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122 - Far Cry 5 (feat. Alice Caldwell-Kelly)
Alice Caldwell-Kelly (Trashfuture, Kill James Bond!, WTYP) books the lads a helicopter ride straight to the heart of Hope County as they bring about the Collapse of Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Toronto’s Far Cry 5. Topics include the game’s divisive ending, the art of AAA game writing, and the rotten politics seeping out of one of the most morally compromised games ever made.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Far Cry 5 by Ubisoft Monstreal and Ubisoft Toronto
- “Far Cry 5 Is a Game About Resisting An American Militia, Will Be Out in February” by Stephen Totilo. Kotaku, May 26th 2017.
- “Far Cry 5 First Look: A Montana Uprising” by Ryan McCaffrey. IGN. May 16th, 2017.
- “Far Cry 5 Director on Social commentary, cults, and bull testicles” by Thomas McMullan. Alphr. March 19th, 2018.
- “Far Cry 5: The Kotaku Review” by Ethan Gach. Kotaku, March 26th, 2018.
- “Far Cry 5 review” by Ben Kuchera. Polygon. March 28th, 2018.
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