The post-apocalypse never looked so… colorful.
So what comes after the nuclear fallout?
Well find out inFar Cry New Dawn, the new sequel announced during The Game Awards on Thursday night.
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The sequel nature ofNew Dawnis now confirmed, but, Ubisoft clarifies, its not an officialFar Cry 6release.
The game ended with your group reuniting and subduing the cults leader, Joseph Seed (a.k.a.
Its like we just took a trip inside the Shimmer fromAnnihilation.
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Yes, that blast affected all of America.
Far Cry 5, which hit in March,broke sales recordsfor Ubisoft.
Some interpreted the leaked Dec. 7 date as the official release.
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What was the decision behind releasing a new sequel game as opposed to another DLC?
JEAN-SEBASTIEN DECANT:It started when we were working onFar Cry 5.
At this point, not really.
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There were survivors, which is pretty obvious.
The Father is back for sure.
There will be some others, but its a different approach.
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The world is in a space that it wasnt meant to be.
Just to confirm this isnt officiallyFar Cry 6, right?
No, its not the numberFar Cry, its a bit like what we did withBlood DragonandPrimal.
There is a new protagonist, youre starting with a clean slate.
What can you tell me about the Highwaymen and specifically The Twins?
Its very different because the Cult was driven by something that was religious.
This time we have a group that are scavengers.
They are much more nihilistic.
They live for the day and if youre in their way, its not gonna go very well.
For Mickey and Lou, they have this saying.
I wanted to try and create a threat that would be dual.
The idea was the familiarity of The Twins, you interrupting their world.
There are a lot of interesting dynamics that we havent explored before.
So that was really the starting point.
Well, what I can say is that obviously hes not the main villain anymore.
It will be surprising to see.
We will have a crossover concerning some of the suits, costumes you could get.
Im not sure about vehicles and guns.
We also are approaching the weapons in a totally different way.
The style is a makeshift approach.
Nothing has been released from the factory for years so people have to make due with what they have.
But is there anything new in terms of fighting mechanics, skill building thats coming inNew Dawn?
To me there are three really cool new features that weve pushed on this one.
We now have levels of enemies with much more protection thats justified visually.
The other one is we brought Prosperity, the home base.
The one that Im really excited about are the Expeditions.
So for us, having the opportunity to visit other spaces was kind of cool.
Is there anything it’s possible for you to say thats more specific about who were playing?
InNew Dawn, you will have a fully customizable character.
Youre part of a group that has been thriving on the West Coast trying to rebuild America.
Youre part of an operation thats supposed to come and defend Hope County against the Highwaymen.
Are there any plans right now to expand onNew Dawnwith add-ons, DLCs, and the like?
The new dog, Timber, will be able to join you in the vehicle.
There are many little things, but those are the ones I think of.
