Ubisoft’s E3 2011 demonstration of Far Cry 3 was—obviously—not the only way to run through the jungle and get to the chopper. Flexibility and player choice are key in Far Cry games, which Ubisoft illustrates in the above gameplay demo.
It’s the other way to skin the cat that was Far Cry 3‘s E3 showcase, plus some commentary from Ubisoft Montreal on next year’s game. You can revisit the other way to complete this same objective, with commentary, afterward.
Far Cry 3 is on the books for a 2012 release on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Far Cry returns in more ways than one in 2012, as not only is the series making a comeback, but it’s going back to its tropical island roots. More »
Ubisoft just unveiled a new Far Cry game during the company’s E3 press conference. It’s due in 2012. More details to come. More »
According to a comment by Ubisoft’s Kevin Shortt, development on the third installment of the Far Cry series is underway, and so far things look “pretty exciting”. More »
Ubisoft’s Patrick Redding, Far Cry 2‘s narrative designer, confirms that the next Far Cry game will take place in Africa — just like Far Cry 2! Keep in mind that the team is still in the “preliminary stages”, but does have a “commitment to the African setting”. Redding says:
For us Africa still has a huge amount of promise… 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… 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.
If we wanted to make the next game set in the… forest of South America, we could do it.
But I think to save time, for us, one of the reasons we chose to use the African setting is because we felt that in order to retain the Far Cry brand value, of an exotic, dangerous environment, a place that maybe people haven’t had a chance to see themselves, or have seen extensively in film, television and other games, we wanted to choose Africa.
Let’s face it, jungle islands are probably less exciting as they were four years ago.
But a slowly melting Antarctica? Man, sign me up for that game.
Third Far Cry game confirmed, dev team has “commitment to the African setting” [VG247]
