Far Cry Primal

Remember that you are dealing with a lot of predators in Far Cry Primal, if they are stalking you they will not make a lot of sound, so you will always have to be aware of your surroundings and stay alert at all times. The last thing you want is to be sneaking up on an unsuspecting Tapir and realise there are 5 or 6 hungry wolf’s surrounding and closing in on you, or worse still just as you are about to fire your bow you don’t want to suddenly find a Sabre Tooth Tiger bearing down on you at 60 kilometres per hour, as you can imagine this is not going to end well. To help level the playing field a little you have ‘Hunter Vision’ this can be accessed at any time and is a kind of infrared vision which lets you see key things in your field of view. This can include blood tracks or collectable objects which glow while hunter vision is activated, your Owl also has hunter vision which will help you identify and tag enemies. When using hunter vision to track animals, some will leave a scent trail in the air which you can follow to keep tracks on the animal until you have the opportunity to kill it. You will quickly identify that hunter vision is one of your most useful assets.

If you have a companion animal it will help to protect you from other predators, for example I found it hilarious when a pack of wolves have picked up my scent and think they are about to have a fresh meal, only to find I have a Cave Bear or a Sabre Tooth Tiger as my back up, the yelping as they run away with their tails between their legs is very satisfying.

There have been some corners cut in the making of Far Cry Primal, there are no Multiplayer or Co Op modes which is really quite a disappointment, especially when you consider how popular the Co Op was with Far Cry 4. There is a lot of similarities with the map from Far Cry 4, there are a few differences but it is basically the same map, the good thing is that as the games are so different, it is not obvious that the maps are so alike, and does nothing to take away from the enjoyment of the game.
My only criticism of Far Cry Primal is the language, it is completely fictional and is based on Proto-Indo-European, which is the ancestor of all European language spoken today. In Far Cry Primal there are 3 distinct dialects used one each for the Wenja, the Udam and the Izila which are the 3 main tribes in the game. I found it quite irritating at first that I had to read the subtitles, however that being said the game is so immersive that it drew me in and I quickly found that I did not mind having to read the subtitles, so it did not take anything away from the game in the end.