$59.99Is Far Cry® 6 worth it?
Far Cry® 6 is worth it if…
- you like first-person open worlds where you clear outposts your own way
- you enjoy cobbling together odd weapons and loud backpack gadgets
- you want a full story campaign you can finish with a friend in co-op
- you like tropical settings with jungles, beaches, and horse and helicopter travel
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Resolver chaos with homemade firepower
You fight dirty, because Yara rewards it. You bolt together CD launchers, motorbike-engine miniguns, and Supremo backpacks that loose missile volleys when a checkpoint gets crowded. Gear you craft and wear shapes your build, from extra ammo to fire resistance, and ammo types matter against different troops. When subtlety sounds better, a suppressor and the right approach still open a quiet route. Your animal companions help too, scouting ahead, distracting patrols, or tearing straight through a squad while you flank. It is loud, practical tinkering with a short fuse.
A big island to unpick base by base
Yara is large, with jungle, beach, farmland, and a fortified capital that does not welcome visitors. You capture bases, clear routes, and open up new tools as you travel, which slowly loosens Castillo's grip region by region. Getting around is half the pleasure: horses for narrow trails, helicopters for long hops, scrappy buggies for bouncing across fields. There is always another outpost, convoy, or anti-aircraft gun pulling at your map. Pick the order, pick the angle, and leave tire tracks behind you.
A revolution built from favors
You play Dani Rojas, a local pulled into the fight, and the rebellion grows one helped village at a time. You meet rebel groups, farmers, smugglers, and outcasts, then take missions that earn upgrades and strengthen your network. Crafting and camp improvements feed back into what you can do in the field. Anton Castillo, played with cold control by Giancarlo Esposito, is a highlight, all polite menace in the cutscenes. Help enough communities and the separate struggles start to look like one push toward the capital.
Twice the trouble in co-op
The full campaign runs in two-player co-op, so a friend can drop in for the whole war, not just side jobs. You coordinate attacks, split lookout and assault duties, and combine Supremo backpack strikes for double the blast radius. One player draws fire while a crocodile companion like Guapo crashes the flank, and the other slips through the gap. Solo still works when you want a slower, sneakier pace through the same missions.
Good to know before you go to Yara?
Who do you play as in Far Cry 6?
You play Dani Rojas, a Yaran resistance fighter taking on Anton Castillo's regime. You can choose a female protagonist, and the story follows Dani from reluctant survivor to central figure in the rebellion as rebel groups, farmers, and smugglers join the cause.
What makes combat different here?
The Resolver idea: improvised weapons and Supremo backpacks, like missile barrages and engine-built miniguns, alongside gun customization and craftable gear. Animal companions scout, distract, or attack, so you can pair a loud gadget with a quiet flank or send in the teeth first.
How big is the world and how do you get around it?
It is a large open island with jungles, beaches, farmland, and a fortified capital. You ride horses, fly helicopters, and drive scrappy buggies between bases, checkpoints, and side jobs. Clearing routes and capturing territory gradually opens more tools and safer travel.
How does co-op work?
Two players can play through the entire campaign together online. You share the missions, coordinate attacks, and stack Supremo weapons for heavier combined strikes.
