Far Cry Primal (PS4)

I am thoroughly enjoying this game! I have played Far Cry 2,3 and 4, the latter on PS4, the former on PC, and loved them all, especially FC4. For those who loved FC 3 & 4 then you will like this. The game play and mechanics of the game are the same as FC4, so you'd quickly be able to get into the game. The graphics have been given a facelift from FC4 and in this Primal carnation they are simply stunning. Unlike the previous titles in the series there are no guns, no rockets, no vehicles or other modern day things. This one takes place in 10,000 BC, the Stone Age. As such you have bows, arrows, spears and axes. The terrain is vary much wilderness and the animals include woolly mammoths, huge sabre-toothed tigers, wolves, bears and other such things. The atmospherics of the environment are simply great and you can hear all that wildlife around you, unspoilt by modern technology. There are other tribes to look at for, such as the cannibals. Lots of creeping around sneaking up on people and animals, trying to get a head shot with a stone age bow and arrow. There is a day/night cycle in the game but, unfortunately, the night doesn't really seem like night; I thought it would have got a lot darker due to no light pollution and the scenery around you, especially the forests. The night just gets a little darker and bluer, that's about it. There is still the skills and upgrades trees similar to FC3 & 4 and encyclopedia built in. The map is huge. Not sure how big it is compared to FC 4 but to me it seems much the same size. I know a lot of people would disagree but I would love to see a Jurassic era Far Cry with dinosaurs. :) All in all a great game from my first few hours of playing it, but may not appeal to those who like guns, rockets and such things.

Brilliant Game. Fantastic Graphics and a completely unique concept. Those who are saying it is a rehash of Far Cry 4 are mistaken. The ideas are completely different. One has a focus on arms combat, the other a focus on developing a civilisation for a tribe. Granted it does have some of the key traits of a Far Cry game such as outposts and skill upgrading, but this is part of the same frachise after all! Pros: Hugely addictive - I can't get to my mission without ending up sidetracked claiming an outpost, rescuing a tribesman or trying to tame my latest companion. Tameable animals are very unique to one another - some have sheer strength that other animals are too frightened to even approach, others are fast enough to run away in the face of danger. Brilliant graphics and gameplay - If you are familiar with the franchise, you will be well and truly at home with this game. Just because it is not a numbered sequel in the game, doesn't mean it is a rushed job (Take note, Battlefield!) Authentic - Heck, the game is in a whole made up language (don't worry, there are subtitles), but these are things that should draw you in rather than push you away. This game is authentic but... Cons: ...Some logic is a bit hypocritical - Ok, so we are in 10,000 BC yet you can still use a grapple hook and fast travel. I suppose these accessories make the game easier to pick up and play, but where the game does a fantastic job of being authentic in it's time and era, this does slightly go against that. As for the story, I would love to be able to comment, but as I have mentioned, I keep getting distracted! From what I have seen so far though, it has substance and investable characters and plot. Overall, would definitely recommend.

A word of advice: free roam as much possible, do the upgrades as you please and play the game how you feel. Don't feel the need to complete as many side quests as possible. For me alot of what made it a good game are the little things you come across while free roaming. From desprately trying to run from wild bears on the cliffs edges whle it casually mows down other unsuspecting enemies giving you chance to sneak away. To charging enemies in the underbushes and twisting terrain of the forest. Grinding aligators and killer fish on a lone island in a lake by throwning clubs and spears at them and running away. To trying to navigate the endless icy waselands. Don't normally go after the platinum of mnay games but was enjoying the game so much i couldn't help it. On the dowside it is a very easy game but well worth the experience.

If you have had the pleasure of playing the farcry franchise....well this is a new take on it...only without the firepower you hve come love.set in a stone age era of a fantasy land.you begin with the search for your lost tribe members and set with the task of saving and bringing them back together.you will face other tribes in battle and the usual outpost takeovers and side missions are a part of the fun too.a nearly unique part of this is you can learn to tame wild fierce animals and have them fight along side you,another new inclusion is that of an owl you can use to scout ahead of you to plan attacks and even drop some explosives and beehives on your enemies(yes you did read that right)...the only problem is even with its new era and settings it all seems too similar to earlier games.yes I know its set way before the gun was invented but the firepower and different ways of dispensing your enemies in explosives ways is whats lacking.you miss the excitement of long range snipering,mines and rocket launchers.dont get me wrong its a good game and original in its story and artistry but you just long to get back to the facry we know and love.if you are a fan of the franchise then its a bonus game it feels like it should of been an add on rather than a new game to the franchise.

It doesn't say much, but as far as open world games have gone on the PS4 so far, this is one of the better ones. Pros: -Lovely graphics, looks great all the time. -Nice rpg elements, not complex at all, yet not so simple that they're pointless. -Fun to play. I expected lots of walking around, doing samey things, which you are but actually it doesn't take long to get from a-to-b, especially once you start riding your tamed beast, plus there's always fast travel. And whilst the tasks can be samey, it's fun to try to improve your skills and get some additional XP for stealth or whatever. -Good action and gore. It's always fun to kill. Killing is fun. -Control system works very well. I've only played a bit of FC3 and Blood Dragon and found it very quick and easy to pick up and play without any confusion. Cons: -It looks like I can walk or at least run up it, but no, it's yet another slope covered in that frustratingly, invisible ice. Grrr! -When you ride your beasts and hit a small rock or tree, you're reminded of this by your controller jolting in your hands. Hitting these things doesn't affect you otherwise so it's just irritating. -Although understandable given the theme of the game, surroundings and landscapes tend to look very similar for miles and miles, not much changes. -Due to the 1st person pov, sometimes, in dark places, especially underwater in a cave where you can't set fire to anything, you can't see anything! let alone which way you're facing, ending up in your inevitable, yet unnecessary death. -Getting lost in caves can also be very frustrating. Con Imo: There are animals everywhere, all the time! I realise this isn't a game trying to necessarily aim for realism, but I doubt the fields and forests where this jammed packed full of creatures 'back in the day', which makes the concept of finding a lion or a mammoth or something and taming it, not as exciting as it could be. Great game, worth a play, but I can't help think it would have been better to use the caveman idea with dinosaurs and call it Far Cry: Prehistoric. Sod the historically correctness, I want mammoths AND T-rex's dammit!

I have to say I was a little doubtful that this sort of change to the series would actually work, but I was way off. I'll start off saying that upon first look when I booted the game up first time was that the map was large, but after a bit of exploring its actually massive. And all of it is wonderfully rendered with its night and day cycles adding much more to the world in more ways then one. It does take about an hour to actually get into the game as a whole but its well worth it, hunting for meat and materials to expand your village and update your arsenal is a little grinding at first but its something that you can do really at anytime without feeling that you are being forced to do it in order to progress. Not saying it doesn't help of course. The day and night cycles are impressive however as mentioned above. During the day everything seems normal and you get the odd attack by wild animals and enemy hunters as you wonder through the massive world completely with back ground noise that you would expect to find. However you can actually feel tense as night falls and things go silent for a moment before the night life arrives, wolf packs are abound as well as lions, leopards, panthers and whatever else wants to pick you from its teeth. I will say my favourite part of the night is seeing the eyes of predators in the darkness. Fire plays an important part in the game as well, from keeping warm in the northern regions to being used as a weapon in more ways then one, you can set fire to a lot of stuff but keep an eye on your surroundings or else you will set yourself on fire. Weapons are mainly clubs, spears and a bow, but you do get some primitive bombs, a sling and traps along with whatever animal you have at your side. I could go on for a lot longer about this but i'll wrap it up saying that this is worth buying even though it doesn't have multiplayer or co-op which I'm actually glad about as I think it might have taken away from the game as a whole. So far the story more than makes up for it, and the people who said that this would be rubbish because it doesn't have guns, are wrong.

Fabulous game. First person view with brilliant graphics. Nice twist with the setting. You have to expand your tribe by hunting and taking on enemies. To do this you follow quests and upgrade your equipment and weapons to take on bigger and harder enemies/animals. The game has a nice learning curve and until you tame an animal and upgrade your weapon you do feel vulnerable against a pack of wolves etc. This changes especially when you tame a saber tooth! The trophies are all achievable and the cut scences are really good. One of the tribe members you have to help is like a redneck yokel who is hilarious. Great game and a lot of fun to play

I've always been a far cry fan, so I was excited to see what this game was going to be like. I wasn't disappointed, brilliant game and great story line. I love the weapons, it adds a little bit of skill and risk to the game! Found it a little too easy to farm for things and I found myself with all the best weapons/upgrades when I hadn't got far in the story line, same with taming the beasts there isn't any chance to fail you just chuck some meat down then you pretty much have a companion. Would be a little more interesting if sometimes taming didn't work, just so it was more of a challenge! The beast mastery quests are really good as well. Overall a great game.