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Far Cry Primal announced: Trailer, PC/PS4/XB1, February 2016, $59.99

ZhugeEX

Banned
Anyone have a press release text so I can add it to the op?

Ubisoft has announced a new Far Cry game for release in 2016. Far Cry Primal is a spin-off set in the Stone Age which will focus on basic weaponry but retain the popular open world structure of Far Cry 3 and 4. Yes that means a lot of wildlife to hunt and run terrified away from.

Set in 10,000 BC, the game is described as a "full-fledged single player experience" and will ship on 23 February 2016 for PS4 and Xbox One and in March 2016 on PC.

"The interesting thing about Far Cry is that it's flexible, so when a team proposed to explore the idea of a Far Cry taking place during the Stone Age, we just said 'let's hear it!' And the more we heard about it, the more we realised how much of a damn good idea it actually was," said Ubisoft Montreal's executive producer Dan Hay in a press release.

"The Stone Age is the perfect setting for a Far Cry game," adds creative director Jean-Christophe Guyot. "Far Cry usually puts you at the edge of the known world, in a beautiful, lawless and savage frontier. The Stone Age is, in a way, the very first frontier for humankind; it's the time when humans put a stick in the ground and claimed land for their own, the time when we started climbing the food chain. That came with conflict against other humans, of course, but also against nature itself."
 

Courage

Member
It's full price with a retail release.

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I really hope it's more than just a reskinned Far Cry 4, especially at 60 bucks.
 

DrArchon

Member
Is it sad that I'm surprised that Ubi didn't show off what the Pre-order bonuses were when "Pre-order now!" showed up?

Delaying the PC version is a shitty thing to do but lol uPlay. Might grab it on PS4 if it's any good.
 

jett

D-Member
Surprised that it's coming out so soon. Are they just dumping it? I imagine it's reusing a fuckbunch of FC4 assets, so maybe it was just cheap to make.
 

Drayco21

Member
The only Far Cry game I've played is Blood Dragon; think I might give this a go sometime though, the new setting sounds really fun, but early 2016 is packed enough as it is.
 

Slowdive

Banned
I guess people surprised at the released date missed that Ubisoft said recently they had one more unannounced AAA game out before March next year.
 

Brew124

Member
Holy shit this is coming out in four months????????

Why did they wait so long to announce it?

I for one am all for games going from announced to released within six to eight months of each either. I think the Fallout 4/Far Cry Primal model is perfect, and I wish more devs and pubs would move to this.
 
Not super excited about it, but I like that they try something so different. Here is hoping it doesn't get Ubisofted to death.
 

antitrop

Member
Ubisoft has announced a new Far Cry game for release in 2016. Far Cry Primal is a spin-off set in the Stone Age which will focus on basic weaponry but retain the popular open world structure of Far Cry 3 and 4. Yes that means a lot of wildlife to hunt and run terrified away from.

That was the worst fucking part of FC3 and 4. Those games were tedious as shit until you got a bunch of upgrades that let you do crazy stuff and didn't have to waste your time collecting herbs and hunting animals anymore.
 
The game is less the 5 months out and that is the best trailer they could put together. Why not go full action and actually show us something worthwhile?

Far Cry is becoming the new Assassin's Creed and I've lost pretty much all my interest in it at this point. Sadness.
 

Sh1ner

Member
I am intrigued, melee combat + spear / arrow combat should be awesome and a nice change from gun / cover / explosions.
 
Ubisoft has announced a new Far Cry game for release in 2016. Far Cry Primal is a spin-off set in the Stone Age which will focus on basic weaponry but retain the popular open world structure of Far Cry 3 and 4. Yes that means a lot of wildlife to hunt and run terrified away from.
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Sooo, no Dinos - or Robosaurs. Missed opportunity?
 

AHA-Lambda

Member
Oh yay, another Ubisoft open world game. I can hardly contain my excitement.

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Surprised that it's coming out so soon. Are they just dumping it? I imagine it's reusing a fuckbunch of FC4 assets, so maybe it was just cheap to make.

They kind of done similar with Far Cry 4 if I remember right, announce to release was quite short there.
 

ZhugeEX

Banned
That was the worst fucking part of FC3 and 4. Those games were tedious as shit until you got a bunch of upgrades that let you do crazy stuff and didn't have to waste your time collecting herbs and hunting animals anymore.

You're the worst fucking part of FC3 and 4!

JK!
 

Jb

Member
Disappointed it's not a full on sequel, as I fear they just won't have the time and budget to make it mechanically different enough from 3 and 4 to make it fit the setting. It just can't be another "take over every outpost" type of game when 4 already felt like a rehash.
 

Shtof

Member
If they can pull this off, I'm all in. Always wanted a game like this.

And the dinosaur whining needs to stop. That's like 65 million years off.
 
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Deleted member 471617

Unconfirmed Member
Im a bit disappointed it appears to be single player only...

Not me. I'm a single player only gamer so if true, im more excited and looking forward to the game than I normally would be.

And 2/23/16....nice!!!
 

finalflame

Gold Member
I kinda of want to explore this time period/what they do with it and the Ubi formula. Trailer looks good enough, now we just need to see some actual gameplay. Cautiously optimistic here.
 

ZhugeEX

Banned
The game is less the 5 months out and that is the best trailer they could put together. Why not go full action and actually show us something worthwhile?

Far Cry is becoming the new Assassin's Creed and I've lost pretty much all my interest in it at this point. Sadness.

PGW seems likely?
 
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