

When I had to go in hot however, my Resolver weapons were the way to go as they were usually the more powerful option.ĭani meets Libertad guerrilla fighter Juan Cortez early on, and it is with him that you will acquire the game’s best new feature: The Supremos. Workbenches allow players to fine tune average weapons with perks and attachments and while I tinkered around with these, it was mostly to add suppressors to my weapons that weren’t Resolver guns because, yes, the best way to take down outposts is still to go in stealthy and try to come out stealthy. Leading a revolucion requires heavy firepower and Far Cry 6 has it in spades, with new Resolver weapons that the player essentially finds in chests all over Yara and which are outfitted with perks that you are unable to change at a workbench. I imagine this was maybe because of last-gen consoles, but regardless, that is something I hope is remedied in the future.

Also, Ubisoft made a strange decision to leave the cutscenes in 30 fps creating a jarring transition between cutscene and gameplay that it was difficult to shake myself out of. There were dips in frames from time to time, but considering how explosive the environments can get, it is still impressive nonetheless. Running in a sublime 4k, 60 fps on PS5, Yara comes alive with lighting and texture work that made me stop and take in my surroundings more than once, even while on the verge of death. Far Cry 6 is one of, if not the, most beautiful game Ubisoft has ever made, and while their facial animations have yet to impress me, their work on environments are top class. The fake country of Yara is meant to resemble Cuba, and does so, with sweeping vistas, and gorgeous mountain views overlooking vast swathes of ocean. This time around the player takes control of Dani Rojas (either male or female), and are given the unenviable task of igniting and directing a revolution. Almost without fail, a new Far Cry entry comes out, I don’t give it enough time to simmer and am quickly bored with it, and then out of nowhere I am sucked into the characters and story. As the various Far Cry-isms were thrown in my face, like taking over certain parts of the map and taking down outpost-type arenas, I found myself rolling my eyes and thinking “Why do I put myself through this every time?” The answer is: because I am always wrong. The newest entry has all of the standard series’ fare almost to a T, and my first few hours with the game proved to be quite the slog.
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The series is the pinnacle of the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mentality, except that with Far Cry 6, the cracks are about to burst at the seams.

Since Far Cry 3 back in 2012, the series has more or less released an entry every 2 years, and every 2 years brings with it minimal change climb towers to unfog the map, charismatic villain to fight and kill, outposts to take over, etc. How you interpret that will determine how much enjoyment you will get out of Far Cry 6. On the other hand, it’s Far Cry at it’s best and most explosive. On the one hand, it’s Far Cry at it’s best and most explosive.

Depending on your history with Far Cry, the newest iteration in the long-running series can prove to send you on a roller-coaster of mixed emotions.
