Fozzie automatically ran to the center of the compound to attack a group of people while I stabbed some pesky archers in the throat. When I was back in control of Takkar, Fozzie and I went over to greet them with sharp spears and teeth. They don’t like Takkar and his people, so they’ll attack you on sight. In this case, I used it to mark members of the hostile Udam tribe occupying the outpost. You can use the bird to scout ahead and tag enemies. Unlike the other animal companions, the owl has its own dedicated button on the controller. For a brief moment, I left both Takkar and Fozzie as I took control of Takkar’s owl. I turned my attention back across the river to a place where, according to my map, was an enemy outpost. It worked! As Fozzie stood on his hind legs to celebrate, I skinned our prey and harvested its meat. When I came back to life, I ran back to that same area and ordered Fozzie to attack the tiger while I threw spears at it from afar. But I approached the saber-tooth way too early, and despite Fozzie’s tenacious attacks, it killed us both. When an animal takes the bait, you’re supposed to hold down a button to tame it. I attempted to tame it by throwing a piece of meat to the ground. The bestiary helpfully described them as “fish who bite.”Īfter escaping from their hungry maws, we reached the shore on the other side and came across a saber-tooth tiger. One of the first things we did was swim across a serene-looking river … but we soon learned that it was the home of the piranha-like bitefish.

He was a big guy, and he had thick fur that made him fun to pet - Takkar’s burly hands vigorously rubs the bear’s cheeks as if to say “good job!” The demo already had a few tamed animals available, so when I started playing, I dismissed my default wolf companion and met the bear that’d become my friend and protector (you can swap friendly animals at any time via a menu).

Far cry 2 animals