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[Khalifa Jayy]

Lazy? Smart? Who cares?

For reference: Primal takes place in "Central Europe" while FC4 took place in Asia. And no, don't try the plate tectonics argument!

Per Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/48nmyi/far_cry_primal_uses_far_cry_4_map/

 

[BY2K]

They did the same thing with Blood Dragon and 3 so... heh.

 

[UnluckyKate]

both lazy and smart because lazy means time saving and that is smart.

But yeah, everybody saw this as an extension being pushed as full priced retail

 

[Primethius]

You'd think it would've changed a bit over all that time.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Depends on the usage of said map.

 

[Elitist1945]

All three!

 

[zsynqx]

If noone noticed until now who cares

 

[JohnDrake]

I already posted this on the Far Cry Primal thread.

Ubisoft. His power

 

[ironcreed]

All I know is that it is a better looking and far more fun game. The world itself also looks nothing like it.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

 

[lastplayed]

Didn't play FC4 so it's all new to me!

 

[Hot Coldman]

the jokes about Ubi games write themselves at this point

 

[tilomite!]

I would just say it's efficient. Looks like they made it different enough.

 

[Mesoian]

That's neat. I like it.

 

[Son Of D]

But yeah, everybody saw this as an extension being pushed as full priced retail

Yeah. This comes off as the Blood Dragon equivalent but made a full priced retail game instead.

 

[ironcreed]

I would just say it's efficient. Looks like they made it different enough.

LOL, it definitely is.

 

[Disxo]

Heightmap, not map.
I mean, wtf guys, would you even notice it without the article?

Edit:
Put the source.

 

[sn00zer]

"Far Cry Primal uses a heavily modified version of the map in Far Cry 4."

 

[Chase17]

I don't really have a problem with it.

 

[yanipheonu]

Actually having a game set in the same place but in a vastly different time period is actually pretty interesting.

I'm fine with Devs reusing something like this. I mean, it's a landscape, it's just gives them a chance to focus on things other than the location.

 

[RPGam3r]

Don't care, can't tell anyway after dozens of hours in between the two of these games.

 

[Opus Angelorum]

All I know is that it is a better looking and far more fun game. The world itself also looks nothing like it.

Indeed.

Much of the negativity comes from people who haven't even played it.

 

[Compsiox]

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

Omfg if they actually implemented that it could be the most creative feature of all time. Amazing idea. I know you were joking but damn.

 

[RowdyReverb]

It's not like FC4's map was very memorable. I doubt many will notice.

 

[Hot Coldman]

I mean, yeah OK, it's fine too

it's the (relatively) budget interquel with a drastically different look and enough mechanical tweaks, hardly a bother

 

[burgerdog]

Is FCP 2 hours long like Blood Dragon? I haven't played it so why do people keep comparing it to Blood?

 

[old manatee]

I'm surprised Ubisoft still bothers changing the cover art.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

I haven't played Primal yet but I highly doubt many would have noticed.

Honestly, I think it's kind of brilliant if it's aesthetically different enough.

 

[RoboPlato]

I laughed

From what I've seen Primal is quite different in terms of the actual terrain and layout but this is funny.

 

[Tohsaka]

Is FCP 2 hours long like Blood Dragon? I haven't played it so why do people keep comparing it to Blood?

Presumably because it uses an unconventional setting and is not a numbered game. Primal is very much a full-length game in comparison to BD, though.

 

[adj_noun]

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

No, but you can play Primal and then boot up FC4 and really, really miss your sabretooth.

Know from experience.

 

[Rymuth]

Smart + Lazy = Efficient

 

[demosthenes]

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

LOL

 

[kencey]

And how much does this DLC cost again ??
*sarcastic*

Will buy (maybe) when it's 50% off

Edit: Was looking at the reviews on Steam, mostly bad... like repetitive fetch quests ughhh who thought it was a good idea.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

I'm surprised Ubisoft still bothers changing the cover art.

ayy

 

[WordsintheWater]

Who cares? Played both, didn't notice until it was pointed out and Primal's map feels way different then anything seen in Far Cry 4 in the actual game.

 

[Aostia]

In this very case is smart imho

 

[ironcreed]

I haven't played Primal yet but I highly doubt many would have noticed.

Honestly, I think it's kind of brilliant if it's aesthetically different enough.

It is night and day different. The world is entirely unique and the game itself is quite different as well.

 

[True Fire]

I'll give Ubisoft props, they got away with it. And that in itself is brilliance.

 

[dragonflys545]

They did the same thing with Blood Dragon and 3 so... heh.

That wasn't $60...

 

[Krappadizzle]

It kind of shows the blandness of FC4 that I didn't even notice even cursory similarities in FCP.

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

Peter Molyneux would be so jealous if this was true.

 

[MattKeil]

Indeed.

Much of the negativity comes from people who haven't even played it.

Yup. It might be the best game in the series. Certainly better than 4. It's like the game concept finally found its setting.

 

[Kouriozan]

Oh yeah, the joke about Ubisoft games are all the same with different graphics :lol
Not surprised otherwise it would have took longer for this game to be made.

 

[Equanimity]

I would say it's lazy and smart. That said, I don't really mind it.

 

[ODDI]

That's kinda.... Neat actually now if there are things that tie the two in a historic way that would be really cool.

 

[Kaako]

Can you kill someone in Primal and then boot up FC4 and dig up their bones!?

Yes, enabled with the power of The Cloud™ of course!

 

[Norci7]

Maybe it's the same place but 10.000 years before.

 

[ironcreed]

That wasn't $60...

Primal dwarfs Blood Dragon as well. It's very much a full (and huge) game and those saying it is just a reskin of the same old shit have obviously not played it.

 

[Easy_D]

They did the same thing with Blood Dragon and 3 so... heh.

There's a slight price difference between Primal and Blood Dragon though.

Edit: Don't get me wrong, Primal to me seems like they really wanted to try and create something new and fresh. Even if you may feel it fell short on that, it's still nice to see Ubi experimenting, it's why I used to love them as a dev in the first place.

 

[Goldrusher]

Actually having a game set in the same place but in a vastly different time period is actually pretty interesting.

Maybe it's the same place but 10.000 years before.

Nope.

Far Cry 4: "Himalayas "
Far Cry Primal: "Central Europe"


Having said that, maybe it started out as Far Cry 4 dlc?