I really liked 4, but after a while it was a grind to hunt animals for crafting materials. Here, perks serve the same purpose of being able to upgrade your holster and your abilities, and getting them is waaaay more fun than looking for a specific animal to kill and skin just to get a new quiver.

Plus I love that they dumped the skinning an animal animation. And you can play Far Cry Arcade to get perk points if that's your style.

I will agree about the busy-ness in some parts of the game. In the beginning when the cult had planes hunting for me, it got annoying not being able to drive anywhere without being strafed. It gets a little better later on, but they do keep you on the edge of your seat.
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"To Each His Reach"

but.....

Fuck aliens.