Ubisoft's
open world shooter series Far Cry is back, and this time it takes place in good ol' America.
Not exact matches
Previous games in the
series applied the same
open -
world, first - person
shooter formula to fictional
worlds full of overblown stereotypes.
Ostensibly a spin - off from Volition's popular Saints Row
series, at first glance it comes off as some kind of bastard love child of the aforementioned franchise and online hero
shooters like Overwatch, with a base foundation seemingly built for an
open -
world, multiplayer experience, or at least online co-op like its spiritual successor, but is paradoxically nearly an entirely solo experience.
Insomniac Games, an America - based video game developer that is cherished for its PlayStation - exclusive Ratchet & Clank and Resistance video game
series, is doubling down on what it is best known for with the upcoming
open world third - person
shooter video game known as Sunset Overdrive.
Far Cry Primal, the latest entry in the popular
open -
world first person
shooter series, takes players back to 10,000 BC for some prehistoric combat and wild animal taming, forgoing modern weaponry and high - tech toys for clubs, arrows and deadly beasts.
Exodus is the third entry in the Metro
series and will be an
open -
world shooter.
The latest entry in Ubisoft's third - person tactical
shooter franchise, Ghost Recon: Wildlands (available now on PS4, Xbox One and PC) is forging new ground for the 16 - year - old
series by placing it in an
open -
world setting.
The first person
shooter was originally supposed to follow a linear storyline, then it was going to be an
open world shooter, and now it's a reboot of the whole
series set in an alternate timeline where the US's space program grows massively because JFK wasn't assassinated.
Microsoft's Xbox One, meanwhile, will get
open -
world racer Forza Horizon 2, hyper - colourful
shooter Sunset Overdrive and the Halo: Master Chief collection, which collects and updates the four main titles in the hugely successful Halo
series.
When a gamer deals with a first - person view, it is typically in the form of first - person
shooters or
open -
world RPGs like The Elder Scrolls
series.
It's almost three and a half years since the last proper installment in Ubisoft Montreal's
open -
world shooter series (sorry, the saber - tooth tiger - hunting throwback that was Far Cry Primal doesn't count).
Known mostly for the futuristic
shooter Killzone
series, Guerilla Games delivered their finest game early this year with the
open -
world action of Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Deep Silver has successfully released games that include its own brands such as the spectacular,
open -
world third - person -
shooter Saints Row IV, the Dead Island
series, the role - playing
series Risen, and the strategy hit Galaxy on Fire for mobile platforms.
Some of the games in the Saints Row
open world series, along with Bungie's latest first person
shooter, Destiny, are among the titles that have big discounts for Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners this week as part of the latest Deals with Gold promotion.
The studio has finally stepped away from its grey Killzone
shooter series, and into the shoes of a bigger, more vibrant
open -
world game.