Changing the location wasn't good enough for Ubisoft anymore, and Far Cry Primal throws you about 10,000 years from any modern luxuries, back to a time when our basest of instincts ruled, and each day was a fight to survive in a world that was often quite literally chomping at the bit to make you...

Attention to detail creates a living prehistoric setting; Soundscape and global lighting are enthralling; Riding a saber tooth tiger into a camp of cannibals wielding a flaming spear; Urki

Authenticity to primitive culture disconnects player from characters; Lack of meaningful backstory or motivation throughout; Underneath all that cave paint; there's a ton of repeated quests; Ull and Batari are not Vaas or Pagan Min levels of memorable

It was an unfamiliar scent, making him easy to track. I had come across many wolves in Oros, but none like this. He was striped, white, brown, and black, with a scar on his eye. I had managed to separate him from the rest of the pack to a small opening in the forest lit by moonlight.

Lack of guns and vehicles allows for more dynamic gameplay; Great Beast hunts are tense; stressful; awesome; Lush; evocative visuals; You can ride a bear

One button; too many functions; Abundance of things that can kill you can detract from quieter moments; Tags

succeeds in transporting the Far Cry formula back in time and comes to the table with a quiver of neat ideas and a dangerous and fascinating open world. The visceral and varied combat is fun, the beast-based gameplay is a winner, and the lure of camp-claiming, gear-crafting, beast hunting, and...

Great character design; Terrific atmosphere; Addictive gameplay loops

Basic missions; little story; Underused supporting cast

But the Udam aren't your only worries. There's the Ilia too. They're fire-wielders that come adorned in blue paint, led by the slightly unhinged Batari and her bottomless black eyes. Far Cry Primal is the most convincing entry yet, and we can't get enough of having our very own bear.

Taking chances is something many on-going video game franchises are hesitant to do. But as the trend of annualized schedules and the rush to get the next product out heat up, it's important that developers alter the formula up a bit to keep the fans interested.

Side characters are enjoyable; Companion system is a nice addition; Environments are gorgeous; Well-crafted world

Hand-to-hand focused combat is tiring and repetitive; Takkar is the definition of a flat character

What even is a Far Cry game anymore There were hints to indicate that it was just an open world shooter set in an exotic locale. Then there were hints that the villains of the games were the cornerstone of each game. But with Far Cry Primal, we go back to square one.

Interesting Setting And Time Period; Animal Companions Are Fun; Proto-Indo-European Voicework

Hardly Any New Assets; Witless Melee Combat; No Co-op Modes

Far Cry Primal is a full-fledged single player experience that will take gamers to 10,000 BC in history to a time when massive beasts like the woolly mammoth and sabretooth tiger ruled the Earth.

Far Cry Primal is a great diversion in the series that successfully takes you back to a simpler yet equally as dangerous era!

Far Cry Primal feels less like the prior two games in the series, and honestly compares more directly to something like Blood Dragon . Like BD, Primal is a single player only experience that tries out a new setting and offers a mix of old and new mechanics based on its theme.

When Ubisoft released the first trailer for Far Cry Primal in October last year, it surprised many of us in the office. After the success of Far Cry 4, and its trippy ride through the Himalayan mountains, heading back in time to the Stone Age might seem like the type of idea from a game studio short...

Extensive game map to explore; Painstaking attention to detail; Danger at every turn

Combat easy to master; Climbing mechanics cumbersome; Hunter vision needs constant pressing