The player must achieve his goal by doing whatever it takes, even if he has succumbed to the immorality of the warring factions and the Jackal himself. The player assumes the role of a mercenary, who arrives in that state with the mission of eliminating the Jackal, an arms dealer who has been selling arms to the two factions involved in the conflict. The recent depletion of the nation’s diamond mines has thrown the country into great disarray, leaving some mercenaries without pay and without leaving the place. Both factions have hired some mercenaries to reinforce their power during the conflict. Both factions are clamoring for the interests of the inhabitants, but both have shown their lack of compassion, hostility, greed, and a general disregard for the welfare of the people. The government has recently collapsed, leaving two factions in control: the UFLL, United Front of Liberation, led by Addi Mbantuwe, leader of the opposition and the APR, Alliance for Popular Resistance, led by Oliver Tambossa. You don’t go up to those Himalayas often, but doing so is fodder for some amazing Shooter fan fiction.Far Cry 2 takes place in a small Central African state mired in civil war. It helps that Ubisoft’s Nepal is gorgeous, with sparse grassland and autumnal landscapes stuck in the shadow of the massive snow-capped Himalayas. There’s a feeling that anything can happen in Far Cry 4, as long as it’s anything that involves the use of a gun. I had fun taking down another 24 outposts, climbing another 17 bell towers, taking out another murderous dictator, and blowing up anything that moves. Honestly, though, the game is 95 percent the same as Far Cry 3. Otherwise, they’re there to complete-or not-at your leisure. Some of your leveling perks are locked behind completing a certain number of these missions, so you’ll have to do some in order to (for instance) unlock unlimited sprinting. Where you’re going is different and the method of execution is different, but the side content is still the weakest part of the game. Most are pretty rote, with “go here and shoot this” describing the extent of almost every mission. There’s also an overwhelming amount of side content: assassination missions, hunting missions, armed convoy escorts, and more. You get a wingsuit early in the game that functions as a go-anywhere hang-glider, there’s a janky Mad Max-esque gyrocopter to fly around in, and you can (as mentioned) ride elephants. That feeling of systems-driven chaos is still here, playing Far Cry 4, and it’s enough to carry the game through one more go-round. The catch, of course, is that Kyrat is under the oppressive thumb of one Pagan Min, the pink-suit-wearing dictator who cares more about blood on his shoes than human lives. You’re an American dude, Ajay Ghale, trying to spread his mother’s ashes in Kyrat. Climb bell towers, liberate outposts that are Nepalese instead of tropical, fight against Pagan Min instead of Vaas, and murder Tibetan wolves instead of jungle wolves.Įven the story hits the same general beats. Take everything you love about Far Cry 3, put a different name on it, retexture it, and voila! Brand new game. That’s great, because Far Cry 4 is The Hangover 2 of video games (except Far Cry 4 is actually entertaining and The Hangover 2 was a massive disappointment).
Were you a fan of Far Cry 3? Did you find it exhilarating to climb radio towers, “liberate” outposts with hot lead, stab a few animals to turn their skins into new items, and generally cause mayhem? Did you enjoy doing these actions in an easy, consequence-free sandbox without the strain of Far Cry 2‘s realistic malaria simulation ticking in the background?
Listen, if I could take my review of Far Cry 3, cover it in snow, strap it into a wingsuit, and then copy and paste it into this spot, I would.
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