Far Cry New Dawnis getting new attention thanks to the title’s recent addition to the popular Xbox Game Pass service, with more players finally checking out the 2019 release’s chaotic post-apocalyptic world. TheFar Cryfranchise has found a lot of success with spin-off titles over the years, with titles likeNew Dawnoffering smaller-scaled stopgaps between the IP’s more expansive mainline releases.
While the overall experience ofFar Cry New Dawnhas received mixed reviews over the years from the franchise’s community, its narrative premise is quite unique in the way that it offers an insight into the consequences of one ofFar Cry 5’s explosive endings. It offered a perspective that would otherwise be left unexplored for the series. While Ubisoft should still make a concerted effort to provide fresh worlds and stories for players to enjoy, any futureFar Cryspin-offs should consider exploring how the settings of already-established mainline games may have also been altered by the franchise’s most destructive event.
Future Far Cry Spin-Offs Could Give Great Depth to Beloved Past Locations
Whilethe mainlineFar Crygameshave found a lot of success through their portrayals of varied fictional regimes and wild landscapes across the world, spin-off titles have also found a good home within the franchise. Prior games likeFar Cry: Blood DragonandFar Cry Primaldid an excellent job at taking pre-existing major locations from mainlineFar Crygames and making them unrecognizable through a different lens.
Blood DragonplungedFar Cry 3’s Rook Islands into a neon 80s-inspired futuristic landscape, whilePrimalgave the main map ofFar Cry 4a prehistoric makeover. 2019’sNew Dawnachieved a similar feat withFar Cry 5’s major location, giving fans a fascinating glimpse into the world after one ofFar Cry 5’s most explosive endings. While none ofFar Cry 5’s endings are considered canon, the well-known “Resist” ending plunges the world into nuclear catastrophe and widespread devastation in an event known as The Collapse.
Far Cry’s outlandish locations go beyond pre-historical portrayals and futuristic dystopia.Far Cry 5even features a DLC that takes players to Mars.
New Dawnoffers a fascinating insight as to what human civilization looks like inFar Cry 5’s Hope County 17 years after The Collapse; chaotic, power-hungry gangs rule a land that has bloomed with nuclear-charged flora and fauna. This lawless post-apocalyptic setting is the perfect justification forFar Cryto lean into even more eccentric and outlandish narratives and gameplay than usual. The globe-spanning nuclear damage of The Collapse begs the question of howFar Cry’s other major locations fared following the attacks.
Kyrat’s Role in The Collapse is Perfect For a Far Cry Spin-Off
Crucially,thePagan: ControlDLC forFar Cry 6hints to the fact that the iconic Pagan Min was responsible for the nuclear attacks on the USA, and Kyrat was most likely subjected to retaliatory strikes as a result. A futureFar Cryspin-off could revisit an irradiated Kyrat post-Collapse in the same wayNew Dawnfocused on Hope County, either showcasing how Pagan rules over the resulting dystopian landscape, or how the power vacuum of his absence is filled by those beneath him.
Of course, this same formula could also be applied topastFar Crylocations like the Rook Islandsor even the more recent Yara, but the direct role that Kyrat plays in the Collapse makes the concept of a post-nuclear spin-off all the more interesting. These spin-off titles should not come at the cost of any future mainline entries to theFar Cryfranchise, but the revisiting of such beloved prior locations as well as iconic figures like Pagan Min makes the concept of more Collapse-centered spin-offs for the franchise seem so exciting.
Far Cry New Dawn
WHERE TO PLAY
Dive into a transformed, vibrant, post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen as they seek to take over the last remaining resources in the latest installment of Far Cry.Fight to survive in a post-apocalyptic world as you take up arms to fight alongside a friend in online co-op.Lead the fight against the highwaymen and their ruthless leaders, the Twins.Build up your home base and recruit specialists to upgrade it as you unlock all-new features.Battle your enemies for resources in Hope County and around the country as you venture to new locations.
