Far Cry 5

Has a compelling story that keeps you sucked into the game from the jaw dropping start to the insane ending. Would definitely recommend for a returning Far Cry player and new players to the series.

The game is a blast to play. Exploring the wilderness and taking outposts with your followers is insane fun. You can have a pilot bomb your enemies from above, a sniper take them out from a nice vantage point, or have them all slapped to death by a diabetic grizzly.

The worst part of the game is the story and having to listen to any of the main characters talk about their "deep dark philosophical principal"

The ending is absolute trash writing.

'Far Cry 5 (2018)' marks the first time that a game in the series has been set in the USA. As such, it has come under fire for its politics. However, the game isn't saying anything particularly controversial; whatever political musings there may be, they're entirely perfunctory. The story puts you in the shoes of a rookie police officer tasked with bringing in the leader of a notorious local cult. When all hell breaks loose, you must rally your allies and, essentially, enforce a form of home-grown martial law to bring things back to the way they used to be. The narrative is delivered in a less straightforward way this time around, with the majority of the game taking place within three distinct districts that can be played in any order. The occasional cut-scene will move things along without you having any input, but for the most part you are in control of the story's progression. This incidental kind of vibe is appropriate for the game-loop, as it allows you to undertake your own mini adventures while you progress towards the greater overall goal. That goal is, as usual, to reclaim the map. This time, though, there are no towers to climb. Instead, the world simply reveals itself as you move through it, meeting all manner of quirky character and delirious foe as you go. The map is chock full of content, most of which is driven by specific characters and, therefore, feels more important than the busywork it actually is. The 'buddy' system does a great job of making you feel like you're really having an impact; when you save certain people, they become available as AI co-op partners. Though the thing has a good sense of progression, the actual plot is segmented and ultimately unfulfilling - thanks, in no small part, to a cheap, supposedly 'clever' rug-pull of an ending. The sections which remove your control are clearly the worst parts of the entire affair, feeling frustrating and jarring, to boot. It takes a while to for the game to get into its own groove, but once it does it's an entertaining time. It feels like a slight step down for the franchise, but it's an enjoyable open-world experience nevertheless. 7/10

I'm still playing the campaign, but so far this game is breathtaking. The darkest Far Cry out of all of them. It's very disturbing and it will give chills by the opening introduction. This game is a winner.

Aside from the generic Ubisoft agendas of every good character being a black or white female which rambles on and on about how tough she is, especially annoying being the bow-packing ally who is almost useless and always gets killed, yet repeats the same badly written "tough whaman" lines constantly...

...It's a really fun game with gorgeous scenery and generally fantastic gameplay that doesn't get old fast.

The STORY is surprisingly bare-bones and dumb considering the great acting and cutscenes invested in it. It's all ruined by the fact people are being mind-controlled via a song or some plant drug, so there isn't a cunning, complicated human reasoning behind why they join the in-game cult of bad guys who have always murdered one guy while a female is of course alive and waits for you to rescue her so she can tell you how strong she is...

The AI you rely on to be on your side however is mindbogglingly stupid, gets in the way, blows your cover by waltzing infront of the enemies while you plan your sneak attacks, takes your helicopter and flies off 5 feet to only crash it... It's a mess.

Speaking of mess, it's a super buggy game. I didn't mind seeing a tree floating in the air, surely they're placed via some algorithm and not manually, so it didn't bother me, but clipping through the ground and falling into nothing like I'm playing Sonic 06, or trying to talk to people almost always resulting in them running away or taking off in a car before they tell me whatever mini quest they have... it's irritating.

Speaking of irritating, WHAT DO I DO AND WHERE DO I GO? The map is so useless, you see a building, you go there - there's nothing, you run to the markers, you get super stupid side missions about collecting baseball cards or finding a bottle of whiskey DURING A WAR WITH A CULT.

I don't know, it's a messy game, but the fun gameplay and its freedom outweighs all of its flaws. I think it was rushed, 2 years doesn't sound nearly enough to make such a large game properly. But Ubisoft be Ubisoft.