Intro Welcome to the skilled channel and today we're
looking at Far Cry Primal.
It's a very different approach for the series, but at the same time it's easy to picture
Far Cry gameplay in a caveman setting.
This is one of the few first person action games with no guns at all.
I'm curious to see how this game turns out.
So let's take a look at 10 Things We Know About Far Cry Primal.
Takkar (The Main Character) The main character you will be controlling
in Far Cry Primal is a hunter named Takkar who is voiced by Elias Toufexis known for
playing Adam Jensen in Deus Ex Human Revolution.
You start off stranded with no weapons or resources after your hunting party is ambushed.
Takkar is the only surviving member of his tribe.
The goal is simple.
Survival.
Survival in a world filled with dangerous beasts and rival tribes.
Takkar will grow a new tribe, develop skills, take over the land, and become what is known
as the apex predator.
Setting (Mesolithic Period) The biggest thing that sets Primal apart from
Far Cry 4 is the setting.
We're back to the stone age.
There's plenty of nature and natural resources to live off of, but there's no technology,
no transportation, and no firearms.
It's a savage land filled with forests and humid swamps.
Primal is set in 10,000 BCE in a fictional land called Oros, a valley that used to be
covered in Ice.
Animals are bigger in size and are dangerous hunters placed in the same territory as people.
It makes for an interesting game setting and a strong departure from the Far Cry Series.
The Far Cry team has experimented with radically different settings in the past when they released
Blood Dragon back in 2013, but this is a whole different application of the Far Cry formula.
And unlike Blood Dragon, this is a full game not just a standalone expansion.
The game also features a day-night cycle which will affect how you will play the game.
After nightfall, some enemies become more aggressive and dangerous.
Creating a fire isn't just for illumination, it's specifically for personal protection
and night hunting.
Size (Scale And Game Length) There aren't too many surprises here when
it comes to the size and scale of the game.
Creative Director Beland explains just how big the game is and how long it will take
to beat.
Creative Director Maxime Beland "I think it's going to be the equivalent of
Far Cry 4.
If you decide to do all the side stuff, then the gameplay hours go really high.
I think our single-player story, if you're rushing through, will be similar to Far Cry
4.
The world is as big as Far Cry 4, too."
As big and as long as Far Cry 4.
You heard it straight from the Creative Director.
Considering Far Cry 4 takes about 15 hours to beat the story for the average playthrough,
there will be many things to do in Primal.
A Full Game Although this game isn't titled Far Cry 5
it is a full release not a standalone expansion like Blood Dragon.
The Creative Director described the overall feel of the game.
Creative Director Maxime Beland "The world is as big as Far Cry 4.
It's got an immense story that you do at your own pace, there's side missions, there's bonfires.
It's a Far Cry game."
Based on what we've seen so far it plays a lot like Far Cry 4.
Territorial Open World, Mixing Stealth and Action Combat, a compelling 15 hour story
with side missions.
Some gamers were disappointed that it wasn't radically different from the last game.
Does that matter to you?
Let us know in the comments if you think this game doesn't bring enough to justify another
Far Cry release.
Tribes It's not just the animals that you should
be fearful of, it's also rival tribes.
Playing as Takkar the goal is to become the leader of your own tribe.
You'll have to drive out enemy tribes as well as protect your fellow tribe members.
Territorial You will be using your weapons and your beasts
to plan attacks for taking over enemy outposts.
You will literally be fighting with the bones of the beasts you killed.
Survival is a daily challenge as tribes come into conflict with one another and nature.
This is an open world and you will have to conquer it, one outpost at a time.
Weapons As you assumed all of the weapons are primitive,
but that doesn't mean they aren't useful or dangerous for that matter.
The first weapon of choice is the Bow which can be used for precision and stealth.
There are clubs for serious blunt melee damage.
Spears for throwing or lunging at enemies.
And bombs.
How the heck can we have bombs in caveman days?
The bombs are basically just bags filled with bees, fire, and poison.
So although they aren't explosive demolition, they are still deadly.
Some tools and weapons can be crafted from the animals that you slay such as mammoths.
Taming The one positive thing about all the roaming
wild beasts is that you can actually tame them and then they become your companions.
Domesticating animals is an important part of survival.
Your character is actually supposed to be the first man to ever have the ability to
control another animal.
Players will throw down bait, wait for an animal to come towards it, and then press
the tame button.
Those animals will then become your companion and each animal has a different set of abilities
and special stats.
Players will seek out the title of The Beast Master which is acquired by showing a connection
with the animals.
The concept is part of the story, the missions, and the moment to moment gameplay.
In fact there is an owl companion that can give orders to beasts and also scout enemy
outposts.
The Creative director explained this in detail.
�You can actually gives orders to your beast through the owl.
So if you�re flying above an area, maybe a bonfire where a couple of enemies are, you
can mark the enemies that are there, you can send your best or you could do a dive attack
and take an enemy out.� Creative Director Maxime Beland
Beasts (An Animal Kingdom) This game is about surviving and co-existing
with all kinds of beasts.
And as you could imagine there are tons of dangerous animals in this game.
Different animals have their own specific skill.
Canines will bring resources to you while free roaming.
On the other hand, felines are stealth experts.
Each animal has a different hunting difficulty.
Some will be harder to tame then others.
And their specific skills will make them useful in different situations.
Let's look at few of the known animals.
There's the SABERTOOTH TIGER which is a giant cat with long teeth that can climb.
The WOLF is a large predator that hunts in packs and are especially lethal at night.
Their special ability is growling when another hostile is near.
The WOOLLY RHINO is a massive animal with a dangerous horn.
It's strength is that it doesn't fear fire.
This also applies to the MAMMOTH and it's more mature variation, the ELDER MAMMOTH.
The CAVE LION is a very dangerous carnivore that can climb.
TALL ELK is a massive deer that can quickly switch from passive to aggressive.
CAVE BEAR can swim and also lacks a fear of fire.
The cave bear is a tank with a high rate of damage and high health points, but it's easy
to spot out in the open.
Development (And Possibilities) The game's development is led by Ubisoft Montreal,
with assistance provided by Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev and Ubisoft Shanghai.
Prior to the game's release fans asked if there would be a standalone similar to Blood
Dragon.
Or perhaps even a sequel to it.
Alex Hutchinson, the creative director, denied both a sequel and a standalone expansion but
he did say that there would be a surprise.
In the beginning of 2015, Ubisoft polled the Far Cry audience asking what theme they would
like to see a game in.
It included everything you could imagine from vampires to zombies, dinosaurs, a post apocalyptic
world, historical warfare, and modern day locations.
The rumors began when it was first added to the Steam database with the codename Far Cry
Sigma.
Then they teased the release by livestreaming an image of a caveman painting.
But regardless, now we know that Far Cry Primal launches on Feb 23rd for PS4 and Xbox.
While the PC version releases on March 1st.
Outro Far Cry Primal looks raw and I can't think
of another game that has you controlling animals and fighting in first person combat.
So what are your thoughts on Far Cry Primal?
Do you think it's a big step up from Far Cry 4 or is it just a re-skin?
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