I've read the game has overall the best ending to its story since FC1.
What I can report from personal experience, having played the games to completion:
1.) I regard FC4 to be the best package as far as I've played. It has the largest and best-looking map; it has the most varied gameplay and antagonists; it has the best overall villain (his villain team is nothing much to write about except for the woman who runs the gladiator ring); the main character isn't a blatant asshole unlike 3 (though he's less interesting personally as a result, so ymmv); the DLC (alternate canon) missions are great. If you only buy one, go for this package.
2.) FC3 is still pretty polished, though not as much as FC4 naturally. Things will feel pretty samey as far as gameplay, but with a handful of fewer game mechanics (of some importance -- the little grasshopper helicopters in FC4 are godly, for example). The first 'main' villain is not really the main villain and is killed off for real halfway through the game, so the second half of the map (which doesn't take quite as long to beat) seems VERY anti-climactic. The overall story is more daring than FC4, and so more interesting in that regard, but you have to accept that you're playing a dippy rich cretin-boy with worthless friends who drop themselves into this nightmare scenario out of sheer ignorance and arrogance. So my sympathy level for the main character and the people he's trying to rescue was pretty dang low -- but dramatically I have to admit he's more interesting (technically) including in his character development, which has some direct callouts to Heart of Darkness in the plot (though not nearly so much as SpecOps: the Line.) If there were any alternate DLC missions, I don't recall them. Terrain is tropical mountain and lowlands and swamps of course; FC4 looks much nicer, surrounded by the Himalayas.
Addendum: I forgot that the main DLC for FC3 is BLOOD DRAGON! Which is hilariously amazing. Unsure if that can be played separately without buying FC3, but it's worth full price for sure.
Quote from: JasonPratt on July 17, 2020, 01:42:10 PM
Addendum: I forgot that the main DLC for FC3 is BLOOD DRAGON! Which is hilariously amazing. Unsure if that can be played separately without buying FC3, but it's worth full price for sure.
It's a stand alone.
Thanks Pratt. Will check 3 out.
Far Cry 3 and 5 are excellent.
Far Cry 2 is an interesting take on the style of game they perfected in 3.
I would say don't bother with Far Cry 4, it had the weakest villain and a story and setting that never resonated with me.
I want to be excited about 6, but 3-5 all played in such a similar way. It's fun, and the open world concept and approach is cool. But I really want 6 to be something more than "Lead a revolt against a dictator in an exotic locale". They've done that four times in a row now, I'm ready for something a bit different. We'll see.
I am excited to see Giancarlo Esposito though. He's always a good bad guy.
I've actually been replaying FarCry 2 with a realism mod, and I have to say it's not too shabby at all. They nailed the African blood diamond civil war setting, and while the villain and story are not that interesting (think Nic Cage from Lord of War, but more psychopathic and far less charismatic), the game has some really nice touches to it, like the minimal fast travel system and how the "minimap" is a physical map that your character has to pull out while putting away your gun. Also, it wasn't fleshed out at all, but the "buddy system" was kinda neat where you would build histories with other mercs in the region and they might help you out when you go down, but if they die, they're permadead.
It's pretty fascinating to play through as piece of gaming history, as I think it was the first Ubisoft open-world blip-filled theme park game. This video gives a pretty cool overview of what the game did right. I wouldn't recommend picking it up before one of the newer games, but it's worth checking out on sale.
Far cry 6 releases today....not a day one buy for me, likely will during some future sale
Quote from: al_infierno on July 17, 2020, 03:03:36 PM
I've actually been replaying FarCry 2 with a realism mod, and I have to say it's not too shabby at all. They nailed the African blood diamond civil war setting, and while the villain and story are not that interesting (think Nic Cage from Lord of War, but more psychopathic and far less charismatic), the game has some really nice touches to it, like the minimal fast travel system and how the "minimap" is a physical map that your character has to pull out while putting away your gun. Also, it wasn't fleshed out at all, but the "buddy system" was kinda neat where you would build histories with other mercs in the region and they might help you out when you go down, but if they die, they're permadead.
It's pretty fascinating to play through as piece of gaming history, as I think it was the first Ubisoft open-world blip-filled theme park game. This video gives a pretty cool overview of what the game did right. I wouldn't recommend picking it up before one of the newer games, but it's worth checking out on sale.
I just played it recently. Still holds interest for me, despite the aging graphics. I agree, the game was very innovative in its day.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on October 07, 2021, 05:09:50 AM
Far cry 6 releases today....not a day one buy for me, likely will during some future sale
I am a big Far Cry fanboy, and still I thought some of the titles needed something more (or less in the case of Far Cry 5). So I am with you...I'll wait, see how the release goes...probably wait for the first sale. I have plenty of other great games to keep me company in the meantime.
It's tempting, very tempting... We'll see how I feel when I'm home from work, I might end up being the crash dummy here. :crazy2:
EDIT - Damn it, it's Epic only. I was hoping to see some Steam scores. Less tempting...
Quote from: al_infierno on October 07, 2021, 11:21:39 AM
It's tempting, very tempting... We'll see how I feel when I'm home from work, I might end up being the crash dummy here. :crazy2:
EDIT - Damn it, it's Epic only. I was hoping to see some Steam scores. Less tempting...
UBISoft as well
Ubi's launcher is much, much worse. I avoid that one at all costs. Then again, you have to use it with Epic or Steam or whatever anyways...
I guess I am just lucky....never have issues with any launchers whether ubi, epic, steam, ea, etc
I always get strange issues integrating Ubi launcher with Steam. Often the Steam friends overlay will cause the cursor to glitch out and stay on top of the game in the middle of the screen until I restart. If I do end up grabbing this, it'll probably be on Ubi just to reduce the number of DRM layers.
I'm enjoying it so far. If you like the formula circa Far Cry 5, you'll like this one as it's just more of the same. I've been a big fan of the series since the very first game and it delivers exactly what I expect - goofy and arcadey guerrilla fun in a rather broken yet entertaining open world. I like the change back to the jungle setting, and the Latin American revolution theme seems well realized. I have to say, though, I'm rather unimpressed with how janky the game is. It really feels like they did the bare minimum to update the overall fidelity of the game engine. There are still artifacts from PS2-era graphics, like shooting doodads causing them to just vanish from existence rather than getting bullet holes or destroyed or whatever. There's a few bells and whistles like new execution animations involving the environment i.e. crates, but aside from the awesome motion capture and face textures for Big Boy Giancarlo, you could tell me they built this in an unchanged version of the FC5 engine and I wouldn't ask for proof. To its credit, I've not run into any serious bugs or show stoppers.
I've personally been hankering for some good open-world guerrilla Rambownage in the jungle, and this scratches that itch perfectly well. But it's really nothing new or impressive thus far. SDR will silently disapprove, as he tends to ^-^