Far Cry 5

Potential-Monke · 20-03-2018 1:14pm

I watched the short last night, and it has given me some hype for the game. I wasn't going to get this Day 1, but I think I might now. Sounds like it could be just different enough to pique my interest again.

Jordan 199 · 20-03-2018 8:13pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Trophies leaked as well, seems a handy enough platinum.

http://www.powerpyx.com/far-cry-5-trophy-list-revealed/

Also confirms you can buy cars for your garage.

And looks like you can buy an Impreza/evo

They look like they are the same cars used in the Watch_Dogs games.

Anyway, I'm looking forward to shooting enemies in the arse when the game is released in a weeks time.

Grayditch · 20-03-2018 8:14pm

Hopefully they make up for the map-maker blunders the past few years. After seeing how it helped GTA I think they're really going to make it good from what I've seen.

Zero-Cool · 20-03-2018 8:28pm

Got the book today, 3 weeks delay. Seeing a nice back story so far. The live action stuff is class as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jsZb-vAvZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2gnexMbUT8

Sephiroth_dude · 20-03-2018 9:11pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Trophies leaked as well, seems a handy enough platinum.

I got the plat for primal and FC4 and I'm plat this bitch too

:pac:.

GavRedKing · 21-03-2018 11:40am

How is the online co-op mode working?

If you and a mate both do a few missions does it count in both your games or only the host?

I'm totally oblivious to this and I've tried to avoid the most recent trailers/tesers for the game.

The Specialist · 21-03-2018 12:09pm

GavRedKing wrote: »

How is the online co-op mode working?

If you and a mate both do a few missions does it count in both your games or only the host?

I'm totally oblivious to this and I've tried to avoid the most recent trailers/tesers for the game.

Only the host gets the completion AFAIK, you can't do story missions co-op so it's mainly for clearing outposts and other side activities.

Edit: Turns out the campaign missions can actually be played Coop as well (which is very cool and unexpected!). Only host keeps the progress though:

As soon as you complete Far Cry 5's tutorial, you can play the open-world shooter co-op online with a friend, Ubisoft has said.

You can play through the entire campaign in co-op. Your Friend for Hire appears as a custom player character and can fight alongside you throughout the game, dropping in and out with full voice-chat support.

You can share ammo and health packs, and can even turn on friendly fire if you fancy living dangerously.

It's worth noting, however, that only the host can accept missions, recruit and command Guns for Hire and keep the progress made in the world. Your friend keeps all their progression as a player, and retains any cash, guns, perks or loot they earn (except items unlocked by missions).

GavRedKing · 21-03-2018 12:18pm

Makes sense actually.

Cheers.

gimli2112 · 21-03-2018 12:45pm

I'm not getting this until I finish 4. Don't think I ever used that guns for hire token come to think of it.

The Specialist · 21-03-2018 1:19pm

gimli2112 wrote: »

I'm not getting this until I finish 4. Don't think I ever used that guns for hire token come to think of it.

I found FC4 to be a slog to get through, don't think I even bothered to finish it. The setting and the main villain were just utterly boring coming straight after 3. In my mind, I just pretend that 2,4 and Primal never existed

FC5 looks to be superior in every way.

budhabob · 21-03-2018 1:55pm

The Specialist wrote: »

I found FC4 to be a slog to get through, don't think I even bothered to finish it. The setting and the main villain were just utterly boring coming straight after 3. In my mind, I just pretend that 2,4 and Primal never existed

FC5 looks to be superior in every way.

I must be one of a very select few who enjoyed 2 and primal. Not amazing games by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoyed none the less.

The Specialist · 21-03-2018 2:05pm

budhabob wrote: »

I must be one of a very select few who enjoyed 2 and primal. Not amazing games by any stretch of the imagination, but I enjoyed none the less.

2 had the groundwork for a great game but it was ruined by the voice acting, the malaria mechanic (seriously how did that pass play testing in the state it was in?!) and respawning enemies/outposts.

On a very postive note for myself anyway, I have just realised that I have a week off work coming up (that I somehow forgot booking) - starting on the 27th no less!! I wonder what I will play??

:D

Zero-Cool · 21-03-2018 9:18pm

The gold editions in Smyths have sold out. Standard edition can still be preordered for 50 if you collect from a store.

GavRedKing · 21-03-2018 9:47pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

The gold editions in Smyths have sold out. Standard edition can still be preordered for 50 if you collect from a store.

One of the guys I work with only ordered his the other day.

He was going to wait and see if he could pick one up on release day but after checking a few previews he pulled the trigger and pre-ordered with Symths.

jones · 21-03-2018 10:30pm

Zero-Cool wrote:

The gold editions in Smyths have sold out. Standard edition can still be preordered for 50 if you collect from a store.

Seriously good deal delighted I got it before it sold out

Zero-Cool · 21-03-2018 10:46pm

Well hopefully the game turns out to be good anyway

Zero-Cool · 22-03-2018 5:26pm

I see there is a new documentary on Netflix called Wild wild country. A documentary about a cult that takes over a sleepy US town. Might be worth watching if you're looking forward to far cry. Getting great reviews as well.

Generic Dreadhead · 23-03-2018 11:05am

Glad I decided not to buy into the hype after hearing how Ubisoft have come out with conflicting reports about if their Microtransactions will or won't affect gameplay. :rolleyes:

Potential-Monke · 23-03-2018 11:10am

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Glad I decided not to buy into the hype after hearing how Ubisoft have come out with conflicting reports about if their Microtransactions will or won't affect gameplay. :rolleyes:

Couple of articles saying they're Time Unlocks, and that everything is cosmetic only. Will be interesting to see, Far Cry is the type of game that can be ruined with MT's, but if it is genuinely only time saving, it won't bother me.

The Specialist · 23-03-2018 11:13am

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Glad I decided not to buy into the hype after hearing how Ubisoft have come out with conflicting reports about if their Microtransactions will or won't affect gameplay. :rolleyes:

They won't affect gameplay in the slightest - they are simply packs for the lazy (so you can buy crafting materials etc if you can't be arsed to just get them yourself by playing the game). In terms of microtransactions, these are nothing at all to be getting worked up about - fools and their money are soon parted, everyone else can just ignore them and play the game as intended.

Generic Dreadhead · 23-03-2018 11:13am

Heard this argument before with regard to Shadow of Mordor.
If you've designed your game in such a way that I will want to "save time" and have then monetised a way for do so, you've done your game a disservice.
Far Cry 3 was a wonderful game and did not require this and was no more bloated than it wanted to be.

Genuinely surprised at the sheer mania to pre-order this over the last few pages.

The Specialist · 23-03-2018 11:22am

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Heard this argument before with regard to Shadow of Mordor.
If you've designed your game in such a way that I will want to "save time" and have then monetised a way for do so, you've done your game a disservice.
Far Cry 3 was a wonderful game and did not require this and was no more bloated than it wanted to be.

Genuinely surprised at the sheer mania to pre-order this over the last few pages.

You shouldn't want to save time if you are genuinely interested in playing the game as intended, but we live in a time now where people want instant gratification and are willing to pay for it - Ubi are simply throwing a carrot and stick to these types.

There is nothing to gain from buying these packs - maybe you will get that ammo pouch or holster quicker than someone taking their time with it and hunting for the materials - but who is losing out in that scenario, the person taking their time to enjoy the game and work towards the upgrades they want, or the guy spending real cash to skip a few hours of the game?

Sephiroth_dude · 23-03-2018 12:13pm

I pre ordered from the store as my cd drive is broken, roll on Tuesday.

23-03-2018 12:22pm

I'm expecting the micro transactions to be pretty much the same as the recent Assassin's Creed , you know they are there but not really in your face

Never once felt the game to be too grindy or wished for a short cut.

Kiith · 23-03-2018 12:37pm

Generic Dreadhead wrote: »

Genuinely surprised at the sheer mania to pre-order this over the last few pages.

Pre-ordering in general makes almost no sense these days. When was the last time a game sold out? And the pre-order bonuses are usually ****e anyway.

Zero-Cool · 23-03-2018 12:43pm

Kiith wrote: »

Pre-ordering in general makes almost no sense these days. When was the last time a game sold out? And the pre-order bonuses are usually ****e anyway.

In this example, the gold edition did sell out in Smyths and got it cheaper than the standard edition cost on most shops. Yupp the preorder is a gamble but times like this can be worth the risk.

Grayditch · 23-03-2018 12:52pm

Preordered the Gold edition. Still have no real interest in the single player, I'll mostly be making maps, but I'll give it a go at some stage.

Sephiroth_dude · 23-03-2018 1:13pm

Kiith wrote: »

Pre-ordering in general makes almost no sense these days. When was the last time a game sold out? And the pre-order bonuses are usually ****e anyway.

Ability to pre load.

GavRedKing · 23-03-2018 2:35pm

Ya, I only pre-ordered the Gold Edition as its cheap enough, IMO, to warrant it.

DrFunkatron · 23-03-2018 4:44pm

My Smyths Gold edition preorder is on it's way to me, anyone know what courier uses tracking numbers starting with PRIE or who do Smyths normally use? Link I got in my email doesn't work.

Zero-Cool · 24-03-2018 7:24am

Ubisoft had a launch live stream yesterday. 1st hour is campaign so I skipped that but the Arcade mode looks so class. I've never given map building a go but it looks like you could spend all your FC5 time just building maps.

Solo/Co-OP missions, multiplayer DM or Team (max 12 people) & Journey (like an adventure mode where the goal is to reach the end of the map, up to the map editor how they want to challenge the player)

They show off 2 maps, 1st a sunken city (getting from rooftop to rooftop by jetski) in an Outpost mission (clear all enemies). Then a Journey map created by a regular map editor fan they invited to the studio. Looked like a level out of the Last of Us.

They said they have a map releasing after launch that will be a safari mission and will only contain animals you have to hunt.

The Map Editor can make multiple loadouts for players to choose from when starting or 1 loadout with specific weapons. They can toggle binoculars on/off (for tagging enemies), enemy clothing, animals, less gravity, weather, day/night, vehicles, etc. Once DLC packs release, their assets will be loaded into arcade mode free for anyone to use.

I'd say there will be some class night time foggy maps with zombies.

They also said along with the 3 dlc packs announced, there are a further 3 packs they haven't talked about yet. Would hardly be part of the season pass, maybe season 2 or something but interested to hear more.

You can browse maps on their website, link your account and save favourites, save certain editors to follow them, browse friends maps, etc. Looking forward to playing some maps by people on here.

Lastly, the devs will be looking for maps to endorse. If yours gets chosen, they will port it across all platforms, not the just one you made it on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5dlOP63P_s

Potential-Monke · 24-03-2018 8:42am

I'm really interested to see how this game plays out. I reckon the success of AC:O is after waking them up, and they realise if they make games and content that people actually want, we will pay for it. Sounds like they really want this game to 'last' longer than any of the previous FC games. They're doing a great job at the hype!

Grayditch · 24-03-2018 9:11am

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Ubisoft had a launch live stream yesterday. 1st hour is campaign so I skipped that but the Arcade mode looks so class. I've never given map building a go but it looks like you could spend all your FC5 time just building maps.

It's a brilliant move by them and has worked for GTA 5. I'm delighted they've gone this route, it gives multiplayer serious longevity.

Zero-Cool · 24-03-2018 9:36am

Grayditch wrote: »

It's a brilliant move by them and has worked for GTA 5. I'm delighted they've gone this route, it gives multiplayer serious longevity.

They said they will constantly have live events and every friday will be arcade friday where you log in and play specific events/challenges to win unique reqrds that you can use in campaign mode. They said it's the biggest post launch plan in the series history, sounds good anyway.

Grayditch · 24-03-2018 1:14pm

I can't seem to see any other game types for PVP other than Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch which is a bit disappointing, but maybe they'll add CTF later. That's a gametype Map Makers love to get creative with.

dreamers75 · 24-03-2018 4:01pm

FC map editors are usually pants and its not really map making but object placing for a few determined game modes.

PhlegmyMoses · 24-03-2018 5:08pm

Can't find anything definitive, but with co-op, do both players get progression in their own game or does it only progress one person's save?

Grayditch · 24-03-2018 5:25pm

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Can't find anything definitive, but with co-op, do both players get progression in their own game or does it only progress one person's save?

"PROGRESSION

Q. How is my progression saved when I invite a friend to join my game in co-op?
A. In the co-op mode, the narrative of the game is centered on the player hosting the game. As the host, you keep both your World Progression and your Player Progression, exactly as you would in single player mode."

https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news/152-304752-16/co-op-faq

PhlegmyMoses · 24-03-2018 5:44pm

Grayditch wrote: »

"PROGRESSION

Q. How is my progression saved when I invite a friend to join my game in co-op?
A. In the co-op mode, the narrative of the game is centered on the player hosting the game. As the host, you keep both your World Progression and your Player Progression, exactly as you would in single player mode."

https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news/152-304752-16/co-op-faq

Hmmm, not really a fan of that system.

dreamers75 · 24-03-2018 5:49pm

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

Hmmm, not really a fan of that system.

It makes sense tho, both players progressing only works when they play the game together all the time.

Grayditch · 24-03-2018 7:11pm

I'm not a fan myself. Monster Hunter or Borderlands are a good example of co-op progression. If you do the mission at all... You did the mission.

Zero-Cool · 24-03-2018 10:17pm

Map editor looks incredibly detailed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv7mhnwfSEM

EoinMcLovin · 24-03-2018 11:05pm

Preload is now available on PS4, download size is 29.387GB

dreamers75 · 24-03-2018 11:23pm

PC preload earlier roughly the same size.

Hopefully I have issues running it in Ultra and 4k, urge to buy something shiny for PC is rising

Also you can share the Ubi Code for 20% off, I have around 700 points left so if anyone needs a code let us know.

Kirby · 25-03-2018 10:07am

dreamers75 wrote: »

PC preload earlier roughly the same size.

Hopefully I have issues running it in Ultra and 4k, urge to buy something shiny for PC is rising

Also you can share the Ubi Code for 20% off, I have around 700 points left so if anyone needs a code let us know.

For PC? I'd love that if its going. Cheers.

Zero-Cool · 25-03-2018 10:14am

A guy from Eurogamer went about making a map and was given a challenge of including the pub from eastenders, a fashion show with catwalk and the wicker man. Seriusly ****ing cool and this video actually has me interested in making my own map seeing what he did.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJy_wwYzNtw

markcahill1985 · 25-03-2018 1:01pm

Any idea when reviews should drop

Zero-Cool · 25-03-2018 3:49pm

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Any idea when reviews should drop

Embargo is up tomorrow so expect reviews then.

Zero-Cool · 26-03-2018 3:53am

Anyone get a Smyths preorder collection before and know when they send the text out? Any chance of a shnakey Monday collection?

Finished the book yesterday and was good, very interested to see the crossover between that and the game.

Oafley Jones · 26-03-2018 8:01am

Have they done anything with the pre-order console bonus of FC3 in terms of textures etc. I've yet seen anything to confirm they have, but I'd have to imagine they're using assets from the PC versions and not just the draw distances etc of the original 360/pc3 editions.

Far Cry 5

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