By Emma Boyle
While Far Cry has never been a series that’s seemed particularly averse to controversy, the latest game in the franchise, Far Cry 5, seems to be courting it more than most.
We got the chance to sit down with the game’s creative director Dan Hay to chat cults, the real-life parallels that are being attached to the game, and where the series might go from here.
Jumping straight into the world of Far Cry 5 itself, we asked Hay about the decision to set Far Cry 5 in Montana, America.
Cults and controversy
Though previous Far Cry games have been set in real locations, the setting for Far Cry 5 is more specific than any we’ve seen before. When it was first announced, we told Hay, it struck us as somewhat, well, ‘wow.’
“I’m glad you said that” he laughs, “It does seem wow. The thing we try to focus on in Far Cry is that it’s always a surprise.
“The challenge we had is that I think in Far Crys in the past we’ve had a tendency to spin the globe and go where’s it going to be next? [points] and that’s where it’s going to be. And that’s okay. That’s …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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