There are a lot of interesting things to find off the beaten path in Hope County, Montana. Many of the stories told in the Far Cry 5 world events are environmental, told after some horrific torture or death has happened. Bullet holes in a wall may indicate an attack on a quiet little cabin. A man lying dead in a locked bunker shows that he just couldn’t take living with the cultist threat anymore. The world building was one of the things we lauded in our Far Cry 5 review, and each corner of Hope County tells new, grim, and fascinating tales.
There are many stories to be told about Hope County’s living residents too, even the nameless NPCs scattered around the world. While running through a small thicket of trees on my way to some mission or another, I heard the sound of singing and a guitar. Now, it’s not uncommon to hear various songs on the radios in populated areas, but I was nowhere near civilization at the time. Rounding a bush, I was met with three people at a campsite. One man played guitar and sang while a guy and girl slowly danced together. A dead cultist lay nearby. I created entire stories in my head from this brief interaction. The two guys were best friends, inseparable, even when one of them wants to head out on a camping trip with his girlfriend. The threat of the cult also had them scared, so heading out as three people was far safer than a couples-only camping trip. The guitar playing man–probably named Sam–brought his instr...