- Publisher: Ubisoft
- Release Date: Mar 27, 2018
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry 5 is a relentlessly fun, aggressively varied open world shooter that will keep you hooked for dozens and dozens of hours. The game's world has never felt more alive, brimming with animal ecosystems, serene lakes, and verdant forests, with spectacular scenery just begging to be screenshotted.
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Mar 29, 2018Far Cry 5 is a masterpiece. Ubisoft has refined the core formula and delivered what may well be the best shooter we’ll see this year. The story, writing, and voice acting, remains remarkable throughout. The gameplay is every bit as energetic and chaotic as it ever was, with more depth than ever before. Far Cry 5 is stunning, well designed, and thoroughly engaging.
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May 8, 2018Ubisoft has crafted a brilliant open-world shooter, but the company has also presented a subversive take on the hero's journey that is both engaging and disturbing. Most importantly, it's a game that makes you think, which is something you don't often see.
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Apr 9, 2018While co-op is appreciated, it feels tacked on and the multiplayer modes are little more than a distraction, even if the map editor is one of the most comprehensive seen for a while. Despite this, Far Cry 5 is the best addition to the franchise for quite a while and it is well worth spending many hours visiting Montana.
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Apr 9, 2018Far Cry 5 is a bloody laugh. It doesn’t take itself too seriously – but then the series never has. If you’re a fan of the previous games then this is a must buy for your collection; it is bright, noisy and frantic and I wouldn’t have it another way.
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Apr 6, 2018While you're not likely to remember its story in a few months' time, and the erratic driving of friendly civilians may frequently alarm you, its gameplay shines and that's what's important. Setting you free in a stunningly realised open world, Far Cry 5 gives you all the tools you need for tens of hours of outrageous fun. Factor in online co-op and the user-generated content of Far Cry 5 Arcade, and you have one hell of a compelling package.
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Apr 3, 2018Despite some brief irritations and missed opportunities with its narrative, spending time in the world of Hope County remains absolutely delightful.
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Mar 26, 2018What we get in the end is a Far Cry that is both structured and full of open player-agency and emergent activity. It’s a game whose game-world is designed for you to love and adore, to become intimate and at one with; to be equally terrified of. This is videogames, after all, and that is at the fore of design here.
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Mar 26, 2018It takes the Far Cry blueprint and expands the highlights while changing the sliders on aspects that became overused to craft not only the best Far Cry game, but one of the best open worlds to explore this generation, whether alone or with a little help from a friend (or AI dog).
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry 5 returns to revitalize the saga, with addictive gameplay, crazy scenes, moments of action and a cruel and enigmatic story.
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry 5 is an indispensable title for fans of shooting and action games. Its history is a path worth visiting and its playability will keep you in front of the screen.
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry 5 is as good as we were hoping it would be, offering a great campaign with plenty of freedom and things to do, a satisfying narrative and surprising multiplayer options through Far Cry Arcade. A pretty complete package.
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Mar 26, 2018In its quieter moments Hope County is a picturesque backdrop to terrific Prepper Stash puzzles, and an over-the-top fantasy playground when the volume is turned up. Taking on Eden's Gate is compelling, horrific, and an awful lot of fun.
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Mar 26, 2018We didn’t get it with the last two entries in the series, but Far Cry 5 feels like the generational leap that fans have been waiting for. This installment certainly feels like the biggest in terms of content and it just might be the best Far Cry game to date.
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry is back with yet another great adventure. Far Cry 5 is stunning, fun, has tons of content and a lot of care has been put into every single aspect of the game. The only thing missing is some innovation.
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Mar 27, 2018The successful transition from exotic locales to America’s backyard makes me excited to see where the Far Cry formula goes next.
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Mar 26, 2018Far Cry 5 offers a breathtaking adventure with solid shooting action, a living and appealing world to explore and a convincing bad guy. The addition of co-op is great and Far Cry Arcade makes this a package that every shooter fan must play.
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Mar 26, 2018Ubisoft strengthens the Far Cry formula introducing new features to make the open world gameplay more organic and streamlined; together with a strong cast of characters, this makes Far Cry 5 the best game in the series since FC3.
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Apr 11, 2018Far Cry 5 is a breathe of fresh air for the Far Cry franchise. Ubisoft’s open-world design continues to evolve in mostly positive ways, granting players more freedom than ever before while presenting more engrossing story and side missions with memorable NPCs to help keep the gameplay loop from getting repetitive. If you’re a fan of Far Cry or first-person shooters in general, Far Cry 5 is an easy recommendation.
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Apr 2, 2018Should you find yourself wanting to plow straight through to the center of cult activity and really stick it to the Seeds, or slow down your pace assisting every Tom and Nancy you come across, Far Cry 5 has got you covered. Whether you want to play online with a friend and have a laugh or two in a goofy custom map, or get down and dirty with the local country folks, the choice is up to you. After all, this is Far Cry, and this is Hope County, Montana. You’re about to have a hell of a time.
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Mar 29, 2018The biggest take away from Far Cry 5 was the fact that it was just pure fun. The missions were both fun and entertaining, the visuals are fantastic, and the shooting is refined and on point. Fans of the series have more than likely already picked this up, but if you remotely enjoy first person shooters, this is a must own. It’s not perfect, but it tries its best to be and you know what? It got close.
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Mar 27, 2018Far Cry 5 improves on a well-established formula by adding mercenaries and removing many of the chores that defined its predecessors. The game is incredibly fun to play, but its story is lackluster and its uneven pace prevents it from reaching its full potential.
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Mar 26, 2018If you’re a fan of the Far Cry series, Far Cry 5 is a definite must-have. The gameplay is familiar, but there are shiny new features that are a blast to play with.
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Mar 26, 2018From its tense opening to its blistering conclusion, Far Cry 5 is another cracking instalment in the series, streamlining some of the hunting elements and putting co-op up front for both the campaign and the bottomless Far Cry Arcade. The narrative and characters will live on in the memory once you're done and dusted too, as will the insane random minute-to-minute moments that always succeed in making Far Cry so unique.
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Jun 6, 2018This fresh take on the Far Cry franchise is clearly visible content-wise, but a tad more discrete on the style. If you're not bothered by the slightly repetitive formula, you'll enjoy the many strengths of this episode.
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Official Xbox Magazine UKMay 26, 2018Murderous and mad, this is one of the silliest, most immersive open worlds on Xbox. [June 2018, p.73]
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Mar 26, 2018Playing Ubisoft's Far Cry 5 is just like eating a McDonald's Big Mac. It's really appetizing but never surprises me. I already know what it tastes like before actually biting in, considering all the Big Macs are made by the same recipe. So is Far Cry 5.
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CD-ActionJun 5, 2018Far Cry 5 is exactly what you would expect from a Far Cry game and not much more. It does the open world really well, but the bland story drags it down. The game touches a sensitive subject, but doesn’t have guts to actually say something and couldn’t convince me even for a minute that what’s happening could be real. What the franchise obviously needs is a new beginning, a leap of faith Assassin’s Creed Origins was brave enough to take. [05/2018, p.56]
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Apr 1, 2018Visually it is mostly stunning and while the antagonists are highly charismatic, they are also very one-dimensional. Mechanically on the other hand the series takes a few steps in the right direction but the main story missions aside there is nothing that its predecessors or the Just Cause franchise haven’t done before. But even that could be forgiven, if there would be an ounce of either believable or challenging AI behaviour could be found.
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Mar 26, 2018But if you’re looking for an insight or two into the sociopolitical troubles currently haunting the country in which Far Cry 5 is set, best not to get your hopes up.
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Edge MagazineApr 26, 2018It is too stressful to be enjoyable, it's world too dangerous to safely explore, it's story too dumb to take seriously. [June 2018, p.112]
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Mar 27, 2018Far Cry 5's story is a real let-down, but the action still makes for a solid co-op experience.
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Mar 27, 2018New changes to the structure are welcomed, but 'Far Cry 5' has no confidence and no heart.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 299 out of 523
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Mixed: 121 out of 523
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Negative: 103 out of 523
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Mar 28, 2018
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Mar 27, 2018By far the best Far Cry game they've made. On the Xbox One X this game looks absolutely stunning.
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