Ubisoft officially announces Far Cry 5, saying the first-person shooter sequel is
"coming to America's heartland" on February 27, 2018. This confirms the
recently revealed setting of
Hope, Montana, a fictional county in the allegedly actual state, where you will
take on a group of armed cultists. There's more on
this in
the UbiBlog, where they offer information along with
this interview trailer
with details on the game and how difficult it may be to survive the game's
environment. They also have an
official announce trailer
that sets the tone for the game. They also feature some trailers introducing
some of the characters you will team up with your resistance against the cult:
Mary May,
Pastor Jerome Jeffries,
and
Nick Rye. Here's
the announcement:
Today, Ubisoft® announced that gamers will experience
the chaos, unpredictability and ferociousness of the Far Cry franchise with Far
Cry® 5 on PlayStation®4 Pro computer entertainment system, PlayStation®4, the
Xbox One family of devices, including Project Scorpio, and Windows PC. Set in
America for the first time, in Montana, players will have total freedom to
navigate this serene-looking yet deeply twisted world solo or entirely in
two-player co-op as they fight for survival and freedom, when the game releases
on February 27, 2018. Development for Far Cry 5 is being led by Ubisoft
Montreal*.
As the new junior deputy of fictional Hope County, Montana, players will find
that their arrival accelerates a years-long silent coup by a fanatical doomsday
cult, the Project at Eden's Gate, igniting a violent takeover of the county.
Caught off guard and drawn into a power struggle, players must disrupt the
carefully laid plans of the Project at Eden’s Gate and fan the fires of
resistance to help liberate the Hope County community and themselves.
Under siege and cut off from the rest of the world, players will join forces
with residents of Hope County and form the Resistance. The fight against the
cult will take players to unique locations throughout Hope County that provide
different gameplay experiences. During their journey, players can fly planes to
engage cult forces in aerial dogfights across Big Sky Country. While tracking
down cult members and gathering resources for survival across farmland, forests,
mountains and rivers, players can get behind the wheel of iconic American muscle
cars, big rigs, ATVs and boats. Vehicles also provide refuge when under attack
by animals or as a way to quickly escape when things don’t go as planned.
To take down the cult, players will need to utilize any and all weapons at their
disposal, including ranged weapons such as guns and grenades and melee weapons
like a sledgehammer or baseball bat. Additionally, players can recruit Guns for
Hire from a large cast of characters, or even Fangs for Hire, specialized
animals like bears and cougars to complement players’ playstyles whether they’re
going in stealthily or forcefully. How players approach each situation and the
chaos they create in Far Cry 5 is up to them. Far Cry 5 will also see the return
of the map editor, giving players the opportunity to create and play an infinite
amount of new playgrounds. The map editor will include new features that add a
new dimension to the content created by fans, with more details coming soon.
Additionally, players on PlayStation®4 system will get free content with
purchase of the game at launch. Players on Xbox and PC systems will have the
same content available through the Ubisoft Club.