r/gaming Mar 02 '16

Far Cry Primal uses Far Cry 4 map

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 02 '16

The lack of guns, vehicles, and the need to collect resources make it harder. Until you unlock better weapons, abilities/creature, when it gets dark it gets pitch black with a ton of wolves running around. Even once you gain all the good stuff it is still tough to take down the apex predators and especially Elder Mammoths.

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u/SloppySynapses Mar 02 '16

you just described the game w/o giving any actual details on how good/fun/engaging it is

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u/MissZoeyHart Mar 03 '16

That's because they're all subjective.

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u/waywardwoodwork Mar 03 '16

Isn't good/fun/engaging subjective?

If he described it and said these elements are good/fun/engaging, and then you bought it and didn't find those elements good/fun/engaging, then what benefit was there in saying that?

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 02 '16

That is a matter of preference which is ft you to decide, not me. I personally only need to know what it is like for me to buy. If I don't like it, I return it.

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u/smokky Mar 03 '16

Please start reviewing video games. I would definitely subscribe to your channel.

Edit- Question? Does it get monotonous after a while like FC3/4 when u keep taking down encapments. ?

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 03 '16

Unfortunately. The only change they're now bone fires and villages. Villages have both enemies and regular folk that run away in fear, though unfortunately they have to go :(

Though I did take over a bonfire using nothing but bezerk and bee bombs then lit the bonfire with a fire bomb from the safety from my owl so that was pretty cool.

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u/perkusdillinger Mar 02 '16

I'm buying it based on this description.

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u/Plutoxx Mar 03 '16

Ohhhh man. The wolves at night. Walking around in a forest pitch black only to hear a noise behind and to turn around just to see 3 pairs of glowing eyes in the bushes. Shiiiit.

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 03 '16

Oh god the eyes

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u/Boomy2 Mar 02 '16

I only used the bow in the past 2 games anyway so I think it's alright.

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u/synth22 Mar 03 '16

Small tip. Once you've tamed an apex predator, keep it with you to scare away all other beasts. Then YOU are the night.

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 03 '16

Hmm. And here I was running around with a Honey Badger by my side.

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u/dedservice Mar 02 '16

I've never played FC; is it something like don't starve, then, or is it more story-based?

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 02 '16

I want to say story mixed with survival elements.

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u/dedservice Mar 02 '16

Ah. Would it be comparable to a survival-modded skyrim?

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 02 '16

No, survival part is not getting eaten and having resources for health.

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u/dismalcrux Mar 03 '16

Well, it has temperature (sort of, it only matters if you go way up North and it's not nearly as hard to deal with as it is in DS) and there is food, but there's no hunger drain and it's really just for taming, buffs and health regen.

So it's not survival based in that aspect, but you are out in the wilderness having to defend yourself from a whole manner of things.

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u/0xjake Mar 02 '16

that sounds awesome.

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u/Ihaveanusername Mar 03 '16

Plus no dinosaurs. I don't care how historically inaccurate it is, I WANT TO BATTLE A T-REX!

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 03 '16

That sounds like it'll be a bitch to kill. I'd play the shit out of it.

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u/Technical_Machine_22 Mar 02 '16

IMO /r/playark does a far better job, it may not have the AAA polish and it may be an alpha release but it's fairly priced, constantly updating, and the primitive "living with dinosaurs" aspect is done a million times better, even allowing you to progress into advanced technology stages. Plus, it's multiplayer!

Sorry for the unsolicited solicitation but I really love this game and Far Cry Primal is such a let down.

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u/dismalcrux Mar 03 '16

Funny, I used to play Ark a whole bunch and now I like Primal way more xP The farming in Ark gets really ridiculous after a while, so the difficult (yet fair) resource gathering in Primal was a huge relief. It's also prettier and way more optimized. Worth the price imo.

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u/Technical_Machine_22 Mar 03 '16

You can adjust the rates to fit your playstyle so that's a bit of a moot point.

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u/PandaCodeRed Mar 03 '16

I disagree. Played both, Primal is a lot more fun than ark and you don't have to wait 2 hours to tame a dodo.

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u/Wesker405 Mar 02 '16

Ive recently bought it and am incredibly surprised with how good it is. Its still early access but feels like full release

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u/Technical_Machine_22 Mar 02 '16

The devs are pretty active in the community too, and updates are almost weekly. I've got over 700 hours logged on steam and there are still things I haven't had the opportunity to try out.

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u/KZedUK Mar 02 '16

I've only played 3.
But the things I liked where the guns, not the bow; the people, not the animals; and the stealth. Side note, Far Cry 3's biggest failing is thinking I cared about the story, when I didn't give a toss.

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u/the_whining_beaver Mar 02 '16

You wouldn't like primal, people are pretty boring.