Am I the lucky one?
Having played Far Cry 5 with great fun I was really looking forward to this title.
The setting – a Caribbean island with an evil dictator also seemed to be perfect for an FPS.
The intro of the game is really promising. The graphics are captivating for a 2021 game and the dilemma of should I stay and fight or should I run to America is interesting.
But this is not a game where you can choose much. Yes you have the choice in the beginning to sail away and unlock the secret ending. But after that you are locked in the guerilla path.
The game is based on a fixed narrative that you advance by doing missions. It is the old formula that you conquer areas by doing missions and this formula seems tired as the legends of 69 in the game.
So I quickly got tired of the game and just played it to watch the brilliant cutscenes with Giancarlo Esposito who is excellent in the role of Antón Castillo.
Sadly the story does not contain a lot of surprises or twists. It is pretty much as you would expect the story to go. Some of the heroes die but you get the dictator in the end.
The game tries to project the dilemmas of a poor nation in an unjust world but I think it falls short.
The game certainly has its moments and I recall having much fun with a flamethrower while listening to Bella Ciao. Generally I really enjoyed the music score for this game and it was even better when the protagonist sang along.
As a FPS the game does a good job with fluid gunfights and an AI that is reasonably good – not too bright but not straight out stupid.
Far Cry 6 offers you tons to do and even have extra end game content. But for me it did not make sense and I think the game has too much content that does not make the game better.
For me less is more and I would rather have played a smaller game where there was more effort made in making the main story more interesting and less repetitive.
Compared to Far Cry 5 I really miss the different dark endings and the surprise element that made me want to load the game and try a different ending.
So after playing this game I don’t feel like the lucky one but hope the team behind the game will improve Far Cry 7 to be tre truly lucky one.