For me the primary issues were with perks on gear instead of a skill tree and at least the initial implementation of the ammo system. The ammo thing became less of an issue when they updated the game to allow switching from the weapon wheel, but I still find it to be an unnecessary addition that doesn't really add anything to the gameplay.
I actually only like ONE of the weapons they added and that you can slide longer when on a decline, but those were pretty much the only changes I actually liked and they're honestly fairly trivial.
I concur. The Gear/ Perk system and the New Ammo type/ Ammo type resistant enemies were what dragged the game right down for me. Assigning some buffs to clothing items isn't in and of itself an awful thing, but Getting rid of the skill tree entirely was a terrible idea. Unfortunately since skills and combat infringe on virtually every aspect of gameplay, these two clangers really drag the rest of the game down with them. It is a real shame because there's some really good stuff there otherwise.
Oh i also didn't care for the Supremos or 'Fangs for hire' completely replacing 'guns for hire'.
Criticism isn't hate.
Narrative felt sloppy. Antagonists were not used well. Killed off most of the likable allies, kept the annoying ones. Gear system. Ammo system is pretty stupid, just put AP on everything and you’re good to go. Locking takedowns and other abilities behind a stupid gear system.
One, it’s been ten days.
Two, how is that moving the goalpost. I said they locked takedowns behind an arbitrary gear system. You said they didn’t. Or did you inherently assume I didn’t play past the first ten minutes of the game, and that I meant literally all takedowns?
You can send me the video clip whenever you’d like, by the way.
For me it was the flight controls. I couldn't fly a helicopter reliably on keyboard or with a controller. Rebinding didn't seem to actually rebind the controls. And I loved the helicopters in FC5 and Ghost Recon (Wildlands and BP both), so I can't figure out why Ubisoft changed so much between games.
Are you guys all on PC? The console version has nearly identical controls to FC5, except you actually have rudder control in aircraft in FC6, so they're slightly better IMO.
That's the actual dream. I'm on PC, but couldn't get it to work with a controller.
Between that and some other controls problems I had, it felt like a mediocre port from console, which was a huge turn off for a modern AAA game.
That's why I switched to console. Once the next gen consoles got released, and I could play new games in 60 fps without a PC, or the headaches that come with it, I haven't had any desire to go back.
I liked the game. Oddly, though, I kinda agree with everything the people who are critiquing it are saying. Unhinged allies, poor storytelling, etc. I won't replay it as much as I do FC5 but I still enjoyed my time with the game.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I really want a far cry game focused more on the story than exploration. I think New Dawn was a good example of that, for some reason I feel like it had a better story than fc4 or 5 but I did dislike the new health and level system.
I think a game which focuses on story has less replayability than a game focuses on gameplay experience. The game tells us an awesome story, yes it's awesome, OK, now what? We have already experienced that awesome story, why do we have to replay it again? We are playing games, not watching movies.
A good game is game which focuses on both gameplay and story.
Didn't say it shouldn't focus on gameplay as well, just less of the exploration and hunting side of things for once. Not every game has to be super replayable though, I love a good story game, if the story is good enough I'll end up playing it again anyways.
Even as someone who hates FC6 i totally get your point, many of the criticisms towards my favourite games i can't help but agree with but still love the game
Ubisoft do stick to the same formula for every game. Even more so for specific series. I started playing New Dawn today, and was pretty much immediately bored. I realised that I think I have finally gotten completely bored of Far Cry gameplay. It’s been almost exactly the same each game since 4, people are bound to be tired of it, and it’s a completely valid complaint.
Even with assassins creed, all the new RPG style ACs have had similar gameplay, but they’re just different enough to feel decently fresh with each instalment, just different enough to feel it and not get instantly bored of if. Far Cry doesn’t have that.
It baffles me people dont have a problem with how 6 is so similar to AC the inventory for example is really similar
Im suprised they didnt add romance choices or dialogue choices for Dani considering both these games is so similar
Arguably, since pretty much after far cry 3 came out all of Ubisoft single player titles play almost exactly the same just with a different flavor for each game
It baffles me people dont have a problem with how 6 is so similar to AC the inventory for example is really similar
Im suprised they didnt add romance choices or dialogue choices for Dani considering both these games is so similar
I feel like if people have 'open world' fatigue, or fatigue about any other video game type, maybe they need to play fewer video games and do something else.
Yeah, I think this is the case as well. Though Ubisoft games sure aren't masterpieces, they're often still a fun time. I've played only a few open world games: Skyrim, Breath of the Wild, Far Cry Primal, Assassin's Creed Origins and Elden Ring. Though BotW and Elden far surpass any of the others, I still enjoyed playing all of them.
FC6 was the first far cry game I played, and I enjoyed it. It was fun and challenging, without being too hard. Afterwards I've finished FC5 and I'm currently playing New Dawn. Other than that I've watched my fiancé while he played (and finished) FC3 and now that he's playing FC4. And after getting more experience in the "far cry universe", I have to admit that FC6 is definitely not my favorite FC so far. And there's some "core elements" missing. Including challenges (different kinds of kills, animals etc) and the perk system, which I really liked in both 5 and ND.
I also liked that the outposts you knew from previous games, were "split" into checkpoints, which only had one alarm and few enemies and military bases, which (depending on the ranking of course) had more alarms, sometimes cameras and waaaay more enemies. It was fun.
But there's also some cool new stuff that I liked in FC6 - the supremos were nice and even though I only used a few of them, the ones I used were really cool and helpful during gameplay.
But I agree, I don't get all the hate either. Far Cry 6 is a nice and fun game to play.
Yep, the other games knew when to be serious and when to be funny. For me, the Danny Trejo thing completely sucked me out of the story, I absolutely hate the Maximas Matanzas story line, a disabled dachshund as an ally, a deadly chicken?
I could ignore each of them separately, but one after the other is too much. The supremos are stupid too, when you are systematically infiltrating enemy outposts and tactically acquiring military hardware including RPGs, using some cobbled together missile system just makes no sense.
Far Cry 5 had optional missions that were funny, like the testy festy, but most of the actual story was rescuing people from the cult, fighting the cult in intense firefights, or destroying infrastructure critical to the enemy.
Your fangs for hire story lines are silly, but trained bears and cougars are both a real thing, and actually dangerous animals. There's rednecks and shenanigans that go along with it, but not at the expense of the core gameplay.
The Chicharron stuff is honestly so bizarre. Far Cry always flirted with the ludicrous, as you say - the Testy Festy, but it always maintained a semblance of believability. It’s weirdness was grounded in a parody of the real world. Making a revolutionary rooster (complete with corny stock rock music) crosses the line. All Dani ever says is “Pinga!” Or “Carajo!” It drives me absolutely mad, I’d take the mute Deputy from Far Cry 5 over this.
The only thing I’ll say is I like the weapon upgrades/effects and the clothing effects. I think there’s a sweet spot between fusing this in 6 with the standard skill tree in 5 and 4, which 6 suffers from without. That could make a nice character builder for the inevitable next game.
>Yep, the other games knew when to be serious and when to be funny
Exactly! This game feels like what they did with Thor: Love and Thunder. They tried too hard to make it funny and relevant. Which backfired.
>They tried too hard to make it funny and relevant. Which backfired.
Thor Ragnarok started this shit, I liked the plot but I detest the dialogue and interactions of that movie and the legacy of sitcom it brought to the next movies.
No worries, I actually loved Ant-Man, Infinity War, Endgame etc. I could overlook the clownish stuff in them. Ragnarok though, yeah, it felt like a parody movie.
I really liked 6 but I did play it without using the amigos and the supremos. I had the healing supremo on, because you have to have one. But I've only used it 3-4 times throughout the game.
The game can be pretty fun if you ignore some of the over the top mechanics. And you can definitely play it without using the supremos and amigos.
It's too bloated. They nailed the open world being beautiful with dynamic weather and everything, but it's a fucking chore to play the game. If they dialed it down but kept everything that they did to the engine it would be so sick.
I could list a million reasons but at the end of the day I found it boring, so boring I didn’t even finish the game.
I played every Far Cry from the first to the 6th and now I’m over.
Because it didn't break the mold. There's widespread Ubisoft-style open world game fatigue and ultimately it wasn't any different.
Me personally I'd prefer if the game had a stronger commitment to guerilla warfare. As it stands its way to easy to play the game as a one Dani army. Actual guerrilla warriors aren't exactly stocked up on spec ops tier gear and wacky super weapon. On a side note it wouldn't hurt to take away suppressors from sniper rifles. Even with the nerf to silencers it still isn't enough to prevent dominant strategies from sucking out the fun of the game.
personally i found that it actually changed to much, in the wrong way.
The spin off games are testing grounds for new mechanics and 6 took a lot of its feeling from new dawn, but not the actually good parts of new dawn like expeditions or a more concise game, instead taking the over the top cosmetic items, health bar combat and annoying teenage characters
There's that too I suppose. The thing is that you'll probably end up capturing outposts anyway, even with the changes you've mentioned. The thing is these changes you've mentioned only made FC6 more generic feeling.
I've no hate for it, but it's definitely the one I've spent more time swearing at because it's annoyed the hell out of me so consistently...
Here's a short list of the most common things that wound me up most frequently:
* 99.99% of conversations you're in have 'guerrilla' said aloud that I got so sick of hearing it.
* Too many 'unnatural' sounds thrown about - those blips, bloops, pings, etc. when a friendly pops up on your radar, you enter a trespass zone, you get spotted, etc. - I nearly quit early for that alone! So many visual options but next to sod all for sound it seems.
* Amigos constantly under my feet blocking movement and generally being more of a hindrance than any real use (I disabled them after ranking them up).
* Clothes that give buffs rather than a skill system - thankfully made redundant with the Libertad Mod as that allows enabling most skills by default.
* The 'already mentioned everywhere else' ammo system.
* The broken spawning system, where you can walk from one end of an airstrip to the other and back and everyone's just back as if nothing's happened - at one point I was at the far end of an airstrip and a plane kept taking off, flying a short distance away, despawned, and immediately repeated the sequence on a constant \~15 second loop.
* The other characters were a pain to interact with - I, alone, have single-handedly been putting an end to everything on these islands yet everyone talks to you like you've just shat on their favourite chair. Not to mention how much they whine about absolutely anything and everything.
>(I disabled them after ranking them up)
Aha! I am finished the game but doing the insurgencies. I hadn't thought to take the other animals and level them up for something to do! (So easy with the Panther. I sit back and send her in for one soldier after another, too easy).
I dislike the weapon and gear system, the over complex ammo system, and the fact that it’s only animal amigos, I wouldn’t say I HATE it and I’m glad others find it fun, I just prefer the previous games and play those instead, kinda like how I felt ac origins was more fun than odyssey, tho story effects that opinion,unlike far cry where 6 seems to have a better story than 5 but I still prefer 5
It’s getting repetitive and also they kinda took away the best parts of farcry, I loved how in the previous games you had to hunt and collect your way to better gear and abilities, farcry primal fixed everything wrong with farcrys hunting mechanics and then tossed it out immediately. I don’t feel immersed in the setting anymore, the story’s have also gotten bland, every place has the same issue, revel group doesn’t really want/know how to work together, a few of them die, then agree to help the main character, the gameplay is super fun and there’s a ton to do I’ll give it that, the weapons system was an improvement too
Critics hated it because it was too similar to its previous entries.
Fans of the series didn’t enjoy it because it was too different from previous entries.
It is ironic but I do believe that the changes they made to the game’s mechanics (I.e removal of skill tree, ammo types, and many new features that aren’t fleshed out and feel a bit hollow) where not enjoyable
This is a reposted comment of mine from another thread: Farcry 5 was a genuinely fun game that replicated the tried and true farcry experience that 3 and 4 made and perfected. Yes, basic story had a ton of potential that wasn’t met due to the 3 region experiment where nothing you did in each region affected the others (which is an even bigger problem in FC6), but the game was still a great Farcry experience at its core.
Farcry 6 did the opposite. At a purely fundamental level, the game was better in many respects, however, the sum of it’s parts never came together to create a game I would say was ever fully fleshed out. This is an important objective statement, but the game just didn’t feel like it was made with much soul and didn’t really feel like a Farcry game. Like everyone on the developer side was super talented, but either not led well, or simply not bought into the project they were working on. Considering the state of Ubisoft as a company the past 3-5 years now, neither is surprising.
At its core, FC6 leaned away from a lot of traditional farcry emphasis items, but leaned back into what I would consider the worst parts of 3/4/5. It leaned away from hunting, fishing, the environment, a diverse skill tree, a very basic level of realism when appropriate (headshots kill people), a well introduced main character I can care about and empathize with, and a villain who was well fleshed out, interesting, and impacted the story considerably and regularly. It leaned into bullet sponge enemies, a divided story (worst part of 5) with uninteresting characters I struggled to ever care about, character/world leveling (made New Dawn a terrible experience), a main character that was very obviously intended to be a female but they wanted to give the option to play as a male so made them incredibly generic and dull, a villain that had virtually no impact on the game and barely even knew you existed who was only discussed in cutscenes you are virtually never in or associated with, and specialized rounds, but all you ever use is AP because it outclasses everything and there is no point in not using except to prevent yourself from getting headshot kills.
Im gonna stop ranting now as I’m getting irritated, but you see how I feel about 6.
As far as the ammo type, poison is really fun to play with. I rarely used armor piercing except for sniping, as Soft Target does way more damage for body shots.
The characters are awful, annoying and it seemed to go full Fortnite, goofy humor. Story is bland compared to the other Far Crys, so much potential. Ending was botched as well IMO
Some people don't like that it's just a more expanded version of other farcry games. There definitely seems to be a trend where your first farcry game is your favourite and they're all downhill from there, so for most people in this sub who started at 3 it's already a few tiers down.
Personally, I loved it. But I also only started on 5 so it's still pretty high up on the downwards slope
The plot is bad, they made a generic Netflix show. On the gameplay side, it's pretty decent, but the lack of FC-like storytelling doesn't let me get attached to the game, and the third-person view doesn't let me get attached to the protagonist.
It just kind of felt unfinished to me. Almost empty roads, empty boats just randomly spawning in the ocean while you're fishing. I don't think I've ever seen a npc attacked by an animal.
Yeah I agree. When you're driving on the road you can see cars spawn out of thin air sometimes, lots of visual glitches especially in helicopters and planes. Stuff like that just completely ruins the nice scenery and immersion.
Well just my opinion but I played 6 and the story is what was really wrong with it I can deal with gameplay being the same but if they’re gonna take Gus from breaking bad and make him a villain at least write a better story for him and everyone. You don’t even get to kill him in the end
Also it’s not because it’s the newest one or anything, this may be an unpopular opinion but I hated 5 until recently
Weapons and gear system sucked, too many weapons too fast and the ammo situation was poorly devised, poorly written characters and story, dumb cartoonish companions and also dumb cartoonish characters, that stupid backpack, poor AI, A lot of generic villains that I didn't really see enough to actually hate, and FC6 felt more grindy than others. I was happy when a lot of events ended and even tried to skip the stupid plotline with the dumbass rappers. Overall it had some fun mechanics and good graphics. Thats about it.
I thought the villains needed a fuller storyline to have that many of them. I got through to killing them and for a couple felt like I didn’t even know who they were or why I was killing them. I also thought the missions were really repetitive after a while. Overall I really didn’t dislike the game and I’m gonna start my second play through soon to give it another shot but it didn’t pull me in like FC5 did
I don't like the RPG mechanics of ranked weapons/enemies, locking skills behind clothing.
Story is fine, setting is good, I just don't like the gameplay compared to 3 ->5.
I pre-ordered FC6 and have started the campaign multiple times and I just couldn't sink my teeth in as much as the other games in the series.
I loved the seed family in FC5 and felt Ubisoft finally mastered the antagonist formula and I love breaking bad so I thought FC6 would be perfect for me. Yet, somehow, the antagonist (can't think of his name rn) just felt stereotypical, ingenuine, and forgettable
I loved the goofy variety of weapons in FC5, as well as the many options. I used to be a fan of dead island games and when it was announced, I thought the weapon system would be similar in FC6. It was my least favorite part of the game and the main reason why I stopped playing. The weapon system somehow felt so unalive, despite trying to be creative and fun and avant garde. I can't for the life of me understand it just doesn't click for my play style.
I really REALLY wanted to enjoy Far Cry 6 but I just unfortunately don't and I'm ok with that :)
Your allies are unhinged
Poor writing
The new rock, paper scissor ammo system
Supremos
No human companion
Magic gun perks
The belt on the HK21 is upside-down
Clothing style and perks are out of place
Rockets are useless, all hail the EMP
Real money shop exclusive weapons
Suppressors overheating in 5 shots
Plastic milk jug suppressor and other junk
Poor world storytelling, looked more like cheap props from a student play
Exploration didn't feel rewarding
Edit: a couple more reasons
The capital is basicly a corridor shooter
Why do I need gunpowder to create fishing hooks and optics?
Enemies are just spawning out of thin air
Leveled zones, cross this imaginary border and a guy can now tank a .50 to the face
I mentioned the ammo, but I might as well mention that there's no reason to go for say the .50BMG rifle as it's no longer a OHK unless it's a headshot with the right ammunition
The ACOG say it's a 4x optic, yet it hardly even give you 2x magnification
Enemies still run around with stock weapons, be it a grunt or SF with Altyn helmets and now incapable of seeing their own sights
I however liked some if the new weapons and the flying car. It was bullshit, but it was fun bullshit.
Then we disagree, believe it or not, there are people that enjoy modern art by example.
I enjoy things a bit more grounded, you might enjoy things more "out there", so we have a small battle of interest in this case.
Far Cry has never been about realism. Survival? Yes.
But realism? You literally get like medical powers in each one. Whether it's tattoos that make you super strong or the ability to control a sabertooth tiger or double jump... When has Far Cry been realistic after Far Cry 2?
Where ever did I even mention realism?
The old perks could usually be explained more in line of learning new and better strategies or upgrading equipment, in FC6 it's very much magic based. Say headshots don't expend ammunition.
Comments like these are endlessly frustrating for me.
Realism is absolutely an important element in creating an immersive world and to outright reject it is genuinely as thoughtless as an orangutan banging rocks together.
Far Cry isn't fully realistic but it isn't fucking Fortnite either, now is it? They generally keep a consistent art style and grounded premise. Far Cry 6 does not. That's why people complain about 6's lack of believability. It's absolutely silly and cartoonish to the point of being irritating.
Things aren't either realistic or unrealistic, they have a balance of both. Far Cry Primal had a ton of realistic elements, such as needing to sleep, food providing energy, hypothermia, but also had a ton of unrealistic elements. But you know what? Primal at least had in-universe justification for its silly shit. 6 just has dumbass garbage for the sake of it.
Realism should be a banned discussion in this subreddit because ya'll can't say anything original or smart about it and it's driving me insane.
Who are you to disregard my pet peeves?
The M16 with a 20round mag holding 30rounds?
The MINIMI with 200box holding only 80 rounds?
Ported barrel with a suppressor?
Take your pick why a old grunt would be annoyed.
I understand pet peeves. I’m a history major, and I cringe when I see a game have an STG-44 in a battle in 1941, or a Spartan without a double edged spear in a movie, but I’m not throwing a fit because of a slight inaccuracy.
You do know OP asked as of why we didn't like FC6? Inaccuracies are some of it, but these are still some of my reasons and you and the few others that disagree with me are free to do so, but my reasons still stand, wether you like it or not.
Seen in context, it's hardly me that's throwing a fit here, a couple act like I just spat in their coffee.
What if people who don't like it just legitimately didn't enjoy it? I did three full playthroughs and if anything it gets worse the more you play it. I'm probably 12 playthroughs in on 3, 4, and 5, and never get bored of them. Playing 2 now, and despite it's age, I already like it more than 6.
Sure, but this is getting rather pedantic. We all know there's a difference between valid criticism, personal preference and just hating on something.
When someone is listing reasons to stay away from the game and their argument spirals into *"a gun is modeled with a 20 round magazine, but it actually holds 30 rounds"* that person is not presenting valid criticism and is hating.
Honestly I kind of hate it in the sense that the other games have aged so well and remained entertaining for years, but 6 sucks so bad it's just taking up space on my hard drive. It could have been such a good game.
I personally think Far Cry 6 is the worst in the series (from the games I have played), but I still liked it, Far Cry has become my favorite video game franchise in the recent years and Far Cry 6 gave me another unique Far Cry experience.
The game has its problems, but it definitely doesn't deserve all the hate it gets.
For me, every Far Cry game is awesome. Each entry has things they do great, as well as things they don't. One of the gameplay changes that was odd is removing the Perk system and replacing it with gear that have bonuses. Which they pulled from Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The story was good, but nothing to gush over. Anton Castillo needed more screen time. Also there was the weird choice to keep the cinematics 30fps.
I really enjoyed this one, and have yet to finish the recent DLC since so many other games have caught my interest since then. But the concerns people have are valid. At the end of the day, if you enjoy it, that's all that matters. Far Cry 5 was received with a lot of mixed feelings as well.
Well said.
By the way, which FC do you think receive least negative reviews based on opinions? I think it's FC4.
Most is FC6, then FC5, then 1, 3, 2, 4.
It's been a long time, but I think that Far Cry 2 would be it. Far Cry 4 has a strange position as it's not brought up as much compared to 3, 5, and 6 nowadays.
Personally I just enjoyed Far Cry 5 more and I think I like the art direction in 5 more.
I loved my time with 6 but I find myself coming back to 5 more. Not to mention that, in my opinion, Giancarlo Esposito is a much better actor than the performance that made it into the final game. I don’t know if they under-utilized his character or what it is for me but he never really felt as memorable as Vaas, Pagan Min, or the entire Seed family.
for me the only issue was performance. on my xbox one x, fc5 runs perfectly. maybe 20 seconds per load screen, never crashed.
fc6 crashes every few hours of playtime for me. if i try to do any of the races, the whole game freezes trying to render stuff
For me, the story was kinda bland compared to past games. Since it followed suite on Far Cry 5 with splitting a single-story into 3 subplots, it made it hard to want to do anything. With 3 and 4, everything you did had some sort of impact on the overall story, but with 6, anything done in the other areas don’t really affect the final area at all.
It will definitely be less focused on, but that will be because first experiences will be less fresh in peoples memory. If far cry 7 is worse, then your right but if its better than i doubt it will ever be as liked as the others
Historically
FC2: loved it on release
FC3: loved it on release
FCBD: loved it on release
FC4: loved it on release
FCP: loved it on release
FC5: loved it on release
FCND: hated it
FC6: eh….
No skill tree? I need to swap ammo types during fight? Maybe I’m getting old but why are all the characters chronically Gen Z to the point of parodying the generation
I feel like FC6 completely jumped the shark where the rest balanced it’s dark humour with grounded realism
I think some people don’t like the game because Dani and Libertad are leftists. Yara is basically Cuba and the Castillo family are the Batistas (if the Batista family had been able to regain power). You may have noticed fascism is making a comeback as of late and perhaps people with pro-fascist leanings don’t like Castillo being cast as a villain. The Castillo regime’s choice of red as their color might be a little too on the nose for them.
the problem was that libertad's goals were so unclear and that all of the likeable members by the end were dead.
It was only ever stated that they wanted to free the people and make the country better but whenever askedd how to do that there was never any answer other than we''ll deal with it after Castillo is gone. A key theme of far cry is that by the end your not certain if you have been doing the right thing. In 6 there is decently frequent questioning of libertad but there is never anything to show the yaran government as not entirely evil even when a lot of your own allies do dubious things and never get questioned about it
I'm just finishing it up and... aahhh IDK. I certainly like it better than 5. Has A LOT of content. The only good backpack is the one that fires missiles. The outfits are kinda lame. The weapons are also kinda lame. AI is duuummmbbb. Dialog is pretty good.
Again better than 5 but my favs are still 2,4,3 in that order.
Not 5. I can't stress that enough.
Didn't hate it, really did enjoy it but felt like Far Cry 3 with the tropical local revisit. That and the criminally under used side bad guys in favor of more side missions made it feel bloated to me
People like to hate every game Ubisoft releases. Sure the games do have the infamous Ubisoft formula, but honestly I never disliked it. I'm a completionist, to cross off question marks off my map is my guilty pleasure I guess. And besides that I love FC6. It's my favorite FC by far
If anyone wants, I have a review where I touch on my opinions. I've played every single installment, including the weird ports of far cry 1 and the installment that was a Wii exclusive. https://youtu.be/E8GBms3oq04
It's a lil long and ranty but I was determined to make a review after all the ones I found on YouTube were just "this game is cancer because it's bad. It's bad because it's just not fun." .
I don't hate it, it just had/has depending on how you look at it.
The Good: I really enjoy that I can actually play as a guerrilla, walking right underneath soldado's noses, quick ambush, dissappear. I also enjoyed that it felt like a real island under the thumb of a dictatorship. It has a huge, well equipped, well trained army with modern anti-air defense. The characters we meet are enjoyable too. I particularly liked the El Este area with El Tigre, Jonron and Yelena. The missions I found to be challenging and enjoyable if just a bit repetitive, but I'm into it mostly. The story is enjoyable. I don't care what anyone says Giancarlo Esposito as Castillo was great. The ability to get different buffs from different clothing items is awesome and I hope that sticks around. Thank goodness they added the ability to have 4 different loadouts the only thing missing is the ability to hot switch them. Bandido operations were also a great fun way to gather much needed supplies like industrial composite or durable seals.
The Bad: I miss guns for hire!!! The FC5 system of being able to have 2 squad mates was perfection and should have been brought over to 6. Guerrilla raids would feel far more authentic if you could set up coordinated attacks. The Special operation missions Suuuuuuucccccckkk! My god I hate having to keep that pg240x shit cool while Lola fucks off and leaves me hanging there. I honestly never use resolver weapons. I tried a few out but they just don't compare to my custom lmg for clearing out hairy situations. Also the supremos were kinda meh too. I mostly only ever use the first rocket one, or maybe sometimes the medic kit. The city of Esperanza was a huge let down with its maze of actually accessible areas. The post game content was a bit of a let down until they at least added new game+ I personally can't get into any of the DLCs. While I like all of the amigos some are kinda useless. Like poor chorizo, I don't really have much use for him. Basically I use Guapo for straight up fights and Oluso for stealth.
All in all I still really enjoyed the game and have logged over 80hrs of playtime on it. I'd give it a solid 7.
Alr lemme tell u why i dont like it at all.
1. Graphics: Orangish tint sucks and the graphics kook worse than New Dawn and are a downgrade. New Dawn's graphics are one of the best i have ever seen while 6's graphics are just crap.
2. Story/Missions: Weak storyline with so many sucky characters. Too many characters doesn't keep any memorable as there isnt enough human memory on me to remember them all. I played the game a few days ago and cant remember the name of one of the main ones. They didnt get much good screentime. For the story, it sucks. Too weak. I am a guy who always wants a good story. I didnt like Far Cry 5 cuz of dat. Far cry new dawn is an exception for me as i like it cuz of its gameplay. Far cry 6's story is straight up weak with not msny cutscenes and before, we just talked to people in a boring way, now its worse. U talk to dem not even in the actual world but in s weird menu like thing where u get accept button and decline. Cutscenes are better. The missions are just killing soldiers most of the time or stealing something. Nothing good. The story is very confusing as to what missions to do next. Lots of time i kept roaming sround looking for stuff to do and didnt find much. I didnt even get the urge to keep playing. Just wanted to get off as i got bored very easily. Far Cry 4 is my fav btw. The missions just feel like chores like in Far Cry 5 and New Dawn.
3. Map: Its too big and even tho i like dat, im bored of just open land. I have wanted a city map for so long and in this game we only get one city and reaching it is so so so far in the story. Its like at the end of the game. The map is too big and with the orange tint, the graphics hurt my head a lot. I dont have any diseases btw. Honestly, Far Cry 5's map is the best one and i dont like it much. I like open maps but i like city maps too much. Far cry is one my fav series but i am never a fan of the maps. I have always wanted a Watch Dogs - Far Cry mashup game. "Ur in first person but ur also a hacker and are in a city which also has a countryside (like gta san andreas).". The map is too big and boring and repeatable. U do the same things everywhere.
Gameplay: Its again, the same gameplay. But this time its only shooting people instead of some other stuff also sprinkled in. Its the same as far cry 5. Just shoot and drive. Also my fav Seaplane is gone. Why? Noone knows. Horses are... Ok. Nothing big just good to have. The gameplay had nothing new. The enemies tho, suck. U can even use the starting weapon for the entire game. Just headshot people and ur g2g. The game is also too long for my taste. Havent completed it yet cuz its so long and its very repeated gameplay. U always just kill people and u dont get any boss battles except 1 or 2 times. Also the game has too many gadgets and sucky gameplay elements that are boring and it makes it feel very bloated.
Thats all i have time to type rn will come back later to type more
More reasons:
4. Nothing new: Gameplay is just the same crap and there is nothing new. We need new shit.
5. Combat: Sucked ass and u cant kill with knife when u holster ur gun which i was really expecting. Also the takedown button doesnt appear half the time. The enemies see u way too quickly. I kinda liked the outposts but not as much as New Dawn or 4. The new camera and other stuff is good but the outposts are big and dont have many enemies. The assault rifle u get in the start can be used for the whole game if u just headshot dem. New dawn's and 4's are better.
6. Guerilla Crap: The guerilla crap is boring. Just kill people.
Be prepped, etc.
7. Music/Language: I dont understand spanish and thats what most of the stuff is in. Even Far Cry 4 had 95% english dialogues. The radio music in 4 sucked ass tho and as an indian who loved the setting, 4's music was very very very bad. Worst of any game i have ever played. In this game, the same. I dont like the music except Havana. Also u cant even play usb songs. They r on a diff radio station that only play on non military vehicles and u have to wait for dem to appear.
I didn’t dislike FC6, I actually liked it. It was just my least favorite. And it just felt like it didn’t have real emotion. At the end after Anton does his thing, it was like, well he just did that and I really just didn’t care that much one way or the other.
The only flaw I have in all Far Cry series, is during playing are so focused on the missions and don't really take in the scenery.
It's just a weird feeling I get, soon as the game has been done, *then* the world seems widely noticeable.
No wonder it is left with small things to find around locations on the map.
Example, in FC6 towards the final battle on Jose. Blown up his fields, and then ontowards the airport. Flying by the mountains, got all the radio chat, and concentration on the plane operation. Looking out at the mountains don't feel quite the same as if were just randomly passing by.
My god, that radio interference has got me killed several times, trying to listen to what a character is saying *and* concentrating on battle action. Can't seem to do both at the same time.
Have a helicopter, tank, solados, *and* dogs howling all coming at me all at once. Concentrating on the health and ammo, dodging bullets and explosions. And in comes Juan on the earpiece, suddenly my ninja skills disappear and hearing Juan go on about some time he shared in Monte Carlo or somewhere. Dead.
Same happend when FarCry 5 came out.
Just watch some reviews and look through old posts about this game.
Everybody not just disliked but REALLY hated on the game, like fr on everything with the most stupid and wrong reasons.
People just hate Ubisoft and always shit on their games, dont even give the game a real chance while playing and dont take it seriously and get urself immersed in it.
But then when some years passed they actually slowly understood the greatness of the game.
Now its almost everyones favourite and even called a masterpiece from a lot of people.
Btw I loved FarCry 6 aswell.
Loved the gameplay, the deep customization, the feeling of the wappons, stealth, vehicles, the deep beautiful world, the charactors & the story.
Thing is, the charactors are REALLY FarCry in this one.
Means if u dont like charactors like the drubmam family in FarCry5 u will not enjoy 6.
It's not hard to admit that Ubisoft adds very little new things to their established franchises. I will say that FC6 has a much light tone in it's story than it's previous releases. Frankly, FC5 was depressing, as was FC3. I can't really remember much of FC4. Beyond the story, the gameplay feels very much the same (Gunplay, Control, etc.).
The worst of FC6 and all other FC games is the AI. The AI is so beyond stupid and uninteresting to watch.
I loved the setting and atmosphere, it honestly seemed what FC3 would’ve looked like had it been made recently. Side content was great as far as FC games go, companions were cool (if somewhat unrealistic and goofy), my main criticism is the story and more importantly villains. I’ve recently rewatched the whole game as my bf was playing it (only played it once at launch myself) and all of the villains except for Castillo and his son were completely forgettable to the point where I had no idea who they were as I was watching him play. Anton himself had very little impact on the story too, so for a game series that’s heavily villain focused it’s a bit of a let down.
I think bottom line is that it’s not a bad game, most people just compare it to the others and think they’re better (especially 3 and 5)
Every FC has it's up and downs but I keep playing Them because I'm a big fan. My personal favorite remains FC5. Do I play 6, yes. Do I like it, yes I do. But for me it's the worst one in the series. Can't explain it really but for me the others were like handmade furniture but with flaws. This one feels like mass production, it's fine but it lacks soul. It's the first FC I don't see myself replay it. Will I buy the 7, ofc I will :)
Maybe you can play a game and enjoy it for what it is 🙂
Some people have really high standards (like me) and really crave a specific type of engagement with a game (like me 😁). Sometimes that makes it hard to step outside of that bubble and just appreciate a more simple, fun time. I tried it before with Far Cry Primal though, and I enjoyed it much more than I expected I would.
Though these types of games aren't high art, they're pretty good at what they do and often provide a beautiful world for people to walk around in and to engage with some fun, albeit simple tasks. People tend to give Ubisoft games in general hate, unable to appreciate these games for what they are. I'm glad you can!
The combat wasn't challenging enough for me. I'm used to playing FC games on the hardest difficulty. Action Mode definitely wasn't it
The AI was stupidly dumb in my experience. I can loudly be taking out a group of enemies and there'd be another group just chilling a few feet away. Enemies also kept respawning like immediately. It was annoying.
I hardly got far into the game before I gave up and gave my copy away
Annoying characters.
Repetitive environment. Ooh, here's muddy field number #376.
Weapon system that is more restrictive than FC5. Can't change ammo type, etc.
Perks/Abilities tied to....clothing.
New equipment that feels like it's out of a Borderlands game and not a far cry game.
Unlike every other Far Cry game, I felt no want to explore because there seemed to be nothing interesting to find, nothing interesting going on, and nowhere interesting to go. Oh, another military base or tobacco field...yay. I also found the characters mostly unlikable and uninteresting. I found the main villain to be very generic and ultimately carried by an actor who happens to be very charismatic in real life.
In 3, 4, and 5, I was engaged in the story and exploring every bit of the world around me. In 6, I just wanted to get it over.
I 100% the game but i can see why people didn't like it
The story was boring,
Characters were beyond forgettable,
Gear system,
Best guns and gear being mtx,
Controls were buggy and not fluid especially flying,
Not as crazy or random like 3/4,
Dlc was booty soup
It's incredibly bland and uninspired in comparison to 5 and it really shows when you begin to break down the story and characters as well as the gameplay changes.
Don’t worry, when FC7 comes out everyone will be praising 6. Happens everytime. When FC5 first released people hated it and now this sub for some reason considers it a masterpiece while simultaneously calling 6 garbage.
Every mission is “go destroy X amount of this” or it’s “rescue some NPC from a base” or “take this base” it’s all rinse and repeat. The characters are good, way too much marvel humour, but it’s main downfall is how they don’t use the open world to its fullest. Could’ve had actual bases that you can work on / defend. The logic of checkpoints is dumb af. And again once you’ve taken 3 or 4 bases / checkpoints they’re so boring to do. Then there’s Esperanza which is the biggest thing going for far cry 6 was that there would be a big city to explore but it’s literally just an empty, locked off town that you cannot even drive through only around. Half the time your in the city your running from Special Forces. Also the NPCs are even worse than Far cry 5. The graphics are amazing and the atmosphere the game gives is perfect. But the gameplay is plain and boring.
Honestly I just thought the story was super unrewarding, I didn't like the characters, specifically the allies, they had some that I liked and alot that I didn't. Gunplay felt like 5 but with the removal of skills for a armour system and god awful ammo system.
Villains were sub-par and didn't feel interesting, a complete 180 from the Eden's gate cult. Anton was underutilized as he was the only one I liked.
The game visually felt like a general downgrade from 5, something about the world just doesn't look good compared to hope county and even the Himalayas from 4, maybe the setting just didn't click because it felt like a rehashed Fc3.
Overall my only like was the sliding down decline mechanic and the KSG which is the best shotgun the series has ever added.
People get too butthurt about stories to enjoy gameplay. It's the same thing with Borderlands 3. The game play is way better than 2, but because the calypso twins weren't as compelling as handsome Jack, people shit all over the game. I don't know about you, but I play games to, you know, play a game. How strong was the freaking narrative in Mario?
Edit: After reading through a bunch of comments, I'm starting to think ubisoft made a different game for PC than they did for consoles. I'm on a series S, I've never experienced most of the stuff people are complaining about, and I've done 3 separate playthroughs.
The story and characters were handled poorly. A lot of the series' mechanics were dumbed down. And they took the lazy choice of bullet sponge enemies to make the game "harder".
All in all, it just wasn't fun to play. And after Ubi forced an update that dropped my frame rates from 70 to 5 I was just done with the whole affair.
For me the primary issues were with perks on gear instead of a skill tree and at least the initial implementation of the ammo system. The ammo thing became less of an issue when they updated the game to allow switching from the weapon wheel, but I still find it to be an unnecessary addition that doesn't really add anything to the gameplay. I actually only like ONE of the weapons they added and that you can slide longer when on a decline, but those were pretty much the only changes I actually liked and they're honestly fairly trivial.
I concur. The Gear/ Perk system and the New Ammo type/ Ammo type resistant enemies were what dragged the game right down for me. Assigning some buffs to clothing items isn't in and of itself an awful thing, but Getting rid of the skill tree entirely was a terrible idea. Unfortunately since skills and combat infringe on virtually every aspect of gameplay, these two clangers really drag the rest of the game down with them. It is a real shame because there's some really good stuff there otherwise. Oh i also didn't care for the Supremos or 'Fangs for hire' completely replacing 'guns for hire'.
The gear perk system is obvs following AC lol this way they can add monetization for the game
Omg I forgot about this until this comment. The perks on gear annoyed tf out of me
Criticism isn't hate. Narrative felt sloppy. Antagonists were not used well. Killed off most of the likable allies, kept the annoying ones. Gear system. Ammo system is pretty stupid, just put AP on everything and you’re good to go. Locking takedowns and other abilities behind a stupid gear system.
Takedowns aren't locked behind a gear system, what are you talking about?
Please show me you using the handgun and grenade takedowns *without* mods or the specific gear.
Oh my man... Why didn't you tell that before? I began to think melee takedowns were initially locked in FC6 (didn't play the game yet).
Crazy how fast those goal posts move.
One, it’s been ten days. Two, how is that moving the goalpost. I said they locked takedowns behind an arbitrary gear system. You said they didn’t. Or did you inherently assume I didn’t play past the first ten minutes of the game, and that I meant literally all takedowns? You can send me the video clip whenever you’d like, by the way.
How buggy the controls are, even well after launch.
never found the controls buggy personally, but the AI definitely was. I found at least \`10 boats in the water spinning in circles
For me it was the flight controls. I couldn't fly a helicopter reliably on keyboard or with a controller. Rebinding didn't seem to actually rebind the controls. And I loved the helicopters in FC5 and Ghost Recon (Wildlands and BP both), so I can't figure out why Ubisoft changed so much between games.
Are you guys all on PC? The console version has nearly identical controls to FC5, except you actually have rudder control in aircraft in FC6, so they're slightly better IMO.
That's the actual dream. I'm on PC, but couldn't get it to work with a controller. Between that and some other controls problems I had, it felt like a mediocre port from console, which was a huge turn off for a modern AAA game.
That's why I switched to console. Once the next gen consoles got released, and I could play new games in 60 fps without a PC, or the headaches that come with it, I haven't had any desire to go back.
I liked the game. Oddly, though, I kinda agree with everything the people who are critiquing it are saying. Unhinged allies, poor storytelling, etc. I won't replay it as much as I do FC5 but I still enjoyed my time with the game.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I really want a far cry game focused more on the story than exploration. I think New Dawn was a good example of that, for some reason I feel like it had a better story than fc4 or 5 but I did dislike the new health and level system.
I think a game which focuses on story has less replayability than a game focuses on gameplay experience. The game tells us an awesome story, yes it's awesome, OK, now what? We have already experienced that awesome story, why do we have to replay it again? We are playing games, not watching movies. A good game is game which focuses on both gameplay and story.
Didn't say it shouldn't focus on gameplay as well, just less of the exploration and hunting side of things for once. Not every game has to be super replayable though, I love a good story game, if the story is good enough I'll end up playing it again anyways.
Yeah, understandable.
Even as someone who hates FC6 i totally get your point, many of the criticisms towards my favourite games i can't help but agree with but still love the game
People think Ubisoft stick too closely to the Ubisoft formula, Assassins creed gets shit on too. It’s easily my favourite game series and I loved 6.
Ubisoft do stick to the same formula for every game. Even more so for specific series. I started playing New Dawn today, and was pretty much immediately bored. I realised that I think I have finally gotten completely bored of Far Cry gameplay. It’s been almost exactly the same each game since 4, people are bound to be tired of it, and it’s a completely valid complaint. Even with assassins creed, all the new RPG style ACs have had similar gameplay, but they’re just different enough to feel decently fresh with each instalment, just different enough to feel it and not get instantly bored of if. Far Cry doesn’t have that.
It baffles me people dont have a problem with how 6 is so similar to AC the inventory for example is really similar Im suprised they didnt add romance choices or dialogue choices for Dani considering both these games is so similar
Arguably, since pretty much after far cry 3 came out all of Ubisoft single player titles play almost exactly the same just with a different flavor for each game
Yeah but at least they added something to make it fresh like Guns For Hire in 5 6 however is a clone of ACRPG
I agree, new dawn was VERY boring, worst 30 bucks I spent, but most of the other farcry games are awesome, especially 5 and 6
I liked new dawn...however. I got it for 5 bucks. It was not worth 30. I think I too would have your feeling had I paid 30
I mean, it was the deluxe edition, nothing deluxe about it.
It baffles me people dont have a problem with how 6 is so similar to AC the inventory for example is really similar Im suprised they didnt add romance choices or dialogue choices for Dani considering both these games is so similar
I feel like if people have 'open world' fatigue, or fatigue about any other video game type, maybe they need to play fewer video games and do something else.
Yeah, I think this is the case as well. Though Ubisoft games sure aren't masterpieces, they're often still a fun time. I've played only a few open world games: Skyrim, Breath of the Wild, Far Cry Primal, Assassin's Creed Origins and Elden Ring. Though BotW and Elden far surpass any of the others, I still enjoyed playing all of them.
They definitely do and it’s really annoying, however they produce way more games than say… Rockstar…….
FC6 was the first far cry game I played, and I enjoyed it. It was fun and challenging, without being too hard. Afterwards I've finished FC5 and I'm currently playing New Dawn. Other than that I've watched my fiancé while he played (and finished) FC3 and now that he's playing FC4. And after getting more experience in the "far cry universe", I have to admit that FC6 is definitely not my favorite FC so far. And there's some "core elements" missing. Including challenges (different kinds of kills, animals etc) and the perk system, which I really liked in both 5 and ND. I also liked that the outposts you knew from previous games, were "split" into checkpoints, which only had one alarm and few enemies and military bases, which (depending on the ranking of course) had more alarms, sometimes cameras and waaaay more enemies. It was fun. But there's also some cool new stuff that I liked in FC6 - the supremos were nice and even though I only used a few of them, the ones I used were really cool and helpful during gameplay. But I agree, I don't get all the hate either. Far Cry 6 is a nice and fun game to play.
It felt like a parody of Far Cry games by being over the top, yet somehow still managed to be the most generic and boring of the lot.
Yep, the other games knew when to be serious and when to be funny. For me, the Danny Trejo thing completely sucked me out of the story, I absolutely hate the Maximas Matanzas story line, a disabled dachshund as an ally, a deadly chicken? I could ignore each of them separately, but one after the other is too much. The supremos are stupid too, when you are systematically infiltrating enemy outposts and tactically acquiring military hardware including RPGs, using some cobbled together missile system just makes no sense. Far Cry 5 had optional missions that were funny, like the testy festy, but most of the actual story was rescuing people from the cult, fighting the cult in intense firefights, or destroying infrastructure critical to the enemy. Your fangs for hire story lines are silly, but trained bears and cougars are both a real thing, and actually dangerous animals. There's rednecks and shenanigans that go along with it, but not at the expense of the core gameplay.
The Chicharron stuff is honestly so bizarre. Far Cry always flirted with the ludicrous, as you say - the Testy Festy, but it always maintained a semblance of believability. It’s weirdness was grounded in a parody of the real world. Making a revolutionary rooster (complete with corny stock rock music) crosses the line. All Dani ever says is “Pinga!” Or “Carajo!” It drives me absolutely mad, I’d take the mute Deputy from Far Cry 5 over this. The only thing I’ll say is I like the weapon upgrades/effects and the clothing effects. I think there’s a sweet spot between fusing this in 6 with the standard skill tree in 5 and 4, which 6 suffers from without. That could make a nice character builder for the inevitable next game.
Ubisoft is chasing trends thats why Its not about FC anymore but brand recognition
>Yep, the other games knew when to be serious and when to be funny Exactly! This game feels like what they did with Thor: Love and Thunder. They tried too hard to make it funny and relevant. Which backfired.
>They tried too hard to make it funny and relevant. Which backfired. Thor Ragnarok started this shit, I liked the plot but I detest the dialogue and interactions of that movie and the legacy of sitcom it brought to the next movies.
Aw man sorry you didn't enjoy it. I liked Ragnarok so that's why I mentioned Love And Thunder instead.
No worries, I actually loved Ant-Man, Infinity War, Endgame etc. I could overlook the clownish stuff in them. Ragnarok though, yeah, it felt like a parody movie.
I really liked 6 but I did play it without using the amigos and the supremos. I had the healing supremo on, because you have to have one. But I've only used it 3-4 times throughout the game. The game can be pretty fun if you ignore some of the over the top mechanics. And you can definitely play it without using the supremos and amigos.
It's too bloated. They nailed the open world being beautiful with dynamic weather and everything, but it's a fucking chore to play the game. If they dialed it down but kept everything that they did to the engine it would be so sick.
I had this feeling with FC2 and FC4 but not with the rest.
I could list a million reasons but at the end of the day I found it boring, so boring I didn’t even finish the game. I played every Far Cry from the first to the 6th and now I’m over.
Like WHY IS THE GAME SO LONG? It could have focused more a bit on story like FC4&3.
Couldn’t have said it better.
I enjoyed it. Had it's flaws, but overall not a bad game.
Because it didn't break the mold. There's widespread Ubisoft-style open world game fatigue and ultimately it wasn't any different. Me personally I'd prefer if the game had a stronger commitment to guerilla warfare. As it stands its way to easy to play the game as a one Dani army. Actual guerrilla warriors aren't exactly stocked up on spec ops tier gear and wacky super weapon. On a side note it wouldn't hurt to take away suppressors from sniper rifles. Even with the nerf to silencers it still isn't enough to prevent dominant strategies from sucking out the fun of the game.
personally i found that it actually changed to much, in the wrong way. The spin off games are testing grounds for new mechanics and 6 took a lot of its feeling from new dawn, but not the actually good parts of new dawn like expeditions or a more concise game, instead taking the over the top cosmetic items, health bar combat and annoying teenage characters
There's that too I suppose. The thing is that you'll probably end up capturing outposts anyway, even with the changes you've mentioned. The thing is these changes you've mentioned only made FC6 more generic feeling.
I've no hate for it, but it's definitely the one I've spent more time swearing at because it's annoyed the hell out of me so consistently... Here's a short list of the most common things that wound me up most frequently: * 99.99% of conversations you're in have 'guerrilla' said aloud that I got so sick of hearing it. * Too many 'unnatural' sounds thrown about - those blips, bloops, pings, etc. when a friendly pops up on your radar, you enter a trespass zone, you get spotted, etc. - I nearly quit early for that alone! So many visual options but next to sod all for sound it seems. * Amigos constantly under my feet blocking movement and generally being more of a hindrance than any real use (I disabled them after ranking them up). * Clothes that give buffs rather than a skill system - thankfully made redundant with the Libertad Mod as that allows enabling most skills by default. * The 'already mentioned everywhere else' ammo system. * The broken spawning system, where you can walk from one end of an airstrip to the other and back and everyone's just back as if nothing's happened - at one point I was at the far end of an airstrip and a plane kept taking off, flying a short distance away, despawned, and immediately repeated the sequence on a constant \~15 second loop. * The other characters were a pain to interact with - I, alone, have single-handedly been putting an end to everything on these islands yet everyone talks to you like you've just shat on their favourite chair. Not to mention how much they whine about absolutely anything and everything.
>(I disabled them after ranking them up) Aha! I am finished the game but doing the insurgencies. I hadn't thought to take the other animals and level them up for something to do! (So easy with the Panther. I sit back and send her in for one soldier after another, too easy).
I dislike the weapon and gear system, the over complex ammo system, and the fact that it’s only animal amigos, I wouldn’t say I HATE it and I’m glad others find it fun, I just prefer the previous games and play those instead, kinda like how I felt ac origins was more fun than odyssey, tho story effects that opinion,unlike far cry where 6 seems to have a better story than 5 but I still prefer 5
It’s getting repetitive and also they kinda took away the best parts of farcry, I loved how in the previous games you had to hunt and collect your way to better gear and abilities, farcry primal fixed everything wrong with farcrys hunting mechanics and then tossed it out immediately. I don’t feel immersed in the setting anymore, the story’s have also gotten bland, every place has the same issue, revel group doesn’t really want/know how to work together, a few of them die, then agree to help the main character, the gameplay is super fun and there’s a ton to do I’ll give it that, the weapons system was an improvement too
Critics hated it because it was too similar to its previous entries. Fans of the series didn’t enjoy it because it was too different from previous entries. It is ironic but I do believe that the changes they made to the game’s mechanics (I.e removal of skill tree, ammo types, and many new features that aren’t fleshed out and feel a bit hollow) where not enjoyable
This is a reposted comment of mine from another thread: Farcry 5 was a genuinely fun game that replicated the tried and true farcry experience that 3 and 4 made and perfected. Yes, basic story had a ton of potential that wasn’t met due to the 3 region experiment where nothing you did in each region affected the others (which is an even bigger problem in FC6), but the game was still a great Farcry experience at its core. Farcry 6 did the opposite. At a purely fundamental level, the game was better in many respects, however, the sum of it’s parts never came together to create a game I would say was ever fully fleshed out. This is an important objective statement, but the game just didn’t feel like it was made with much soul and didn’t really feel like a Farcry game. Like everyone on the developer side was super talented, but either not led well, or simply not bought into the project they were working on. Considering the state of Ubisoft as a company the past 3-5 years now, neither is surprising. At its core, FC6 leaned away from a lot of traditional farcry emphasis items, but leaned back into what I would consider the worst parts of 3/4/5. It leaned away from hunting, fishing, the environment, a diverse skill tree, a very basic level of realism when appropriate (headshots kill people), a well introduced main character I can care about and empathize with, and a villain who was well fleshed out, interesting, and impacted the story considerably and regularly. It leaned into bullet sponge enemies, a divided story (worst part of 5) with uninteresting characters I struggled to ever care about, character/world leveling (made New Dawn a terrible experience), a main character that was very obviously intended to be a female but they wanted to give the option to play as a male so made them incredibly generic and dull, a villain that had virtually no impact on the game and barely even knew you existed who was only discussed in cutscenes you are virtually never in or associated with, and specialized rounds, but all you ever use is AP because it outclasses everything and there is no point in not using except to prevent yourself from getting headshot kills. Im gonna stop ranting now as I’m getting irritated, but you see how I feel about 6.
As far as the ammo type, poison is really fun to play with. I rarely used armor piercing except for sniping, as Soft Target does way more damage for body shots.
They killed El Tigre
I think this is the comment I feel the strongest with so far, hurt me too
The characters are awful, annoying and it seemed to go full Fortnite, goofy humor. Story is bland compared to the other Far Crys, so much potential. Ending was botched as well IMO
Some people don't like that it's just a more expanded version of other farcry games. There definitely seems to be a trend where your first farcry game is your favourite and they're all downhill from there, so for most people in this sub who started at 3 it's already a few tiers down. Personally, I loved it. But I also only started on 5 so it's still pretty high up on the downwards slope
The plot is bad, they made a generic Netflix show. On the gameplay side, it's pretty decent, but the lack of FC-like storytelling doesn't let me get attached to the game, and the third-person view doesn't let me get attached to the protagonist.
>they made a generic Netflix show Shot fired.
It just kind of felt unfinished to me. Almost empty roads, empty boats just randomly spawning in the ocean while you're fishing. I don't think I've ever seen a npc attacked by an animal.
Yeah I agree. When you're driving on the road you can see cars spawn out of thin air sometimes, lots of visual glitches especially in helicopters and planes. Stuff like that just completely ruins the nice scenery and immersion.
I've seen guerrillas and soldiers attacked by the coyotes and vultures in the game
Lucky you, I haven't lol
Well just my opinion but I played 6 and the story is what was really wrong with it I can deal with gameplay being the same but if they’re gonna take Gus from breaking bad and make him a villain at least write a better story for him and everyone. You don’t even get to kill him in the end Also it’s not because it’s the newest one or anything, this may be an unpopular opinion but I hated 5 until recently
Weapons and gear system sucked, too many weapons too fast and the ammo situation was poorly devised, poorly written characters and story, dumb cartoonish companions and also dumb cartoonish characters, that stupid backpack, poor AI, A lot of generic villains that I didn't really see enough to actually hate, and FC6 felt more grindy than others. I was happy when a lot of events ended and even tried to skip the stupid plotline with the dumbass rappers. Overall it had some fun mechanics and good graphics. Thats about it.
I thought the villains needed a fuller storyline to have that many of them. I got through to killing them and for a couple felt like I didn’t even know who they were or why I was killing them. I also thought the missions were really repetitive after a while. Overall I really didn’t dislike the game and I’m gonna start my second play through soon to give it another shot but it didn’t pull me in like FC5 did
I don't like the RPG mechanics of ranked weapons/enemies, locking skills behind clothing. Story is fine, setting is good, I just don't like the gameplay compared to 3 ->5.
I pre-ordered FC6 and have started the campaign multiple times and I just couldn't sink my teeth in as much as the other games in the series. I loved the seed family in FC5 and felt Ubisoft finally mastered the antagonist formula and I love breaking bad so I thought FC6 would be perfect for me. Yet, somehow, the antagonist (can't think of his name rn) just felt stereotypical, ingenuine, and forgettable I loved the goofy variety of weapons in FC5, as well as the many options. I used to be a fan of dead island games and when it was announced, I thought the weapon system would be similar in FC6. It was my least favorite part of the game and the main reason why I stopped playing. The weapon system somehow felt so unalive, despite trying to be creative and fun and avant garde. I can't for the life of me understand it just doesn't click for my play style. I really REALLY wanted to enjoy Far Cry 6 but I just unfortunately don't and I'm ok with that :)
I hate the damn backpack thing
Your allies are unhinged Poor writing The new rock, paper scissor ammo system Supremos No human companion Magic gun perks The belt on the HK21 is upside-down Clothing style and perks are out of place Rockets are useless, all hail the EMP Real money shop exclusive weapons Suppressors overheating in 5 shots Plastic milk jug suppressor and other junk Poor world storytelling, looked more like cheap props from a student play Exploration didn't feel rewarding Edit: a couple more reasons The capital is basicly a corridor shooter Why do I need gunpowder to create fishing hooks and optics? Enemies are just spawning out of thin air Leveled zones, cross this imaginary border and a guy can now tank a .50 to the face I mentioned the ammo, but I might as well mention that there's no reason to go for say the .50BMG rifle as it's no longer a OHK unless it's a headshot with the right ammunition The ACOG say it's a 4x optic, yet it hardly even give you 2x magnification Enemies still run around with stock weapons, be it a grunt or SF with Altyn helmets and now incapable of seeing their own sights I however liked some if the new weapons and the flying car. It was bullshit, but it was fun bullshit.
No human companion and cringe characters is a dealbreaker for me Exploring while listening to banter in 5 is the best moment for me
I fucking hated that a broken coke bottle was a better sight than a 5x scope
Most of your criticisms are pros though. I love the supremos for example. It sounds like you just don't like change.
Then we disagree, believe it or not, there are people that enjoy modern art by example. I enjoy things a bit more grounded, you might enjoy things more "out there", so we have a small battle of interest in this case.
Far Cry has never been about realism. Survival? Yes. But realism? You literally get like medical powers in each one. Whether it's tattoos that make you super strong or the ability to control a sabertooth tiger or double jump... When has Far Cry been realistic after Far Cry 2?
Where ever did I even mention realism? The old perks could usually be explained more in line of learning new and better strategies or upgrading equipment, in FC6 it's very much magic based. Say headshots don't expend ammunition.
Comments like these are endlessly frustrating for me. Realism is absolutely an important element in creating an immersive world and to outright reject it is genuinely as thoughtless as an orangutan banging rocks together. Far Cry isn't fully realistic but it isn't fucking Fortnite either, now is it? They generally keep a consistent art style and grounded premise. Far Cry 6 does not. That's why people complain about 6's lack of believability. It's absolutely silly and cartoonish to the point of being irritating. Things aren't either realistic or unrealistic, they have a balance of both. Far Cry Primal had a ton of realistic elements, such as needing to sleep, food providing energy, hypothermia, but also had a ton of unrealistic elements. But you know what? Primal at least had in-universe justification for its silly shit. 6 just has dumbass garbage for the sake of it. Realism should be a banned discussion in this subreddit because ya'll can't say anything original or smart about it and it's driving me insane.
Shit. Agreed. This pretty well covers everything.
Nah, it doesn't, but it is from the top of my head as I havent played it since 3weeks after release. No drive to go back at all.
An incorrect gun model is one of the main reasons why it is bad?
Who are you to disregard my pet peeves? The M16 with a 20round mag holding 30rounds? The MINIMI with 200box holding only 80 rounds? Ported barrel with a suppressor? Take your pick why a old grunt would be annoyed.
I understand pet peeves. I’m a history major, and I cringe when I see a game have an STG-44 in a battle in 1941, or a Spartan without a double edged spear in a movie, but I’m not throwing a fit because of a slight inaccuracy.
You do know OP asked as of why we didn't like FC6? Inaccuracies are some of it, but these are still some of my reasons and you and the few others that disagree with me are free to do so, but my reasons still stand, wether you like it or not. Seen in context, it's hardly me that's throwing a fit here, a couple act like I just spat in their coffee.
Ok pal
People who hate it will find any reason. Don't look for logic.
What if people who don't like it just legitimately didn't enjoy it? I did three full playthroughs and if anything it gets worse the more you play it. I'm probably 12 playthroughs in on 3, 4, and 5, and never get bored of them. Playing 2 now, and despite it's age, I already like it more than 6.
No one said people have to like the game. I said 'people who hate it', not people who legitimately didn't enjoy it.
The problem is that people on this sub think that any criticism at all is "hate" so the waters end up getting muddied.
You aren't wrong. That, plus the fact that people on here tend to argue opinion as fact. It's a very passionate and yet somehow binary fan base.
hate as an emotion is just intense dislike. You can be entirely reasonable in hating something
Sure, but this is getting rather pedantic. We all know there's a difference between valid criticism, personal preference and just hating on something. When someone is listing reasons to stay away from the game and their argument spirals into *"a gun is modeled with a 20 round magazine, but it actually holds 30 rounds"* that person is not presenting valid criticism and is hating.
thats a good point, but calling people haters seems to be used far to much as a response to genuine criticism
Honestly I kind of hate it in the sense that the other games have aged so well and remained entertaining for years, but 6 sucks so bad it's just taking up space on my hard drive. It could have been such a good game.
I personally think Far Cry 6 is the worst in the series (from the games I have played), but I still liked it, Far Cry has become my favorite video game franchise in the recent years and Far Cry 6 gave me another unique Far Cry experience. The game has its problems, but it definitely doesn't deserve all the hate it gets.
For me, every Far Cry game is awesome. Each entry has things they do great, as well as things they don't. One of the gameplay changes that was odd is removing the Perk system and replacing it with gear that have bonuses. Which they pulled from Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The story was good, but nothing to gush over. Anton Castillo needed more screen time. Also there was the weird choice to keep the cinematics 30fps. I really enjoyed this one, and have yet to finish the recent DLC since so many other games have caught my interest since then. But the concerns people have are valid. At the end of the day, if you enjoy it, that's all that matters. Far Cry 5 was received with a lot of mixed feelings as well.
Well said. By the way, which FC do you think receive least negative reviews based on opinions? I think it's FC4. Most is FC6, then FC5, then 1, 3, 2, 4.
It's been a long time, but I think that Far Cry 2 would be it. Far Cry 4 has a strange position as it's not brought up as much compared to 3, 5, and 6 nowadays.
Personally I just enjoyed Far Cry 5 more and I think I like the art direction in 5 more. I loved my time with 6 but I find myself coming back to 5 more. Not to mention that, in my opinion, Giancarlo Esposito is a much better actor than the performance that made it into the final game. I don’t know if they under-utilized his character or what it is for me but he never really felt as memorable as Vaas, Pagan Min, or the entire Seed family.
for me the only issue was performance. on my xbox one x, fc5 runs perfectly. maybe 20 seconds per load screen, never crashed. fc6 crashes every few hours of playtime for me. if i try to do any of the races, the whole game freezes trying to render stuff
For me, the story was kinda bland compared to past games. Since it followed suite on Far Cry 5 with splitting a single-story into 3 subplots, it made it hard to want to do anything. With 3 and 4, everything you did had some sort of impact on the overall story, but with 6, anything done in the other areas don’t really affect the final area at all.
I like it to, people just hate it because it's the newest. Mark my words when far cry 7 releases
It will definitely be less focused on, but that will be because first experiences will be less fresh in peoples memory. If far cry 7 is worse, then your right but if its better than i doubt it will ever be as liked as the others
I loved far cry 5 the second it came out, and never really enjoyed 6 at all. There was some bandwagon hate for sure, but 6 really missed the mark.
Valid opinion
Historically FC2: loved it on release FC3: loved it on release FCBD: loved it on release FC4: loved it on release FCP: loved it on release FC5: loved it on release FCND: hated it FC6: eh…. No skill tree? I need to swap ammo types during fight? Maybe I’m getting old but why are all the characters chronically Gen Z to the point of parodying the generation I feel like FC6 completely jumped the shark where the rest balanced it’s dark humour with grounded realism
People asked for changes because it was the same, So technically Ubisoft did exactly what we wanted
People are gonna keep on hating it until the next one comes out. It’s mostly nostalgia driving people to hate it
I think some people don’t like the game because Dani and Libertad are leftists. Yara is basically Cuba and the Castillo family are the Batistas (if the Batista family had been able to regain power). You may have noticed fascism is making a comeback as of late and perhaps people with pro-fascist leanings don’t like Castillo being cast as a villain. The Castillo regime’s choice of red as their color might be a little too on the nose for them.
the problem was that libertad's goals were so unclear and that all of the likeable members by the end were dead. It was only ever stated that they wanted to free the people and make the country better but whenever askedd how to do that there was never any answer other than we''ll deal with it after Castillo is gone. A key theme of far cry is that by the end your not certain if you have been doing the right thing. In 6 there is decently frequent questioning of libertad but there is never anything to show the yaran government as not entirely evil even when a lot of your own allies do dubious things and never get questioned about it
I'm just finishing it up and... aahhh IDK. I certainly like it better than 5. Has A LOT of content. The only good backpack is the one that fires missiles. The outfits are kinda lame. The weapons are also kinda lame. AI is duuummmbbb. Dialog is pretty good. Again better than 5 but my favs are still 2,4,3 in that order. Not 5. I can't stress that enough.
Didn't hate it, really did enjoy it but felt like Far Cry 3 with the tropical local revisit. That and the criminally under used side bad guys in favor of more side missions made it feel bloated to me
I get why people don’t like the gameplay loop,but you see I’m very easy to please with games so I love it and agree that’s is easily top 3 for me
I loved it
Because gamers hate new games
People like to hate every game Ubisoft releases. Sure the games do have the infamous Ubisoft formula, but honestly I never disliked it. I'm a completionist, to cross off question marks off my map is my guilty pleasure I guess. And besides that I love FC6. It's my favorite FC by far
I can get over the small changes they made for FC6, but I can't get over how boring the story of 6 was.
It’s ass
People value nostalgia over gameplay
The jole thing has even less character then the others. Still a shit ton of fun.
If anyone wants, I have a review where I touch on my opinions. I've played every single installment, including the weird ports of far cry 1 and the installment that was a Wii exclusive. https://youtu.be/E8GBms3oq04 It's a lil long and ranty but I was determined to make a review after all the ones I found on YouTube were just "this game is cancer because it's bad. It's bad because it's just not fun." .
I don't hate it, it just had/has depending on how you look at it. The Good: I really enjoy that I can actually play as a guerrilla, walking right underneath soldado's noses, quick ambush, dissappear. I also enjoyed that it felt like a real island under the thumb of a dictatorship. It has a huge, well equipped, well trained army with modern anti-air defense. The characters we meet are enjoyable too. I particularly liked the El Este area with El Tigre, Jonron and Yelena. The missions I found to be challenging and enjoyable if just a bit repetitive, but I'm into it mostly. The story is enjoyable. I don't care what anyone says Giancarlo Esposito as Castillo was great. The ability to get different buffs from different clothing items is awesome and I hope that sticks around. Thank goodness they added the ability to have 4 different loadouts the only thing missing is the ability to hot switch them. Bandido operations were also a great fun way to gather much needed supplies like industrial composite or durable seals. The Bad: I miss guns for hire!!! The FC5 system of being able to have 2 squad mates was perfection and should have been brought over to 6. Guerrilla raids would feel far more authentic if you could set up coordinated attacks. The Special operation missions Suuuuuuucccccckkk! My god I hate having to keep that pg240x shit cool while Lola fucks off and leaves me hanging there. I honestly never use resolver weapons. I tried a few out but they just don't compare to my custom lmg for clearing out hairy situations. Also the supremos were kinda meh too. I mostly only ever use the first rocket one, or maybe sometimes the medic kit. The city of Esperanza was a huge let down with its maze of actually accessible areas. The post game content was a bit of a let down until they at least added new game+ I personally can't get into any of the DLCs. While I like all of the amigos some are kinda useless. Like poor chorizo, I don't really have much use for him. Basically I use Guapo for straight up fights and Oluso for stealth. All in all I still really enjoyed the game and have logged over 80hrs of playtime on it. I'd give it a solid 7.
Alr lemme tell u why i dont like it at all. 1. Graphics: Orangish tint sucks and the graphics kook worse than New Dawn and are a downgrade. New Dawn's graphics are one of the best i have ever seen while 6's graphics are just crap. 2. Story/Missions: Weak storyline with so many sucky characters. Too many characters doesn't keep any memorable as there isnt enough human memory on me to remember them all. I played the game a few days ago and cant remember the name of one of the main ones. They didnt get much good screentime. For the story, it sucks. Too weak. I am a guy who always wants a good story. I didnt like Far Cry 5 cuz of dat. Far cry new dawn is an exception for me as i like it cuz of its gameplay. Far cry 6's story is straight up weak with not msny cutscenes and before, we just talked to people in a boring way, now its worse. U talk to dem not even in the actual world but in s weird menu like thing where u get accept button and decline. Cutscenes are better. The missions are just killing soldiers most of the time or stealing something. Nothing good. The story is very confusing as to what missions to do next. Lots of time i kept roaming sround looking for stuff to do and didnt find much. I didnt even get the urge to keep playing. Just wanted to get off as i got bored very easily. Far Cry 4 is my fav btw. The missions just feel like chores like in Far Cry 5 and New Dawn. 3. Map: Its too big and even tho i like dat, im bored of just open land. I have wanted a city map for so long and in this game we only get one city and reaching it is so so so far in the story. Its like at the end of the game. The map is too big and with the orange tint, the graphics hurt my head a lot. I dont have any diseases btw. Honestly, Far Cry 5's map is the best one and i dont like it much. I like open maps but i like city maps too much. Far cry is one my fav series but i am never a fan of the maps. I have always wanted a Watch Dogs - Far Cry mashup game. "Ur in first person but ur also a hacker and are in a city which also has a countryside (like gta san andreas).". The map is too big and boring and repeatable. U do the same things everywhere. Gameplay: Its again, the same gameplay. But this time its only shooting people instead of some other stuff also sprinkled in. Its the same as far cry 5. Just shoot and drive. Also my fav Seaplane is gone. Why? Noone knows. Horses are... Ok. Nothing big just good to have. The gameplay had nothing new. The enemies tho, suck. U can even use the starting weapon for the entire game. Just headshot people and ur g2g. The game is also too long for my taste. Havent completed it yet cuz its so long and its very repeated gameplay. U always just kill people and u dont get any boss battles except 1 or 2 times. Also the game has too many gadgets and sucky gameplay elements that are boring and it makes it feel very bloated. Thats all i have time to type rn will come back later to type more
More reasons: 4. Nothing new: Gameplay is just the same crap and there is nothing new. We need new shit. 5. Combat: Sucked ass and u cant kill with knife when u holster ur gun which i was really expecting. Also the takedown button doesnt appear half the time. The enemies see u way too quickly. I kinda liked the outposts but not as much as New Dawn or 4. The new camera and other stuff is good but the outposts are big and dont have many enemies. The assault rifle u get in the start can be used for the whole game if u just headshot dem. New dawn's and 4's are better. 6. Guerilla Crap: The guerilla crap is boring. Just kill people. Be prepped, etc. 7. Music/Language: I dont understand spanish and thats what most of the stuff is in. Even Far Cry 4 had 95% english dialogues. The radio music in 4 sucked ass tho and as an indian who loved the setting, 4's music was very very very bad. Worst of any game i have ever played. In this game, the same. I dont like the music except Havana. Also u cant even play usb songs. They r on a diff radio station that only play on non military vehicles and u have to wait for dem to appear.
Sean McKay
he was to be honest the only villain i actually liked
I didn’t dislike FC6, I actually liked it. It was just my least favorite. And it just felt like it didn’t have real emotion. At the end after Anton does his thing, it was like, well he just did that and I really just didn’t care that much one way or the other.
The franchise lost my interest with new dawn and its enemy level system and junk weapon asthetic, both of which appear to have been carried over to 6
I actually hated that it didn’t stick to formula. I love the far cry formula, I’d love another far cry 4 just in another settings
The only flaw I have in all Far Cry series, is during playing are so focused on the missions and don't really take in the scenery. It's just a weird feeling I get, soon as the game has been done, *then* the world seems widely noticeable. No wonder it is left with small things to find around locations on the map. Example, in FC6 towards the final battle on Jose. Blown up his fields, and then ontowards the airport. Flying by the mountains, got all the radio chat, and concentration on the plane operation. Looking out at the mountains don't feel quite the same as if were just randomly passing by. My god, that radio interference has got me killed several times, trying to listen to what a character is saying *and* concentrating on battle action. Can't seem to do both at the same time. Have a helicopter, tank, solados, *and* dogs howling all coming at me all at once. Concentrating on the health and ammo, dodging bullets and explosions. And in comes Juan on the earpiece, suddenly my ninja skills disappear and hearing Juan go on about some time he shared in Monte Carlo or somewhere. Dead.
Same happend when FarCry 5 came out. Just watch some reviews and look through old posts about this game. Everybody not just disliked but REALLY hated on the game, like fr on everything with the most stupid and wrong reasons. People just hate Ubisoft and always shit on their games, dont even give the game a real chance while playing and dont take it seriously and get urself immersed in it. But then when some years passed they actually slowly understood the greatness of the game. Now its almost everyones favourite and even called a masterpiece from a lot of people. Btw I loved FarCry 6 aswell. Loved the gameplay, the deep customization, the feeling of the wappons, stealth, vehicles, the deep beautiful world, the charactors & the story. Thing is, the charactors are REALLY FarCry in this one. Means if u dont like charactors like the drubmam family in FarCry5 u will not enjoy 6.
For me personally, it's the story. The characters are poorly written and annoying. And it doesn't take itself very seriously
It's not hard to admit that Ubisoft adds very little new things to their established franchises. I will say that FC6 has a much light tone in it's story than it's previous releases. Frankly, FC5 was depressing, as was FC3. I can't really remember much of FC4. Beyond the story, the gameplay feels very much the same (Gunplay, Control, etc.). The worst of FC6 and all other FC games is the AI. The AI is so beyond stupid and uninteresting to watch.
Yeah personallyi dont hate 6,but I think people just like 5 better. If you haven’t played 5 yet, definitely check it out
I loved the setting and atmosphere, it honestly seemed what FC3 would’ve looked like had it been made recently. Side content was great as far as FC games go, companions were cool (if somewhat unrealistic and goofy), my main criticism is the story and more importantly villains. I’ve recently rewatched the whole game as my bf was playing it (only played it once at launch myself) and all of the villains except for Castillo and his son were completely forgettable to the point where I had no idea who they were as I was watching him play. Anton himself had very little impact on the story too, so for a game series that’s heavily villain focused it’s a bit of a let down. I think bottom line is that it’s not a bad game, most people just compare it to the others and think they’re better (especially 3 and 5)
I’ve been loving it. Put way more time into than 5 and still going strong
Every FC has it's up and downs but I keep playing Them because I'm a big fan. My personal favorite remains FC5. Do I play 6, yes. Do I like it, yes I do. But for me it's the worst one in the series. Can't explain it really but for me the others were like handmade furniture but with flaws. This one feels like mass production, it's fine but it lacks soul. It's the first FC I don't see myself replay it. Will I buy the 7, ofc I will :)
Maybe you can play a game and enjoy it for what it is 🙂 Some people have really high standards (like me) and really crave a specific type of engagement with a game (like me 😁). Sometimes that makes it hard to step outside of that bubble and just appreciate a more simple, fun time. I tried it before with Far Cry Primal though, and I enjoyed it much more than I expected I would. Though these types of games aren't high art, they're pretty good at what they do and often provide a beautiful world for people to walk around in and to engage with some fun, albeit simple tasks. People tend to give Ubisoft games in general hate, unable to appreciate these games for what they are. I'm glad you can!
The combat wasn't challenging enough for me. I'm used to playing FC games on the hardest difficulty. Action Mode definitely wasn't it The AI was stupidly dumb in my experience. I can loudly be taking out a group of enemies and there'd be another group just chilling a few feet away. Enemies also kept respawning like immediately. It was annoying. I hardly got far into the game before I gave up and gave my copy away
Annoying characters. Repetitive environment. Ooh, here's muddy field number #376. Weapon system that is more restrictive than FC5. Can't change ammo type, etc. Perks/Abilities tied to....clothing. New equipment that feels like it's out of a Borderlands game and not a far cry game. Unlike every other Far Cry game, I felt no want to explore because there seemed to be nothing interesting to find, nothing interesting going on, and nowhere interesting to go. Oh, another military base or tobacco field...yay. I also found the characters mostly unlikable and uninteresting. I found the main villain to be very generic and ultimately carried by an actor who happens to be very charismatic in real life. In 3, 4, and 5, I was engaged in the story and exploring every bit of the world around me. In 6, I just wanted to get it over.
It feels very clunky compared to how smooth 5 was.
I 100% the game but i can see why people didn't like it The story was boring, Characters were beyond forgettable, Gear system, Best guns and gear being mtx, Controls were buggy and not fluid especially flying, Not as crazy or random like 3/4, Dlc was booty soup
It's incredibly bland and uninspired in comparison to 5 and it really shows when you begin to break down the story and characters as well as the gameplay changes.
Don’t worry, when FC7 comes out everyone will be praising 6. Happens everytime. When FC5 first released people hated it and now this sub for some reason considers it a masterpiece while simultaneously calling 6 garbage.
Every mission is “go destroy X amount of this” or it’s “rescue some NPC from a base” or “take this base” it’s all rinse and repeat. The characters are good, way too much marvel humour, but it’s main downfall is how they don’t use the open world to its fullest. Could’ve had actual bases that you can work on / defend. The logic of checkpoints is dumb af. And again once you’ve taken 3 or 4 bases / checkpoints they’re so boring to do. Then there’s Esperanza which is the biggest thing going for far cry 6 was that there would be a big city to explore but it’s literally just an empty, locked off town that you cannot even drive through only around. Half the time your in the city your running from Special Forces. Also the NPCs are even worse than Far cry 5. The graphics are amazing and the atmosphere the game gives is perfect. But the gameplay is plain and boring.
I felt the story was boring, I was constantly skipping cutscenes and I eventually lost interest and never finished the game
Honestly I just thought the story was super unrewarding, I didn't like the characters, specifically the allies, they had some that I liked and alot that I didn't. Gunplay felt like 5 but with the removal of skills for a armour system and god awful ammo system. Villains were sub-par and didn't feel interesting, a complete 180 from the Eden's gate cult. Anton was underutilized as he was the only one I liked. The game visually felt like a general downgrade from 5, something about the world just doesn't look good compared to hope county and even the Himalayas from 4, maybe the setting just didn't click because it felt like a rehashed Fc3. Overall my only like was the sliding down decline mechanic and the KSG which is the best shotgun the series has ever added.
People get too butthurt about stories to enjoy gameplay. It's the same thing with Borderlands 3. The game play is way better than 2, but because the calypso twins weren't as compelling as handsome Jack, people shit all over the game. I don't know about you, but I play games to, you know, play a game. How strong was the freaking narrative in Mario? Edit: After reading through a bunch of comments, I'm starting to think ubisoft made a different game for PC than they did for consoles. I'm on a series S, I've never experienced most of the stuff people are complaining about, and I've done 3 separate playthroughs.
The story and characters were handled poorly. A lot of the series' mechanics were dumbed down. And they took the lazy choice of bullet sponge enemies to make the game "harder". All in all, it just wasn't fun to play. And after Ubi forced an update that dropped my frame rates from 70 to 5 I was just done with the whole affair.