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Ubisoft’s veteran writer and narrative designer Drew Holmes has been put in charge of the Far Cry IP.

Holmes, who previously served as narrative lead for the franchise, shared the news on his LinkedIn page, revealing he’s been promoted to IP director for Far Cry.

“It’s been an exciting few months… I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as IP Director of Far Cry at Ubisoft! We have big things in store Don’t hesitate to reach out if you want to be a part of the next evolution of this great brand!”

At Ubisoft, Holmes previously served as the story lead for 2019’s Far Cry: New Dawn and 2018’s Far Cry 5. Before that, he was the lead writer for Irrational Games’ BioShock Infinite, and worked on the first three Saints Row games at Volition.

According to press reports earlier this year, Ubisoft is currently developing Far Cry 7 and a standalone Far Cry multiplayer game.

It’s claimed that Far Cry 7 is being made with Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, rather than the Dunia engine used for recent series entries. The multiplayer game is currently an extraction-based shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness, it’s claimed.

Both titles are said to be tentatively scheduled for release in the fall/autumn of 2025.

Far Cry 6, which was released in 2021, included online campaign co-op but didn’t have a competitive multiplayer component.

Former Far Cry boss Dan Hay left Ubisoft in 2021 after a decade at its Montreal studio, where he was credited for overseeing the series during its most prosperous period. He’s now heading up Blizzard’s new survival game.

Ubisoft has a new Far Cry IP boss | VGC

Far Cry 5 writer Drew Holmes has been promoted…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Former Far Cry boss Dan Hay left Ubisoft in 2021 after a decade at its Montreal studio, where he was credited for overseeing the series during its most prosperous period. He’s now heading up Blizzard’s new survival game.

 

[Certinty]

Completely game for this, Far Cry 6 was by quite a distance the worst game in the franchise.

 

[Johnny Concrete]

“It’s claimed that Far Cry 7 is being made with Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, rather than the Dunia engine used for recent series entries”

I know. It’s called Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

“It’s claimed that Far Cry 7 is being made with Ubisoft’s Snowdrop engine, rather than the Dunia engine used for recent series entries”

I know. It’s called Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

Joking aside and while I can't confirm 100%, they do plan to use Snowdrop and Anvil (AC engine) in most of their current-gen games going forward. Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[CanYouFlyBobby?]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Child of Light and Valiant Hearts are good albeit smallish games from ubi. And the two Mario + Rabbids are also decent.

 

[KyoZz]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Yes: Splinter Cell, Rayman, Prince of Persia, Ghost Recon and many more. A long time ago they were one of the greatest gaming company which make their downfall even more sad.

 

[EDMIX]

Far Cry New Dawn, Far Cry 5, Bioshock Infinite and the first 3 Saints Row games? This dude has a serious body of work.

Looking forward to what they do with Far Cry 7.

I enjoy that Ubisoft lets those teams do different settings, concepts etc.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I enjoyed Far Cry 5 and New Dawn. I hope Ubisoft can bounce back the franchise after the last turd.

 

[digital_ghost]

Ubisoft has a new Far Cry IP boss | VGC

Far Cry 5 writer Drew Holmes has been promoted…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Does the boss have thin thighs? Very deadly boss if so.

 

[MDSLKTR]

If they're smart, they would remaster Far Cry 2.

 

[Putonahappyface]

If they're smart, they would remaster Far Cry 2.

Clearing out an outpost only for every enemy to respawn the next time you passed through ruined the game for me.

 

[Come On Tars]

Primal 2. Now

 

[simpatico]

The amount of resources put into Far Cry games is sad. You could make something really awesome with that funding. I hope he gets it right.

 

[simpatico]

Primal 2. Now

Avatar releases in December. It's just a Primal reskin.

 

[Topher]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Plenty

 

[Ywap]

Great news! The Far Cry games are always a blast. Can't wait for some more mayhem in beautyland

 

[Drizzlehell]

Completely game for this, Far Cry 6 was by quite a distance the worst game in the franchise.

That title belongs to New Dawn. FC6 was actually pretty good but it was just way too long.

 

[Ywap]

I´m doing some freeroaming in FC6 right now and it´s a fun game. It´s very casual but i think the game could have been really great the very first playthrough if it had been more difficult.

Regarding the Snowdrop rumors: FC6 looks amazing using DUNIA but maybe we can finally get rid of the save stuttering that have plagued the latest FC games.

 

[Kakax11]

FC6 was great

 

[Fess]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Metacritic sorted on Ubisoft and metascore

Ubisoft

Read what Ubisoft had to say at Metacritic.com

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They’ve made a ton of 80+ metascore games.

Personal favorites; Rayman Legends WiiU, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Xbox, Trials serie, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Origins, Odyssey

 

[Red5]

Clint Hocking should be at the helm again. Far Cry 2 is still the best Far Cry IMO.

 

[Roni]

If they're smart, they would remaster Far Cry 2.

Remake it, including the plethora of features they promised but left out in the first place.

 

[The Cockatrice]

I played all Far Cry games including new dawn and enjoyed most of them but played 6 for a few hours and it was absolute dog shit. Maybe I should find someone to play it with because I wasted money on it.

 

[L*][*N*K]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

if that is how you feel about that whole company why are you here? why are you even talking about their games, it is fine if you don't like a certain type of games or a company but move on with your life and don't start an online war with anyone who happened to like AC Valhalla

 

[knguyen]

Hopefully they'll move on from towers climbing bullshit., but I doubt it.

 

[elmos-acc]

Hopefully they'll move on from towers climbing bullshit., but I doubt it.

Didn't they already remove towers from FC5? I haven't played the sixth one yet. I kind of enjoyed the towers in FC3 and FC4, but they got old when replaying.

I just hope that they remove the pseudo-rpg mechanics like health bars and levels. I would rather they take some lessons from games like PUBG, Tarkov, etc. More genuine customization, more intense gunfights, thicker jungles or more vast areas. Double down on immersion, make it not feel like another skin of FC3.

 

[diffusionx]

Didn't they already remove towers from FC5? I haven't played the sixth one yet. I kind of enjoyed the towers in FC3 and FC4, but they got old when replaying.

I just hope that they remove the pseudo-rpg mechanics like health bars and levels. I would rather they take some lessons from games like PUBG, Tarkov, etc. More genuine customization, more intense gunfights, thicker jungles or more vast areas. Double down on immersion, make it not feel like another skin of FC3.

FC5 did indeed take out towers, but ripped off The Division and Wildlands in how it played.

That's the problem with Ubisoft, they're afraid to let their games stand alone. Even this AC, they ripped off the marking from that Splinter Cell 360 game and are continuing to put the drone/eagle in their games despite how little sense it makes there. I think, for me, it's just impossible to play more than one Ubishit game every 3 or so years because they all just end up feeling the same.

 

[MayauMiao]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Far Cry 3? Assassin's Creed Black Flag? Prince of Persia?

BG&E isn't exactly the pinnacle of Ubisoft games.

 

[StueyDuck]

Put me in charge... I'll make it dope

 

[Salz01]

I like the fry cry games. Reminds me to finish FC6. I don’t like the animal companions in FC6. I liked how they handled companions in FC5 and the random shit they would say.

 

[El Muerto]

Make it more like Far Cry 2 and i'll buy it day 1.

 

[Peter303]

FC6 was like a Farcry game create by people who've never played the previous games. Even the Vietnam DLC for FC5 was a much better game than 6.

 

[IDKFA]

Now's the time for Far Cry X Jurassic Park.

Make it happen!

 

[Hudo]

Can I get a FarCry 4 spin-off/sequel where I they flesh out the Pagan-Min ending into a full game? I would fucking love to side with him and fuck up The Golden Path, because everyone in there is an asshole.

 

[L*][*N*K]

Hopefully they'll move on from towers climbing bullshit., but I doubt it.

That hasn’t been a part of Far Cry for the past two games

 

[DragonNCM]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Raving rabbits ?

 

[thekillergreece]

Yes: Splinter Cell, Rayman, Prince of Persia, Ghost Recon and many more. A long time ago they were one of the greatest gaming company which make their downfall even more sad.

Don't forget Peter Jackson's King Kong too!

 

[CZY]

Clearing out an outpost only for every enemy to respawn the next time you passed through ruined the game for me.

Objectives are generally miles apart and require traversing through many chokepoints and the use of multiple safehouses. The entire gameplay loop is about getting from point A to point B to point C to point D; you’re talking about something that happens when you backtrack before you even get to point B.

I can agree they respawn too quickly, but the point would be that you’re simply never backtracking enough for it to make any genuine difference — it should be several safe house visits and several in-game days before you ever see the same chokepoint twice. Making them respawn slower would have almost no actual impact on the gameplay loop.

Play on the hardest difficulty, turn the music off, and don’t savescum if you’re on PC (you can only save at safehouses). FC2 is one of the best games ever made.

 

[danklord]

Great guy, glad to see this happen for him. Didn't care much for 5 or 6 but these games are often a product an absurd amount of chefs in the kitchen. He's someone who will passionately fight for a more interesting vision.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

This franchise needs to go on ice ASAP. Over saturated, FC6 was so bland and looked like they just copied everything from FC5 and added an island instead of full blown land.

 

[Ywap]

I think Far Cry is a unique series. What other game offers open world fps where you can go either stealth or full mayhem?

And they always go comedy/satire. Good or bad? Not sure but Joseph Seed is one of my favourite villains

 

[Kupfer]

Has Ubisoft ever made a good game other than Beyond Good and Evil?

Check out "From Dust", pretty decent game, better than their output of the last decade.

 

[Ceadeus]

Next farcry set in australia, fighting giant spiders and boxing kangaroos

 

[Ywap]

Trying to level up Champagne and i honestly think this game is a bit underrated. Casual, chaotic fun in one of the best looking games out there

 

[Ywap]

Don´t forget this little gem folks! New Dawn, really good game imo