I feel like this game has me hating the antagonists for the wrong reasons.

You see, Fc5 had goals. It had characters who HAD goals that conflicted with other characters. Even Joseph could barely control his siblings at times. These twins, Mickey and Lou? I feel like someone spent ages coming up with backstory for them, making sure each sister had a distinctive personality and ambitions. Then someone told that writer that they already made the game with their first draft. Basically boiling them down to PINK SISTER ANGRY GRR and BLUE SISTER SMART BUT ALSO ANGRY GRR. And this falls so flat because there isn't anything shown to the player that these characters are intimidating at the least. I would compare them to two girls whining to their father that they weren't able to kill the bad man/woman who keeps killing their friends. NOTHING is fleshed out about these two, most of their dialogue is through vague threats at the player and their lackeys for doing/not doing the thing that just happened. There was a point halfway through the game where you are FORCED to do something stupid with no alternative so the twins can be "Badass" with no repercussions. Again, I feel sorry for the writer/ writers that were on this game, because they obviously did not get enough time to write the story they wanted to write.

Also, even placing an OPTION to buy guns with REAL money in these games is just insulting to the average player. Mobile game versions of monitization DO NOT belong in pc/console games. Its like having a man in a business suit ask you for 5 dollars to get you a soda from your fridge so you don't have to get it yourself; and if you don't pay he straps 20 pound weights to your ankles so you can "Feel like you deserve it."

Don't get this game. Not for the cut content nor the story. There is nothing here.

I don't think I can further emphasize how mediocre this game is. I would not say this game is worth $40, I got it on sale, and I have about 2 hours of game play per dollar I spent. I have 100% completed this game, challenges and all. Has some major flaws, but it's not a full game. Short review: 6.5/10, But not damnable. I recommend it b/c it is fun, It just missed the mark in a few areas. And, tbh, I would play through this game again with a friend or even for fun. It's simple FarCry fun. With that being said, If you like FarCry, buy this on sale, you won't regret it. Also, SPOILERS.

Things I liked:
-Has a "better" ending than FarCry 5. (Albeit debatable.)
-Concludes FarCry 5's story line.
-Visually appealing
-Tried something new. (Although most of these changes I would be happy if they NEVER came to light again.
-TIMBER. (And car rides with him.)

Things I had mixed feelings about:
-Antagonists: Mickie and Lou are very, very bland for FarCry villains. Honestly, they get a 6/10.
-Joseph helps you, and doesn't act like he did in FarCry 5. Both in a good way and in a bad way.
-Leveling: Leveling is SUPER easy. Playing as I did will result in max stats and gear halfway through.
-Looting: There are two situations you run into regarding loot. A.) Ah ♥♥♥♥... I have no materials. Or B.) Having
so much loot, you don't know what to do with it.
-Sheer grind for 100%: There are several things a "completion-ist" would want to do to feel like he/she
100%'ed the game. It's almost agonizing.
-Hope county?: I understand that several nuclear bombs went off, but other than a few locations, it didn't
feel like Hope County. Might be just me.
- ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ PINK!: I'm sorry, but when does radiation = pink? I get it, its different and all that, but it feels off.
- Those who had a serious role in FarCry 5 are tossed aside, while side characters in FarCry 5 become main
characters in this game. (Not going to go into detail because spoilers... if you care.)
-Absent Characters. (Jess Black, Cheeseburger, Peaches, Adeline Drubman, etc.) Some characters are
revealed to be dead, but some are unexplained or flat-out missing in this game.

Things I didn't like/hated:
-Guns: Crafting weapons is way, way, way to costly. 123 titanium for a pistol? That doesn't even
make any sense. Also, some weapons are vastly superior to others. Bows are better than .50 sniper riflers in
this game, due to the armor mechanics.
-Armor: Your enemies have armor now. So, some can take a bullet/arrow to the face and still keep fighting.
Some helmets may save your life depending on the distance, caliber, etc; but a normal helmet shouldn't save
your life from a .50 Caliber BMG to the face from like 100yds away. Sorry... YOUR DEAD. Also, Bows are
somehow able to go through chest-plates with ease, but helmets only shatter from arrows. What gives?
-Enemy ranks/gear ranks: So, you have four ranks. Common, Uncommon, Legendary, and Elite. Self
Explanatory. But, elite enemies and to a certain degree, Legendary enemies, are perhaps a little too strong
in my opinion. Not saying they're too hard to kill, but an average person in motocross gear should normally
die from a few rounds from an MG42 at close range... Especially if some of those rounds fired are
headshots...
-Guns/Fangs/Bows for Hire: My god. They ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Guns for hire in this game... All of these characters have
three tiers, they all need 40 kills to reach the third tier. Also, sometimes they just stop moving or have fits
of confusion for no reason. My guess, their path-finding ability is all ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up... Only three are worth using.

-Pastor Jerome has a shotgun, and throws Molotovs. In concept, this sounds good, but he shoots his
shotgun from too far away to do any real damage, and I've seen him kill himself with his own molotovs.
1/10.
-Carmina Rye has an Ar, and throws dynamite. She can't aim worth ♥♥♥♥. She gets to throw three sticks of
dynamite at her third tier. 2/10. Only because I haven't seen her killing herself with her own dynamite.
Wouldn't be surprised though...
-Gina is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome. She swings her MG42 like a baseball bat in stealth mode, and is accurate with
her LMG when detected. Also, she gets infinite ammo, and explosive ammo when she reaches third tier
Seriously, my third favorite Gun for Hire in this game. 9/10
-Nana is the best human Gun for Hire in this game. She's quiet, and she's lethal. 2nd tier grants her the
ability to see through smoke. And her 3rd tier allows her shots to NEGATE COVER. THIS GRANNY GETS
WALL-HACKS BRO. 10/10
-The Judge, is disappointing. He/She gets a bow. He/She has difficulty when detected or dealing with high
ranking enemies. He/She gives immunity to wildlife in the 2nd tier. And Tri-shot in the 3rd tier. He/She is
limited in range, and sometimes only destroys armor, setting off alarms. EXTREMELY ANNOYING TO WORK
WITH AT TIMES. However, his/her tri-shot does allow him/her to kill higher ranking enemies. He/She is still
♥♥♥♥♥♥ if they're detected. 5/10.
-Hurk: OH HURK... You actually made me laugh in this game, yet you're so ♥♥♥♥... Hurk gets a MAC-10 and a
rocket Launcher. He can't aim worth ♥♥♥♥, and he takes forever killing individual targets. He has no stealth
mode, just balls-to-the-wall loud. He gets faster reloads on his 2nd tier, and vehicle tracking on his 3rd tier.
Just as ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ useless and is as bad as Pastor Jerome. But, his only saving grace is vehicular
destruction. 4/10.
-Timber is the best Guns/Fangs for Hire in this game. Not very good at killing, but TIMBER SEES
EVERYTHING. Enemies, friendlies, loot, guns, materials, the list goes on. Also, he will take the
attention of animals when you're fighting them in the third tier. Super useful Albeit not very lethal. Timber
is a truly good boy. 10/10. Also he can sit in the car with you. THX UBISOFT.
-Lastly, Horatio. Horatio is the CHEAPEST Fangs for Hire/Guns for Hire character EVER CREATED. Horatio
can SELF REVIVE at his 2nd tier. Literally, just send him in a compound, and just wait, he'll get it done. And
his 3rd tier allows him to destroy anything in his way. Literally the god of destruction. However, Timber is
still better because Timber isn't an OP piece of ♥♥♥♥ unlike Horatio. 7/10, only for being so damn OP.

-Silent Protagonist.
-Forgettable Characters.
-Short story. There are 22 missions total in this game. If I wanted to beat the game as fast as possible, I'd
imagine it'd take no more than 10 hours; 15 hours tops.
-Expeditions: They only exist to pad the lack of content, get more resources, and make it ever so slightly
harder to 100% this game. I get the appeal, but I don't like it.
-Upgradable perks: Some perks are able to be upgraded, stacking the effectiveness of the perk. But, this
could allow someone to max out a perk like ammo holding, which allows them to carry upwards of
thousands of rounds of ammo at once.
-"God perks": Once you reach a certain point in the game, you get special powers such as a double jump, a
sneak ability, a rage ability, and a take-down that replenishes energy for the other abilities and replenishes
health. Making the game even MORE easier.
-Not being able to modify/kit out you weapons: You can't choose attachments in this game, you're stuck
with what the game gives you. It's not bad, but its not great either. I enjoyed the freedom of customization.
(although some customizations in FarCry 5 were absurd. I.E. Suppressors on belt-fed machine guns.)



That's it, that's my in-depth analysis review of this game. I would say if you enjoy FarCry games, or you want to know how this story ends, get the game and play it. At least you'll get to see how it ends. Otherwise, I feel like this game was decent for its price. But nothing more than decent. I hope this will be helpful to someone.

I enjoy playing this game overall, and I want to recommend it. However, I'm honestly disappointed by some really major elements, and can't give this a positive rating in good faith. If there were a neutral vote, I would select that instead.

The game looks great and plays fluidly. The story, while perhaps a bit predictable, was honestly quite enjoyable and some characters (Joseph Seed!) were really well executed. The gameplay is good, but not surpassing. I'm fairly neutral on this, though it's failure to truly shine is probably due to the game's actual big problems.

Firstly, there's no weapon customization like in Far Cry 5, where you bought the base gun and then upgraded it by buying interchangeable parts for a custom build. In New Dawn, the guns are ranked along a series of tiers (this becomes a problem later; nothing inherently wrong there) and are completely unalterable. You want to put a scope on that silenced pistol instead of buying a scoped but unsilenced pistol? Nope. Not gonna happen. Wanna silence that sniper rifle, or attach a reflex sight to your shotgun? Still nope. This just reeks of lazy development and goes against the freedom of gameplay that Far Cry seems to be centered on. I no longer feel like my guns are my own or that my character is even vaguely self-sufficient, but rather as if I am an unintelligent, mostly useless individual who's really good at killing baddies but doesn't know how to mix weapon parts or even ask someone else to do it for him. It destroys immersion, character, and player agency with no clear benefit.

Secondly, they butchered my poor boy the perk system. Perks are stupidly annoying and grindy to get, requiring you to kill enemies not simply with A smg or shotgun, but with a Tier 1 smg, then a Tier 2 smg, all the way up to elite tier. Which is an issue because going back in the late game to running around with multiple loadouts of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ guns is ultimately just unsatisfying, but an absolute requirement if you want to get all those sweet, sweet perk points. But Lo, and Behold! There is a reason they made perks so spread out and annoying to get- microtransactions! That's right, microtransactions toward a pay-to-win situation in a single-player game that's built specifically to frustrate you into buying perk points instead of grinding unhappily for them. On an already high-priced, AAA game. Absolutely disgusting, and I urge players who feel similarly about this not to buy this game. It looks beautiful, and I'm this close to recommending it, but I feel disgusted and gross every time I open my damn perks/challenges menu. Just play Far Cry 5- it's really just the better game overall with better guns and cars, less pink, and it still has Joseph Seed.

~ Difficulty ~

🔲 My 90 year old grandma could play it
🔲 Easy
☑️ Normal
🔲 Hard
🔲 Dark Souls

~ GRAPHICS ~

🔲 MS Paint
🔲 Bad
🔲 Meh
🔲 Graphics don't matter in this game
🔲 Good
☑️ Beautiful
🔲 Masterpiece

~ MUSIC ~

🔲 Bad
☑️ Not special
🔲 Good
🔲 Beautiful
🔲 Eargasm

~ PRICE ~

🔲 Free
🔲 Underpriced
🔲 Perfect Price
☑️ Could be cheaper
🔲 Overpriced
🔲 Complete waste of money

~ REQUIREMENTS ~

🔲 You can run it on a microwave
☑️ Average
🔲 High end
🔲 NASA computer

~ LENGTH ~

🔲 Very Short (0 - 3 hours)
🔲 Short (3 - 15 hours)
☑️ Average (15-50 hours)
🔲 Long (50-90 hours)
🔲 Extremely long (90-110 hours)
🔲 No ending

~ FUN ~

🔲 I'd rather watch paint dry
🔲 Hard to enjoy
☑️ Repetitive
🔲 Actually pretty amusing
🔲 Ride of your life

~ STORY ~

🔲 Did it have one?
🔲 Very bad
☑️ Simple and Good
🔲 Perfect
🔲 Blows your mind
~ REPLAYABILITY~

☑️ It's a one-time experience
🔲 Only for achievements
🔲 If you wait a few months/years
🔲 Definitely
🔲 Infinitely replayable

~ WORTH BUYING ~

🔲 No
☑️ Wait for sale
🔲 Yes

~ Conclusion ~

This Game as a spin-off did good job. But we excepted more, The story was so simple and didn't have anything special in its sleeves, it wasn't so fine by me, If you are a Farcry fan and have played other games of this franchise you must know that Farcry games are known by their weird story! especially in Farcry 3.
But as I said before it's just a spin-off and it only tries to complete the uncompleted things on Farcry 5.
So we're not gonna take it seriously.
Good to experience it as an one-time experience game.
Thank you for reading my review God bless you.

I would give this a 'mixed' review. If the price was lower I would give it a positive review.
If you don't own Far Cry 5, you really should buy that instead because it has a much better price-to-content ratio even at full price. Or even better get it on sale.
Note currently FC5 is 90AUD & FCND is 68AUD

Waaay too expensive for what is essentially a Far Cry 5 mod - same graphics with new textures, same map only smaller, many of the same characters, very limited story content.
This game has a concerning amount of repeatable missions/tasks in lieu of proper crafted story missions as well - I hope this doesn't become the norm to pad out the game.
And many of the side-story missions you do get are basically 'defend the thing' or 'kill all enemies' and take about 5 minutes.

I would have liked to see them take the post-apocalypse theme further in terms of gameplay, because currently this is just literally normal guns with alternate skins, there's extremely little new or different here vs FC5 once you ignore the new art style.

(I know this is meant to be a quick & easy 'Far Cry 5.5' game but if you give it a big price tag I'm going to judge it like its a full instalment in the franchise)

For a fully priced game advertised as a sequel to Farcry 5, New Dawn feels like a bait and switch, it's absolutely more appropriate as an expansion. After the disasterous DLC packages for Farcry 5 it's also kind of insulting for the price.

New Dawn is literally a 1/3 piece of Far cry 5's map with some new objects and retextured locations, guns are 'DIY' style reskins and overall the game is the same with some half-assed enemy scaling and palette swaps. I would recommend at the $25 mark as a sort of FC5 epilogue, but this feels like content intended for the FC5 season pass thats been repackaged.

You ever eat a cheeseburger?

Yeah, you, right there, I'm talkin to you.

You ever KNOW that cheeseburger is bad for you but you eat it anyway because you're tired or don't feel like cooking or you just WANT a cheeseburger?

This game is - basically - the video game version of a cheeseburger.

There's no content or characters or combat or equipment you haven't seen before in a Far Cry game - or even in most modern shooters. This game is NOT original - it's not a steak - it's not even a salisbury steak.

And, really, for me? That's okay.

I wasn't looking for a steak when I bought this game.

I've been tired lately of MASSIVE worlds that are massive BECAUSE they can be massive - rather than the scale being used to serve a purpose like the story or even possessing a really unique setting; most triple-A games lately seem to have decided to be massive because it's what everyone else is doing. It's what's expected.

We're facing the shooter apocalypse all over again - massive worlds because EVERYTHING has to have a massive world now...

This game's world is blessedly compact - not tiny - but with much less of the pointless fat that made Far Cry 5 so bloated. There's no progression of the story that's tied to ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hallucinations - you don't have to spend twenty or thirty minutes sitting through sermons from mind-numbing voice actors. There are no TOWERS to clear. No radios you HAVE to broadcast from. You get the material you need to expand your weapons and settlements - the story continues - you move on to the next chapter. Simple.

Not something we've seen from triple-A open world games in what feels like decades...

Now, I'm PROBABLY going to get yelled at - ha! F0cken N00b! Only a ♥♥♥♥♥ complains about too MUCH content. My problem, lately, has not been the AMOUNT of content - but the depth thereof. Lately open world games, to me, have felt like they're getting bigger and bigger but thinner and thinner as they're stretched like taffy. This game isn't what I'd call DEEP - but it's much more compact. SO the content that's there feels like it 'fits' in the world. Like there's ENOUGH to do and what's THERE to do isn't just mindless busywork.

The base assaults are fun because you can make them 'harder' just by moving out and then taking it back. The additional maps and exotic locations you can visit are a blast and - in many ways - could each be they're own Far Cry game. The weapons are as enjoyable and visceral as they've always been and the outfits and gear you can unlock for your character are exceedingly fun.

And any game where you can go chugging about the country with your doggo - geared up for war with a saw launcher and a shovel with a smiley face - ticks enough boxes for ME.

In other words - with an enjoyable fifteen to twenty hours of gameplay worth of content - a wide variety of maps - this fast food video game entry is fun. I wouldn't call it GOOD or ground-breaking - it is almost literally a piecemeal of various Ubisoft video games. But it's fun, tolerably brief and has far less of the annoyances that have been plaguing most modern open world games as late.

Far cry 5 but purple.

Beautiful but short, you'd think after the time saved without having to build a whole new map they might add more content. but to complete the main story in less in a day of owning the game is pretty dissapointing for £37.99. A lot of improved features over it's predecessor and the gunplay feels somewhat nicer then previous. unlike FC5 and before different weapons and combinations will help you battle the higher stages of outposts, mind you a couple of remote explosives is enough to take down enforcers if you lack the tier 4 weapons, I'm not recommending this game at this price. when it's on sale buy it..

It's good, but short.

Buy it on sale. Not worth full price.