{"id":23724,"date":"2019-02-22T12:27:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T10:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pricecheck.co.za\/?p=23724"},"modified":"2019-02-26T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T09:01:34","slug":"far-cry-new-dawn-review-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/far-cry-new-dawn-review-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"Far Cry: New Dawn Review (PS4)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most recent entry into the Far Cry series,\u00a0Far Cry 5<\/em><\/span><\/a>, was only released less than 12 months ago, but\u00a0Far Cry: New Dawn<\/em> brings gamers back to the setting of FC5<\/em>‘s Hope County for a colourful, apocalyptic romp; but is this a simple retread of familiar ground or something revolutionary for the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nNew Dawn<\/em> picks up 17 years after the events of Far Cry 5<\/em> \u2013 and for those who did<\/em> played it, they’ll know that things ended with a bang, literally. A nuclear attack has left Hope County, Montana, irradiated and reshaped, with hostile survivors and violent new gangs now roaming the surprisingly-pretty bombed-landscape, and it’s up to you to take them on as a new character in the mix. It’s a refreshing setting for the Far Cry<\/em> series, which does seem strange at first when you’re picking up a DIY saw-blade launcher rather than an SMG (as per the usual fair of all things <\/span>Far Cry<\/span><\/em><\/a>), but thankfully the gameplay brings you back to what makes the franchise so great.<\/p>\n

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Far Cry has always had a great gameplay loop in up its sleeves: taking out enemy outposts, managing interesting fetch-quests, and hunting down VIP targets is all there and still as enjoyable as ever. New Dawn<\/em>‘s new weapons, overly-bizarre and spray-painted vehicles, and new Expedition missions (sending you to an isolated location for an objective) do a great job at spicing up the familiar formula.<\/p>\n

You’ll feel at ease with New Dawn<\/em> if you’ve played any Far Cry<\/em> game before, and in no time, you’ll be into the flow of jumping into missions, crafting weapons, and hunting down side-quests or hidden items within the map \u2013 which is great, because more Far Cry<\/em> is always a good thing. That said, the enemies in New Dawn<\/em> are some of the most uninspiring of the series, with the cannon-fodder soldiers being very run-of-the-mill, and the main villains (who are usually a highpoint with any entry in the series) are very forgettable.<\/p>\n

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Far Cry: New Dawn doesn’t take the franchise to new heights, but it gives gamers a whole lot more Far Cry, which is still a really good thing. There are some interesting twists on the usual formula, so if you’ve finished Far Cry 5<\/em> and looking for some more over-the-top, shotgun-to-the-face action, New Dawn<\/em> will fill that void; otherwise look at picking up FC5 first<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Far Cry: New Dawn<\/em> is available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.<\/p>\n

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