I started as Test Engineer for Ubisoft during the development of Far Cry 3. I was in charge of the "encounters and navmesh" which is basically the AI behavior in all sorts of situations and states + the pathing. I did a lot of the cover placement as well by the end of it. Workday used to end at 6PM but we used to do overtime until 10PM and work 9 to 6 on weekends, and be very happy for it. A Test Engineer used to be paid with roughly £200 per month at that time. A Senior Test Engineer with a bit over £300. Overtime was paid at 2x rate and we would get 1 free meal if we worked the full 12 hours. That was enough to cover the rent, bills and transportation. Not the food, no entertainment, no unforeseen expenses and God forbid even thinking about saving anything. We even had a running joke on the salary day that in translation sounds like this "BOYS AND GIRLS, TONIGHT WE EAT MEAT!!!" :D As much as the permanent fatigue was draining the life out of us, we had that one free meal from the company and all that shared hardship created a very tight community. Why am I telling you all this? Because by the end of Far Cry 3 development, most of us were not 18 anymore, and some started looking for a sustainable living situation. By the end of Far Cry 4 half of us got hired by other companies for more than 2x the salary. By the end of Far Cry 5, nobody in our community was working there anymore, not even myself and my wife. If you're not picky, you can roughly compare the quality of the content with the % of experienced staff still working on the project. And please keep in mind that it was the same for the developers, design artists, even utilitary teams that keep the lights on like HR, IT support and Facilities. Ubisoft was great because of the young and innocent, passion-driven staff they acquired before and during the development of Far Cry 3. But the leadership at that time was malicious, old-fashioned and downright conter productive. Towards the end of our stay we had another running joke that soon not even Indians would work for Ubisoft because of the terrible pay, inexistent benefits and factory-minded rush to push out project after project without fixing at least half of the tickets we had in Jira. Plus there was a bug infestation at the company's canteen that put us off from that one meal we got for working 12 hours. Other games me and my wife worked on and loved: The Division, Black Flag single and PVP, Raving Rabbits, SC Blacklist and Watch Dogs 1. It was an era of happy struggle if that even makes sense, during a time when we didn't have many needs and Ubisoft capitalised on that very well. Too bad they failed to compensate their experienced staff and saved pennies to loose silver.
I don't even know if anybody will read this, I don't even know why exactly I wrote it... I guess I just hope that other, smarter companies will learn something from such experiences. But considering how smart younger people are nowadays, I doubt that companies can get away with all that anymore.
I read this. Sometimes I think I dodged a bullet not becoming a game developer. I watch and read some horror stories like this and that is modern slavery for white collar jobs.
@@andersonandrighi4539 You see, looking back it seems like a horror story, but back then I was just happy to work for a gaming company, I didn't even need food more than once a day and all my friends were working there with me, until they weren't and then we weren't. Painted in shades of grey and struggle, oddly, those were happy times. Not good, humans don't require good times to be happy. It's strange. And working on games like Far Cry 3, Black Flag and Watchdogs were the proudest results of my career.
@@CapitanBreakfast I get it. However no worker should be treated the way some game companies are treating them. They exploit the worker out of their passion of a media. Imagine if the movie industry did the same? The auto industry? EDIT: I take that back regarding the movie industry. They do the same with visual effects which by the way have almost the same skill as most of the guys working in the graphics and art design team of the gaming industry.
I love Zelda games, but I remember years ago being so sure that Breath of the Wild would be profoundly disappointing. I actually thought it would release as nothing more than a shameless Far Cry clone... Clearly I was wrong. The only company pumping out shameless Far Cry clones is Ubisoft.
As an ex ubi dev (see my vids for proof), you nailed a lot of this video. You probably spent more time on this video than we did on some of our games lol. For the past decade ubisoft's primary indicator of success wasn't review scores or reception, it was average hours played. This led to endless large repetitive open world games of today, designed to waste your time that people hate. To make it worse, the game design philosophy also became everything must be emergent gameplay where the player makes their own fun. So less crafted intentional design decisions, more sandboxes with more and more toys.
Very interesting to hear what you said, as you were a dev. I can see the truth in what you said when playing. I have to say far cry 5 is the best hands down.
All I know is that fc4 and on got increasingly repetitive and boring. Pointless to finish. I bought 6 and didn’t even play for 2 hours. It’s so hard to stay immersed anymore with so much garbage going on in the game… maybe I’m just old now
Ever work on Red dead 2? I mean lots did, so so many of us did. It's just honestly this sounds just like me and many other devs just felt so much burn out from corp. So justified of course.
I'm one of the 'immersive sim' Far Cry 2 players. I loved planning out my route and sneaking through checkpoints. I felt it was so realistic, and I was right there in Africa, and wasn't a super hero.
To right it was with out a question the best Far Cry, and everything that followed was the decline of the franchise. Far Cry 3 started the super hero over powered bullshit and it just got worse from there on out. The latest pile of shit was such an abomination that all I wanted to do was join the government forces and wipe out ever guerrilla in the game.
I remember interviews with the dev and him describing how he had envisioned its world and mechanics, and I’m still like “man, I wish I could have that game today.”
Been a fan since three, and have loved each installment since - until 6. FarCry 5 took me a moment to warm up to, but now I've played it the most, and New Dawn has problems but I still enjoyed it. 6 though...hot damn is 6 a disappointment.
I recently got far cry 6 as the main game and season pass were on sale for £20. Absolute dogshit, only praise I’ll give it is that Dani (I played the female version) was quite entertaining in her dialogue, the rest of the game is pure bollocks
5 is definitely the most frustrating game in the series in my opinion. It had the potential to be something truly special but it falls just short. The story is solid but there needs to be more of it; make it more difficult to fill up the progress bars in each region, develop the characters more and give the silent protagonist more of a personality by giving the player narrative choices which affect the world. You could be given the option to kill or spare the heralds and not blow up their bunkers which would could undermine Josephs hold on his followers and make them question his authority. So many characters have wasted potential in 5; a lot of focus is put on trying to rescue your fellow police officers but then once we do, they just sit in one place and wait for you to begin the final mission. Give them companion missions after they're rescued which make us care more about them.
Agreed. I also wish the townsfolk’s in various areas had more story. The trailers promised a MUCH heavier focus on story and character with Mary, Jerome, and Nick. Wish it went more in that direction. Also, more towns like Falls End would have been nice to explore.
@@duncanharrell5009 Honestly I could forgive all of that if there was a decent ending. I don't go into a Far Cry game expecting a happy ending but i do expect the hours I put in to actually make a difference on the outcome. As it stands now it's either you lose because nukes or you lose because of Bliss and brainwashing; the first time I finished the story the ending actually made me angry 🤷♂
@@MrJackdotw Late to the party, but Far Cry 4's "secret ending" vs Far Cry 5's is the prime example of this disconnect. Narratively, 4's makes sense. You're not there as part of some liberation of Kyrat, you're not there cause Pagan Minh killed your dad and you're bringing him to justice. Anjay Ghalay (pardon the spelling, it's almost 100% wrong) is there because he wants to spread his mother's ashes. If you play along, that's what Anjay gets to do; Minh takes him to the gravesite in his helicopter, and the game is naturally resolved in a unique way. You're not penalized narratively if you choose to play the game, as Anjay eventually gets to put Lakshimi to rest, but the secret ending feels satisfying based off of what we know about the character going into the game. 5's secret ending just serves to reinforce the main theme of the game: you're on a fool's errand, and all roads lead to bad outcomes. Any choice you make is going to be the wrong one, regardless of character motivation and contrivance (looking at you, random-ass Bliss barrels that show up in the finale). However, your character has no motivation to choose that ending. The Rook is the Rook; their most basic character trait is that they're a lawman, and they lay down the law with the Sheriff, the Marshall, and Deputy Man and Deputy Woman. Unless, for whatever reason, they're somehow precognizant of the rest of Far Cry 5, they have no narrative reason for why they wouldn't cuff Jim Jones the second they see him, nor do they have any reason to wait like 10 minutes or whatever it is to finally not cuff him. Far Cry 4 rewards the player where Far Cry 5 penalizes them, at the end of the day. This is all fine and good, but Anjay has clear reasons for why he is the player character's avatar: he just wants to put his mom to rest. On the flip side, Far Cry 5 gives no motivation for the Rook to refuse; the Rook's only reason for starting the events of the game is to come back with Seed, with no other motivations present to really lend the "just forget this happened and go home" ending any narrative coherence. If they wanted to make arresting Joseph and/or any of the endings feel narratively satisfying (without any ass-pulls), they'd have to make the enemy faction 3-dimensional, which they more-or-less fail to do since all the mooks just run around pillaging and killing. You can't have them not 2-dimensional, because then they wouldn't be a Far Cry enemy faction, and killing them might have actual consequence given they could just be trying to shepherd people into the apocalypse, instead of pillaging and killing everyone on there way there. Don't even get me started on the "canon end" of Far Cry 5; I'm still mad about what happens to the player character.
@@MrJackdotw I think FAR CRY 4's ending is one of the most twisted and realistic ending of ALL TIME. You don't know who you are helping, you only trust their word because they claim they've worked for your father. Then you end up being someone who put the people of kyrat in must worse hands. You turn out to be a terrorist instead of a hero.
Definitely, agree on far cry 5 of what you say. I been thinking the samething as well. Like they should have been focus on more choices then ever. Like fallout new vegas, outer worlds, pillars of eternity or other games choices that success of what we care more about those characters.
As a far cry fan and player who plays this game a lot i cant do anything but agree on the stuff covered here, very accurate recap of everything that happened and a great video!
I used to have a lot of fun with Far Cry. I played almost every single game 🎮. I stopped playing since New Dawn. I really hated the fact that they put rpg bullshit in the game. This is why I didn't buy Far Cry 6 and New Dawn .
@@tobitroyer9429 far cry 6 is painfully repetitive. It was really dissapointing. All of the new stuff added basicallly takes away from the game, the animal conpanions are horrible and better to not be used.
I love Far Cry 2, I want another Far Cry like it but it is not a game for everyone so I don't see that happening. Also love the direction you are going with the channel, love listening to these types of videos while working.
Far Cry 2 was the best, it was much more grounded. It had proper 'immersion, though choosing one faction over another and having branching missions from that would have been great.
I want to thank you for giving every game a fair shot, taking the good with the bad and giving the best critical critique of far cry series thus far. Especially I thank you for giving 5 the credits it deserves, ive played every far fry from 2-6 and 5 remains my absolute favorite in the series (no im not ignoring any issues they just dont bother me as much). Its always very tough seeing people online being very harsh on it for not being as good as 3, so I appreciate you taking it at all of its values
Have played every Far Cry since 3. It's always such a weird experience picking up a new one, they're consistently bigger, bulkier, and somehow contain less content than the last.
Yea same with me was so good when i was a kid playing FC2 i still remember the fire detail was the best out there on games and probably still is for the direction of the wind affecting the way it spread. And the map editor was amazing i was not good at it but some of the maps people made were amazing and better then the devs maps still remember a D-day map was so good and better than anything the devs made by miles.
I totally agree, to some extend. The villians are beautifully done and the main plot is the best far cry plot for me at least. But the excecution is horrendous, it gets very repetetive and the content pretty much stays the same
far cry 5 was sloppy at best imo combat was way to easy AI felt worse than 3 and it also just felt like I was playing far cry 3 again but with uninteresting villans
i still have yet to have the opportunity to play Far Cry 3 for myself, but ive been constantly rewatching compilations of Vaas over the years. hes such an amazingly well written character, and Michael Mando as his voice actor is simply irreplaceable. ive learned a lot about writing scary antagonists from characters like him, i really fucking wish modern games would care more about great storytelling like this
Honestly tho: Vaas only works because Jason works. Without Jason, Vaas is just an edgy Joker. Hence why every villain after 3 has been exactly that: An edgy Joker. Vaas worked so well because he was what Jason would become if he stayed on the island. The common theme that was sorta accidentaly born in Far Cry 1, expanded in Far Cry 2 and fully included in 3: The jungle makes you go crazy (literally and metaphorically). Far Cry 4 abandoned this whole idea of insanity and it never came back since. Far Cry's villains just don't work if they're not directly compared to something. The main characters have been hollow shells, generic for you to insert yourself into. So they've sorta tried to compare them to side characters, but... It just doesn't work as it's barely noticable. Like in Far Cry 6, the direct comparison you have from Gustavo here is the resistance and EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is a shitty person. At least they all get what they deserve in the end, but really: Having no insanity in Far Cry is not Far Cry. It was the 1 thing that kept the narratives together under the same theme. Right now, Far Cry has no unifying theme other than civil war, I guess. 1 is about being Crysis 1. 2 is about war, war economy and how insane all of it is. 3 is about civil war, isolation, and how that brings about insanity. 4 is about civil war, legacy, heritage and family. Primal is about unga bunga. 5 is about extremism (not even about religion as it doesn't really comment on it). New Dawn is about unga bunga. 6 is about civil war.
@@jesustyronechrist2330 no yeah absolutely, i know exactly what you mean. i know most people dont like the guy but Pyrocynical's video did a good job of laying all that out for someone like me who hasnt played the games. thats why i used the word storytelling, i know its not just Vaas that makes FC3 a great game, hes just obviously the best part of it all
@@jesustyronechrist2330 I'm happy to see people giving Jason some love. He starts as a disgustingly shallow, vain party animal thrust into the realest of gritty realities where death, torture and slavery are all likely outcomes for him and his friends. Him embracing an oddly libertarian murder cult lifestyle was oddly addictive, and I felt myself going crazy alongside Jason as the stabby shooty gameplay enforced you becoming a maniac.
I sincerely appreciate the time, effort and commitment, it takes to create these in depth, game series reviews. Thank you for creating such a thorough and informative video.
One of the funniest things in the Hours of Darkness DLC, was the ability to swim up waterfalls like a salmon. I did appreciate that after you beat Lost On Mars was that you had those powerful sci fi weapons available in the main campaign. The Zombie DLC was fairly fun. Hurk is buffoonishly hilarious, and just a bit touched in the head. He's funny in FC Primal as a stone aged redneck (Hurki) caveman who speaks ungabunga in a Southern drawl, and wants you to gather materials for him so he can try his hair-brained inventions.🤣
Fantastic video! I really like how you go out of your way to point out how many of the issues aren't due to dev incompetence. It really adds to the validity of your points, imo.
Fun fact, you can "outlast" bliss bullets i did it for an hour at a friendly outpost, the game just sends endless waves of enemies at you until one finally grazes you with a bullet, hiding in a building while sniping them as they appeared, and hiding in a closet when i couldn't locate them, allowed me to last that long. But yea, even if your in a friendly outpost passing out in a closet, the enemy somehow is still able to extract you from the friendly outpost without reisstance... minor plot hole there lol.
I feel like they updated that, cause before I was actually able to hold out against John and Jacobs hunting parties, but now I don’t even see an enemy and poof! I got hit by a bliss bullet and the cutscene begins 😂
@@vinnynonose2930 Lol, your comment made me think of seeing your character like meg from family guy. with the tribals. oh hey look she's safe!" "you falls over with 100 tranq darts in your back."
I'm currently on the middle of the Far Cry 5 segment and I have to leave a comment, what a amazing video, with concise and well presented points and I'm glad I stumbled across it. Good job man!
Great to see marco getting success even without destiny, always thought your editing and humor was amazing, great to see you can branch out to other content now
Would love to see more of these kind of videos. I would never watch such long videos on youtube but from you, these are so well-written and edited. Hope the efforts pay off!
Having played through Hours Of Darkness, I honestly really wish they did a FarCry in Vietnam. The landscape is beautiful, the color palette is gorgeous, and the vibe is great. I just wish they made a full game out of it.
Marcooooooo! I actually got chills when I saw this video. Far Cry 3 is a masterpiece, and I’m thrilled to see such a killer vid from you. Keep up the good work king
I love this genre of documentary videos that are long but also very informative, thorough, and clearly took a lot of effort and knowledge to put together. I got into the Far Cry series in my high school years and played most of the entries between 3 and 5. I remember waiting for news of each upcoming release with huge anticipation. The over-the-top antagonist, story, overall cast, and location of each entry are what made this series special to me. My personal favorite was probably 4; I really liked Pagan's character/dynamic with Ajay and the experience of roaming through the absolutely stunning mountainous region of Kyrat. 3 is also a close contender there for obvious reasons. I learned a lot about the origins of the series from the first game and its spin-offs, which I never cared to learn about for the sake of them being "too old", as well as the later entries beyond 5 where I had stopped paying attention due to the quick drop-off in positive reception for reasons I didn't fully understand. I really appreciate that you did a deep dive of each game to explain not just the characters and overall plot, but also the core gameplay loop and mechanics that were changed in each game for better or for worse, and how they "felt" from the gamer's perspective compared to direct competitors in the respective year of release. It's been over 2.5 years since FC6 with no news or updates on FC7, so hopefully Ubisoft is hard at work on putting the series back in the right direction. This is just my opinion, but I really don't like the RPG mechanics or visual design of the newer games - the color palette, UI, and even the font of the text really give it a cheesy/cartoonish feel and really takes away from the unnerving feeling of sharing the same island as a murderous dictator. Despite all the (very justifiable) criticism that they've gotten over the years, Ubisoft is/was a creative behemoth behind some of my fondest and most memorable gaming experiences growing up, and I firmly believe they the talent and resources to make the magic happen again. I'd really love to see a game establish a darker tone like 3 or 4, with a unique villain and memorable soundtrack to go along with it. The main theme of FC3 gives me chills to this day.
Wow, what a great video, I enjoyed every second of it from start to finish! I only wish that you talked about Far Cry 5's Arcade mode with best Map Editor/Maker out of any Far Cry game and about the fact that Far Cry 6 was first main Far Cry game that didn't have Map Editor which was extremely disappointing and a pretty sizable identity part of Far Cry series that has just been abandoned sadly.
I felt incredibly bad once I was fighting faith/Rachel as all I actually wanted to do was save her from Eden’s gate and the Father. I generally read through everything in the game that tells me how much suffering she went through. Just so I can enjoy destroying everything he had
I really enjoyed Far cry 3, Primal and Far cry 4. I haven't played anything in about 3 years as life has gotten busy. I saw a lot about Far cry 5 a few years ago and today something about Far cry 6. I searched on RUclips for Far cry 6 information and found your amazing video. This video is like a biography and was so great to watch. Took me back to some really good memories I had before life got complicated. Thank you!
I got FC5 for 5 bucks wasnt excited about the story while promo phase just finished it 3 Months ago it was more fun than i thought. FC6 most people told me it was not so good like FC5. I liked the story from the trailers more then FC5s but as much i have seen its not so good in the end :(
In 2012, Ubisoft released this, Fore, their most accomplished game. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Far cry three", a game so fun, most people probably don't play the story mode. But they should, because it's not just about the descent into insanity, and how Vaas is one of the best antagonist they’ve made, it's also a personal statement about Ubisoft itself. Hey Paul!
Great video Marco. Maybe in the future a similar video about the news of division 3 not being in development at Ubisoft and the wasted potential from the first two divisions
Hours of darkness was my favourite DLC because it embodies the crouching tiger fantasy of Farcry perfectly, you get extra perks for stealth, you can find rarer silenced versions of most weapons somewhere in the map. On the hardest difficulty it truly feels like a commando stuck in a foreign land, where you have to scrounge and overcome. It's a distillation of the gameplay-loop that's just satisfying to play. The narrative is simple but effective, and the motivation to not just run away, is to not see your friends and comrades left behind to face the horrors of imprisonment alone. It's a narrative choice that you are free to make. You are free to be that cowardly dog that just ran as fast as he was able. Or you are free to be that man that stayed long enough to get his friends, and to give closure to the widows of all those pilots.
I'ts been a while that a watched something on RUclips this long without speeding it up or skipping. Loved the video, it was absolutely great quality. For about 99% of everything you said, I couldn't agree more! Can't wait for your next video.
Far Cry 3 was the first Far Cry game I ever played and I fell in love instantly. That game was incredible in so many ways. I followed that by playing 4 and then strangely went back and tried to play FC2 but I just couldn’t get in to it. I played Primal next and again fell in love (I know that game really divided opinion) and then with 5 I again lost interest and never finished it. I haven’t played 6 at all for fear that it won’t live up to the joy I remember playing 3 and 4. I know Ubi got a lot of hate for “copy and paste” but I lived the formula that FC3 implemented with hunting, outposts and radio towers and if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it.
I recommend u to try fc6. FC6 is not a bad game. While it does get repetitive at times i found the setting pretty good. Story is a big meh but gameplay is pretty solid.
@@Romanus- True. Game was also selling quite alot of “cosmetics” Idk man looks like they are after the money. This is the only Farcry game i played along with 2 and 3.
@@mythicalumut6174 yep. And the propaganda is just so over the top. We’re supposed to believe some commie teenager women and her transgender girlfriend would lead a successful coup over an organized military? It’s so
Marco, just wanted to say I’ve been a fan of you since you were making division one videos back in 2017. I was right there with you when you said the division two sucked. It’s great to see you making awesome content and becoming more popular
Still remember the fun I had in FarCry 3 just buy doing some crazy stuff and fucking around. Was one of the best times I have had in a game. What kind of game even is Far Cry today we went from more or less a tech demo to open world shooter, with stealth and great charakter work, then we got a RPG and now we have whatever Far Cry 6 is.
Farcry 2 is one of my favorite games ever. Your whole review just completely shat on it lol. Every feature I loved you hated. The grimey nature of the location, rusting guns, heal animations, enemy reactions and respawns, even the malaria pills all contribute to the hopelessness that permeates the people and the world itself. After number 2 the whole thing went downhill. It turned into a carnival that was way too easy and removed any sense of actual fear or challenge. The "accessibility" options sent the series into a death spiral...
Apart from FC 5, BloodDragon was my favorite Far cry game it was soo fun without forcing you to do tedious tasks and feeling like you are doing chores: Fast and simple quests that you finish quick!
Farcry 4 contains some of the greatest memories in gaming for me. The goofy AI and ragrolls vere honestly just a perfect combination and added more than it took away from the game. Farcry 4 = Best Co-Op experience ever.
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been a DIE-HARD fan of the Far Cry series since Far Cry 3 released. It quickly became my favorite series and I found myself looking for more FarCry-ish games at the time and was never fully satisfied. Then Far Cry 4 came out. Wow, that was amazing. My brother gifted it to me on my 17th birthday. Then I took a break from life and eventually played Far Cry Primal. Then came Far Cry 5. I’ve never played a game more…immersive, touching? It really spoke to me and it would take me too long to explain why. I couldn’t find fault in this series. I couldn’t find any reason why people would not like these games. Then I played 6 and had a blast. In fact, I’m still playing it to this day. I’m holding out hope that FC7 will be another groundbreaking game from the series. See? Deluded, diehard fan. 💀 I absolutely love seeing these long-form takes on my favorite video game series. Thanks again.
I was super disappointed with Farcry 6, and I was a massive fan since 3. One of the first games on got on my 360 many years ago. I will say I MISS the watchtowers. The climbing puzzles were completely unique to FarCry, I found them super meditative and engaging, and while I got a chuckle at Dutch's remark "Don't worry I won't be having you climbing toers all over Hope County, I was actually bummed out.
Wow, I had a much different experience with FC6; I absolutely loved it! The setting was beyond gorgeous, the mission settings/buildings wrere curated and the characters memorable. Im sure it's personal preference, but I think FC6 is the best so far. You created a great video! A very detailed summy of the frsnchise thus far. I look forward to seeing what's next.
I think a lot of the negativity around Far Cry 6 comes from the diversity of the characters, but when you think about it, it makes sense for more diverse and socially conscious characters to be fighting a corrupt evil dictatorship, it's similar to the group you are in fighting the nazis in Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. It's unfortunate that people let their politics tint their view of the games, but even I am admittedly guilty of that, being how I am Polish and favour BJ Blaskowic in Wolfestein as he is also Polish.
Yes, you *can* snipe the Seed guy on the mountain. You have to get a very precise headshot, and while I'm not aware of any damage reduction to keep him from going down, I did manage to headshot him from almost that exact position shown at 1:38:04 in one go. You have to aim really carefully. You can also, for laughs, snipe airplane pilots out of their seats if you've got the timing.
Man idk how u cracked the youtube algorithm but every time I watch any video to the end it automatically starts this one..without fail....congrats my guy
After having played through Farcry Classic and Far Cry 2 I would definitely say all their wasted potential lies is in it's lack of immersion as each game gets on. More focus on difficulty and survival and also technological boundary pushing.
Dude, this is an amazing video. Congrats to you. I really think you deserve more views and recognition for your work. And you should be proud of what you managed to achieve here. As a long time viewer of your content, starting way back in the early Division days, I love watching you grow and expand your "arsenal". Even though you upload less, the quality of content you do upload is getting better and getter. If I may be so free to suggest another project: I'd love to see you tackle the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise and especially the modding projects that have resulted from the game's community. Anomaly, GAMMA and Escape from Pripyat, just to name a few. That stuff goes way beyond simple "game modding" and is more in line with actually transforming a game, an engine and a franchise into a whole different level than before. GAMMA in particular is what a single player, open world, shooter should be. The game's community would love you for it, as it does any bigger and more established content creator that shines a spotlight on the game and available mods. But very few of them do. Just look at what OperatorDrewsky managed to do with his let's play videos. I think you would enjoy the journey of discovering all these games and mods and I truly believe you would capture the spirit of them with your video. As of yet, nobody has really done justice to that game and the mods that I mentioned above. You could be the one to do it. You sure have the skills for it. And with the sequel (hopefully) releasing at the end of 2023. I believe there is genuine interest in the franchise, so the video wouldn't fall on "deaf ears" and would do really well. And on a final note, because stuff like GAMMA is so amazing, I think you'd fall head first in love with it. I hope you consider this. Until then, I'll keep watching whatever you release and continue to be a happy viewer of yours. Peace, brother! Zie je later ;)
I’m a year late, but playing through far cry 5 again, and man some of the scene are so damn good, along with the music that follows. But you’re practically a walking camera, just imagine how good it could be if your character actually responded to the cults rambling.
Far Cry 2 has no pill counter. Pills are infinite until you do a main story mission, then they run out. They work on a 30 minute timer, when it's up you take one. It's still a controversial mechanic, but I hope understanding helps explain some stuff.
@@MarcoStyle Yeah. I figured it out mostly because I did all the side missions before any of the main story. Much as I do love the game's themes, favorite game of the bunch, fuck is slow not a good enough term haha.
I have the very unpopular theory that there are 2 types of Open World Games. The first version are what I would call “immersive worlds”. These games are Open World but will hold your hand in a single direction from beginning to end of the story with little wiggle room. Yet they keep the open world aspect instead of linear design by unlocking more of the map the more story you progress. This design is seen a lot of the Sony exclusives. Ghost of Tsushima and God of War will force you to do things a certain way HOWEVER the stories of these games are super coherent and engaging. The second type would be “citizen open world”. Which is Far Cry 5 and 6. On the grand scale of the game you have all the room of the world to explore. You can kill any of the main bosses in any order with the only obligation being beating all leaders to face the final boss. Sadly this creates a balance issue. Particularly in FC5 I decided to deal with Faith first and after that imagine the cake walk that was the younger brother of Joseph Seed. In truth these term that I mentioned clash a lot the more we expand the games we look at. At the end of the day I feel like many games that could be linear take the Open World approach to create a saver yet still very fun product while the “citizen open world” that are games that are the True open world games are harder to get into because not everyone is willing to guide their own story and the scope of the game is so big that people are disappointed when they realize that a huge size also leads to less “explosive”/epic moments duo to the lack of a script to follow.
Farcry Instinct was my first game as a kid on the Xbox. It was a beautiful game at the time for me. I was excited to play evolution afterwards. Farcry 2 was fun in middle school for the first three playthroughs, as I got older the reply value didn't stick for me. Farcry 3 was the best for me, I was a huge pot head after HS which made the game a whole lot better. ❤
One thing I’d say this video missed was that the Far Cry Instincts franchise had one of the most unique multiplayer experiences in gaming history and had an insanely dedicated community. It’s a big shame that the modern Far Cry games failed to realize the sleeping gem they actually had.
You mentioned about Far Cry 4s villains not being seen as much in the game but less is more in my opinion, you don't need lots of screen time to flesh out a character, from the beginning with Pagan you instantly know what kind of person he is, his calm and collected behavior but when things don't go to plan he will snap, I think less screen time makes up for not having long drawn out cutscenes, some people don't like too many cutscenes as it can take you out of the experience, from the beginning of the game or even the secret ending, Pagan specifically wants to "tear shit up" or "finally we can shoot some goddamn fucking guns" the devs specifically wanted you to get out there and enjoy the game, keep you immersed or just have fun
Far Cry 5 is amazing imo. It's a sin the Soundtrack didn't get nominated for any awards. Also Joseph and his Heralds are probably the most Screen time and back story we have for any Farcry villains.
I didn't hate far cry 5 but I didn't really vibe with it. On my in retrospect have I realised just how good the game is and it really grew on me. Only thing I still don't like is silent protagonist. Watching Jason Brody change throughout 3 made the game significantly more enjoyable
Yeah Far Cry 6 is fun but holy shit is at least 1/3 of it cringe. Spoilers below if you care. One character apparently got their top surgery without anesthesia or anything which is wild, but then another character literally goes "REEEEE" and then murders someone for using the wrong pronouns about the first character I mentioned. I literally laughed out loud at that part tbh. The entire "Maximas Matanzas" arc was cringe and garbage. Especially in regards to Bembe. The fact that you don't do anything to him after the things he did is so trash.
This is completely unrelated to this entire video what it is about but I just had to point it out. The background music at 1:52:38 is so incredibly etched into my mind as the "main theme" of Unus Annus. Everytime I hear it my mind races back to that era. You hear it from time to time in these documentary-style videos about various different topics and everytime I hear it I get flashbacks. If you know you know, if you don't just ignore this comment.
I gave up on FC2 just six hours into gameplay, for all of the reasons you mention. You even list a few that I didn't have the displeasure of experiencing myself, like the disappearing malaria pills (man that would have pissed me off) or the "you're on your own" mission setup. If you count the first Far Cry, I've played only five Ubisoft games and enjoyed none of them. I truly don't understand how they are still around, much less so popular. All style, no substance. You give me hope that FC3 won't suck, but I don't know if I can bring myself to try it.
In Far Cry 5 you don't even need to climb all the way to the summit during the Jacob Seed fight. I found this out during the climb up, because I did the exact same thing as you did and just tried to shoot him with the 50 cal only to see him get back up. It was about halfway up however that he was trying to snipe me down as I was fighting his troops and wolves that I got frustrated and wanted to stun him like before by shooting him with the 50 cal again, only for the fight to be concluded and watch his death cutscene play. I will say though that your criticism about diversity in Far Cry 6 doesn't make much sense or is too vague to the point that it sounds like a non sequitur. Over the top characters that care more about partying than all of the killing = diversity bad? I would argue that something like that has nothing to do with diversity and everything to do with bad character writing, which is not uncommon in Ubisoft games.
It is bad character writing first and foremost. The question becomes WHY they are so bad though, compared even to previous games? Because they didn't try to write either unique characters or some kind of archtypes that fit the story, but they wanted to give us modern, stereotypical, "diverse" characters. Sort of like how Disney refuses to write good female characters anymore, because it won't allow female characters to ever have flaws, resulting in entirely unbelievable cardboard cutouts. Yes, that too is a writing flaw, but the cause of the writing flaws in both instances is personal politics, not just a mistake.
@@BWMagusExactly on the money. The bad writing is a direct result of them wanting the characters to fit a real life archetype. Feels uninspired and uninteresting. Couple that with the overall story being meh, and none of your allies being necessarily likable and you get a very mid game that doesn’t compare to 3 or 4.
This randomly came up while I was testing old PC software on my 32 bit windows 7 laptop... instant sub for this well researched video, there was some info I didn't even know.
That 'forced kidnapping' part of Far Cry 5 is what really hurts it for me. It's just so....bad. Being forced to quit whatever I'm doing to interact with some crazy, annoying assholes is just so frustrating
And it's so weird to include in an open-world, do-what-you-want kind of game. Like, it's entirely antithetical to the design philosophy of the game at large.
It's interesting how whenever I go into a video about a troubled or failing franchise and the issues plaguing it are discussed, it is *universally* always "greedy higher ups infringing on artistic vision for the sake of maximizing profits." Capital G gamers will say political discussion doesn't belong in the gaming sphere though.
Far cry 5 is the best in the series. You are right about the helicopter with guns and rockets though. I blew through the second area way too fast and too easily, (I did the faith part second), so for my third section I would only fly to the outposts then get out and try to stealth until the hivemind was alerted then I would m60 everyone like Rambo and that made the game way more fun again. Far cry 6 indeed lost my vote for best far cry in the series with its lack of 1st person cutscenes with cool FX, that is a signature aspect of far cry games. Love the video ive watched it twice in full now!
I started as Test Engineer for Ubisoft during the development of Far Cry 3. I was in charge of the "encounters and navmesh" which is basically the AI behavior in all sorts of situations and states + the pathing. I did a lot of the cover placement as well by the end of it. Workday used to end at 6PM but we used to do overtime until 10PM and work 9 to 6 on weekends, and be very happy for it.
A Test Engineer used to be paid with roughly £200 per month at that time. A Senior Test Engineer with a bit over £300. Overtime was paid at 2x rate and we would get 1 free meal if we worked the full 12 hours. That was enough to cover the rent, bills and transportation. Not the food, no entertainment, no unforeseen expenses and God forbid even thinking about saving anything. We even had a running joke on the salary day that in translation sounds like this "BOYS AND GIRLS, TONIGHT WE EAT MEAT!!!" :D
As much as the permanent fatigue was draining the life out of us, we had that one free meal from the company and all that shared hardship created a very tight community.
Why am I telling you all this?
Because by the end of Far Cry 3 development, most of us were not 18 anymore, and some started looking for a sustainable living situation. By the end of Far Cry 4 half of us got hired by other companies for more than 2x the salary. By the end of Far Cry 5, nobody in our community was working there anymore, not even myself and my wife.
If you're not picky, you can roughly compare the quality of the content with the % of experienced staff still working on the project. And please keep in mind that it was the same for the developers, design artists, even utilitary teams that keep the lights on like HR, IT support and Facilities.
Ubisoft was great because of the young and innocent, passion-driven staff they acquired before and during the development of Far Cry 3. But the leadership at that time was malicious, old-fashioned and downright conter productive. Towards the end of our stay we had another running joke that soon not even Indians would work for Ubisoft because of the terrible pay, inexistent benefits and factory-minded rush to push out project after project without fixing at least half of the tickets we had in Jira.
Plus there was a bug infestation at the company's canteen that put us off from that one meal we got for working 12 hours.
Other games me and my wife worked on and loved: The Division, Black Flag single and PVP, Raving Rabbits, SC Blacklist and Watch Dogs 1. It was an era of happy struggle if that even makes sense, during a time when we didn't have many needs and Ubisoft capitalised on that very well. Too bad they failed to compensate their experienced staff and saved pennies to loose silver.
I don't even know if anybody will read this, I don't even know why exactly I wrote it... I guess I just hope that other, smarter companies will learn something from such experiences. But considering how smart younger people are nowadays, I doubt that companies can get away with all that anymore.
I read this. Sometimes I think I dodged a bullet not becoming a game developer. I watch and read some horror stories like this and that is modern slavery for white collar jobs.
@@andersonandrighi4539 You see, looking back it seems like a horror story, but back then I was just happy to work for a gaming company, I didn't even need food more than once a day and all my friends were working there with me, until they weren't and then we weren't. Painted in shades of grey and struggle, oddly, those were happy times. Not good, humans don't require good times to be happy. It's strange. And working on games like Far Cry 3, Black Flag and Watchdogs were the proudest results of my career.
@@CapitanBreakfast I get it. However no worker should be treated the way some game companies are treating them. They exploit the worker out of their passion of a media. Imagine if the movie industry did the same? The auto industry?
EDIT: I take that back regarding the movie industry. They do the same with visual effects which by the way have almost the same skill as most of the guys working in the graphics and art design team of the gaming industry.
It explains a lot of things, thanks for sharing this.
Marco turning into one of those RUclipsrs that upload long, high quality videos but only like twice a year.
Love to see it
I had to double check - for a moment I was thinking this was another 5 hours Pyrocynical video about a franchise I never played before.
I agree, im glad to see it, this is my favourite type of content
i love it too, its just the best thing to watch while grinding somethin or so. Like the 7hour Whitelight video about Deths Stranding XD
@@Ace-ob9yk Pyro has 5 hour videos about game franchises?
@@Ace-ob9yk marco is feeding my long form video essay craving while pryo is busy dicking around
You can tell Ubisoft really knows Vaas as a character because they know the definition of insanity better than anybody
Keep making the same games expecting the consumers to have a different reaction
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@@mastergecko1178 yep they really thought releasing the far cry 3 just with better graphics would magically result in more money
I love Zelda games, but I remember years ago being so sure that Breath of the Wild would be profoundly disappointing. I actually thought it would release as nothing more than a shameless Far Cry clone...
Clearly I was wrong. The only company pumping out shameless Far Cry clones is Ubisoft.
You say that but you forget how stupid and short sighted gamers are.
As an ex ubi dev (see my vids for proof), you nailed a lot of this video. You probably spent more time on this video than we did on some of our games lol.
For the past decade ubisoft's primary indicator of success wasn't review scores or reception, it was average hours played. This led to endless large repetitive open world games of today, designed to waste your time that people hate.
To make it worse, the game design philosophy also became everything must be emergent gameplay where the player makes their own fun. So less crafted intentional design decisions, more sandboxes with more and more toys.
Very interesting to hear what you said, as you were a dev. I can see the truth in what you said when playing. I have to say far cry 5 is the best hands down.
Ubisoft used to be a benchmark for great games. Now it's a fucking joke.
All I know is that fc4 and on got increasingly repetitive and boring. Pointless to finish. I bought 6 and didn’t even play for 2 hours. It’s so hard to stay immersed anymore with so much garbage going on in the game… maybe I’m just old now
Ever work on Red dead 2? I mean lots did, so so many of us did. It's just honestly this sounds just like me and many other devs just felt so much burn out from corp. So justified of course.
@@ChadAF_YTTRIPPING far cry 3 was by far the best… Vaas is the MOST remembered villains in far cry and he had less then 10 mins of screen time…
A Far Cry with real survival mechanics and a hardcore gameplay like Stalker is what would make me go back to this series. Great video btw.
I was thinking about that since fc2. And in fc4 when we went to himalayas I was thinking "how cool it would be if there's far cry in snowy locations?"
I'd definitely want another FC2-like title again
So a better FC2, yeah I want that
a far cry 2 with better fun factor would be a banger, but maybe not under the far cry nametag, or something like "farcry: survival"
Basically Farcry-2 you mean.
I'm one of the 'immersive sim' Far Cry 2 players. I loved planning out my route and sneaking through checkpoints. I felt it was so realistic, and I was right there in Africa, and wasn't a super hero.
To right it was with out a question the best Far Cry, and everything that followed was the decline of the franchise. Far Cry 3 started the super hero over powered bullshit and it just got worse from there on out. The latest pile of shit was such an abomination that all I wanted to do was join the government forces and wipe out ever guerrilla in the game.
The only thing i hated with that game was the malaria
I remember interviews with the dev and him describing how he had envisioned its world and mechanics, and I’m still like “man, I wish I could have that game today.”
@@hardcorealf8684FC3 traded that for a better story, essentially
FC2 is still the best of the series.
I used to anticipate every Farcry game that came out but upon the release of the last couple games, it just felt like a bunch of hot air.
Been a fan since three, and have loved each installment since - until 6. FarCry 5 took me a moment to warm up to, but now I've played it the most, and New Dawn has problems but I still enjoyed it.
6 though...hot damn is 6 a disappointment.
@@MrMudgama yeah same here. I feel each game has gotten better through the series until 6.
I recently got far cry 6 as the main game and season pass were on sale for £20. Absolute dogshit, only praise I’ll give it is that Dani (I played the female version) was quite entertaining in her dialogue, the rest of the game is pure bollocks
I recently got Platinum on Far Cry 5. Man I love that game
I know what you mean, I checked out after FC5. That game was solid but fuck me running was it aggravating being attacked every 5 mins.
"'Far Cry' is one of the only franchises that has done everything right, just never all at once." straight insightful.
5 is definitely the most frustrating game in the series in my opinion. It had the potential to be something truly special but it falls just short. The story is solid but there needs to be more of it; make it more difficult to fill up the progress bars in each region, develop the characters more and give the silent protagonist more of a personality by giving the player narrative choices which affect the world. You could be given the option to kill or spare the heralds and not blow up their bunkers which would could undermine Josephs hold on his followers and make them question his authority. So many characters have wasted potential in 5; a lot of focus is put on trying to rescue your fellow police officers but then once we do, they just sit in one place and wait for you to begin the final mission. Give them companion missions after they're rescued which make us care more about them.
Agreed. I also wish the townsfolk’s in various areas had more story. The trailers promised a MUCH heavier focus on story and character with Mary, Jerome, and Nick. Wish it went more in that direction. Also, more towns like Falls End would have been nice to explore.
@@duncanharrell5009 Honestly I could forgive all of that if there was a decent ending. I don't go into a Far Cry game expecting a happy ending but i do expect the hours I put in to actually make a difference on the outcome. As it stands now it's either you lose because nukes or you lose because of Bliss and brainwashing; the first time I finished the story the ending actually made me angry 🤷♂
@@MrJackdotw Late to the party, but Far Cry 4's "secret ending" vs Far Cry 5's is the prime example of this disconnect.
Narratively, 4's makes sense. You're not there as part of some liberation of Kyrat, you're not there cause Pagan Minh killed your dad and you're bringing him to justice. Anjay Ghalay (pardon the spelling, it's almost 100% wrong) is there because he wants to spread his mother's ashes. If you play along, that's what Anjay gets to do; Minh takes him to the gravesite in his helicopter, and the game is naturally resolved in a unique way. You're not penalized narratively if you choose to play the game, as Anjay eventually gets to put Lakshimi to rest, but the secret ending feels satisfying based off of what we know about the character going into the game.
5's secret ending just serves to reinforce the main theme of the game: you're on a fool's errand, and all roads lead to bad outcomes. Any choice you make is going to be the wrong one, regardless of character motivation and contrivance (looking at you, random-ass Bliss barrels that show up in the finale). However, your character has no motivation to choose that ending. The Rook is the Rook; their most basic character trait is that they're a lawman, and they lay down the law with the Sheriff, the Marshall, and Deputy Man and Deputy Woman. Unless, for whatever reason, they're somehow precognizant of the rest of Far Cry 5, they have no narrative reason for why they wouldn't cuff Jim Jones the second they see him, nor do they have any reason to wait like 10 minutes or whatever it is to finally not cuff him.
Far Cry 4 rewards the player where Far Cry 5 penalizes them, at the end of the day. This is all fine and good, but Anjay has clear reasons for why he is the player character's avatar: he just wants to put his mom to rest. On the flip side, Far Cry 5 gives no motivation for the Rook to refuse; the Rook's only reason for starting the events of the game is to come back with Seed, with no other motivations present to really lend the "just forget this happened and go home" ending any narrative coherence. If they wanted to make arresting Joseph and/or any of the endings feel narratively satisfying (without any ass-pulls), they'd have to make the enemy faction 3-dimensional, which they more-or-less fail to do since all the mooks just run around pillaging and killing. You can't have them not 2-dimensional, because then they wouldn't be a Far Cry enemy faction, and killing them might have actual consequence given they could just be trying to shepherd people into the apocalypse, instead of pillaging and killing everyone on there way there.
Don't even get me started on the "canon end" of Far Cry 5; I'm still mad about what happens to the player character.
@@MrJackdotw I think FAR CRY 4's ending is one of the most twisted and realistic ending of ALL TIME. You don't know who you are helping, you only trust their word because they claim they've worked for your father. Then you end up being someone who put the people of kyrat in must worse hands. You turn out to be a terrorist instead of a hero.
Definitely, agree on far cry 5 of what you say. I been thinking the samething as well. Like they should have been focus on more choices then ever. Like fallout new vegas, outer worlds, pillars of eternity or other games choices that success of what we care more about those characters.
As a far cry fan and player who plays this game a lot i cant do anything but agree on the stuff covered here, very accurate recap of everything that happened and a great video!
I used to have a lot of fun with Far Cry. I played almost every single game 🎮. I stopped playing since New Dawn. I really hated the fact that they put rpg bullshit in the game. This is why I didn't buy Far Cry 6 and New Dawn .
@@tobitroyer9429 what were your thoughts on Blood Dragon? Just curious.
@@Yourlibrarian i did like it. Was fun.
@@tobitroyer9429 new dawn was garbo cuz rpg shit doesn’t belong I have yet to try fc6 but I hear it’s much of the same
@@tobitroyer9429 far cry 6 is painfully repetitive. It was really dissapointing. All of the new stuff added basicallly takes away from the game, the animal conpanions are horrible and better to not be used.
I love Far Cry 2, I want another Far Cry like it but it is not a game for everyone so I don't see that happening. Also love the direction you are going with the channel, love listening to these types of videos while working.
Far Cry 2 was the best, it was much more grounded. It had proper 'immersion, though choosing one faction over another and having branching missions from that would have been great.
Lmao I'm literally listening to it like it's a podcast at work
@hardcorealf8684 It was really boring ngl. The story was nonsensical with a tedious mission structure.
I think Far Cry 2 with modern polish would actually do very well.
I want to thank you for giving every game a fair shot, taking the good with the bad and giving the best critical critique of far cry series thus far. Especially I thank you for giving 5 the credits it deserves, ive played every far fry from 2-6 and 5 remains my absolute favorite in the series (no im not ignoring any issues they just dont bother me as much). Its always very tough seeing people online being very harsh on it for not being as good as 3, so I appreciate you taking it at all of its values
*except for new dawn, he didn't give that a chance*
Have played every Far Cry since 3.
It's always such a weird experience picking up a new one, they're consistently bigger, bulkier, and somehow contain less content than the last.
Man farcry 2 was so fun as a kid. The map editor was endless. Especially when forge from halo was leaving alot to be desired.
Yea same with me was so good when i was a kid playing FC2 i still remember the fire detail was the best out there on games and probably still is for the direction of the wind affecting the way it spread. And the map editor was amazing i was not good at it but some of the maps people made were amazing and better then the devs maps still remember a D-day map was so good and better than anything the devs made by miles.
I liked to test how many red barrels i need to crash my pc to valhalla.
Far cry 5 was a perfect mix of chaos and beauty. Plus the soundtrack was fantastic
I totally agree, to some extend. The villians are beautifully done and the main plot is the best far cry plot for me at least. But the excecution is horrendous, it gets very repetetive and the content pretty much stays the same
Agreed, FC5 is a really good game all around.
far cry 5 was sloppy at best imo combat was way to easy AI felt worse than 3 and it also just felt like I was playing far cry 3 again but with uninteresting villans
@@awesomeredpandax2267 imo vaas was too cliche so fc5 was objectively better
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i still have yet to have the opportunity to play Far Cry 3 for myself, but ive been constantly rewatching compilations of Vaas over the years. hes such an amazingly well written character, and Michael Mando as his voice actor is simply irreplaceable. ive learned a lot about writing scary antagonists from characters like him, i really fucking wish modern games would care more about great storytelling like this
Honestly tho: Vaas only works because Jason works. Without Jason, Vaas is just an edgy Joker. Hence why every villain after 3 has been exactly that: An edgy Joker.
Vaas worked so well because he was what Jason would become if he stayed on the island. The common theme that was sorta accidentaly born in Far Cry 1, expanded in Far Cry 2 and fully included in 3: The jungle makes you go crazy (literally and metaphorically). Far Cry 4 abandoned this whole idea of insanity and it never came back since.
Far Cry's villains just don't work if they're not directly compared to something. The main characters have been hollow shells, generic for you to insert yourself into. So they've sorta tried to compare them to side characters, but... It just doesn't work as it's barely noticable. Like in Far Cry 6, the direct comparison you have from Gustavo here is the resistance and EVERY SINGLE ONE of them is a shitty person.
At least they all get what they deserve in the end, but really: Having no insanity in Far Cry is not Far Cry. It was the 1 thing that kept the narratives together under the same theme. Right now, Far Cry has no unifying theme other than civil war, I guess.
1 is about being Crysis 1.
2 is about war, war economy and how insane all of it is.
3 is about civil war, isolation, and how that brings about insanity.
4 is about civil war, legacy, heritage and family.
Primal is about unga bunga.
5 is about extremism (not even about religion as it doesn't really comment on it).
New Dawn is about unga bunga.
6 is about civil war.
@@jesustyronechrist2330 no yeah absolutely, i know exactly what you mean. i know most people dont like the guy but Pyrocynical's video did a good job of laying all that out for someone like me who hasnt played the games. thats why i used the word storytelling, i know its not just Vaas that makes FC3 a great game, hes just obviously the best part of it all
Play it its the best game in the series
U got xbox I can hook you up?
@@jesustyronechrist2330 I'm happy to see people giving Jason some love. He starts as a disgustingly shallow, vain party animal thrust into the realest of gritty realities where death, torture and slavery are all likely outcomes for him and his friends. Him embracing an oddly libertarian murder cult lifestyle was oddly addictive, and I felt myself going crazy alongside Jason as the stabby shooty gameplay enforced you becoming a maniac.
These videos are always so well edited and written. It's well worth the wait
I sincerely appreciate the time, effort and commitment, it takes to create these in depth, game series reviews. Thank you for creating such a thorough and informative video.
Even tho Pagan was only in the game very shortly, he is by far my favorite villain, maybe one of my favorite villains ever
This is a pretty well put together retrospective. I like your blunt delivery and bits of humor sprinkled throughout the video.
One of the funniest things in the Hours of Darkness DLC, was the ability to swim up waterfalls like a salmon. I did appreciate that after you beat Lost On Mars was that you had those powerful sci fi weapons available in the main campaign. The Zombie DLC was fairly fun.
Hurk is buffoonishly hilarious, and just a bit touched in the head. He's funny in FC Primal as a stone aged redneck (Hurki) caveman who speaks ungabunga in a Southern drawl, and wants you to gather materials for him so he can try his hair-brained inventions.🤣
can’t believe they made a whole hurk dlc to abandon him in 6 out of nowhere
My God Marco, thank you. Your content is always the high bar for long form content and this video is **chefs kiss**.
Absolutely amazing.
Fantastic video! I really like how you go out of your way to point out how many of the issues aren't due to dev incompetence. It really adds to the validity of your points, imo.
Fun fact, you can "outlast" bliss bullets i did it for an hour at a friendly outpost, the game just sends endless waves of enemies at you until one finally grazes you with a bullet, hiding in a building while sniping them as they appeared, and hiding in a closet when i couldn't locate them, allowed me to last that long.
But yea, even if your in a friendly outpost passing out in a closet, the enemy somehow is still able to extract you from the friendly outpost without reisstance... minor plot hole there lol.
I feel like they updated that, cause before I was actually able to hold out against John and Jacobs hunting parties, but now I don’t even see an enemy and poof! I got hit by a bliss bullet and the cutscene begins 😂
@@vinnynonose2930 Lol, your comment made me think of seeing your character like meg from family guy. with the tribals. oh hey look she's safe!" "you falls over with 100 tranq darts in your back."
This is a masterpiece! The editing 💯
I'm currently on the middle of the Far Cry 5 segment and I have to leave a comment, what a amazing video, with concise and well presented points and I'm glad I stumbled across it. Good job man!
Blood Dragon is my favorite Far Cry I have played. I love Synthwave though so biased for sure. Also Mojo Be being an absolute savage out here 🤣
Great to see marco getting success even without destiny, always thought your editing and humor was amazing, great to see you can branch out to other content now
Holy shit he's back! with 2 and a half hour video, damn Marco!
Would love to see more of these kind of videos. I would never watch such long videos on youtube but from you, these are so well-written and edited. Hope the efforts pay off!
It's mind boggling that 3 was my first and only Far Cry game and none of the sequels caught my attention
Really well put video, i mostly listened to the video during work like a podcast, but you still delivered a good video/audio experience
Having played through Hours Of Darkness, I honestly really wish they did a FarCry in Vietnam. The landscape is beautiful, the color palette is gorgeous, and the vibe is great. I just wish they made a full game out of it.
Vietnam war 2
Marcooooooo! I actually got chills when I saw this video. Far Cry 3 is a masterpiece, and I’m thrilled to see such a killer vid from you. Keep up the good work king
This was on of the funniest but at the same time most well put together and informative Videos I've ever seen! Made me subscribe
After 3 nothing was the same Idk exactly why but 3 hit so different. And btw Marco hope you are well ❤️
What the hell? Marco? Damn. How have you been man?
been enjoying my time off, but now I'm back making vids
Great vid man, but far cry instincts blew my mind when I first played it on Xbox, that game was gorgeous back in the day!
I love this genre of documentary videos that are long but also very informative, thorough, and clearly took a lot of effort and knowledge to put together. I got into the Far Cry series in my high school years and played most of the entries between 3 and 5. I remember waiting for news of each upcoming release with huge anticipation. The over-the-top antagonist, story, overall cast, and location of each entry are what made this series special to me. My personal favorite was probably 4; I really liked Pagan's character/dynamic with Ajay and the experience of roaming through the absolutely stunning mountainous region of Kyrat. 3 is also a close contender there for obvious reasons.
I learned a lot about the origins of the series from the first game and its spin-offs, which I never cared to learn about for the sake of them being "too old", as well as the later entries beyond 5 where I had stopped paying attention due to the quick drop-off in positive reception for reasons I didn't fully understand. I really appreciate that you did a deep dive of each game to explain not just the characters and overall plot, but also the core gameplay loop and mechanics that were changed in each game for better or for worse, and how they "felt" from the gamer's perspective compared to direct competitors in the respective year of release.
It's been over 2.5 years since FC6 with no news or updates on FC7, so hopefully Ubisoft is hard at work on putting the series back in the right direction. This is just my opinion, but I really don't like the RPG mechanics or visual design of the newer games - the color palette, UI, and even the font of the text really give it a cheesy/cartoonish feel and really takes away from the unnerving feeling of sharing the same island as a murderous dictator. Despite all the (very justifiable) criticism that they've gotten over the years, Ubisoft is/was a creative behemoth behind some of my fondest and most memorable gaming experiences growing up, and I firmly believe they the talent and resources to make the magic happen again. I'd really love to see a game establish a darker tone like 3 or 4, with a unique villain and memorable soundtrack to go along with it. The main theme of FC3 gives me chills to this day.
Damn I hope this gets more views it's an absolutely incredible video
Wow, what a great video, I enjoyed every second of it from start to finish!
I only wish that you talked about Far Cry 5's Arcade mode with best Map Editor/Maker out of any Far Cry game and about the fact that Far Cry 6 was first main Far Cry game that didn't have Map Editor which was extremely disappointing and a pretty sizable identity part of Far Cry series that has just been abandoned sadly.
Yeah in hindsight I should have mentioned more of it, but in the final stages of the video I had to make some cuts to reduce the time of it.
I felt incredibly bad once I was fighting faith/Rachel as all I actually wanted to do was save her from Eden’s gate and the Father. I generally read through everything in the game that tells me how much suffering she went through. Just so I can enjoy destroying everything he had
I’d rather join them lol
I was 10 when Far Cry released.
If you're Gen Z, all I can tell is to imagine jumping from UE3 to late UE4 games. It was unbelievable.
Now we finally get the change to UE5 which is a huge leap again.
The amount of hard work you have put into this video / movie. I salute you man
I just watched your CoD Zombies video a few days ago and loved it. Am KEEN AF to dig into this one. Love your content MarcoStyle!
I really enjoyed Far cry 3, Primal and Far cry 4. I haven't played anything in about 3 years as life has gotten busy. I saw a lot about Far cry 5 a few years ago and today something about Far cry 6. I searched on RUclips for Far cry 6 information and found your amazing video. This video is like a biography and was so great to watch. Took me back to some really good memories I had before life got complicated. Thank you!
I got FC5 for 5 bucks wasnt excited about the story while promo phase just finished it 3 Months ago it was more fun than i thought.
FC6 most people told me it was not so good like FC5.
I liked the story from the trailers more then FC5s but as much i have seen its not so good in the end :(
In 2012, Ubisoft released this, Fore, their most accomplished game. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Far cry three", a game so fun, most people probably don't play the story mode. But they should, because it's not just about the descent into insanity, and how Vaas is one of the best antagonist they’ve made, it's also a personal statement about Ubisoft itself.
Hey Paul!
Man, the transition at 49:21 is crazy
Great video Marco. Maybe in the future a similar video about the news of division 3 not being in development at Ubisoft and the wasted potential from the first two divisions
Ah, Far Cry 5. I remember running through co-op story mode only using the smiley face shovel. Good times.
Hours of darkness was my favourite DLC because it embodies the crouching tiger fantasy of Farcry perfectly, you get extra perks for stealth, you can find rarer silenced versions of most weapons somewhere in the map.
On the hardest difficulty it truly feels like a commando stuck in a foreign land, where you have to scrounge and overcome.
It's a distillation of the gameplay-loop that's just satisfying to play. The narrative is simple but effective, and the motivation to not just run away, is to not see your friends and comrades left behind to face the horrors of imprisonment alone.
It's a narrative choice that you are free to make.
You are free to be that cowardly dog that just ran as fast as he was able. Or you are free to be that man that stayed long enough to get his friends, and to give closure to the widows of all those pilots.
far cry 4 was my first game and still my favorite
"Do it again" is basically Ubi's entire business model. Ubi devs will understand.
I'ts been a while that a watched something on RUclips this long without speeding it up or skipping. Loved the video, it was absolutely great quality. For about 99% of everything you said, I couldn't agree more! Can't wait for your next video.
Thanks man! words mean a lot considering I'm just now starting with this type of content.
@MarcoStyle My pleasure. BTW, I loved the Black Ops zombies video just as much, maybe even more! First video I watched of you, instant sub from me.
Far Cry 3 was the first Far Cry game I ever played and I fell in love instantly. That game was incredible in so many ways. I followed that by playing 4 and then strangely went back and tried to play FC2 but I just couldn’t get in to it. I played Primal next and again fell in love (I know that game really divided opinion) and then with 5 I again lost interest and never finished it. I haven’t played 6 at all for fear that it won’t live up to the joy I remember playing 3 and 4. I know Ubi got a lot of hate for “copy and paste” but I lived the formula that FC3 implemented with hunting, outposts and radio towers and if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it.
100% agree with u bro
I recommend u to try fc6. FC6 is not a bad game. While it does get repetitive at times i found the setting pretty good. Story is a big meh but gameplay is pretty solid.
@@mythicalumut6174the story is absolutely absurd. Ruined the entire game IMO
@@Romanus- True. Game was also selling quite alot of “cosmetics”
Idk man looks like they are after the money. This is the only Farcry game i played along with 2 and 3.
@@mythicalumut6174 yep. And the propaganda is just so over the top. We’re supposed to believe some commie teenager women and her transgender girlfriend would lead a successful coup over an organized military? It’s so
Marco, just wanted to say I’ve been a fan of you since you were making division one videos back in 2017. I was right there with you when you said the division two sucked.
It’s great to see you making awesome content and becoming more popular
Still remember the fun I had in FarCry 3 just buy doing some crazy stuff and fucking around. Was one of the best times I have had in a game.
What kind of game even is Far Cry today we went from more or less a tech demo to open world shooter, with stealth and great charakter work, then we got a RPG and now we have whatever Far Cry 6 is.
Farcry 2 is one of my favorite games ever. Your whole review just completely shat on it lol. Every feature I loved you hated. The grimey nature of the location, rusting guns, heal animations, enemy reactions and respawns, even the malaria pills all contribute to the hopelessness that permeates the people and the world itself. After number 2 the whole thing went downhill. It turned into a carnival that was way too easy and removed any sense of actual fear or challenge. The "accessibility" options sent the series into a death spiral...
It had an atmosphere not replicated to this day, truly a gem. Immersion> accessibility
I watched this entire video while fixing my mouse! amazing video
Apart from FC 5,
BloodDragon was my favorite Far cry game it was soo fun without forcing you to do tedious tasks and feeling like you are doing chores: Fast and simple quests that you finish quick!
I am doing a replay of the series rn with my son. We are on 4 and are actually having a great time 😭
Still not sure why Ubisoft insists on NOT releasing a Far Cry: Dinosaurs game
The part about dIveRsiTy and inClUsiOn was pure cope, but you can't really expect much from gamers. Other than that, a lot of good points were made.
Farcry 4 contains some of the greatest memories in gaming for me. The goofy AI and ragrolls vere honestly just a perfect combination and added more than it took away from the game.
Farcry 4 = Best Co-Op experience ever.
Thank you so much for making this video. I’ve been a DIE-HARD fan of the Far Cry series since Far Cry 3 released. It quickly became my favorite series and I found myself looking for more FarCry-ish games at the time and was never fully satisfied. Then Far Cry 4 came out. Wow, that was amazing. My brother gifted it to me on my 17th birthday. Then I took a break from life and eventually played Far Cry Primal. Then came Far Cry 5. I’ve never played a game more…immersive, touching? It really spoke to me and it would take me too long to explain why. I couldn’t find fault in this series. I couldn’t find any reason why people would not like these games. Then I played 6 and had a blast. In fact, I’m still playing it to this day. I’m holding out hope that FC7 will be another groundbreaking game from the series. See? Deluded, diehard fan. 💀 I absolutely love seeing these long-form takes on my favorite video game series. Thanks again.
The “Mercenaries” and “Manhunt” titles also have gas in the tank that is untapped
Great video Marco I have watched it 5 times already with my wife and kids
I was super disappointed with Farcry 6, and I was a massive fan since 3. One of the first games on got on my 360 many years ago. I will say I MISS the watchtowers. The climbing puzzles were completely unique to FarCry, I found them super meditative and engaging, and while I got a chuckle at Dutch's remark "Don't worry I won't be having you climbing toers all over Hope County, I was actually bummed out.
Wow, I had a much different experience with FC6; I absolutely loved it! The setting was beyond gorgeous, the mission settings/buildings wrere curated and the characters memorable. Im sure it's personal preference, but I think FC6 is the best so far.
You created a great video! A very detailed summy of the frsnchise thus far. I look forward to seeing what's next.
I think a lot of the negativity around Far Cry 6 comes from the diversity of the characters, but when you think about it, it makes sense for more diverse and socially conscious characters to be fighting a corrupt evil dictatorship, it's similar to the group you are in fighting the nazis in Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.
It's unfortunate that people let their politics tint their view of the games, but even I am admittedly guilty of that, being how I am Polish and favour BJ Blaskowic in Wolfestein as he is also Polish.
Yes, you *can* snipe the Seed guy on the mountain. You have to get a very precise headshot, and while I'm not aware of any damage reduction to keep him from going down, I did manage to headshot him from almost that exact position shown at 1:38:04 in one go. You have to aim really carefully. You can also, for laughs, snipe airplane pilots out of their seats if you've got the timing.
Good shit man, really well done video. I took notice of that little trick you did with the FarCry 5 title casting shadows, I appreciate that detail.
Bro said “diversity agenda” with a straight face like they dont take place in different countries
Yes, that's how you know it's bad; they cram it in even in countries where it makes no sense.
I had so much fun with FC5, I loved the theme too, the soundtrack also so good.
Oh boy, I remember when I played and eventually finished FarCry 2. It was my first open world experience. I didn't know fast travelling existed.
Marco's channel is aging like a fine wine, ya love to see it.
49:20 love that transition 😮
Man idk how u cracked the youtube algorithm but every time I watch any video to the end it automatically starts this one..without fail....congrats my guy
I've been trying to figure out the same thing my guy.
@MarcoStyle seriously, I've already watched thru the entire video and every time I finish a different video it takes me straight to this one
@@gameboyzpodcast6800 well I can't say I hate it, the views are crazy lmao but it does make me wonder why it is doing that. Video broke the algorithm.
After having played through Farcry Classic and Far Cry 2 I would definitely say all their wasted potential lies is in it's lack of immersion as each game gets on. More focus on difficulty and survival and also technological boundary pushing.
Not mentionning the introduction of the Coop mode is a huge miss. Far cry 5 is so fun to play with a friend
Dude, this is an amazing video. Congrats to you. I really think you deserve more views and recognition for your work. And you should be proud of what you managed to achieve here.
As a long time viewer of your content, starting way back in the early Division days, I love watching you grow and expand your "arsenal". Even though you upload less, the quality of content you do upload is getting better and getter.
If I may be so free to suggest another project:
I'd love to see you tackle the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise and especially the modding projects that have resulted from the game's community.
Anomaly, GAMMA and Escape from Pripyat, just to name a few. That stuff goes way beyond simple "game modding" and is more in line with actually transforming a game, an engine and a franchise into a whole different level than before. GAMMA in particular is what a single player, open world, shooter should be.
The game's community would love you for it, as it does any bigger and more established content creator that shines a spotlight on the game and available mods. But very few of them do. Just look at what OperatorDrewsky managed to do with his let's play videos.
I think you would enjoy the journey of discovering all these games and mods and I truly believe you would capture the spirit of them with your video.
As of yet, nobody has really done justice to that game and the mods that I mentioned above. You could be the one to do it. You sure have the skills for it.
And with the sequel (hopefully) releasing at the end of 2023. I believe there is genuine interest in the franchise, so the video wouldn't fall on "deaf ears" and would do really well.
And on a final note, because stuff like GAMMA is so amazing, I think you'd fall head first in love with it.
I hope you consider this. Until then, I'll keep watching whatever you release and continue to be a happy viewer of yours.
Peace, brother! Zie je later ;)
That actually sounds like a pretty interesting video idea. I have a few things on the list that I want to do first, but I'll add this one to it.
I’m a year late, but playing through far cry 5 again, and man some of the scene are so damn good, along with the music that follows. But you’re practically a walking camera, just imagine how good it could be if your character actually responded to the cults rambling.
this is the first longform youtube video i've actually thoroughly enjoyed in years. thank you for this. fantastic video
Honestly, this is great for studying. I just work and occasionally watch your videos. Thanks! You have made my tedious studying miles better.
Far Cry 2 has no pill counter. Pills are infinite until you do a main story mission, then they run out. They work on a 30 minute timer, when it's up you take one. It's still a controversial mechanic, but I hope understanding helps explain some stuff.
yeah I figured that out the hard way, trying to stack those pills
@@MarcoStyle Yeah. I figured it out mostly because I did all the side missions before any of the main story. Much as I do love the game's themes, favorite game of the bunch, fuck is slow not a good enough term haha.
Well for me this makes no difference. I would just use a cheat for the game that disables this stupid feature.
@@SubwayZ Whatever works for you.
I have the very unpopular theory that there are 2 types of Open World Games.
The first version are what I would call “immersive worlds”. These games are Open World but will hold your hand in a single direction from beginning to end of the story with little wiggle room. Yet they keep the open world aspect instead of linear design by unlocking more of the map the more story you progress. This design is seen a lot of the Sony exclusives. Ghost of Tsushima and God of War will force you to do things a certain way HOWEVER the stories of these games are super coherent and engaging.
The second type would be “citizen open world”. Which is Far Cry 5 and 6.
On the grand scale of the game you have all the room of the world to explore. You can kill any of the main bosses in any order with the only obligation being beating all leaders to face the final boss. Sadly this creates a balance issue. Particularly in FC5 I decided to deal with Faith first and after that imagine the cake walk that was the younger brother of Joseph Seed.
In truth these term that I mentioned clash a lot the more we expand the games we look at.
At the end of the day I feel like many games that could be linear take the Open World approach to create a saver yet still very fun product while the “citizen open world” that are games that are the True open world games are harder to get into because not everyone is willing to guide their own story and the scope of the game is so big that people are disappointed when they realize that a huge size also leads to less “explosive”/epic moments duo to the lack of a script to follow.
Farcry Instinct was my first game as a kid on the Xbox. It was a beautiful game at the time for me. I was excited to play evolution afterwards. Farcry 2 was fun in middle school for the first three playthroughs, as I got older the reply value didn't stick for me. Farcry 3 was the best for me, I was a huge pot head after HS which made the game a whole lot better. ❤
I'm so glad to see this video do so well Marco!
One thing I’d say this video missed was that the Far Cry Instincts franchise had one of the most unique multiplayer experiences in gaming history and had an insanely dedicated community. It’s a big shame that the modern Far Cry games failed to realize the sleeping gem they actually had.
You mentioned about Far Cry 4s villains not being seen as much in the game but less is more in my opinion, you don't need lots of screen time to flesh out a character, from the beginning with Pagan you instantly know what kind of person he is, his calm and collected behavior but when things don't go to plan he will snap, I think less screen time makes up for not having long drawn out cutscenes, some people don't like too many cutscenes as it can take you out of the experience, from the beginning of the game or even the secret ending, Pagan specifically wants to "tear shit up" or "finally we can shoot some goddamn fucking guns" the devs specifically wanted you to get out there and enjoy the game, keep you immersed or just have fun
I love this video so much, this is the first video I've watched on ur channel and it is my favourite video on youtube so far
Far Cry 5 is amazing imo. It's a sin the Soundtrack didn't get nominated for any awards. Also Joseph and his Heralds are probably the most Screen time and back story we have for any Farcry villains.
I didn't hate far cry 5 but I didn't really vibe with it. On my in retrospect have I realised just how good the game is and it really grew on me.
Only thing I still don't like is silent protagonist.
Watching Jason Brody change throughout 3 made the game significantly more enjoyable
Audiovisual side was best with far cry 5 and music is just best
Yeah Far Cry 6 is fun but holy shit is at least 1/3 of it cringe. Spoilers below if you care.
One character apparently got their top surgery without anesthesia or anything which is wild, but then another character literally goes "REEEEE" and then murders someone for using the wrong pronouns about the first character I mentioned. I literally laughed out loud at that part tbh. The entire "Maximas Matanzas" arc was cringe and garbage. Especially in regards to Bembe. The fact that you don't do anything to him after the things he did is so trash.
This is completely unrelated to this entire video what it is about but I just had to point it out. The background music at 1:52:38 is so incredibly etched into my mind as the "main theme" of Unus Annus. Everytime I hear it my mind races back to that era. You hear it from time to time in these documentary-style videos about various different topics and everytime I hear it I get flashbacks. If you know you know, if you don't just ignore this comment.
I gave up on FC2 just six hours into gameplay, for all of the reasons you mention. You even list a few that I didn't have the displeasure of experiencing myself, like the disappearing malaria pills (man that would have pissed me off) or the "you're on your own" mission setup. If you count the first Far Cry, I've played only five Ubisoft games and enjoyed none of them. I truly don't understand how they are still around, much less so popular. All style, no substance. You give me hope that FC3 won't suck, but I don't know if I can bring myself to try it.
In Far Cry 5 you don't even need to climb all the way to the summit during the Jacob Seed fight. I found this out during the climb up, because I did the exact same thing as you did and just tried to shoot him with the 50 cal only to see him get back up. It was about halfway up however that he was trying to snipe me down as I was fighting his troops and wolves that I got frustrated and wanted to stun him like before by shooting him with the 50 cal again, only for the fight to be concluded and watch his death cutscene play.
I will say though that your criticism about diversity in Far Cry 6 doesn't make much sense or is too vague to the point that it sounds like a non sequitur. Over the top characters that care more about partying than all of the killing = diversity bad? I would argue that something like that has nothing to do with diversity and everything to do with bad character writing, which is not uncommon in Ubisoft games.
It is bad character writing first and foremost. The question becomes WHY they are so bad though, compared even to previous games? Because they didn't try to write either unique characters or some kind of archtypes that fit the story, but they wanted to give us modern, stereotypical, "diverse" characters. Sort of like how Disney refuses to write good female characters anymore, because it won't allow female characters to ever have flaws, resulting in entirely unbelievable cardboard cutouts. Yes, that too is a writing flaw, but the cause of the writing flaws in both instances is personal politics, not just a mistake.
@@BWMagusExactly on the money. The bad writing is a direct result of them wanting the characters to fit a real life archetype. Feels uninspired and uninteresting. Couple that with the overall story being meh, and none of your allies being necessarily likable and you get a very mid game that doesn’t compare to 3 or 4.
This randomly came up while I was testing old PC software on my 32 bit windows 7 laptop... instant sub for this well researched video, there was some info I didn't even know.
That 'forced kidnapping' part of Far Cry 5 is what really hurts it for me. It's just so....bad. Being forced to quit whatever I'm doing to interact with some crazy, annoying assholes is just so frustrating
And it's so weird to include in an open-world, do-what-you-want kind of game. Like, it's entirely antithetical to the design philosophy of the game at large.
It's interesting how whenever I go into a video about a troubled or failing franchise and the issues plaguing it are discussed, it is *universally* always "greedy higher ups infringing on artistic vision for the sake of maximizing profits."
Capital G gamers will say political discussion doesn't belong in the gaming sphere though.
That's not political discussion, so you don't seem to have a point.
49:21. That transition was next level.
Far cry 5 is the best in the series. You are right about the helicopter with guns and rockets though. I blew through the second area way too fast and too easily, (I did the faith part second), so for my third section I would only fly to the outposts then get out and try to stealth until the hivemind was alerted then I would m60 everyone like Rambo and that made the game way more fun again. Far cry 6 indeed lost my vote for best far cry in the series with its lack of 1st person cutscenes with cool FX, that is a signature aspect of far cry games. Love the video ive watched it twice in full now!