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Darwinianevolution on 08 May 2017

If true, are they trying to compete against T2, the same way Watch_Dogs was supposed to be a GTA killer?



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VGPolyglot on 08 May 2017
Machina said:
shikamaru317 said:

If this is true, Ubisoft had really bad luck when picking this setting. When they ran the Far Cry setting survey back in 2015, with spaghetti western as an option people could vote on, Red Dead Redemption 2 hadn't been announced yet, so alot of people likely voted for spaghetti western hoping to whet their appetite for a western game while they waited on RDR2. Of course RDR2 has actually been announced since then and is set for release this year. Unless RDR2 is delayed (Rockstar does have a history of delaying games), Ubisoft is going to be screwed, Red Dead is much more popular than Far Cry and there's really only room for 1 western game this year. Ubisoft had better either delay Far Cry 5 themselves, or hope RDR2 is delayed until next year.

Went and looked up the other options listed in that survey you mentioned:

- A Far Cry game in remote Alaska about surviving extreme wilderness
- A Far Cry game in a futuristic, sci-fi setting on another planet
- A Far Cry game set in the Vietnam war during the 1960s
- A Far Cry game set in the cocaine trafficking jungles of Peru
- A Far Cry game where you can fight against or join vampires
- A Far Cry game in the Spaghetti Western style set in the late 19th century Americas
- A Far Cry game that is set during a zombie outbreak
- Blood Dragon 2. A sequel to Blood Dragon with more Rex Power Colt
- A Far Cry game set in a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic world
- A Far Cry game in the present day, set in a Jurassic Park Style island of dinosaurs
- A Far Cry game based on the world of Shangri-La from Far Cry 4

The cocaine trafficking jungles of Peru sounds interesting!



JRPGfan on 08 May 2017

Not a bad idea... if it wasnt for some other game doing much the same :P

Redemption 2 will slaughter them if they release close to each other.



LudicrousSpeed on 08 May 2017

Awesome. The more western games the better.



pokoko on 08 May 2017

I don't really understand the idea that two games with the same setting can't do well if released close to one another. It's like saying that Battlefield will flop if it releases close to CoD. If the game is good, it will do well. Far Cry has a pretty substantial fan-base and it's not all that similar to RDR.

As for the game itself, I'm down. Far Cry games are fun and I'm a much bigger fan of traditional rifles than I am automatic weapons. I just hope it has forests and such. I'm kind of burnt out on deserts.



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crissindahouse on 08 May 2017

I doubt it will hurt the game as much as most seem to think. Far Cry has an own big fanbase and it's a first person shooter, they won't just stop playing Far Cry because of RDR2 releasing weeks/months later.

If it would be a new franchise, ok, but Far Cry can stand for itself as long as it is a good game.

It might get some less sales but I think it will still do pretty fine.





Kerotan on 08 May 2017
VGPolyglot said:
Machina said:

Went and looked up the other options listed in that survey you mentioned:

- A Far Cry game in remote Alaska about surviving extreme wilderness
- A Far Cry game in a futuristic, sci-fi setting on another planet
- A Far Cry game set in the Vietnam war during the 1960s
- A Far Cry game set in the cocaine trafficking jungles of Peru
- A Far Cry game where you can fight against or join vampires
- A Far Cry game in the Spaghetti Western style set in the late 19th century Americas
- A Far Cry game that is set during a zombie outbreak
- Blood Dragon 2. A sequel to Blood Dragon with more Rex Power Colt
- A Far Cry game set in a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic world
- A Far Cry game in the present day, set in a Jurassic Park Style island of dinosaurs
- A Far Cry game based on the world of Shangri-La from Far Cry 4

The cocaine trafficking jungles of Peru sounds interesting!

Except ghost recon wildlands just did that and that's a UBI game too. 

I like the idea of a Juarassic Park Island although Horizon might make it's dinausors seem bland. 

Sadly for them RDR2 is doing Western. 

Although they will both still sell well, at least the PS4 versions. There's enough people out there to buy both. If it's true I'll get RDR2 this year and I'll get Far Cry 5 on sale next year.



konnichiwa on 08 May 2017
Ka-pi96 said:
Machina said:

Went and looked up the other options listed in that survey you mentioned:

- A Far Cry game in remote Alaska about surviving extreme wilderness
- A Far Cry game in a futuristic, sci-fi setting on another planet
- A Far Cry game set in the Vietnam war during the 1960s
- A Far Cry game set in the cocaine trafficking jungles of Peru
- A Far Cry game where you can fight against or join vampires
- A Far Cry game in the Spaghetti Western style set in the late 19th century Americas
- A Far Cry game that is set during a zombie outbreak
- Blood Dragon 2. A sequel to Blood Dragon with more Rex Power Colt
- A Far Cry game set in a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic world
- A Far Cry game in the present day, set in a Jurassic Park Style island of dinosaurs
- A Far Cry game based on the world of Shangri-La from Far Cry 4

Really? So we could have had a dinosaur island far cry and people chose not to? So disappointed in them right now! There's so few dinosaur games around and that would have been awesome!

Ugh yeah we need more open world dinosaur games..






pokoko on 08 May 2017
BraLoD said:
pokoko said:
I don't really understand the idea that two games with the same setting can't do well if released close to one another. It's like saying that Battlefield will flop if it releases close to CoD. If the game is good, it will do well. Far Cry has a pretty substantial fan-base and it's not all that similar to RDR.

As for the game itself, I'm down. Far Cry games are fun and I'm a much bigger fan of traditional rifles than I am automatic weapons. I just hope it has forests and such. I'm kind of burnt out on deserts.

You are not taking in consideration it's up against a Rockstar game, not just a similar game.
Rockstar games are massive things, all the attention will be going towards Redemption 2, not saying it'll make a Far Cry flop, but it'll certainly affect it.
Would be much more wise to hold it for a bit than actually releasing close to Redemption 2.
Primal came around February, didn't it? If Redemption 2 comes this holidays just hold it (Far Cry) until March and it's already avoiding most of the damage releasing under a Rockstar game would cause.

I just don't see it being such a big deal that they should skip the holiday season unless it really does need a delay.  One is an FPS with its own style and the other is a TPS with its own style.  Those who like Far Cry games will buy it.

Personally, if RDR2 is anything like the first game, I'll take a good Far Cry over it any day of the week.  RDR was one of my bigger gaming disappointments in recent years.  Granted, Rockstar has the resources to fix all the issues RDR had but they're going to have to prove it before I'll buy it.



antigin on 08 May 2017

Oh, I remember that poll. I have chosen Post-Apocalyptic, Western and Dino Island options. Western FC would be interesting, but will it be able to compete with RDR2? Maybe early in 2015 it was the best idea/option.