A Brutally Honest Review Of Far Cry 6 

*Additional Review Writeup:* -Time to beat main story: ~15-20 hours -Average FPS: 125 -Captured on: PC - Ryzen 5950x, RTX 3090, 1440p, Max Settings -Video rendered at 4k (upscaled from 2k - seems to give the best overall image) -You can disable enemy health bars & all HUD elements for a more immersive experience -Much of the marketing for this game was centered around the crazy weapons you can get (they are called Resolvers). Nail guns, rocket launchers that shoot firecrackers, a gun that shoots CD's, etc. They are pretty fun, I'll admit... but some of them are too gimmick to the point where you'd rather just use the standard guns instead honestly. -The game does not feature any sort of character perks, skill trees or RPG leveling systems. You simply level up and the game does so along with you (I explained this in the video). I’m fine without perks or skill trees, as this is primarily a sandbox action FPS game. -Mission variety is low and inconsistent. Typically, you accept a mission, drive to the location it wants you to be, and do one of 6 things: infiltrate the base, defend the base, steal something from the base, blow something up at the base, find something at the base, or rescue something at the base. There’s nothing beyond this, which is disappointing. -There is no manual save system, which isn’t anything new to the franchise but comes with the same frustrations. Getting nearly all the way through a mission and dying can be painful as the game will often send you back to where you picked up the mission. Woulda’ been nice if the game spawned you back at the mission location at least, as travel times can be fairly long in this game if you don’t happen to have an aircraft available to you. Ugh. -While movement animations are slick and great, climbing isn’t terribly well integrated. You’ll often try and jump up things like boxes or fences and won’t be able to, even though you really should. The climb up mechanic doesn’t give you enough leeway in my opinion. -The grapple rope is nice to have, but very situational. You won’t be using it much outside the odd moment you’re climbing a building. There is one mission on a ship where you can use it to fly across the water, which is cool, but it’s fairly gimmicky and circumstantial. -Dani is serious, the characters you meet are goofy, and Anton is psychotic - I touched on the dissonance a little bit in the video but it can’t be overstated. The mixture is just off - the game needs to stick to a tonal theme and run with it. -Mechanically speaking, the game is very very good. Several subtle mechanics exist for the player to discover, like chaining bunny hops with slides/wingsuit jumps or shooting enemies in the feet to open up a free machete kill. I highly enjoyed the gameplay in Far Cry 6 more than any other game in the franchise because it simply feels great and next-gen. -Your character enters 3rd person mode when in friendly camps, which is odd but I guess makes sense because the game needs to show off how you look since there’s plenty of cosmetic/armor customization. -Speaking of armor loadouts, I don’t necessarily think the game needs them. They are tied to bonuses like fire protection, bullet protection, etc. I would have rather seen them as straight upgrades, because when you have a pair of gloves that “increases run speed when your weapons are holstered” it creates a system where you’re always going to swap to these when encounters are over. This makes disturbances in the gameplay flow since that involves going into the arsenal menu to equip them. So, not a big fan of the system in this capacity. -Overall, I enjoyed the game despite its glaring flaws (uninteresting/one dimensional characters and villains, bad writing, homogenization of gameplay sequences in that story, lack of substantial side content relating to characters, etc). I don’t like open world games for the most part (there are exceptions when the quality is there), but I really do think Far Cry games are good, dumb fun. I mean that in the best of ways from a gameplay perspective. Just don’t take it very seriously. -The post-launch roadmap looks very good, with lots of content and spin off stuff similar to what’s been done in the past. Thanks, if you enjoyed the video feel free to thumbs it up! Tone

Far Cry 3: "Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?" Far Cry 6: "You don't need to."

Once they add limb dismemberment I'll feel more excited for these, they're already over the top so being able to actually do physical damage to enemies would make the combat it feel way more satisfying

When people stop filling Ubisofts cash cows with money maybe they start making good games again. Thank you for always being honest and a fresh air

They need to take a 3-4 year break and release a huge innovative far cry game with a super immersive/interactive world and just really get the game on point.

So from what I understand, it takes place in a country which has been cut off from the rest of the world for a long time, which explains why there is mostly old tech. But at the same time NPCs act like millenials who grew up with Twitter and memes.

4:26 opening a menu and selecting a different weapon isn’t a burden, it’s leagues easier than going to an outpost to do it in previous games

Ubisoft games are hilarious to me. The most dispassionate, soulless, hollow.... yet technically competent....games out there. They feel like they're made by robots, for robots.

As a Far Cry veteran since FC2, I’m only in the early days of the game, but I can already tell this game ranks low on my favorites list. I’m not a fan of there being practically zero wildlife diversity, which has been a staple to this franchise. And the biggest thing that has bugged me so far, has been the enemy AI respawning in areas you just cleared out 10 seconds prior. I’m having fun but not as much fun as the previous Far Cry’s. So far, Far Cry 4 still hasn’t been topped, as that game set the bar too high. Edit: finished the game. It’s definitely *not* better than 3, 4, or 5.

the "quirky, whacky characters" gave me watchdogs 2 flashbacks. WD2 had an absolutely beautiful map, the overall franchise premise, but the side characters are so unbearable I just couldn't move forward. Ubisoft seems to like this kind of writing for some reason. It's a shame, I really thought they'll make some major changes in FC6

I miss the old far cry 2 formula. Doing those missions where you have to destroy convoys felt so much more organic and free roam

I hate that they scrapped human companions for making amigos the only companions you can take with you. Having some of the characters join you after having a series of side quests to build up their personalites like in the previous game, wouldve been amazing. Also, with the tonal dissonance, you had a great point. It's just weird because FC4 managed to pull off the goofy and quirky Ubisoft game while also having a charming villain.

This is honestly the best FC6 review I have seen. Tonald went from a bad reviewer to a good one once he started to really care about his content and it shows. I couldn't find another review that actually explained the game this well.

As much as I love Far Cry 4, I have to admit, it is disappointing that this is the fifth time in a row this series has rolled out pretty much the same game they made back in 2012.

I know what I'm getting into when I buy a far cry game and it's just some good old fun. I could drive that flying car around for hours bouncing from the ground to the skies in glorious fashion.

Glad to see you making a comeback, you need to make some reviews on the games coming out later this year. You provide a very detailed while being concise review that I can't find anywhere else on YT. Keep it up and I hope to see more soon.

Far Cry 3 part 5.

Thanks for saving me $100 man. I was so excited for this when I saw the trailer expecting a dark noir type of intense story-driven experience but looking at the gameplay and goofy cutscenes and the weird sci fi backpack and all this weirdness I'm just not into it, I was hoping for a modern version of FC3's vibe but this seems like FC5 just moved to the tropics

Game Ranks “before you buy” series has been my go to channel to decide what games to get for a looooong time now. But now that I’ve found this channel, they just might slip further down in the ranking. Great video!

I was really hoping that with Giancarlo Esposito as the antagonist, we were finally going to get a character to rival Vaas Montenegro from Far Cry 3. Sounds like that isnt the case. Why you would get one of the most loved actors today and then not give them as much screen time as possible to do what they do so well, is beyond me. It sounds like the writing team didn't take this game too seriously either, which is really a shame. Giancarlo Esposito was the only reason I even payed attention to this game in the first place.

Great review. It’s great to see the progression of your channel of the years. Your content keeps getting better.

Coulda just said "It's an Ubisoft game" and ended the review. The only really good things they release now is when it's a smaller more niche title. All their mainline games are just very okay. Watch Dogs 1 was definitely where they started to fall, and I loved that game.

You can definitely use supremo more than once in a fight. There are mods that give you energy for it. My favorite so for is the LaVarita/Triador. It’s absolutely broken. (This is a secret armor, gun, and supremo you can unlock by doing treasure hunts)

From the title I thought this would be a completely negative review, but it was actually so great and well made! Made alot of great points that are very hard to argue with. 👏

Once again the villain only appears 2-3 times during the game, same as Pagan Min in FC4...

All the rpg elements are a deal breaker for me, seem like more of annoyance than a meaningful addition to the game

Actually made me consider getting this. Thanks for the quality of the review

Just found this channel. What a great review! PRobably the best game review i've watched in a long time

Hell of a change since Far Cry 2. That'll always be my favourite. FC4 gets a bad rap sometimes but I enjoyed a lot of it. Especially the Shangri La parts. And the .700 Nitro.

9:19 - You skipped "all cutscenes after a couple of hours" and you wonder why the tone of the game feels so jarring? Maybe it is jarring, but if you skipped ALL CUTSCENES after only a couple of hours, how do you know if it's jarring or not? You didn't watch any cutscenes after a couple of hours.

Great work man. Very good review and I very much like your naming of the sections of the video. Keep it up :)

This game has some interesting perks - like you might get a pistol that reloads all your weapons in your loadout when it is reloaded - a great time saver for the LMG's for example.

Genuinely glad to see you back. More far cry… I’m ready for it!

Far cry 3 and 4 lured me in with their villains just to bamboozle me with how underdeveloped they are and how samey the gameplay is. Haven't played primal and 5 and apparently I'm skipping this one. Thanks for saving me some money Tonald.

This is a great review. You nailed it man. We love Far Cry games but at a certain point its important to step back and not allow yourself to take things too seriously. Definitely firing my copy up in a few though. Cheers!

I appreciate your review of this game. It felt very honest and balanced.

I'm really disappointed they had to put leveling in the game

I wonder if this one will break the trend of mainline Far Cry endings pissing me off. It seems like they are in love with raining on the player's parade at the end for edgy boi points.

Castillo was pretty nuanced in terms of his relationship with his son and reasons for why he was so cruel to Yarans. He wanted to build the country up and felt that using slaves and poison was the only way. He also wanted to make his son strong yet make sure he didn't suffer as he had. I personally love games that can balance humor with seriousness, you need the light in a game this dark. I didn't find that the silly times took away from the dark storyline, it added to the stakes and made me care. I actually cried at one point when a few characters died. Great review! Thanks for putting it together and giving me some food for thought. We both can agree that it was a lot of fun to blow things up though. :D Very cathartic. ;)

Finally, a reviewer that is actually good at FPS games!

so in other words... the typical ubisoft game where Watch Dogs, Far Cry, and Assassins Creed are just different skins on the same base. So much for them hiring that new person with the specific purpose of making their games "feel new and different"

So no trippy, Mushroom fueled levels like the previous one?

What a great thoughtful review. Loved your take on it. First time I discover your channel as far as I can remember. Just subscribed.

I agree with everything you said. My problem might be that i cant stop comparing the games with the 3rd.. I always end up hating ''amigo'' like features and as you say, over the top wacky characters. To me, its as its bestwhen you start from nothing, fight your way til the end like a lone-survivor type. In far cry 6, starting the game with the supremo, just ruined everything for me. But Hey, I'm all for developers trying to make their games better and up to date, but in this series, feels like they have more or less abandoned the series formula. Feels now more like your regular loot and shoot.. Idk, maybe its just me

Nice review and interesting points about the characters not matching the tone of the overall serious setting

Realy liked the review but thought it could have more examples when talking about your issues with the characterisation and tonal whiplash.

This game honestly looks like something i would’ve played on ps3.

Got this game a couple years after it came out for a big discount. It’s definitely worth the $20 I paid for it. At first I think I liked it better than FC5, and probably still do. It’s beautiful, and the gameplay is smooth. The story is a bit all over the place though, and half the time I can’t tell if I’m doing a side mission or a main story one. My main beef is the ammo type thing though. If I hit someone in the head or torso with an armor piercing round from a .50 cal sniper rifle, they should go down, not just brush it off like a mosquito bite.

Wow, you're early on a review this time, Tonald! I'm pleasantly surprised 😀 Thanks for being honest. The game looks fun, and by now I'm no longer expecting much about story after Far Cry 5. I just want to play a fun open-world shooter 😅

I wish I could say that this surprised me but it's what I've come to expect from Far Cry games.

I waited for this game with high hopes after seeing the gameplay and the trailers. And after playing farcry 3 and 4 I assumed they set the bar high and were gonna absolutely amaze me with this game. But when I finally began playing the game I couldn't help but feel that Far Cry 6 is just an uninspired game. Nothing feels unique and honestly is a step back for a franchise. For example, in Far Cry 4 you could travel across the map to hunt various animals that could help you upgrade gear like your wallet, weapon holster, and ammo bags. But in this game there's very minimal wildlife to start and even hunting feels pointless. Also the game begins to be incredibly annoying when enemies respawn in places that you have already cleared. So far I haven't noticed any characters that really stick out and feel memorable and important. I feel like Ubisoft has taken the lable "open world games" and just made them all nearly the same generic game. I hope in the future they can finally get the personality and inspiration they once had when they made the previous Far Cry games. If you disagree with anything I pointed out please let me know because I haven't finished the game but I plan on doing so. Thank you for reading my comment.

Just Cry LGBT 6: The Battle to Make Yara Completely Gay. Not kidding. Literally most of the characters are gay or trans to include several drag queens. The only straight relationship I can think of was a woman who wanted her husband killed. He was an artist that tortured and used the bodies for his art. Turns out, she loved it and was only upset when she found out she was next to be his art. It's a very small side quest. I think there was another small side quest about a man seeking a woman he used to know but it was vague. It was so transparent, that when I walked through a camp, I saw a man and a woman dancing together. I was surprised that there was a straight relationship portrayal, but as I got close, he was talking about his boyfriend and she was talking about her wife. The fact that this reviewer doesn't mention that the game is 100 percent focused on gay rights (which the lead writer claimed) and that the vast majority of characters are gay (yes, most of them), completely destroying any realism in any way, shows this wasn't a brutally honest and very flawed review.

It seems like Far Cry 3 was an absolute fluke. Everything since that has just had a bad story or the entire setup just makes no sense "looking at you far cry 5"

Far Cry 6 was boring, the weapons were “meh”, and the character outfits were dumb.

When I play FAR CRY games, I’m a handgun, shotgun, sniper rifle guy. It’s much tougher this way, you get right up close to the enemy. Sometimes I even prefer just picking them off one by one with my knife. Each to his own.

Great review, alot of information i haven't heard yet!

This was an excellent review! I pretty much knew what I was getting into when I bought this game. The gameplay has advanced and that might be the best thing going for it but you hit the nail on the head when mentioning shitty characters. I didn’t even know who was who anymore because so many new characters just kept getting introduced… it’s hard to even make connections with those characters when there are so many.

Without sounding redundant, we like far cry games because of the exact formula that they are built on. It’s like playing a great game of chess, you don’t all of a sudden flip the chessboard upside down and throw the game out after you’ve played it a few times if somebody could make it brand new looking but still keep chess at the score mechanic of the game. In saying this, I mean every single game that we play is the same in one fashion or another. There is always protagonist versus antagonist somebody gets almost killed and the boss doesn’t finish you off and you spend the whole game trying to get back to get them you either have a party of people or you’re completely solo do you have camps to take out or levels to complete that have a boss at the end of each level. They’re not reinventing the wheel here. They were giving us exactly what we have paid for at least six times already. And that’s the same as assassin‘s creed. People that enjoy stalking and assassinating people in the style of assassin‘s creed Will keep buying. And to hope that a company is going to change a winning formula that other people copy off of, it’s not only ridiculous it would be self-defeating for us as the players to wish this so. If people think that approaching a camp the way they want to either stealth or guns blazing and have the terrain and the enemy switched up all the time and have new stories but the same kind of combat is fun , then why fk w the flow? ( I know that was the worlds longest run-on sentence ) i’m just saying that people keep expecting other people to reinvent the wheel like dead space for instance. Did space one and two came out to awesome reviews oh it’s epic yada yada. Did space three they were pressured to change it up and everybody complained about dead space three. I happen to like it because I love dad‘s face and I like the whole idea of the universe that it’s in. But you see what happens when you take a formula and you slightly alter it is they put you to the cross and set you on fire. I got a far cry when it came out I’ve played every far cry there’s ever been and some of them are more unique than others. Primal, was probably one of my favorites ever and far cry three of course and far cry four. Lol. Far cry six is more of the same and that’s a good thing. You don’t buy Cheerios expecting to get frosted flakes or some mystery cereal. You buy Cheerios because you want friggin Cheerios

I JUST got the game in March 2023 for $15. I wasn't about preorder or pay full price. I am surprised... its not as "bad" as a lot of peoole claimed. I am having a good time. But I see why Far Cry fans were really put off by it. Its not at all like a Far Cry game. You are not a foriegner thrust into a conflict you have nothing to do with and are desperate to escape. You are fighting to defend your home willingly in an organized insurection. The villian is hardly aware of you specifically. The best part of Far Cry to me is that first third of the game where you are weak, have lame guns and have to always look over your shoulder, often running from encounters. Being able to holster your gun and blend in or travel on Guerilla trails makes it so you don't have to worry about every jeep that passes by. I was never afraid, they give you the best rifle and mod it for you right away. I had a tank before leavingnthe tutorial island. And you have all your guns on you at all times, and have all your holsters unlocked immediately. There is no getting caught in a firefight with your pants down with just a bow and shotgun. There is no skill tree, you gotta pick and choose your perks via gear. Its not like a Far Cry game. Its more like Ghost Recon Wildlands amd Assassins Creed had a baby and made Herk the Godfather. There are bits of every Ubisoft game in this one, and its stripped it of the Far Cry identity. I am surprised we dont have an eagle or drone for scouting and tagging. And its wacky. Far Cry has always been a perfect mix of serious and absurd. They leaned into the absurd, especially with the weapons. Its silly, very video-gamey. Immersion is difficult. And the story is awful and the charachters are stupid. Easily the worst Far Cry in that aspect. Its clear they made the story to fit with the game rather than the other way around. And the cringe, the cringe. Its like a slightly more believeable Just Cause game. All that being said... its really fun. JUST CAUSE is fun after all. The gameplay is what its about. Especially if you go for creative rather than efficient with your loadouts and tactics. Being able to holster your weapon allows for thorough scouting and opportunities to set up traps. The niche weapons and gear make for some interesting encounters. Its really fun. It's just not really Far Cry as we have known it. Its been homogenized into another stereotypical Ubisoft Open World game with bits from Assassins Creed, Ghost Recon, Watchdogs 2, The Division... Like I said, I am surprised we didnt get eagle vision or a drone. Its less a linear story and more a random collection of things to do. But I am mostly about gameplay when it comes to games I like or don't like. I do not require an oscar-worthy cinematic experience with interesting charachter arcs and a plot that invokes thoughtful reflection, so long as the game is fun. And in Guerilla mode, its really fun. I found Action Mode too easy. Knowing where enemies are and having X ray vision was too much help. I walk around with a gun out most times and rarely use the safe trails to encourage random encounters. And I just pretend I don't have all my guns on me all the time. Bam. Its Far Cry again. And I do like the repopulating enemies and the expanded end game stuff. There is always something to do. I like the game. Its fun. I am glad I didn't pay full price though. You really do have to make your own fun with this one though. Ubisoft gave us the sandbox and the toys to play in it with... but the game itself doesn't know what it is. Its more like they set out to improve Just Cause than progress Far Cry.

I actually like this game a lot I spent all night playing it, couldn't put the controller down and I had work in the morning. if that doesn't say something about how much fun the game is. I don't know what does

Knowing Ubisoft this will be 50% off sometimes soon so ill just wait a bit.

Bro ur reviewing a game. U can’t just skip cutscenes like that. A story is a big part of the far cry games.

Amazing vod my dude

I enjoyed the review! Good content. Subbed!

I've been waiting for years now for FC to have some kind of a base-building element. Rather than simply capturing and destroying enemy bases/comms towers, I think it would be amazing to then rebuild/improve these bases. Could add an interesting new gameplay element which could easily be built into the overall story too.

Great, quick, and in depth. Good work Lord admiral tonald ❤️

So if you liberate an area, do enemies no longer roam? I had this problem with 5 and would like to avoid it

Good review. Question - can you skip all the cutscenes? especially the start? because i find them tedious.

"Run-in-the-mill" ohhh Tonald never change. :)

Spoiler alert: Main Villain shot themselves on foot THE END

Something I noticed in a few reviews Luke Stevens reviewed the game and played it mostly as a stealth shooter and had a very generally positive review of the game while skill up played it as a running gun game and had a more generally negative review of the game Luke brings up the fact that one of the very first things you do is learn how to stealth and stealth kill as opposed to shooting a gun or anything and while that can be said about mini games he took this as a jumping point to playing the game mostly as a stealth game and he had a more positive time while still up played the game like a standard fallout game or other running gun shooters and was not too pleased

Having played the game, my main complaint is that the quests feel very fetch questy. It feels like only 25 percent of the missions you do have meaning. EDIT: I started playing with a friend in co op and we are planning on beating the entire game together. Like every main mission, and we are taking our time for sure. After like a month we just beat the montero quest line and are getting are toes wet in the legends quest line. Honetly, the game is mad fun. But its prolly cuz im playing co op, but the missions are actually fun a bit later in the game.

I never got into any far cry. I feel like I get the gist playing literally any other open world shooting game. Especially from Ubisoft

Was thinking of buying it but I remembered playing some of their past far cry games and assassins creeds its a long tedious grind of the same objective routines, one thing I hate the most and should not be in shooters is a health bar.

I don't get why people are getting mad with the game. I plays the game messing around,doing random stuff and causing havoc to relieve stress from life. It like when we're kids we played GTA san Andreas destroying city not knowing the story. Not sure nowadays why people keep focusing on storyline instead of pure sheer of fun.

AP rounds are the only bullets you need, the others are there for sandbox based fun, if you clear the checkpoints first before doing the story you'll be over leveled and the enemies will be pretty straightforward, never saw any evidence of enemies matching the player level they are tied to the area or mission level which is increased by the completion of main story quests.

9:19 Complains about not enough impactful story build up but also admits to skipping most of the story cutscenes 😂

I’m only disappointed in the removal of the skill tree and upgrading bags and stuff with hunting animals

Love your work bro... I'll wait for a sale!

Amazing review, earned a new subscriber

Still waiting on Blood Dragon 2.

And remember: *NO PRE-ORDERS!*

Great indepth informative review! Thought out points rather than trend bandwagon-ing. Nice

I just wanted a remake of far cry 2 is that so hard? That one was by far the best game.

Me: (shoots enemy in the chest with heavy sniper rifle at point blank range) Enemy: haha wrong ammo!

Fantastic review!

What pissed me off in FC5 was the kidnappings. Brought the gameplay and the feeling to a complete halt. Are there similar things in FC6?

So far the enemies even on action mode and higher levels are far far to easy to handle since AP rounds pin most armors with a single shot and kill with that same round so stealthing is fast and makes everything too easy. I went directly back to Esperanza since I wanted to see if you could kill Castillo right off the start and ended up clearing the base over there in less then 5 minutes with just a single level 1 suppressed weapon. The game is also so similar to better Far Cry games that it just can’t match with them, so far the game is fun but boring

I just finished it and agree with a lot of what you’re saying. It looks nice but the story is so linear and predictable. Good guns, plenty of them. I could have done with more and larger checkpoints, because I really enjoy the sniper side of it. It was a let down, compared to FC5, and 4 was better to. 3 was my favourite.

Great review 👍

Great review, although I don’t get the frame rate comment - I can tell when a game drops below 25fps, especially during fast movement like driving, but I never see any difference between 30 or 60. 🤷‍♂️ Same with resolutions - I can tell the difference between 1080 and 4K in movies, especially when there’s a closeup of someone’s face, but I don’t see any difference in games as textures aren’t that photo-realistic yet. I guess I’m lucky, as I don’t notice these things I can’t be annoyed by them! 😁

every ubisoft game is exactly the same, just a different setting. im getting PTSD attacks every time i hear the word "outposts". at least they know the value of their games and put them on a 75% sale shortly after their release

I just got it and I'm really liking it.

Looks like they took some inspiration from Ghost recon Wild-lands..nice💯 And yeah I agree on the ton mixing. It was real hard to find out what the game was trying to go for 😂

i`ll wait. Great reivew, gracias!!!!

I'm in the early hours of far cry 6 but considering it's my first far cry game its awesome I love it so far definitely one of my favorite games of 2021

I am playing the game, for me, this is honestly a great game, the boat mission was amazing, and makes you feel badass, this game for me, is a 10/10 so far!

Best review I've heard in years..straight to the point..

I like FC5 for the setting, but this one looks, I don't know... like a re-skinned version with tweaks? And wackier characters that are wacky for wackiness' sake? Or to make the main character look more badass? I might get it once graphics cards drop in price.

Good thing I stopped buying games on release date. Personally, I don't think it's a $70 experience.