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Far Cry 5 transports the open-world series to modern day America, bringing Far Cry’s formula of shooting, exploring, crafting and more shooting to a setting that’s ripe for satire. How far Ubisoft goes to mapping its tale of a militaristic doomsday cult onto reality remains to be seen, but Far Cry 5 could prove to be the most political entry in the series yet.
Our sister site Alphr has reviewed the game, and called it “a bombastic but unfocused open world”:
Far Cry has long been a series with a certain knowingness about the violent delights it offers, amping up the gunplay to levels that hover around the hyperbolic.
Unlike a game like Spec Ops: The Line, however, it never goes so far as to make the player feel uncomfortable with the slaughter they commit – choosing instead to have its cake and eat it too, with a lightly satirical approach that simultaneously invites the player to kick back and shoot up some bad guys.
“This approach skips along unhindered in Far Cry 5, which makes for a mildly enjoyable romp, but is a real failing when you have a story that touches on themes of gun violence, social unease and religious extremism. The writing simply does not do these topics justice, and instead of examining dark realities it opts for vague, over the top gestures with little substance. The game is an amusing way to spend a few hours, but it is a missed opportunity to explore what could have been potent subject matter.”
You can read the full review here.
Far Cry 5: When will it be released?
Far Cry 5 will be released on 27 March 2018, for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
Far Cry 5: What’s it about?
Instead of placing you in exotic tropical vistas or the Himalayas, Far Cry 5 is set in fictional Hope County in modern-day Montana in the US. It’s a literal far cry from its predecessors, but it’s still the same first-person shooter you know and love.
