It's still, arguably, overstuffed, with too many layers of artifice in some places-experience points and map markers bursting from its pores. As you fight and conquer, your home grows stronger, and you with it. Both are tied to an ever-growing Wenja settlement, and thus feel integral to your work waging war against those throughout Oros. Sending your pet saber-tooth cat to get revenge on the invaders who pillaged your home is endlessly gratifying.Įven the skill upgrading and gear crafting, which often felt like so much busywork in the previous two games, feels necessary here. A shaman teaches Takkar how to tame animals, a satisfying hedge against the remorseless brutality of the natural world when you're not the apex predator. Bad encounters turn into desperate melees, swinging again and again until Takkar is the last man standing, an end that always brings relief. Combat is a pleasure only when you're winning, picking off enemies from afar with a well-tuned bow. Within its core of cruelty, Far Cry Primal's gameplay structures take on immediacy and power. Instead, it's hypnotic, capably pulling the player into its ruthless world and teaching them its rules.

Far Cry Primal is not always fun, though it shies away from being condemnatory in the way Far Cry 2 was.

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