Episode 9 - Hero Bucks - Far Cry 5

Episode 9 - Hero Bucks - Far Cry 5

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February 21, 2026 · 1h 34m · Episode 9

About this episode

The episode discusses Far Cry 5, its unique setting, and its strengths and weaknesses compared to previous installments in the franchise.

Every problem cannot be solved with a podcast. Welcome back to the podcast and, of course, to our second episode of Fanbruary this year! Today, we’re talking about Far Cry 5, which is, obviously, an installment in the Far Cry franchise and, obviously, not the fifth one because of all the weird spinoffs. Still the thing that most stands out, or at least the thing that was advertised the most, that separates this from its predecessors is the fact that it is set in the United States. Ultimately, this game doesn’t do much in terms of commentary, which is unfortunate given the opportunity they had here, but it is still a novel setting for a Far Cry game. By far the most impressive element comes from the open world and its lush forests and rural towns. It looks very good. It’s an open world game with a bunch of systems attempting to create that emergent gameplay the genre is known for, and importantly, it wastes very little of your time and nearly everything you do contributes toward progressing the game. Still, it is a part of a series that gets that stuff right more often than not, and it doesn’t compare favorably in most areas to previous installments. This is particularly true in…

Topics covered

  • Far Cry 5
  • video games
  • open world games
  • game commentary

Keywords

  • Fanbruary
  • emergent gameplay
  • game design
  • confidence in games

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Far Cry 5, Far Cry, Ubiconnect

Books & works: Hero Bucks, Klonoa 2: Lunatea’s Veil

Places: the United States

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