Far Cry 5 review — it’s about filling in the gaps

If you’ve ever had a faux Christmas tree, then you know that they are exactly like video games. OK — maybe that needs an explanation.

With a fake Christmas tree, you have to get into each branch and fluff out the individual limbs to fill in the gaps to make the “tree” look full, lush, and alive. The same is true for open-world games like Ubisoft’s Far Cry series. When a company like Ubisoft makes a Far Cry, it has to get into the various gameplay limbs to fluff them out to fill in the gaps. The goal, like with the tree, is to make games feel full and living.