Whereas setting a bear on fire in an enemy camp and then watching it chew through foes felt too slapstick before, here it feels perfect for the tone. There is a story with stakes, but it never tries to push its way ahead of Far Cry’s brand of colorful, emergent violence. What I love about New Dawn so much is that it gets rid of all the unnecessary crap that brought Far Cry 5 down. I’ve been playing the game nearly non-stop since it released last Friday, mostly because I needed a colorful palate cleanse after the great-but-grimy Metro Exodus. So you can probably imagine my own surprise at discovering that I love Far Cry 5’s sequel, New Dawn. It all just mixed like oil and water, resulting in one of the weakest entries in the series. In another, you’d be hunting bulls so you could chop off their testicles for a barbecue. In one scene, you’d be listening to dude in a man-bun recycling 50 different the-end-is-nigh monologues. The attempts to balance wacky shenanigans with a grim story about cults and apocalypse fever were an absolute failure. The series’ strong gunplay and sturdy progression system remained, but years of chasing after Vaas’ brand of villainy and edgy storytelling made Far Cry 5’s narrative nearly unbearable. Count me among those who flat-out did not care for the game. Far Cry 5 launched last year to divisive reactions.
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