7 Reasons Far Cry 5 Could Be The Most Controversial Game Ever
6. It Comments On The Present-Day Political Situation
The creator says that the game was in development for the last two and a half years, and really has nothing to do with the political and ideological divide that's causing tensions around the world.
Instead, it was supposed to be a story of a man on the edge, personified by the Father. If that is the case, it shows great accidental awareness of the present climate, as the changes influencing local and global conflicts were ignored by most political and social commentators around that time.
Still, Hay reserves himself the right to comment on the present. It's just something that the entertainment industry has always done, so why games should refrain from expressing some sort of opinion?
The game is a commercial product, but its creators' and buyers' lives are influenced by politics, so why should they shy away from expressing their views, either through producing or buying games like Far Cry 5?