PC Gamer - UK (2021-12)

advice? Pair it with the flame
retardant gloves – much like in Far
Cry 5, the entire environment can
catch fire and I spent way too long
dying in the blaze. Later on, you’ll
unlock another Supremo that
unleashes an EMP attack that can
take out security systems and
vehicles. When you’re being pursued
by cars, trucks and helicopters, you
can see why this would
come in handy.
There are other silly
yet effective weapons
available in-game, too,
like the CD Launcher
that questionably blasts
the Macarena. Overall,
the combat is as good
as it’s ever been. You
can sneak your way around and take
out enemies with melee kills or
headshots, or go in all guns and
Supremos blazing. You can modify
weapons at workbenches, adding
better sights, suppressors, and ammo
types into the mix, as well as change
their appearance and add little
charms. There’s also the season pass’
Blood Dragon gear which is
hilariously out of place in Yara,
complete with the Kobracon sniper
rifle and an actual robotic dog called
(of course) K-9000.

IT’S A DOG’S LIFE
Speaking of amigos, there are no
humans who will follow you around
in Far Cry 6, but you will meet a
healthy bunch of animal compadres.
There’s the loveable Chorizo, a little
dachshund in a wheelchair who will
distract enemies, allowing you to
sneak past. And yes, all of my guns
have little Chorizo bone charms,
thanks for asking. There’s also
Chicharrón the feisty rooster and
Guapo the crocodile, who will both

mess up your enemies – as opposed

to just letting you know there might

be a gun nearby. Amigos are effective

in the field and add a welcome bit of

comic relief to fights. It really is

something to be headshotting

enemies then turning around to see a

tiny dog biting a guy in the face.

As I said earlier, you can also find

and ride horses now, and are able to

pet and feed all manner

of wildlife around Yara.

Though as of yet, I

have not found a single

cat in Yara – if anyone

finds one, point me to

it. If riding horses isn’t

your jam, you can fly

helicopters, drive a

range of land and sea

vehicles, and even fly a plane. I crash

my planes within seconds – I am not

destined to become a pilot – but it’s

still fun to tour Yara from above and

imagine you’re going on a nice

Caribbean holiday after nearly two

years of living through hell.

Whether I am just bad at games

or the controls are a bit janky is up

for debate. The vehicles feel pretty

terrible to drive – they don’t turn left

or right enough when steering, and it

feels like your viewpoint isn’t centred

enough, as if your head was poking

out the window a little. Every vehicle

and horse feels way too fast, even

with the sensitivity turned down.

Playing on a 2070 Super, I

experienced a few crashes and bugs,

too, such as that weird face glitch and

a few floating NPCs. For whatever

reason, the whites of the eyes around

each character’s iris wouldn’t stay a

solid colour, either, so unless every

character was intended to be on

drugs, something was amiss there.

There are also a few weird

sections in camps that have you

playing in third-person. It’s like in

Mass Effect where you can’t jump

• instead, you’re just stumbling
  around with this giant, deadly
  backpack thing and tripping over
  dogs, roosters, and junk. Speaking of
  the camps, there are new Los
  Bandidos missions where you can
  send a Yaran Leader to complete
  separate missions – sort of like how
  Dragon Age Inquisition’s war table
  missions work. You can assign a
  leader to a mission, then after a set
  amount of time, you’ll be able to
  choose what method they use to
  complete it, depending on the
  leader’s perks. It wasn’t very clear
  how it or the co-op mode contribute
  to the story bar collecting more
  resources and Pesos, but they’re a
  nice enough distraction.
  It wouldn’t be a Far Cry game
  without a few twists, though I’ll leave
  this review spoiler-free. Betrayal is at
  the heart of Far Cry 6, from Castillo’s
  deception to the world about how
  Viviro is grown and manufactured, to
  the grievances within the guerrillas
  and Dani’s own relationship with the
  regime. A lot of the betrayal is
  predictable – this isn’t my first Far
  Cry rodeo, after all – but there are
  enough surprises to keep you happy.
  It’s difficult to separate Esposito’s
  Gus Fring from Castillo – both are
  very charming, two-faced, and,
  ultimately, grade-A bastards – which,
  depending on whether you enjoyed
  Breaking Bad or not, will make his
  character more or less appealing.
  There’s less pomp and
  exaggeration with this villain
  compared to Far Cry 5’s Joseph Seed;
  Castillo is just as committed to his
  cause, but he’s much more traditional
  and realistic due to his seat of power.
  He shines an uneasy light on
  potential goings-on in the world – the
  ‘politics’ that Ubisoft seems keen to
  distance itself from – highlighting
  that all the ‘good’ things we receive
  might be the results of modern-day
  atrocities. There’s little to laugh at
  with Far Cry 6’s story, instead leaving
  a sour taste as you wonder about
  reality and the state of the world. And
  for that, I definitely recommend you
  play it. Well, that and there’s like a
  millionweedogsyoucanpat.

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Yara is super lush and

wonderful to explore, but

unfortunately it’s all a

little too familiar – both

in gameplay and story.

VERDICT

Playing on a

2070 Super, I

experienced

a few crashes

and bugs

SUPREMO!

Here’s how

the new

superweapon

works

2

URANIUM

FEVER

Collect depleted

uranium from

anti-aircraft gun sites

so that Juan can

upgrade your deadly

accessory.

3

PROFIT

Make sure you

choose a weapon to go

with that Supremo.

Who wouldn’t want a

flamethrower and

rocket launcher

combo?

1

DECISIONS,

DECISIONS

Choose what kind of

Supremo you want. Do

you want to launch

rockets from your big

backpack, or knock

helicopters out of the

sky with an EMP blast?

Far Cry 6

REVIEW