Far Cry's name is very ironic, if you're an armchair etymologist

Far Cry's name is very ironic, if you're an armchair etymologist

During a random dictionary delve last week I learned that "explore" once meant to cry out. It comes from an old Latin word formed from the prefix "ex-", describing outwardness, and "plorare", meaning to cry or weep. Compare "implore" - to beg, cry for somethi…

How do we save the open world? is an irregular series about the state of open world games and associated ideas about exploration, curiosity and discovery. During a random dictionary delve last week … [+6131 chars]
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