6/18/2023 0 Comments Horizon zero dawn map far cryPerhaps because it just feels so narratively jarring. Yeah, walking man-bun The Father, is back, in what I found to be the less satisfying element of antagonism in this game. Less compelling is whiny Ethan who turns out to be the unworthy spawn of Joseph. It’s tough to get Far Cry villainy right, and they are certainly not the worst characters incepted for the series (a vast improvement on the literally forgettable Primal baddie). Hats off – the idea that after Armageddon the dominant species on the planet would be pink geraniums is a hell of a hot take!ĭual villains Micky & Lou have made their mark on this world using what I assume must have been an inexhaustible supply of spray paint in bright cyan and magenta. Having run with the idea that humanity has spent a decade and a half underground so that nature has had some time to heal, the world is now carpeted in floral expanse. In a clear departure of the traditional greys and browns that saturate most post-apocalyptia, the designers have gone with vivid pinks and blue. The colouring of this game is superbly designed. It’s really quite refreshing to see such a positive depiction of older women in FPS style games. Grace Armstrong, Pastor Jerome and Far Cry favourite Hurk all show up, alongside a few new NPC, including Carmina Rye (who it turns out is the baby of Nick and Kim whom The Deputy helped deliver) and sharpshooter Nana. The nostalgia keeps coming with a few notable characters returning from the previous game. Alas Rae Rae’s Pumpkin Farm seems to have fared badly during the apocalypse, but it was fun to scavenge round the ruins of the Radar Station & the FANG centre among others. I got a genuinely nostalgic kick out of seeing some of the structures again in their decrepit state. It’s a re-skinning of the previous locale, where mud drifts have partially covered up many buildings, so you’re running around a few feet higher than you were in the previous game. The action is centred on a narrower section of the original map, bounded by no go areas of radiation, which fits organically with the plot. I actually can’t remember when I played FC5 (and for some forgotten reason I didn’t blog about it) but it was long enough ago that this game feels fresh, yet recent enough to get the benefit of revisting some of the locations. The game takes place 17 years after the climactic events of Far Cry 5, and across the same territory. It’s chunkier than a DLC bolt-on, but a much smaller game in scope. With that haul finally exhausted, it was a good chance to pick up something new.įor a very reasonable £12 I got my hands on the pre-owned sequel to Far Cry 5. A few weeks ago, on a rare occasion of leaving my house, I found myself venturing into a CEX, where I have spent many fond minutes and pounds! As documented in my RDR2 review I had fortuitously converted my £60 of CEX credit into games back in December 2019, which got me through the initial months of lockdown boredom.
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