ParadiseLost
Well-known member
So I get this is old, but the more I learn about Far Cry 5, the more questions I have.
At first glance, it's 'Oh, Christians bad'. But then, they were actually correct about what was happening... so yeah. And they win. And they have catchy music (if I was religious, keep your rifle at your side would be my ringtone 100%).
Traditionally, none of the Far Cry protagonists (or at least, unambiguously 2 and 3, and arguably 1 and 4) are heroes. I think that if you consider Far Cry's history, as a series, its not strange to think that the protagonist of Far Cry 5 isn't really meant to be a hero.
At the least, the situation is meant to be nuanced.
I'd say it was at least partly intended to be a more controversial take on 4's theme - the idea that you coming there to 'fuck shit up' isn't really a good thing. Its one thing to say that someone coming back from the US to their birth country and fucking shit up over a Civil War might not be a good idea, but to suggest than the US government sending police to put down a little rural redneck militia might be a nuanced situation? That's a lot more challenging for many members of "modern audiences."