Updated December 13th, 2020 by Thomas Bowen: The more we learn about Far Cry 6, the more tantalizing a prospect it becomes. So while you're waiting for Far Cry 6, you might want to try out these games if open-world gun-toting is your idea of fun. Far Crysequels capitalized on this while other games refined the formula.
Suffice to say, Far Crylaid the foundation for many open-world shooters and proved that freedom was more enjoyable than scripted FPS sequences. RELATED: 5 Reasons Far Cry 2 Is The Best In The Series (& 5 Things It Handled Wrong) Then, Ubisoft and Crytek spiced things up by giving players a dizzying amount of open environment and freedom. Even the legendary Half-Life 2fell into this design standard. Before the first Far Crycame out back in 2004, modern-setting first-person shooter (FPS) games were dominantly just straight tunnels with enough color and flash to hide their linearity.
