Far Cry: New Dawn review - What and for who? One of the better Far Cry games

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Published on March 4, 2019 12:39:45 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQDh3UIwROQ

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Far Cry New Dawn (2019)

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5

Enjoyed it a lot more than FC 3, 4 or 5

Gameplay
Similar to its predecessors, Far Cry New Dawn is an action-adventure first-person shooter set in an open world environment which the player can explore freely on foot or via various vehicles. The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana and uses a reimagined version of Far Cry 5's map. The nuclear war portrayed in Far Cry 5 has reshaped the landscape so that new areas have become available for the player to explore while others are inaccessible.

The player assumes the role of a new character, whose gender and race can be customized.[1] The Guns for Hire and the Fangs for Hire systems from Far Cry 5 return, with the character being able to recruit human survivors and animals for combat assistance.[2] In addition to new characters, the game's cast includes an array of returning characters from Far Cry 5. The player character can also encounter several specialists who have their own personal missions, special abilities and story and help players to repair their weapons. New weapons are introduced in the game, including a "Saw Launcher" that fires the blades of circular saws. Players acquire new weapons and attachments, which can be upgraded to three different levels through crafting and finishing missions. Vehicles can also be crafted.[3]

Players can embark on treasure hunts and liberate different enemy encampments and outposts. Once liberated, they become fast travel points that enable players to quickly navigate the world. These outposts can be occupied and used to manufacture ethanol fuel or raided for resources which leaves the outpost open to "escalation", in which the Highwaymen may reclaim these camps.[2] This allows the player to replay the outposts on higher difficulty settings. The game also features an upgradable home base named Prosperity, which would slowly expand and grow in size as players progress. The game also features a mode called "Expeditions", which allows the player to travel to other locations in the United States such as Louisana to look for more resources and packages.[1] As these regions are outside the main map and smaller in size, the development team was able to create more complex environments for Expeditions. Expedition missions can be completed with other players.[4]

Plot
Setting
The story is set seventeen years after the events of Far Cry 5. After the nuclear exchange known as "the Collapse" devastated the world, survivors attempt to rebuild the community in Hope County. Their efforts are threatened by the Highwaymen, a roving band of organized bandits led by twin sisters Mickey and Lou (voiced by Cara Ricketts and Leslie Miller).[4] With few other choices, the survivors form an alliance with New Eden—the remnants of the Project at Eden's Gate—despite knowing that they may represent a greater threat than the Highwaymen. The game also features the return of the Deputy (now known as the Judge) and Joseph Seed (Greg Bryk), the protagonist and main antagonist of Far Cry 5 respectively.[5] The player takes on the role of a new character nicknamed the "Captain", who is part of a group that travels the country assisting other survivor groups in need.

Synopsis
Seventeen years after Hope County and the rest of the world is devastated by the nuclear war, the survivors that had taken shelter underground begin to emerge and rebuild society. The Hope County survivors found the settlement of Prosperity, but are soon attacked by the Highwaymen. Desperate for help, Carmina Rye, Nick and Kim Rye's daughter, appeals to another survivor group led by Thomas Rush and the Captain, but they are ambushed by the Highwaymen. They are confronted by the twin sisters who lead the Highwaymen, Mickey and Lou. The Twins attempt to forcibly recruit Rush, but he refuses and pushes the Captain into a nearby river.

Carmina pulls the Captain from the river and informs them that the Twins have left with Rush in their custody. With no other choice, Carmina and the Captain travel to Hope County to receive guidance from Kim. Kim encourages Carmina and the Captain to travel around Hope County, unite scattered survivors, and build up Prosperity to a level where they can fend off the Highwaymen. The Captain heads out to secure resources and specialists for Prosperity, and manages to rescue Rush. Angered at Prosperity's defiance, the Highwaymen retaliate and attack the settlement, causing serious damage and casualties. With Prosperity in no condition to survive another attack, Rush suggests forming an alliance with another survivor group, the New Eden group led by Joseph Seed. Kim is reluctant to trust Joseph, but Carmina is confident that he is a changed man.

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