Far Cry Primal is what you might call intelligent resource management. Survival games seem to be fashionable nowadays, and Far Cry's gameplay mechanics wrap perfectly around the concept.

Far Cry Primal is everything you'd expect a Far Cry game to be without a lot of the things you've always known to be part of a Far Cry game. No guns, no vehicles, no explosions. Despite the omission of these and the implementation of clubs, bee bombs, Sabretooth Tiger sic' ems and more this is 100%...

Highly immersive; Stunning graphics and lighting; Strong character performances; Prehistoric weaponry is a blast; Breathes new life into the series

Thin and predictable plot; Forced subtitles can pull you out of the experience; A ton of repetitive missions

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.

This is savage. One minute you're watching someone being ripped to death by a sabre-toothed tiger. The next, you're stumbling into a campsite to find cannibals feasting on roasted human limbs.

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

Welcome to 10.000 BCE. This is a harsh land, filled with creatures and people that can kill you in an instant. Many lead a nomadic existence, following food and avoiding the colder climes. But you have a home, a people, however others are trying to kill you, to eat, enslave or sacrifice the Wenja.

Beautiful graphics | Amazing attention to detail

Poor story | Boss battles | Urki

There are countless amazing open world moments to be had in Far Cry Primal. One of my most memorable moments was riding a bear and taking out a mammoth. But the game is greatly hindered in two key areas. First its story is nothing short of terrible.

With Far Cry Primal , Ubisoft Montreal is doing things a little differently. This isn't a tropical island plagued by a mentally unstable drug lord, or an African state locked in a civil war. And it certainly isn't a fictional region of Nepal.

love this game, cant stop playing. you can do a ton of free roaming

So here we have a new spin on Far Cry . Long gone are the Trigens and other mutated creations from Dr Krieger on the exotic tropical island that Jack Carver ended up on. Since the series roots, we have visited a war torn Africa, another large tropical paradise, the Himalayas and now we are heading...