The director of 2018’s Far Cry 5 explained the studios approach of creating a multi-ethnic cult in a fictional city in United States of America.

Many modern video game developers use their video games to highlight the problems in today’s society. 2018’s Far Cry 5 is one such game, which focuses on a radical religious cult that takes over a fictional Montana county. In the real world, people often claim that religious cults mostly consist of white people. However, the cult showcased in Far Cry 5 is multi-ethnic.

Far Cry 5 featured a multi-ethnic cult based in a fictional city in United States of America (Image via Ubisoft)

The director of the game once explained the studios’ approach to the fictional religious cult in the game. He explained that while growing up, he witnessed more cult groups that were all about “inclusion,” and that’s what Ubisoft was trying to achieve in the game.

How Ubisoft created a multi-ethnic cult in Far Cry 5

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In 2018, Dan Hay, the director of Far Cry 5, appeared for an interview with Vice to talk about the game’s plot. During the conversation, the interviewer highlighted that “real, evangelical or religious cults in America” mostly consist of “white people.” Hay was then asked to explain what goes into deciding that these cults should be multi-ethnic. He replied,

I think it might have to do with age. Insofar that, when I grew up and I was thinking about this, I was informed by the cults of the 70s. I’m remembering this concept of inclusion. I’m recalling this idea of “bring us everybody.” And to me that was definitely where we wanted to go – And this is our cult, y’know? We’ve put it in Hope Montana, which is a place that doesn’t exist, because we wanted to be able to take some creative freedom.

Hay explained that the cult in Far Cry 5 focuses on bringing in as many people as they can, so it is not about one specific race. As a kid, he mostly saw absolutely inclusive cults, so that was Ubisoft’s approach.

As explained in our review of Far Cry 5, it was one of the most impressive open-world first-person shooter games when it was first released. However, in terms of the plot, some repetitive elements make the game feel generic.

What’s next for the Far Cry franchise?

The next Far Cry game is reportedly in the works (Image via Ubisoft)

There are reports that Ubisoft has started the development of the next Far Cry game. As per Insider Gaming, Ubisoft is working on two games under the Far Cry franchise. However, the studio is planning to ditch its “Far Cry formula.” Various leakers have claimed that the next Far Cry game will have improved movement systems.

Since 2004’s Far Cry, Ubisoft has followed a pattern of releasing a Far Cry game every two years. Unfortunately, the pattern is now broken as the next Far Cry game has been delayed. At the moment, it’s clear that Ubisoft is more focused on Assassin’s Creed Shadows, a game that is currently more popular for its controversies.