If there’s one factor latest Far Cry villains are identified for – apart from their pomp, it’s that they disappear for many of the game.
Ubisoft determined to disclose Far Cry 6 to the world in the same technique to how the sequence’ latest games have debuted: with a short cinematic that introduces the game’s main villain and establishes his character. This time, the character of Anton Castillo is performed by none apart from Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito.
Fans of the sequence, nevertheless, have come to anticipate the massive villains to not stick round for the entire game. Far Cry 4’s Pagan Min, and Far Cry 5’s Joseph Seed each kick off their respective games strongly, solely to vanish for the overwhelming majority of it and finally return close to the tip.
With Far Cry 6, Ubisoft seemingly needs to problem this expectation. According to narrative director Navid Khavari, there’s a dynamic between the three main characters of the game in protagonist Danny, dictator Anton and his son Diego that varieties the centre of the narrative.
“I think what was important to us from a narrative perspective – and we’re going to go much deeper into the specifics of the narrative later on – but what I can say is, Anton, Danny, and Diego are sort of this triumvirate that the story and the main game story sort of hang on,” Khavari advised Press Start.
“So it was not only important for us that you’d get a good amount of face time with Anton just to see that window into his worldview, but also to create this almost dynamic between the three of you that carries through all the way to the end of the game.”
Asked straight to explain how large Esposito’s function as a villain goes to be in comparison with previous entries, Khavari mentioned it’s going to be “a very big role,” including that Diego additionally performs a giant function within the game’s story.
“I think you’re going to be seeing a lot of Anton, you’re seeing a lot of Diego and I think where it becomes really interesting is throwing Danny’s perspective into the mix,” he concluded.
Far Cry 6 is out February 18 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Stadia.
