Far Cry 5

  • Forget the Villain, Far Cry 6 Needs a Compelling Protagonist

    While the early instalments can’t be ignored, it was Far Cry 3 which established the franchise as we know it today. The formula has remained largely unchanged ever since, and with the recent announcement of Far Cry 6, I felt the urge to revisit that important earlier sequel which...
  • Where should Far Cry 6 be set?

    Spoilers for Far Cry 5 follow. Just like with Ubisoft’s other big franchise, Assassin’s Creed, part of the fun of each new Far Cry game is playing the now well-worn gameplay mechanics in a new setting. Far Cry 5 took the action stateside where we were tasked with taking...
  • The lighter side of violent video games

    Sometimes you just want to blow shit up. You get home from work or school and to let off some steam and relax, you switch on your console or PC with the aim of shooting legions of goons in the head or creating the biggest explosion possible. This doesn’t...
  • Far Cry 5: Five things I love, One I hate

    Far Cry 5 is fastly becoming one of my all-time favorite games, and whilst my review is still in progress I thought I would list the five things I love and one that I just cannot stand.   Love; Hope County   The first and most awe-inspiring part of...
  • Out of the XFire 2.6 – EGX and TGS

    We discuss Dave’s time at EGX and some of the Playstation news to come out of the Tokyo Games Show. The games we talk about are Far Cry 5, Shooty Fruity, Sea of Thieves and Strange Brigade which Dave played at EGX and from TGS, Final Fantasy 9, Dissidia...