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Far Cry® New Dawn
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Far Cry® New Dawn
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February 15, 2019
Wokeometer Rating
4Mixed
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Far Cry New Dawn includes a customizable protagonist and deliberate casting choices for its twin bandit leaders, yet these remain incidental to a standard post-apocalyptic survival story with no identity-focused subplots or lectures. This results in a moderate 4/10 score reflecting light modern sensibilities without overt messaging.
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Detailed Analysis
Far Cry New Dawn centers on a standard post-apocalyptic survival story against bandit leaders The Twins (Mickey and Lou), twin Black sisters who lead the Highwaymen after killing their father to seize control.
Ubisoft developers explicitly chose female villains and conducted open casting that resulted in Black actresses Cara Ricketts and Leslie Miller for the roles, with interviews highlighting the decisions around gender, race, and the twin dynamic as deliberate departures from prior Far Cry villains. The customizable player Captain (gender and ethnicity options available) and supporting cast like Carmina Rye add visible diversity, but these elements remain incidental to the core premise of rebuilding Hope County and fighting resource-raiding bandits.
No romance systems, LGBTQ+ characters, pronoun options, or identity-politics subplots appear in the narrative or mechanics. The box art featuring the Twins drew immediate review-bombing accusations of SJW casting and tokenism, contributing to a large critic-audience Metacritic gap (71 vs. ~4.9), yet the story itself delivers traditional action-adventure tropes without lectures or systemic-oppression framing.
Key Factors
- Intentional casting of Black female twin antagonists as central villains with developer statements on gender/race choices
- Player character customization allowing diverse appearances
- Review bombing and backlash focused on box art and perceived tokenism
- Absence of romance, LGBTQ representation, or ideological themes in plot/characters
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Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
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We've run a full content analysis on Far Cry® New Dawn and scored it 4/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in Far Cry® New Dawn?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Far Cry® New Dawn's overall score.
Is Far Cry® New Dawn appropriate for kids?
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Far Cry® New Dawn is rated M. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.
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