SeekerFar Cry 5
The new Far Cry 5 on PS4, PC, and Xbox has everything you’d expect from an open-world game, but it ruins the fun with a half-hearted attempt at tackling politics.
-- As reviewed by The Verge
Product details
- Fan the flames of resistance and fight to free Hope County from the grip of a deadly cult in the newest installment of the Far Cry series
- Beware of the wrath of Joseph Seed and his cult followers as you support the resistance in small town America
- Explore Hope County and discover the Montana countryside, wildlife, and its inhabitants in an exciting open world
- Play your way. Build your character, make your own allies, and watch the world change as you progress
- Upgrade to the Gold Edition and get immediate access to all Deluxe add on content, plus the season pass
PROS
+ Beautiful graphics
+ Relatively smooth gameplay
+ Co-op available from start of game
CONS
- Story doesn't really mesh with overall gameplay
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Expert reviews and ratings
By The Verge on March 29, 2018
The new Far Cry 5 on PS4, PC, and Xbox has everything you’d expect from an open-world game, but it ruins the fun with a half-hearted attempt at tackling politics.
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By IGN on March 28, 2018
Far Cry 5 is another wide-open playground with all the necessary ingredients for causing a real ruckus: loads of enemies and allies, temperamental wildlife, and plenty of explosions. Amidst all the insanity it manages to tell a serious story with respectable characters and a powerful ending, though it’s not the most memorable in the series. The successful transition from exotic locales to America’s backyard makes me excited to see where the Far Cry formula goes next.
89
By Tom's Guide on March 28, 2018
Far Cry 5 takes the game's vaunted first-person shooter antics and brings them to a fictional America for the first time in the series.
80
By PCWorld on March 26, 2018
Far Cry 5 offers a fun, vivid take on rural Americana, but doesn’t dig into the questions its setting raises.
70
By TechAdvisor on March 26, 2018
Far Cry 5 is a rollercoaster of emotions; from the sheer adrenaline of the gameplay, to the psychological trauma resulted from the most disturbing underlings in the series’ history. Much like a pilgrimage, the initial trials and tribulations are very difficult, but as things progress it becomes significantly less so. A hugely enjoyable experience, even if it’s certainly got a few pacing and open-world teething issues to address.
80
By TrustedReviews on March 26, 2018
Every Far Cry begins with an escape, and Far Cry 5 is no different. However, here there’s a sense that it’s not just our hero, the Deputy, who’s escaping Eden Gate’s cult maniacs, but the series trying to escape its limitations. Far Cry 5 is running both from the ghosts of Far Crys past and the even more terrifying spectre of the ‘Ubigame’ – that cynical internet theory that all Ubisoft games are essentially the same.
80