Far Cry 5

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

Any idea when reviews should drop

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.

Kirby wrote: »

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

Send it to you after work around 3pm, Ubi blocked in here.

markcahill1985 wrote: »

Would be great. Have they debited the cash from you yet?

Nope not yet, hope I can pick it up in the morning and there isn't a delay.

The Specialist wrote: »

Eurogamer yet again with a review that spends more time pondering why the game isn't a political social statement, rather than you know, just an enjoyable game. :rolleyes: That's it for me now anyway, after this and the KCD review, Eurogamer can go **** itself hard with it's PC notions.

I was disappointed with the Eurogamer review as I was expecting a better "score". Then I read the review and as you said, it seems to be flooring it's opinion on the game because it's not challenging societal issues as they are today. Which is a) irrelevant for a game when it never claimed to and b) totally misguided as the game was essentially developed and designed pre-Trump and pre-todays issues.

Very disappointed.

Other reviews (thanks VG247)

The VG247 review – The best the series has been since 2012
Eurogamer – No score
The Guardian – 3/5
USgamer – 4.5/5
Destructoid – 7.5
GamesBeat – 85/100
GamesRadar+ – 4/5
Game Informer – 7.5
GameSpot – 9
Metro – 8
IGN – 8.9
Press Start – 9
Worth Playing – 8.5
Wccftech – 9.1
CGMagazine – 9
We Got This Covered – 4.5/5
Windows Central – 5/5
COGconnected – 90/100
Hobby Consolas [Spanish] – 93/100
VGN [Italian]- 9.2

Yeah it's getting good reviews alright. They're pretty much all saying the narrative is muddled and loses focus but that the satire is good.

I might try flying through the single player, but maybe skipping some of the side missions and activities that bog Ubisoft games down a bit.

Anyone hear anything from smyths yet?