As reported by Insider Gaming, the unnamed Far Cry sport, codenamed Venture Maverick, will see our character journey to Alashnica, a fictional model of Alaska, within the hopes of dwelling a lifetime of full freedom, however solely finds a land of chaos and distrust. It’s going to be extraction-based, and in an effort to survive, we’ll want to reap leather-based for gear by killing animals, scavenge for weapon components and ammo, make devices with chemical compounds we discover within the surroundings, and harvest crops to craft medicines.
Alongside the crafted upgrades, there’ll apparently be numerous perks gamers can buy, however Insider Gaming’s sources have not given too many particulars in regards to the system. It is believed we’ll want to finish in-game contracts or challenges to earn forex to buy the perks.
Maverick will probably be playable solo or with a squad of teammates and it’ll function permadeath mechanics, with solely your shared Hideout persisting after dying. The Hideout will reportedly act as a protected home the place you’ll be able to retailer your collected weapons, gear, crafting supplies, and the like.
These new particulars make Maverick sound prefer it could possibly be just like the Survival mode present in The Division, which sees 24 gamers dropped right into a frozen New York Metropolis in a PvPvE race to the extraction. In Survival, the participant character is affected by Hyperthermia, nevertheless, so that you’re continuously battling the weather, however very similar to what has been described right here, you must scavenge for gear and might use safehouses to craft your required gear.
Venture Maverick definitely has my consideration (it is no secret that I like the Far Cry sequence) and will function a pleasant change of tempo to the mainline video games’ type. In response to a report earlier this 12 months, Venture Maverick was initially a part of Far Cry 7, but it surely was determined to separate the 2.
Again in August, newly appointed Far Cry director Drew Holmes mentioned that Ubisoft has “huge issues in retailer” for the Far Cry franchise.