I think people are reading too much into polygon's review. They criticized it because the narrative is simplistic. Many video game reviewers see video games as being a medium similar to film, and judge stories by the same standards. If Far Cry 5 were a movie, it would be idiotic. But it's a game, and the point is different. It's less about the story and more about having fun. Seems like the developers understood what they were doing, and polygon just didn't get it.