Far Cry 5
Best Action Games of 2018 So Far
Far Cry isn’t exactly the first name you think about when the term “best action game” springs to mind, but that’s exactly what Far Cry 5 is: one of the best action games of 2018. The game checks all the regular Far Cry boxes. Players free outposts to unlock missions, pump wildlife full of bullets to craft ammo pouches that let them carry even more bullets, and so on. Plus, the game tells a story that abandons the pirates and guerrillas of past entries and instead focuses on something a little more contemporary: the dangers of religious zealotry. Far Cry 5 pulls no punches with its message, and you have to appreciate the game for that.
You could easily write a paper on why Far Cry 5 turned into one of the best action games of this year, but you can boil it down to one, simple point: the developers learned from their mistakes in the previous games. Not that Ubisoft had many mistakes to learn, but the company learned them anyway. Ubisoft trimmed the fat in skill trees, removed the need to climb radio towers like an obsessive-compulsive chimpanzee, and most importantly, let players finally control a pet bear.
