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Putting real heart into Far Cry 6

Navid Khavari, Narrative Director on Far Cry 6, talks about creating a story to care about into a game best known for flambuoyant open world mayhem.

Seamus Byrne
Seamus Byrne
Putting real heart into Far Cry 6

Seamus talks to Navid Khavari, Narrative Director on Far Cry 6, about building a story you actually care about into the game best known for its wild, flambuoyant open world environments.

We talk about researching real historic revolutionaries, script versus improv with performers like Giancarlo Esposito, and seeding an open world with story moments.

Far Cry 6 is out now on almost all the platforms and stores.

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Seamus Byrne

Seamus Byrne

Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.

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