I Really Hope One Far Cry 7 Rumor Isn't True

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Although Ubisoft has yet to officially announce , plenty of rumors have circulated surrounding the next entry in the long-running first-person shooter series, from speculation that the Academy Award-winning actor Cillian Murphy could be involved — which was soon debunked — to reports it could be taking place in Korea. There's one rumor I really hope isn't true, however, and that's that the game may have a time limit.

Ever since CryTec's original on PC, most of the mainline titles in the series have had open-world maps to explore that have taken the series across the globe, including the likes of 's depiction of Africa, 's Himilayan location, or the American state of Montana in. As time went on, the games did feature more features that had become synonymous with Ubisoft's other open-world games, with having players climbing towers to unlock portions of the map, much as they'd have to in an title, but largely, there were plenty of side activities that made exploring these different locations feel worthwhile.

Though Ubisoft has been criticized for reusing the same gameplay, dinosaurs shooting lasers and tyrannical cult leaders always keep it fresh.

The article that first brought the time limit rumor to my attention did point out that such a feature could make feel more immersive, adding a sense of urgency to the title. While I'd agree that such a mechanic was perfectly implemented in a series like where if a player didn't act quickly enough, characters would die because they'd become overwhelmed by zombie hordes — or in the case of, could become a zombie when not given the medicine Zombrex on time — this made me want to rush across the map to get to them in time, when presented with a vast open-world map, you want to explore it, not rush through it.

Even two of my favorite games, and, which both had a sense of urgency to their stories with 's looming "" or V's deteriorating health in , had the good sense to put that aside and let players explore their open worlds at