Far Cry: Primal

Far Cry Primal is an epic adventure that really encourages you to sink your teeth into the incredible world it offers up to you. Despite a “few” historical inaccuracies and silly nuances, Primal‘s world is believable and immersive, even down to the language spoken – there’s no English accents to be found here. Whilst it’s a shame that the story and main campaign are both a little weak, there’s so ...

Into the wild.

While the time period itself may be a far cry from the rest of the series, the game still manages to feel like a natural progression with some core gameplay elements intact, while also adding plenty of content that makes Far Cry Primal feel likes it own distinct experience.

Sticks and stones (and mammoths) will break your bones in Far Cry Primal. Here is our review!

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Far Cry Primal succeeds in transporting the Far Cry formula back in time and comes to the table with a quiver of neat ideas and a dangerous and fascinating open world. The visceral and varied combat is fun, the beast-based gameplay is a winner, and the lure of camp-claiming, gear-crafting, beast hunting, and resource gathering remains irresistible. It’s weakened, however, by a disappointing lack o...

Far Cry Primal is everything you’d expect a Far Cry game to be without a lot of the things you’ve always known to be part of a Far Cry game. No guns, no vehicles, no explosions. Despite the omission of these and the implementation of clubs, bee bombs, Sabretooth Tiger sic’ ems and more this is 100% a Far Cry game and it’s a fresh start the franchise direly needed. While Far Cry 4 was good, and had...

“Taming bears is a blast, but sometimes playing beast master is still a day job.”

It's easy to imagine that when the team behind Far Cry Primal were deciding what their latest outing should be, they looked back over their previous titles and asked: what do people most enjoy about Far Cry? One of the things that would probably be near the top of that list would be the hunting and crafting that acted as one of the pillars for the upgrade system. Far Cry Primal reflects a desire t...

Far Cry Primal is a great spin-off for the Far Cry franchise, but it doesn't do anything drastically new.

The prehistoric setting adds little to the Far Cry formula, while taking away several key features – even if the overall experience is still enjoyable.

While Far Cry Primal is a well-made experience, one I enjoyed a great deal, it oftentimes had me thinking about the routine the series has settled into, and envisioning a future where the Far Cry formula may not be as compelling as it once was, no matter how extraordinary the setting.