Far Cry 6 - Island Fring

[Harsin]

 

 

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Welcome to Yara, a tropical paradise frozen in time. As the dictator of Yara, Anton Castillo is intent on restoring his nation back to its former glory by any means, with his son, Diego, following in his bloody footsteps. Their ruthless oppression has ignited a revolution.

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Play as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran and become a guerrilla fighter to liberate the nation

YARA TORN APART
Fight against Anton's troops in the largest Far Cry playground to date across jungles, beaches and Esperanza the capital city of Yara

GUERRILLA FIREPOWER
Employ makeshift weapons, vehicles, and Amigos, the new Fangs for Hire to burn the tyrannical regime to the ground

 

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Upgrade to the PlayStation®5 version: "Far Cry 6" PlayStation®4 digital game provides you with a free upgrade to the later "Far Cry 6" PlayStation®5 digital game. You will need a PlayStation®5 console or PlayStation®5 digital console, a PlayStation® Network account, additional storage space, and a broadband internet connection (download size to be determined)

 

[moosegrinder]

This sounds like it'll be a barrel of laughs.

[Harsin]

Ubisoft continuing to boast that [NEW GAME] has the largest map yet!!!!111

 

Out of interest does that boast actually excite anyone anymore. I can’t think of  any modern Ubisoft open world game I’ve played where I thought for one second ‘You know what, this is okay, but I just wish it had an even bigger landmass to commute across between icons’.

[Meh]

Sounds like... every Far Cry?

[Mr. Gerbik]

1 minute ago, Meh said:

Sounds like... every Far Cry?

You know what the definition of insanity is?

[SeanR]

I just got FarCry 3 for PS4 for like £3 of credit.

 

I couldn't get into FC4, never tried primal, and 5 is still too expensive.

[Down by Law]

Is that Gus from Breaking Bad?

[Fry Crayola]

Yes, it is. Giancarlo Esposito.

[simms]

Hope they inject something new into the Far Cry formula as the last few have been too similar.  I completed 2&3 on Xbox 360.  Played 4 on PC and lost interest.  Still playing through 5 on my new PC at silly frames.

[djbhammer]

This is a leak from the Hong Kong Playstation Store so nothing official yet but no doubt find out more on Sunday during Ubisoft Forward.  Gus from Breaking Bad is cool though! 

[df0]

"FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Play as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran and become a guerrilla fighter to liberate the nation"

 

Let me guess. Two very stubborn factions who refuse to come to any agreement, inapt islanders who require me to do every single thing while yelling "We are the revolution!", a comically bad antagonist. There's bound to be drugs/hallucinations involved. There's the facade of player choice.

[JamesTW]

Glad its an exotic setting like 3 & 4, thought 5 set in Montana or wherever was a bit dull

[Mr. Gerbik]

5 minutes ago, df0 said:

"FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Play as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran and become a guerrilla fighter to liberate the nation"

 

Let me guess. Two very stubborn factions who refuse to come to any agreement, inapt islanders who require me to do every single thing while yelling "We are the revolution!", a comically bad antagonist. There's bound to be drugs/hallucinations involved. There's the facade of player choice.

You know what the definition of insanity is?

[MattKB]

New levels have you working in the capital, aka Ubisoft HQ *gulp*

 

 

[Broker]

One thing I really like about e3 being cancelled is that instead of watching Ubisoft and EA while I was waiting for something else I just avoided them, figuring I’d watch the trailers later. But as it turns out an even better option is available in not watching trailers for Ubisoft and EA garbage. 

[Gambit]

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Welcome to Yara, a tropical paradise frozen in time. As the dictator of Yara, Anton Castillo is intent on restoring his nation back to its former glory by any means, with his son, Diego, following in his bloody footsteps. Their ruthless oppression has ignited a revolution.

FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Play as Dani Rojas, a local Yaran and become a guerrilla fighter to liberate the nation

YARA TORN APART
Fight against Anton's troops in the largest Far Cry playground to date across jungles, beaches and Esperanza the capital city of Yara

GUERRILLA FIREPOWER
Employ makeshift weapons, vehicles, and Amigos, the new Fangs for Hire to burn the tyrannical regime to the ground

 

If you pointed a gun to my head and asked me which Far Cry that described I'd just pull the trigger myself.

 

(I'd probably say 4)

[marsh]

I bet there's a level that you have to complete while drunk/high/wasted

 

For those of us that don't drink it helps to remind us of the days when we did.....

 

Those damn lobsters.

[Vimster]

2 hours ago, Harsin said:

Ubisoft continuing to boast that [NEW GAME] has the largest map yet!!!!111

 

Out of interest does that boast actually excite anyone anymore. I can’t think of  any modern Ubisoft open world game I’ve played where I thought for one second ‘You know what, this is okay, but just I wish it had an even bigger landmass to commute across between icons’.

 

“I'd rather do something that's an inch wide and a mile deep than something that's a mile wide and an inch deep” - Warren Spector

[Vimster]

I really enjoyed FC5, had a blast in fact. But only beat one of the three deputies because by that point I'd put over 30 hours in doing side missions and all that UbiWork and was just fed up. 

 

By the sounds of it this is the same as 3, 4 and 5 except they've found another setting. It'll have all the usual stuff in it albeit with a bit of a twist. Can't say the setting is getting me as hyped as I was for 5. Personally I'd say put Far Cry to bed, it's done. Just remaster FC2 so it'll play on modern PCs, I'd buy that. 

[CovisGod]

1 hour ago, SeanR said:

I just got FarCry 3 for PS4 for like £3 of credit.

 

I couldn't get into FC4, never tried primal, and 5 is still too expensive.

3 was the last good one, gem of a game.

[Harsin]

Ubisoft already suffered badly from identikit game design and repetitive content. Can imagine it’s only going to get worse as more and more of their senior designers get suspended for being Turbo-Weinsteins.

[Vimster]

What are Ubisoft's main money-spinners?

 

Far Cry (open-world FPS set in exotic locations) - 5 games + 3 standalone DLC-ish spinoffs

Assassin's Creed (originally open-world stealth, morphed into period open-world RPG) - lost count 

The Division (looter-shooter/MMO) - 2 games

Watch_Dogs (3rd person open-world GTA-alike) - 2 games

 

... and stuff like The Crew, Steep and other activity-type games designed to keep people engaged. 

 

It's all getting a bit stale but when you boil everything down they have all the bases covered, they just have to find new and interesting settings. 

 

I honestly cannot see them innovating any time soon as far as their main gaming franchises go. 

 

[Kevvy Metal]

Hey, there's always Beyond Good & Evil 2 to look forwards to! (lol) 

[Mr Do 71]

 

[HarryBizzle]

I like Far Cry games but the edgy plots and stupid drug trip sequences really sour the whole experience for me. This doesn’t look like that’s about to change, unfortunately. 

[Mr Do 71]

Plus the horrible slow-walk bits, and appalling boss fights.

[BitterToad]

Fair play to Ubisoft for releasing a game in which a character spends 30 hours telling you that the definition of Insanity is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result" and go on to release that same game 50 fucking times. 

[Vemsie]

1 hour ago, Vimster said:

What are Ubisoft's main money-spinners?

Rainbow Six Siege. It has 50 million players. Easily Ubi's biggest success story this gen.

[Opinionated Ham Scarecrow]

I enjoy the far cry games but please Ubisoft, for the love of God hire a writer.

[moosegrinder]

Just Dance has done well historically. They were flogging that on the Wii long after everyone else had abandoned it.