<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
is	O
an	O
anthology	O
franchise	O
of	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
games	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Crytek	O
to	O
premiere	O
their	O
CryEngine	B-Application
software	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
have	O
used	O
a	O
Ubisoft-modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
open	O
world	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
present	O
,	O
the	O
franchise	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
mainline	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
;	O
additionally	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
initially	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
saw	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ports	O
to	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
which	O
changed	O
several	O
elements	O
and	O
are	O
therefore	O
considered	O
standalone	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
their	O
development	O
,	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
significant	O
shared	O
narrative	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
instead	O
share	O
a	O
theme	O
of	O
placing	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
wilderness	O
environment	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
help	O
fight	O
against	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
despots	O
that	O
control	O
the	O
region	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
surviving	O
against	O
wild	O
animals	O
that	O
roam	O
the	O
open	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
feature	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
with	O
later	O
titles	O
also	O
offering	O
co-operative	O
campaign	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
have	O
generally	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
their	O
open	O
world	O
gameplay	O
and	O
antagonists	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
considered	O
commercial	O
successes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
are	O
first-person	O
shooters	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
with	O
action-adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
first	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
and	O
its	O
spin-offs/remakes	O
were	O
typical	O
FPS	O
with	O
discrete	O
levels	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
games	O
have	O
adapted	O
an	O
open	O
world-style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
,	O
with	O
main	O
story	O
and	O
side	O
missions	O
and	O
optional	O
quests	O
to	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
have	O
generally	O
shared	O
the	O
theme	O
of	O
taking	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
lawless	O
frontier	O
"	O
where	O
"	O
values	O
and	O
laws	O
of	O
today	O
are	O
non-functional	O
"	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
elements	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
survive	O
in	O
the	O
wilderness	O
including	O
hunting	O
and	O
crafting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
studio	O
Crytek	O
,	O
and	O
premiered	O
their	O
CryEngine	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Crytek	O
's	O
goals	O
with	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
was	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
render	O
realistic	O
outdoor	O
spaces	O
with	O
large	O
viewing	O
distances	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
a	O
unique	O
feature	O
compared	O
with	O
other	O
game	O
engines	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CryEngine	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
demonstrated	O
as	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
at	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
1999	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
X-Isle	O
:	O
Dinosaur	O
Island	O
specifically	O
aimed	O
at	O
NVIDIA	O
graphics	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
demo	O
allowed	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
virtual	O
tropical	O
island	O
populated	O
with	O
dinosaurs	O
,	O
showcasing	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	O
world	O
that	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
could	O
handle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
E3	O
1999	O
,	O
they	O
secured	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
NVIDIA	O
to	O
distribute	O
X-Isle	O
alongside	O
all	O
NVIDIA	O
cards	O
as	O
benchmarking	O
software	O
,	O
as	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
demanding	O
game	O
engine	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
released	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
to	O
critical	O
praise	O
and	O
strong	O
sales	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
730,000	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Far	O
Crys	O
release	O
,	O
Crytek	O
,	O
wanting	O
to	O
show	O
that	O
CryEngine	B-Application
had	O
other	O
applications	O
,	O
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
in	O
July	O
2004	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
gaming	O
franchise	O
with	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
franchise	O
became	O
the	O
Crysis	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
which	O
Crytek	O
continued	O
to	O
improve	O
their	O
CryEngine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Crytek	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
assigned	O
its	O
studio	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
to	O
help	O
port	O
the	O
title	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
game	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
through	O
the	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
created	O
more	O
linear	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
added	O
campaigns	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
,	O
changed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
to	O
less-realistic	O
outcomes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
acquired	O
all	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
perpetual	O
license	O
for	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
version	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
remained	O
the	O
principal	O
studio	O
developing	O
all	O
future	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
July	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
featured	O
two	O
significant	O
changes	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
it	O
premiered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
,	O
a	O
modified	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
licensed	O
CryEngine	B-Application
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
make	O
a	O
fully	O
open-world	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
adding	O
realistic	O
physics	O
and	O
destroyable	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
continuing	O
in	O
the	O
narrative	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
it	O
created	O
a	O
more	O
open-ended	O
narrative	O
,	O
featuring	O
nine	O
playable	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
means	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
their	O
own	O
stories	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
reason	O
the	O
narrative	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
was	O
dropped	O
was	O
that	O
its	O
main	O
character	O
Jack	O
Carver	O
was	O
not	O
memorable	O
with	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
the	O
changes	O
made	O
for	O
Instincts	O
and	O
Vengeance	O
,	O
took	O
a	O
significant	O
turn	O
into	O
science	O
fiction	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
the	O
developers	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
with	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
African	O
county	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
that	O
is	O
being	O
financially	O
funded	O
by	O
a	O
figure	O
known	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player-character	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
for	O
hire	O
,	O
is	O
tasked	O
to	O
bring	O
down	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
other	O
mercenaries	O
and	O
locals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
critically	O
praised	O
and	O
commercially	O
successful	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
2.9	O
million	O
in	O
sales	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
Clint	O
Hocking	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
internally	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
haphazard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
had	O
a	O
polarizing	O
reception	O
from	O
players	O
over	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
implemented	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
feel	O
diegetic	O
and	O
immerse	O
the	O
player	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-production	O
work	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
had	O
reportedly	O
started	O
just	O
after	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
shipped	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
the	O
few	O
years	O
that	O
followed	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
leads	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
left	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
had	O
a	O
significant	O
shift	O
of	O
locale	O
,	O
returning	O
to	O
a	O
tropical	O
island	O
theme	O
similar	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
while	O
retaining	O
the	O
open-world	O
nature	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
looked	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
key	O
elements	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2s	I-Application
open	O
world	O
that	O
worked	O
but	O
add	O
in	O
more	O
features	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
living	O
world	O
but	O
with	O
purpose	O
behind	O
how	O
they	O
designed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Dunia	O
Engine	O
2	O
to	O
implement	O
some	O
open-world	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
weather	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
premiered	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
of	O
the	O
questionable	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
eliminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
adventuring	O
tourists	O
caught	O
by	O
the	O
pirate	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
who	O
has	O
tortured	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
native	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
well-defined	O
villain	O
character	O
in	O
Vaas	O
that	O
was	O
the	O
focal	O
point	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
further	O
redefined	O
how	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
going	O
forward	O
would	O
be	O
presented	O
,	O
each	O
centered	O
around	O
a	O
similar	O
crafted	O
character	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
formally	O
announced	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
presented	O
some	O
controversial	O
elements	O
within	O
its	O
narrative	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
established	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
general	O
approach	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
main	O
series	O
 '	O
iterations	O
,	O
but	O
shifted	O
locales	O
from	O
the	O
tropical	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
games	O
included	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Himalayan	O
country	O
of	O
Kyrat	O
ruled	O
by	O
the	O
tyrannical	O
Pagan	O
Min	O
and	O
his	O
Royal	O
Army	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
(	O
2018	O
)	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
fictional	O
Hope	O
County	O
in	O
Montana	O
where	O
a	O
doomsday	O
cult	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
,	O
has	O
locked	O
down	O
the	O
region	O
,	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
(	O
2021	O
)	O
,	O
set	O
on	O
a	O
fictional	O
Cuba-like	O
island	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
revolution	O
which	O
"	O
El	O
Presidente	O
"	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
rules	O
as	O
a	O
dictator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
was	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
announcement	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
,	O
was	O
an	O
experiment	O
release	O
developed	O
by	O
Dean	O
Evans	O
that	O
worked	O
atop	O
the	O
existing	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
assets	O
,	O
reskinning	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
existing	O
maps	O
and	O
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
similar	O
"	O
reskins	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
two	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
(	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
(	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ubisoft	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
formally	O
announced	O
further	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
after	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
reports	O
emerged	O
in	O
November	O
2021	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
live-service	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
Assassin	O
's	O
Creed	O
game	O
,	O
codenamed	O
Assassin	O
's	O
Creed	O
Infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Dan	O
Hay	O
,	O
executive	O
producer	O
for	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
since	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
announced	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
opportunities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
an	O
open-ended	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
by	O
German	O
studio	O
Crytek	O
,	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
CryEngine	B-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
March	O
23	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
October	O
23	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
24	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
fictional	O
East	O
African	O
state	O
where	O
an	O
arms	O
smuggler	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
"	O
is	O
selling	O
weapons	O
to	O
two	O
factions	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
mercenary	O
sent	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
kill	O
the	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
inflaming	O
the	O
conflict	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sandbox	O
gameplay	O
has	O
been	O
highly	O
touted	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
access	O
to	O
50km2	O
of	O
African	O
terrain	O
,	O
complete	O
with	O
open	O
savannah	B-Protocol
,	O
forests	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
towns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
puts	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
realism	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
incorporating	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
weapon	O
jamming	O
and	O
malaria	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
gets	O
infected	O
with	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
must	O
thereafter	O
regularly	O
take	O
medication	O
to	O
avoid	O
dying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
setting	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
and	O
open-ended	O
gameplay	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
criticized	O
its	O
writing	O
,	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
using	O
feedback	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
November	O
30	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
4	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
Rook	B-Application
Islands	I-Application
,	O
a	O
tropical	O
archipelago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
vacation	O
goes	O
awry	O
,	O
protagonist	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
,	O
an	O
ordinary	O
American	O
tourist	O
,	O
must	O
learn	O
the	O
ways	O
of	O
the	O
jungle	O
to	O
survive	O
and	O
rescue	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
insane	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
and	O
his	O
gang	O
of	O
pirates	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
into	O
slavery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larger	O
in	O
scope	O
and	O
ambition	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
characters	O
(	O
in	O
particular	O
Vaas	O
)	O
,	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
progression	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
20	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
conceptualized	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
standalone	O
story	O
like	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
,	O
becomes	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
civil	O
war	O
and	O
must	O
overthrow	O
Min	O
,	O
after	O
he	O
is	O
instructed	O
by	O
his	O
late	O
mother	O
to	O
travel	O
again	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
homeland	O
to	O
spread	O
her	O
ashes	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
gameplay	O
additions	O
and	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
divisive	O
reception	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	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>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Toronto	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
Stadia	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
fictional	O
island	O
of	O
Yara	O
(	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
modern-day	O
Cuba	O
)	O
,	O
ruled	O
by	O
fascist	O
dictator	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
(	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Giancarlo	O
Esposito	O
)	O
who	O
seeks	O
to	O
bring	O
his	O
son	O
,	O
Diego	O
(	O
Anthony	O
Gonzalez	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
his	O
heir	O
amidst	O
a	O
revolutionary	O
uprising	O
by	O
freedom	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
several	O
revolutions	O
of	O
recent	O
history	O
,	O
primarily	O
the	O
Cuban	O
Revolution	O
of	O
1953	O
–	O
1959	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
earlier	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
titles	O
,	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
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
port	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
less	O
open-ended	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
technical	O
limitations	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
several	O
new	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
altered	O
storyline	O
,	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
through	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	O
service	O
,	O
a	O
map	O
creator	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
feral	O
abilities	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
therefore	O
considered	O
a	O
separate	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
GameCube	I-Application
were	O
also	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
ultimately	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
on	O
March	O
27	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Evolution	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
,	O
albeit	O
considerably	O
shorter	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Instincts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
weapons	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
an	O
expanded	O
map-maker	O
and	O
an	O
extra	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maps	O
that	O
are	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Instincts	O
can	O
not	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Predator	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Evolution	O
,	O
includes	O
graphically	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
both	O
Instincts	O
and	O
Evolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Vengeance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
:	O
Evolution	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
February	O
28	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paradise	O
Lost	O
is	O
a	O
rail	O
shooter	O
arcade	O
game	O
port	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Global	O
VR	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
"	O
expansion	O
pack	O
"	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
does	O
not	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
it	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
and	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
retrospective	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
and	O
visual	O
style	O
are	O
inspired	O
by	O
1980	O
's	O
action	O
movies	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
starring	O
Arnold	O
Schwarzenegger	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Commando	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Predator	O
,	O
and	O
Sylvester	O
Stallone	O
,	O
like	O
Cobra	O
,	O
First	O
Blood	O
,	O
and	O
Rocky	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
film/television	O
references	O
include	O
RoboCop	B-Application
,	O
Escape	O
from	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
Scarface	O
and	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
crossover	O
title	O
with	O
the	O
Trials	B-Application
series	O
,	O
Trials	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blood	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
concept	O
,	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
certain	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
tame	O
animals	O
,	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
seen	O
as	O
inferior	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
New	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
is	O
a	O
spin-off	O
and	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
seventeen	O
years	O
after	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
endings	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
survivors	O
of	O
a	O
nuclear	O
war	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
rebuild	O
their	O
community	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
assuming	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
unnamed	O
and	O
highly	O
customizable	O
Captain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
's	O
map	O
,	O
and	O
introduces	O
several	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
upgradeable	O
home	O
base	O
and	O
increased	O
reliance	O
on	O
crafting	O
from	O
limited	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
Dawn	O
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
world	O
design	O
and	O
gameplay	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
narrative	O
and	O
similarities	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
less	O
financially	O
successful	O
than	O
both	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
and	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
VR	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dive	I-Application
Into	I-Application
Insanity	I-Application
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
tropical	O
island	O
location	O
as	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
direct-to-video-film	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Uwe	O
Boll	O
and	O
stars	O
Til	O
Schweiger	O
as	O
Jack	O
Carver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Far	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
is	O
a	O
four-part	O
webseries	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
film	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Motion	O
Pictures	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
and	O
Raving	O
Rabbids	O
film	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
no	O
news	O
about	O
the	O
project	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
Eden	O
's	O
Gate	O
is	O
a	O
short	O
film	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
prequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
are	O
teaming	O
with	O
Adi	O
Shankar	O
to	O
develop	O
an	O
animated	O
series	O
titled	O
Captain	O
Laserhawk	O
:	O
A	O
Blood	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
Remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
board	O
game	O
publisher	O
Funforge	O
would	O
partner	O
with	O
Ubisoft	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Beyond	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Götterdämmerung	O
(	O
Panini	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
)	O
-	O
an	O
expanded	O
novelization	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Blutige	O
Diamanten	O
(	O
Panini	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Absolution	O
(	O
2018	O
)	O
by	O
Urban	O
Waite	O
–	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Rite	O
of	O
Passage	O
(	O
2021	O
)	O
-	O
a	O
comic	O
book	O
miniseries	O
published	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
as	O
a	O
tie-in	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Antón	B-Application
Castillo	I-Application
,	O
recounting	O
cautionary	O
tales	O
to	O
his	O
son	O
Diego	O
about	O
the	O
rise	O
and	O
fall	O
of	O
previous	O
villains	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
,	O
Pagan	O
Min	O
,	O
and	O
Joseph	O
Seed	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
as	O
he	O
plays	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
begins	O
pondering	O
the	O
morality	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
:	O
Esperanza	O
's	O
Tears	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
Ablaze	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
comic	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
6	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
reports	O
that	O
through	O
2014	O
,	O
lifetime	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
has	O
exceeded	O
20	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
