Once I was spotted (which was often) the combat devolved into the clumsier cousin of run-and-gun: bash-and-crash. I crafted winter clothes to slow the process down, but the added urgency is a nice addition to the otherwise leisurely pace. It’s mountainous, dark, windy, and cold-so cold that you can initially only survive for a short time before freezing to death. The northern reaches of the map have been more fun than the sunny, greener portions so far. They died, often, and even though you can respawn them with red leaf, you can still gut their old corpse. Sadly, as cool a riding a bear is, I never felt close to my animals. That said, it is never a mistake to ride a bear into an outpost while brandishing a fiery club. They’ve been nice to have around when I’m wandering, but when I need to go to work, I won’t call on them until necessary. I lost plenty of stealthy XP bonuses at outposts just because my cat figured they’d do their own thing. But beware: my super stealthy rare leopard got spotted regularly. Crouch and go stealthy, and they do the same. Point at a jerk caveman, whistle, and they’ll do that biting thing they're so good at. Felines are stealthier, bears are tanks, canines are good hunting companions, but they mostly serve best as enemy distractions. Throw bait at them, approach slowly, hold square, and they’re yours to the end.
It’s not very difficult, no matter how dangerous the beast. Taming animals isn’t given much weight either. But after skinning countless animals in classic Far Cry fashion, I upgraded my health, my bow, got some spears, tamed a bear friend, and didn’t have to worry about the wildlife again. Staving off a pack of wolves with a torch is pretty thrilling the first few times.
Wild animals were a serious threat, especially at night. Armed with only a bow and a club, it was me against the world.
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It’s an enticing fantasy, to live as action movie caveman, dancing around sabertooths, drinking the blood of your enemies, and riding bears into the sunset.
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And since you’re still exploring an open world, capturing outposts, and gutting wildlife to upgrade your tools, I expected the pace to slow and focus much more on stealth and survival. It sounds like a huge departure from the last two Far Cry games, which were packed with all sorts of boomsticks. Instead, he uses clubs, bows, traps, and a close kinship with predatory beasts to fill out his arsenal. Early man didn’t have guns (wow) and so the player-protagonist doesn’t either. Primal’s biggest selling point is its stripped down prehistoric setting.