With a current press occasion the place folks acquired their first probability to play Far Cry New Dawn, it solely appeared becoming to place this into our roundup for the game. It appears to be extra experimental, with RPG system being included for the primary time. In this information, we’ll go over every little thing we all know, from the discharge date, to the trailers and the editions of the game which are accessible.
Far Cry: New Dawn launch date
Though it was announced recently, plainly Far Cry: New Dawn’s launch date is definitely very quickly. Far Cry: New Dawn shall be launched on 15th February 2019 and it will likely be coming to PC by way of Steam and by way of Ubisoft’s store/Uplay. Ubisoft have additionally famous that for those who end Far Cry 5 earlier than beginning Far Cry: New Dawn, you’ll get some goodies to take into the brand new post-apocalypse.
Spend your vacation trip in Hope County! Finish Far Cry 5 earlier than beginning New Dawn to earn the Sin Eater D2 shotgun pores and skin and the Rookie Outfit at launch: https://t.co/la7pu4ysZf pic.twitter.com/IXr3OutMjv
— Far Cry New Dawn (@FarCrygame) December 21, 2018
Far Cry New Dawn gameplay
Recently our very personal Matthew Castle spent a variety of time with Far Cry New Dawn, mentioning methods he thinks the game improves over what Far Cry 5 delivered to the desk. The game appears to be taking place the identical RPG route that considered one of Ubisoft’s different huge money-makers – Assassin’s Creed – has gone in recent times. There’s additionally a boar pal referred to as Horatio. He’s a sweetheart to you, however a terror to your enemies, goring them together with his magnificent tusks. That’ll do pig, that’ll do.
Far Cry: New Dawn trailers
New Dawn continues the place the “good” ending of Far Cry 5 left off, so for those who haven’t performed Far Cry 5 and don’t need something spoiled, properly Ubisoft kinda did that already with the trailer and the mere premise of this game. Below are extra particulars of precisely what occurred, so skip the next paragraph for those who don’t need to know the specifics.
Essentially what occurred is that Joseph Seed – the primary dangerous man of Far Cry 5 was predicting a nuclear apocalypse. In an odd and twisted means, his prophecy got here true as you arrested him for inciting his cultists to violence. In order to flee the blast, you drove to the bunker from the start of the game and had been captured by Joseph Seed. The undeniable fact that he seems in among the game’s advertising materials implies that it is a continuation of the story, displaying what occurred to the world above when Joseph and his deputy emerged from the bunker, seventeen years later.
As for the game itself, count on for there to be extra of the identical from Far Cry 5 – in that it may be performed with two gamers in co-op, the power to recruit folks or animals to combat by your facet, weapon and automobile crafting, and driving across the huge open world. You’re not restricted to Hope County both, as you’ll additionally be capable of enterprise into wetlands, canyons, and coastal areas by way of expeditions.
From the trailer, there’s additionally a touch at racing in tracks that resemble the gladiatorial arenas that Mad Max: Thunderdome made notorious, in addition to some closely mutated fauna that it is advisable be careful for when exploring Hope County. New weapons embrace a saw-blade launcher that’s as devastating as it’s foolish. There’s additionally a candy “doge” that may truly get into automobiles with you (slightly than run awkwardly after you want in Far Cry 5), who you’ll be able to assure I’d have with me always.
Far Cry: New Dawn editions
With each Ubisoft game, there’s all the time some sort of completely different model accessible. Thankfully this time they’ve appear to have restricted it to only two on PC: The commonplace version and a deluxe version. The commonplace version will value £37.99/$39.99/€44.99, whereas the deluxe version will set you again £45.99/$49.99/€54.99.
The deluxe version consists of three DLC packs: The Retro Weapon pack, the Knight Pack, and the Hurk Legacy pack. The Retro Weapon pack accommodates two weapons – a rocket launcher and a shotgun of kinds. The Knight pack features a bike and a sniper rifle, whereas the Hurk Legacy pack has a jeep, a light-machine gun, and Hurk costume.
Pre-order bonuses
The standard caveat applies to pre-ordering video games, in that I wouldn’t advocate doing so, however I’d be lacking info if I didn’t embrace it. There is a pre-order bonus for Far Cry: New Dawn, which is a “Unicorn Trike”. It’s a neon monstrosity.
That’s all we’ve got for the time being about Ubisoft’s foray right into a extra post-apocalyptic universe which may be stealing a little bit of Rage 2’s thunder, however do test again over the approaching months till the discharge date as we shall be updating this with any particulars which are introduced over that point interval.
