Far Cry 5

[ImTellinTim]

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This might be the first AAA game where it will be against this sites TOS to actually discuss the plot in the game.

Mafia 3, though that took place in the 60s, so it is a lot easier to discuss something that's removed and easy to compartmentalize. This is going to be tougher. I trust most everyone who posts regularly to understand where the line is, but it only takes one.

[daniel77733]

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As long as everyone sticks to the premise of the story and characters in the game and keeps their own personal opinions and feelings out of it, there shouldn't be a problem whatsoever.

[Rawdeal28]

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Some details -

•It's the first Far Cry game set in America.
•It's also playable on PS4 Pro and Project Scorpio.
•You can play the entire story solo or in two-player co-op.
•You play as the new junior deputy of fictional Hope County, Montana, players will find that their arrival accelerates a years-long silent coup by a fanatical doomsday cult, the Project at Eden's Gate.
•Protagonist is customizable meaning you can choose gender and skin color.
•Antagonist's name is Joseph Seed.
•You can fly planes and take part in aerial dogfights.
•Vehicles include American muscle cars, ATVs, boats, and big rigs.
•Weapons include guns, grenades, sledgehammers, and baseball bats.
•You can recruit other people to fight for you.
•You can also recruit animals like bears and cougars.
•There is a map editor that will have "new features that add a new dimension to the content created by fans."
•PS4 players are getting a free Far Cry 5 skin pack at launch.
•Ubisoft Montreal is leading development, with support from Ubisoft Toronto, Ubisoft Kiev, Ubisoft Shanghai, and Ubisoft Reflections.

Not happy about the customizable protagonist. Prefer a preset character with a story and background. Even worse for me is that I'll never understand the point in creating a character that you can't see due to the game being in first person. I understand in regards to co-op and multi-player but solo, it makes no sense to me. Oh well. I love Far Cry and Ubisoft so it's easily a pre-order and day one pick up.

I want to learn more about the plot but this might have saved the game for me. Great choice to make your character customizable.

Its a way to make everyone happy. Plus, if the writing is good enough it shouldn't matter what gender or skin color the character has.

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[Cusefan]

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As far as a story goes, I would have to imagine its a scenario where the US government has pretty much fallen apart and Montana is lawless. If that is the case then the plot would be pretty believable.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Polygon has a couple well written articles and one focuses on cults and how they infiltrate small rural areas. Fairly interesting and gives me hope they don't resort to bashing the player over the head with outlandish, over the top enemies.

https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/5/26/15691662/far-cry-5-preview-e3

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[youvalss]

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From Ubisoft/FC forum:



Far Cry 5 - Key Game Features

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Welcome to Hope County, Montana.

This beautiful place is home to a community of freedom-loving people - and a fanatical doomsday cult known as, “The Project at Eden’s Gate”. Led by the charismatic prophet, Joseph Seed, and his devoted siblings – The Heralds. Eden’s Gate has been quietly infiltrating every aspect of daily life in this once-quiet town. Your arrival incites the cult to violently seize control of the region and you must rise up and spark the fires of resistance to liberate a besieged community.

Freely explore Hope County’s rivers, lands, and skies with the largest customizable weapon and vehicle roster ever in a Far Cry game.
You are the hero of the story, in a thrilling world that hits back with every punch, where the places you discover and the locals you ally with will shape your story in ways you’ll never see coming.

The game releases on February 27, 2018.


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Key Features

SPARK THE FIRES OF RESISTANCE AGAINST A FANATIC CULT
Stranded in hostile territory, find strength in the community around you to lead a resistance against a cult taking over Hope County, Montana.
• A huge cast of memorable characters including Mary May, a local saloon owner; Nick Rye, family man and plane enthusiast; and Pastor Jerome Jeffries, a preacher whose flock has been led astray.
• Recruit Guns for Hire and leverage the special skills of up to 3 at a time to turn the tables on The Project at Eden’s Gate.
• Command specialized Fangs For Hire, animals you can control to support any playstyle.
• Ally with a Friend For Hire to take down the cult in a two-player co-op experience that extends across the full campaign.

CARVE YOUR OWN PATH
The freedom to go in any direction – you decide the when, the where, and the how.
• From the moment you enter Hope County you have the freedom to tackle the world in any order you choose.
• For the first time in Far Cry, you are the hero of the story – choose your own avatar and customize your character.
• Create insane and unique Far Cry experiences with the map editor, to enjoy with or against your friends!

A WORLD THAT EVOLVES
Play your way against Joseph Seed and his fanatical followers in a dynamic open world that adapts and reacts to the choices you make.
• The Resistance Meter evolves the world in meaningful ways as you progress; every action you take moves your story forward.
• Disrupt the cult’s doomsday preparations to draw The Heralds into epic showdowns in the open world.
• Your choices affect the world as new gameplay opportunities arise from the chaos.

DYNAMIC TOYS
• Tear up the countryside in iconic American vehicles you can make your own; from muscle cars to big rigs, from ATVs to tractors.
• Commandeer a plane to engage cult forces in an epic aerial dogfight or bombing run.
• Discover the natural riches of the Montana wilderness as you hunt, fish, and explore every inch.


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[youvalss]

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The screen of the guy with the dog looks so much like Watch Dogs 2.

[The Kid 24]

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The screen of the guy with the dog looks so much like Watch Dogs 2.

Is that good or bad?

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[mike24forever]

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The picture with the guy fish with his dog watching...INCREDIBLE.

[youvalss]

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Is that good or bad?

I liked WD2's graphics, I just hope this one is not a cut-and-paste. I hope every game has its own artistic direction and atmosphere.

[SoMiss2000]

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Some details -



Not happy about the customizable protagonist. Prefer a preset character with a story and background. Even worse for me is that I'll never understand the point in creating a character that you can't see due to the game being in first person. I understand in regards to co-op and multi-player but solo, it makes no sense to me. Oh well. I love Far Cry and Ubisoft so it's easily a pre-order and day one pick up.

I love that the protagonist can be customized. Representation in games and entertainment matter. For minorities, it's exciting to be able to have a character that represents them instead of always having a preset character where in the past, always represent's the majority. I think it's a positive thing in gaming these days. Give gamers choice. Any game that's given me a choice, i've always chosen a character that represents me. This is one of the best features on ME: Andromeda.

[daniel77733]

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[SoMiss2000]

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I respectfully disagree simply because while diversity in games is good, it becomes a negative if it's being done simply for the sake of it being done. Story and character wise, I will always prefer a preset character simply because it makes the most sense. Take a Witcher III and give that game a custom character instead of Geralt and the game's story, premise, history, etc. literally falls apart.

The entire "let's shoehorn a minority, gay, lesbian, transgender, etc." character into any game just for the sake of doing it isn't progress or advancement. It's not a step forward and if anything, it's two steps backwards. There must be a valid point and reason as to why certain characters are in the game and what their storyline is, their purpose, the history behind that character, etc. Just throwing it in there or allowing you to customize any character is more of a negative than a positive. And this doesn't even include the fact that if you're playing solo, you literally can't see the character that you spent 30 minutes or so creating in the first place so really, what's the point in creating a character that you can't see because of the first person perspective?

I said this in the Mafia III topic and I'll say it again. I'm Caucasian and Italian yet loved playing as Lincoln Clay and not only bringing down the entire Italian mafia but I also wanted to bury them all and that's exactly what I did. Clay is black, Vietnam veteran, no nonsense, serious, wants revenge for being betrayed and having those he loved killed. In other words, no bullcrap. Clay is a very strong, confident black male character that has one hell of a history behind him in the game.

THAT is what makes a strong minority character. Doesn't matter if the character is white, black, blue, green, yellow or a freaking rainbow. It's not about what the character looks like and what the character is, it's all about WHO the character is and how that character is portrayed in the game's story and progression.

Having a custom character only presents a problem in this regard. The game starts out with you trying to arrest Seed and the cult basically takes you hostage and you need to escape. Similar to the opening of Far Cry 3 but you're alone. Let's be honest, a white male character has a far greater chance at surviving than a black male character who to be perfectly honest would probably be lynched in what, five minutes by those mother*******???

It's all about the context and premise, story and history of the character(s). Having a minority character which has been done several times just for the sake of doing it isn't helping, advancing or progressing a damn thing. All this does is make everything go backwards.

Regardless of how you create your character, im fully expecting the story and your character to be the same regardless of what he looks like. Only difference will probably be the voice. Hoping this isn't the case but im not expecting it to be anything more than a preset storyline for your character no matter what.

And back to the characters in general, take Ellie from TLOU(R). She's a lesbian but that literally means nothing because she's a strong character who should be even stronger in the sequel since she'll be older but if Naughty Dog focuses too much on her being a lesbian as opposed to the world and situation that she's in then it could end up being not only a failure in this regard but would also make the diversity of the character and diversity in games in general take a step back.

As for creating a character in general, I personally despise it regardless of the game. I prefer a preset character simply because the character should be more interesting with a background, history and purpose. Creating a "fake" character doesn't do anything for me. Also, I have realized that in a lot of games with a create a character feature, the character is a silent protagonist which im not a fan of. Obviously, it makes sense because the character is created but I hate it. Imagine playing a Witcher III and the guy never talks. Oh jeez, I would go nuts. Also, I never know how I want the character to look and a lot of times, options I want aren't available so that kind of wastes my time when I could actually be playing the game instead. One other reason is that with a custom character, it makes me feel like the developer/publisher is trying to take the easy way out because when you think about, for a custom character, they don't really have to go nuts with background, details, personal info, story and how the character actually is.

To each their own though. Either way, Far Cry 5 is a guaranteed pre-order and day one pick up for me as it's one of my favorite franchises.

ok buddy, i'm not reading all that ****...Go ahead and be loud and wrong.

[daniel77733]

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ok buddy, i'm not reading all that ****...Go ahead and be loud and wrong.

Amazing how people on a forum always seem to have a problem with reading as if they can't. Oh well. Not being loud. Just my own personal opinion. Diversity can be done right and wrong. All depends on the context of how it's presented.

[Millennium]

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Amazing how people on a forum always seem to have a problem with reading as if they can't. Oh well. Not being loud. Just my own personal opinion. Diversity can be done right and wrong. All depends on the context of how it's presented.

It's amazing how people on a forum can't read the TOS they signed up for.

The point you are making, no matter how valid you think it is, does not have a place on OS. Race/Religion/Sexual Preference is not discussed here. We talk about games and what we enjoy in them.

Let this post be the end of this entire back and forth.

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