Whether this will be true of the final game due in February, we cannot be certain, but the starting point for our demo was completely neutral. Since you're entering its mind via telepathy, we'll happily buy that. But even though the Primal concept focuses you on the crude capabilities of stone-tipped spears, the design craftily clings onto the benefits of a very modern UAV option to aid with reconnaissance. In fact, it's more than that it's liberating. Carrying clubs and spears, bows and some animal bait we took off into the hills and forests in the company of our pet wolf and obedient owl.Īs a starting point for somebody tasked with forming an early opinion, knowing that you do not have familiar comparisons to draw for such things as weapon recoil, range versus DPS, aiming down sights or shooting from the hip, and generally how satisfying it is to wield the shotgun is honestly refreshing. This week, alongside fellow members of the press, Gamereactor had one hour to become immersed in this role, which is a huge departure from the gun-fetish of Far Cry, stripping everything back to skin-tingling basics. This requires him to be physically strong and courageous of spirit, while respectful and increasingly knowledgeable of nature. By day and night, your avatar must tame the wilderness for the good of his tribe.

The premise is as deliciously simple as a fire-roasted hog.

This is the Stone Age, where mankind's right to rule this planet was still up for the tussle. Or in its unique case, turning the tables on indigenous beasts so that they fear you, not the other way around. The Far Cry Primal experience seems the purest incarnation of mechanics that keep us compelled to continue searching, acquiring new traversal skills and combat capabilities in the quest for power. Across Assassin's Creed, Watchdogs and the main Far Cry series, Ubisoft has made open-world its home, and marked its territory well.

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