FAR CRY 6
Verdict: A fun if familiar ride
What is it?
Far Cry 6 is an action-adventure first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. Set in a fictional Caribbean island Yara (which is loosely based on a modern-day Cuba), ruled as a dictatorship by “El Presidente” Antón Castillo (portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito) who is raising his son Diego to follow in his rule, the player takes the role of guerrilla fighter Dani Rojas, attempting to topple Castillo and his regime.
Gameplay
Similar to the previous entries in the series, Far Cry 6 is set in an open world environment which the player can navigate on foot or via using various land vehicles, combat vehicles, watercrafts or aircrafts. The gameplay mainly focuses on armed and close-quarters combat, while also allows the player to freely roam and explore Yara’s 88 km² environment. The game incorporates many elements found in role-playing games, including upgradeable guerrilla camps and gear customisation mechanics in order to uniquely tailor the gameplay experience.
Graphics
The series’ latest open world evokes the more lush, jungle terrain of earlier games, while there’s also the return of technologies like fire spread – its omission much lamented in Far Cry 5. While gameplay hasn’t progressed significantly, there are a range of new graphics features, along with ray tracing on PC and a focus on 60 frames per second on the latest generation of consoles. However, despite some of the finest acting talent in the world, the cutscene animations are average at best. There is no movement in the eyebrows, the lip sync is off and soulless eyes make characters look devoid of life and emotion
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