The Far Cry franchise has been a staple of Ubisoft's portfolio for over 20 years, and it often receives new installments on a near-annual basis. Lately, however, the series has taken a backseat. The last mainline Far Cry game, 2021's Far Cry 6, was released nearly 4 years ago. This is the longest time that Ubisoft has gone without launching a new entry in the franchise. While Ubisoft has rummaged through its back catalog and released 60 FPS patches for some of the older Far Cry installments, it has remained conspicuously silent about the franchise's overall future.
Some fans are hoping that the Far Cry series' extended hiatus will give Ubisoft the opportunity to go back to the drawing board and reinvent the franchise. Far Cry 6, as popular as it was, wasn't exactly a fan favorite among the dedicated Far Cry community. Many players, in addition to critics and journalists, believed that the game was too derivative for its own good and didn't do enough to stand out from previous Far Cry installments. The next Far Cry game is apparently going to depart significantly from the series' established formula, if rumors are to be believed, so it looks like this feedback is actually being taken into account.
Assassin's Creed's Multiplayer Ambitions Shouldn't Leave Far Cry Behind
While Ubisoft may be trying to deliver a massive Assassin's Creed multiplayer game, it should really consider going after the Far Cry franchise.
Far Cry 7 Doesn't Really Need an Animus Hub
Far Cry 7 is Apparently Going to Take Some Inspiration from Assassin's Creed Infinity
Shortly after the release of Far Cry 6, insiders claimed in 2021 that the next mainline entry in the Far Cry series, Far Cry 7, would use a live service business model, akin to the then-upcoming Assassin's Creed Infinity. The prospect of a live-service Far Cry game was immediately met with backlash by fans. However, subsequent reports alleged that the series would not be taking this approach in the way that some would expect. According to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft is currently developing two new Far Cry games: a multiplayer extraction shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness, and a single-player-only title that features a Dead Rising-esque time limit.
The Far Cry extraction shooter and the Far Cry single-player title originally started life as the same game, but after their scopes grew, they were divided into separate projects.
Assassin's Creed Infinity - A.K.A. The Animus Hub - is a Special Interface That Connects the Latest AC Games
Even though the next mainline Far Cry game is apparently going to be single-player, it's possible that Ubisoft will still attempt to implement an Assassin's Creed Infinity-style component into it, as that 2021 report suggested. For those unaware, Assassin's Creed Infinity is the codename for the Assassin's Creed Animus Hub, which was released alongside 2025's Assassin's Creed Shadows. The Animus Hub is, in essence, a special interface that was designed as an entry point to the latest games in the AC franchise. Through the Animus Hub, players can access certain Assassin's Creed games, take on extra missions, unlock Modern Day content, and purchase rare gear, among other things.
Adding an Animus Hub-like interface to Far Cry 7 wouldn't be a terrible idea, but it's hard to argue that it'd be necessary. Ubisoft created the Animus Hub in order to link the Assassin's Creed games together, not just in terms of accessibility, but also in terms of story. The Animus Hub includes a timeline that lists the protagonists of every modern AC game and shows where they fit in the series' overarching lore. Even though the Assassin's Creed games typically follow different characters, their narratives tend to be connected to each other in some way.
The Far Cry Games Are Not As Connected As the AC Games Are
The Far Cry series, in comparison, is not nearly as interconnected as the Assassin's Creed games are. Each installment in the Far Cry franchise (excluding Far Cry: New Dawn) is a completely standalone entry, and aside from a few recurring characters, there are barely any narrative links between them. Therefore, it wouldn't really make a lot of sense to give Far Cry 7 its own Animus Hub. Although there are a lot of things that future Far Cry games could benefit from, an extra interface probably isn't one of them.
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