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The 42-second teaser gives us a few glimpses of the backdrop for Far Cry 5, although all of it appears to be live-action footage as opposed to cutscenes or gameplay. It confirms the game’s setting as Montana, the fourth-largest state in the union, in the fictional Hope County.

Is Far Cry 5 going to be a Western as rumored? It has the look and certainly the location, though given some of the civilizational things visible in the teaser, probably of the more modern Coen-esque sort. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2, about which no one knows much of anything yet, is due later this year.

Grifman wrote:I don't see how the normal FC formula would work in the US. Sure on a tropical island or a third world dictatorship, you might be able to wrack up a body count in the hundreds in the cause of righteousness but last time I checked, in the US we do seem to have fairly effective law enforcement. No one is going to amass enough illegitimate power that you can take them down through the usual FC gameplay of killing and killing - at least not without it coming to the attention of other authorities.

Smoove_B wrote:I don't know enough about the history of Montana to say for sure, but what if the game is taking place in the late 1870s or close to it? If it really is a western themed Far Cry that could be huge and I'd imagine could work in the Far Cry setting.

The idea of doing it in Montana was the predominant idea -- like many of you, we were kind of led to believe at first that it would be a Wild West motif, just to see what we thought of that idea -- but that changed when they started to show us character profiles and other collateral. The general thrust of this game is that it will take place in present day, and feature the protagonist taking on a Jim Jones or David Koresh-like religious cult in a small town in Montana that's been populated by, essentially, Doomsday-preppers bent on furthering their cause. So, modern-day weaponry and modern-day vehicles, plus a hilly, mountainous backdrop. Honestly, it sounded at the time like they were using that to their advantage, given that when you think of Far Cry you kind of think of mountains and hills and the kind of backdrop Montana has in spades.
They showed us some basic promotional videos featuring a heavily -- HEAVILY -- religious angle to the evil. A person (presumably the protagonist) walking through a town that was completely empty, only to walk into a church to discover the congregation is made up of everyone in town staring in rapt attention at a shirtless lunatic leader brandishing an assault rifle in one hand and a Bible in the other. Even at the time, I wondered how they were going to handle the presentation of religious zealotry to the type of Middle America that purchases games for their kids. If they proceed on the path that I saw... they're not even trying to pretend. They're steering the vehicle into the curve.
We saw candids and profiles of many of the characters in the game -- left out of those were any kind of details about the primary protagonist, and there wasn't much on the antagonist-preacher either. Instead, we got views of what I'd presume are some of the support characters. A female mechanic (who I strongly suspect is a love interest, or someone giving you missions) who helps you. An old burnt-out hippie character. Various and sundry small-town folks. And the second-in-command bad guy, who was basically being portrayed as Tom Cruise -- an A-list celebrity who became a ranking member of the high council. There were also some oblique references to this religion sharing some commonalities with Scientology, and I wonder if those will make the cut. The only thing about the Tom Cruise cypher that didn't seem to make a hell of a lot of sense is that he was supposed to have garnered his fame, at least in partial, from working in pornography. If anything's gonna change, I'd hope it's this element, because I'm not sure small-town America's all that ready for porno-Tom-Cruise-turned-religious-nutjob-murderer.
We didn't learn much about weapons or vehicles, aside from the fact that they specifically mentioned the types of things we saw in FC3/4 -- ATVs, Jeeps, etc.
The overall feeling I got from the animatic videos we saw is that they're really playing up a sense of dread. This is a small town and is filled with small-town sensibilities, the kind of place where God's word is law, and the sense you get is that the antagonist-preacher found a perfect place for his quasi-religion to take root.
No word on multiplayer during this session. They were only interested in showing us stuff from the campaign, and even then just a few key elements.
Most of what I saw wasn't imminently memorable, with the exception of the couple characters and the cool idea of pitting the protagonist against a Branch Davidian-like cult. Mostly what the focus group was gauging was reactions to videos and still images -- asking us questions about "how this character would sound," or "does this person seem like someone you'd like to get to know" and whatnot. When it came time for open feedback, you may be happy to know that I railed them a bit for reusing the map from FC4 for Primal, which felt like lazy bullshit to me.

Isgrimnur wrote:I should figure out how to get past the helicopter in the first one so I can finish it.

hepcat wrote:

Isgrimnur wrote:I should figure out how to get past the helicopter in the first one so I can finish it.

I would just jump to Far Cry 3. That's where they introduced all the stuff that makes the series great. The crafting, the hunting, the area unlocking, etc.. Plus, it's not like the games share a common story. You can hop into any of them and away you go.

Far Cry: Primal was a surprise for me. I fully expected to dislike it since I thought the setting would just focus on simple melee. I was wrong. It turned out to be an obsession for me for a full month. I couldn't get enough of the animal taming.

ABOUT FAR CRY 5: Far Cry comes to America in the latest installment of the award-winning franchise. Welcome to Hope County, Montana. When your arrival incites the cult to violently seize control of the region, you must rise up and spark the fires of resistance to liberate a besieged community. Freely explore Hope County’s rivers, lands, and skies with the largest customizable weapon and vehicle roster ever in a Far Cry game. You are the hero of the story in a thrilling world that hits back with every punch, and where the places you discover and the locals you ally with will shape your story in ways you’ll never see coming. Key Features: SPARK THE FIRES OF RESISTANCE AGAINST A FANATIC CULT: Stranded in hostile territory, find strength in the community around you to lead a resistance against a cult taking over Hope County, Montana. CARVE YOUR OWN PATH: The freedom to go in any direction – you decide the when, the where, and the how. From the moment you enter Hope County you have the freedom to tackle the world in any order you choose. A WORLD THAT EVOLVES Play your way against Joseph Seed and his fanatical followers in a dynamic open world that adapts and reacts to the choices you make. DYNAMIC TOYS Tear up the countryside in iconic American vehicles you can make your own; from muscle cars to big rigs, from ATVs to tractors.

Blackhawk wrote:Press [Q] to bodyslam.

Daehawk wrote:Game play video from E3

Last game had probably 1000s of bad guys. How is a little cult militia going to have enough bad guys to kill?

Daehawk wrote:Game play video from E3

Last game had probably 1000s of bad guys. How is a little cult militia going to have enough bad guys to kill?

Daehawk wrote:Game play video from E3

Last game had probably 1000s of bad guys. How is a little cult militia going to have enough bad guys to kill?

Today, Ubisoft announced that they will be selling a special Far Cry 5 figure called “The Father’s Calling” based on Project at Eden’s Gate leader, Joseph Seed.

This figure is a finely-detailed 32cm PVC figure and includes a removable gun from Joseph’s hand and a removable cult staff from its base. The figure itself will feature Joseph calling to his believers to defend the cult he built.



The Father’s Calling figure will be released on March 22nd, 2018, almost a week before Far Cry 5’s March 27th release date. It’s currently available for preorder now on the Ubisoft store for $59.99. For more information on Far Cry 5, visit the official website.