The helmets, chest pieces, pants, wrist items and shoes each have their own stats and perks. Players can acquire them by completing missions, finding treasure boxes or shopping at a store. Dani can don five pieces of gear that each have their own perks. Ubisoft Toronto adds new elements to the franchise by giving players more of a loot shooter approach. That flexibility has always been a strength of the “Far Cry” series. Both ways - stealth and brute force - work. After planning an attack, players have to execute by sneaking into a base and methodically dispatching adversaries or by hijacking a tank and blasting everything in sight. Players take on missions and they accomplish their objectives by scouting the area with a smartphone and marking enemies, alarms and potential trouble spots. In terms of gameplay, “Far Cry 6” core loops remain intact. At first, Dani just wants to leave, but as the young military dropout gets involved with Libertad and its leader Clara Garcia, the stakes ratchet up and the protagonist becomes more involved with the revolutionaries. Revenge, a desire for freedom, a need to escape Yara, those are all the motivations swelling up inside the protagonist as the hero embarks on the first steps in the fight against the Castillo regime. Former spy master Juan Cortez has a pivotal role helping out Libertad, the resistance group fighting Anton Castillo. They happen to have their headquarters on the island. She tells Dani to find Libertad, the guerrilla fighters that she has been helping.
Dani manages to survive on a beach of Isla Santuario along with a mortally wounded Lita. It left me with a surprising hatred that made the next step logical. Yeah, ruthlessness is an understatement.Īnton is evil but Esposito plays him with a mesmerizing charisma. He retrieves his child, and after saying he would release the boat, he orders his troops to kill everyone onboard. That child ends up being Anton Castillo’s son, Diego, and El Presidente manages to stop the vessel. What’s notable is that even if they are spotted later in the campaign, Dani has about five seconds to quietly dispatch adversary without setting off an alarm.Įventually, they reach the boat and persuade the captain to let a boy aboard. The protagonist, which players can choose to be male or female, will have to avoid spotlights and authorities. Dani can peek behind corners to scout and avoid being spotted. This shows some of “Far Cry 6’s” stealth elements, which have become a staple of the series. They have no weapons and they have to sneak by soldiers and tanks to get to a boat, where they can flee the country. Anton cracks down on dissidents, and as Dani Rojas, players have to flee with a friend named Lita. The campaign begins with the end of the world in Yara, or at least, it feels that way as the locals experience what they call the Night of Death. Players will encounter different biomes in the island nation of Yara in “Far Cry 6.” (Ubisoft) In a preview event done remotely, I had chance to do just that, playing the first few hours of “Far Cry 6.” They need to sit with the game and stew with him to capture a sense of his viciousness. Players don’t get a real sense of his character from a clip or preview. It’s a high-profile move that will likely pay off. They’ve all been memorable and they have driven the action for some of the most compelling scenarios.įor its latest entry, “Far Cry 6,” Ubisoft tapped actor Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad” and “The Mandalorian”) to play El Presidente Anton Castillo, the dictator of the fictional island nation of Yara.
It’s a franchise known for its bad guys from Vaas Montenegro to Pagan Min to Joseph Seed. Nowhere has this been more important than in the “Far Cry” series. If the villain fulfills that role, it drives the players and the plot forward. That huge role shouldn’t overshadow the fact that a good villain is just as important. After all, players are the ones who control the protagonists and identify with them. Preview: 'Far Cry 6' adds Hollywood touch, loot shooter element to mixĪ good hero is essential for a video game.
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