Introduction
Until
recently the Far Cry games have been set in the present day time
sequence. This time,
Ubisoft – creator of different games , has decided to set the Far
Cry game into the Stone Age.
It’s
around 10.000 BC, a time when humankind has just
began to settle into the world. In these
times, it was survival of the fittest that ruled the world back then.
Story
and Gameplay
It’s
10.000 BCE and humankind is on the brink of extinction. It’s
the end of the Ice Age and the beginning of the Stone Age. To get
higher in the food chain, humans need to find a way to conquer the
elements and their surroundings and battle against predators and
other animals.
In the
game you take on the role of Takkar, a caveman warrior, who will do
everything to keep his tribe, the Wenja, from getting attacked by the
two other tribes. The Wenja, the tribe that Takkar, the main character is part of , are
also known as “Soft Bloods”. They have traveled “many suns”
prior to arrival at Oros. The Udam are known to be “Flesh Eaters.” This means they are
cannibals, because they think it will make them stronger by doing
so. The Izila are known as “Sun Walkers”. They are more of a Aztec-like
tribe. They worship their High Priestess called “Batari.”
Takkar
needs to find materials in the world to craft his own weaponry and he
will need to conquer the other two tribes in order to save his tribe
from extinction. Not only for weapons he needs to find resources,
also for upgrading his village and to get more villains.
Becoming
the Beast Master !
During
your quests in Far Cry Primal you will encounter many predators like
: wolfs, bears, hyenas, sable tooth tigers and other animals that you
can tame when you have the skills.
Taming an
animal is not so difficult. You just make bait ( made from meat ) and
then throw it near the animal. It will come and eat from the bait and
then you must slowly ( really slow ) approach the animal and then
keep the button pressed that is indicated to tame the beast. Once the
circle is full white, you will have tamed the animal in question.
The first
animal that you will be able to tame is a white wolf. Once you have
that one, you can tame other animals. For the bigger animals, you
will need more skills and more experience.
Once you
have the sable tooth tiger, other predators will not attack you any
longer. There are
up to 17 animals to tame in the game. Once you
have all of them, you can move on as well. But once
you have the sabretooth tiger, it will give you a lot of power to
attack enemies.
Gaining
experience points in the game
Every
animal or enemy you kill will give you experience points.This will
allow you to level up and gain skills. With those
skills you can do another ability within the game.
Healing
yourself and your beasts
When you
get hurt in the game there’s a little health bar under the
mini-map. When it
gets low you are in danger of dying. To help this you can heal
yourself by pressing the assigned button or keystroke. You will see
Takkar either eat a piece of meat or stretch his fingers or getting
an arrow out of his arm. This will
get your health bar full again.
Besides
that, when you have tamed animals, you can heal them too, by giving
them a piece of meat. It will restore their health as well. You can
also pet your animal to make it happy again.
Day and
Night Cycle
There is a
Day and Night sequence in the game. When you
choose to sleep, it will ask you till when you want to sleep : until
the sun comes up again or when the sun goes down again.
At night,
some predators will be more aggressive then when they are in daytime. Be aware
of this fact when hunting down animals! This fact
makes it harder for Takkar to hunt animals during night time.
Graphical
detail and open world
The
graphics of the game are really amazingly realistic. In fact,
the whole world is so realistic that you wonder how they could
actually recreate it for this game.
It’s a
open world, which means you can walk around it and do what you want
to do in it.
Oros,
the land of The Stone Age
The land
you will need to survive in this game is called Oros. It was in the
central of Europe and it’s the first time that people will fight
for land. Mankind
was not necessarily at the top of the food chain and had to fight for survival.
The land
of Oros is a vast land in which many animals live. But not
only animals live in this land, also two other tribes do. All of the
three tribes are going to have to fight for their land and claim it
for themselves.
Since
Takkar is the Beast Master, he is able to tame animals in the game
and use them in advantage for fighting animals and the other tribes. You, the
player, will need to play as Takkar and survive in the world of Oros.
Videos
:
Far Cry
Primal : Behind The Scenes :
Far Cry
Primal : King of the Stone Age :
Far Cry
Primal : Beast Master Trailer :
Far Cry
Primal – Gameplay Trailer :
Conclusion
Far Cry
Primal is the most realistic game that I have ever experienced. This is a
survival game and it shows, because you can’t just “buy” your
weapons, no you need to craft them yourself. This means
you need to find the resources in the world itself : wood, slate and
other materials can be found in Oros. But you
can find plants as well, that you can collect.
Bonfires
are places that you can claim to easily travel from one point in the
game to another point in the game. This is a good way of fast
traveling.
The
graphics of the game are amazingly realistic. You are directly thrown
into the story and the game itself.
If you are
looking for a great game and your laptop or desktop can run the game,
buy this game, it’s absolutely worth it !
Wesley Regenbogen
