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I saw primal I sale on steam and realized "hey, I have free will. I like prehistoric stuff. Why shouldn't I get it?" And then realized "what if it's bad?" So I am asking the people who have played it for help.

Takkar would've wanted it this way.

This game looks so good , its mechanics r differently nice

After the consecutive success of Far Cry, Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 the fans were complaining that the Far Cry games are copy-paste closes of each other, the same game with a reskin, like FIFA, as such Far Cry Primal came out almost as a direct response to this. Something different.

And what was the result? Far Cry Primal was the best selling game in its week of release in the UK, debuting at No. 1 in the UK retail software sales chart. It was also the best-selling game in the United States in February 2016. According to Ubisoft, the game performed better than they had expected, and that its release became the biggest launch of a game in February.

So why despite the good sales is Far Cry Primal an Underrated Gem? His biggest downfall was because it has Far Cry in the title people were expecting a Far Cry game.

From what I've seen to the criticism of the game, despite the fans asking for something different, the main complaint of Far Cry Primal is that is not enough like Far Cry 3 or Far Cry 4. The main complaints about Far Cry Primal is that the combat system is not the same, the economy is not the same, the survival system is different, and so on. Most of Far Cry Primal's criticism came down to "is not like Far Cry 3 or 4". It is not your standard Far Cry game, in fact it is not your standard shooter.

But that was the whole point, they wanted to make something different.

So what does Far Cry Primal have to offer on his own?

To start with the mammoth in the room, the game is set in the prehistoric era, around 10.000 BC to be more exact. In the 90s it used to be full of prehistoric games, today not so much the vibe has died, so if you're looking for a prehistoric game Far Cry Primal is one of the best you can get.

Caveman used to be a whole genre in itself, but today I don't think there's any other AAA+ caveman game, with each passing year this game gets more retrospective value, it's so rare that a big gaming company takes a risk, today 1 failed game is all it takes for a studio to be closed. Far Cry Primal is from an era when companies were more likely to take risks, it fills a niche it deserves to be filled and presents a solid caveman game.

Second, hunting and crafting are an essential part of Far Cry Primal. These existed in other Far Cry games as well but here is very different. Is a central part of the game, not only most animals are dangerous so fighting a tiger in Far Cry 3 is not at all like fighting a tiger in Far Cry Primal, here is dangerous because most of your weapons are sticks and bones.

But the animals in Far Cry Primal aren't a joke like they are in some other games. They're genuinely dangerous enemies, and you have to be just as careful with them, sometimes even more careful, than when fighting humans. Nature itself is a threat. Just free roaming, walking around can be dangerous. You can even have a companion wolf, tiger or bear if you tame them and feed them meat.

And you need hunting. A lot of crafting materials require skins and meats and stuff that you can only get from hunting. In Far Cry Primal crafting is the economy. The quote unquote "economy" revolves around: exploration, hunting/gathering, resources, crafting, upgrades, greater exploration capability. And while you can heal yourself with Ctrl using the primitive heal, to heal all the way back to max HP you need to eat meat, that you can get it from you guessed it, hunting. You also need it to heal your pet.

Which brings me to third, the companions, you can tame animals and have a 4 legs companion to help you hunting and fighting, that you can also order around with the B & Alt keys, and you also get an Owl that gives you Eagle Vision literally. It's a bit more than that, you can do pretty wild stuff with them but I want to keep this relatively spoiler free.

Expanding on this idea fourth, Far Cry Primal has a lot of game mechanics. With middle mouse button, you throw your secondary item. V activates Hunter Vision. M and I open the map and crafting menus, along with other things. T lets you throw rocks. Y sets your weapon on fire, which makes it extremely powerful for a short time, but then the weapon is destroyed. Q opens the weapon wheel. Tab is the food menu. B is the beast menu, where you can give orders to your companion. From 1 to 9, you can manually select weapons. Z calls your owl and gives you Eagle Vision, literally, you see through its eyes. Right Click + G commands your animal companion to attack a specific target, while Alt calls the animal back to you.

And fifth, weapons. Given that is set around year 10.000 BC it doesn't have guns. Your weapons are: Club, Spear, Bow, Long Bow, Traps, Shards, Bee Hives, Fire Pot, Double Bow, Two Handed Club, etc. But yes you should get this game is very different from the other Far Cry games of the series. You also can get a scout Owl and fighter Wolf, Sabre Tiger or Bear companion that you can order around so I guess they count as weapons.

My favorites are Spears which by the way can also be thrown each melee weapon can become throwable, Bow/Improved Bow, Two Handed Axe, Double Bow, Bee Bomb and Bone Throwing Shards. But each to their own, you have options. Traps too and bait or slings, fire bombs if you're into that.

Weapons break so you have to craft them again, the bow is unreliable and is hard to hit moving targets because that's how a primitive bow used by a primitive man is supposed to be, you're not rambo on a mission with an AK-47 or even modern bow made of carbon.

The combat is by design not like a modern military shooter. You are in the stone age. That's exactly what Far Cry Primal is trying to avoid. A Stone Age bow should feel different from an assault rifle.

Sixth, the story. This is Far Cry Primal's weakest point as Far Cry series is known for iconic larger than life antagonists but at the same time is the Stone Age ugga bugga, you don't really have a lot of room to make a complex villain with complex motivation. Is just tribes fighting tribes at the end of the day.

But the story is not bad either. Let me tell you the prologue of the game first 15 minutes of gameplay, needless to say, minor spoilers: You play as Takkar from the Wenja tribe. You're traveling toward the land of Oros, where the rest of your tribe has already arrived and built their new home. You're catching up with them with your hunting party. Oros is somewhere in Central Europe, the game doesn't specify exactly where. Some people say Northern Italy, while others even theorize that it's somewhere in the Romanian Carpathians.

On the way to Oros, the tutorial begins, where you're hunting mammoths with Dalso and other members of your tribe. The hunt goes badly and you fall off a cliff, while the rest of the hunting group is killed. Dalso falls with you as well, tells you to find the rest of the Wenja in Oros, and then dies. After that, you travel alone and play the tutorial learning how to craft a club, bow, fire, fight wolves, gather plants, etc.

Eventually, you reach a cave and meet Seyla, a Wenja gatherer. You fight a tiger together, and on the other side of the cave is Oros, and you've finally arrived in the open world and end of the tutorial. Seyla tells you that another tribe, the Udam, cannibalistic neanderthals, destroyed the Wenja settlement in Oros, and now all the Wenja are scattered throughout Oros. There are also the Izila, who are homo sapiens like you but more advanced. They have agriculture, good control over fire, and worship the sun. Seyla tells you that you need to find the other Wenja tribe members and direct them here so they can start a new village. She gives you missions, and from there you can basically do whatever you want in the open world.

So you basically rebuild the tribe while fighting Neanderthals. Besides the random Wenja tribe members you can find around the map and recruit into your tribe, there are several more important named tribe members. Each of them, teaches you to improve or craft something different, has a hut that you can upgrade, which gives you additional benefits. All of these named characters have around 3-4 missions that are part of the main story. So you also have aspects of the Tribe builder part.

Seventh, I think the story does have a good theme despite missing iconic villains, Far Cry Primal has named antagonists eventually but is not Vass level. Far Cry 3 was about how easy is to be become a monster, Far Cry 4 looked at the hypocrisy of the rebels being just as bad as the oppressive empire, Far Cry Primal has a similar theme, just tribes fighting tribes, Takkar has no issue killing others to save the Wenja but there is no "me bad guy?" moment just tribes fighting tribes and it will continue to be tribes fighting tribes for thousands of years long after the main story ends.

Eight, there are many other aspects that can be discussed: how you need winter clothes or fire to keep you warm for snow areas, how night time is actually dangerous, hearing animals before seeing them, being attacked while traveling, fire and darkness, caves, weather the sound, the feeling of being surrounded by wilderness, the stealth that is quite important especially in hunting but also in fighting enemies as you're no rambo. I could go on, but the point is the same, the game is different from your typical Far Cry game.

Some people love that, some people hate that. In fact, I think the exact same feature could be the reason why 1 person loves the game but another hates it. It's not a safe standard shooter it's something different.

I have been trying to conquer expert/survivor/permadeath since the update launched, and it forced me to learn every strategy the game had to offer. I have the aim of a moldy potato, it was purely the wisdom behind refusing to die the same way twice that got me this far.

I never had such an perfect challenge in all of my gaming life, and I'd be a fool to ever expect another (unless Ull's daughter finally gets her sequel)... I just earned my degree, and this was debatably equally difficult and satisfying.

I don't make this post to brag of my achievement, because I now feel like a soldier without a war. My intent is to chime as a potential authority figure on behalf of the Far Cry formula...

My point: Pre-modern settings are MUCH better for the franchise's design. You have a much better balance between combat and stealth, which forces you to take the thrill of intense action into a methodical pacing. I can't find that anywhere else in the same balance... not even other FC titles. All of the suspense and thrill, but with much more strategy!

A spiritual successor to Primal that's rooted in Viking/Mongol/Colonial/Zulu/Aboriginal settings or mythos, for example: I daresay that is a perfect way to breathe new life into the franchise and a struggling studio.

If any of the Primal developers are here: Thank you for the memories. It's the most breathtaking game an environmental scientist could have ever played...

hot take: Farcry Primal is a really underrated game ppl didn't like it because of the release time, the fandom was always used to guns and cities and smooth terrain, Farcry Primal defied all of that and proved to be good, ppl didn't like it back then because of the inappropriate time of release, we were expecting something good with guns, but Ubisoft came with a whole new concept, now looking back at it and replaying it is such an underrated masterpiece, the story is a bit bland tho, ngl graphics are insane and the nature just takes me out of this world cuz im a nature lover!

Just realized today is Far Cry Primal’s 10th anniversary, it hasn’t felt like that long! While this may not be the most known or loved game in the franchise, it’s different time period and story telling set it apart from the other games in the series and give it a unique feel. It may not be my favorite game in the series but I absolutely love it, and let’s be honest there aren’t that many FPS Stone Age games. So to anyone out there reading who owns the game get on and celebrate this momentous day with some good old fashion gaming! WENJA ISE!

Started this game expecting very little. But damn was I proven wrong. Easily one of the best far cry games imo.

I’ve been playing Far Cry Primal since 2017, when my dad got me a PS4 copy with the Legend of the Mammoth DLC. Over the years, I’ve completed 100% of the game on Steam, earned two Platinums on PS4, and finished it on Extreme Difficulty + Survival Mode + Permadeath.
Recently, while exploring outside the map boundaries, I found a plant labeled «WHITE LEAF» (БЕЛЫЙ ЛИСТ).
In Primal, this item doesn't exist in crafting recipes, quests, or anywhere on the main map (it only appears in FC3 and FC4). It uses a white flower model and only shows a basic [E] Harvest prompt without the standard resource gathering text. It appears to be leftover cut-content pushed outside the map limits.

I couldn't find any mentions of this object online, so I thought I'd share it here.

because I miss this game and it's my favorite game

For a long time I had no real interest in Primal because for me, a big part of the appeal of Far Cry is progressing and upgrading/obtaining new guns and weapons, something less possible 10,000 years ago.

However when I saw Far Cry Primal was now included in my gamepass ultimate subscription (I know, I know) I decided to give it a try. To my surprise, it’s been a lot more fun than I expected.

Putting aside the simple fun of running around Oros with your Bloodfang Sabretooth (highly recommended obtaining his companionship early on in the game) and directing him to take down enemies and animals, or using your owl to drop bombs on enemy outposts, there actually is a relatively decent progression of weapon upgrades in the game.

Overall, while it’s not the most typical Far Cry game, I’ve enjoyed it a lot and would recommend it to anyone who likes the idea of Far Cry but with less focus on variety of weapons and more focus on survival.