Far Cry 5 Review - Is it Worth a Buy? 

This is the first review that properly addressed the fact you can’t go 50ft without EVERYTHING trying to kill you: infinite patrols, bears on fire, enemies spawning behind you... it’s just ridiculously chaotic. Great review. Subscribed.

Pretty much the first review I have seen where the reviewer actually plays the game without X-Ray vision turned on or tags which I think makes the game way too easy and boring. So if you do buys this game, turn all the aids off, it's way better.

I miss when Far Cry was more about survival. I feel like it's just over the top Hollywood action now. I'm sure it's still fun, but I fell in love with Far Cry back in FC2 & 3, where you were in a dangerous place, mostly alone, vastly outnumbered, and a few bullets could end you if you couldn't find cover and heal up. I'll probably still pick this up when it's on sale, but Far Cry still feels so different now.

Never before has a game so wonderfully executed shovel based combat. Utterly beautiful.

Mack is the unknown third member of The Hairy Bikers

I only recently came across your channel but I have to say absolutely loving the reviews! Brutal honesty, straight to the point and a great touch of humour throughout. You definitely have a long term subscriber here 😄👍

I waited for this above all reviews.... Time to watch. Ready for the usual honesty Mack

YES they should have made a RED DAWN Far Cry. Instead we got Homefront which was a linear shitfest of a Red Dawn game.

Thanks for the tip about turning off enemy tags and x-ray vision! I didn't know you could do that with this game and it makes it much more fun. When you know where everyone is it becomes very mechanical and sucks all the tension out of the experience.

Waited for this more than the game.

"negative: regen health". no other reviewer would even mention maybe not even recognise this. its good there is someone like u

Mack the part at the end were you list the pros and cons is a really nice touch!

Actually that Red Dawn idea is great, especially for a FarCry game!

Game's a TON of fun. I'm already 20 hours in and loving it. Mack, turn of that detection indicator too. It helps a lot

So glad to see you're still doing reviews Mac! Great review, too!

Your reviews are really a treat - totally honest opinion no bs and give credit where due. Thanks so much for the vids.

That clip at 3:55 was hilarious car after car, oh they died send another in lol. It would have been better if it was a big convoy like mad max. Gunplay does look good, but the bad AI doesn't surprise me. Overall I'm not really a far cry fan, 3 was fun but just not my game. Good review though.

I'm actually relieved to hear there is no crafting. In all my FC playthroughs I've ended up spending too much time overgathering instead of gunplay, which felt like busywork. I will have to wait and see if the perk system is an adequate replacement.

Great review as always Mack. Love the pros and cons list at the end, lovely touch. Keep it up mate

I like your reviews, its different from everyone else’s. You don’t sugarcoat or bs anything and you’re straight to the point. You give a good rundown of the game and all it has to offer. Your reviews are funny and entertaining as well, like i won’t necessarily have any interest in buying a certain game, but i’ll watch your review of it anyways just cause i like your vids. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

13:00 - "This game's awesome! You can play with your friends!" WHACK! "Auuughh!" LMFAO!! PRICELESS!!!! I LOVE IT!

12:40 - 13:16 was the best part of the vid. Well done!

FINALLY! Ive been refreshing your youtube page every day waiting for this.

Far Cry games are usually kinda tedious for me, but the setting is really interesting on this one so I may grab it on the cheap later on.

Summary It's a typical Far cry game with some improvements but also some glaring issues. For me I miss the crafting from FC3, it made me feel like I was living off the land, it was not like the horrible grind of ACO which tbh was simply to tempt you to buy mats from the cash shop! FC5 uses the perk system to give you larger bags etc which I just flat out hate. The world is big and open and made me want to walk around it more than drive or fly, the whole ambience is great especially when you hear the distant talking or music of the cult, so damn good. Combat wise it's great, the gun play is amazing with a deep thwack followed by rag doll over the top dying which never gets old. The big issue is the sometimes terrible Ai and way too many incidents happening on the road with enemies re spawning at a stupid rate. Many lefties are upset that Ubisoft did not turn this game into a white Christian, Trump, right wing extravaganza and am very happy about that. The cult are clearly not Christians, the game makes this perfectly clear a number of times and also has black members in it's ranks. All this has upset the left wing extremists and am very happy every time that happens, hate is hate at the end of the day no matter which side it belongs, left or right. It's a fun game with loads to do and is best served without the tagging and xray vision which can be turned off in the options, it's well worth a buy despite it's flaws due to the huge amount of fun you have playing it. Streams will be coming soon, link in description, also it's on special on Greenman gaming, click the link in the description to take you there and also support the channel, cheers.

Microtransactions should be at the top of the negative list. These companies will never learn.

Dayum been waiting for this review, good job Mack I was really hoping you liked this as I wanted to pick it up. To me though the crafting progression system in 3 was a bit of a grind, I think I may like the new system in this. Thanks for your review any how Mack.

Keep up the great reviews Mack. We need more like you who aren't afraid of telling it how it is or having their own opinions.

Again, your reviews are so perfect! Every word you are saying is forfilling and true. Everytime i’m interested in a game i watch your review about it and then i make the decision to buy it wether or not.. Thanks again for an amazing review!

That music is awesome. I really want that background music

Been waiting for this one since the trailer review mate, thanks.

Thanks for great and timely review Mack. Very informative. The punching of people in the face sold it to me. Its a good thing that you can dial down all the UI stuff and the coop side seems very interesting, shame about the lack of cross-coop progress, which Wildlands nailed. Will get this, on sale though! Still haven't finished Far Cry 4!

Microtransactions = No buy for me. Idc. I dont buy any game with micros anymore.

that red dawn idea actually sounds pretty kickass. would have probably been a better game too

Your reviews are so good, love how unique it is, keep it up 👍🏻 no walking on ice with you mate 👍🏻

I've been looking forward to this one. Keep up the great work mac.

If i didn't know the gameplay was far cry 5 i would have thought it was 3 or 4.

13:11 that throat punch made my day

This guy needs his own TV show. Just discovered your Chanel Mack keep up the great work mate

7:39 ... when I nearly spit my coffee all over my monitor... that noise... loool :)) Perfect scene change to the shovel and immediately back as if nothing had happened.

Whilst FarCry 5 doesn't have a "bad guy" as good as Vaas, overall, it is a superior game. Needs half a dozen patches though.

I laughed so hard when you hit that dude with the shovel

Been following Mack for probably close to two years now and he deserves so many more subs. One of the few video game reviewers that I can always trust for not being a yes man or being bought out. Keep up the great work Mack and we’re supporting you!

Man i love his reviews cause hes honest and make great points i hope your channel stays strong 💪

LOL, I hated the crafting in past games. Get 5 komodo dragon skins and 2 albino crocs to get a new wallet. Come on...

"I got carried away and started punching everybody" (watch from 12:49) LMFAO!!!! I laughed so hard it hurt my sides :D

Love the new thumb up menu at the end, and still love the song :)

Hey Mack, what's your backing track on this video? Wondered on several of your vids. Love it. (PS; thank you from one older but probably younger than you, gamer to another for your real talk reviews)

Not gonna lie, I was really intrigued by this...until the micro-transactions. Now, I'll just leave it.

As somebody born and raised in Hope County Montana, the landscape is dead on. The town layouts and design as well. I recommend everyone visit the area sooner rather than later. We are starting to get a lot of California money buying up the land so there are fewer and fewer places that you can actually go anymore that don't have a "No Trespassing" sign.

the most honest review i have seen online. i think they bought a lot of reviewers.

Aw man, the Red Dawn idea sounds so good! That needs to happen.

13:01 This games awesome you can play with your friends 👊 pow right in the kisser lol

I can't play Far Cry anymore. The AI being so blind and deaf is such a stark contrast with Far Cry 2's AI that I just get bored, even with all the content added. Loved Far Cry 3, loved Blood Dragon, but it's all the same game from then on. FC2 remains the best, even with its lack of content

Love your reviews! Very thorough and enjoy your sense of humor! Any chance you could do one on the Steam Title "Darwin Project"? I know it's another FPS and a battle-royale style game but I'd certainly like to hear what you have to say about it.

I've been waiting for this review ❤

Geordies give the best reviews 👏👏👏 never laughed like that watching a review

As soon as I see colorful arrows above the enemies (even behind walls) I just want to puke

Thanks for the review! This looks like it fits my play style perfectly definitely buying!

The killing animations look amazing I mean they flip and all of that I love that.

Didn't list microtransaction cancer as a negative?

did not expect that thumb to go up

yesss. thank you Mack, been waiting for your WAB

Been waiting all night for this to come out

A Game for Teenagers

Wow, a AAA game that I've looked forward to ACTUALLY gets the thumbs up?! This is a rare gem indeed.

Excellent review as always, keep up the good work!

I honestly love the fishing in this game aswell. And hunting with a bow... i dont know why, but the woods are amazing and sitting on the shore with a fishing rod out and just angling is amazing. Although, sadly, there's as much cult water trafic with boats as there is on the road with cars so ....

12:49 I was bad laughing. Good call Mac...let the hate flow through you.

Ubisoft removes grindy crafting and people complain? Seems a bit inconsistent. Angry for the sake of it.

Awesome and hilarious review as always! I love that the first hour was spent hitting people in the head with a shovel, sounds like something I would do.

The punching part had me in tears 😂😂

Punch compilation @ 12:48

Go to bed Mack!

Great review, I am waiting for my copy to arrive. I know it's not perfect, but it sure does look fun and seeing you give it a thumbs up is good news.

Hey Mack when you do your reviews can you show us a settings menu, I just personally like to see the customisability of the controls graphics etc.

Looks a wee bit werd tbh. After being in foreign areas in the other games for so long. Seeing this settings just looks off. I'll probably wait a bit though. Heard about enemy spawns being sucky, and watching how you were descended upon car after car is a bit of a turn off.

Wow another game that was supposed to be great didn’t do so good..I’m really losing faith in this years games..I’m hoping bannerlord and state of decay 2 gets it right.

I got genuinely excited when I say this review pop up, a great honest review Mack. Completely agree with the whole tag system, it is an absolute flog, totally changed the atmosphere of the game when I switched it off.

Another great and honest review, thanks as always

But mack is it 60$ fun??

Cant cope playing against bad AI

Some real laugh out louds in that review. Excellent commentary. Thanks :)

Mac you make me laugh so much man XD love the review as always man you’re a legend

My favorite in games is when you have a shotgun that fires both its chambers at once. One because it is tribute to doom and because feels great.

i liked the first far cry, after that it went downhill, just on the graphics alne its shit. there is some blur in it you cant remove. i bet this new one also have forces on focus blur at least. consolized for the stupid masses.....

Thank you for saving me dollars. I really enjoyed the throat punch part, right there with ya.

the only game review show ,i watch regardless if i like the game or not, your the man mack .

What's count Dankula doing in the thumbnail

13:12 Mack straight throat punched that chick

Finally!!!! I’ve been waiting for this review.

agree on the enemies not lightening up as you progress was wierd but honestly once u grab wingsuit and fast travel air drop u never see cars again its an OP combo for getting 1,000 or less easily

Can't afford Far Cry 5 but already own Far Cry 4? Don't worry! You've already played Far Cry 5!

I think that the devs were thinking that the cultists would have blocked off the roads preventing contact to the outside world.

Totally agree about the crafting. I loved taking a boat out and doing some jaws style shark hunting 😂

Awesome Mack, great review!!!

Micro-transactions means automatic not worth a buy for me, but I do appreciate getting a review of what I'm missing. It's a shame, I probably would have bought this otherwise.

xray vision wtf. the console mantises will eat that up

And that bell LMMFAO holy **** that is just to freakin hilariously awesome ! 😂😂😂

Lol funny timing when you said “hammered” and the truck went straight into you