Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars

While this DLC has the kind of silliness I'd like to see the Far Cry series confidently embrace and it mostly sounds good on paper, the end result is bare-bones. Lost on Mars feels like a middle-of-the-road effort when it could've been so much more substantial and imaginative. The premise deserves better.

Hurk provides some hearty chuckles, and Nick’s got a great set of mechanics at his disposal, but I’ve nearly already forgotten the time I spent with Lost on Mars. It’s worth the $10 price tag for the standalone experience, but if you’re on the fence with this one, you won’t miss anything should you choose to pass.

So much of Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars is a unique take on the Far Cry 5 layout. While it may be a shallow five-hour romp, fans of the original will get their kicks while turning some aliens into exploding cows. And isn’t that all anyone is really asking for?

I appreciate that Ubisoft isn't just cranking out new Montana missions for its DLC and is instead trying to provide new playgrounds and settings, but if you're not a big fan of Hurk, there's not much else here to recommend. Fighting bugs on Mars is a repetitive exercise only enlivened by the presence of your chatty pal Hurk.

Lost On Mars is a strange choice for a Far Cry 5 expansion, and this risky change of scenery doesn’t pay off. While it does feature a hilarious fan-favorite character, I just wish the gameplay was as inventive as the dialogue and gun nomenclature. It’s too bad Ubisoft couldn’t find a way to make an alien world feel more interesting than the Montana countryside.

The banter of the two earthlings and overall sense of levity do make the trek across Mars more enjoyable though it’s not enough to carry the whole expansion. Overall, Lost on Mars does have several moments of amusement, and while it might not achieve a true level of greatness it is entertaining enough to warrant a visit to Mars when someone needs a change of scenery from Montana.

From a pure mechanical point of view Lost on Mars is decent. It generally retains the fun of Far Cry 5 action in a different setting and story. The problem comes in the execution, with the previous originality and variety of missions and situations replaced by bland tower climbing and frustratingly repetitive boss fights. There is humour in Hurk and his tale and the AI 'ANNE' displays all the traits of a typically psychopathic computer system well.

Now, I know that the final DLC, Dead Living Zombies, isn’t out yet, but if you only play one of these DLC then I totally recommend Lost on Mars. The storyline is pretty good, the humour is on-point, there’s plenty to do, the variety of weapons isn’t too bad, the enemies are a real threat… It’s just a really good DLC.

Entre ascensions de tours à la Ubi soporifiques et boss sacs à PV, auxquels s'ajoutent des quêtes annexes en wingsuit ou un peu défoncé très moyennes, on ne trouve, une fois de plus, qu'une expérience assez générique manette en mains. Et surtout pas de quoi se divertir sans rechigner pendant les 4 à 5 heures de jeu qui nous attendent.

Avec Lost on Mars, Ubisoft Shanghai signe un mauvais DLC qui se traverse laborieusement pendant 4 à 5 heures. En dépit de son pitch intéressant et de son ambiance potache qui pourra éventuellement plaire aux moins subtils d’entre nous, on remarquera assez vite une énorme redondance dans le gameplay et un intérêt très limité. Dommage.

Desondanks heb ik me geen minuut verveeld met Lost on Mars en is de drang om alles te ontdekken groot. De nieuwe DLC vind ik dan ook zeker geslaagder dan Hours of Darkness, wat toch een meer afgebakend geheel was en discutabele AI kende. Hoewel ik ook graag een uitbreiding zou zien van de campaign van Far Cry 5 zelf is dit uitstapje naar Mars absoluut de moeite waard.