<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
tenth	O
overall	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Primal	O
adapts	O
the	O
traditional	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
formula	O
to	O
its	O
prehistoric	O
setting	O
,	O
replacing	O
modern	O
firearms	O
with	O
primitive	O
weapons	O
like	O
spears	O
,	O
clubs	O
,	O
and	O
bows	O
and	O
arrows	O
,	O
and	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
summon	O
animal	O
companions	O
during	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Windows	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Stadia	I-Application
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
weapons	O
players	O
can	O
utilize	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
design	O
,	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
not	O
on	O
par	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
prehistoric	O
times	O
,	O
the	O
traditional	O
gunplay	O
and	O
vehicle	O
gameplay	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
were	O
removed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
only	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
melee	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
spears	O
,	O
clubs	O
and	O
ranged	O
weapons	O
such	O
as	O
bows	O
and	O
slings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
attacking	O
and	O
seizing	O
bonfires	O
and	O
camps	O
,	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
tribe	O
will	O
move	O
in	O
and	O
begin	O
patrolling	O
the	O
nearby	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
gain	O
fast	O
travel	O
points	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
camps	O
to	O
rest	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
consists	O
of	O
modified	O
regions	O
from	O
Kyrat	O
,	O
the	O
fictional	O
Himalayan	O
country	O
featured	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
South	O
Kyrat	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
part	O
of	O
north-western	O
North	O
Kyrat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
Wenja	B-Application
tribesman	O
named	O
Takkar	O
(	O
Elias	O
Toufexis	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
stranded	O
in	O
Oros	O
with	O
no	O
weapons	O
after	O
his	O
hunting	O
party	O
is	O
ambushed	O
by	O
a	O
saber-tooth	O
tiger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takkar	O
,	O
using	O
his	O
newfound	O
skill	O
of	O
taming	O
animals	O
,	O
will	O
eventually	O
rise	O
to	O
power	O
and	O
lead	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
to	O
dominate	O
all	O
of	O
Oros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takkar	O
,	O
a	O
hunter	O
from	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
tribe	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
survivor	O
after	O
his	O
hunting	O
party	O
is	O
ambushed	O
and	O
killed	O
by	O
a	O
sabertooth	O
,	O
cutting	O
him	O
off	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
his	O
kin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resigned	O
to	O
proceed	O
alone	O
,	O
Takkar	O
meets	O
Sayla	O
(	O
Cara	O
Ricketts	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Wenja	B-Application
gatherer	O
whose	O
life	O
he	O
saves	O
,	O
and	O
once	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
Oros	O
,	O
Sayla	O
informs	O
Takkar	O
that	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
are	O
scattered	O
and	O
homeless	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
after	O
their	O
village	O
was	O
destroyed	O
by	O
Ull	O
(	O
DeLaRosa	O
Rivera	O
)	O
,	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Neanderthal-like	O
Udam	B-Application
tribe	O
who	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
northern	O
mountains	O
,	O
prize	O
warfare	O
and	O
hunting	O
,	O
and	O
frequently	O
kidnap	O
Wenja	B-Application
to	O
cannibalize	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takkar	O
then	O
starts	O
gathering	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
he	O
meets	O
around	O
his	O
cave	O
,	O
eventually	O
encountering	O
the	O
wolf	O
shaman	B-Protocol
Tensay	O
(	O
Terrence	O
C	O
.	O
Carson	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
helps	O
him	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tame	O
the	O
local	O
animals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
repelling	O
an	O
Udam	B-Application
attack	O
led	O
by	O
Ull	O
on	O
his	O
newly	O
established	O
village	O
,	O
Takkar	O
enlists	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
three	O
other	O
skilled	O
Wenja	B-Application
:	O
Jayma	O
(	O
Ayisha	O
Issa	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
veteran	O
huntress	O
,	O
Wogah	O
(	O
Ron	O
Kennell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
one-armed	O
craftsman	O
,	O
and	O
Karoosh	O
(	O
Nicolas	O
Van	O
Burek	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
one-eyed	O
warrior	B-Protocol
with	O
his	O
own	O
vendetta	O
against	O
the	O
Udam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
Tensay	O
,	O
Takkar	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
Udam	B-Application
are	O
eating	O
Wenja	B-Application
flesh	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
gaining	O
immunity	O
from	O
a	O
terminal	O
genetic	O
disease	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
skull	O
fire	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
wiping	O
out	O
their	O
tribe	O
,	O
then	O
tracks	O
down	O
and	O
apprehends	O
the	O
Udam	B-Application
commander	O
Dah	O
(	O
Juan	O
Carlos	O
Velis	O
)	O
to	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
Udam	B-Application
's	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Wenja	B-Application
reject	O
Takkar	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
give	O
shelter	O
to	O
an	O
Udam	B-Application
warrior	B-Protocol
at	O
first	O
,	O
and	O
take	O
him	O
to	O
a	O
cave	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
by	O
drowning	O
,	O
until	O
Takkar	O
himself	O
arrives	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
rescue	O
Dah	O
and	O
chastise	O
the	O
tribe	O
for	O
disobeying	O
him	O
,	O
earning	O
Dah	O
's	O
gratitude	O
and	O
help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
agrarian	O
,	O
ritualistic	O
Izila	B-Application
,	O
another	O
,	O
more	O
advanced	O
tribe	O
that	O
lives	O
in	O
the	O
marshlands	O
of	O
southern	O
Oros	O
,	O
begin	O
capturing	O
Wenja	B-Application
prisoners	O
for	O
slavery	O
and	O
human	O
sacrifice	O
to	O
the	O
Sun	O
goddess	O
Suxli	O
,	O
Takkar	O
invades	O
their	O
domains	O
to	O
rescue	O
them	O
,	O
coming	O
face	O
to	O
face	O
with	O
their	O
leader	O
Batari	O
(	O
Debra	O
Wilson	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
he	O
refuses	O
to	O
become	O
Batari	O
's	O
slave	O
,	O
a	O
war	O
begins	O
between	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
and	O
Izila	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Takkar	O
then	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
camp	O
of	O
an	O
Izila	B-Application
commander	O
named	O
Roshani	O
(	O
Ali	O
Momen	O
)	O
and	O
captures	O
him	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
live	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
sharing	O
Izila	B-Application
technology	O
in	O
both	O
warfare	O
and	O
agriculture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
preparing	O
himself	O
enough	O
to	O
face	O
Ull	O
and	O
Batari	O
,	O
Takkar	O
storms	O
the	O
Udam	B-Application
and	O
Izila	B-Application
's	O
main	O
fortresses	O
,	O
passing	O
by	O
all	O
opposition	O
before	O
confronting	O
and	O
killing	O
their	O
commanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
both	O
rival	O
tribes	O
defeated	O
and	O
Wenja	B-Application
dominance	O
secured	O
,	O
Roshani	O
agrees	O
to	O
stay	O
with	O
the	O
Wenja	B-Application
and	O
teach	O
them	O
how	O
to	O
grow	O
food	O
,	O
while	O
Takkar	O
reluctantly	O
agrees	O
to	O
mercifully	O
kill	O
Dah	O
,	O
ending	O
his	O
suffering	O
from	O
disease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
was	O
led	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
with	O
assistance	O
provided	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
Kyiv	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Shanghai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
whether	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
feature	O
standalone	O
content	O
like	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
creative	O
director	O
Alex	O
Hutchinson	O
declared	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
happening	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
planning	O
something	O
that	O
could	O
"	O
surprise	O
"	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
survey	O
and	O
asked	O
players	O
about	O
their	O
favorite	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
database	O
under	O
its	O
codename	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Sigma	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
causing	O
confusion	O
for	O
both	O
fans	O
and	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
is	O
Jean-Christophe	O
Guyot	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
several	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
Maxime	O
Béland	O
stated	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
was	O
as	O
big	O
as	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
features	O
additional	O
physical	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
steelbook	O
,	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
book	O
,	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
Oros	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
a	O
Wenja	B-Application
phrasebook	O
,	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
guide	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
language	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dunia	O
2	O
engine	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linguists	O
constructed	O
three	O
dialects	O
—	O
Wenja	B-Application
,	O
Udam	B-Application
and	O
Izila	B-Application
—	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
featured	O
tribes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
writer	O
Kevin	O
Shortt	O
said	O
that	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
understand	O
Wenja	B-Application
vocabulary	O
,	O
and	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
"	O
a	O
real	O
sense	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
was	O
created	O
with	O
percussion	O
instruments	O
,	O
stone	O
,	O
clay	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Aztec	O
death	O
whistle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wenja	B-Application
tribe	O
features	O
ram	O
's	O
horn	O
and	O
solo	O
flute	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Izilia	O
features	O
Aztec	O
death	O
whistles	O
,	O
female	O
vocals	O
and	O
ritualistic	O
percussion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regard	O
to	O
the	O
choice	O
of	O
setting	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
welcome	O
and	O
natural	O
evolution	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
being	O
familiar	O
and	O
predictable	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
even	O
with	O
the	O
drastic	O
change	O
of	O
setting	O
,	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
formula	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
innovative	O
as	O
it	O
once	O
was	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
game	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
full-priced	O
reskin	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
without	O
the	O
engaging	O
storyline	O
"	O
,	O
finishing	O
with	O
,	O
"	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
really	O
wants	O
you	O
to	O
know	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
tons	O
of	O
things	O
you	O
can	O
do	O
in	O
its	O
prehistoric	O
,	O
open	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
Cork	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Players	O
who	O
associate	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
with	O
explosions	O
and	O
massive	O
gunfights	O
might	O
find	O
the	O
setting	O
disappointing	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
my	O
favorite	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Utley	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
called	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
a	O
"	O
breath	O
of	O
fresh	O
air	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
first-person	O
action	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utley	O
's	O
critiques	O
were	O
minor	O
;	O
he	O
disliked	O
some	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
control	O
scheme	O
,	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
quieter	O
moments	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
drowned-out	O
by	O
aggressive	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
not	O
enough	O
improvements	O
and	O
fixes	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
basic	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joe	O
Skrebels	O
from	O
GamesRadar	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
summarizing	O
his	O
thoughts	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Primal	O
takes	O
the	O
great	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
,	O
but	O
little	O
of	O
its	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luke	O
Reilly	O
of	O
IGN	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
with	O
:	O
"	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
comes	O
to	O
the	O
table	O
with	O
a	O
quiver	O
of	O
neat	O
ideas	O
but	O
it	O
forgot	O
to	O
bring	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
story	O
with	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
summarized	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
every	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
from	O
here	O
on	O
to	O
trade	O
bullets	O
for	O
arrows	O
,	O
motorcycles	O
for	O
tigers	O
,	O
but	O
Primal	O
is	O
an	O
invigorating	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
re-imagine	O
a	O
tired	O
franchise	O
while	O
keeping	O
its	O
soul	O
intact.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
he	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
very	O
fun	O
"	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
spin-off-type	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
a	O
great	O
one	O
,	O
Simon	O
Miller	O
from	O
VideoGamer.com	O
recognized	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
"	O
does	O
n't	O
do	O
anything	O
drastically	O
new	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
