Is Far Cry Instincts: Predator Still Great?

Back 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
   • Saints Row 2022 - One Year Later  

Saints Row Poor (Saints Row IV Review)
   • Saints Row Poor (Saints Row 4 Review)  

Is Saints Row 3 Still Great? (Saints Row 3 Review):
   • Is Saints Row 3 Still Great?  

Is Saints Row 2 Still Great? (Saints Row 2 Review)
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Is Saints Row Still Great? (Saints Row (2006) Review)
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GTA Trilogy The Definitive Edition - One Year Later
   • The GTA Trilogy - The Definitive Edit...  

Is GTA V Still Great?
   • Is GTA V Still Great? (GTA V Review)  

Is GTA IV Still Great?
   • Is GTA IV Still Great? (GTA IV Review)  

Is GTA San San Andreas Still Great?
   • Is GTA San Andreas Still Great? (GTA ...  

Is GTA Vice City Still Great?
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Is GTA 3 Still Great?:
   • Is GTA 3 Still Great? (GTA 3 Review)  

Red Dead Redemption Review:
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For more info on the history of Far Cry:
History of Far Cry - Gamespot
   • History Of Far Cry  

History of Far Cry - Nick930
   • History of Far Cry (2004 - 2018)  

Research:
IGN Predator Review - General information about the game
https://www.ign.com/games/far-cry-ins...

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/...

Gamespot FC Instincts Evolution Review - How Evolution differed from Instincts, how it was received at the time
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/far-...

Planet Far Cry - https://planetfarcry.gamespy.com/View...

IGN Video Interview
https://www.ign.com/videos/far-cry-in...

Worthplaying - How Ubisoft wanted to make the first half Prey and the second Predator in Instincs
https://worthplaying.com/article/2005...

Shack News Interview
https://www.shacknews.com/article/414...

Videogamesdaily Hands on Impression - History of Far Cry and remaking the game for Xbox
http://archive.videogamesdaily.com/ne...

Xbox Hub retrospective, highlights Predator is a bundle of both Xbox games
https://www.thexboxhub.com/looking-ba...

GamesRadar retrospective - Ubisoft changed the plot compared to FC1, highlights the powers in Instincts might have influenced FC3
https://www.gamesradar.com/oxm-revisi...

NME article discussing Ubisoft Montreal's work on Splinter Cell in 2002
https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/...

IGN List of Shooters for 2005 - highlights most were military and sci-fi or military sci-fi
https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/...

IGN list of shooters for 2006 - highlights similar popularity of both genres
https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/...

The article about Crysis used in the video (and also the Digital Foundry video)
https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoun...

Gamespot article when Ubisoft accounced Far Cry Instincts (2004) - History of Far Cry Section
https://www.gamespot.com/app.php/arti...

Gamedeveloper - Ubisoft aquires right for Far Cry used in History of Far Cry Section
https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-pl...

Shacknews - EA and Crytek sign deal to make Crysis - History of Far Cry
https://www.shacknews.com/article/327...

More Crytek and EA deal articles:
IGN - https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/07/...
Game Developer - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-pl...

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