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Far Cry 5 is set in a very different sort of location compared to its predecessors, yet it features some of the key components any Far Cry location needs. We had a chat with associate producer Phil Fournier about the work that went into scouting the location.

"It was really important for us to find the right location for the game," says Fournier. "We knew we wanted to go to the United States, but we had to find the perfect location which would be a combination of wildlife, a gorgeous landscape, the culture definitely and the people that live there. And looking at all the options we actually stumbled on Montana and looking at the images we were like 'this is actually really at the crossroads of savage beauty and also a bit of unexpected, or surprises, it's a very wild place still and people love to take care of their land."

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"I was lucky enough to be a part of the first trip [to Montana] with a couple [from] the core team designing the game and like the moment we stepped into Montana, the moment we landed, in French we call it a coup de foudre, it was like bam, love at first sight, that's the word I was looking for."

Far Cry 5 is scheduled for release on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on Feburary 27, 2018.