Skip to main content

Blog entry by Hamish Persinger

Far Cry 6 Location Compared to Battlefield 6

Far Cry 6 Location Compared to Battlefield 6

Just like the series, Far Cry New Dawn is a game of exploration and self-discovery. Despite flaws and bumps along the way, New Dawn captures new magic and shows a glimmer of what the future of the Far Cry series looks like. Now if only Ubisoft could match the game design with equal level and story quality, we may be able to see the series capstone game in Far Cry

Ubisoft’s _ Far Cry _ series became a household name after the success of _ Far Cry 3. _ Since then, Ubisoft has been pumping out other sequels and spin-offs, with some better than others. _ Far Cry: Blood Dragon _ is arguably the best of the bunch. _ Far Cry 5 _ ended up being a financial success for Ubisoft, so it’s more than likely we’re in store for a sixth en

Perhaps the biggest lesson Far Cry 6 can learn from its predecessors, Far Cry 5 and New Dawn , is the overall structure, but a middle ground. Far Cry 5 had a great story , intriguing gameplay, but the overall design of the missions was enough to turn off some players. Essentially, players would need to complete side activities in specific regions until their character was kidnapped and something would happen causing their release. This was repetitive, and while not overall damaging, it was detract

Recently, Ubisoft revealed that it would be releasing 5 triple-A games by March 2021, with three of those being previously delayed games like Watch Dogs Legion and the other two remaining unconfirmed by the publisher. However, rumors and leaks point to these games being Assassin's Creed Ragnarok and Far Cry

Mickey (Cara Ricketts) and Lou (Leslie L. Miller), despite seeming like powerful antagonists with a different worldview and troubled history, get to display none of that. They likely get the most screentime of any characters of the game, but never had the opportunity to capture the Vaas or Pagan Min magic with so little screen-time. Instead, they come off as generic, malevolent antagonists with little-to-no reason behind their crue

Another detail in this formula is an exotic location, as each game has included a location that was intriguing, seemingly realistic, and incredibly dangerous. Far Cry 6 Crafting guide|https://farcry6zone.com/ Cry New Dawn was a spin-off like Far Cry Primal , which explains the post-apocalyptic setting, but it's not something that should be expected in Far Cry 6. Instead of something "out there," a grounded location for Far Cry 6 would work wond

That's not to say that the Battlefield franchise hasn't had "interesting" locations—France, Italy, the Gallipolli Peninsula, Norway, just to name a few and far more. However, even when accentuated with Battlefield 's trademark capabilities of destruction , these areas don't really come to life. They simply serve as a historical backdrop for a short story, a far cry from...well, Far Cry . Of course, there's two things that need to be addressed in this comparison: genre and environmental storytell

The game otherwise falls into other smaller issues along the way. Sound mixing and companion lines are uneven and drilling -- I'd often mute all audio to avoid Granny telling me one more time that I shouldn't crack a Miss Daisy reference as she shuffled into my car. Later sequences of the game seem weirdly time-dependent, where the game will fast forward time in the day for no reason, so you are at the appropriate time. And bosses (few that they may be) tend to feel like bullet spon

Ubisoft once perfect the open world action-adventure formula with its past games, namely by focusing on an interesting and eccentric villain to push it forward. An attempt at this can be seen in every game, although arguably, none are able to live up to Far Cry 3 's Vaas Montenegro. Far Cry 4 's Pagan Min and Far Cry 5 's Joseph Seed are still good sources from which Far Cry 6 can learn, but aside from Vaas, perhaps Ubisoft should look closely at Seed and New Dawn 's Mickey and L

These settings often accentuate the story and are key elements of the franchise's story telling. Each game only makes sense in the context of its setting, and each time, the location looks better than the last. Assuming Far Cry 6 releases on PS5 and Xbox Series X, it seems certain that the location will be interesting and beautiful, and bring the franchise forward. Players may be excited to see who the next antagonist will be, the overall view of the story, but they are as equally excited to see the reveal of a setting, something that can't be said for some ga

firefox_icon_on_a_computer_screen-1024x683.jpgIt's quite possible a few of these franchises might see some delays, of which Far Cry would be a prime target for. Watch Dogs: Legion , Gods and Monsters , and Rainbow Six: Quarantine have already been delayed indefinitely due to issues with Ghost Recon: Breakpoint . Further delaying these games would be the source of even more disappointment from fans despite these games being revealed relatively recently. To that end, with COVID-19 compounding the pressure on Ubisoft's release schedule, Far Cry being delayed further is a possibility. Ubisoft hasn't nailed down a concrete release date for the three already revealed AAA titles, so a Far Cry delay may not even be announced if the game isn't revea

  • Share

Reviews


  
×