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[bonesmccoy]

I'll dock Ubi marks for the lazy Last Supper reference. It's not that it isn't a cool reference, it's that they did it so half-assedly.

Also, what in the dickens is up with the P-51 lol

 

[More_Badass]

Resident Evil 7

That was more crazy Deliverance/Hills Have Eyes-style backcountry family than an organized cult

Resident Evil 7 did this with the family who acted like a cult. I think a couple others might have in the Indie scene.

True. A Church In The Darkness is tackling a Jim Jones-esque isolated compound narrative

But I would never have expected a AAA dev to be daring enough to try this. Which is pretty sad I guess, considering how every other medium already has

 

[Slayven]

Wrong region of the US.

But many of the same ideas

 

[ornery]

I'm fucking in.

 

[Lionel Richie]

The protagonist was white and played into the white savior trope.

I didn't get that from playing the game and I don't remember a lot of controversy when it came out. Literally the first time I heard about this being a thing was in this thread.

 

[rhandino]

Fully this... 100%. However, (and personally) FarCry needs to disappear or reinvent itself completely. No excitement here at all. Likely the same, towers/hunting/side-quests/rebels/quippy bad guy tropes. Cant see this doing well at all. Primal was at least risky.

People have been saying this every time they announce a Far Cry game and yet every single release is a success.

 

[Finaj]

Nah, he should be a native American from one of the local tribes in the area.

That could work. At the start of the game, his/her reservation could be attacked by the cult, providing motivation.

 

[noomi]

Official trailer on the 26th right?

Hoping to see some gameplay

 

[2+2=5]

Please_be_a_black_protagonist

Those people look like a bunch of fascists racists so i guess it would fit.

 

[Gnome Scat]

This is quickly becoming my most anticipated game of the year.

 

[disappeared]

Hope they hit the landing

This.

 

[xxracerxx]

Well this makes the whole thing FAR more interesting.

 

[The Technomancer]

Oh I'm fucking down with this premise. Let's see how people react to it

 

[YaBish]

WRT the main character, if past Far Crys are anything to go on, it's probably that guy with "Sinner" on his back. So, looks like a white guy to me? If the rumours are true, you're probably a sheriff investigating someone who's gone missing or somethin'.

Far Cry 4's protag wasn't on the cover either pre-or-post controversy.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

If the protagonist is a POC I expect that top liked YouTube comment to be along the lines of, "Wow Ubi is really catering to the left BLM crowd. So I guess it's okay to show white genocide in your games now? #BoycottUbisoft"

You know it's gonna happen.


I am pumped to fight some white supremacist assholes with a bazooka.

 

[Alebrije]

So now we will be climbing radio antennas.

 

[Toa TAK]

A black WOMAN.

Shit would be amazing.

Nah, he should be a native American from one of the local tribes in the area.

Either one of these would be nice.

But I'm not banking on Ubi doing that. But I could be wrong after FC4.

 

[Matticers]

Sweet. Daniel Bryan is in the game.

 

[mbpm1]

Cool, I get to play Deliverance in a video game

 

[Lionel Richie]

People have been saying this every time they announce a Far Cry game and yet every single release is a success.

Yes and every Far Cry game is fantastic. They're by far my favorite take on the Ubi formula, the shooting mechanics are very fun.

 

[Whompa02]

Cool, I get to play Deliverance in a video game

That's the vibe I'm getting.

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

Walton Goggins better be voicing one of these guys

i hope Venus Van Dam makes a comeback

 

[Bronx-Man]

Far Cry 5 |OT| Relieving Some Economic Anxiety

 

[MosquitoSmasher]

Official trailer on the 26th right?

Hoping to see some gameplay

Oh shit I already thought gameplay was a given but you're right. Could easily be CG and gameplay demo at Ubi E3.

 

[Spirited]

Hoping this antagonist is as good as Pagan Min but actually precent in the game for more than like 15 minutes lol

 

[Soul Lab]

ewwww. murica

 

[Griss]

We've never gotten a game that has both done this setting/genre (at least well) or tried to do this kind of antagonist beyond the over-the-top Outlast/etc. cultists

What else in gaming has tried to do those? Those are areas usually reserved for film, TV, and books

I'm not disputing the unique nature of the idea, I'm just stating that I'm not interested. For me, Far Cry is all about that exotic tourism. That's why I got into the series. This seems like a wholesale turn away from that.

What is wrong with you?!!

Well, like I said above, these games are open-world tourism for me. Blood Dragon didn't deliver on that, therefore it's no wonder I didn't like it.

 

[DirgeExtinction]

Hmm, I wonder what the MC is going to be like.

 

[VichoCardenas]

This is gonna offend all the right people. I'm so in.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

What the fuck does "Far Cry" even mean anymore? The series has been all over the place at this point.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Holy shit, CM Punk is the villain?!?

 

[Iksenpets]

Once you went Montana, right-wing militia is sort of where you have to go with it. They're definitely doing a religious angle; I wonder if there will be white nationalist elements to it too, or if they'll shy away from that.

Between this and Bethesda bringing a new Wolfenstein, this should be a uniquely... politically relevant E3...

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

My preorder is, at some level, dependent on whether you can punch the guy in the center in the face.

 

[Snkfanatic]

I love it. Love Far Cry games, can't wait to see more.

 

[Spirited]

What the fuck does "Far Cry" even mean anymore? The series has been all over the place at this point.

It means "First person "ubisoft formula" game with a crazy antagonist"

 

[Shredderi]

I hope the main character is someone over the top cool like this:

Or a female version of that.

 

[Mr. Phellps]

herewego.gif

 

[More_Badass]

Cool, I get to play Deliverance in a video game

The teasers made it seem more widespread IMO. Not just a compound or single family

I'm expecting more of a Preacher/Southern Bastards approach, where a town/area is under an iron grip, rather than it being a separate group

 

[Joeku]

Far Cry 4's protag wasn't on the cover either pre-or-post controversy.

Yeah I remembered that after I posted. I should have just edited my post.

 

[Jack Scofield]

I really like the Far Cry formula but I hope they switch it up for this one. I don't want another reskinned Far Cry 3. It wouldn't surprise me if they keep things the same. It's a solid franchise for Ubisoft.

 

[Kazuhira]

What's up with those 2 random hands near the woman with the wedding dress?

 

[mindsale]

Genuinely excited for the kinds of associations this art brings to mind.

1: That group who occupied a national park service building after claiming federal overreach for land acquisition, for one. I wonder if the AmeriCultists are trying to form a sovereign nation on US soil, which brings the main character in, wittingly or otherwise.

2: Hyper Christian / American cultists, like a contemporary BioShock Infinite. Compelling villains has always been a strong suit of this series and this looks no different. I hope there's actual empathy, and not just "herp derp red state," which given Ubisoft's track record could be a perilous balancing act.

3: Hipsters or some kind of Counterculturists looking to get away in the vast Montana wilderness? Competing for resources or mindshare with the AmeriCultists?

4: Montana as a setting for a game. Expanses of pristine trees, granite outcrops, petrified muddy badlands, gorgeous rivers, an assortment of hazardous fauna (wolves, bears, cougars).

 

[AcademicSaucer]

The more I see that key art the more lazy and uninspired it seems, a shame because the premise looks interesting , going against some crazy cult in the US but the Last Supper man, really fucking lazy.

 

[ODDI]

Must admit the Far Cry series from 3 artwork is on point.

 

[UrbanRats]

Oh i was hoping theyd tone down the cartoon characters.

I guess they cant really, if they want to keep the crazy gameplay.

 

[xxracerxx]

Nah, he should be a native American from one of the local tribes in the area.

This would work well with the mystical stuff that Far Cry usually brings into play.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

My preorder is, at some level, dependent on whether you can punch the guy in the center in the face.

Also will we get to use explosives in the final battle. And the final battle isn't a qte.

 

[The Last Wizard]

Oh man please let the main character be black. Just for peak controversy.

My man, "Get Out".

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

Why is everyone so convinced this game is controversial?

 

[Dominator]

Oh shit that looks amazing. I love Far Cry, and this picture/teasers are hyping me up a lot.