Yet another boring Ubisoft sandbox game with the same old shallow-as-a-puddle gameplay loop. Needless to say, I can barely contain myself.
but but but there are no more towers...
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Tibes on March 25, 2018, 10:35:52 am
Ubi hit the jackpot with FC3 and has been pretty much reskinning and reselling it eversince. I want a FC that improves on FC2. Despite being annoying, the game's setting and general feel is something I havent come across any other game before. But alas, that will never be. They will reskin 3 before it finally doesnt sell enough to justify dumping the entire series entirely.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Golem on March 25, 2018, 03:48:08 pm
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Xant on March 26, 2018, 03:51:38 pm
Yeah watched a stream of this and what a surprise, it's easy-mode casual Ubisoft bullshit with invincible NPCs and retarded, invincible animal companions with super shallow Far Cry 3 gameplay.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Jona on March 26, 2018, 04:49:47 pm
Ubi hit the jackpot with FC3 and has been pretty much reskinning and reselling it eversince. I want a FC that improves on FC2. Despite being annoying, the game's setting and general feel is something I havent come across any other game before. But alas, that will never be. They will reskin 3 before it finally doesnt sell enough to justify dumping the entire series entirely.
I only ever played the original FC. Is FC2 in that same setting (a tropical island with zombie monster things)?
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Vexus on March 26, 2018, 05:47:34 pm
Never seen the appeal of this series. You're pretty much doing the same thing in every game but prettier.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 26, 2018, 06:29:39 pm
Never seen the appeal of this series. You're pretty much doing the same thing in every game but prettier.
Watching some of it on twitch, and the opening cutscene seems rather interesting, like its an interesting story. I still have yet to see why it should be a video game and not just a movie though. Thats the issue i often have with these games, so much story telling that i wouldve preferred in a setting where i know i dont have to interact with it.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Vibe on March 26, 2018, 07:21:10 pm
looks like a reskin of previous games tbh
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: [ptx] on March 26, 2018, 08:24:22 pm
As someone else put it, the appeal is in the free-roaming power fantasy, that this game gives you. There really isn't much challenge, but it's fun blowing away helpless NPCs with increasingly overpowered weapons. Exception to this formula might be FC: Primal (which I also liked a lot), which could actually be challenging (and had quite a few other things going for it as well).
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Asheram on March 26, 2018, 08:35:45 pm
I never finished FC3 Bought FC4 barely started it. I think I find this one interesting because its in the States where as the other ones I played were not.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Leesin on March 26, 2018, 08:46:38 pm
I never finished FC3 Bought FC4 barely started it. I think I find this one interesting because its in the States where as the other ones I played were not.
Yeah, can't wait for the schools, being pulled over by trigger happy cops and accidentally strolling into a Ghetto, guaranteed to be as much action as any other Far Cry game.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Tibes on March 26, 2018, 10:03:08 pm
I only ever played the original FC. Is FC2 in that same setting (a tropical island with zombie monster things)?
Nah. No relation to FC1. You are in Africa(the worst part imaginable). You are poor, you have malaria that constantly harasses you. Limited medicine for it, guns constantly lose their functionality from overuse etc. In general, you are always one way or the other fucked.
The game is quite realistic on how it screws the player and mostly on its characters. Probably the only game in the series where they werent trying to be silly, but actually serious. This isnt a Rambo flick like FC1 or Batman vs Joker, like FC3+. If you ever seen that movie Blood Diamond, it kinda feels like that. The game is old and has its fair share of problems thou. Some people couldnt get around them. I personally could.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Xant on March 26, 2018, 10:08:49 pm
Nah. No relation to FC1. You are in Africa(the worst part imaginable). You are poor, you have malaria that constantly harasses you. Limited medicine for it, guns constantly lose their functionality from overuse etc. In general, you are always one way or the other fucked.
The game is quite realistic on how it screws the player and mostly on its characters. Probably the only game in the series where they werent trying to be silly, but actually serious. This isnt a Rambo flick like FC1 or Batman vs Joker, like FC3+. If you ever seen that movie Blood Diamond, it kinda feels like that. The game is old and has its fair share of problems thou. Some people couldnt get around them. I personally could.
And then, from that cool, original gameplay concept, they did a 180 and made the player into a superhero that can't be stopped even if he's AFK. Yawn.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Tibes on March 26, 2018, 10:21:03 pm
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Leshma on March 26, 2018, 11:07:49 pm
Apart from True Detective S01, this particular story line isn't so common in movies or tv shows, so it is quite refreshing to see it in a video game. FC5 story is retelling of Waco siege.
Interestingly, Ubisoft's Far Cry games have some of the most interesting stories and best designed game worlds among first person shooters, but they are impeded with poor, repetitive game mechnanics. First game have by far the worst story and characters, but it was made by Crytek and they are especially weak story tellers.
My favorite is FC2 because I find Vaas and Pagan Min to be over the top, those games were crossing fantasy border while FC2 was sticking to the theme. This game has occult in it but that seems to be only fantasy elements, rest seems spot on story wise.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Xant on March 27, 2018, 12:08:49 am
Yes, FC3's characters were retarded, but The Masses loved them. Also, the main character was written so fucking bad. He was still acting as a shy, stammering, innocent schoolboy by the time you'd slaughtered thousands of people effortlessly. The story progression for him didn't keep up at all with what he was actually doing.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Bittersteel on March 27, 2018, 12:53:26 pm
As someone else put it, the appeal is in the free-roaming power fantasy, that this game gives you. There really isn't much challenge, but it's fun blowing away helpless NPCs with increasingly overpowered weapons. Exception to this formula might be FC: Primal (which I also liked a lot), which could actually be challenging (and had quite a few other things going for it as well).
FC:Primal was great and very unique, it's a shame the campaign ending was so bad.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Ikarus on March 27, 2018, 03:30:38 pm
I'll try fc4 or 5 when I'm in the mood for some brainless fps open world action
although I'd mostly play it because you can play through the whole campaign in coop which is pretty neat. It'll take some time until my bro gets a better pc though
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Sandersson Jankins on April 02, 2018, 11:45:57 am
never really got into any FC games, but i strongly reckon that ubisoft would get far less ire from consumers if they made some basic mod tools, or AT LEAST not bring the long dick of intellectual property enforcement against any would-be successful mods.
really wondering if i'll sink the 60 shekels into this. not at all a fan of "power-fantasy" type things like others have described. i like pretty games, i like shootan, i generally enjoy free-world, i like rural militias but i am concerned this won't be enough to warrant the purchase
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Xant on April 02, 2018, 12:21:17 pm
Get it if you like free wallhack where enemies glow through trees and walls, and if you die, that's not a problem either, your dog will put its Jesus hands on you and bring you back to life. You can't get more casual than Ubisoft games.
Title: Re: Far Cry 5
Post by: Sandersson Jankins on April 02, 2018, 02:08:03 pm
i have purchased it on impulse, probably due to years of hyper-consumptionist social conditioning or just plain poor character
i'm already committed to enjoying it though, wish me luck. prob go artificial difficulty mode and go pistol only action hero mode or something