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UPDATE 1: The Far Cry New Dawn review embargo has been lifted!

As such, you can now read what we thought of the game - as well as the folks at Famitsu (below).

"The narrative that fuels Far Cry New Dawn isn’t the longest nor the most memorable, but it does feel well-paced and allows for closure when it comes to several familiar faces. Though a redemption arc quickly emerges in the story, there is little that comes as a surprise past that revelation," wrote our reviewer Rebecca Stow.

"Overall, New Dawn is a well thought out and enjoyable first-person shooter. Its singular let down is a fairly mundane story that leaves the game feeling like a decent extension to Far Cry 5 rather than its own post-apocalyptic adventure."

You can read the full Far Cry New Dawn review at the link.

Open world fans and Ubisoft stans, rejoice: it looks like the newest Far Cry game could be something really special.

Reviewers out in Japan seem to have gotten their hands on review copies of the upcoming sequel sooner than those of us in the West, and the early scores are pretty impressive.

The way Famitsu scores games involves getting four reviewers to aggregate their individual opinions, and this total amount is presented as the final score.

So to that end, we saw Far Cry New Dawn get a very impressive 36/40, with the score broken down into 9/9/9/9.

Not bad for Famitsu - a publication where Western games sometimes struggle to get higher marks compared to Japanese-produced titles.

We're looking forward to seeing if Western games reflect this praise, too.

We were big fans of the game when we got to play it for review late last month.

We wrote:

Open world fatigue is a very real thing - let's not pretend otherwise. In a matter of weeks, we're seeing the launch of Metro Exodus, Far Cry New Dawn, Anthem and Crackdown 3.

All of these games are tackling the open world in their own unique way, but we think it's Far Cry New Dawn that's making the most important strides in the genre.

Whilst EA is moving in a shared world direction with Anthem, 4A Studios opts to take on expansive 'zones' in its post-apocalyptic road trip and Microsoft leverages destructibility over depth with Crackdown 3, Far Cry New Dawn takes the tropes of the series so far and remixes them to create a whole different foundation for the open world... one that hands the reigns over to the player and says 'here, go make your own critical path.'

Created in unison by a tight crew of Ubisoft studios (headlined by Montreal and Shanghai, with support from Bucharest and Kiev), Ubisoft has performed some logistical wizardry in wrangling this game together.

You can read the full preview here.

Developer: UbisoftPublisher: UbisoftFormat: PS4, Xbox One, PCGenre: FPS (First Person Shooter)

Far Cry New Dawn is an upcoming first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.

The game is a spin-off of the Far Cry series and a narrative sequel to Far Cry 5, set directly after one of the game's endings.

The game will use the same base map as Far Cry 5, albeit with a different take on the region and with various different modifications. Returning characters from Far Cry 5 will be present, as will the ideas of Fangs for Hire and Guns for Hire in the game.

The game also features a mode called "Expeditions", which allows the player to travel to other locations in the United States such as Louisana to look for more resources and packages.