<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sixth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
2018	O
's	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Caribbean	O
island	O
of	O
Yara	O
,	O
ruled	O
as	O
a	O
dictatorship	O
by	O
"	O
El	O
Presidente	O
"	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Giancarlo	O
Esposito	O
)	O
who	O
is	O
raising	O
his	O
son	O
Diego	O
(	O
Anthony	O
Gonzalez	O
)	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
his	O
rule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
began	O
around	O
2016	O
and	O
was	O
extensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
'	O
political	O
 '	O
,	O
covering	O
themes	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
fascism	O
in	O
a	O
nation	O
,	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
imperialism	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
free-and-fair	O
elections	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
controversy	O
generated	O
by	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
also	O
sought	O
to	O
bring	O
back	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
earlier	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
tropical	O
setting	O
and	O
a	O
fully	O
voiced	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
subsequently	O
published	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
expansion	O
packs	O
centered	O
around	O
antagonists	O
from	O
past	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
navigable	O
on	O
foot	O
or	O
via	O
various	O
land	O
,	O
water	O
,	O
and	O
air	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
prototypes	O
of	O
special	O
weaponry	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Resolver	O
weapons	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
offering	O
a	O
certain	O
perk	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
loadout	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
a	O
silent	O
close-range	O
nailgun	O
or	O
a	O
sling-shot	O
projectile	O
weapon	O
which	O
fires	O
CDs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5s	I-Application
"	O
Fangs	O
for	O
Hire	O
"	O
companion	O
system	O
returns	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Amigos	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
recruitable	O
animals	O
with	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
abilities	O
and	O
perks	O
tasked	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
2021	O
in	O
Yara	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
Caribbean	O
island	O
nation	O
inspired	O
by	O
Cuba	O
and	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
dictator	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
(	O
Giancarlo	O
Esposito	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
arrival	O
,	O
Clara	O
tells	O
Dani	O
to	O
invite	O
ex-spymaster	O
and	O
weapon	O
maker	O
Juan	O
Cortez	O
back	O
into	O
Libertad	O
,	O
disrupt	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Viviro	O
tobacco	O
in	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
and	O
clear	O
the	O
blockade	B-Application
trapping	O
the	O
guerrillas	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
had	O
been	O
ongoing	O
for	O
four	O
years	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
July	O
2020	O
announcement	O
,	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
the	O
lead	O
studio	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
brought	O
back	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
player-character	O
,	O
Dani	O
Rojas	O
,	O
a	O
voice	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
recent	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
protagonist	O
had	O
been	O
silent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
Cuba	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
also	O
established	O
the	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
tropical	O
setting	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
giving	O
the	O
setting	O
a	O
"	O
timeless	O
"	O
look	O
due	O
to	O
economic	O
blockades	B-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
imposed	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
mixing	O
vintage	O
cars	O
with	O
modern	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
media	O
controversy	O
over	O
Ubisoft	O
distancing	O
its	O
stance	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
made	O
as	O
a	O
political	O
statement	O
,	O
Khavari	O
said	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
"	O
political	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
:	O
"	O
A	O
story	O
about	O
a	O
modern	O
revolution	O
must	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khavari	O
's	O
family	O
had	O
experienced	O
the	O
Iranian	O
Revolution	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
,	O
eventually	O
having	O
fled	O
to	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
these	O
experiences	O
,	O
those	O
from	O
Cuba	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
research	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
done	O
,	O
he	O
wanted	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
story	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
conditions	O
that	O
lead	O
to	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
fascism	O
in	O
a	O
nation	O
,	O
the	O
costs	O
of	O
imperialism	B-Application
,	O
forced	O
labor	O
,	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
free-and-fair	O
elections	O
,	O
LGBTQ+	O
rights	O
,	O
and	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Word	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
was	O
teased	O
in	O
early	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
as	O
actor	O
Giancarlo	O
Esposito	O
has	O
mentioned	O
he	O
had	O
recently	O
taken	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
huge	O
video	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
including	O
voice	O
work	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
this	O
,	O
rumored	O
leaks	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6s	I-Application
existence	O
appeared	O
,	O
including	O
screens	O
that	O
showed	O
a	O
character	O
resembling	O
Esposito	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Anthony	O
Gonzalez	O
voices	O
and	O
provides	O
the	O
character	O
model	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Diego	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Esposito	O
and	O
Gonzalez	O
had	O
done	O
the	O
motion-capture	B-Application
and	O
voice	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
trailer	O
before	O
shooting	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
footage	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
as	O
this	O
gave	O
the	O
developers	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Esposito	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
facets	O
of	O
the	O
role	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
done	O
some	O
for	O
the	O
canceled	O
Mouse	O
Guard	O
film	O
and	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
doing	O
more	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
his	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
character	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
created	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
further	O
gameplay	O
reveals	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
also	O
announced	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
as	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
season	O
pass	O
,	O
additional	O
content	O
includes	O
story	O
episodes	O
letting	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
three	O
antagonists	O
from	O
preceding	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
:	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
(	O
Michael	O
Mando	O
)	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Pagan	O
Min	O
(	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
(	O
Greg	O
Bryk	O
)	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
comes	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
expansion	O
,	O
Dani	O
finds	O
themselves	O
stranded	O
in	O
a	O
space	O
between	O
worlds	O
after	O
stumbling	O
across	O
an	O
alien	O
spaceship	O
and	O
an	O
alien	O
artifical	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
named	O
FAI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
IGN	O
review	O
by	O
Jon	O
Ryan	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
smooths	O
over	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
bumps	O
that	O
have	O
cropped	O
up	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rachel	O
Weber	O
from	O
GamesRadar+	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
feels	O
like	O
the	O
turning	O
point	O
for	O
a	O
series	O
in	O
transition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Polygons	O
Diego	O
Arguello	O
said	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
waste	O
of	O
potential	O
"	O
,	O
criticizing	O
its	O
Latin	O
American	O
stereotypes	O
and	O
feeling	O
it	O
fumbled	O
any	O
attempt	O
at	O
saying	O
something	O
meaningful	O
despite	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
overt	O
political	O
theme	O
,	O
citing	O
an	O
instance	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
rescue	O
refugees	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
weapon	O
that	O
plays	O
Macarena	O
while	O
you	O
're	O
aiming	O
down	O
its	O
sights	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Screen	O
Rants	O
Alex	O
Santa	O
Maria	O
and	O
Kotakus	O
Zack	O
Zwiezen	O
both	O
criticized	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
34,219	O
physical	O
copies	O
being	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playstation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
sold	O
16,686	O
physical	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
throughout	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
third	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
