After briefly visiting the ancient world, Far Cry is returning to the present day to be reunited with its first love: guns. And boy, does Far Cry 5 have a lot of guns. Its main antagonists - a crazed American cult - are staunch believers in the Second Amendment, and are willing to use it to increase their congregation. But what else will Far Cry 5 provide? Find out right here with our handy guide to everything we know.
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##Far Cry 5 release date
Bad news, folks: Ubisoft have pushed the Far Cry 5 release date back a month to March 27, 2018. The original Far Cry 5 release date was slated for February 27, 2018, the same week that Primal launched back in 2016. Hopefully this is the only Far Cry 5 delay.
Far Cry 5 setting
Hope County is the open-world location for Far Cry 5. It is located in Montana, USA, making this the first game in the series to be set in the West. That means a variety of changes - different folk to contend with, new wildlife to hunt (or be hunted by), and a landscape that’s arguably more familiar to Western audiences. Expect to see rolling crop fields, mountain peaks, quaint wooden churches, and roads filled with big rigs and muscle cars.
The world will also be pretty large; this is the biggest map a Far Cry games has ever had. While you’ll be able to explore on foot or in one of the many land vehicles, you’ll also be able to take to the skies in a plane. Planes are not purely for getting from A to B, though; dogfights will be one of the game’s key combat features, and a bombing window will allow you to easily drop explosives on cultist territory.
Far Cry 5 story
The plot revolves around Project At Eden’s Gate, a doomsday cult that have moved into Hope County and started seizing the locals through both coercion and force. Led by Joseph Seed and backed up by his three siblings Jacob, John, and Faith (known as The Heralds), the cult take the traditional right-wing American values of freedom, faith, and firearms to their very limits. Those who do not embrace the cult willingly are maimed, tortured, and killed.
The game’s trailer and artwork depicts several people with words like ‘sinner’ carved into their flesh, signaling just how serious the Seeds are about using violence to spread their faith. Even though Ubi
