‘Far Cry Primal’ Goes All Flintstones On Us

  When video games do the whole ‘history’ thing, they usually take it in one of two different directions. They’re either authentic, nerdly sims, as accurate as it’s possible to get, or they’re just completely batshit and doing whatever the hell they want. Remember The Oregon Trail and its classic you have died of dysentery business? That’s stark reality, right there, and you don’t eff with it.

Just lately, Far Cry made the ballsy choice to tackle one of the most difficult historical periods there is: The Stone Age. After all, as we know, prehistory is called that for a reason. Because no bastard knows what the hell went down that far back. As such, liberties-amundo have to be taken.

Far Cry Primal’s primitive language, weapons, designs and such are as 10,000 BCE-ish as we can expect, really. A decent effort. Hidden among it all, though, are some pretty sweet piss-takey easter eggs. Here's my favorite.

Like most people, I learned everything I know about the period from The Flintstones. Big-ass pink pet dinosaurs, racks of ribs heavy enough to tip your damn car over, all that good stuff. Then, natch, there’s those foot-powered cars of theirs. As the latest episode of IGN’s Up At Noon reports, hidden under a lake somewhere in Primal’s world is a very familiar vehicle. Take an ogle below.