Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6 is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth main installment of the Far Cry series for Amazon Luna, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Stadia.

Far Cry 6
Cover art, showing Antón Castillo (modeled after and played by Giancarlo Esposito) standing behind his son Diego (Anthony Gonzalez)
Developer(s)Ubisoft Toronto[lower-alpha 1]
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Producer(s)Omar Bouali
Designer(s)Ted Timmins
Writer(s)Navid Khavari
Composer(s)Pedro Bromfman
SeriesFar Cry
Platform(s)
Genre(s)First-person shooter
Mode(s)

The game is set on Yara, a fictional Caribbean island ruled as a dictatorship by "El Presidente" Antón Castillo (portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito), who is raising his son Diego (Anthony Gonzalez) to follow in his rule. The player takes the role of guerilla fighter Dani Rojas, attempting to topple Castillo and his regime.

Gameplay

Far Cry 6 is an action-adventure first-person shooter game. Gameplay follows from previous Far Cry games, with players using makeshift weapons, vehicles, and hiring Amigos, the new "Fangs for Hire" system, to topple the tyrannical regime.[1]

Setting

Far Cry 6 takes place on the fictional Caribbean island of Yara, which is inspired by Cuba and described as "the largest Far Cry playground to date" and "a tropical paradise frozen in time". It is ruled by "El Presidente" Antón Castillo (Giancarlo Esposito), a fascist dictator with full control over the island. Castillo is guiding his son Diego (Anthony Gonzalez), who is unsure of his own future, to follow in his footsteps.[2] Esposito described his character as a leader "trying to empower the people to understand that they need strong leadership now", but is stuck in the middle of a revolution.[3] Esposito further added "His father was a dictator before him and he wants to empower the people to take their country back. His goal is to use the resources that they have within the country to survive without allowing outsiders to come in and co-opt their scientists, their intellectual property, all of these things".[4] Esposito continued that Antón is "trying to empower his son to take up his mantle and really embrace ideas that would allow him to see that soon he will probably be the next leader in this country".[3]

The player takes the role of a local Yaran named Dani Rojas, a guerrilla soldier fighting for freedom who attempts to restore their nation back to its former glory; the player can select Dani's gender at the start of the game.[1]

Development

Production of Far Cry 6 had been ongoing for four years at the time of its July 2020 announcement, with Ubisoft Toronto the lead studio for the game.[5] Narrative director Navid Khavari said that they started researching on revolutions of the past, they came across the idea of the modern guerrilla revolution such as the Cuban Revolution, which gave them numerous ideas of how to drive the player-character into fighting against a repressive government. This also brought back the need to give the player-character, Dani Rojas, a voice, compared to recent Far Cry games in which the protagonist had been silent. Khavari said "it was essential for us to ensure that the protagonist has a personal investment in that revolution".[6] Using Cuba as an influence also established the return to a tropical setting, a feature of the earlier Far Cry games, as well as giving the setting a "timeless" look due to economic blockades that had been imposed on the island, mixing vintage cars with modern weapons.[7] Khavari spent a month in Cuba and speaking to residents there to help develop the setting.[8]

Word of a new Far Cry game was teased in early July 2020, as actor Giancarlo Esposito has mentioned he had recently took part in a "huge video game", including voice work and motion capture.[9] Shortly after this, rumored leaks of Far Cry 6's existence appeared, including screens that showed a character resembling Esposito.[10] Ubisoft affirmed the game's existence a few days ahead of the full announcement through social media, and fully revealed the game on July 12, 2020, during their Ubisoft Forward online event.[11]

Additionally, Anthony Gonzalez voices and provides the character model and motion capture for Diego.[1] Esposito and Gonzalez had done the motion-capture and voice work for the game's trailer prior to shooting any of the footage for the game's narrative, as this gave the developers the time to create the character models for the game itself.[3] For Esposito, he had been interested in the motion capture facets of the role, as he had done some for the cancelled Mouse Guard film and was interested in doing more, as well as his interest in the type of character that Ubisoft had created for him.[12] Khavari said they had provided Esposito background material to help prepare prior to recording for the game, and upon these sessions, he found that Esposito had "done so much research already based on the material that we sent him. He brings an amazing empathy to his characters, and he brought that same empathy to Antón that I wasn't expecting."[6]

Pedro Bromfman composed the music for the game.[1]

Release

The game was originally scheduled for release on February 18, 2021, on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Stadia.[13] On October 29, 2020, Ubisoft announced that the release will be delayed due to impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Notes
  1. Additional work by Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Berlin.

References
  1. McKeand, Kirk (July 12, 2020). "Far Cry 6 lets you recruit a sausage dog called Chorizo – here's the trailer and some screens". VG247. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. Fillari, Alessandro (July 13, 2020). "Far Cry 6 Dev Explains The New Politically-Charged Setting". GameSpot. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. Yap, Audrey Cloe (July 12, 2020). "Giancarlo Esposito on Playing a Gus Fring-esque Dictator in 'Far Cry 6'". Variety. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. Far Cry 6: Giancarlo Esposit on Who His Villain Anton Is - IGN, retrieved July 14, 2020
  5. Phillips, Tom (July 12, 2020). "Far Cry 6 officially confirmed". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  6. Fillari, Alessandro (July 12, 2020). "Far Cry 6 Dev Explains The New Setting Of Yara, And How Political Revolution Is Core To The Story". GameSpot. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  7. Skrebels, Joe (July 12, 2020). "Far Cry 6: Why We're Headed Back to a Tropical Island Setting". IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  8. Zwiezen, Zack (July 12, 2020). "Far Cry 6 Is Set On An Island Nation Inspired By Cuba". Kotaku. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  9. "Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito Is Working On A Big Video Game That He Can't Tell You About". GameSpot. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  10. Watts, Steve (July 10, 2020). "Far Cry 6 Confirmed With Clip Featuring Breaking Bad's Giancarlo Esposito". GameSpot. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  11. July 2020, Alex Avard 10. "Ubisoft acknowledges Far Cry 6 leak in cheeky teaser". gamesradar. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  12. Shanley, Patrick; Jarvey, Natalie (July 13, 2020). "'Far Cry 6': Giancarlo Esposito on How to Portray a Villain Audiences "Love and Hate"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  13. Carter, Chris (July 12, 2020). "Here's another quick look at Giancarlo 'Gus' Esposito in Far Cry 6, out next February". Destructoid. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  14. T.M. Kim, Matt (October 29, 2020). "Far Cry 6 Delayed Until After March 2021". IGN. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
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