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Far Cry 5 | Review Thread
- Thread starter JJShadow
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Great review
Waypoint is killing it right now, imo
It managed to have combat feel better when I played a rogue. So it has that.
I thought I was forgetting something.
I was trying to exclude the cross-gen games since most of those got rated under last generation's review standards, which rated things a bit higher, which is why things like Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed 4 are missing.
Absolutely right. Personally I think it should be an auto-ban for anyone spoiling any aspect of a game's ending, especially in a fucking review thread on a gaming-centric forum!
Yeah I've watched them before. Splitting up like "right, first up is graphics" just evokes 90's magazine reviews to me, not long format reviews that I'm used to now.
His criticisms are totally valid. As are anyone else. It was more me wondering why people were riding his dick specifically lately.
You'll never convince Majesty he's wrong about ELEX. Stop trying while you're ahead.
The combat isn't too bad. But I still have nightmares going through those tunnels with respawning enemies from one town to the next only to be sent back immediately after. No idea if they ever patched that after launch.
Oh no the enemies respawning are for sure a thing. I eventually reached a point I'd just rush through them lmao
Agreed, Elex was not fun. I fell for the hype threads and it's definitely wasn't for me. Whereas I was able to find some fun in Technomancer.
Ubi are aggressively mediocre, having found just the right formula to get good sales but never push the boat. The Marvel of gaming.
Yeah I'm going to bow out now don't want to get spoiled. Happy with the scores though and expect it to land on 83 with the Gamespot and IGN reviews added.
Very well-written, but I fear it's going to be the first of 1,000 hot(ter) takes on the game. It's almost as if, and stick with me here, Far Cry doesn't want to take itself so seriously. A toe in the water approach, like every other game. I can see what he's saying -- that it alllllmost gets there, and that's a shame because it could've been more impactful than it chooses to be. But for me, I don't want Far Cry to go there. Having some huge, political moment of gravitas one second and then flying through the mountains raining over-the-top destruction down would be more whiplash than I would enjoy, I think.
Regarding your waypoint comment, I'm thankful they choose a different approach. We need more dissonant, differing voices.
And regarding the rest of your comments, agreed.
I think that Wolfenstein 2 proves that it's possible to have a tonal spectrum done well, but that's a pretty curated experience that doesn't factor in an open world.
I remember playing FC3 and liking it until the I have to collect everything side of me soured me on it. Then the same happened when I bought FC4(heavily discounted). Glad this is reviewing well. Based on my previous pattern, I will end up buying this. Hoping the experience will be better since I don't care about collecting shit as much.
That's a fair point. The open world definitely messes with narrative intention, yeah.
They aren't massively all over the place, looking on Opencritic http://opencritic.com/game/4384/far-cry-5?tab=1 at the list on the left hand side there are 50 reviews 8 and above and 10 lower than 8, that is relatively consistent.
Yeah, aggressively mediocre is probably the best description lol. They've polished the hell out of that formula though. I think I learned my lesson after FC4, but it took way too long. Of all the games I've bought and put down after 2 hours, Ubisoft probably made half of them.
Rabbids was their best output in years.
Haven't seen it myself but a review said the opening mission is really strong. Drawing comparisons to the opening of the last of us. Maybe if they were able to maintain that through the game they'd be able to pull it off.
Lol you put it way more nicely than I could have. That was a wall of text that says so, so much more about the author than the game. If that's how they review games, I'm definitely marking them off of 'relevant' in terms of what games are fun to play lol.
Reviews seem to be in the territory of FC4 and I think that is a perfectly fine thing. I really liked FC4 and put a good amount of hours into it. This should be a fun romp to keep me busy for a while.
Best to just ignore them, they're pure bait. You could lay out the most thoughtful, well-reasoned argument to why that whole statement is unfair (which it is), but it wouldn't matter.
lol considering the game was in development far before Orange was elected
Besides the shot at Marvel which I won't comment on, I find that description of Ubi to be pretty much perfect. They've tweaked their formula to perfection (for mass sales) and have nailed the marketing side at the same time to result in peak sales for most of their titles.
Waypoint seems to review games on political agenda first, gameplay last. I dont play games to listen to political commentary. I play them for fun. I never find their reviews worthwhile.
Is this a meme? I've been seeing this pop up all over this site recently.
He talks about a lot of the gameplay systems in other parts of the review. Progression, level & mission design, gunplay, AI...
So because it was in development prior to the fall 2016 election that means they didn't have enough time in the past 1.5 years to weave some things into this game's story?
It's just a very accurate way to describe a great many games these days. Ubisoft has this open world formula they attempt to build all sorts of different games around, and in many ways it leads to them not making anything that stands out.
It's just a bad take that comes from ignorant people who still think Ubi makes three games that all center around tower climbing. Mentioning games that don't fit that specific open world criticism, like R6 Siege, For Honor, South Park, Mario & Rabbids, or others, and you're met with a variety of excuses.
Sure they could have but the review makes it seem like it was made right when he was elected.
Plus it seems like they're making it political for the sake of making it political. Same with people who will use this as "see we don't need more of dem violent games they make the children bad"
I would put most of those under that same mediocre banner as the others honestly (the online GaaS games I would put under a much nastier/meaner banner). Even south park which I felt was a huge step down from the first game, despite having a better combat system. How much of that was ubi's fault or Matt and Trey's who can say for sure? I just know it wasn't as good.
Mario Rabbids was good though. Pretty sure I had it near the end of my goty list last year, definitely a good if somewhat too simplified take on the Xcom formula.
Well it's not hard to imagine the story of this game was coming into focus right at the exact moment the election was entering it's home stretch (2 years ago), right up to the actual election night (1.5 years ago).
Pre-ordered my copy from BB with GCU. I enjoyed both FC2 and 3 setting, not so much the 4th one.
So far from the videos I've seen so far, I think I'll enjoy this world a lot.
So far from the videos I've seen so far, I think I'll enjoy this world a lot.
if the developers choose a setting that is very obviously political in today's climate, then criticizing the game on what it's saying (or not) about politics is absolutely fair game
i know, not everyone have the will or intellectual ability to critically think about the political messages and interpretations of the games they are playing, but ridiculing those who do is only making yourself look bad
i know, not everyone have the will or intellectual ability to critically think about the political messages and interpretations of the games they are playing, but ridiculing those who do is only making yourself look bad
How can you say that after Ass Creed Origins, Rainbow 6 and For Honor? Modern Ubisoft are clearly on a path where this seems like a relic from 5 years ago.
8s are mediocre now?
Also none of those games have the same formula
Thats fine then, im much in the same boat as you, however i wont deny the fact that its important for sites like way point to exist in our climate. We live in an age where more and more, peoples politics and moral standings drive every day decision making. If your'e the type of person who wants to make and a 60 dollar transaction and have it positively effect the leftist movement while also aggrivating the right. Far cry 5 might not be the "FU" that your looking for and that money might be better spent on wolfenstein 2 or a more socially concious independant game. But if your politics dont drive your buying habbits or hobbies, then far cry 5's lack of a politicial direction might not bother you in the slightest. However for those that this is extremely important for, its good to have places like way point catering to that market.
No, I meant the phrase "aggressively mediocre." I'm seeing it used to describe everything lately. A youtube video, a game, a developer. Figured it was some kinda meme.