<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2014	O
's	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
extensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
socio-political	O
events	O
in	O
modern	O
history	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
the	O
September	O
11	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
and	O
published	O
solely	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
its	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
also	O
created	O
in-house	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
worldwide	O
studios	O
gaining	O
more	O
creative	O
input	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
subsequently	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
title	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
freely	O
on	O
foot	O
or	O
via	O
various	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ranged	O
and	O
explosive	O
weapons	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
enemies	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
places	O
a	O
renewed	O
emphasis	O
on	O
close-quarters	O
combat	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
by	O
introducing	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
melee	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
features	O
a	O
new	O
weapons	O
ballistics	O
system	O
that	O
includes	O
elements	O
like	O
a	O
bullet	O
dropping	O
over	O
a	O
distance	O
to	O
increase	O
realism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
director	O
Dan	O
Hay	O
described	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
as	O
being	O
modeled	O
on	O
the	O
outposts	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
outposts	O
were	O
designed	O
with	O
multiple	O
approaches	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
take	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
this	O
element	O
that	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
tried	O
to	O
recreate	O
in	O
the	O
wider	O
game	O
world	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
recruitment	O
system	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
recruit	O
locals	O
in	O
the	O
county	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
them	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Buddy	O
"	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
or	O
the	O
"	O
Guns	O
for	O
Hire	O
"	O
system	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
featured	O
radio	O
towers	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
featured	O
bell	O
towers	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
to	O
climb	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
open	O
up	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
and	O
various	O
activities	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
removed	O
this	O
system	O
and	O
instead	O
relies	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
forging	O
relationships	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
to	O
discover	O
story	O
missions	O
,	O
events	O
and	O
other	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tame	O
wild	O
animals	O
through	O
the	O
Specialists	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
was	O
previously	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Arcade	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
share	O
small	O
maps	O
that	O
have	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
two-player	O
cooperative	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
construct	O
maps	O
using	O
assets	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
,	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
,	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Unity	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
who	O
return	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
include	O
Hurk	O
Drubman	O
,	O
Jr.	O
(	O
Dylan	O
Taylor	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
dim-witted	O
though	O
well-intentioned	O
redneck	O
party	O
boy	O
with	O
a	O
love	O
of	O
high-powered	O
explosives	O
;	O
and	O
Willis	O
Huntley	O
(	O
Alain	O
Goulem	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
sociopathic	O
CIA	O
agent	O
and	O
self-proclaimed	O
"	O
patriot	O
bastard	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
habit	O
of	O
recruiting	O
civilians	O
for	O
dangerous	O
clandestine	O
missions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
ending	O
leads	O
into	O
the	O
spin-off	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
to	O
release	O
three	O
episodes	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
titled	O
Hours	O
of	O
Darkness	O
,	O
Lost	O
on	O
Mars	O
and	O
Dead	O
Living	O
Zombies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
ventures	O
through	O
enemy	O
territory	O
,	O
Python	O
frees	O
South	O
Vietnamese	O
prisoners	O
of	O
war	O
,	O
sabotages	O
anti-aircraft	O
batteries	O
,	O
kills	O
North	O
Vietnamese	O
commanders	O
and	O
survives	O
the	O
spraying	O
of	O
Agent	B-Application
Orange	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
style	O
and	O
tone	O
of	O
Dead	O
Living	O
Zombies	O
are	O
very	O
different	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
story	O
campaign	O
and	O
other	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
episodes	O
,	O
relying	O
on	O
parody	O
,	O
meta-humour	O
and	O
irreverence	O
over	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marvel	O
admits	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
no	O
experience	O
directing	O
films	O
and	O
is	O
offered	O
a	O
job	O
directing	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
Hope	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Hay	O
,	O
who	O
served	O
as	O
lead	O
producer	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
lead	O
director	O
,	O
with	O
writing	O
led	O
by	O
Drew	O
Holmes	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
and	O
its	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
continued	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
practice	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
previously	O
carried	O
out	O
a	O
similar	O
research	O
excursion	O
to	O
Nepal	O
during	O
development	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
title	O
will	O
take	O
more	O
development	O
time	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
during	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
financial	O
call	O
,	O
alongside	O
two	O
other	O
major	O
titles	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Crew	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
with	O
support	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
skin	O
packs	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
players	O
at	O
launch	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
marketing	O
deal	O
between	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five-year	O
anniversary	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
on	O
March	O
16	O
,	O
2023	O
allowing	O
for	O
60	O
frames-per-second	O
gameplay	O
when	O
played	O
using	O
backwards	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hay	O
,	O
he	O
often	O
felt	O
unsafe	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
young	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
conflicts	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
superpowers	O
during	O
the	O
Cold	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
global	B-Device
village	I-Device
"	O
began	O
to	O
collapse	O
,	O
which	O
sets	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
prompted	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
features	O
a	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
multi-volume	O
soundtrack	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
the	O
three-part	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
Presents	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
Presents	O
is	O
a	O
thematic	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
additional	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
Into	O
the	O
Flames	O
collects	O
cult	O
songs	O
written	O
by	O
Romer	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
various	O
artists	O
,	O
When	O
the	O
World	O
Falls	O
is	O
a	O
choral	O
version	O
of	O
those	O
songs	O
,	O
and	O
We	O
Will	O
Rise	O
Again	O
is	O
their	O
ambient	O
reinterpretation	O
by	O
Hammock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
first	O
made	O
the	O
film	O
available	O
on	O
Amazon	O
Prime	O
,	O
before	O
releasing	O
it	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
of	O
IGN	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8.9	O
rating	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
another	O
wide-open	O
playground	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
necessary	O
ingredients	O
for	O
causing	O
a	O
real	O
ruckus	O
:	O
loads	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
allies	O
,	O
temperamental	O
wildlife	O
,	O
and	O
plenty	O
of	O
explosions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
6.5	O
of	O
10	O
possible	O
points	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
It	O
’s	O
a	O
shame	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
is	O
propped	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
weak	O
story	O
with	O
bland	O
characters	O
,	O
because	O
behind	O
the	O
plot	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
filled	O
with	O
what	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
as	O
a	O
series	O
does	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tourism	O
board	O
of	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
Montana	O
partnered	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
after	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5s	I-Application
release	O
to	O
use	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
setting	O
imagery	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
promote	O
tourism	O
to	O
the	O
southwestern	O
part	O
of	O
Montana	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
that	O
inspired	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fictional	O
Hope	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
doubling	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
second-biggest	O
launch	O
of	O
an	O
Ubisoft	O
title	O
,	O
behind	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
The	I-Application
Division	I-Application
,	O
grossing	O
$310	O
million	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
sold	O
75,474	O
units	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
on	O
the	O
all	O
format	O
sales	O
chart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
revealed	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
and	O
10	O
other	O
games	O
published	O
by	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
8th	O
console	O
generation	O
)	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
March	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
journalists	O
opined	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5s	I-Application
setting	O
and	O
narrative	O
concept	O
,	O
involving	O
themes	O
of	O
religious	O
fanaticism	O
and	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
far-right	O
political	O
movements	O
within	O
the	O
borders	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
Statesas	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
more	O
exotic	O
locales	O
depicted	O
in	O
other	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titleswould	O
likely	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
highly	O
controversial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hay	O
stated	O
they	O
had	O
come	O
to	O
setting	O
the	O
game	O
around	O
a	O
cult	O
in	O
Montana	O
as	O
they	O
felt	O
Montana	O
reflected	O
a	O
remote	O
frontier	O
most	O
people	O
were	O
not	O
aware	O
of	O
,	O
comparable	O
to	O
their	O
other	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
after	O
visiting	O
the	O
state	O
,	O
found	O
that	O
Montana	O
was	O
a	O
place	O
"	O
where	O
people	O
go	O
to	O
be	O
alone	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
messed	O
with	O
"	O
,	O
further	O
resonating	O
with	O
past	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
petition	O
lodged	O
at	O
Change.org	B-Application
by	O
individuals	O
objecting	O
to	O
what	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
portrayal	O
of	O
American	O
Christians	O
as	O
villains	O
and	O
calling	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonists	O
to	O
be	O
recast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
writer	O
have	O
confirmed	O
the	O
sequel	O
is	O
"	O
inherently	O
political	O
"	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
political	O
controversy	O
within	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
