History YMMV / FarCry6

* EpilepticTrees: The first major fan theory from the reveals is that Anton's son Diego is actually the young Vaas from ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. However, the theory then hit a wall once it was confirmed the game takes place in 2020[[note]]The presence of modern technology in the trailer hints at this, and an in-universe newspaper on the official site is dated 2020[[/note]]. The theory became outright destroyed when the full game and the DLCs were released, [[spoiler:not only does Diego die, but the ending to the main game ''and'' the DLC involving Vaas would reveal that he's actually alive and well.]

** Subverted in that while Viviro is a miracle drug, the cost ultimately outweighs the reward. The chemical used to make Viviro is toxic and carcinogenic, and usable as a WMD.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Libertad with its scorched Earth policy toward Anton Castillo's regime and its primary source of money: viviro. The problem being vivero is a ''cancer drug'' and depriving millions of medicine is a questionable use of their resources.

* Running in parallel to Paolo being UnintentionallySympathetic above, Talia ends up on the other side in this trope. While it wouldn't be a picnic, America, at least, would still be a moderately safer place than Yara for Paolo, but Talia ridicules his wishes, to the point of ''questioning Paolo's masculinity'' herself when he makes it clear he doesn't want to stick around in Yara much longer. On top of all of this is her own prickly disposition and political views that she has no problem sharing, which can make her come across as prioritizing fighting the revolution over ensuring the safety of her own lover.

** The game received some fan criticism for removing human characters from the "Amigo" list, changing the roster to solely animal "Fangs For Hire" and reducing the amount who could be with you from two to just a single one.
** The removal of the perk system and replacing it with upgrading equipment means that leveling up feels far less progressive and your build no longer matters.

* OlderThanTheyThink: News site [=VG24/7=] thought that ''Far Cry 6'' was the first time Giancarlo had done videogame work, seemingly forgetting about ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', in which he was a contractor and, [[WalkingSpoiler for reasons too spoileriffic to go into here]], turned into an in-game model in 2018, beating ''Far Cry 6'' by seven years. In fairness to the editors, they did remove this article that contained this misinformation.

* EpilepticTrees: The first major fan theory from the reveals is that Anton's son Diego is actually the young Vaas from ''VideoGame/FarCry3''. However, the theory then hit a wall once it was confirmed the game takes place in 2020[[note]]The presence of modern technology in the trailer hints at this, and an in-universe newspaper on the official site is dated 2020[[/note]].

** Canada, unlike the United States, is allowed to trade with Cuba. Therefore, [=McCay=] Industries being Cuban is not as weird as it is seems.

** With the ''Control'' DLC comes the revelation that [[spoiler:Pagan Min had stashed a huge arsenal of ''nukes'' in Kyrat, pointed at the United States for snooping around in the country. He had specifically left this for Ajay when he takes control of Kyrat. The base game implies that the infamous "Resist" ending of ''5'' never happened but this tape raises a few questions; namely, was it ''just'' Montana that was nuked? Because ''New Dawn'' has most of the world destroyed by a nuclear war, and Thomas Rush's team was specifically dedicated to rebuilding America at large, not just Montana. Alternatively, what would Ajay's motivation for nuking America be? Pagan's reasoning for purchasing the nukes was out of retaliation for the CIA's intervention. Perhaps he wants some revenge on Willis for screwing him over? Willis ''was'' in Montana at the time.. Then again, Ajay isn't a psychopath, and nuking a whole state just to kill one man is a ''bit'' of an overreaction. Alternatively, what if either Amita or Sanal got word of the nukes and decided to use them? Both make Kyrat into a horrible place upon assuming power, so it would be reasonable to assume they would fire the nukes.]]

** With the ''Control'' DLC comes the revelation that [[spoiler:Pagan Min had stashed a huge arsenal of ''nukes'' in Kyrat, pointed at the United States for snooping around in the country. He had specifically left this for Ajay when he takes control of Kyrat. The base game implies that the infamous "Resist" ending of ''5'' never happened but this tape raises a few questions; namely, was it ''just'' Montana that was nuked? Because ''New Dawn'' has most of the world destroyed by a nuclear war, and Thomas Rush's team was specifically dedicated to rebuilding America at large, not just Montana. Alternatively, what would Ajay's motivation for nuking America be? Pagan's reasoning for purchasing the nukes was out of retaliation for the CIA's intervention. Perhaps he wants some revenge on Willis for screwing him over? Willis ''was'' in Montana at the time.. Then again, Ajay isn't a psychopath, and nuking a whole state just to kill one man is a ''bit'' of an overreaction.]]

* MoralEventHorizon: Admiral Benetiz crosses it before we formally meet her when Yelena explains that she went into a school and started executing children who had done things as innocous as liking social media posts.

** The overly dark endings of ''VideoGame/FarCry5'', in particular the "Resist/Nuke" ending which caught a ''heavy'' amount of flak from the players, are being outright retconned for this game. There's no mention of countries threatening one another with nukes: the main conflict is between Castillo's supporters and the revolutionaries. [[spoiler:Also, in the secret ending, Miami is perfectly fine, which indicates no nuclear war ever took place at all.]]

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: A common complaint in reviews is that it's more or less the same gameplay loop as prior ''Far Cry'' games, with minor changes and a new story. If you haven't gotten tired of the well-trodden Ubisoft open-world formula by now it'll suit you fine, but you'll be sorely disappointed if you go in expecting something [[{{Pun}} revolutionary]]. The vast majority of critical reviews are in the 70 to 85 range, coming down mostly to how much the reviewer dislikes the skill changes and how tired they are with the formula.

*** [[http://thedailyaztec.com/107797/artsandculture/far-cry-6-is-not-a-far-cry-from-political-revolutions-of-today/ Creator Navid Khavari said, “I am from a family that has endured the consequences of revolution. I have debated revolution over the dinner table my entire life. I can only speak for myself, but it is a complex subject that should never be boiled down to one quote."]]

** Is Juan the CrazyAwesome GoodIsNotNice PragmaticHero that is the only reason (aside from Dani) Libertad isn't utterly crushed? A BloodKnight out to fight WarForFunAndProfit? Or is he a much more cold and calculating figure [[spoiler: whose primary reason to overthrow Anton Castillo is to make a fortune smuggling vivero with Vaas? The ending indicates he's making a ''significant'' profit on the side.]]

* EightPointEight: While definitely getting higher ratings than ''5'' and ''New Dawn'', most critics gave it high-but-not-excellent scores, with most of the faults revolving around Ubisoft's inability to present something "new" to the Far Cry premise--though they at least managed not to have an overly-bleak end like ''5''.

* UnintentionallySympathetic:
** Paolo is portrayed as being in the wrong for wanting to run away to America [[NotSoDifferent just like Dani]] and Talia calls him out on it but Talia's point is undercut due to the fact she's a black woman talking to a transman about very different issues. America is historically a bad place to be for people of color but Yaran LGBT soldiers are being ''executed'' by the regime and the common folk are implied to despise them as well. America, at least parts of it, will be more accepting of Paolo.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
** Libertad with its scorched Earth policy toward Anton Castillo's regime and its primary source of money: viviro. The problem being vivero is a ''cancer drug'' and depriving millions of medicine is a questionable use of their resources.

** Libertad with its scorched Earth policy toward Anton Castillo's regime and its primary source of money: vivero. The problem being vivero is a ''cancer drug'' and depriving millions of medicine is a questionable use of their resources. [[spoiler: Its leaders also finds out 1/3rd of the way through the game that Anton Castillo is dying and this does nothing to halt their efforts to fight the Revolution.]]
** Paolo is portrayed as being in the wrong for wanting to run away to America [[NotSoDifferent just like Dani]] and Talia calls him out on it but Talia's point is undercut due to the fact she's a black woman talking to a transman about very different issues. America is historically a bad place to be for people of color but Yaran LGBT soldiers are being ''executed'' by the regime and the common folk are implied to despise them as well. America, at least parts of it, will be more accepting of Paolo.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Libertad with its scorched Earth policy toward Anton Castillo's regime and its primary source of money: vivero. The problem being vivero is a ''cancer drug'' and depriving millions of medicine is a questionable use of their resources. [[spoiler: Its leaders also finds out 1/3rd of the way through the game that Anton Castillo is dying and this does nothing to halt their efforts to fight the Revolution.]]

*** [[spoiler: The DLC, in turn, throws back to ''Citra'' herself, given Vaas' perspective of her. Was she a WellIntentionedExtremist who was not afraid of using harsh, sometimes fatal means to secure a future for her native tribe? Or was she just a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] who was using both Vaas ''and'' later Brody to get what she wanted and cement her position as leader of the native Rakyat for her own ambitions, even going so far as to [[TheCorrupt corrupt]] ''her own brother'' into an AxeCrazy BloodKnight as long as it suits her goals?]]

*** [[spoiler: The DLC, in turn, throws back to ''Citra'' herself, given Vaas' perspective of her. Was she a WellIntentionedExtremist who was not afraid of using harsh, sometimes fatal means to secure a future for her native tribe? Or was she just a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative Bitch]] who was using both Vaas ''and'' later Brody to get what she wanted and cement her position as leader of the native Rakyat for her own ambitions? Vaas surviving shows that pretty much all available perspectives of the fateful duel between the two is skewed and not 100 percent trustworthy, which in turn means that Vaas' and Brody's points of views are unreliable at best, especially pertaining to Citra's reasons and motives.]]

** On the jukebox side of things, Music/GloriaEstefan's "Conga" is the theme for Danni's Secret Ending. "Livin' La Vida Loca" by Music/RickyMartin and "La Rubia" by Charity Draw are also banging hits.