Far Cry 6 is out now, and already fans are finding a whole rusty boatload of Easter eggs to other games in the series – plus a couple of other big surprises.
Warning: there may be spoilers ahead.
As in other Far Cry games, there’s a secret option to end Far Cry 6 very early – around a couple of hours in when you leave its tutorial island and get given the option to simply set off on a rusty boat into the sunset. Picking this will see protagonist Dani simply give up the fight to go lie on a sunny beach instead.
Eurogamer’s resident Far Cry megafan Ian Higton shows this off – including its accompanied secret achievement/trophy – as Easter egg #26 in his roundup below. But wait, there’s more – and this is where we really delve into spoiler territory. We’ll let you decide whether to watch the video or scroll further…
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A post-credits scene for Far Cry 6 features a character named only as “Smuggler” – this is shown at the very end of the roundup video above as clip #27. This epilogue voiceover is clearly being performed by Michael Mando – AKA Far Cry 3 fan-favourite Vaas Montenegro.
Far Cry 3 memorably killed off Vaas but, as our Ian points out, Far Cry 6 is said to be set in an alternate universe to previous games – meaning Vaas could presumably pop up again?
Vaas is also due back in Far Cry 6’s season pass alongside previous villains Pagan Min and Joseph Seed, via three roguelite-inspired episodes said to let players progress “deeper into the depths of the villains’ psyches”. But rather than a tease for those, this does seem like a setup for a full return…