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Apparently this guy is a reliable Ubisoft leaker with previous hits on AC games.

edit: maybe the 72 hour thing is not the announcement window, but some kind of an in-game timer which was leaked before via Insider-Gaming

EXCLUSIVE - Far Cry 7 Story Details Outlined

Insider Gaming exclusively reports some of the story details of the highly anticipated Far Cry 7, scheduled to release in 2025.

insider-gaming.com

 

[March Climber]

 

[yurinka]

Let's see:

• Game companies normally don't announce games during weekends unless it's in E3 or similar event
• Game companies tell people publicly that they'll reveal a big game several days on advance
• There's the Ubisoft Forward coming, and pretty likely a State of Play/PlayStation Showcase coming in a few weeks, it would make more sense to announce it there

I think Ubisoft will announce Far Cry 7 soon, but not this weekend. If something, Ubisoft would mention next week (during working days, more likely Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) that they'll reveal with a proper trailer Far Cry 7 certain day in the future (at Ubisoft Forward or Sony event).

Pretty likely would do it without providing a lot of details, maybe not including even a teaser trailer.

 

[Iced Arcade]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Boring

 

[Evolved1]

72 hours is the extra "A" you buy for a $50 surcharge. Quick! While supplies last, of course.

 

[bender]

84 Hours is my favorite Eddie Murphy movie.

 

[Kerotan]

Hopefully. I'm fully caught up on the series and platinumed all of them except Far cry 2. Loved the FC6 DLC.

 

[TheAtomicPile]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

Not since I hit a game-breaking bug in FC 6 and Ubisoft's response to multiple reports was "Can't replicate, sorry."

Sold FC 6 the next day and haven't bought a Ubi game since.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Let's see:

• Game companies normally don't announce games during weekends unless it's in E3 or similar event
• Game companies tell people publicly that they'll reveal a big game several days on advance
• There's the Ubisoft Forward coming, and pretty likely a State of Play/PlayStation Showcase coming in a few weeks, it would make more sense to announce it there

I think Ubisoft will announce Far Cry 7 soon, but not this weekend. If something, Ubisoft would mention next week (during working days, more likely Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) that they'll reveal with a proper trailer Far Cry 7 certain day in the future (at Ubisoft Forward or Sony event).

Pretty likely would do it without providing a lot of details, maybe not including even a teaser trailer.

Wouldn't 72 hours put the reveal time on Tuesday?

 

[Fake]

Are they gonna use snowdrop engine instead of outdated dunia engine?

Maybe a Far Cry close to the Avatar visual would be good.

 

[mitch1971]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

If it's co-op, yes.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Ugh. Make it more 2 and less typical ubi bullshit

 

[amigastar]

I hope they will use a more current graphics engine.

 

[CamHostage]

...So, if a Ubisoft game is getting officially announced in the next 3 days, why hasn't the whole thing leaked already?

Tick tock, leakers, we're on Ubi time here.

 

[Ogbert]

You’ll run around an island, shoot stuff, get about 13% of the way through the game, drop it and then never play it again.

You’re welcome.

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

Hopefully, its a GaaS.

 

[Dazraell]

I believe the 72 hours thingie was tied to rumors about Far Cry 7. I remember reading something that you are given 72 hours to finish your main goal

They may be also teasing that Cillian Murphy would be playing next villain. No idea what crab thing is referring towards

 

[Kurotri]

Think people are reading too much into this. Ubi wouldn't talk about Far Cry 7 before AC Red.

 

[Ceadeus]

I hope they shake the formula so hard we won't even recognize it's farcry.

They wanted 6 to be a gaas so I would be surprised if it ain't always multiplayer like let's say fallout 76.

 

[King Dazzar]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

 

[KaiserBecks]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

I do, because I always wish this time they'll change the formula and/or finally upgrade the AI. Last Far Cry I played was 3 or 4, it has to happen at some point.

 

[darrylgorn]

FINALLY, far cry will be purple again.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Cyberpunkd]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

Make that Ubisoft games.

 

[StereoVsn]

I do, because I always wish this time they'll change the formula and/or finally upgrade the AI. Last Far Cry I played was 3 or 4, it has to happen at some point.

It ain’t going to happen, lol. I expect it will be more like 3-6 because there have been no indication whatsoever of Ubi improving their games.

 

[Xtib81]

They would need to seriously revamp some gameplay mechanics to get me interested, dumb AI and respawning enemies are examples. The setting with FC6 was interesting but it quickly grew stale. .

 

[StereoVsn]

Think people are reading too much into this. Ubi wouldn't talk about Far Cry 7 before AC Red.

Eh, they are quite a bit different. One is a shooter, one is mostly melee combat.

 

[King Dazzar]

It ain’t going to happen, lol. I expect it will be more like 3-6 because there have been no indication whatsoever of Ubi improving their games.

I'm actually nervous around changes if the timer rumour is true. Safe is fine for me. I get that others are bored and fatigued with it all though and even for me 6 felt a tad tired at times. But we loves what we loves. 6's dlc was terrible though....

 

[Stafford]

While me and my brother did have fun with 6 in co-op, I feel the franchise has lost its shine quite a bit now. It needs something new, I guess. But still, I am curious!

 

[rm082e]

does anyone actually get hyped for farcry games anymore?

I do. I enjoyed 3, 4, 5, and 6 to different degrees. Primal didn't grab me. FC4 is still my favorite of the bunch, but I did like 5 and 6.

I know I'm in the minority these days as I still enjoy the open-world format if the gameplay is good. I really enjoyed the three big Assassin's Creed games - Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla, and also Day's Gone.

 

[Kurotri]

Eh, they are quite a bit different. One is a shooter, one is mostly melee combat.

I meant more time wise. AC Red is slated for this year while FC7 is still somewhere 2025. No reason to just announce it before AC at this point.

 

[PectacularOz]

Who actually plays these??

 

[SHA]

Next Gen.

 

[THE DUCK]

Breaking news! This just in, water is wet, dogs will bark, the sky is blue.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

27?

I heard 33 1/3 hrs

Do people give a fuck about Far Cry anymore? Last few have been uninspired junk.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Not since I hit a game-breaking bug in FC 6 and Ubisoft's response to multiple reports was "Can't replicate, sorry."

Sold FC 6 the next day and haven't bought a Ubi game since.

2 had many game-breaking glitches too, that occurred at certain completion percentages iirc.
They were never fixed.
Really frustrating.
It'll be interesting to see what they're bringing to the table with 7.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I hope that the rumors about some bullshit time limits aren't true, I'd be even less excited for a new FC than normal.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Giancarlo Esposito couldn't even make the last one good.

They'll have to do something really novel to make this anything but another lame sequel.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Giancarlo Esposito couldn't even make the last one good.

They'll have to do something really novel to make this anything but another lame sequel.

Cillian Murphy as the bad guy + 24 hour timer to make choice more meaningful is just the kick in the @$$ the series needs! I am yelling.

 

[Krappadizzle]

My issues with Far Cry is that they really don't have to compete for the same space like they did when Crysis was the big innovator on the block. They refined the formula from FC2->FC3 and then just rested on their laurels with a few slight exceptions. At least with Primal they did something a little more unique, but it didn't have co-op and it was never really touched on again. FC Primal sequel/prequel w/ dinosaurs proper would have been so cool. FC5 was cool in the way that it was on American soil and fighting a bunch of hillbillies was a nice change, but other than that, it's pretty much been the same basic thing for 5 or 6 games now.

It's hard for me to care other than it being one of the few open-world co-op sandbox games I can play with a buddy that has decent shooting.

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Cillian Murphy as the bad guy + 24 hour timer to make choice more meaningful is just the kick in the @$$ the series needs! I am yelling.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

They're all just the same bloody game now.

 

[March Climber]

They're all just the same bloody game now.

But what they’re describing sounds vastly different. I’d rather wait and see what they show before deciding.

Ubisoft has the capacity for creativity as long as they go all-in with their risks. Half-in is where they encounter heavy criticism, like Watch Dogs Legion.

 

[hemo memo]

That’s like considering the next FF movie as “news”. We know 7 is FC7 is coming. 8 and 9 and 10 probably planned.

 

[StueyDuck]

Cillian Murphy dynamite crab 7?

 

[Evil Calvin]

Ooof!!! I forgot there was a Far Cry 6!

 

[MCplayer]

For some reason the newer the games the worse they look and gameplay doesn't evolve, they just keep milking it like Microsoft did to halo

 

[adamsapple]

Title should have been 72 hours lol, not sure how it became 27 hours.

 

[AtomicStarving]

I'm still surprised Ubisoft didnt make a "Survival" game with Far Cry brand. It makes total sense. FC6 is hot garbage, imo.

I hope FC7 is current gen only at least, but since AC Mirage released on last gen, better keep expectations low