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Far Cry Primal vs Rage 2
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Release Date | |
Feb 23, 2016 | May 14, 2019 |
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Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Shanghai | Avalanche Studios, id Software |
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Ubisoft | Bethesda Softworks |
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Action-Adventure, Open World, Survival, Prehistoric | First-Person Shooter, Open World, Action-Adventure, Vehicular Combat |
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Dunia Engine 2 (Modified CryEngine) | Apex Engine |
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Content Rating | |
Mature 17+ | M (Mature 17+) - ESRB Descriptors: Blood and Gore, |
Avg. User Rating | |
3.9 / 5.0 | 3.5 / 5.0 |
Current Price (USD) | |
$49.99 | $39.99 |
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Skills & Progression | |
Takkar's progression involves earning skill points by gaining XP (from missions, hunting, exploration, capturing objectives). Skills are divided into categories like Survival, Hunting, Gathering, Fighting, Crafting, and Beast Master abilities. Key skills include taming different tiers of beasts, improving combat prowess with various primitive weapons, crafting more effective tools and consumables (health, buffs), and enhancing stealth capabilities. The Wenja village also serves as a progression hub; recruiting specialists (Sayla the Gatherer, Tensay the Shaman, Wogah the Crafter, Karoosh the Warrior, Jayma the Hunter, Dah the Udam, Roshani the Izila) and upgrading their huts unlocks new skills, crafting recipes, gear upgrades, and village population bonuses. |
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World & Level Design | |
Oros is a large and diverse open world featuring distinct biomes. These include temperate forests, marshy swamps, icy northern glaciers and caves, and volcanic southern regions. Each area presents unique environmental challenges, resources, and wildlife. The verticality of the terrain, with cliffs, caves, and high plateaus, encourages exploration. There are no traditional 'regions' to liberate in the same way as other Far Cry games, but rather areas dominated by Udam or Izila presence, with outposts and bonfires to capture. |
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Multiplayer Details | |
Far Cry Primal does not have any multiplayer modes. It is a purely single-player game focused on Takkar's story and survival in Oros. |
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Available Editions | |
Far Cry Primal was released in a Standard Edition and a Digital Apex Edition. The Apex Edition included: 'Legend of the Mammoth' missions (play as a mammoth), a new weapon (Blood Shasti Club), and four enhancement packs (Sabretooth Pack, Owl Pack, Mammoth Pack, Bomb Pack) offering early access to resources, skins, or minor perks. A Collector's Edition was also available with physical items like a steelbook, map, soundtrack, and Wenja phrasebook. |
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Post-Launch Content / DLC | |
The main post-launch content was the 'Wenja Pack,' which was part of the Digital Apex Edition and also sold separately. This included the 'Legend of the Mammoth' missions, the Blood Shasti Club, and the four enhancement packs. A Survivor Mode was added post-launch as a free update, offering a more challenging experience with permadeath options and increased difficulty. Other minor DLCs were typically cosmetic or resource packs. |
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Graphics & Visual Fidelity | |
Powered by the Dunia Engine 2, Far Cry Primal presents a lush and visually striking depiction of the Mesolithic era. Oros is characterized by dense forests, misty swamps, icy northern wastes, and volcanic landscapes, all teeming with detailed prehistoric flora and fauna. Animal models are particularly well-crafted, showcasing realistic movement and behavior. The game features dynamic weather, a day-night cycle, and impressive lighting that enhances the primeval atmosphere. |
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Audio & Soundtrack | |
The original score by Jason Graves heavily features primitive instrumentation, tribal drums, bone flutes, and guttural vocals, creating a unique and atmospheric soundscape fitting the Stone Age. The game features three fully developed fictional languages for the Wenja, Udam, and Izila tribes, created by linguists based on Proto-Indo-European roots. Sound design is crucial for gameplay, with distinct animal calls indicating presence and threat levels, and environmental sounds providing clues for hunting and survival. |
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User Interface (UI/UX) | |
The UI is designed to be immersive and relatively minimalistic to fit the prehistoric setting. Health is represented by a segmented bar. Weapon selection is via a radial menu. Important information is often conveyed through environmental cues, animal behavior, and Takkar's own senses (Hunter Vision). A simplified compass and objective markers guide the player. The game features a fully developed fictional Wenja language (with subtitles) spoken by characters, enhancing immersion. |
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Accessibility Options | |
Standard Ubisoft accessibility options are present, including customizable controls (key remapping, sensitivity), aim assist (though less relevant for melee-focused combat), adjustable difficulty levels, and extensive subtitle customization (size, background, speaker names). Hunter Vision helps highlight important objects, enemies, and tracks. |
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settings_applications System Requirements | |
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (Likely 720p/Low or 1080p/Low ~30 FPS) (Low Preset) CPU: Minimum desktop CPU for playable framerates. CPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop CPU equivalent for minimum performance. Modern entry-level laptop CPUs will easily surpass this. GPU: Minimum desktop GPU. GPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop GPUs for minimum performance targets. Modern entry-level dedicated GPUs are significantly more powerful. RAM: Minimum RAM requirement. Storage: HDD is minimum. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i3-550 @ 3.2 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 (1GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon HD 5770 (1GB VRAM) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-2410M / AMD A8-4500M equivalent or better laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M (1GB) / AMD Radeon HD 8670M equivalent or better. **An NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile or RTX 4050 Mobile will run this game at 1080p Ultra settings with very high framerates.** layersRAM: 4 GB saveStorage (Tier): 20 GB HDD | — |
1080p (Full HD) - Recommended (Targets 1080p, High settings, ~60 FPS+) (High Preset, 1080p resolution.) CPU: Official recommended desktop CPU for a good 1080p/High experience. CPU (Laptop): Estimated mid-range laptop CPUs for solid 1080p/High performance. GPU: Official recommended desktop GPU for 1080p High settings. 8GB VRAM is important. GPU (Laptop): Good laptop GPUs for 1080p High. Ensure adequate TGP. RTX 50 series mention is speculative. RAM: 8GB RAM is officially recommended. Dual-channel configuration improves performance. 16GB offers more headroom. Storage: SSD is strongly recommended for this tier for fast loading and responsiveness. | |
— | memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (8GB) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-10300H / AMD Ryzen 5 4600H equivalent or better. laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile (6GB), RTX 2060 Mobile (6GB), RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU (4GB, High TGP), RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6GB, Med-High TGP), RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (6GB, High TGP), RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8GB). (A hypothetical future RTX 5050 Laptop GPU would easily manage this). layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 50 GB SSD |
1080p (Full HD) - Minimum (Targets 1080p, Low settings, ~30-60 FPS or 720p ~30 FPS for older interpretation) (Low Preset, 1080p resolution (or 720p for absolute minimum target).) CPU: Official minimum desktop CPU for Rage 2. CPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop CPU for minimum playability. Most modern laptop CPUs will exceed this. GPU: Official minimum desktop GPU. Requires 3GB VRAM. GPU (Laptop): Estimated laptop GPUs for minimum settings. Even low-end modern discrete GPUs or powerful iGPUs (Iris Xe G7, Radeon 680M/780M) will perform adequately. RTX 50 series is highly speculative and far exceeds this tier. RAM: 8GB RAM is the official minimum requirement. Storage: HDD is absolute minimum; SSD highly recommended for better loading. | |
— | memoryCPU: Intel Core i5-3570 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB) or AMD Radeon R9 280 (3GB) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i5-7200U / AMD Ryzen 3 2200U or better. Modern i3/Ryzen 3 U-series can handle this. laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce MX350 (2GB, might struggle) / MX450 (2GB), GTX 1050 Mobile (3GB/4GB). RTX 3050 Laptop GPU (Low TGP) / RTX 4050 Laptop GPU would be significant overkill but a modern entry point. layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 50 GB HDD (SSD Recommended) |
1080p (Full HD) - Recommended (1080p ~60 FPS, High Preset) (High Preset) CPU: Recommended desktop CPU for 1080p at 60 FPS. CPU (Laptop): Estimated mid-range laptop CPUs for smoother 1080p gameplay. GPU: Recommended desktop GPU for 1080p at 60 FPS on high settings. GPU (Laptop): Estimated performance-focused laptop GPUs for recommended 1080p. RAM: Recommended RAM for smoother performance (16GB is standard for modern gaming). Storage: SSD strongly recommended. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-8350 @ 4.0 GHz or better developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 (3GB VRAM) or AMD Radeon R9 280X (3GB VRAM) or better laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-3630QM / AMD Ryzen 3 1300X (Desktop equivalent in laptop) or better. **Modern laptop CPUs like Intel Core i5 10th gen+ / AMD Ryzen 5 3000 series+ will handle this effortlessly.** laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M (2GB/4GB) / GTX 870M (3GB) / AMD Radeon R9 M390X equivalent or better. **Modern laptop GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile, RTX 4050 Mobile, and above will achieve extremely high framerates at 1080p Ultra. An RTX 3060 Mobile or RTX 4060 Mobile is massively overkill for 1080p but excellent for higher resolutions.** layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 20 GB HDD (SSD Recommended) | — |
1440p (QHD/2K) - High (Targets 1440p, High settings, ~60-90 FPS) (High Preset, 1440p resolution.) CPU: Strong desktop CPU for achieving smooth framerates at 1440p. CPU (Laptop): High-performance laptop CPUs beneficial for consistent 1440p gameplay. GPU: Desktop GPU capable of delivering a solid 1440p experience at high settings. 8GB VRAM essential. GPU (Laptop): Strong laptop GPUs for 1440p. Max TGP versions are important. RTX 50 series mention is speculative. RAM: 16GB RAM is recommended for smooth 1440p gaming. Storage: NVMe SSD recommended for the best loading times at 1440p. | |
— | memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or newer (e.g., Intel Core i5-10400F / AMD Ryzen 5 3600) developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB) / RTX 2060 Super (8GB) / RTX 3060 (12GB) or AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (8GB) / RX 5700 (8GB) / RX 6600 XT (8GB) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-10750H / AMD Ryzen 7 4800H equivalent or better. laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile (8GB), RTX 3060 Laptop GPU (6GB, High TGP), RTX 3070 Laptop GPU (8GB), RTX 4060 Laptop GPU (8GB), RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8GB). (A hypothetical future RTX 5060 Laptop GPU would easily handle this). layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 50 GB NVMe SSD |
1440p (QHD/2K) - High (1440p ~60 FPS, High/Ultra Preset) (High/Ultra Preset) CPU: Desktop CPU for 1440p at 60 FPS. CPU (Laptop): Estimated high-end laptop CPUs suitable for 1440p. GPU: Desktop GPU for 1440p at 60 FPS. GPU (Laptop): Estimated performance laptop GPUs for 1440p. RAM: 16GB RAM recommended for smoother 1440p. Storage: SSD recommended. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 Wraith @ 4.0 GHz or better developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 390 (8GB) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-4710HQ / AMD Ryzen 5 3550H or better. **Modern laptop CPUs like Intel Core i7 10th gen+ / AMD Ryzen 7 3000 series+ are more than sufficient.** laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M (4GB/8GB) / GTX 1060 Mobile (6GB) or AMD Radeon RX 480 Mobile equivalent. **NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile, RTX 4060 Mobile, and above will deliver excellent, high-framerate performance at 1440p Ultra settings. An RTX 3070 Mobile or RTX 4070 Mobile will ensure consistently high FPS.** layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 20 GB SSD. | — |
2160p (UHD/4K) - 4K High Settings (Targets 2160p/4K, High settings, ~60 FPS) (High Preset, 2160p (4K) resolution (internal resolution scaler may be used to maintain 60FPS).) CPU: Capable desktop CPU to support 4K gaming in Rage 2 without significant bottlenecks. CPU (Laptop): High-end laptop CPUs to pair with capable GPUs for 4K Rage 2. GPU: Desktop GPUs capable of running Rage 2 at 4K High settings with good framerates. 8GB+ VRAM essential. GPU (Laptop): High-end laptop GPUs from RTX 30/40 series can achieve 4K in Rage 2. Hypothetical RTX 50 series would enhance this further but is significant overkill. RAM: 16GB RAM is generally sufficient for 4K in Rage 2. Storage: A fast NVMe SSD is recommended for the best 4K gaming experience. | |
— | memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or newer (e.g., Intel Core i5-12600K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X) developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8GB) / RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) / RTX 4060 Ti (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8GB) / RX 6700 XT (12GB) / RX 7600 XT (16GB) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-11800H / AMD Ryzen 7 5800H or better. laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU (8GB), RTX 3080 Laptop GPU (8GB/16GB), RTX 4070 Laptop GPU (8GB), RTX 4080 Laptop GPU (12GB). **(A hypothetical future RTX 5070 Laptop GPU would provide a very strong 4K experience for Rage 2.)** layersRAM: 16 GB saveStorage (Tier): 50 GB NVMe SSD |
2160p (UHD/4K) - Ultra 4K (~30-60 FPS, High/Ultra Preset) (High/Ultra Preset (May require adjustments for consistent 60 FPS on older top-tier cards)) CPU: Desktop CPU recommendation for 4K. CPU (Laptop): Estimated top-tier laptop CPUs for 4K, GPU is primary factor. GPU: Desktop GPU recommendation for 4K. Consistent 60 FPS at Ultra often required top-tier single cards of the era or SLI/Crossfire. GPU (Laptop): Highest-end laptop GPUs (for the era) for 4K. Modern high-end laptop GPUs offer significantly better 4K performance for this title. RAM: 16GB RAM strongly recommended for 4K. Storage: SSD required for optimal 4K experience. | |
memoryCPU: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.0 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.6 GHz or better developer_boardGPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6GB) / GTX 1070 (8GB) or AMD Radeon R9 Fury X (4GB) / RX 480 (8GB Crossfire for higher FPS) laptop_macCPU (L): Intel Core i7-6700HQ / AMD Ryzen 7 3750H or better. **Modern high-performance laptop CPUs (Intel Core i7/i9 H/HX-series, AMD Ryzen 7/9 HS/HX-series) are recommended for 4K gaming.** laptop_windowsGPU (L): NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile (8GB) or higher. **NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (High TGP), RTX 4070 Mobile, and higher (e.g., RTX 3080/Ti Mobile, RTX 4080/4090 Mobile) will run the game at 4K Ultra settings with high framerates. An RTX 3060 Mobile (High TGP) or RTX 4060 Mobile can achieve playable 4K at adjusted settings.** layersRAM: 8 GB saveStorage (Tier): 20 GB SSD. | — |
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Spec: 20 GB available space (SSD Recommended). Note: SSD is recommended for faster load times and smoother world streaming. Type: SSD | Spec: 50 GB available space (SSD Recommended) Note: An SSD (Solid State Drive) is recommended for faster loading times. Ensure at least 50 GB of free disk space. This requirement may change with updates, though unlikely for an older title. Type: SSD |
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Spec: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64-bit versions only) Explanation: Only 64-bit Windows 7 or newer is supported. Windows 10/11 64-bit recommended for modern hardware. | Spec: Windows 7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions), Windows 11 (64-Bit) Explanation: A 64-bit version of Windows 7, 8.1, 10, or 11 is required. For optimal compatibility and performance, Windows 10 or 11 (latest updates) is recommended. |
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Spec: DirectX 11 Explanation: DirectX 11 is required. | Spec: DirectX 11 Explanation: Requires a graphics card compatible with DirectX 11. Rage 2 does not support ray tracing. |
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