Abstract: At this point in the series, Far Cry has a fairly well-defined formula for goofy fun: take a remote location, add an insane dictator and thousands of violent goons, make sure there's a good supply of guns and vehicles to take them out with and, for good m...
Abstract: There's a lot in Far Cry 5 that feels very, very familiar. Even as someone with some pretty spotty exposure to the series' trademark combination of adventure tourism and provocative ultra-violence, it all feels very run-of-the-mill.To elaborate: my first...
" The game is an amusing way to spend a few hours, with bombastic shootouts and some wonderfully absurd moments, but it is also a missed opportunity to explore what could have been potent subject matter."...
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Published: 2018-06-23, Author: Jennifer , review by: wmpoweruser.com
Abstract: New games release on Xbox One and PC each week, and it can be quite difficult keeping track of them all, especially during the summer when so many blockbuster titles are taking up people's attention with their expansive marketing campaigns. Some of the ga...
Hours of Darkness is a clever and fun but brief twist on the Far Cry formula. Its new approach to Guns for Hire AI companions gives you something other than yourself to worry about during battles, and its use of perks as a reward for stealth kills encoura...
Abstract: On April 17th, we published our full Far Cry 5 Video Card Performance Review. In that performance review we took Far Cry 5 through its paces testing performance with eleven video cards to find the best value for performance at each resolution. In additio...
– The most scenic Far Cry yet, riveting soundtrack, open-form gameplay, hilarious random occurrences, PC optimised UI, no more climbing radio towers, most sinister use of “Only You” by the Platters in a game,
– Unfair scripted events, large but repetitive weaponry selection, only one save game slot
Far Cry 5 benefits from using the same Dunia game engine for several iterations. This means that on the PC the game is well rounded and optimized. Though the graphics aren't fully up to par for 2018, and there are pop-in issues, Far Cry 5 performs smoothl...
