The game also features a dynamic weather system and day-night cycle, which affects the gameplay.

Non-player characters will also task the player to rescue tribe-mates and perform other tasks which improve the village, as well as provide free crafting materials.

By attacking and seizing bonfires and camps, the Wenja tribe will move in and begin patrolling the nearby region, and the player will gain fast travel points as well as camps to rest in. As the player progresses, they can craft more lethal weapons with a larger variety of resources.īesides facing natural predators, the player must also compete with other hostile tribes occupying the area. The player cannot purchase weapons and must craft them using the materials scavenged in the world such as wood and stone. As the game is set in prehistoric times, the traditional gunplay and vehicle gameplay featured in the Far Cry series were removed, and the player can only get access to melee weapons such as spears, clubs and ranged weapons such as bows and slings. Some reviewers felt there was a lack of weapons for the player to utilize, leading to repetitive gameplay design, while others felt the story and characters were not on par with the previous Far Cry games.įar Cry Primal is an action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a first-person perspective. It revolves around the story of Takkar, who starts off as an unarmed hunter and rises to become the leader of a tribe.įar Cry Primal received generally positive reception from critics, who mostly praised the concept and setting, as well as the animal-taming mechanic and world design. It is the first Far Cry game set in the Mesolithic Age. The game is a spin-off of the main Far Cry series. It was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on February 23, 2016, and for Microsoft Windows on March 1, 2016. Far Cry Primal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.

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