Far Cry 6 takes you to the fictional island of Yara, which is currently going through a revolution. The scenario strongly reminiscent of Cubawhich suggests a political story. According to Narrative Director Navid Khavari, we get this too and it is even necessary.
Ubisoft is taking a different direction than in the past. At The Division 2, for example, creative director Terry Spier denied it in an interview nor any political statement in the game.
Ubisoft wants to tell a political story, but not make a statement
Navid Khavari stated in one Blogthat the team for the story of Far Cry 6 was inspired by the guerrilla fighting in Cuba in the 1950s and 1960s. However, they did not want to limit themselves to the island, but also took revolutions and guerrilla uprisings from other parts of the world and from other times for the story of the shooter. But it shouldn’t be a political statement:
“We realized that Cuba is a complicated island and our game does not want to make a political statement about what is happening in Cuba.”
Still awaits us a political story and according to Navid Khavari this is absolutely necessary.
“A story about a modern revolution has to be political. Far Cry 6 has tough, relevant discussions about the conditions that lead to the rise of fascism in a nation, the cost of imperialism, forced labor, the need for free and fair elections, LGBTQ + rights and more in the context of Yara, a fictional island in the Caribbean. “
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The narrative designer is aware that a political story can lead to discussion. Some players do not want to have political views “imposed” on them or be confronted with politics in a game.
Therefore, the team is handling the situation very carefully and has done a lot of research. Among other things, the developers worked together with experts and people who had personal experience. That should be Give story the necessary sensitivity.
Navid Khavari posted:
“If anyone is looking for a simplified, binary political statement on the political climate in Cuba, they will not find it. I come from a family that endured the consequences of the revolution. I have debated the revolution at the dinner table all my life can only speak for myself, but it is a complex subject that should never be reduced to a quotation. “
Ubisoft is rethinking
Games often deal with political issues such as racism, slavery or inequality. Some players think there is no such thing as a completely apolitical game. Others vehemently oppose such topics. Still others believe that political stories are even necessary in games.
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Every game is political
So far, as mentioned above, Ubisoft has always stayed out of this discourse or in previous statements stresses that they do not play political games. Now Ubisoft is breaking with its earlier statements: Politics deliberately plays a large role in the story of Far Cry 6.
The future will tell whether there will be a general rethinking at Ubisoft due to this change or whether Far Cry 6 is an individual case in this regard. It is also uncertain how this will of course be perceived by the players.
What do you think of Far Cry 6 deliberately trying to tell a political story?
