Far Cry 5 (2018)

Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Entertainment, Ubisoft Kyiv, Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft Toronto

Main
18
hours
Main + Extra
31
hours
Platinum
47
hours

Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden’s Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult’s leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community. In this expansive world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It’ll be wild and it’ll get weird, but as long as you keep your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured knowing you’re their beacon of hope.

About the story

The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where a preacher named Joseph Seed has risen to prominence in the region. Seed believes that he has been chosen to protect the people of Hope County from an "inevitable collapse" and has established a congregation called Eden's Gate. Ostensibly, this is to fulfill his mission of leading the people to salvation; in reality, Seed is a radical preacher and Eden's Gate is a militaristic doomsday cult. Under his rule, Eden's Gate has used both coercion and violence to forcibly convert the residents of Hope County, and intimidation to keep them from contacting the federal government for help. When an attempt to arrest Seed ends with the deaths of several lawmen, the player is swept into the armed conflict between Eden's Gate and the remaining Hope County residents who are organizing themselves into a resistance movement. The player takes on the role of a sheriff's deputy who is sent to Hope County to arrest Seed. Seed has assumed the title of "the Father" and maintains control over Hope County with the aid of his siblings, known as "the Heralds": Jacob, a former military officer that oversees their armed soldiers; John, a lawyer that has been able to acquire much of the land in Hope County for Eden's Gate; and Faith, who acts as a pacifist to bring the people to believe and trust in her older brother. The residents of Hope County opposed to Seed include Pastor Jerome, a local church leader that has seen his congregation taken by Eden's Gate; Mary May, a bartender whose father was murdered by the cult; and Nick Rye, a cropduster pilot who wants to eliminate the influence of the cult in order to build a better future for his children.

Platforms

Stadia PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|S

Genres

Adventure Shooter

Themes

Action Open world Survival

Languages: English and 15 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish (Spain)
Arabic
Czech
Dutch
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
English (UK)

Critic Reviews

XboxEra

By Jesse Norris

75

Far Cry 5 upped the gameplay of the series in satisfying ways. The entire campaign was finally playable in co-op, and the premise had potential. In the end, it misses the mark severely story-wise, but it’s a really fun shooter. It isn’t the best experience on any Xbox console but it does run beautifully on even a mid-range PC. Since it’s on Game Pass either solo or co-op it’s well worth checking out.

01 Aug, 2022
Gamer Guides

By Ben Chard

65

Far Cry 5 offers a new, interesting perspective on the Far Cry series and it’s a much needed one to stop the series from becoming stale. The Co-op mode is the highlight and you’ll get hours of enjoyment out of it should you stick around and explore Hope County to its fullest.

10 Jul, 2019
KnowTechie

By Jonathan White

70

Despite having a terrific antagonist, Far Cry 5 seems to struggle to connect the player to the story.

31 Jul, 2018
Digital Trends

By Mike Epstein

60

Far Cry 5 never decides what game it wants to be.

19 Jul, 2018
VideoTime

By Jesus Mendoza

93

It's time to fight against crazy radicals in Far Cry 5.

19 Jul, 2018

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