Set during the stone age, Primal puts players in the role of a hunter in the Mesolithic Age. Thankfully, Far Cry Primal came along to shake things up in a massive away. Series fans should definitely give Far Cry 2 another look.Īfter the release of Far Cry 4, some felt the series had grown stale. The African setting, dynamic weather, and day/night cycle were amazing in 2008 and hold up even today. The way players can use fire to destroy entire encampments is also notable. In order to find objectives, one must pull out an in-game map and use a GPS tracker (similar to Firewatch). If the protagonist is in a critical state, he must manually remove bullets, bandage wounds, and snap bones back into place. The game also other interesting features. The way guns eventually break down and the limited amount of health items (syringes) is also something seen in survival games. Taking medicine to control the player character’s malaria is akin to the need to eat in survival titles. Permadeath is now a key feature of survival and battle royale games. Taking over outposts to control territory - something which is now hated by many - made its debut in Far Cry 2. Far Cry 2 was ahead of its time and featured things which are now ubiquitous in gaming.
