Far Cry 5 became the fastest-selling title in the history of the franchise, more than doubling the sales of Far Cry 4. It was the second-biggest launch of an Ubisoft title, behind Tom Clancy's The Division, grossing $310 million in its first week of sales. Since you haven't bought Far Cry 4 or 5 yet I'd definitely get 4 first. It's a really good game and you'll get an idea of Far Cry 5's mechanics. The price may even drop after you finish 4. No, I own both of them. So not sure where you are getting that idea from. I just said in my first post that I own both of them. 1 day ago · Why is Far Cry 4 better than 5? Far Cry 4 is often praised for its world-building and side quests, while some players feel that Far Cry 5 contains more enemies in its random locations. Is Far Cry 4 a long game? The main storyline of Far Cry 4 takes about 17½ hours to complete, while achieving 100% completion can take up to 46½ hours. I should know better than to love this game, but here we are. 1. I think we should all remember a few things about the Far Cry franchise before even thinking about the Far Cry 5, the fifth Far Cry 5 has a better outpost-building, in my opinion. Far Cry 5 has some really nicely designed outposts, and you can enter any building. Far Cry 4 has a better overall world building. Sadly, there are no radio towers to uncover maps in Far Cry 5 (I loved to climb them), but you can pick up a map to see points of interests. So, having bought Far Cry 5 without knowing too much about it, I was quite surprised that you were given a choice between a male and female character in the first place – Far Cry 3 and 4 were distincly “male” games which both catered to and criticised the typical male power fantasies. Far Cry 5, it turns out, is no different. Better together. As with Far Cry 5, the best stories in New Dawn will be written by yourself and a friend. Every mission in Far Cry 5 was playable with a virtual partner, and capturing an outpost It derived from Doom 3's Tech Engine 4. Comparing the Far Cry 5 launch to Rage reveals a night and day difference. I'm not so sure it would run that well. DE:MD actually looks better to me. Reply. L2460.