We are still a few months out from the 7th October release of Far Cry 6, but it seems the marketing machine for the game is gaining speed and the latest place for it is Reddit.
The site is known for its Ask Me Anything (AMA) events where users can ask people and companies of interest whatever they like, and several developers on Far Cry 6 have held an AMA recently.
The full AMA can be read right here, but when reading through it, what struck us is the fact that so many mechanics and ideas from past games will be returning in this new entry.
It’s no secret that the Far Cry series has had a serious problem at its core ever since Far Cry 3 – this problem being that of repetition. Every game since 3 seems to continuously recycle what game did with little room for change.
Far Cry 4 and 5 had their charms, but ended up feeling like similar expansions for 3. Even the spinoffs Far Cry Primal and Far Cry New Dawn suffered from these problems.
So let’s look at some of the AMA questions and answers to see what will return. We’ve shortened some parts of the AMA for the sake of readability.
“Q: Will we see old takedowns like knife throw takedown, grenade takedown, two death from above and possibly other new takedowns?