Games

Far Cry 5

Ubisoft Montreal

2018•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 33 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventuredetectivelegalfasttried & testedunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryempowerment/personal growthfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeExpansive and fast-moving: a conventional shooter, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

80 / 100

886 ratings

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About This Game

Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden’s Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult’s leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community. In this expansive world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It’ll be wild and it’ll get weird, but as long as you keep your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured knowing you’re their beacon of hope.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where a preacher named Joseph Seed has risen to prominence in the region. Seed believes that he has been chosen to protect the people of Hope County from an "inevitable collapse" and has established a congregation called Eden's Gate. Ostensibly, this is to fulfill his mission of leading the people to salvation; in reality, Seed is a radical preacher and Eden's Gate is a militaristic doomsday cult. Under his rule, Eden's Gate has used both coercion and violence to forcibly convert the residents of Hope County, and intimidation to keep them...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureDetectiveLegalAll consuming questComplex relationshipDeep rivalryEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

HuntingExplorationCharacter customizationStory drivenCraftingResource managementShootingCinematic

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 26 March 2018
Series: Far Cry
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 16h rushed, 33h normally, 68h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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