Awesome review Ben! I've been working on this game for the past 2 years now as a level designer and it's so much fun to see it in the hands of one of my favorite games media outlets. It's been a crazy ride developing this beast and I really hope everyone has as much fun playing it as the team has had making it. Enjoy Allies! L&R :)
Very interesting. How long did development take on a huge project like this? I’ve always wondered how long these massive open world games take to make.
@@organiclou2516 I can't provide an exact number but going off "The Making of Far Cry 6" video that was put out and quoting our Art Director, 5.5 years :)
Who made the choice of having supposedly hispanic characters switch languages mid-sentence? And why are they even speaking English to begin with? If you know 🙂
Talking about the inventory slot: I somehow also thought you could only change the weapons at a workbench, but you can actually pauze the game at any time, go to the menu and pick a different weapon to equip, even mid-combat ^^
@Gary Higginson Its a fun game but at some point, they gotta improve on it..the game has literally not changed since FC3... All they do from one far cry to another is change the location and bad guys but underneath, its the same gameplay, scenario and with the same dumb AI. The AI is so dumb, you can literally stealth kill someone standing behind someone and they don't even notice...i mean, really? I stopped after FC4...
@Gary Higginson no thanks...based on reviews, it the same game...I rather continue to play Ghost of Tsushima... don't get me wrong its a fun game but AI is a big deal with me and they had since FC3 to correct that and literally have not done anything too it...
I honestly thought Ben was going to rail against this game, pretty surprised he liked it. It looks like the same Ubisoft open world like we’ve had for a decade and doesn’t seem much different from the other far cry games. It’s definitely a pass for me.
If u watch the whole review he explains that it’s very similar, but is done so well, with such good spirit, and is so fun that it makes up for it tenfold.
One minor complaint. When you guys review hardware intensive games on PC could you briefly mention the PC's specs, even if it is only in the video's description. You say "even on top end PC hardware," but are you talking RTX3090 / 6900XT levels of hardware that 99% of people would never buy even if they were readily available at MSRP. I'm not asking you to go all Digital Foundry on us, but at least put the CPU and GPU in the description.
Having worked on this game for the last 3yrs it feels so great to hear Ben enjoyed it. We understood the limitations of our engine and the critisim we would recieve for it but to hear Ben praise all the elements we really pushed to improve and focused on feels so great!
I'm glad this wasn't just 10 minutes of the reviewer complaining about a Far Cry game playing like a far cry game. I went into this game expecting far cry 5 but with more features and that's exactly what I got.
@@Lord_ofcinder Given that the game is so overwhelmingly similar to every Far Cry game since 3 - and this fact has been emphasised by almost every review - you don't really need to have played it to offer up some thoughts on it, do you?
@@citizen3000 technically that sense every game that has a sequel will be the same. I am already seeing idiots say god of war ragnarok is going to flop cause it looks the same as the first game
@@Lord_ofcinder nah, not all sequels are practically identical. Beyond that, is this Far Cry formula even any good? If it's not particularly challenging, deep, interesting then is playing it for 8th time a compelling prospect? I'd say no. This seems more bloated than ever with lots of new additional RPG-lite mechanics like base building and troop management. It all seems like hand waving to excuse the fact that the series is creatively bankrupt. I'm meant to be impressed by that stuff but it looks like time wasting window dressing indicative of a lack of focus and no faith that the core gameplay loop is compelling. The medium of gaming isn't going to advance if this practice of reheating the same stuff with yet another change of scenery and stylistic approach is rewarded with huge financial success. Reduce it to its basics and this is little different from a game over 10 years old.
I'm not really sure how this review scored an 8.0/10 You say the story is drawn out, the AI is "braindead", the gameplay repetitive, the performance regularly dips, and you didn't even play co-op . What would it take to lower the score from an 8.0? The review played much more like a 6, maybe... maybe a generous 7? What makes it an 8? Graphics? You enjoyed exploration? The message? I'm genuinely curious.
One third through the game and I am allready practically unstoppable. The very first gun you get on the tutorial island is still the most op mf upgraded with 4star nuzzler and scope. You can take out half of the enemy bases without even entering the secured area.
Thank god they removed the forced story progression that ruined 5 for me. The story was also weak for 5, but I could have looked past that for the gun play and taking outposts. So far I have loved 4 the best. Especially with true choice given at the end of that one. I hope to love 6 tomorrow.
Far Cry games are always wildly fun for me. The only FPS game franchise I enjoy more is Borderlands. Plus, I never have to worry about completing them in one sitting, and I don't have to deal with seasonal battle passes.
I like that you play as an actual character and not just some empty vessel the other characters spout their viewpoints at like in far cry 5. Glad to hear that in the review.
i honestly feel like it was good for its time but is often overrated nowadays. If that game came out how it was then now? People would be crapping all over it.
I need help i want my graphics card to last a long time and look better then my ps4 pro can i run far cry 6 at 1080p at 30 fps on high with my 2060 super and it staying cool and not straining?
You should be fine more than fine. th-cam.com/video/Cy5yz6BRJc8/w-d-xo.html Don't know what cpu they were using but you should get at least 60fps at 1080p. Also, I wish when Easy Allies did a review on PC they at least told you the CPU and GPU combo that they played it on.
I think you're right. I'm not sure we need to coincidentally repeat the same point for a whole minute at the start that it's similar to other Far Cry's and other Ubisoft games and repeat it in the middle and bring it back during the conclusion. We got it the first time.
Clearly one of those tepid shill reviews that uses vague descriptions about a game's self-awareness and such to avoid talking about how aggressively mediocre it is.
@@dinsdag6juli2010 I don't think you know what the word "shill" means, do you actually think easy allies is "on the take" from Ubisoft? To give the game an 8? Ben wasn't flown out to a resort to play the game he just genuinely enjoyed his time with it, I don't understand how I even have to explain that lmao
Things they got right: Story, game play, puzzles, big open world. Things they wrong: Dumb AI, one tiny mini game (dominos) too much worthless loot, not enough ammo refills in the open world, and that silly rocket backpack.
Please tell me you don't get captured constantly to have the villain deliver their 10 minute evil speech. I'm fine with one evil speech at the beginning and maybe another quick one right before you beat the game.
Nope, looks like in this game the villain doesn't even know who you are until the end of the game. You just see cutscenes of him and his son through the game
@@Ayoul i would disagree with you. the entire review sounds like meh more of the same, been there done that, nothing new but its still fun to play. the review starts with "farcry 6 is overtly similar to so many farcry games that have come before..." im not saying it wont be fun to play but i dont feel like im cherry picking a single negative thing out of context, i can pick many more if wanted to.
WARNING : Currently respawning enemies has completely ruined stealth. It’s a real issue currently. (It’s all over the forums) Maybe best to hold off until Ubisoft respond on this, with regard to whether this is fixable. Surprised hardly any reviews mentioned this…?
How ? I just don't get this. Im currently playing through this on the PC with a 3090, and all I can think is how Ubisoft can get away with this. Garbage Dialogue, Mediocre generic story, copy - paste gameplay and the worst of all GRAPHICS. How can a game like this be allowed to exist when Red Dead Redemption 2 just embarrasses anything Ubisoft puts out.
both games are serving different purposes. RDR2 is a once in a 5 year masterpiece, Far Cry 6 is like a seasonal treat. Far Cry devs are not even remotely trying to make an open world game like RDR2. This is a very unfair comparision.
Never, ever take EZA reviews too seriously. They ALWAYS overscore everything as if their love for games in general blinds them to be critical. Too much love, not enough respect i'd say..
Danny starts off as this ex-military thats really good with explosives. guns and knifes and ends up being this really kick ass fighter. Amazing character arc, 10/10. Jokes aside, I play this game for the amazing worldbuild - but to call the characters even remotely well written...well, thats the defenition of insanity. At times, the dialouge was so cringe I thought Ubisoft was trolling. Im still not sure actually.
Ubisoft has been peddling the same reskinned and updated games for 10 years, so tired of the company that used to be one of the kings of innovation. I hope they start getting less support to be honest.
@@zedus4042 ... Don't worry, I wont insult your dear franchise, I agree it's a good formula but I don't need to pay for it every 6 months with a new skin.
@@alwaysfallingshort you know, last Far Cry game came almost 3 years ago so I don't see how is it every 6 months. I really don't get it why so so fucking many people hate on how every Far Cry game is **same** when there are games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Fifa and to be fair, almost any franchise that ever existed... Like, what do you exactly expect, expect it to change so much that it isn't from the same genre anymore? This topic is so tilting to me...
I am really trying to get excited for this game but the more I see about it the more boring it gets, is kinda sad I really like Giancarlo but I dont think I can bring myself to play it.
Can someone explain to me why the characters switch between English and Spanish in mid sentence? Or why the hell do they even speak English at all? Why is this so done to death all the time? Pick one and get it right for christ sake.
Have you ever once overheard a conversation between two people speaking a foreign language, who happen to have lived in a primarily english speaking country for the past x years? They have picked up english words, that they do NOT know the translation for back to their first language. And neither does the other person, but they both know that fancy new english word. "Pick one and and get it right!" is on the same level as "go back to your country".
It's just a stylistic choice to appeal to the mainstream. They want the characters to speak the language of the target audience so most players won't need the subtitles, but still want to insert some of the culture from the setting here and there. It's a middle ground. I don't think going 100% one way or another is better.
@@JibJub29 I say it because I am hispanic myself and I hate to see my language be mocked like this. And people who do that like you mention are ignorant for using a foreign word in their language. If I find myself in that position i google it instead of sounding like an idiot who doesn't know either language properly.
Games press likes to obsess over identity politics because they think it makes them more virtuous or whatever, which is why they spent 30 whole seconds of the review drooling over a random character who happens to be trans
Anyone that pays full price for a Ubisoft game is a fool.. they depreciate in value faster than open doritos and are constantly on sale on ps store in masses ..
Ragdoll physics in haft life 2 still better than this trash, stupid ai + wall hack make this game fucking easy and boring. Still no blood pools and gore, damn shit. After playing rdr2 so hard to play ubipoop games now. Ubi is the best if lower than 30$
Why do you want innovation when there's been a change of scenery? It's set on fake Cuba now and there's an attack croc. There's also 1000 identical playing guns to choose from. Isn't this enough for you?
Why didnt you guys point out that the player can also play as a male Dani? Look I am pretty liberal in alot of things but to not let players know you can play as a male Dani shows that you being bias and wok for no reason. I am all for female empowerment and all that but alot of players prefer to play as a male if they choose. I played as a male character for almost all my games not because im sexest but because I enjoy putting myself in that character. And when a game has only female character to play like Horizon or Tomb Raider i am also fine. So by ignoring that fact that you can play as male Dani alienate half of the gamers to be honest.
Far Cry 6 is ment to be played by female Dani but male Dani is there more or less for respect and someone that wants to play as male. But yeah, if there was default gender for the game it would be female.
@@zedus4042 Meant to be played by a female? How does that work? I dont think the game was meant to be played by a female. If that was the case they should make it so like a Horizon or a Tomb Raider. Having an option for a male character when a game was "meant" to be played as female is worst. A pitty party for people who wants to play as a male character? I would be mad if other games who doesnt have female options just throw in that options because of SJW of woke stuff. This game was not meant to be played by a certain gender. It was meant to be unisex. AC odyssey did it and even though alot of people in the gaming industry prefer the female character atleast they let us know their is a male option. I am all for sjw when it needs to be but when its not one should push its agenda. It will alienate alot of people.
@@Legolas75893 Maybe if you can read pass 8th grade you will understand what I am saying. All i am saying is why the video is ignoring the fact that you can play as a male character also. Seems like they trying so hard to be woke and sjw when they dont need to be . How stupid are you not to understand that?
I loved Far Cry all the way up to the 3rd one with the 4th and 5th both had those annoying dreamworld missions or spaced out sequences that were so lame and really took immersion/realism out. I mean it was just lame and hated those missions. They took you out of the game world imo. I hope 6 doesn't have those types of missions and I also dislike those Mad Max band aid weapons I like realistic weapons not fallout type guns as in Far Cry those things don't mix well with the story. So hope we can just use standard weapons to play thru the game. Don't care for flamethrower,electric grenade launchers make with spare parts and duct tape etc. Space game or survival game sure but not like a revolution that is real world etc. But anyway I never buy games at full price in a few months there will be a sale or in a year it would be like $10 or $59 for the gold edition, I made the mistake of buying the 5th one on release but as before in 6 months or less it will half the price. So gonna wait as still have not finished FC5 yet still got all the side missions and such and some of those drugged out missions left why not just keep it real life like? Sigh.. Lastly off topic but Iwish Ubi would have given us 1st person in Ghost Recon Wildlands and Breakpoint as they gave us immersive mode but with immersive killing 3rd person pov with iron sights nonsense. Anyway with the indefinite shelving of the 20th anniversary PVP only GR MMO. Because of the huge protests and complaints by Ghost Recon Fans so major troubles in the GR world. Maybe GR's 20th may actually something better than just another RB6 Siege SGO. Who knows maybe we might finally get a 1st person option in GR come on UBI your fans are peeved atm, so do the right thing and not kill the Ghosts along with Rainbow 6 by turning into another CSGO you now know about the out cry from GR fans so much hate, that you had to dump the Free PVP scheme and now will have to rethink their 20th Anniversary for Ghost Recon. Catch the hint and pleas, GR fans are majority solo or at most coop players same as most Ubi games we just do NOT want the Ghosts to die along with RB6. Excuse the long rant stuck in a Swiss Air lounge waiting on a delayed flight but yes going on vacation lol.
Sounds like another Far Cry to me ;p Thats either a bad thing or a good thing i guess ;p For me its good, cus i like the series and i don't play them too often like COD or AC.
Are the Easy Allies capable of awarding a game anything below 7/10? What's the point of the scale if you rarely ever use anything but 7 and up with seemingly most being an 8? Is this really a great game, something that is two notches away from being a genre defining masterpiece? Come on.
Ikr, their reviews always suck ass in that regard. You should see their beta BF 2042 impressions. It's downright laughable and out of touch with the consensus out there
I have yet to grow tired of ubisoft's Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series. Every reviewer and comment sections make it sound like I'm in the minority, but someone besides me keeps buying these games lol
From the trailer, I really thought they were going to lean heavily into the customisable weapons, ala Dead Space 3. But if you’re saying the opening rifle gets you through the game, then that’s really disappointing. What happened to enemy weapons jamming, forcing you to contemplate your loadout before a mission?
All the weapons suck basically from what I played, but yeah I’ve had the M14 single shot rifle from the start of the game & haven’t needed anything else since. Like there’s no point using any of the guns lol I don’t know how to explain it. They all suck, & have bland boring customization so switching to another one doesn’t really make a difference to your gameplay experience. I slapped an Acog & silencer on the rifle &.. thats the game.
@@Olsens13 Its a common problem in a certain type of game, it's particularly bad with Ubisoft. You can have 1,000 guns with 2,356 customisation options but ultimately none of it matters. The choice is empty meaningless window dressing because the guns basically feel the same and perform so similarly as to make changing between them more a matter of personal taste. There isn't a pressing mechanical need to pick out a particular weapon. God, I miss Halo.
What is it about Nugget in Yakuza and Cock Fighting in Far Cry that makes Chickens in games so entertaining? I could also even add the Cucoos from Zelda
Hope it doesn't have any stupid dreamlike highs or those weird out of mind missions like FC4-5 did I effing hated those levels. Keep it real world don't need that spirit word nonsense. But gonna wait I only buy Ubi games in a year when they come down to $10 for standard or 30 for gold version. Never gonna buy pre-order or release day outright robbery to have games $50-100 then in 6-12 months go on sale for 50-75%. Nope Ubi not falling for that anymore. Worst is the COD series IE COD Ghosts is off sale still $60 but on sale like $10 effed up way to sell games that's for sure.
So many old Gametrailers and Easy Allies reviews sound unfortunately airy and undescriptive. This one did not. This was well-written, specific, and cohesive, and I feel like I understand the sort of experience I’d be getting into if I played Far Cry 6. Good job, y’all
@@EasyAllies @Easy Allies yeah the last review was by Damiani, before that it was you, before that it was Brad, and before that it was Brandon lmao then Ben for Deathloop 3 weeks ago.
It's a demographic rarely seen in this type of media. Not everything is people trying to push an agenda. ... I mean, that's absolutely why Ubisoft themselves did it I wager, but the reviewer here, I doubt it.
@@craigtrish2011 It wasn't at all traumatic, but it is funny. Why not just mention the choice at least? It's positive that there is a choice. Every other video review I've checked out makes mention of that.
@@citizen3000 i agree. It's not a big deal, it's just a little strange. This was my first review of the game and I thought you could only play as a female after I watched lol
Great review, thanks! Too bad Ubisoft hasn’t renewed the formula enough and the are obvious technical problems (see Digital Foundry’s video) so I think I’ll pass on this, even with a high-end PC.
Awesome review Ben! I've been working on this game for the past 2 years now as a level designer and it's so much fun to see it in the hands of one of my favorite games media outlets. It's been a crazy ride developing this beast and I really hope everyone has as much fun playing it as the team has had making it. Enjoy Allies! L&R :)
Very interesting. How long did development take on a huge project like this? I’ve always wondered how long these massive open world games take to make.
@@organiclou2516 I can't provide an exact number but going off "The Making of Far Cry 6" video that was put out and quoting our Art Director, 5.5 years :)
What inspired you when creating the environment?
Who made the choice of having supposedly hispanic characters switch languages mid-sentence? And why are they even speaking English to begin with? If you know 🙂
@@andree1991 shut up lol
Talking about the inventory slot: I somehow also thought you could only change the weapons at a workbench, but you can actually pauze the game at any time, go to the menu and pick a different weapon to equip, even mid-combat ^^
Thanks for the tip!
Yeah I was amazed the added that but then I remember they added that somewhat tedious ammo mechanics so I guess it's a way of balancing that out.
oh I didn't know that. Thats cool thanks for the advice.
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I worry for the future of humanity
I'm so glad this game if finally out so now maybe I'll stop seeing commercials for it.
Same with deathloop lol
"Absolutely brain dead AI" sounds like far cry 😂
first far cry, the AI was good, after that, they are dumb as hell...until they fix that issue, I am not playing another far cry!
Seems like the least of its problems these days.
@Gary Higginson compared to what is currently, yes, its a true statement...
@Gary Higginson Its a fun game but at some point, they gotta improve on it..the game has literally not changed since FC3...
All they do from one far cry to another is change the location and bad guys but underneath, its the same gameplay, scenario and with the same dumb AI.
The AI is so dumb, you can literally stealth kill someone standing behind someone and they don't even notice...i mean, really?
I stopped after FC4...
@Gary Higginson no thanks...based on reviews, it the same game...I rather continue to play Ghost of Tsushima...
don't get me wrong its a fun game but AI is a big deal with me and they had since FC3 to correct that and literally have not done anything too it...
Can't wait for the Far Cry 6 standalone expansion in 2022 or 2023. You know it's coming. Just as we had Blood Dragon, Primal and New Dawn.
Primal wasnt standalone expansion imho, it was more of a spinoff standing on entirely on its own, instead or leaning on Far Cry 4
I honestly thought Ben was going to rail against this game, pretty surprised he liked it. It looks like the same Ubisoft open world like we’ve had for a decade and doesn’t seem much different from the other far cry games. It’s definitely a pass for me.
It's weird because Ben was quite critical about the game when he gave preview impressions of it.
Who is Ben?
@@JoonKimDMD Ben Moore-the guy who reviewed FC6 here.
tbh this game is fun tho. Yes its the same fc ubisoft game. But the fun factor is pretty good.
If u watch the whole review he explains that it’s very similar, but is done so well, with such good spirit, and is so fun that it makes up for it tenfold.
One minor complaint. When you guys review hardware intensive games on PC could you briefly mention the PC's specs, even if it is only in the video's description. You say "even on top end PC hardware," but are you talking RTX3090 / 6900XT levels of hardware that 99% of people would never buy even if they were readily available at MSRP. I'm not asking you to go all Digital Foundry on us, but at least put the CPU and GPU in the description.
Having worked on this game for the last 3yrs it feels so great to hear Ben enjoyed it. We understood the limitations of our engine and the critisim we would recieve for it but to hear Ben praise all the elements we really pushed to improve and focused on feels so great!
Oh hi Kareem! What he said :D
Evolve, getting old
🙄🙄🙄
Nice to see or hear some dev pov. Hope your job wasn’t too unfair, like salary and work conditions.
Nice work!
Written by Ben "in a way" Moore
Comes off as mean spirited.
Funny how people have a phrase or word they cling to & don’t notice they repeat constantly lol
I'm glad this wasn't just 10 minutes of the reviewer complaining about a Far Cry game playing like a far cry game. I went into this game expecting far cry 5 but with more features and that's exactly what I got.
thats exactly most fans wanted. I am tired of seeing idiots shit a game before playing it
@@Lord_ofcinder Given that the game is so overwhelmingly similar to every Far Cry game since 3 - and this fact has been emphasised by almost every review - you don't really need to have played it to offer up some thoughts on it, do you?
@@citizen3000 technically that sense every game that has a sequel will be the same. I am already seeing idiots say god of war ragnarok is going to flop cause it looks the same as the first game
@@Lord_ofcinder nah, not all sequels are practically identical. Beyond that, is this Far Cry formula even any good? If it's not particularly challenging, deep, interesting then is playing it for 8th time a compelling prospect? I'd say no.
This seems more bloated than ever with lots of new additional RPG-lite mechanics like base building and troop management. It all seems like hand waving to excuse the fact that the series is creatively bankrupt. I'm meant to be impressed by that stuff but it looks like time wasting window dressing indicative of a lack of focus and no faith that the core gameplay loop is compelling.
The medium of gaming isn't going to advance if this practice of reheating the same stuff with yet another change of scenery and stylistic approach is rewarded with huge financial success. Reduce it to its basics and this is little different from a game over 10 years old.
@@citizen3000 Well said, I feel the exact same way.
Ubisoft games always get a deep discount fairly quickly. I'll play this in a few months.
Good for you
Day 1 and Ubisoft… foolishness lmao
@@CRISNCHIPS12398 Day 1 Fenyx was awesome.
@@CRISNCHIPS12398 No issues here - been fun. I'd rather be playing it and enjoying it then adding negative comments about it on youtube. LMAO
@@sykocaine cringe as fuck haha
Don’t have to let everyone know you make very poor consumer decisions lmao
I'm not really sure how this review scored an 8.0/10
You say the story is drawn out, the AI is "braindead", the gameplay repetitive, the performance regularly dips, and you didn't even play co-op . What would it take to lower the score from an 8.0? The review played much more like a 6, maybe... maybe a generous 7? What makes it an 8? Graphics? You enjoyed exploration? The message? I'm genuinely curious.
hey it had a transgender character that reviewer identified with so thats prob like 2 points just for that.
Is it me, or is Brandon talking at 0.9x his normal speed?
WOW, i thought the same
@@marcogorgargames Great, so I'm not going crazy😂
Funny, I slowed down the playback speed for this video (was watching something else on 1.25) and thought I went to far…
Edit: Jones must be tired ;-)
Sounds like he has a cold or something. I had the same thought.
One third through the game and I am allready practically unstoppable. The very first gun you get on the tutorial island is still the most op mf upgraded with 4star nuzzler and scope. You can take out half of the enemy bases without even entering the secured area.
Thank god they removed the forced story progression that ruined 5 for me. The story was also weak for 5, but I could have looked past that for the gun play and taking outposts. So far I have loved 4 the best. Especially with true choice given at the end of that one. I hope to love 6 tomorrow.
5 s story structure turned me off
Yeah, four was amazing. I played a little of this and it's awesome so far. It's definitely not a Breakpoint, lol.
"Kill so many guards, in so many similar looking places".. Im out
@Gary Higginson not all, only open world games made by ubisoft.
@Gary Higginson What he wants, is an FPS that's actually a dog walking and pizza delivery job simulator.
@Turtle Club Good games are *that* way, right past reheated stuff like yet another vapid Far Cry sequel
@Turtle Club I don't remember killing anybody in FIFA lol such a strange irrelevant comment
Where is the HD texture pack for PS five everybody says you’re supposed to be able to download? Can’t see it anywhere?
Far Cry games are always wildly fun for me. The only FPS game franchise I enjoy more is Borderlands. Plus, I never have to worry about completing them in one sitting, and I don't have to deal with seasonal battle passes.
For me Wolfenstein and Doom are much better than far cry. But i like this franchise also.
Rinse repeat hamster wheels are easier for AAA to churn out and inject with monetization.
@@ionseven Live service online only games are easier to inject with monetization. Which is exactly what Ubisoft is going to be doing.
@@ComicsLamar ok lol
@@ramirezrem The new Doom games are some of the best single player FPS around, but the new wolfenstein games are pretty overrated imo.
You got a pet croc?
Yes you got a pet croc.
His name is Guapo
I like that you play as an actual character and not just some empty vessel the other characters spout their viewpoints at like in far cry 5. Glad to hear that in the review.
"Paolo has his own convictions"
"One song, and we're out!"
Damn, sold.
Do you guys remember how good farcry 3 was? Man I miss that game. Was ahead of its time
i honestly feel like it was good for its time but is often overrated nowadays. If that game came out how it was then now? People would be crapping all over it.
I liked first far cry, far cry 2, far cry blood dragon, and far cry primal over the rest in the series so far.
@@johnnyjets2343 yeah it hasn’t aged well at all
@@StarScreamReee completely forgot that primal was a game lol. Might check it out someday
@@johnnyjets2343 it might be my good memories attached to that game. You're right though. Some games don't hold up.
Seems like the kind of fun, carefree game that other critics will bash! I for one like having fun and its a definite buy despite its flaws.
Great review, this is the first review that made me actually wanna play this game.
When i heard dumb AI i was out
I need help i want my graphics card to last a long time and look better then my ps4 pro can i run far cry 6 at 1080p at 30 fps on high with my 2060 super and it staying cool and not straining?
You should be fine more than fine. th-cam.com/video/Cy5yz6BRJc8/w-d-xo.html
Don't know what cpu they were using but you should get at least 60fps at 1080p. Also, I wish when Easy Allies did a review on PC they at least told you the CPU and GPU combo that they played it on.
Will pick up gold edition in 2 years for cheap.
Depends what kind of stranglehold the covid communism effect has in your country of course.
Looks like a great game for 20.00
Games for Gold
You're more forgiving than I am. Gimmicks are not nearly enough to replace good AI.
People fall for the gimmicks again and again and again.
No wild animal hunts to improve pouches?
I'll pass. I own 2, 3, 4 & 5 and I've never finished any of them. Too many other great games to play.
Please play far cry 3. It's the best one.
I agree
@@VKDante well it was great for 2012 but it objectively can't even compare to Far Cry 6.
@@zedus4042 I'm what way?
I miss Ben Moore tweets :/
Don't mean to derail the comment section but parts of this review sounds way to like an ubisoft talking point.
I think you're right. I'm not sure we need to coincidentally repeat the same point for a whole minute at the start that it's similar to other Far Cry's and other Ubisoft games and repeat it in the middle and bring it back during the conclusion. We got it the first time.
Clearly one of those tepid shill reviews that uses vague descriptions about a game's self-awareness and such to avoid talking about how aggressively mediocre it is.
@@dinsdag6juli2010 I don't think you know what the word "shill" means, do you actually think easy allies is "on the take" from Ubisoft? To give the game an 8? Ben wasn't flown out to a resort to play the game he just genuinely enjoyed his time with it, I don't understand how I even have to explain that lmao
@@librarygary1618Publishers have control over who gets access to their game early, I don't understand how I even have to explain that lmao.
The reason why I stopped playing Far Cry 5 is that the AI was so stupid I couldn't enjoy the combat.
It was the opposite reason why I stopped playing watch dogs 2...
The ai was a little too responsive....
You can get spotted in milli seconds..
Things they got right: Story, game play, puzzles, big open world. Things they wrong: Dumb AI, one tiny mini game (dominos) too much worthless loot, not enough ammo refills in the open world, and that silly rocket backpack.
Please tell me you don't get captured constantly to have the villain deliver their 10 minute evil speech. I'm fine with one evil speech at the beginning and maybe another quick one right before you beat the game.
Nope, looks like in this game the villain doesn't even know who you are until the end of the game. You just see cutscenes of him and his son through the game
Great review man. Been listening 2 ur game reviews 4 a very long time and I think ur 1 of the best in the biz. Keep em comin
A great review, Ben! The wording is on point.
"obviously flawed and obviously like the other farcry games that came before it" 8/10. i'll grab it when its bargain bin price
Way to cherry pick and sentence out of context and make it sounds worse than it is.
@@Ayoul i would disagree with you. the entire review sounds like meh more of the same, been there done that, nothing new but its still fun to play. the review starts with "farcry 6 is overtly similar to so many farcry games that have come before..." im not saying it wont be fun to play but i dont feel like im cherry picking a single negative thing out of context, i can pick many more if wanted to.
WARNING : Currently respawning enemies has completely ruined stealth. It’s a real issue currently. (It’s all over the forums)
Maybe best to hold off until Ubisoft respond on this, with regard to whether this is fixable.
Surprised hardly any reviews mentioned this…?
Skill up mentions this... EZA reviews are never critical/honest enough regarding these things
Brandon still awesome with the reviews.
How ? I just don't get this. Im currently playing through this on the PC with a 3090, and all I can think is how Ubisoft can get away with this. Garbage Dialogue, Mediocre generic story, copy - paste gameplay and the worst of all GRAPHICS.
How can a game like this be allowed to exist when Red Dead Redemption 2 just embarrasses anything Ubisoft puts out.
Yeah after playing rdr2 so hard to buy ubisoft agane. Ubisoft games is the best if lower than 30$
They make it sound very weak and then they give it an 8/10. That's a great game rating, it's almost the very top of the scale. Very funny.
both games are serving different purposes.
RDR2 is a once in a 5 year masterpiece, Far Cry 6 is like a seasonal treat. Far Cry devs are not even remotely trying to make an open world game like RDR2. This is a very unfair comparision.
Never, ever take EZA reviews too seriously. They ALWAYS overscore everything as if their love for games in general blinds them to be critical. Too much love, not enough respect i'd say..
A Well thoughtout Video👏🏻.
Well Done
Thank you. Not worth buying it.
Far cry the 🤴 of 8.0 reviews
Danny starts off as this ex-military thats really good with explosives. guns and knifes and ends up being this really kick ass fighter. Amazing character arc, 10/10. Jokes aside, I play this game for the amazing worldbuild - but to call the characters even remotely well written...well, thats the defenition of insanity. At times, the dialouge was so cringe I thought Ubisoft was trolling. Im still not sure actually.
I thought this one would get a better score than 5 but I guess it just can’t get over that 8.0 hump that farcry hangs at
Nothing screams "mediocre" like a Ubisoft game.
Well, your post is pretty mediocre.
Why is a trans refreshing i dont get it. It's actually played out over saturated, I think we're all pretty exhausted by it by now
It's a Ubisoft game The game will be on sale in like a month lol
Whoa, might have to get this for the cockfighting in honor of my Dad so I could show him its in a videogame now. Lol.
Ubisoft has been peddling the same reskinned and updated games for 10 years, so tired of the company that used to be one of the kings of innovation.
I hope they start getting less support to be honest.
This game is amazing I didn't stop playing all day ! Best far cry in a long time
@@bugglebegger143 Best Far Cry yet, is what he meant to say.
@@bugglebegger143 Just keep playing 5, it’s the exact same game.
awesome review as always. love your work
Describing Anton as 'delicious' was disturbing😟
The graphics and AI issues are a little disappointing. Will prob pick up when it's dropped in price
The graphics are beautiful, tf u on? Lol
@@GreenLightSpeed you got a strange concept of beautiful
@@VerbeekTruther No, I’m playing on ps5, and the textures are detailed, water physics is amazing. Are you ok? Lol
God dammit did you just convince me to play another farcry game? How?
Because it's comfortably the best one yet.
Because Far Cry formula is super fun and idc if you think differently.
@@zedus4042 ... Don't worry, I wont insult your dear franchise, I agree it's a good formula but I don't need to pay for it every 6 months with a new skin.
@@alwaysfallingshort you know, last Far Cry game came almost 3 years ago so I don't see how is it every 6 months. I really don't get it why so so fucking many people hate on how every Far Cry game is **same** when there are games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Fifa and to be fair, almost any franchise that ever existed... Like, what do you exactly expect, expect it to change so much that it isn't from the same genre anymore? This topic is so tilting to me...
I am really trying to get excited for this game but the more I see about it the more boring it gets, is kinda sad I really like Giancarlo but I dont think I can bring myself to play it.
Amazing review. Enlisted my cousin for some co-op fun. Preloaded and ready.
2021, the year of the 8’s
Great review as always Ben. Very excited to dig I to this tomorrow! L&R
Can someone explain to me why the characters switch between English and Spanish in mid sentence? Or why the hell do they even speak English at all? Why is this so done to death all the time? Pick one and get it right for christ sake.
Have you ever once overheard a conversation between two people speaking a foreign language, who happen to have lived in a primarily english speaking country for the past x years? They have picked up english words, that they do NOT know the translation for back to their first language. And neither does the other person, but they both know that fancy new english word.
"Pick one and and get it right!" is on the same level as "go back to your country".
It's just a stylistic choice to appeal to the mainstream. They want the characters to speak the language of the target audience so most players won't need the subtitles, but still want to insert some of the culture from the setting here and there.
It's a middle ground. I don't think going 100% one way or another is better.
@@JibJub29 I say it because I am hispanic myself and I hate to see my language be mocked like this. And people who do that like you mention are ignorant for using a foreign word in their language. If I find myself in that position i google it instead of sounding like an idiot who doesn't know either language properly.
Dani can be a male in this game too. You talk as if this game is only playable as a female?
I was wondering the same thing. Seems to be an important piece of information they decided to omit. Odd.
Games press likes to obsess over identity politics because they think it makes them more virtuous or whatever, which is why they spent 30 whole seconds of the review drooling over a random character who happens to be trans
It's funny but reviewers always seem to play as the female character whenever they can, while the male character is more popular with players.
Anyone that pays full price for a Ubisoft game is a fool.. they depreciate in value faster than open doritos and are constantly on sale on ps store in masses ..
ARE THERE RANDOM EVENTS LIKE IN RDR2? THATS THE ONE THING I WANT TO KNOW.
Wait for sale.
Can we have AI in games? Holy shit... Halo had better AI than most of these games... where is the innovation?
Ragdoll physics in haft life 2 still better than this trash, stupid ai + wall hack make this game fucking easy and boring. Still no blood pools and gore, damn shit. After playing rdr2 so hard to play ubipoop games now. Ubi is the best if lower than 30$
Why do you want innovation when there's been a change of scenery? It's set on fake Cuba now and there's an attack croc. There's also 1000 identical playing guns to choose from. Isn't this enough for you?
Why didnt you guys point out that the player can also play as a male Dani? Look I am pretty liberal in alot of things but to not let players know you can play as a male Dani shows that you being bias and wok for no reason. I am all for female empowerment and all that but alot of players prefer to play as a male if they choose. I played as a male character for almost all my games not because im sexest but because I enjoy putting myself in that character. And when a game has only female character to play like Horizon or Tomb Raider i am also fine. So by ignoring that fact that you can play as male Dani alienate half of the gamers to be honest.
Far Cry 6 is ment to be played by female Dani but male Dani is there more or less for respect and someone that wants to play as male. But yeah, if there was default gender for the game it would be female.
@@zedus4042
Meant to be played by a female? How does that work? I dont think the game was meant to be played by a female. If that was the case they should make it so like a Horizon or a Tomb Raider. Having an option for a male character when a game was "meant" to be played as female is worst. A pitty party for people who wants to play as a male character? I would be mad if other games who doesnt have female options just throw in that options because of SJW of woke stuff. This game was not meant to be played by a certain gender. It was meant to be unisex. AC odyssey did it and even though alot of people in the gaming industry prefer the female character atleast they let us know their is a male option.
I am all for sjw when it needs to be but when its not one should push its agenda. It will alienate alot of people.
@@epicwolf what are you even saying? pass 8th grade then come back to the comments
@@Legolas75893
Maybe if you can read pass 8th grade you will understand what I am saying. All i am saying is why the video is ignoring the fact that you can play as a male character also. Seems like they trying so hard to be woke and sjw when they dont need to be . How stupid are you not to understand that?
It'll be $40 by Black Friday
Dumb AI is inexcusable
So, good story, same dumb AI...got it! pass!
Picking my Ps5 copy up tonight. 😎
Hell yeah! Wishing you all best with it!
@@zedus4042 Thank you friend
Best Far Cry since Blood Dragon?
I loved Far Cry all the way up to the 3rd one with the 4th and 5th both had those annoying dreamworld missions or spaced out sequences that were so lame and really took immersion/realism out. I mean it was just lame and hated those missions. They took you out of the game world imo. I hope 6 doesn't have those types of missions and I also dislike those Mad Max band aid weapons I like realistic weapons not fallout type guns as in Far Cry those things don't mix well with the story. So hope we can just use standard weapons to play thru the game. Don't care for flamethrower,electric grenade launchers make with spare parts and duct tape etc. Space game or survival game sure but not like a revolution that is real world etc.
But anyway I never buy games at full price in a few months there will be a sale or in a year it would be like $10 or $59 for the gold edition, I made the mistake of buying the 5th one on release but as before in 6 months or less it will half the price. So gonna wait as still have not finished FC5 yet still got all the side missions and such and some of those drugged out missions left why not just keep it real life like? Sigh..
Lastly off topic but Iwish Ubi would have given us 1st person in Ghost Recon Wildlands and Breakpoint as they gave us immersive mode but with immersive killing 3rd person pov with iron sights nonsense. Anyway with the indefinite shelving of the 20th anniversary PVP only GR MMO. Because of the huge protests and complaints by Ghost Recon Fans so major troubles in the GR world. Maybe GR's 20th may actually something better than just another RB6 Siege SGO.
Who knows maybe we might finally get a 1st person option in GR come on UBI your fans are peeved atm, so do the right thing and not kill the Ghosts along with Rainbow 6 by turning into another CSGO you now know about the out cry from GR fans so much hate, that you had to dump the Free PVP scheme and now will have to rethink their 20th Anniversary for Ghost Recon. Catch the hint and pleas, GR fans are majority solo or at most coop players same as most Ubi games we just do NOT want the Ghosts to die along with RB6.
Excuse the long rant stuck in a Swiss Air lounge waiting on a delayed flight but yes going on vacation lol.
Same Far Cry since 3
Sounds like another Far Cry to me ;p Thats either a bad thing or a good thing i guess ;p
For me its good, cus i like the series and i don't play them too often like COD or AC.
Idc wat anyone says this game and formula will always works no matter wat setting it trys
Fantastic review Ben, as usual!
I don't want to give any money to Ubisoft until there is proof that their abuse issues have been sorted out. I might get it used at some point.
In a huge shock, the Easy Allies have awarded a big mainstream title an 8 i.e. the default Easy Allies score.
Excited to play this tomorrow as male Dani
Are the Easy Allies capable of awarding a game anything below 7/10? What's the point of the scale if you rarely ever use anything but 7 and up with seemingly most being an 8? Is this really a great game, something that is two notches away from being a genre defining masterpiece? Come on.
Ikr, their reviews always suck ass in that regard. You should see their beta BF 2042 impressions. It's downright laughable and out of touch with the consensus out there
Ben Moore. Best in the biz
I have yet to grow tired of ubisoft's Far Cry and Assassin's Creed series. Every reviewer and comment sections make it sound like I'm in the minority, but someone besides me keeps buying these games lol
Been there and done it all
From the trailer, I really thought they were going to lean heavily into the customisable weapons, ala Dead Space 3. But if you’re saying the opening rifle gets you through the game, then that’s really disappointing. What happened to enemy weapons jamming, forcing you to contemplate your loadout before a mission?
All the weapons suck basically from what I played, but yeah I’ve had the M14 single shot rifle from the start of the game & haven’t needed anything else since. Like there’s no point using any of the guns lol I don’t know how to explain it.
They all suck, & have bland boring customization so switching to another one doesn’t really make a difference to your gameplay experience. I slapped an Acog & silencer on the rifle &.. thats the game.
@@Olsens13 Its a common problem in a certain type of game, it's particularly bad with Ubisoft. You can have 1,000 guns with 2,356 customisation options but ultimately none of it matters. The choice is empty meaningless window dressing because the guns basically feel the same and perform so similarly as to make changing between them more a matter of personal taste.
There isn't a pressing mechanical need to pick out a particular weapon. God, I miss Halo.
No Hurk :-(
I haven’t played since 4… not judging anyone who does I’ve been buying assassins creed since 2
AC changed pretty heavily with origins. Plus i don't think any farcry game had as big a change as AC3 to 4 or 4 to Unity.
@ashy can you elaborate why? I’m actually thinking about maybe getting 6 and hearing it’s like 3 is very intriguing
What is it about Nugget in Yakuza and Cock Fighting in Far Cry that makes Chickens in games so entertaining? I could also even add the Cucoos from Zelda
Have you seen chickens in real life? They're naturally entertaining.
@@Ayoul that's true, you got me there. My friend in Middle school had some very amusing chickens
dummy guards. yes thank you, my dad is gonna love this :) you know, 50+ old gamers are not that sharp...they need slower games.
@ashy sure, he would need that. to hide somewhere and kill them one by one. he just can't run around guns blazing like 20 years ago :))
Hope it doesn't have any stupid dreamlike highs or those weird out of mind missions like FC4-5 did I effing hated those levels. Keep it real world don't need that spirit word nonsense. But gonna wait I only buy Ubi games in a year when they come down to $10 for standard or 30 for gold version. Never gonna buy pre-order or release day outright robbery to have games $50-100 then in 6-12 months go on sale for 50-75%. Nope Ubi not falling for that anymore. Worst is the COD series IE COD Ghosts is off sale still $60 but on sale like $10 effed up way to sell games that's for sure.
So many old Gametrailers and Easy Allies reviews sound unfortunately airy and undescriptive.
This one did not. This was well-written, specific, and cohesive, and I feel like I understand the sort of experience I’d be getting into if I played Far Cry 6. Good job, y’all
Really spent 5 mins praising a character for being trans?..... this world we live in smh
Ironic comment to make.
What does everyone else do when Ben plays all the games and writes all the reviews?
There were 5 reviews between this and Ben's previous review. -Bloodworth
@@EasyAllies @Easy Allies yeah the last review was by Damiani, before that it was you, before that it was Brad, and before that it was Brandon lmao then Ben for Deathloop 3 weeks ago.
I truly never thought I'd want to give Far Cry a chance, fantastic review.
"It's also refreshing to have a trans character..."
Why? What does it bring to the story? Gtfoh
It's a demographic rarely seen in this type of media. Not everything is people trying to push an agenda.
... I mean, that's absolutely why Ubisoft themselves did it I wager, but the reviewer here, I doubt it.
Trans people exist. Like any other person, they don't need a justification for simply being present in a story.
It deserve a 9
Lol I knew, just knew, they were going to definitively refer to Dani as a she when the character can be either a woman or a man.
Okay.
That must have been so traumatic for you
@@craigtrish2011 It wasn't at all traumatic, but it is funny. Why not just mention the choice at least? It's positive that there is a choice. Every other video review I've checked out makes mention of that.
@@citizen3000 i agree. It's not a big deal, it's just a little strange. This was my first review of the game and I thought you could only play as a female after I watched lol
@@craigtrish2011 Imagine the response if they'd identified Dani as male; there would definitely be a loud response from a minority about that.
Great review ben and i love far cry and was never bored by it all are good fun for me ;)
"A game that seems to understand itself so well" what the fuck does that even mean
Great review, thanks! Too bad Ubisoft hasn’t renewed the formula enough and the are obvious technical problems (see Digital Foundry’s video) so I think I’ll pass on this, even with a high-end PC.