I usually don't hold interest in far cry games, but this one locked me in until i beat it. The world is way bigger than it seems, TONs of side content, hilarious side characters, sad moments, action packed moments, and a story that is creepy and realistic in the way it creates its characters. The bad guys all have backgrounds and a past that make you alllllmost sympathize with them ;P At the moment i'm writing this i have 24 hours, and i did one run of the entire story, with a handful of sidequests (did about 30 out of like... 90 maybe?), as well as getting all the companions.

Lots of different weapons in the game, and companions to use (i personally found the hurk story questline to be hilarious, and hes really good with a rocket launcher lmao). Gun customization (sights, suppressors, camos, magazine), for those that want to be stealthy, or just go all out and use LMGs. Customization of personal cars/trucks/planes (bobbleheads and paint jobs). Skill trees that allow you to spend your talent points on by completing challenges.

The game has 3 endings, and with each choice you make it seems to make the world feel a bit different. Dialogues are different in the future, npc's might mention what you did before you got to them, etc.

The story is setup similar to say Breath of the Wild- where there are 3 zones you must do the story in, but in no particular order, then final boss/sequence. In each zone you are gaining resistance points by helping not-cultists, and at each level up of the zone you get more main story content (3 level in each zone). The story kind of forces itself on you in these instances, for example, my first zone i was doing i was on my way to another side quest and a ton of big trucks with guns came outa nowhere. I allllmost held em off, but died... or did i? I woke up in some bunker after those cultists "killed" me. I was so surprised. The way the game makes the world feel ever-evolving is fantastic.

Tl;dr I would highly encourage anyone interested in this game to give it a try. Openworld game with guns, and in redneck Montana with a religious cult. Engaging story, fun characters, good time :)

I usually don't hold interest in far cry games, but this one locked me in until i beat it. The world is way bigger than it seems, TONs of side content, hilarious side characters, sad moments, action packed moments, and a story that is creepy and realistic in the way it creates its characters. The bad guys all have backgrounds and a past that make you alllllmost sympathize with them ;P At the moment i'm writing this i have 24 hours, and i did one run of the entire story, with a handful of sidequests (did about 30 out of like... 90 maybe?), as well as getting all the companions. Lots of different weapons in the game, and companions to use (i personally found the hurk story questline to be hilarious, and hes really good with a rocket launcher lmao). Gun customization (sights, suppressors, camos, magazine), for those that want to be stealthy, or just go all out and use LMGs. Customization of personal cars/trucks/planes (bobbleheads and paint jobs). Skill trees that allow you to spend your talent points on by completing challenges. The game has 3 endings, and with each choice you make it seems to make the world feel a bit different. Dialogues are different in the future, npc's might mention what you did before you got to them, etc. The story is setup similar to say Breath of the Wild- where there are 3 zones you must do the story in, but in no particular order, then final boss/sequence. In each zone you are gaining resistance points by helping not-cultists, and at each level up of the zone you get more main story content (3 level in each zone). The story kind of forces itself on you in these instances, for example, my first zone i was doing i was on my way to another side quest and a ton of big trucks with guns came outa nowhere. I allllmost held em off, but died... or did i? I woke up in some bunker after those cultists "killed" me. I was so surprised. The way the game makes the world feel ever-evolving is fantastic. Tl;dr I would highly encourage anyone interested in this game to give it a try. Openworld game with guns, and in redneck Montana with a religious cult. Engaging story, fun characters, good time :)