Ultimately, Far Cry 6: Vaas - Insanity is a showcase for Vaas and a reminder of how layered the character is. Mando's performance elevates the quality of the DLC and kept me coming back for more.


Far Cry 6: Insanity
2021 75Good
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 4 hours to finish the game.
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Details
- Launch
- November 16, 2021
- Developer
- Ubisoft Toronto
- Publisher
- -
- Themes
Overview

For the first time in Far Cry history, you are the villain. Get up close and personal as you take control of the legends themselves: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min and Joseph Seed – all played by the original cast. Across three DLC episodes, you will delve into these iconic villain’s twisted minds, uncover their backstories, battle their inner demons, and reunite with familiar faces. All of this in a new Far Cry gameplay experience in which you will have to die… and retry. Can you escape the mind of a villain?
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Reception
- Metacritic76from 12 reviews
- OpenCritic75from 19 reviews
Vaas: Insanity puts a new spin on Far Cry 6's gameplay with some unfortunately shallow roguelite elements in what ends up being a short but satisfying DLC.
Roguelike and Far Cry's reunion is more successful than thought. But a DLC alone is high, its content is low. If you don't have a Season Pass, it doesn't make sense to buy it before all three additional packages arrive.
"Have I ever told you what the definition of insanity is?" The name of the analysis says it all, we are facing a DLC of madness. An island full of delusions with more or less interesting challenges and with a challenging difficulty. But it's not all the smell of roses, a first attempt at roguelike that didn't go as expected, a poorly balanced gunplay,...
Even if you don’t decide to go back, and you only decide to clear its initial level in three or four hours before tapping out, one thing’s for sure: it’s a much more memorable experience than Far Cry 6 was.
