Far Cry 4 - A trip to the most famous mountain range in the world turns from daring to deadly. You are Ajay Ghale, a young man returning to the country of your birth in the Himalayas to fulfill your mother’s final wish. She had fled from civil war in Kyrat 25 years ago and has asked you to return to scatter her ashes.
What she hasn’t told you is that your family, the Ghales, founded a rebellion that is struggling, fighting a war against a despotic, self-appointed King, Pagan Min. As you explore and discover more about Kyrat, you will become involved in the Rebellion and The Golden Path, following your parents’ footsteps. The rebels are willing and able but their leadership is divided and, through your actions, you will begin to make choices which will steer the Golden Path towards the liberation of Kyrat, one way or another….
An absurdly entertaining open world playground that’s at its best when it breaks away from script. Shame about those tailing missions.
Quotation forthcoming.
A worthy purchase certainly, but only if you’re prepared to accept Far Cry 3.5 rather than Far Cry 4.
It also runs great on PC, where the higher potential resolution and better image quality really stands out. That's the version to play, if you have a PC that's capable of running it properly.
It's Far Cry 3 sporting a likable psychotic antagonist and a less douchy protagonist. Baby steps by Ubisoft, but steps none-the-less. [Jan 2015, p.60]
It takes what the last game did, and makes it better, but at the same time it's because of this that it doesn't break new ground.
For all its visual appeal, however, Far Cry 4 remains a shallow experience. It has loads of things in it, but having a lot of things is not the same thing as having depth. With a vapid story, activities that rely more on regurgitation than anything else, and a campaign that is exciting only for as long as you can ignore how insincere it all is, this is a game that affects a meaningful experience, rather than manage to be one.
April 10, 2017
Alex Hutchinson (Far Cry 4 & AC 3 creative director) leaves Ubisoft to form Typhoon Studios.
