After a delay from a previous release date earlier this year, we finally have a new Far Cry 6 release date, along with a lengthy gameplay trailer that shows how the series is continuing to evolve its staple mechanics in big ways. Far Cry 6 releases on October 7, 2021, when you’ll be able to distract soldiers with dogs, shoot enemies with a “Macarena”-playing CD gun, and light the fires of revolution in the fictional country of Yara while attempting to topple its dictator, Antón Castillo, played by actor Giancarlo Esposito.
Today’s Far Cry 6 gameplay reveal stream featured two different trailers. The first was the official reveal of the game’s main character, Dani Rojas, who wants nothing more than to escape the brutal oppression and violence in Yara, but quickly gets caught up in the revolution. Players will be able to select to play as either a male or female, with the trailer focusing on the female Dani. This trailer shows a new approach to storytelling in Far Cry 6 via third-person cutscenes, which is a far cry (heh) from the past games that have stuck to the first-person camera. ?
A second trailer dives into Far Cry 6’s gameplay, including the variety of ways Dani can interact with the open world. It reveals some pretty big evolutions over past Far Cry games, while retaining some of the series’ staple elements like animal companions and increasingly crazy weapons.
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The trailer shows off guerilla camps where revolutionaries tra...