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You might not be ready, but here it comes: the first of the playable villain DLC forFar Cry 6is out on November 16, and Ubisoft is starting with the series’ crowd-favorite adversary inVaas: Insanity. Unlike the free content drops, this is a part ofFar Cry 6‘s paidSeason Pass.
You might’ve seen this pretty vague Season Pass trailer that shows Vaas, Pagan Min, and Joseph Seed returning fromFar Cry 3,Far Cry 4, andFar Cry 5, respectively — but what is the actual setup here? What’s the gameplay like? Ubisoft is still being a little cagey.
Along with the release date forVaas: Insanity, Ubisoft included this summary of what it’ll be like to step into the talkative antagonist’s shoes: “Players will embody Vaas, the iconic villain fromFar Cry 3played by Michael Mando (Better Call Saul), who is reprising his role in a brand-new experience inspired by theroguelite genre. Starting with nothing more than a pistol to defend themselves, players will need to find new weapons and unlock power-ups to become stronger and progress deeper into the depths of Vaas’ psyche.”
I’m curious how far they’ll go with “action and storytelling,” but the pitch is that we’ll “better understand Vaas’ past, personal demons, and motivations.”
I know people love Vaas — and there was a lot of speculation about his potential role in the mainFar Cry 6story — but honestly, I’ve always preferredPagan Min’s care-free brand of villainyever since he hit the scene. He deserved more runway.
As for the mystical “playable villain” premise, I hope that the AI is tuned enough to put up a good fight inVaas: Insanity— and that the format doesn’t wear thin in the other packs.
TheFar Cry 6Season Pass is a whopping $40 and also includesFar Cry 3 Blood Dragon Classic Edition, which I know some of you have wanted to revisit (but probably not like this).
