Far Cry 6 is filled with Easter eggs to other Ubisoft titles. There’s a strong reference to Far Cry 3 at the end of the game, there are references to Pagan Min and Kyrat of Far Cry 4 throughout the game, and there’s even one of Far Cry 5’s bliss plants in one FC6 mission. Outside this particular franchise, though, there’s another related to Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series, and it is leading players to their death.
As many know, Assassin’s Creed has been running for quite some time. The first game was released in 2007 and the most recent entry in the franchise, Valhalla, was released just last year. Despite some serious shifts in style and tone from early games to more recent entries, there are some things that have remained the same. Indeed, the Leap of Faith is iconic to the franchise, seeing the Assassin dive, flip, and land safely in a pile of hay no matter how high up they are.
In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Eivor is taught how this supposedly works from Hytham, but no one teaches Far Cry 6’s Dani Rojas. Still, at one point in the game, players can find themselves on a ledge with a pile of hay beneath them, as an eagle screech can be heard in the background. For Assassin’s Creed players, this is strong conditioning and a signal to perform the Leap of Faith, but for players doing it as Dani Rojas, they are jumping to their death.
Several clips have been posted online, with this Easter egg being first reported by Kotaku, but they all end the same way. Dani Rojas is not an Assassin, and a Leap of Faith doesn’t work in Far Cry 6. Sure, with all of the Easter eggs in the game, Ubisoft could have made it work here with this pile of hay, but it’s funnier that it doesn’t.
This obviously led to some strong discussion among Far Cry 6 fans. Many were quick to joke about it, citing Star Wars’ “it’s a trap” quote or joking about the “faith” in this Leap of Faith being misplaced. Others were quick to point it out as a missed opportunity for a good Far Cry 6 trophy/achievement, with suggest names being such as “Splat!” or “Requiescat in Pace.”
Either way, should other players encounter it during their playthrough, they should be cautious. Performing a Leap of Faith in Far Cry 6 ends in death, but for many fans, it may be an irresistible moment.
Far Cry 6 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: Kotaku