Is Far Cry Instincts: Predator Still Great?
125Back in the mid-2000s Ubisoft made a series of great Far Cry games that weren't afraid to take risks and experiment. But almost 20 years later, how do they hold up? Is old Far Cry Still Great? (Far Cry Instincts Predator Review).
This Far Cry Instincts Predator Review is the first of a three part series looking back at Far Cry Instincts, Instincts Evolution, Far Cry 2 and Far Cry 3. We'll see how each game evolved to the repetitive Far Cry formula Ubisoft are using today and find out why Far Cry 3 was so special.
My previous reviews:
Saints Row 2022 - One Year Later
https://youtu.be/_1co9RhqX6I
Saints Row Poor (Saints Row IV Review)
https://youtu.be/o0DPWT0becY
Is Saints Row 3 Still Great? (Saints Row 3 Review):
https://youtu.be/aJkDnGK7BCo
Is Saints Row 2 Still Great? (Saints Row 2 Review)
https://youtu.be/e6JSzjYGx8Q
Is Saints Row Still Great? (Saints Row (2006) Review)
https://youtu.be/XA2SWyjie74
GTA Trilogy The Definitive Edition - One Year Later
https://youtu.be/n6GrSBJNAaw
Is GTA V Still Great?
https://youtu.be/Hprv_azlbjU
Is GTA IV Still Great?
https://youtu.be/EgiXgZF3J2o
Is GTA San San Andreas Still Great?
https://youtu.be/hEX3SpyaZwA
Is GTA Vice City Still Great?
https://youtu.be/yhZREQQ0jSQ
Is GTA 3 Still Great?:
https://youtu.be/EqOpN81cL9c
Red Dead Redemption Review:
https://youtu.be/q3S9iSefOxA
For more info on the history of Far Cry:
History of Far Cry - Gamespot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Puo9aHeWnc0&t=182s&ab_channel=GameSpot
History of Far Cry - Nick930
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfjcaxek83k&ab_channel=Nick930
Research:
IGN Predator Review - General information about the game
https://www.ign.com/games/far-cry-instincts-predator
IGN Instincts Review - History of Predator, and how Instincts differed from Far Cry 1 and commentary suggesting it was a great game
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/27/far-cry-instincts
Gamespot FC Instincts Evolution Review - How Evolution differed from Instincts, how it was received at the time
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/far-cry-instincts-evolution-review/1900-6147073/
Planet Far Cry - https://planetfarcry.gamespy.com/View26ee.html?view=Articles.Detail&id=21
IGN Video Interview
https://www.ign.com/videos/far-cry-instincts-predator-x360-video-interview-hd
Worthplaying - How Ubisoft wanted to make the first half Prey and the second Predator in Instincs
https://worthplaying.com/article/2005/5/13/interviews/24577-far-cry-instincts-ps2xbox-developer-qa/
Shack News Interview
https://www.shacknews.com/article/41433/far-cry-instincts-predator-evolution
Videogamesdaily Hands on Impression - History of Far Cry and remaking the game for Xbox
http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/news/200505/129.asp
Xbox Hub retrospective, highlights Predator is a bundle of both Xbox games
https://www.thexboxhub.com/looking-back-to-2005-with-far-cry-instincts-paradise-lost/
GamesRadar retrospective - Ubisoft changed the plot compared to FC1, highlights the powers in Instincts might have influenced FC3
https://www.gamesradar.com/oxm-revisits-far-cry-instincts-predator/
NME article discussing Ubisoft Montreal's work on Splinter Cell in 2002
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/ubisofts-original-splinter-cell-team-did-not-like-the-books-they-were-just-so-awful-3493385
IGN List of Shooters for 2005 - highlights most were military and sci-fi or military sci-fi
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/21/shooter-roundup-2005
IGN list of shooters for 2006 - highlights similar popularity of both genres
https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/31/the-fpss-of-2006
The article about Crysis used in the video (and also the Digital Foundry video)
https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2018-why-crysis-still-melts-the-fastest-gaming-pcs-10-years-later
Gamespot article when Ubisoft accounced Far Cry Instincts (2004) - History of Far Cry Section
https://www.gamespot.com/app.php/articles/ubisoft-announces-far-cry-instincts/1100-6093084/
Gamedeveloper - Ubisoft aquires right for Far Cry used in History of Far Cry Section
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ubisoft-acquires-i-far-cry-i-ip-rights
Shacknews - EA and Crytek sign deal to make Crysis - History of Far Cry
https://www.shacknews.com/article/32758/ea-crytek-sign-agreement
More Crytek and EA deal articles:
IGN - https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/23/ea-signs-far-cry-developer-crytek
Game Developer - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/ea-sign-crytek
Metacritic scores correct at time of recording.
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00:00 Intro
01:45 History of Far Cry (Instincts: Predator)
03:52 Far Cry Instincts
15:39 Far Cry Instincsts: Evolution
21:42 Final Thoughts