How you rally the people of Hope is almost entirely up to you. The game’s not likely to offend any particular group – except cultists, of course. Everyone has a gun (or wants one), but with a murderous cult actively kidnapping people, they have good reason to carry them. The Resistance plants or raises American flags in all its bases. The game deftly dodges these real-world problems with a dose of patriotism. When Far Cry 5 was announced, there was a lot of hand-wringing over whether the game would take a political stance, be it about the prominence of evangelical Christianity in American government, gun ownership, or any number of issues that could arise from setting the game in the U.S. Everywhere you go, you see billboards with the Seeds’ individual mottos - “Cull the herd” and “welcome to the bliss.” There is even a colossal statue of The Father on a hill, looking down on you. The cultists, meanwhile, roam the highways and control the county’s infrastructure. Most homes are empty, but people are scattered across the woods and mountains, camping out to hide from the cult. countryside in a state of de facto apocalypse. Hope County, and its inhabitants, paint a surreal but relatable picture of the U.S. Surreal but relatable picture of the U.S. Hope County, and its inhabitants, paint a You are there to arrest its leader, Joseph Seed - A.K.A. Marshall, fly out to the compound for “the Project at Eden’s Gate,” a Christian-style cult that has earned a reputation for secrecy and brutality. At the game’s outset your posse, including the Sheriff, your two fellow deputies, and a U.S. (Unlike past Far Cry games, you get to choose your character’s gender, race, and appearance). In Far Cry 5, you control “the deputy,” a rookie sheriff’s deputy in Hope County, Montana. As a result, Far Cry 5 feels like an Americana-skinned rehash of the series’ signature style, which is okay – but it falls far short of the game it could, and wants to be. Many games, including past Far Cry titles, have swung between deadly serious and funny in the same package - but this one swings so hard in both directions that the game begins to fall apart. It’s also a game where you can steal a monster truck with guns on it, or take breaks from saving lives to do stunts that would make Evel Knievel jealous. Far Cry 5 is a story-driven experience with something to say about the human condition. And you can steal a monster truck with guns on it. Fitbit Versa 3įar Cry 5 is a story-driven experience of the human condition.

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