The next Far Cry could be a spin-off of a spin-off
Although the long-running Far Cry doesn't often overcomplicate itself, when it does, it really does. It seems that Ubisoft knows (for the most part) what players want from the series - they want a looming villain that offers some serious satisfaction after they get a lesson in manners.
The Far Cry tick list also involves a chance to butcher some wildlife and scrounge crafting materials, finished off with a sprawling open world to explore. It doesn't get much simpler than that, and yet, the games have followed this formula down so many roads that players have a tendency to feel like they've seen it all before.
All of that could be about to change, though, as the next Far Cry project could be a little bit experimental. Although we're seemingly revisiting the past, it'll bring back the fan-favourite Captain Laserhawk to kick some futuristic ass.
Captain Laserhawk may be returning to Far Cry
Click to enlargeA new leak has indicated that the next game to come from the Far Cry series could be a spin-off of an obscure Far Cry deep cut on Netflix. Yes, that would technically make the game a spin-off of a spin-off. We're struggling to keep up.
A new PEGI rating has appeared online for an Ubisoft game titled "Captain Laserhawk Niji Warrior". It's sparked speculation that the lead character from Netflix's animated series Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix could be leading his own game.
According to PEGI, the game is releasing on December 2023 (newsflash, we're past that now,) but hints at a PC-only release that features "moderate violence in which human-like characters are shot using laser guns." Even though PEGI has successfully made the cool sound incredibly uncool, at least it's a window into what the expected game could look like.
The Far Cry spinoff could be a free-to-play live-service game
Much to the dismay of some fans, the PEGI rating of the bizarre spin-off points to microtransactions that allow players to purchase new cosmetic items, indicating that there could be serious pressure on online play.
It'd be a real first for Far Cry - but then again, maybe Ubisoft is trying to make Captain Laserhawk his own deal. Either way, it seems like a new game is coming, spinning off from the Netflix series that spun off of the Far Cry spin-off Blood Dragon. Now our heads are spinning, but maybe we'll have made sense of it all by the time the game launches. Maybe.
