Far Cry 6 random notes

[MichelGamer1997]

Welcome to the forum



Download the demo from one of the retailers, eg Ubi or Steam, to discover whether you like it or not.



What aspects are you asking about? The demo will probably answer most of that.



Of course not, no game is worth that.

These threads should prove useful:

FPS—Far Cry 6 your playing experiences

You lucky people who have FC6, please select from this paparazzi smorgasbord: Your Setup What CPU/GPU combo are you playing on? What resolution are you on?—what FPS are you getting? Single player or Co-op?—how drunk were you while playing? Overview How is it overall? Is the story of much...

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Far Cry Modding

This is mainly a shout out to what appears to be a superb site for major FC mod packages—Far Cry Modding—but of course, all mod mentions are welcome. As you can see, they have content all the way back to FC2. There are big mod packages for the main FC games from FC4 on—ie FC4, Primal, FC5...

forums.pcgamer.com

Thank you for the answers. I know what to do. I will try to download the demo. I read the reviews in Styme, wrote that 6 was worse than the previous ones, so I asked questions. Many wrote about the plot and an empty map. I'll play and give feedback!)

 

[Brian Boru]

reviews in Styme, wrote that 6 was worse than the previous ones

Don't worry about those, everyone has their fav and least fav FC game—eg FC2 is my least fav, but it has a dedicated small core of fans who much prefer it to the others, I assume cos it's the FC game which veers most towards Survival.

Which FCs you like and dislike will likely depend on your own preferences. People who don't play the games, or just rush thru the story and call it done, talk about a FC 'formula'—whereas there are significant differences in many of them if you spend the time. The TLDR version:

♣ FC1—Phenomenal when it launched, quite difficult, some great missions, 2nd half a drag when Trigens appear. Brilliant at the time, only for nostalgia now.
♦ FC2—Worst of series, VERY annoying mechanics, tedious gameplay, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive … I never got beyond 5 hours in 3 attempts to play it without boredom & tedium becoming too much. Has a dedicated small core of fans who much prefer it to the others, maybe cos it's the FC game which veers most towards Survival.
♥ FC3—Really good gameplay at the time, enjoyable if you like over-the-top stuff, story missions mostly a drag, UI a disgrace. Comic book approach with caricature of one-dimensional villain—brilliantly portrayed by Michael Mando—and QTE events.
♠ FC3 Blood Dragon—way more over-the-top, not my cup of tea, but many like it as a short fun romp in 80s style.
♣ FC4—Excellent, improved FC3, much better story & characters, fabulous changing environment, less-worse UI, mostly good story missions, best gameplay. Nuanced political backdrop with most interesting villain—also great performance by Troy Baker—where the good guys aren't so good either.
♦ FC4 Valley of the Yetis—surprised me, well worth playing.
♥ FC4 Primal—Excellent, beautiful world of 12,000 years ago, great melee-heavy no-guns weapon play [beehive bombs!], not-too-bad UI, nice characters, base-building, ridiculously bad boss fights.
♠ FC5—Most variety in gameplay so far, lovely environment, interesting mechanics, fun story & characters, fun arcade mode; bad mission balance, unskippable tedious cut scenes, game-breaking timed run-n-gun sequences with major bugs—oh, I guess that should be spray-n-pray sequences, given the context. Resistance mod essential to avoid those problems.
♣ FC5 New Dawn—Very good, doesn't include FC5 game-breaker. Fun 'off-world' Expeditions which, like Outpost captures, can be repeated against tougher opposition for greater rewards. Didn't finish story, looks very boring run n gun stuff in YouTube, but rest makes it a great game. Worst villains of series.

plot and an empty map

Oh yeah, plot is always a fair criticism of a FC game. If it's story you want, and for some reason you've run out of books, then I recommend TV or movies—those are the story-telling mediums.

Games are about gameplay—all other aspects are welcome bonuses if good or somewhat irrelevant distractions if not—and FC series has that in spades… IF you like the FC gameplay loops.

The maps are of course full, maybe those reviewers were looking for some particular content which wasn't there? I avoid transport as much as possible cos the maps are so interesting and rewarding to traverse and explore—altho I do air drop and wingsuit a lot in FC6 since the map is so huge… depends on my humor on the day.

FC6 is a fine game—but like many other fine games, that doesn't mean you'll like it—looking forward to your reaction

PS have you played any earlier FC game?

 

[MichelGamer1997]

Don't worry about those, everyone has their fav and least fav FC game—eg FC2 is my least fav, but it has a dedicated small core of fans who much prefer it to the others, I assume cos it's the FC game which veers most towards Survival.

Which FCs you like and dislike will likely depend on your own preferences. People who don't play the games, or just rush thru the story and call it done, talk about a FC 'formula'—whereas there are significant differences in many of them if you spend the time. The TLDR version:

♣ FC1—Phenomenal when it launched, quite difficult, some great missions, 2nd half a drag when Trigens appear. Brilliant at the time, only for nostalgia now.
♦ FC2—Worst of series, VERY annoying mechanics, tedious gameplay, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive … I never got beyond 5 hours in 3 attempts to play it without boredom & tedium becoming too much. Has a dedicated small core of fans who much prefer it to the others, maybe cos it's the FC game which veers most towards Survival.
♥ FC3—Really good gameplay at the time, enjoyable if you like over-the-top stuff, story missions mostly a drag, UI a disgrace. Comic book approach with caricature of one-dimensional villain—brilliantly portrayed by Michael Mando—and QTE events.
♠ FC3 Blood Dragon—way more over-the-top, not my cup of tea, but many like it as a short fun romp in 80s style.
♣ FC4—Excellent, improved FC3, much better story & characters, fabulous changing environment, less-worse UI, mostly good story missions, best gameplay. Nuanced political backdrop with most interesting villain—also great performance by Troy Baker—where the good guys aren't so good either.
♦ FC4 Valley of the Yetis—surprised me, well worth playing.
♥ FC4 Primal—Excellent, beautiful world of 12,000 years ago, great melee-heavy no-guns weapon play [beehive bombs!], not-too-bad UI, nice characters, base-building, ridiculously bad boss fights.
♠ FC5—Most variety in gameplay so far, lovely environment, interesting mechanics, fun story & characters, fun arcade mode; bad mission balance, unskippable tedious cut scenes, game-breaking timed run-n-gun sequences with major bugs—oh, I guess that should be spray-n-pray sequences, given the context. Resistance mod essential to avoid those problems.
♣ FC5 New Dawn—Very good, doesn't include FC5 game-breaker. Fun 'off-world' Expeditions which, like Outpost captures, can be repeated against tougher opposition for greater rewards. Didn't finish story, looks very boring run n gun stuff in YouTube, but rest makes it a great game. Worst villains of series.



Oh yeah, plot is always a fair criticism of a FC game. If it's story you want, and for some reason you've run out of books, then I recommend TV or movies—those are the story-telling mediums.

Games are about gameplay—all other aspects are welcome bonuses if good or somewhat irrelevant distractions if not—and FC series has that in spades… IF you like the FC gameplay loops.

The maps are of course full, maybe those reviewers were looking for some particular content which wasn't there? I avoid transport as much as possible cos the maps are so interesting and rewarding to traverse and explore—altho I do air drop and wingsuit a lot in FC6 since the map is so huge… depends on my humor on the day.

FC6 is a fine game—but like many other fine games, that doesn't mean you'll like it—looking forward to your reaction

PS have you played any earlier FC game?

I think it's still worth playing the 6th part, but only at a discount. Thanks for explaining the previous parts. I've played 4,5 and New Dawn. Prymal started to pass, not enough spirit to pass to the end. In principle, too cool part, just annoyed that the map as in the 4 part( And so in general the whole series of far cry satisfied.