There are various types of activities, alongside setpiece unique quest events that push the story forward. Far Cry 6 also has impressive accessibility features, with multiple sections that cover various additional needs and settings. Each of those can be further customized as well, giving you a deep kit of customizable gameplay features to tailor your playstyle. You can also unlock a range of "Amigo" pets, plucked right out of Far Cry Primal, to aid your revolutionary campaign. Deadly CD-R disc launchers, spike throwers, makeshift railguns, and beyond. Additionally, the "resolver" makeshift weaponry adds some unique flavor. Sniper rifles, shotguns, assault weapons, sub-machine guns, and more. Far Cry 6 gives you a broad toolkit to commit violence and mayhem too. Misty jungles and lush forests, rocky mountain peaks, shark-infested bays, and dense urban areas give you an impressive canvas for spreading violence and mayhem. A truly vast expanse of land awaits you, with some of the most impressive visuals to come from the team to date. Ubisoft says this is the biggest Far Cry world yet, and it certainly seems as such. Your role as Rojas is to dismantle the regime in typical Ubisoft fashion, working your way across a web of lieutenants and other subordinates to the big target. And that's only the tip of a very deep, very dark iceberg. An enslaved populace works the fields in horrific conditions, poisoned by potent pesticides on stolen lands. Yara sustains itself economically with a plant that is unique to the island, packaged and sold as a "cure for cancer." Although, the reality is not quite the shining vision the regime presents. As the story progresses across the game's sizeable oceanic sandbox, the game treats us to interactions between Antón Castillo and his son, Diego, whom Castillo is attempting to groom to eventually take over as the nation's ruler. Castillo brings his unique brand of seething sociopathy to the table, creating one of Ubisoft's greatest villains yet. The greatest thing about Far Cry 6 by a mile is the capture performance of Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo. Orphan Dani Rojas is the main character, and Castillo himself cuts short your attempt to smuggle yourself and your friends from the island, in a hailstorm of bullets.
"Traitors" are dealt with extreme prejudice, as the game's intro attests.
TV addresses and radio broadcasts describe the regime's mentality, making the populace fearful of revolutionary attitudes, urging them to report transgressors. Cut off from the rest of the world, this secretive nation has seen its technology and society fall far behind the advances of the developed world, where poverty and corruption allow Castillo and his generals to live in luxury at the expense of the common folk.įar Cry 6 clearly draws upon nations like North Korea and Cuba for its setting, with Castillo propaganda plastered all over the place. One can only hope that the upcoming Far Cry 6 isn't as monotonous.Far Cry 6 is set in the fictional Caribbean nation of Yara, where a fascist regime led by Presidente Antón Castillo terrorizes the population.
However, it also set a precedent for nearly a decade of near-identical Far Cry games. If you're new to the Far Cry franchise, we'd highly recommend that you try Far Cry 3, primarily for its fiery antagonist Vaas. One can easily get it for as low as US$3 under the right circumstance. While it is disappointing that Ubisoft has effectively alienated the console audience, Far Cry 3 is a relatively old game and goes on sale quite often. It is quite common for game distribution platforms to go belly up during such giveaways, as we've seen with GTA V and the Epic Games Store in the past. We'd recommend that you wait a bit for the crowd to disperse before attempting to get a copy. Ubisoft Connect seems to be glitching out, given the sheer number of people trying to get their hands on Far Cry 3. And yes, once redeemed, the game is yours to keep forever. The giveaway ends on September 11, so you have some time to get your hands on a copy. All you need to do is make a Ubisoft Connect account/log in to your existing account, go to Ubisoft's official Far Cry 3 giveaway page, and redeem your key. Those looking forward to catching up on some action ahead of Far Cry 6's release on October 7 will be pleased to know that Ubisoft is giving away Far Cry 3 on Ubisoft Connect (formerly known as UPlay) on PC.