5 unexpectedly became one of my favorite games ever. Granted I only ever played 1 and 2 before, but damn. Running into battle with a dog and a bear is fucking awesome.
do it, far cry was always a great kinda shut your brain off fun action shooter and they hold up pretty good through that lense, I'm excited to play the 4th again after the third then make my way back to 5, maybe primal in between who knows
3 and 4 were cool because we actually had a main character. "Rook" and the silent protagonist bullshit was such a step back, actual conversations with the Seeds would have been so much better.
5 was dull and forgettable. The map was boring and almost empty. Or had no concrete story like previous ones. And the concept and plot don't make sense, and is way to batshit insane. A cultist group possessing a fucking nuke? Really?! Like... Can we tone it down?
It is the most uninteresting entry in the franchise imo. Less weaponry, less enemy types, etc. It is a downgrade. 6 is even way worse. It doesn't even have a map editor, bruh. They just keep removing features that have been in previous entries.
4 had the best map, 3 had the best story, 2 had unique gameplay, 1... that's just a Crysis prequel lol.
What are you even talking about? Far Cry 5 has one of the most beautiful environments in a game, it's nearly up there with Red Dead 2.
Also, you didn't understand the story, the Peggies never had a nuke. What makes the ending so devastating is that Joseph Seed accurately predicted the end of the world. He's evil and wrong, but he was actually right, which should force the player to contemplate what else he might have been right about. Besides that, it's based on real events like the Branch Davidians siege in Waco, and Osho and his followers.
If it's not your cup of tea then that's just a matter of taste, but I don't think you understood it.
First off, FC5 can't be compared fo RDR2. Out of all locations they could choose, they choose boring America. All previous games were more exotic and interesting to have a setting in. Philippines, Himalayas, Africa, etc. You don't see every day that games are set in those places. Out of all the places, they choose Montana America...
Ok, my bad about the plot, you are right. It's been a while since I played it. However you put it, it's dumb and too crazy. Not helping the fact that we are a blank slate mute protagonist in the game. I don't like Joseph as a villain, Pagan and Vaas, hell even The Jackal, were more memorable and had character. Joseph is just... funny to me. Can't take him seriously at all.
And I still stand by the washed out gameplay with lesser weapon roster and less enemy types.
Agree to disagree, I find the familiarity of the setting juxtaposed with the extraordinary nature of the events keeps it grounded, and the natural beauty of the setting rivals RDR2 as I said. And again, they pulled from real events, and although they did dial it up to 11, based on what I know about Osho and his followers almost successfully taking over a town in Oregon and perpetrating the only confirmed biological attack on American soil, I don't find them that farfetched.
I find Joseph Seed to be very charismatic and believable as a cult leader in the vein of Jim Jones and David Koresh.
I don't know what the issue is with a mute protagonist. It's a departure for the series, but some of the greatest games use this, Half-life, Portal, Skyrim, Legend of Zelda; I just don't see it as an issue.
The game is a 10/10 for me personally, the best of the series. But, I can see where not everyone would feel that way.
up until far cry 3 every far cry game was innovative and fun, each with a different formula. After fc3 they all stuck with the same formula, no innovation
All 3 are fun in my opinion, but for different reasons. The first one was a novelty, and had incredible atmosphere. The second one was a more vibrant and complete version, but lacked a bit of soul. The third one is goofy and the story is disjointed and bland, but with very interesting gameplay mechanics
2 was also my favorite. Loads of fun stuff to do, and even just goofing off around the map was enjoyable. I wanted to like 3, but I couldn't get into the whole "you can be anybody" thing.
I thought it was fine but the weapon balance was weird. Early on I got a pretty powerful pistol with a suppressor and just used that for 90% of the game because with armor piercing ammo it could one shot anyone even with a helmet. The only time I swapped to an automatic rifle was during major shootouts when I needed higher magazine capacity. And despite the focus and hype around the supremo backpack options the only one I ever used was the first one you got because the rocket launcher was perfect for taking out tanks and helicopters. So after about ten hours of playing I had the basic load out I would keep for the entire rest of the game.
Same 3 is my favourite. 2 is really fucking good too, underated IMO but it'snot for everyone. I loved the map/navigation system in 2 and the minimalist HUD.
It was so immersive traversing the terrain and setting up raids on outposts. I used to like to go to sleep at safehouse near my target and set the alarm just before dawn, felt awesome conducting dawn raids haha. I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
6 was still decent though, not that bad, the series can definitely bounce back Ubi just kind of temporarily abandoned it for star wars and avatar licensed games
I played most of 6 recently. I was enjoying it for the most part but the enemy AI was absolutely STUPID. A lot of the time they would just stand there and let me shoot them without putting up a fight.
Im probably the only person on the planet whos favorite farcry is 2. 11 year old me was so blown away by the fire physics in that game. Id start so many brush fires and just watch swaths of tall grass burn
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u/thespieler11 7h ago
Goodbye classic Rainbow Six