14 DAY TRIAL // The Far Cry legacy started in 2004, and it was an amazing debut. The original installment in the series took place in an amazingly portrayed tropical island, with stunning graphics and beautiful lighting effects. The game put players in the boots of Jack Carver, an ex-U.S. Special Forces operative who's aloha shirt became an instant hit. It offered an incredibly wide array of environments, from forests, canyons, and swamps to abandoned Wold War II Japanese fortifications. With frantic gameplay, the first-person shooter pushed its developer, Crytek, out of the darkness.
The series continued with Far Cry 2, but, by then, the game changed its developer. Crytek was no longer involved in the project, as it had its own Crysis to work on. Instead, the development was taken over by Ubisoft Montreal, and the change, whether it was a good or a bad one, became obvious. The sequel lost a lot of its flavor, but added plenty of new things as well. Now relying on the Dunia engine, the title was a full sandbox experience that had players stroll through a vast landscape in order to complete all sorts of gun-for-hire missions.
With five years since the original game, and just over a year that has passed since Far Cry 2 was released, Ubisoft is hard at work on a third installment in the franchise. The title has seen mostly rumors and little news, but Ubisoft has some details that, be them vague as they are, are still welcomed. Ubisoft writer Kevin Shortt talked to The Official PlayStation Magazine and admitted that, even if he wasn't personally involved with the project, "I know the team are and what I've seen looks pretty exciting." Not a lot of details in there, we have to admit, so the title still relies on what was announced during last summer.
Prior to Far Cry 2's release, Ubisoft Montreal's Patrick Redding said that the developers were very satisfied with the African setting and that they might continue with it in the future. "There are still things we want to do with the African setting, and I think it's safe to say we'll continue to explore it," Redding shared. "That said, we might find something new and compelling about the Antarctic setting that wants us to make the next game there, but honestly, we're still at the preliminary stages." So, at this point, things are still pretty much in the air. Now, all we have to do is investigate Shortt's personal preferences and find out what exactly he does fancy. Maybe we'll get a clue regarding the setting that he thinks "looks pretty exciting."