Yeah, players are able to ride saber-toothed tigers in Far Cry Central, and one editor elaborates on how insanity rapidly follows during a recent play session.

Upon its unveiling, Far Cry Primal had many fans concerned. Certain, it provided a unique setting for casual and dedicated gamers alike, but the rock age isn't exactly a fourth dimension period that screams innovation. Quite the contrary, in fact, as such an environment meant the removal of mod civilities equally guns and vehicles – both of which have played an ever-crucial office in every past iteration of Ubisoft's Far Cry series. Not this time, however, as players were informed that they'd be surrendering their AK-47 for a wooden order.

While the initial beat stupor has subsided for defended followers of the franchise, I've been fortunate plenty to score aplenty hands-on time with Central in all of its pre-release glory. As someone that'due south been in the manufacture for over half a decade, Ubisoft was kind enough to invite me to its Toronto-based studio to play four hours of the game, which included campaign elements, side missions and the massive world of Oros to explore.

Scepticism was certainly present going into the attempt following my initial hands-on play session, but I was quickly swept up in the beauty of the immense in-game globe that the newly introduced protagonist Takkar finds himself calling home. Of grade, the aforementioned Takkar isn't the only thing that resides in Oros, equally information technology's a land crawling with creatures and cavemen alike. Fortunately, the one-time are inappreciably a problem for a titular character that's affectionately referred to by others as "The Fauna Primary." As I sabbatum down to start the game, I was met with a recollection of watching the main character riding a saber-toothed tiger during the game'south second trailer. This would chop-chop become my sole mission.

As with whatsoever well-made game, the ability to ride a giant prehistoric cat isn't something casually lobbed at the player from the get-get. No, this is a crowning accomplishment that must be earned through grapheme levelling and story progression, which is exactly what iv hours of sitting in a chair at Ubisoft Toronto allowed me to practise. I have to admit that my intentions were selfish, as every decision beingness made or side mission accepted weren't done with the hope or intent of bettering the lives of my tribe – they were simply stepping stones to my ultimate saber-toothed prize.

Establishing a camp, taking on rival tribes, and levelling upward Takkar ensured that I captured territory on the expansive map of Oros and the appropriate skills to traverse information technology. Before also long I was able to tame some of the fiercest predators in the game, and so I hopped on my brown bear (which I affectionately branded Baloo) and fix off to tame Far Cry Primal's flagship feline. I haplessly wandered towards a place where the developers told me I would find the true cat, and as I swam across a river on the back of Baloo I saw it in all of its now-extinct glory. As well mauling a goat.

I abased my bear friend mid-float and began paddling through the h2o like Michael Phelps on an off mean solar day. At long last the cease-game was in sight, and I knew it wouldn't exist much longer. I reached country and immediately got the attending of the tiger, lobbing a hunk of raw flesh at the true cat'south feet as a peace offer. I was in luck, it took the bait, and I slowly approached it before being prompted to hold the 'Foursquare' push button to tame it. Every bit the PlayStation 4 controller gave way to my input, I made eye contact with it. The reticle on-screen reached full circle and it was mine. I'd done it. I had tamed a saber-toothed tiger.

Budgeted the beast, I walked upwardly aslope it and was prompted to mount it. I climbed onto the back of the fierce grade of transportation and began my journey across Oros, all in a bid to come across what kind of trouble I could get in. I sprinted full force across the earth before realizing that I had a mission that tasked me with hunting downwardly some sort of poisonous berry that was killing local wildlife, and since my tribe needed animals to chase in an endeavour to stay alive this seemed like a high priority task. I figured with my saber-molar in tow the mission would be a piece of cake, just I had underestimated the power of Primal'due south wildlife – something that turned out to be a fatal undoing.

Later tracking downward the berries I realized that an entire herd of woolly rhinos had taken up campsite in the area, and they loved those berries. Thinking it a good thought at the time, I lit a order on burn and hurled information technology at a nearby berry bush, and i of the bushes went upwards in flames with piddling effort – but and so information technology started spreading uncontrollably. Understandably unimpressed with having their dwelling house engulfed in flames, the rhinos started to freak the hell out. And so it happened. 1 ventured too close to the flames and ignited itself. It then began running around the area, spreading fire everywhere. At that place are few things every bit soul-destroying as hearing the wails of a distressed rhino that happens to take been set ablaze, but apparently it attracted the attending of a cave bear which promptly came over and started pursuing myself and spooking the remaining woolly rhino clan into igniting themselves.

At this point I figured information technology was all-time to take an early bow and run from this horrifying situation, to which I rapidly did and so on the dorsum of my fanged stallion. And every bit I turned around to watch Oros burn, I lost track of where it was I was going and stumbled off of a cliff. Evidently, falling from drastic heights akin to a mountain-side cliff can prove fatal, and they did. I striking the ground with a sickening thud, killing both my mutiny and Takkar in a rather gruesome fashion. I tin't help feeling that perhaps I deserved that, but my friend certainly didn't.

At that signal the demo time ended, and I forfeited my controller. I had achieved my goal with comedic results, only I was starting to realize that I wasn't ready to exit the world of Far Cry Central. My even so unnamed saber-toothed companion and I still had much more to practise in the harsh and unforgiving landscape of 10,000 BC, and I'one thousand genuinely eager to throw on a pelt, grab a spear, and head back to the country of Oros. Fortunately, it won't exist much longer until I'll be reunited with my pal, and I'll try to get something special sorted out for when I see him again. Like a name.

Far Cry Key will arrive for PlayStation four and Xbox I on February 23, 2016. The PC version will get in on March i, 2016.

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