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Ubisoft, the renowned video game publisher, has a long history of creating blockbuster titles. Among their successful franchises, the Far Cry series stands out as a fan favourite. However, behind the scenes, there’s a fascinating story involving one of the game directors and an offer he couldn’t refuse.

The offer was made to Patrick Plourde, who was at the time, the creative force behind many Ubisoft titles like Assassin’s Creed 2, Watch Dogs 2, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.

Ubisoft’s offer to Patrick Plourde

Far Cry 3’s secret behind-the-scene story

Ubisoft approached Patrick Plourde with an enticing offer: Create the best Far Cry game ever and help us build the brand. If you help us do that, you can have free reign at whatever game you want to work on.

After some hesitation, because Far Cry 3 was a massive undertaking, Patrick Plourde...

It won’t be long before players are setting foot in the mystical realm of Lemuria once more, if a Tweet by Ubisoft is to be believed.

That’s according to the company’s Patrick Plourde, Creative Director on Far Cry 3 and the driving force behind last year’s wondrous RPG, Child of Light, who revealed via Twitter that Ubisoft is working on more adventures set within Aurora’s serene universe.

Fans of Child of Light: There are very cool projects in process set in the Child of Light universe. More News soon. Stay tuned! #excited

— Patrick Plourde (@patrick_plourde) April 12, 2015

Common sense would peg this nebulous tease as a confirmation of a direct sequel, though going off of Plourde’s comments, a potential spinoff set within the same world seems highly likely as well. Whether it adheres to the lore established thus far or breaks new ground, one thing...

Before Child of Light graced consoles and PC platforms earlier this year, many considered Ubisoft’s fairytale-esque side project to be an unmitigated risk. After all, here lies a publisher renown for producing some of the biggest triple-a games on the market, including the likes of Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, so the decision to break course and shepherd a unique, Jrpg-inspired title to release was certainly a bold move — but it’s one that has paid off in spades.

Not only was the game critically adorned, but according to creative director Patrick Plourde, Child of Light also turned a substantial profit — a profit large enough to warrant the release of a sequel.

Speaking during the GameON: Finance conference in Toronto, here’s was Plourde had to say on the matter:

“It’s not as profitable as Assassin’s Creed is profitable, but it’s profitable enough...