Far Cry 4

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  1. Sergi
    Mar 23, 2015
    9
    Мне нравятся игры серии FarCry. Пусть у каждого своя любимая часть. Мне до выхода данной игры нравилась более всего 3 часть. Единственный недостаток которой я видел лишь в битве с боссами в галлюцинационном мире. Это раздражало немного. В данной - четвёртой части, это отчасти тоже сохранилось. Но благо лишь в одном моменте принудительно. Остальные же путешествия в мир галлюцинацийМне нравятся игры серии FarCry. Пусть у каждого своя любимая часть. Мне до выхода данной игры нравилась более всего 3 часть. Единственный недостаток которой я видел лишь в битве с боссами в галлюцинационном мире. Это раздражало немного. В данной - четвёртой части, это отчасти тоже сохранилось. Но благо лишь в одном моменте принудительно. Остальные же путешествия в мир галлюцинаций осуществляются по желанию игрока.

    Теперь ближе к делу. Карта стала больше. И заняться на ней больше чем стало - это разнообразные события (кармы), миссии компании, дополнительные миссии.
    Как всегда, экстравагантный главный злодей. Правда один он такой здесь. Остальные так себе. Но зато его с лихвой хватает.
    В целом, геймплей не изменился. Добавились некоторые нововведения. Кое-что упростили. Что только пошло на пользу. Ведь теперь не приходиться тратить доп.время или выделенную ячейку оружия на что-то стороннее.

    Сюжет как и в 3 части хороший. Но на мой взгляд, все-таки слабее. Введение моральных выборов ему добавило остроты. Игра стала интереснее в каком-то плане. Но вот мотивация ГГ не раскрыта так ярко, как в 3 части. Я бы даже сказал, она вообще не совсем понятна.
    Это то обстоятельство, которое сделало сюжет в данной части слабее третьей. В 3 части герой сначала спасал своих друзей, свою любимую. А потом, проникся чувствами и к предводительнице повстанцев. И здесь были понятны его мотивы. В четвёртой части этого нет. Ведь, по сути, по сюжету главный герой не борется за идею, он не одержим ей. Он приехал для другого. Он не проникся идеей сопротивления. Он даже толком и не понял, что происходит, пытался разобраться. Поэтому, с одной стороны сюжет стал интереснее из-за введения моральных выборов, из-за борьбы, из-за интриг, которые разворачиваются. А с другой, главный герой как бы стоит отдельно от этого. И не понятно что его мотивирует. Отсюда, не понятно его такое ярое стремление помогать именно повстанцам.
    В 3 части личные мотивы ГГ способствовали его вхождению и принятию стороны повстанцев. Они помогали ему, он им. А здесь не совсем понятно, почему он выбрал сторону именно повстанцев. Пейган Мин не показался таким отвратительным. И мне лично он импонировал больше в некоторых моментах, чем предводители повстанцев. Да и оказать помощь в исполнении миссии главного героя он также мог.
    В итоге, Аджай легко мог стать на сторону Пейгана. И на мой взгляд, необходимо было добавить именно данный выбор в начале игры.
    Введение романтической линии, могло бы разрешить проблему мотивации главного героя. Проникся Аджай чувствами к кому-то из повстанцев-женщин (Амите, например, или другой героине, которую можно было бы ввести, например, еще в автобусе, где её вместе с ним забирают и судьба ей становиться не известной, и он пытается разобраться в этом, спасти её и т.п.). Но не сложилось.

    Звуковое сопровождение в данной части мне понравилось больше. Оно более в тему, что ли, к определённому моменту. Игра стала более эмоционально насыщенной, включая и вследствие этого.

    Подводим итог. Геймплей, музыка на высоте. Они заслуживают 10 баллов. А вот сюжет, пусть и с моральными выборами стал, но подкачал. Отдельно за сюжет поставил только 7. И именно за моральные выборы. Не будь их, оценка была бы не выше 5.
    В итоге общая оценка 9.    … Expand
  2. jb0nez
    Mar 17, 2015
    9
    I really didn't want or expect to like this game.

    I'm old school, LOVED Fary Cry, Crysis, and Crysis Warhead. That Crytek engine in 2007 could compete with modern game engines. Then came Far Cry 2, which I excitedly pre-ordered - not realizing the entire NAME had been sold to Ubisoft, undoubtedly to catch suckers like me. That was such a bad game. Terrible. Not even using the Crytek    I really didn't want or expect to like this game.

    I'm old school, LOVED Fary Cry, Crysis, and Crysis Warhead. That Crytek engine in 2007 could compete with modern game engines.

    Then came Far Cry 2, which I excitedly pre-ordered - not realizing the entire NAME had been sold to Ubisoft, undoubtedly to catch suckers like me. That was such a bad game. Terrible. Not even using the Crytek engine.

    Then came Crysys 2 and this time they ported Cryengine to consoles and in the process totally gutted and destroyed it so it could accomodate the lowest common denominator.

    So I skipped Far Cry 3. And all Crysys sequels.
    But I've been bored waiting for GTA V. So I, uh "tried out" a few new games. And found myself totally loving Far Cry 4! I immediately went and bought it (full price $69, and this weekend it's on sale on Steam for $45. Grrr oh well). I've played 50 hours so far, won it, but keep playing just for the fun. The graphics are gorgeous, the live world around you feels like a true if a bit insane wilderness.

    I have a core i5-3670k@ 4.4 ghz, and an AMD r9 280x. I can run at 2560x1440 with everything on Ulltra, but with AA off, and get a very smooth 40-50fps.

    This game has provided me hours of entertainment. 52 last time I checked. And honestly the game world is HUGE, tons of stuff to do, the collection quests are mostly optional. When I first installed this and played I really was expecting to be dissappointed. Instead I love, and I went and bought the $30 Season Pass so I have more to do. So that's $90 for the whole game basically. But you know what, it's actually worth that.
    Well done Ubisoft. I've only had about 3 glitches getting stuck in rocks, and no crashes.

    Edit: Yes there are annoyances. Like cutscenes you have to sit through. I just alt-tab until it's done.    … Expand
  3. rosnk30
    Mar 17, 2015
    8
    Awesome game with a large and expansive open world ever made. Far Cry 4 is a "plus" of Far Cry 3, but the weather and ambient is really gorgeous. If you want a large game campaign to spend yours hours, this game is THE GAME.
  4. ragnavirus
    Mar 7, 2015
    8
    Excelent game.The story is interesting but not memorable.Pagan MIn is a GREAT character but should be used more.MIssions are interesting, combat is fluid and fun.Game is very stable.NO crashes in 27 hours of gameplay.The voice acting is very good but Ajay is a bit of a bland character.Anyway its a 8/10
  5. SpookyPanda
    Mar 4, 2015
    7
    Far Cry 4 has both positive and negative aspects to it. While there are several new gameplay mechanics and an even more action-packed map that improves on Far Cry 3, FC4's story falls flat. The main character, Ajay, is a one-dimensional killing machine with no legitimate reason to risk his life. While Pagan Min is an intriguing villain, he is magnitudes less interesting and terrifying thanFar Cry 4 has both positive and negative aspects to it. While there are several new gameplay mechanics and an even more action-packed map that improves on Far Cry 3, FC4's story falls flat. The main character, Ajay, is a one-dimensional killing machine with no legitimate reason to risk his life. While Pagan Min is an intriguing villain, he is magnitudes less interesting and terrifying than Vaas from FC3. The other resistance leaders/members are also irrational, and at some times, even annoying. I would recommend buying this game, but don't go into it expecting a rich story.… Expand
  6. jehl
    Feb 20, 2015
    8
    Pretty decent game, just a tad bit lower overall than far cry 3 because it feels like almost the exact same game just in a different map.. anyways the guns are crazy, the hunting is there and it's good, The story feels a little 'meh' but still enjoyable. Also the character is pretty much like jason', really couldn't tell a difference. It's overall an improvement in guns, things toPretty decent game, just a tad bit lower overall than far cry 3 because it feels like almost the exact same game just in a different map.. anyways the guns are crazy, the hunting is there and it's good, The story feels a little 'meh' but still enjoyable. Also the character is pretty much like jason', really couldn't tell a difference. It's overall an improvement in guns, things to do,wildlife and side missions, except graphics, Ajay, and the overall story feel pretty much like far cry 3.

    Still Really fun and overall a good value for the money.    … Expand
  7. pesho_one
    Feb 19, 2015
    9
    I honestly can't see why this game may get avg. score. I've played far cry 2 and 3, and this one is way more polished. The graphics are much better. It might as well be the best looking game on PC to date (970 gtx here). The nvidia recommended settings make the lighting look quite real. I would just wonder in the game and appreciate the scenery and the haze - it is as believable as itI honestly can't see why this game may get avg. score. I've played far cry 2 and 3, and this one is way more polished. The graphics are much better. It might as well be the best looking game on PC to date (970 gtx here). The nvidia recommended settings make the lighting look quite real. I would just wonder in the game and appreciate the scenery and the haze - it is as believable as it gets... But that's not all - the game-play and the weapons feel just right - responsive with great physics and natural feedback. You have so much things to do, but the important part is - you want to do them. Both exploring and missions are fun and engaging. It has this quality of the best shooters out there. You just like to kill things and you just like to sneak on the enemies (the latter is not often so, for me, for other stealth based games)...

    Yes the story may be not that focused or interesting (compared to far cry 3), but who cares (as long as the atmosphere is there)? Some nitpicking would be that the 'press button to...' trigger not always show on time and the re-load times are longer than most shooters, thus will cost you often the fight... and what is with these eagles - is this suppose to be fun?. There is also the occasional glitch, but again, I don't care as long as it's not in the way (playing v1.6). I really can't relate to anybody hating this, even on a level I am trying to imagine. Probably the correct advice is just to try it out for yourself (at least the Demo). Don't let the score discourage you, because for me, this is one of the best games out there.    … Expand
  8. SportsareCrap
    Feb 16, 2015
    7
    Far Cry 4 is outdated Compare to Dying Light both are Open World Games

    Far Cry 4
    Cons: No Co Op until Beaten 3/4 Game.
    Cons: No Co Op for both Side Mission and Story Mission.
    Cons: Co Op only for Side Mission.
    Cons: Only 2 Player Co Op.
  9. kresa3333
    Feb 16, 2015
    10
    FC 3.5 , Ubisoft, Bad optimize. Its a good game and its a series.. if you wanted something completly different it wouldnt have been called Far cry X ... Bad optimize? Seen this on every new game... Most of the time its people not having strong enough PC.. the graphics got improved alot in 2015 games... And worst case droping from ULTRA to very high is OK you wont likley to feel theFC 3.5 , Ubisoft, Bad optimize. Its a good game and its a series.. if you wanted something completly different it wouldnt have been called Far cry X ... Bad optimize? Seen this on every new game... Most of the time its people not having strong enough PC.. the graphics got improved alot in 2015 games... And worst case droping from ULTRA to very high is OK you wont likley to feel the difference. Ubisoft? Well aint perfect and just like all the other big companies out there.… Expand
  10. MPJI
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Probably the game is fun when you´re playing singleplayer. It actually seems just like a Far Cry 3 with a different setting (which isn´t a bad thing since Far Cry 3 was a brilliant game).
    BUT: I only bought this game to play the coop mode with a friend. It´s just impossible. I can play with random people, but when I try to start a game with a friend it crashes.(We are not the only persons    Probably the game is fun when you´re playing singleplayer. It actually seems just like a Far Cry 3 with a different setting (which isn´t a bad thing since Far Cry 3 was a brilliant game).
    BUT: I only bought this game to play the coop mode with a friend. It´s just impossible. I can play with random people, but when I try to start a game with a friend it crashes.(We are not the only persons having trouble playing the game in coop mode)
    This game was released in November. Enough time to fix such problems. But Ubisoft does not care. Not at all.    … Expand
  11. BigBossReviews
    Feb 14, 2015
    7
    This game is, this game is complicated, at times it can amaze you, and then at times, it'll make you want to vomit because of the stupid things it does. First of all, the story is, well, dumb, and I'm not gonna talk about the story here, since it would be a waste of time. The first few hours of Far Cry 4 happen to be just errand boy missions, the game holds your hands every step of theThis game is, this game is complicated, at times it can amaze you, and then at times, it'll make you want to vomit because of the stupid things it does. First of all, the story is, well, dumb, and I'm not gonna talk about the story here, since it would be a waste of time. The first few hours of Far Cry 4 happen to be just errand boy missions, the game holds your hands every step of the way, and you feel suffocated, add that in with the technical problems this game has on PC, I for one wanted to stop playing, and I did. I stopped playing until Nvidia released a patch for the game, which happened to make the game run pretty good, I got back into playing this game, and sure enough, the game set me free, this is when the game amazed me, when it let me run around in its sandbox, and do what I WANT, the technical problems had been swayed and the graphics looked on point, and for the first time ever, I enjoyed Far Cry 4. And that's pretty much all about Far Cry 4. Far Cry 4 is like the small brother of Far Cry 3, it has big shoes to fill, and it sure does fill those shoes, but in it's own way.… Expand
  12. meizme
    Feb 13, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I saw the ?User rating for this game @ 6.5 i was shocked, Personally I think this is one of the best story driven games that i have played in a long long time.

    Don't get me wrong it is not perfect, but all of the issues I was had were all technical related.
    The game for me ran great, minus a few lag spikes and some micro-stutter when 1.0 came out.
    Since then the dev's have released like 5 updates, the first one made the game take like 5 minutes at a black screen before it would come up, not exaggerating. then the second update made my games physics run terrible, mob would do random wierd things and i kept hitting the dashboard when i drove a car, no matter what i did. then the third and 4th, and 5th updates seemed to fix most of these issues.

    I am now running like day 1 but without the micro-stutter.
    All that aside, let me review the actual game.

    Graphics: Personally this to me is a beautiful game, it has great visuals and effects and it has unique and interesting locations.
    With all of the gameworks tweaks on, it looks amazing, except for fur. the fur implemented looks chunky and made of floating dots. I saw photos online of what it was suppose to look like and it looks amazing on the development page, but not in game.
    I like the red truck = bad guy, blue = good guy, but the variety of vehicles could have been a little more diverse.

    The AI: is hit or miss, but really fun. the predator class animals hunt the prey and sometime you will be flying over an area and see a big cat chasing deer or two bears fighting, or a rhino flipping cars, if the humans were not so dumb it would be a little more challenging

    Sound: I have 5.1 and it is amazing to be able to turn right to the animal attacking me by sound alone.

    Gameplay: 12/10 IMHO, i loved FC3 but it was lacking something, the flying around and unique interactions with NPC's and the wild life, make even the most boring times more fun that some alternative games...

    then there are the side missions, these make the game amazing, the Yogi missions are a blast and funny, the Shangra-la ones are brilliant, and the hurk ones are funny too.    … Expand
  13. ersap
    Feb 13, 2015
    10
    I think this game is absolutely amazing! Open world with lot of wildlife and the scent of Himalayas are awesome! I would strongly recommend this game to everyone who loves the Far Cry series.
  14. Yegrof44
    Feb 8, 2015
    5
    This game is plenty immersive! If the programmers would fix the freezes I'd give it an 8.5! Also when the game crashes it restarts back to the beginning of the particular area the present campaign started. You may have to replay an hour just to get back where you were when the game froze up!
  15. rodericrinehart
    Feb 7, 2015
    6
    I don't get the praise of this game. It is typical derivative Ubisoft drivel. It is better than Assassin's Creed, but that game is annoying and even more derivative. Far Cry 4 is a relatively fun game with good graphics but it is so repetitive within the game and compared to Far Cry 3. Ubisoft just ruins games with their game formulas and uncanny number of stupid collectibles in game.
  16. Evae
    Feb 4, 2015
    7
    Pros:
    -Beautiful, more open scenery
    -The Graphics are stellar -Exhilarating gameplay, more exciting than Far Cry 3 -Diversity of weapons to choose from -More use for skinning animals -Unlockable area of the map, adding to the action/adventure aspect we all love Cons: -Worse of a plot than Far Cry 3, the main antagonist seems less likeable as well, as the main protagonist -God    Pros:
    -Beautiful, more open scenery
    -The Graphics are stellar
    -Exhilarating gameplay, more exciting than Far Cry 3
    -Diversity of weapons to choose from
    -More use for skinning animals
    -Unlockable area of the map, adding to the action/adventure aspect we all love

    Cons:
    -Worse of a plot than Far Cry 3, the main antagonist seems less likeable as well, as the main protagonist
    -God awful NPC interactions and dialogue
    -Skills and crafting seem less invigorating
    -Some FOV issues, and coming from a purchased copy, thats kind of sad
    -Small graphical issues, such as blending of pixels

    TL;DR A solid game, problems here and there but for a newcomer of the Far Cry series, you will love the game. As for those who have lived through each far cry, you will be slightly disappointed, and left wondering, "Why didn't Ubisoft add this (xx)?"    … Expand
  17. Scalphunter
    Feb 2, 2015
    7
    Far Cry 4 certainly has a lot of good features. The fictional country of Kyrat is a beautiful place to explore and are a lot of action, exploration and stealth elements involved.

    Unfortunately, it doesn't bring anything new to the Far Cry franchise. Its story and characters are mostly disappointing. Pagan Min is the only noteworthy character but you mostly only see him at the beginning    Far Cry 4 certainly has a lot of good features. The fictional country of Kyrat is a beautiful place to explore and are a lot of action, exploration and stealth elements involved.

    Unfortunately, it doesn't bring anything new to the Far Cry franchise. Its story and characters are mostly disappointing. Pagan Min is the only noteworthy character but you mostly only see him at the beginning and end of the game.

    Far Cry 4 plays too much like its predecessor. It's just more of the same... but with bigger explosions. However, if you've never played the Far Cry series, you probably might enjoy this game. (7.5/10)    … Expand
  18. akarnokd
    Jan 31, 2015
    7
    I've been holding off on this until the patches and now with 1.7, I'm enjoing the game as much as I enjoyed Far Cry 3. Doing missions and collecting stuff is good as usual. However, there are quite a few annoyances:

    - Body armor is practically useless, gets reduced after a few hits, including animal attacks. - Animal attacks everywhere, can't get to a mission location without being    I've been holding off on this until the patches and now with 1.7, I'm enjoing the game as much as I enjoyed Far Cry 3. Doing missions and collecting stuff is good as usual. However, there are quite a few annoyances:

    - Body armor is practically useless, gets reduced after a few hits, including animal attacks.
    - Animal attacks everywhere, can't get to a mission location without being attacked and wasting ammo and health.
    - The helicopter is great but can't remember where they are except a few places and the map only shows them if they are next to you.
    - Some towers have helicopters but they can't be fast travelled to.
    - 50% of the time, if I fast travel to an outpost and try to leave for a mission/task, the outpost gets attacked and I have to turn back to help out which wastes ammo and health.
    - High powered sniper rifles able to take down heavies come too late in the campaign, when there are less useful.
    - Performance is acceptable but hiccups due to loading happens quite a lot despite being installed on an SSD.
    - Enemies teleport sometimes, which makes picking them off from afar difficult because if the shot misses, they get alerted.
    - I don't get the weapon accuracy, especially the bow. Sometimes I need to compensate for distance and drop, other times not. Enemies tend to sway their head quite more often than in FC3.
    - Unmemorable location names; can't name any of them.
    - There are lot of collectibles and they don't show in the map if it is zoomed out to far; I wish you could jump back and forth between the locations of certain collectibles.
    - I spent the first 10 hours hunting for animals so I could get my equipment levels up. Starting out with a single weapon slot is ridiculous.

    In conclusion, its a good game but doesn't go much further than FC3; if you liked FC3, collectibles, free roaming and sandbox gameplay, you should play this game.    … Expand
  19. Fidiuss
    Jan 29, 2015
    10
    Brilliant game .....plays flawlessly and excellent graphics along with a great story mode , the negative reviews clearly come from people still stuck on lvl 3 in My Little Pony....
  20. tibzoid
    Jan 29, 2015
    5
    Reheated leftovers. Far Cry 4 is Far Cry 3 with some minor tweaks and a different, less interesting (not to mention monotonous) environment. Ubisoft crammed the game full of busywork and it just gets BORING. Also, the animals are ridiculously annoying — is Kyrat a zoo? — and whenever you set out to do something, you're constantly being interrupted by eagle attacks, counter-attacks and goodReheated leftovers. Far Cry 4 is Far Cry 3 with some minor tweaks and a different, less interesting (not to mention monotonous) environment. Ubisoft crammed the game full of busywork and it just gets BORING. Also, the animals are ridiculously annoying — is Kyrat a zoo? — and whenever you set out to do something, you're constantly being interrupted by eagle attacks, counter-attacks and good guys who cannot drive worth s**t. I wanted to join Pagan's army and fight the insurgents. What irritating people! Everywhere you go, there is some ridiculous NPC crying about eagle or dog attacks. Take some Xanax and go inside!

    Seriously, if you loved Far Cry 3, don't corrupt your good memories with this mess.    … Expand
  21. DMT3000
    Jan 27, 2015
    10
    Esses gringos são tudo um bando de pau no cu... o jogo é simplesmente FODA.

    O melhor FPS lançado em 2014 sem dúvidas ;)

    Podem comprar sem dúvidas pq vale cada centavo =)
  22. alexkillsdie
    Jan 20, 2015
    0
    After 6 patches only a few weeks after release this game is still broken to the point of being unplayable. "then why are some of the reviews 5 star" - well, because some of these bugs don't show up until you are (frustratingly) half way through the game!!! So at first glance this game is pretty good, however a few hours of gameplay later and you will be telepathically screaming pure,After 6 patches only a few weeks after release this game is still broken to the point of being unplayable. "then why are some of the reviews 5 star" - well, because some of these bugs don't show up until you are (frustratingly) half way through the game!!! So at first glance this game is pretty good, however a few hours of gameplay later and you will be telepathically screaming pure, unbridled hatred at Ubisoft for releasing an unfinished game. So to summarize...

    1. Game fails to save half way through campagne (if you're lucky).
    2. The game will crash to desktop 1/5 times you play.
    3. Game will crash if you don't complete a mission "correctly".
    4. Texture popping becomes distracting.
    5. AI is very glitchy and poorly implemented.
    6. Textures can be clipped through causing you to fall under the map.
    7. Story is terrible and predictable with some recycled audio/character models from FC3.
    8. Audio often switches off randomly.
    9. Character glitches are quite common.
    10. The "open world" is covered, and I mean COVERED in invisible walls.    … Expand
  23. DrZomboid
    Jan 19, 2015
    7
    Far Cry 3 was phenomenal 9.5/10 game and the Far Cry 4 is pretty much same game, more like Far Cry 3.5 with boring and repetitive missions. PC version runs just fine.
  24. DanielRios
    Jan 18, 2015
    9
    Muito bom, mapa bastante estenso, história muito boa, muita coisa pra fazer, porém peca no número de missoes, no final da história, e na semalhançaabsurda com o Far Cry 3.
  25. dru2
    Jan 16, 2015
    0
    Game has potential but they have cut corners. It crashes to desktop often. There are many graphics and in-game bugs and glitches. Stuttering and more.

    The worst part is Ubisoft's incompetent management. They screwed up on delivering the first DLC for all steam customers who prepaid for the season pass. None of us can play it. Their support and management of this issue is completely    Game has potential but they have cut corners. It crashes to desktop often. There are many graphics and in-game bugs and glitches. Stuttering and more.

    The worst part is Ubisoft's incompetent management. They screwed up on delivering the first DLC for all steam customers who prepaid for the season pass. None of us can play it.

    Their support and management of this issue is completely non-transparent and reeks of board room profits and managers asking support teams responding to tickets in N hours with total waste of time requests for more info. Like they can't pull out their corporate card, buy the season pass from steam and analyze the issue themselves?

    No public acknowledgement of issues; non-communication and time wasting on top of it.

    I would have respect for Ubisoft if management owned their mistakes, but they are spineless and incompetent.    … Expand
  26. MadJaples
    Jan 16, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I already wrote a review and that was after a few hours. A few ACTS (as there are Acts in the game, like some sort of play, which is a bit odd but nvm) in, and I'm slightly more reserved about what I think about FC4.
    What I liked to begin with was the music, the general theme of the game and the aesthetics were no surprise coming from Ubisoft, seeing as they've had experience in producing trees and mountainous terrain elsewhere before (gee, wonder how!). It's a very pleasant looking game, but after a few hours, the mountainous terrain becomes boring, if not tedious - because in FC3, all a lot of people found themselves doing was trying to get up hills they couldn't because their wasn't enough grass apparently, and Ubisoft, in their infinite wisdom, instead of fixing it, and giving the main character the equipment with which to properly climb mountains and seriously steep terrain, decided to chuck in the lesser-spotted anchor points for grappling hooks, and the rest is an abundance of terrain that no man, beast or vehicle can pass, except for a buzzer, which will - PROBABLY - go over it. Probably, because the buzzer, though it's a refreshing addition to the list of oft used vehicles that had already appeared before, has one godawful flaw - and that is a very low height ceiling. You can only go so high before it starts with the alarm and the slight spiralling out of control - and that's a little bit annoying, because it kinda takes the joy out of the wingsuit - jump out of the buzzer, hit the shift key, and off you go on a batmanesque trip over the hills and valleys, but not the mountains, you'll just get splatted.
    Then there's another problem with the game, and that is in the second act, you have to escape a labour camp/prison. You're unarmed, and until you can get a knife, you can't do ANYTHING to stop being shot at should you get spotted. There's none of this "let's give them some buttons to mash" mini-games about it, you just get shot to **** and that's it, you're done. That to me was a big let down, because surely you should at the very least be able to punch a chap when he's pointing something shooty at you. But no. You'll just end up dead.
    The game is good, to all intents and purposes it's pretty neat, but after a few hours it becomes tiresome and cliched, because it's been done already - FC3 was it, and you'd think they'd have added some pretty important features to the player's abilities in game, like being able to climb hilly terrain sans grappling hook anchor points - at least give us some climbing gear that lets us NOT use anchor points if we don't want to.
    Generally it's okay. If you absolutely love the FC franchise, there's no doubt in my mind you will probably love this game too - but even as a fan of the FC franchise (I have it all now) number 4 is good, but it feels like they've missed bits they really shouldn't have done. It's not an incomplete game in that respect, but it could well have been better. So it's gone from 10 to 8.    … Expand
  27. ANTI-
    Jan 14, 2015
    9
    Clocking in 36.5 hour to beat the story and all side missions, I feel this is one of the best open-world action/adventure games I've ever experienced. The graphics on Ultra are a visual feast. Fun gameplay, lots to do and explore. Flying is an excellent addition to the series. The Shangri-la missions are some of the most visually beautiful moments I've had in a video game, striking aClocking in 36.5 hour to beat the story and all side missions, I feel this is one of the best open-world action/adventure games I've ever experienced. The graphics on Ultra are a visual feast. Fun gameplay, lots to do and explore. Flying is an excellent addition to the series. The Shangri-la missions are some of the most visually beautiful moments I've had in a video game, striking a tone of awe I'd only previous felt in Team Ico games (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus). Highly recommend for any fan of the genre. especially if you have a beefy rig to max graphic settings.… Expand
  28. WestLil0
    Jan 13, 2015
    1
    The DLC Escape from Kermesch Prison. It is so much worse than the game itself! It's a timed (30-minute) campaign that allows you to add more minutes (one or two at a time) when you complete karma events or certain activities. I HATE timed events. I like to spend my time exploring and doing things and not feel like I'm under the gun. So if you haven't purchased the DLC, I personally don'tThe DLC Escape from Kermesch Prison. It is so much worse than the game itself! It's a timed (30-minute) campaign that allows you to add more minutes (one or two at a time) when you complete karma events or certain activities. I HATE timed events. I like to spend my time exploring and doing things and not feel like I'm under the gun. So if you haven't purchased the DLC, I personally don't think it's worth it. Plus you cannot select the difficulty level ... to me it's set on ultra difficult. I've already died 3 times because I have no weapons, practically no health and nothing else I can fight with. I was killed by a snow leopard, and a low level thug! And each time you die, you START ALL OVER!! UGH! That's so bad because I was really looking forward to playing this.… Expand
  29. Timbroslice
    Jan 12, 2015
    8
    Far Cry 4 is reminiscent of Far Cry 3 but in all ways nostalgic. It plays through easily and never left me bored and always wanting more.
    There were some optimization issues at first but after a few updates, the game runs like a champ.
    The desire to play through a second time is difficult to find however, it doesn't really have lasting appeal in my opinion.
  30. cptfishstix
    Jan 10, 2015
    10
    One of the really rare games that I have completed in the last 3 years. If you have any doubt - buy it. Totally worth it!!!

    Gameplay may sometimes seem to be boring, but there are so many events to participate! I enjoyed it for 30 hours which is too much for me, because I have little free time.
  31. RustyJames
    Jan 9, 2015
    5
    Good game? NO
    Perfect and new game experience? NO
    Good story? NO Awesome graphics and physics? NO Good OST? NO Copy of FAR CRY 3? YES Bugs, freezes, lags? YES. YES. YES. Again and again Ubisoft releasing remakes of old (and good games), but with higher price and tons of bugs. This is absolutely average game, which is the absolute copy-paste from FAR CRY 3, but with some very minor    Good game? NO
    Perfect and new game experience? NO
    Good story? NO
    Awesome graphics and physics? NO
    Good OST? NO
    Copy of FAR CRY 3? YES
    Bugs, freezes, lags? YES. YES. YES.
    Again and again Ubisoft releasing remakes of old (and good games), but with higher price and tons of bugs. This is absolutely average game, which is the absolute copy-paste from FAR CRY 3, but with some very minor changes and other exterior. It's not funny, because we saw that many times. The most annoying part is the story, with absolutely illogical script, missions don't make any sense, and characters aren't interesting at all.

    But if you want to burn 60$ and a couple of days, you may buy it. It's not so bad game, as it can be (sic! Unity)

    4.5/10    … Expand
  32. Ghoster
    Jan 9, 2015
    9
    After some mouse acceleration and bugs problems they were all fixed in week or something after release, so game release can be considered smooth. Gfx and island are awesome and running in more than decent FPS on ultra settings which is also good. Far cry 4 is really good game with only few problems. First, cut scenes cannot be skipped which is very annoying. Second, weak story and sideAfter some mouse acceleration and bugs problems they were all fixed in week or something after release, so game release can be considered smooth. Gfx and island are awesome and running in more than decent FPS on ultra settings which is also good. Far cry 4 is really good game with only few problems. First, cut scenes cannot be skipped which is very annoying. Second, weak story and side missions which are much more fun to play than main missions. And third there are 2 sets of really boring, stupid and pointless side missions: "Yogi and Reggie" and "Shangri-La". It's recommended to skip them. Without them game is really fun to play!… Expand
  33. JadeRegent
    Jan 9, 2015
    5
    Farcry 4 is fun for a while but eventually when you've done a town assault, you've taken a bell tower, or you've killed roving patrols a dozen times each the game starts wearing on you. When Assassin's creed first introduced overlooks as a way to scope out the surrounding area and unlock side missions they were really cool and innovative, many iterations and several franchises later itsFarcry 4 is fun for a while but eventually when you've done a town assault, you've taken a bell tower, or you've killed roving patrols a dozen times each the game starts wearing on you. When Assassin's creed first introduced overlooks as a way to scope out the surrounding area and unlock side missions they were really cool and innovative, many iterations and several franchises later its just another tired mechanic.

    The high point of the game for me was the whole tug of war between Sabal and Amita for the direction of the Golden Path. There wasn't a clear cut choice for which direction was the "right" one. Do you take the idealistic route and try to live up to the high expectations placed upon you and side with Sabal or do you take the side of Amita who makes good, well reasoned arguments and has a clear plan for the future? Unfortunately, those missions are few and far between and this dynamic between Sabal and Amita never shows up in the game in any meaningful way.    … Expand
  34. captainkane
    Jan 6, 2015
    6
    Far Cry 4 is fun. But it’s also a missed opportunity. Like Far Cry 3, the game doesn’t properly capitalize on its huge multiplayer potential. Far Cry 3 had a horrible matchmaking system that broke an otherwise outstanding 4 player co-op mode. Ubisoft makes another mistake in FC4 by limiting co-op to only 2 players. Huh? Even free-to-play Warframe allows 4 players. This unfortunate misstepFar Cry 4 is fun. But it’s also a missed opportunity. Like Far Cry 3, the game doesn’t properly capitalize on its huge multiplayer potential. Far Cry 3 had a horrible matchmaking system that broke an otherwise outstanding 4 player co-op mode. Ubisoft makes another mistake in FC4 by limiting co-op to only 2 players. Huh? Even free-to-play Warframe allows 4 players. This unfortunate misstep is the primary reason fellow gamers passed on FC4. Although it’s a solid game, FC4 feels more like a step sideways instead of a step forward. The missed multiplayer opportunity, sluggish performance, dull story, and gameplay problems keep Ubisoft’s newest title from being the top spot on my shelf.

    If the protagonist Ajay stands still, FC4 looks spectacular. The mountain setting is beautiful. Because Kyrat is landlocked, environments aren’t as varied as previous FC titles, but I hardly noticed. Once Ajay starts driving/flying around, big problems emerge. Draw distances are too short, even at lower settings. Trees, rocks, and buildings are constantly popping in even if they’re only a few yards away. I never noticed this in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs released earlier this year, which looked amazing as well. Some textures shimmer as objects are rendered. It’s another classic example of developers pushing graphics over performance. Sure FC4 has the potential to look great, but it performs poorly. Even strong hardware struggle to push out smooth visuals unless gamers are willing to devote hours to tweaking. But tweaking isn’t always successful. Even after toying with settings, frame stuttering and fps drops plague FC4. The fact these problems persist at all settings screams of poor optimization.

    For the most part, gameplay is nearly identical to Far Cry 3. The in game menu is better. A few tweaks have been made to crafting, but nothing major. Player upgrades are more streamlined, but now gamers must specific tasks to unlock all upgrades. Except for the improved menu, I like FC3 upgrade/crafting system better. Players had more control and they could choose different upgrade “paths” that tailored to different playstyles. But that is my preference, both systems are solid. Players can equip just as many weapons/lethals as before. And there are plenty of weapons. Unfortunately, too many are unlocked late in the game. Overall, FC4 plays just like FC3.

    One of my biggest gameplay complaints regards enemy hitboxes. They suck. Baddies just absorb bullets as direct shots pass thru them. It’s comparable to playing a laggy BF4 match. Oddly, sniper rifles and arrows have no problems. So it seems that some weapons are nerfed just for the sake of being nerfed.
    FC4 pushes stealth in certain missions. Several storylines benefit greatly from stealth. However, stealth implementation is only OK. There isn’t much improvement from FC3, which is absurd since stealthy play is more popular than ever.

    Also, the weapon wheel is a bit confusing, and I found myself accessing the wrong lethal or syringe many times. Not game breaking, but annoying nonetheless.

    Another complaint is FC4’s story. Everything feels forced. The player goes from celebrity chef to Rambo in the blink of an eye. In FC3, the tatau had mystical power which imbued the player with abilities. A tad cheesy, but it fit. Also, the choices presented to the protagonist in FC4 are superficial. They don’t have much impact on the overall story. And all the characters except the antagonist Pagan Min (and perhaps Willis) are forgettable. This is the same complaint many gamers had with FC3 as Vaas was the only standout character. There isn’t any attachment to the characters or the story.

    There is also too much to do in Kyrat. It combines all the activities of FC3, FC3: Blood Dragon, and Watch Dogs into one game. Walk a few yards and there is a baddie holding people hostage. Walk a few more yards and a convoy zips past. Walk a few more and get attacked by a random animal. FC4 supplies players with the same busywork seen in Ubisoft’s other titles. And they supply a ridiculous amount of it. But the lack of originality is the glaring problem here. Ubisoft merely copy and pasted from its other popular titles. A popular developer trend. For new Ubisoft fans, this isn’t a problem. For long-time loyalist, it’s disappointing because we’ve seen it all before. It’s time to offer players something new.

    As mentioned earlier, co-op is the biggest missed opportunity. The decision to limit co-op to 2 players is absolutely baffling. Sure there is a versus mode. But players have enough versus games already: Halo, COD, Battlefield, Killzone, Titanfall, CS:GO….. and the list goes on. The market for co-op games isn’t saturated yet, and Ubisoft could’ve filled the void in a big way.

    Despite the criticisms, FC4 is a good game. However, it’s not great. Terrible optimization and lackluster multiplayer are its biggest drawbacks. Ubisoft is being too safe these days and FC4 feels a bit stale. Is FC4 lazy or safe?    … Expand
  35. zaninif
    Jan 6, 2015
    8
    Great game. The allegation that it's Far Cry 3.5 is unfair. It's the fourth installment of this franchise, so it obviously has some features of previous installments. If you want a completely different game from Far Cry 3, well, buy a different franchise.
    Graphics are great and the game mechanics are as good as Far Cry 3's. I only have a few issues with this game:
    1) The story is not    Great game. The allegation that it's Far Cry 3.5 is unfair. It's the fourth installment of this franchise, so it obviously has some features of previous installments. If you want a completely different game from Far Cry 3, well, buy a different franchise.
    Graphics are great and the game mechanics are as good as Far Cry 3's. I only have a few issues with this game:
    1) The story is not good enough to make me care about the characters or the plot;
    2) You can't skip cutscenes;
    3) You can save the game, but if you die you will not restart exactly from where you saved (it typically resumes from a liberated outpost or tower).    … Expand
  36. Praesi
    Jan 5, 2015
    7
    I make it short.

    FC4 is in Fact FC3.5. Its a nice Shooter with good Graphics and the Weapons have enough Power to feel "real". The Inventory is alot better as in FC3 and you can easy see what you need to upgrade your stuff. Sadly, the awesome FC2 mechanics like Fire and Weather System 4 Example are missing again. Its Fun to Kill and bring Chaos, but the Story is boring and the    I make it short.

    FC4 is in Fact FC3.5. Its a nice Shooter with good Graphics and the Weapons have enough Power to feel "real". The Inventory is alot better as in FC3 and you can easy see what you need to upgrade your stuff.
    Sadly, the awesome FC2 mechanics like Fire and Weather System 4 Example are missing again.

    Its Fun to Kill and bring Chaos, but the Story is boring and the sidequests are almost all the same.

    buy if: You look for shooter action without much depth but good graphics and cool Weapons
    dont buy if: you look for deep Story and Characterdesign.    … Expand
  37. EyesofWrath
    Jan 4, 2015
    7
    I’ve rated this game relative to what I think of it as a stand-alone experience. But I have some rather scathing things to say when taking history into account.

    There was a time when the word 'sequel' meant bigger, better, and more features, and implied innovation and a desire from both the developer and the consumer for the game to exceed the boundaries set by its predecessor. Well,    I’ve rated this game relative to what I think of it as a stand-alone experience. But I have some rather scathing things to say when taking history into account.

    There was a time when the word 'sequel' meant bigger, better, and more features, and implied innovation and a desire from both the developer and the consumer for the game to exceed the boundaries set by its predecessor.

    Well, now it's the 21st century, and Ubisoft has done away with such outdated and archaic notions as 'definitions' and 'innovation'. The number '4' in the title Far Cry 4 does not denote it's place in a series, only it's place in the chronology of releases, for Far Cry 4 is, for all intents and purposes, the exact same game as Far Cry 3. Ubisoft has internally redefined 'sequel' to mean 'a minor variation of the previous iteration in order to draw the game closer to being a mass-appealing cash factory'. And it found its mark with FC3. Returning in FC4 is the same gunplay, the same game mechanics, the same unnecessary upgrade system, the same graphics engine, the same 'everyman-cum-superhero' protagonist, the same enigmatic villain, the same fetch quests - albeit with a little more polish: the visuals are marginally prettier and utilise some nice new lighting effects, the gunplay is a little tighter and more enjoyable, and the menus are filled with more 'things' to spend your cash on. But it seems that Ubisoft has forgone the opportunity for innovation in favour of seeking to address the main complaints in the laziest possible way, for example: replacing FC3's unlikable protagonist with FC4's safe, bland one. And, as is typical with this game, this is a change, not an improvement. It's as if Ubisoft heard the complaints about the FC3 protagonist and instead of understanding that the real issue was a lack of depth and congruity within the character, they simply thought that people didn't like a guy that was a dick occasionally. So instead of making a deeper character, they sucked all the personality out of the protagonist - which would be fine if they hadn’t gone out of their way to give him a distinct presence in the game, which refuses the player the chance to imagine themselves as the character. Ajay Ghale isn’t faceless, he’s just empty within. And it’s not even as if they’ve given the player the courtesy of being self-aware about how lazy they’ve been. After stealthily slaughtering a dozen soldiers, one of your character’s first lines is ‘I’m not a soldier, but I want to help’. BAM - immediate incongruity. It’s insulting to your intelligence, and straight away it triggers the same disconnect you felt in FC3.

    Now, in saying all this - the game is FUN. And creating a fun, popcorn shooter that’s all-adventure all the time is a completely valid endeavour. In some ways I feel that FC4 has gone the way of Saints Row in that it seems to go out of its way to give you tonnes of vehicles and OP weapons from the very beginning, foregoing all restraint in order to maximise the raw FUN factor. But I can’t stand the fact that Ubisoft has, once again, gotten their hands on a series that I loved, assimilated it into their formulaic release equation, and once they get their hands on a money-making combination, churn out carbon copies with a successive numerical value slapped on the end.

    So should you buy it? Believe it or not, I do think that there is a genuine, no **** condition under which this is a good purchase. I read a review that stated that if you liked FC3, then you should buy FC4, which I feel has it all wrong, because if you like FC3 and buy FC4, you're paying money for what is essentially the same experience in a different setting, and that is a rip-off. I liked FC3, and after playing FC4 I was bored half an hour in because I’d done it all before, and I would not recommend buying it full price. *HOWEVER* if you don’t own FC3, then I think that FC4 is potentially a better game, if only ever so slightly.

    What do you like – mountains or islands? It’s basically the same experience.    … Expand
  38. Mvrak
    Jan 3, 2015
    3
    Feels more like a DLC for Far Cry 3. I decided to review this game when I realized that I desperately wanted to kill Amita, one of the characters who is supposed to be giving you, the player, guidance. She's just a terrible, useless, and condescending person, and the fact that there is no way to kill her makes the game feel empty and artificial. The game runs smoothly, however theFeels more like a DLC for Far Cry 3. I decided to review this game when I realized that I desperately wanted to kill Amita, one of the characters who is supposed to be giving you, the player, guidance. She's just a terrible, useless, and condescending person, and the fact that there is no way to kill her makes the game feel empty and artificial. The game runs smoothly, however the controls and the on screen control hints make it clear that this game was meant to be played with a gamepad and not a keyboard/mouse. Story writing turns what could have been a beautiful epic with control and choice into an unpolished and frustrating hallway simulator.… Expand
  39. Avadon
    Jan 3, 2015
    5
    Occasionally fun, occasionally frustrating, overall mediocre. Pagan Min is in my opinion a less engaging antagonist than Vaas, and the game lacks character development. You arrive there as a godlike killing machine and no explanation why, they didn't even bother. Performance is fine on 4790k/780 Ti, but picking some of the Nvidia-specific options made the game very crash-happy for me. AlsoOccasionally fun, occasionally frustrating, overall mediocre. Pagan Min is in my opinion a less engaging antagonist than Vaas, and the game lacks character development. You arrive there as a godlike killing machine and no explanation why, they didn't even bother. Performance is fine on 4790k/780 Ti, but picking some of the Nvidia-specific options made the game very crash-happy for me. Also they overdid it so much with the collectibles that just opening the world map gives you a headache, you have no option but to ignore everything and just try to finish the game if you want to maintain your sanity. Also every NPC that you happen to meet in the wilds is permanently running in panic because there is an eagle nearby. There is ALWAYS an eagle nearby, it gets incredibly frustrating chasing all the NPC's around to talk to them or sell your valuables when they are in perma-panic mode. Sometimes, less is more. Far Cry 4 is one of those cases. Would have benefitted greatly from a more engaging story, more optimization, less collectibles and less eagles.… Expand
  40. Yoggi
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    Unfortunately bought the game on launch day and immediately experienced the horrible mouse accelereration and stuttering issues. So i shelved the game hoping that would give them time to fix it.

    Over a month and a couple of patches later i give it another go. Mouse acceleration is a lot better and stuttering is gone, wonderful! Then the annoying gameplay issues hit me... No    Unfortunately bought the game on launch day and immediately experienced the horrible mouse accelereration and stuttering issues. So i shelved the game hoping that would give them time to fix it.

    Over a month and a couple of patches later i give it another go.
    Mouse acceleration is a lot better and stuttering is gone, wonderful!

    Then the annoying gameplay issues hit me...
    No Aimtoggle setting, unable to progress past the first area because climbing is broken.. the list goes on.

    This is a TERRIBLE console port and a slap in the face of PC gamers.

    The story is wierd and you get zero sence of who you are or why you are there.

    Granted i've only played the first 15 minutes of the game but if they can't that right i wont waste my time continuing.

    This is one of very few purchases i regret in 2014.    … Expand
  41. SG-O
    Jan 3, 2015
    2
    Its more like a DLC than a full game. The Graphics are ok for a console port but I have seen much better games for PC. The story is weak and very short. All in all its a failed attempt to recreate FarCry 3.
  42. yesnomaybe
    Jan 2, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You shoot things in this game, with guns mostly. Animals attack. People sometimes die from being shot or being mauled by animals. You are sometimes one of those people.

    You drive around a lot, but sometimes walk/run or fly.

    There are no cats or dogs living together.

    In the end, you win.    … Expand
  43. Yegwen
    Jan 2, 2015
    4
    I loved Far Cry 3 and approached FC4 with a lot of optimism, but a couple of hours into the game it is more of a frustrating experience than anything else. The visuals are OK, but in no way great, and the gameplay was spoiled for me by a lot of bugs. Mind you I picked the game late after the release, but still keep encountering weird anomalies.

    And dear god... the wildlife. Too much,    I loved Far Cry 3 and approached FC4 with a lot of optimism, but a couple of hours into the game it is more of a frustrating experience than anything else. The visuals are OK, but in no way great, and the gameplay was spoiled for me by a lot of bugs. Mind you I picked the game late after the release, but still keep encountering weird anomalies.

    And dear god... the wildlife. Too much, not cool at all. The eagles drove me mad.

    The story is just meh.    … Expand
  44. joshjosh0805
    Dec 31, 2014
    9
    Far Cry 4 is the latest installment in Ubisoft's open world FPS series, but is it really worth the money? The graphics of Far Cry 4 are amazing and at times feel almost real, the explosions look exceptionally good and it makes you want to blow up everything you see (Granted you are running at max graphics) The story isn't great, the missions can get a tiny bit repetitive, but there's justFar Cry 4 is the latest installment in Ubisoft's open world FPS series, but is it really worth the money? The graphics of Far Cry 4 are amazing and at times feel almost real, the explosions look exceptionally good and it makes you want to blow up everything you see (Granted you are running at max graphics) The story isn't great, the missions can get a tiny bit repetitive, but there's just so much to do that you can't really care. A lot of people are complaining that FC4 is like FC3, and it is, but who cares? It's still awesome. As far as bugs go, it's not that bad, there's only one problem I have and that's the fact that if you fall 2 meters then open your wingsuit on accident you take 3 times more damage then you would just falling. As far as story goes, it's quite bland, basically you are some gun mad man that just happens to lead a country to victory, however in the story you will have to make some decisions and usually I don't feel like I'm affected by decisions in games, but it was really hard for me to either kill or spare certain people. Overall an awesome game.… Expand
  45. Draco777
    Dec 31, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When I bought the game I expected a great story line like Far Cry 3 with a very relate-able character who doesn't know completely what he is doing but knows what he has to do. But what I got is a fast passed regular FPS the main antagonist gave the character nor me any reason to go after him and the character never shows any reaction to the killings he does. Also the voice of skinning is the same as Far Cry 3 and none of the story line missions fully move anywhere until you get to Act 2.
    But there are curve balls and a lot of interesting things along with it such as terrain being a weapon, new enemy type to fight and being able to bring in wild animals from the woods to fight for you that made me not want to give this a bad review but it isn't enough for a good one either.    … Expand
  46. Fresh3gg
    Dec 31, 2014
    7
    Too many goodies throw into 1, like half of Tomb Raider included. it's getting as good as Battlrfield 2 and Crysis, getting to the age of MS Office's massive functional flexibilities. But holding Q + left SHIFT and moving the mouse cursor to craft some syringe is nasty, as there is not cancel key included (such as keyboard key SPACEBAR) to cancel any selected grid in the circular HUD.Too many goodies throw into 1, like half of Tomb Raider included. it's getting as good as Battlrfield 2 and Crysis, getting to the age of MS Office's massive functional flexibilities. But holding Q + left SHIFT and moving the mouse cursor to craft some syringe is nasty, as there is not cancel key included (such as keyboard key SPACEBAR) to cancel any selected grid in the circular HUD. Rather confusing to master at first.

    (auto drive on main road) Guided and auto pilot route for your vehicles?! It can be turned on or off, but in the end it went buggy and went ON no matter what.

    Having 2 different kind of predators chase you and try to kill you is stupid, it's a tiger and a wild boar both at the same time coming onto you, then in less than few second you got attacked by a snake (after you killed the tiger and wild boar). So let's say the eagle, hawks, vultures and wild dogs are trained by some hunters to attack you, just can't see why so many chain reacted wild creatures attacking you while bomb exploding and gunfires are all around.

    They've make it so much bigger than Far Cry 3, like a fun park, but all you need is a machinegun and sticky grenades to take over all the outposts (no need to hire those Indians assist team either. See?! I never use any of them that I can't remember what the proper name is), the hardest difficulty is not hard enough. You don't want to talk about realism in PC gaming (to any of them), it just a fun park, action, action and more actions. Game of chess is a game of chess, games are mere modern day chess games. Only fools want to talk about realism in games.

    From time to time those Indian assist team pulls up in their jeep, they start shooting into the sky at those eagles or hawks, driving them mad so they has the excuse to swoosh down to attack you.

    I give it a score of 7 because it has "dimension" games that you get to leave for gun battles in another zone. This is Tomb Raider, GTA, Call of Duty throw into 1, and may be there is much more to it?    … Expand
  47. Mitul
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    This game is special for me and for all Indians. Playing a world class game with characters speaking Hindi(especially the abusive language used is so typical of Hindi) was truly a delightful experience.
    Apart from that the game is fun to play, visuals of Himalayas are stunning , gameplay is flawless and the story telling in shang re la part is indeed inspiring.
  48. Spunky_NvK
    Dec 30, 2014
    10
    I have played Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, Far Cry Blood Dragon and I'm over 25% into Far Cry 4. First I'm going to say this is a SUPERB game on the PC and it's games like Far Cry 4 is why I have a high-end gaming PC! the visuals , the sound, the immersion is absolutely amazing and it's pure escapism and entertainment at its finest!

    The game runs extremely smooth on my PC and I have everything    I have played Far Cry 2, Far Cry 3, Far Cry Blood Dragon and I'm over 25% into Far Cry 4. First I'm going to say this is a SUPERB game on the PC and it's games like Far Cry 4 is why I have a high-end gaming PC! the visuals , the sound, the immersion is absolutely amazing and it's pure escapism and entertainment at its finest!

    The game runs extremely smooth on my PC and I have everything on Ultra so there is no performance issues. The story line and side quests are amazing and way better than the previous Far Cry games that I have played. Every side quest in Far Cry 4 have so far been a lot of fun where you want to do side quests and you want more of them!

    There are a lot of comments where people are saying that Far Cry 4 is basically the same game as Far Cry 3 and some are calling it Far Cry 3.5. What a load of CRAP! Far Cry 4 is Far Cry 4 and is totally different than Far Cry 3. Hell the graphics engine used in Far Cry 4 is different than Far Cry 3 and you can see the difference in details if you have played both. the graphics in Far Cry 4 are simply sublime!

    A lot of new game mechanics in Far Cry 4 like the Grapling, Gyrocopter, riding elephants, using animals to help take down outposts etc.

    Far Cry 4 is by far the best game release that I have played for 2014. It is a lot of fun and I highly recommend it. Ignore the negative reviews as I doubt they really played the game.    … Expand
  49. Toiletfinger
    Dec 29, 2014
    8
    This game is really good! If you liked Far Cry 3 then you should like Far Cry 4 better. Same mechanics with a few improvements. Very similar to the previous installment. I like this one better. Is a bit demanding for your PC.
  50. zippythezip
    Dec 29, 2014
    8
    If you have played far cry 3 then really no need to get this game. If not then you find a fun game that runs well and looks good even on lower settings. Mouse and keyboard work very nice and after trying DAI its a real treat to control. The auto drive is nice to use now and then. where I own 3 then a rating of 6.5 would be fair but counter the zeroes I will rate it 8
  51. biert
    Dec 29, 2014
    5
    Having played Far Cry 3 the anticipation for Far Cry 4 was high. After playing the game for some hours however I felt let down. In total I now played 30 hours of Far Cry 4 and have it de-installed, while with Far Cry 3 I played almost 100 hours before de-installing.

    Story Far Cry 3 had been commented on for having a poor story, but the story of Far Cry 4 is worse by a million times.    Having played Far Cry 3 the anticipation for Far Cry 4 was high. After playing the game for some hours however I felt let down. In total I now played 30 hours of Far Cry 4 and have it de-installed, while with Far Cry 3 I played almost 100 hours before de-installing.

    Story
    Far Cry 3 had been commented on for having a poor story, but the story of Far Cry 4 is worse by a million times. Far Cry 4 has the story depth of an average Steven Segal, Sylvester Stallone or
    Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. If you only care about action and not about story than you wont be bothered. If you like to have some sense of emerging into a story than this is total crap.

    Gameplay
    Gameplay is exactly the same as Far Cry 3. Some things slightly changed as you can read in other reviews. Some weapons are added, different side missions, but the core gameplay is exactly the same. Wish they changed the need for the skinning of animals from the start. It was a nice touch in Far Cry 3, but going to that again just bothers people. It's just how fast can I get to all the animals to have proper gear. The expansion of the wallet, ammunition and weapon belt is almost mandatory before going very far into the game.

    Online
    For me the replay value of Far Cry 3 was in the ability to go online and play coop against AI with other players and go through a level together. This has now been taken out of the game and you get a default FPS online environment which is the same as with other FPS games. For me this is absolutely a big negative as a really enjoyed the online gameplay in Far Cry 3. In Far Cry 4 the gameplay is nothing new to someone playing BF or CoD and is even worse than those competitors.

    Coop
    Far Cry 4 has coop gameplay in the open world, which was pretty much the only thing new that I enjoyed. The coop gameplay is however far from what it could have been. It will only be possible to do side missions with you coop partner and no main missions. Taking down a fort is fun with a coop partner, it doesn't really feel as much fun as going through a mission together. The missions is where the chaos and the mayhem are biggest and most fun. One of the last missions where you encounter a lot of opposition would be great to play coop. This isn't possible however. What I also didn't get is why taking a fort together isn't taken into account in the game for the person joining. Like this is feels like duplicate work. Also freeing towers isn't taken to the joining players game. Coop was nice but could have been much better.    … Expand
  52. B623
    Dec 29, 2014
    10
    Great game. Beautiful world. no lag with ultra setting, no crash. Combat is fun, driving is fun, flying is fun and burning everything with explosive is even funnier.
  53. littleshieh
    Dec 29, 2014
    7
    FPS of the Year 2014? Yes.
    Best FPS in recent years? nope.
    Compare to FC3, FC4 is like a drop down.
    It does have nice graphic and "something to play", but not really much to say.
    And the storyline is boring.
    What's different is this time the later part and ending is a little better than FC3.
    So i'll give it a 7.
  54. Notger
    Dec 28, 2014
    8
    I really enjoyed this game with its flow, visuals, voice acting and characters. It is a nice and vibrant world with some nice additions compared to FC3.

    Especially the story shines; the choices you make and the alternate endings are very clever, contain some mean twists and really f*** up the standard frat-bro-goes-superhero-script. The two points I am deducting are going away for:    I really enjoyed this game with its flow, visuals, voice acting and characters. It is a nice and vibrant world with some nice additions compared to FC3.

    Especially the story shines; the choices you make and the alternate endings are very clever, contain some mean twists and really f*** up the standard frat-bro-goes-superhero-script.

    The two points I am deducting are going away for:
    - graphic stuttering issues not properly adressed (only some forum post, no patch), despite easy fix
    - enemy AI too often is too dumb (silently shooting a guard in front of his body should make them press the alarm and search in teams)
    - wildlife is sometimes too aggressive and too hardy (packs of dogs become really annoying)
    - finding and hunting down treasures is just too easy (Ubisoft standard: buy a map, watch your minimap ... apes could do this = no real surprise or "accomplishement" in it)

    Anyway, I really enjoyed it and definitely recommend it.    … Expand
  55. feistin
    Dec 27, 2014
    6
    Essentially Far Cry 3.5. Same gameplay with some extras but the story is worse and the main antagonist is not as colorful. Nah this was lots of doing the same thing as Far Cry 3. Not a bad game just a bit dull.
  56. DarkenedEvil
    Dec 26, 2014
    1
    I got this game fulling intending it to blow Farcry 3 out of the water after the poor 2nd half of it. But I was wrong, Oh boy was I wrong. Where do I begin, oh yah the beginning the only part I got to because I couldn't handle the rest.

    Lets start with the intro, I couldn't skip the animations for the creators (Ubisoft and others). Now, I usually don't mind this if it takes 10-15    I got this game fulling intending it to blow Farcry 3 out of the water after the poor 2nd half of it. But I was wrong, Oh boy was I wrong. Where do I begin, oh yah the beginning the only part I got to because I couldn't handle the rest.

    Lets start with the intro, I couldn't skip the animations for the creators (Ubisoft and others). Now, I usually don't mind this if it takes 10-15 seconds but almost a full minute of stupid animations that NOONE in their right minds wants to watch. So After sitting there for a minute spamming every key on my keyboard I got the main minute. This is where the fun really starts.

    I go into the options right away because the audio is blasting(Which is normal for all games) and turn down the master audio and the music audio. The music audio at first I only turn it down to about 5% and it still didn't go down at all so I muted it. IT STILL PLAYED MUSIC! How is this acceptable. I turn off the music and it is still going as loud as it could possibly go. Great, perfect start.

    I go to hit the apply button on the bottom left hand side of the screen and oh look I can't reach it without having to lift my hand and reset my mouse to the top of my mouse pad because for some reason there is a lowered mouse sensitivity or mouse acceleration is turned on. So I go into the mouse sensitivity settings and acceleration is off so that's not the issue and the sensitivity is normal so I don't what is wrong with the mouse.

    OK That's not that bad, I'll just start up a new game. The audio level is to low, I'll pause the cut scene and up the audio a bit. NOPE can't go into the options or pause it or do anything. Who in their right minds creates a game with a 5 minute cut scene without a pause option. That makes no sense to me what so ever. If I needed to get up and get some popcorn or use the bathroom I couldn't even stop the mini-movie(That's what I call it because it was sooooo long). I'll just Alt-Tab the game and adjust the audio in the mixer. (I previously set it to borderless window mode). I Alt-Tab and I adjust the audio levels so that I can hear the movie. I try to get back into the movie and the screen is messed up. It goes into windowed mode and the resolution is all messed up making it so that half of the screen is unviewable. I power through the first cut scene with a smallr screen and better audio levels.

    The second one right after the first NO GAME PLAY IN BETWEEN. I have been sitting watching a movie for to long and I get rewarded with more of the movie. I just want to play the game at this point. This cut scene for some reason has audio levels that are way higher than the previous. So even if I had normal audio levels at the start this cut scene would be to loud. Yet again I Alt-Tab to adjust the settings because I still can't pause it.

    Oh Joy! The movie has ended and I can move my character! Excellent. Oh wait my screen is still broken let me go into the settings and fix it. I go into the options and I try to move my mouse to the video options. I can't the screen ends. I can't move the screen or anything. I can't adjust the settings that brought me to this situation anyways. So I can't fix this issue which means I would have to restart the game and go through the movie again. Which I am not about to do.

    Congratulations Ubisoft you have made me hate a game that I haven't even played after I purchased it. GG

    TLDR: Long intro animations, horrible audio controls, and horrible UI settings.    … Expand
  57. Codpeace
    Dec 25, 2014
    10
    I am not a big Ubisoft fan but the far cry series, even though Crytek separated from has been a great string to their bow. FC4 is simply amazing, it is a huge, rich beautiful world that is full of surprises, it is an advancement from 3 in many positive ways. There is a great sandbox game that leaves you free to prioritise missions so as to achieve whatever goals you set and there areI am not a big Ubisoft fan but the far cry series, even though Crytek separated from has been a great string to their bow. FC4 is simply amazing, it is a huge, rich beautiful world that is full of surprises, it is an advancement from 3 in many positive ways. There is a great sandbox game that leaves you free to prioritise missions so as to achieve whatever goals you set and there are fantastically scripted story missions which continue to stagger me - I have just reached the shangri-la mission which is epic.
    Massive thumbs up to the team behind this - it has blown my expectations.
    I initially had some graphics problems, for some reason on ultra i got a bum frame rate despite having a 295x2, weirdly after altering it to very high and then manually adjusting individual settings back up to ultra I got it running at 60fps ave. all the time and looking damn fine.
    Cant recommend this game enough, if you are into grand theft style games or even if you just like Indo-Himalayan/Tibetan environments you will love this. Work of art!    … Expand
  58. meathelmet2001
    Dec 24, 2014
    0
    Still having issues with FarCry4.exe crashing on start, which seems to be a common issue still. Ubisoft's only "helpful" email is to tell me to reinstall the game...etc. They seem like they have given up figuring the issue out at this point.

    I have over a 80 games installed through Steam alone that work, so I really doubt there is a problem with my PC.
  59. sachinmu
    Dec 24, 2014
    8
    Anyone complaining about the FOV has pirated the game.
    The game runs smooth on PC, but optimization could've been done better. The PCSS is a bit broken after the latest update. Game controls work very well, never felt like Ajay did anything i didn't want him to.
    As for the gameplay, it's more or less a rehash of FC3, but everything has been improved, and most of the annoyances of FC3 are    Anyone complaining about the FOV has pirated the game.
    The game runs smooth on PC, but optimization could've been done better. The PCSS is a bit broken after the latest update. Game controls work very well, never felt like Ajay did anything i didn't want him to.
    As for the gameplay, it's more or less a rehash of FC3, but everything has been improved, and most of the annoyances of FC3 are gone. Plus, Grappling hook!

    Co-op is less fun than expected. You aren't allowed to take on Campaign missions with a friend, which is a bit of a disappointment. The co-op mode is very limited. To few side quests and outputs.

    Overall, i'd rate this game 8-8.5. Story is a bit meh, but the side activities, open world and the game mechanics make up for it. It's just plain fun to play.

    P.S : Eagles are a pain in the #$%    … Expand
  60. filthyrichguy
    Dec 22, 2014
    10
    The latest and greatest Genocide Simulator comes from Ubisoft Montreal. Similar to FC3 but better, bigger and prettier. Outrageously violent and incredibly fun it will yet again revive your ravenous desire for murder. You play the role of a silent protagonist who shoots first, shoots later also. Right from the start you are engulfed in a bloody war where a group of unlikable terroristThe latest and greatest Genocide Simulator comes from Ubisoft Montreal. Similar to FC3 but better, bigger and prettier. Outrageously violent and incredibly fun it will yet again revive your ravenous desire for murder. You play the role of a silent protagonist who shoots first, shoots later also. Right from the start you are engulfed in a bloody war where a group of unlikable terrorist douchebags fights to overthrow a ruthless dictator who also happens to be your brother, father, or something such, I haven't quite figured out. Plot is stupendous as ever but gameplay makes up for it by far. There are many more ways to blow stuff up and there's much more stuff to blow up. You can ride an elephant and shoot from an RPG at the same time, you can fly a helicopter and carpet bomb your foes with grenades. You can even ride a helicopter elephant, though I haven't tried but I wouldn't be surprised if you could. Get the game. Ignore the negative votes, those are from people who buy a game from Ubisoft and expect it to work within the first few months, some people just never learn.… Expand
  61. johnnyboy81
    Dec 21, 2014
    9
    I admit I didn't play Far Cry 3, so maybe that is why I found so amazing this game: compared to FC2 it is new and absolutely mind blowing;
    fact is that is huge fun, a wonderful sensorial experience, it is visually stunning (with some drop in style...) and overall will just take your time more than you can actually "do".
    Then we should consider: I do love Nepal and Himalaya a lot more    I admit I didn't play Far Cry 3, so maybe that is why I found so amazing this game: compared to FC2 it is new and absolutely mind blowing;
    fact is that is huge fun, a wonderful sensorial experience, it is visually stunning (with some drop in style...) and overall will just take your time more than you can actually "do".

    Then we should consider:
    I do love Nepal and Himalaya a lot more than hot boiling places like in FC2 and 3, and the surroundings here, sure are truly astonishing
    It is a game that inspire you through eyes and ears, story and mood, and to appreciate it you really want the full details, ensure to have a strong configuration to stretch...
    HD with i5 2500k @4.5 and a GTX 970 OC --> all ULTRA (but TXAA 2x) or NVIDIA settings, with never less than 50 FPS and averaging 54 FPS (activating DSR just half the frame to 30 v-synced but with drops).
    There are bugs, but after ACU nothing shocking, and they get fixed.
    (juts one comment: yes, it's true: aiming with mouse is difficult and tedious, using an xbox pad it's just matter of very short time for good precision).    … Expand
  62. mcplums
    Dec 21, 2014
    9
    Exactly what I was looking for. I LOVED Far Cry 3 and so I loved this. It is true what other reviews have said, this game is pretty much identical to FC3 but so what? If it ain't broken don't fix it. Unlike some players I have no need for constant innovation in video games- but if you do and you've played FC3, perhaps give this a miss.

    That said- the small differences from FC3 I really    Exactly what I was looking for. I LOVED Far Cry 3 and so I loved this. It is true what other reviews have said, this game is pretty much identical to FC3 but so what? If it ain't broken don't fix it. Unlike some players I have no need for constant innovation in video games- but if you do and you've played FC3, perhaps give this a miss.

    That said- the small differences from FC3 I really liked. Namely, the grappling mechanic to help scale vertical faces, the small helicopter thing to get around the island easily, fortresses in addition to outposts, the wingsuit/parachute idea, these were all very welcome additions.

    One of the best things about FC3 were the drugged up hallucinogenic sections, and they managed to fit these into this game as well. And of course the most fun part of the gameplay- outposts- are here too. I love them so much (they were also my favorite part of Watchdogs). I will buy all future games in the series as long as they have outposts for me to clear.

    The only reason this is getting a 9 and not a 10 is a save bug, I have had to re-do missions I previously completed three times now, despite the yellow save icon appearing after I completed them the first time. Fortunately the missions were all fun.    … Expand
  63. james2003
    Dec 20, 2014
    8
    You don't play Far Cry for the story ... and yet out of all of the series Far Cry 4 seems the most plausible. I mean seriously FC3, what were you thinking, even though this does have its moments that make you question if game developers take drugs. The story is passenger stuff, while not to involving it brings you for a ride. It has interesting moments but nothing that will leave you onYou don't play Far Cry for the story ... and yet out of all of the series Far Cry 4 seems the most plausible. I mean seriously FC3, what were you thinking, even though this does have its moments that make you question if game developers take drugs. The story is passenger stuff, while not to involving it brings you for a ride. It has interesting moments but nothing that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

    No FC has always been about the beautiful locations, and the set of the Himalaya mountain range will leave you suitably impressed. Graphics are good with a great compromise between optimisation and quality which leaves AC:Unity in shame.

    While the gameplay is very much similar to all the previous in the series there is nothing much that I can say is wrong with FC4. Perhaps missions are a little bit repetitive towards the end, but still so much to do, and fun to have.
    If there is one criticism to be had ... are the endings, again in typical Far Cry fashion the Ubisoft always messes up the ending. While you can appreciate the Secret fourth Ending (Which I highly suggest after completing the game) the 3 proper endings leave a lot of questions unanswered, and worst of all just leave everything hanging. This something Ubisoft has never gotten right on any of the FC series, but I have to say overall it's the better, tighter story, and some points of interests ... Ubisoft you're getting better.

    There may be only one criticism... but there is one issue. Hunting animals, honestly I don't know how I should feel about this as part of the game requires you to hunt animals for their fur. Which is interesting from a moral perspective, on the one hand it's just a game, on the other I am still hunting the rare Asian Rhino just so I can have a bigger wallet. Honestly I don't mind having a cheap plastic one. The game its self tries to tone the issue down with hints that the in game animal populations are plentiful, as Kryat is over populated for the specific reason so hunters can pay for the privilege. "Not Endangered, just hunted for sport and their skin" So Ubisoft and Ubisoft Lawyers says that's ok. But honesty there is little part of me saying it's a little wrong for FC to keep doing this.

    Vehicle and weapons are good fun and there is a decent variety though you quickly find your favourites and stick with them. Vehicles are all right but feels like someone has sanded the tread off all the tires. The Buzzer is fantastic, a small helicopter, though it's annoy it has a ceiling height. Money can be earned too easily and you often end up purchasing all the weapons you'll every need from the outset. Outposts, Bell towers, and Fortresses are on the too ease side and still fun to play. NPCs have no concept of self-preservation as you pick off all his buddies as he stands around waiting for your line your sights up on his head.

    A few bugs and issues, but no game stopping problems. A lot of WTF moments, my favourite was when an eagle swooped down and took a goat into the air. "A momma's got to feed her babies...!"

    All in all a good game and a good improvement, Ubisoft keep it up you crazy people ...    … Expand
  64. Banhammer0
    Dec 20, 2014
    4
    Far Cry 3 is one of my favorite games ever. Does the sequel stands up to it ? It my opinion it doesn't.
    The story is much more bland, feels like it's trying to be dramatic but there wasn't a signle character I cared about. Pagan Min doesn't come close to Vaas, he feels fake and overly dramatic whereas Vaas felt truly insane, as he himself claimed. I even preferred to save Brody's dumb    Far Cry 3 is one of my favorite games ever. Does the sequel stands up to it ? It my opinion it doesn't.
    The story is much more bland, feels like it's trying to be dramatic but there wasn't a signle character I cared about. Pagan Min doesn't come close to Vaas, he feels fake and overly dramatic whereas Vaas felt truly insane, as he himself claimed. I even preferred to save Brody's dumb rich friends than the weird Kyrat people. The protagonist is a complete misunderstanding, reminds me of Connor from AC 3, really unintersting guy.
    This is subjective, but I hate the mountain enviroment of Kyrat, whereas I adored Rook Islands from FC 3. it just doesn't speak to me at all.
    Side missions are a disappointment. It feels like they are trying too hard to be different than in FC 3 but they became worse in the process.
    Main missions are even worse, not interesting at all, and not very much of them either.
    There are less syringes and less skills. Only two trees instead of three, everything simplified for no reason.
    Honestly, I feel no incentive to even finish the game, and I'm not even thinking about 100 % completion !
    I also had major technical issues with the game, it's a poor console port and the UI is terrible. Took me hours to fix the biggest mouse-related problems.
    It has some good thing of course, the free roam is there and the hunting as well but it's a shadow of the previous part.
    It's a cash grab and should be avoided to teach Ubi a thing or two about proper game development. Gets 6/10 for what good it took out from FC 3.    … Expand
  65. thearcher
    Dec 17, 2014
    4
    Far Cry 4 is definitely better than previous game.
    Kyrat is huge and amazing. So many places to explore, do quests,collectibles,fighting factions, Ride a elephant into the battle or bring death from above with new helicopter thingy, hunt animals (with harpoon gun :]) I didn't like new storyline.It's kind of feels like rehashed Far Cry 3 storyline
    Game runs better than AC:U but it still    Far Cry 4 is definitely better than previous game.
    Kyrat is huge and amazing. So many places to explore, do quests,collectibles,fighting factions, Ride a elephant into the battle or bring death from above with new helicopter thingy, hunt animals (with harpoon gun :]) I didn't like new storyline.It's kind of feels like rehashed Far Cry 3 storyline

    Game runs better than AC:U but it still have some small performance and stutter issues (45-90 fps)
    Just like everyone other Ubisoft title this game has bugs and crashing issues
    Also game gets boring and repetitive really quick (did i ever tell you what the definition of insanity is?
    insanity is doing the exact same **** thing over and over again, expecting **** to change.)
    I stopped playing it after 4-5 hours    … Expand
  66. ollie_lks
    Dec 16, 2014
    8
    I played this game quite a bit even though my pc is barely enough to be on the specs i played the hell out of far cry 4 and the game is just amazing even though it has some nitpicky things such as the bugs which can be awful sometimes but the really lives up to the series and the story is definetly slightly above average at best because of parts that don't make sense but still the gameI played this game quite a bit even though my pc is barely enough to be on the specs i played the hell out of far cry 4 and the game is just amazing even though it has some nitpicky things such as the bugs which can be awful sometimes but the really lives up to the series and the story is definetly slightly above average at best because of parts that don't make sense but still the game itself has a lot of value and deserves most of the high scores it gets… Expand
  67. Thehudthestud
    Dec 16, 2014
    7
    Far cry 4 has an amazing world filled with a lot of activities to do but some of these are taken straight out of ubisofts other franchises such as bell towers are basically Borgia towers , out post liberation missions are the equivalent of freeing an area of Templar control , many things have been added to the game to make it seem fresh and new but some of these things just fall flat,Far cry 4 has an amazing world filled with a lot of activities to do but some of these are taken straight out of ubisofts other franchises such as bell towers are basically Borgia towers , out post liberation missions are the equivalent of freeing an area of Templar control , many things have been added to the game to make it seem fresh and new but some of these things just fall flat, interesting characters are forced on you and in reality none of them are really that interesting , the game is challenging but some missions seem repetitive in nature and are just boring, the story is below far cry 3 but is still good , there is a lot of object pop in even on a PC like mine , it has crashed on me a total of 7 times , freezes and sometimes I think there is a frame rate drop. Still it's a must buy and is better than the other crap ubisoft has released this year.… Expand
  68. apoe
    Dec 15, 2014
    8
    UPDATE
    The latest patch has more or less completely fixed the mouse acceleration. It has also completely resolved the stuttering when moving around the world for me. Both of these issues had resulted in huge forum threads of complaints (50+ pages) on the Ubisoft forums. Now, nearly a month later, the game is in a MUCH better state than it was on release.
    Since they've addressed those    UPDATE
    The latest patch has more or less completely fixed the mouse acceleration. It has also completely resolved the stuttering when moving around the world for me. Both of these issues had resulted in huge forum threads of complaints (50+ pages) on the Ubisoft forums. Now, nearly a month later, the game is in a MUCH better state than it was on release.

    Since they've addressed those primary issues, I highly recommend this game if you enjoyed FC3. On an i7 4770k and GTX 970, the game is running at constant 70+ FPS on Ultra preset at 1080p with zero stuttering.

    Original post:
    I thought it deserves mentioning that the mouse input in this game is absolutely horrible.

    Both Far Cry 3 / 4 have a "mouse acceleration" setting in the options menu, so you'd think the developers knew what they were doing when it comes to translating mouse input into camera movement. After all, that's the most basic interface of an FPS game. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. The mouse behavior is wildly inconsistent, there is both positive and negative acceleration as well as mouse smoothing. It feels like they took analog stick implementation and tied it to the mouse.

    I move my mouse quickly, my character does a 360 degree turn. I move the mouse slowly across the same distance, my character turns 90 degrees. Aiming precisely is very frustrating. Playing the game with a controller is probably more ideal at this point. The fact that none of the QA testers noticed this indicates they tested the game with a controller and never used the mouse. That said, a lot of people are complaining about it, maybe it will be fixed in a patch. And yes, this may seem picky, but proper mouse control in a 2014 FPS game is expected.    … Expand
  69. Stajr
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    To begin with, the similarities between Far Cry 4 and 3. Never change a winning team, that's what the developers must've thought.
    The graphics are even more beautiful (even though my R9 290X just barely manages to run the game at ultra) and the world is a really good alternative to the signature tropical setting that we have seen in part 1 and 3. The wild animals in FC4 are certainly    To begin with, the similarities between Far Cry 4 and 3. Never change a winning team, that's what the developers must've thought.
    The graphics are even more beautiful (even though my R9 290X just barely manages to run the game at ultra) and the world is a really good alternative to the signature tropical setting that we have seen in part 1 and 3. The wild animals in FC4 are certainly badass, and the game provides lots of opportunity to create some serious chaos - this, along with all the other extras - adds up to the overall good experience I had with the singleplayer campain.
    I can't think of any reason to dislike anything about Far Cry 4. I am pretty surprised to see the negative notions about the fact that apart from the storyline and setting, nothing much has changed compared with FC3. In fact, I would have been disappointed had FC4 been wholly new and unrecognizable.    … Expand
  70. Zhael
    Dec 12, 2014
    9
    Since Skyrim I've wanted a wonderful world to explore. FC4 has given that to me and so much more. It is far better looking than the grey-white of Skyrim, the missions are better, there is a great dynamism to the game, even in single player mode. And the main character actually speaks! FC4 has so much to offer whether you like to charge in all guns blazing or sneak in thief-like,Since Skyrim I've wanted a wonderful world to explore. FC4 has given that to me and so much more. It is far better looking than the grey-white of Skyrim, the missions are better, there is a great dynamism to the game, even in single player mode. And the main character actually speaks! FC4 has so much to offer whether you like to charge in all guns blazing or sneak in thief-like, it's totally up to you and whatever mood you happen to be in at the time. Possibly the best PC game so far? Quite possibly!… Expand
  71. faircritic
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft have turned in EA's evil twin.They need to screw it one way or another in all their games. I'm sick of this s***. Do yourself a favor and avoid this piece of upseting toxic excuse for a game and get something else. And ,again avoid EA crap too.
  72. Timotheeee
    Dec 10, 2014
    7
    The mouse controls are **** by default but they are flawless after you spend 20 minutes fixing them. Optimization is **** like always but at least it rarely drops below 50 fps at 900p/low settings on my 750 ti, so it's playable. Regarding the graphics, it looks better than Far Cry 3 on Ultra but that's only if you can actually run it(which the 750 ti obviously can't.)

    But once you spend    The mouse controls are **** by default but they are flawless after you spend 20 minutes fixing them. Optimization is **** like always but at least it rarely drops below 50 fps at 900p/low settings on my 750 ti, so it's playable. Regarding the graphics, it looks better than Far Cry 3 on Ultra but that's only if you can actually run it(which the 750 ti obviously can't.)

    But once you spend 2 hours fixing all the technical issues, it's more fun than Far Cry 3. Was not disappointed.

    (the mouse fix is on the FarCry subreddit)    … Expand
  73. Fostin4
    Dec 9, 2014
    2
    This game is more of a reskinned far cry 3 with a few mods here and there.It is unoptimized and ubisoft seems to be following the COD trend of re-releasing the same game over and over again just like their AC franchise.
    As far as the gameplay goes the animations in this game are extremely useless and frustrating.Overrated game of 2014
  74. drosen
    Dec 8, 2014
    10
    Fkin fantastic game! Just sheer awesomeness from the beginning to the very end! Cliff Martinez has also done exceptional job with the soundtrack. Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!
  75. ThomasSchulz
    Dec 7, 2014
    1
    I liked and loved Far Cry 3. I think it's one of the best shooters I've ever played, certainly among the top games I own. I've spent over 100 hours playing FC3 and loved almost every moment of it. I bought Far Cry 4 hoping for all the mechanics of FC3 in a new environment, with higher fidelity graphics.

    And then I remembered. I was playing FC3 with Ziggy's mod. The terrible horror    I liked and loved Far Cry 3. I think it's one of the best shooters I've ever played, certainly among the top games I own. I've spent over 100 hours playing FC3 and loved almost every moment of it. I bought Far Cry 4 hoping for all the mechanics of FC3 in a new environment, with higher fidelity graphics.

    And then I remembered. I was playing FC3 with Ziggy's mod.

    The terrible horror dawned on me that I'd be playing FC4 with its native, vanilla UI, gun physics, HUD, sounds, and gun customization rules. And they are teh-ri-bull!

    1. I'm not a baby, please don't give me a perpetual objective reminder that I can't turn off, (unlike everything else in the HUD).
    2. Why is it that a gun can only have one attachment at a time? You're telling me that a silencer is okay. A scope is okay. But a silencer AND a scope? WHAT ARE YOU CRAAZY?!

    The story is really boring, and a poor attempt to recapture what they did in FC3 (charismatic villain) rather than innovate. Dammit Ubisoft, you got to FC3 by innovating, WHY WOULD YOU STOP AT FC4? Take some risks you cowards. The protagonist has an even weaker impetus to push forward (he wants help spreading his mother's ashes?! How does that even compare to rescuing your friends from sex slavery or death?! Way to undercut the drama Ubisoft!).

    Tidat is a nice spectacle -- the visuals are certainly different from FC3's lush tropical islands. In fact, the visual pallet is quite bland by comparison. And underwhelming.

    Graphics are a step up in the game when it comes to human models--the faces of villagers and characters are nearly photorealistic. Granted, I'm running two GTX Titans in SLI, so I have all settings maxed out. But the rendering is really very beautiful.

    In short:
    +Prettier engine and textures

    -Intrusive UI
    -Boring protagonist (why do I care about what I'm doing?)
    -A step back in story from FC3
    -Hamstrung gun mechanics
    -Bland setting

    Ultimately a stale attempt to recreate the glory of FC3 by recycling old material rather than innovating on prior successes. Game devs, you do get points for creativity, and whoever was overseeing FC4 had clearly clocked out to lunch.    … Expand
  76. zerixar
    Dec 7, 2014
    0
    0/10, This game has HARDCODED MOUSE ACCELERATION. despite having settings to turn it off, you cannot actually turn it off. for a PC shooter this makes it unplayable. Don't waste $60 on this for pc. Wait until they patch this or it hits the bargain bin. If you're any kind of moderate PC shooter player this game will make you legitimately nauseous with the unfixable acceleration.
  77. robbiWESt
    Dec 7, 2014
    10
    I have Halo MCC, Shadows of Mordor, Lego Batman 3, Sunset Overdrive, COD AW and none of them come even close to this game in pure fun factor. In general I am not fond of "open world" type game, but this game is just amazing.. and co-op mode.. OMG!! GET THIS GAME NOW!
  78. hermanvongerman
    Dec 7, 2014
    4
    First off if you have never played the farcry series before then by all means get this game you will love it... if you have played through farcry 1, 2, 3 then don't bother it's a waste of money > wait till it drops to DLC prices as thats what your actually playing

    It is great that UBI Soft has decided to continue the Farcry series, However after playing nearly 20 hours of Far Cry 4 I    First off if you have never played the farcry series before then by all means get this game you will love it... if you have played through farcry 1, 2, 3 then don't bother it's a waste of money > wait till it drops to DLC prices as thats what your actually playing

    It is great that UBI Soft has decided to continue the Farcry series, However after playing nearly 20 hours of Far Cry 4 I cannot help feeling like I am playing FarCry3 DLC > yes the world is relatively large, and there is some new stuff > however essentially the exact and I mean exact weapons from farcry 3 are in the game, little has been done in the way of weapon customizations or skins etc, and after investing 3-400 hours in farcry 3 and loving that game I really do get the oh same same mission parameters etc....... Starting to feel like I'm back playing call of duty series... Maybe on console the graphics are better than Farcry3 but not on a serious gaming rig.

    your getting repetitive UBI better actually release a full game not a farcry3 port DLC next time.    … Expand
  79. sam712
    Dec 5, 2014
    4
    As always by Ubi, 3 hours of gameplay is stretched to the breaking point with errand missions, tower climbing (seriously what is with their obsession with towers?), and content gating through "crafting" and XP that add nothing to the game. XP didn''t work in BF4 and it doesn't work here. Unskippable cutscenes, unskippable skinning animation that gets very tiring after the 100thAs always by Ubi, 3 hours of gameplay is stretched to the breaking point with errand missions, tower climbing (seriously what is with their obsession with towers?), and content gating through "crafting" and XP that add nothing to the game. XP didn''t work in BF4 and it doesn't work here. Unskippable cutscenes, unskippable skinning animation that gets very tiring after the 100th stab/slash/"ugh". Bugs. 1-dimensional characters. Negative mouse acceleration that is FORCED ON unless you take the time to modify in-game files. U-Play.

    An American citizen flies to his native country he hasn't seen since birth and immediately starts killing men who side with X. This is good. However you cannot kill people who side with Y since that is obviously bad.    … Expand
  80. notorious_pog
    Dec 5, 2014
    3
    The game in and of itself is fun, but there's so many bugs this game should never have been released in this condition. The stuttering/mouse acceleration issues make the game unplayable for me.
  81. invizo
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    All the downvoters are people who don't have next-gen PCs and took it out on recent games like AC:U, DA:I, and Farcry 4 instead of themselves. Go play games like "This War of Mine" instead, clearly those games are the norm now.

    With 2x 980GTX and an i7 4790K I achieve 60 FPS at 1440p and it is terrific, a definite improvement over the already perfect original. Let me reiterate, it    All the downvoters are people who don't have next-gen PCs and took it out on recent games like AC:U, DA:I, and Farcry 4 instead of themselves. Go play games like "This War of Mine" instead, clearly those games are the norm now.

    With 2x 980GTX and an i7 4790K I achieve 60 FPS at 1440p and it is terrific, a definite improvement over the already perfect original.

    Let me reiterate, it is optimized PERFECTLY, if you have the hardware.    … Expand
  82. LostSandwich
    Dec 4, 2014
    5
    "Great Game, Crappy Port" is Far Cry 4 in a nutshell on the PC. Played about 6 hours and have had to fix countless issues, and am waiting for further updates to delve further into this game given the crappy performance it currently gives demolishing most of the fun.
    The Game itself is quite fun, though yes it is Far Cry 3 with new characters, a new story, new map, etc. I have no issue    "Great Game, Crappy Port" is Far Cry 4 in a nutshell on the PC. Played about 6 hours and have had to fix countless issues, and am waiting for further updates to delve further into this game given the crappy performance it currently gives demolishing most of the fun.
    The Game itself is quite fun, though yes it is Far Cry 3 with new characters, a new story, new map, etc. I have no issue with a repeat from Far Cry 3, i still want more Far Cry 3. It's okay to not drastically change a game for each new entry, though hopefully for the next installment they change it up a little, it would very much sadden me to see Far Cry become Assassins Creed or Call of Duty.    … Expand
  83. Bortx
    Dec 4, 2014
    6
    Game would be aright if it wasn't for the performance issues and bugs galore. It plays like an early beta. I have 8 core CPU and an NVidia GTX 770. I would call this a high end PC. It stutters even with the recommended settings from the nVidia site and their latest drivers. And this is on FarCry 4 v1.3 (latest patch). And what's with the letter box black bars during gameplay? Does not playGame would be aright if it wasn't for the performance issues and bugs galore. It plays like an early beta. I have 8 core CPU and an NVidia GTX 770. I would call this a high end PC. It stutters even with the recommended settings from the nVidia site and their latest drivers. And this is on FarCry 4 v1.3 (latest patch). And what's with the letter box black bars during gameplay? Does not play well with 16x10 aspect ratios.

    But graphics aside, there are mission bugs every where. Things happen that I know should not happen. So these are game scripting issues.

    The game feels a lot like FarCry 3. Its a small evolution not a revolution like 3 was to 2 and 1. Play mechanics remain from 3. The maps and art design are beautiful if only they can fix the performance issues. If they got rid of these problems with a patch which they very well could, the game could score as high as a 9 but until then it does not deserve it.    … Expand
  84. SenshudoTV
    Dec 3, 2014
    8
    Overall the game is wonderful, with its exciting gun play and familiar elements from Far Cry 3. Its a shame the story isn't more engaging but the side quests and sheer amount of exploration alone make up for that lost aspect in some ways. It is an enjoyable game. Its fun, its witty, and the elephant combat sequences are great but I was left wanting more. More out of the story, moreOverall the game is wonderful, with its exciting gun play and familiar elements from Far Cry 3. Its a shame the story isn't more engaging but the side quests and sheer amount of exploration alone make up for that lost aspect in some ways. It is an enjoyable game. Its fun, its witty, and the elephant combat sequences are great but I was left wanting more. More out of the story, more innovation, and more reason to care about what was going on around me. Hopefully Ubisoft can give us more in the inevitable Far Cry 5.… Expand
  85. Str1ker
    Dec 3, 2014
    10
    4 patch just in few days :S other then that. GAME IS AWESOME just like fc3 is great.

    Thank you for a great game and help me forgetting **** of a game called COD aw aw BLJAK
  86. alexwrm
    Dec 2, 2014
    9
    I bought this game knowing full well what a mess the current Ubisoft situation is. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun with this title. Fact: It is Far Cry 3 with eagles, more guns and co-op, and this is exactly what made me enjoy it. I knew what I was getting, and what I got exceeded my expectations. The amount of pure fun playing this game, embracing the little glitching and cursing theI bought this game knowing full well what a mess the current Ubisoft situation is. Nonetheless, I had a lot of fun with this title. Fact: It is Far Cry 3 with eagles, more guns and co-op, and this is exactly what made me enjoy it. I knew what I was getting, and what I got exceeded my expectations. The amount of pure fun playing this game, embracing the little glitching and cursing the large ones with a friend is great. the story in this game is not the most exciting, and some of the side mission seem to be repetitive. However, the amount of content they put in this game, with stunning graphics, and generally stable game play (Depending on your desktop configuration) makes this game incredibly good. But then comes the decision, is it worth $70? No. Is it worth 30$-50$? Yes. Pick this game up if it is on sale, and make sure to pick up a copy for a friend, because it is enjoyed most with a good buddy to blow up their truck after jumping out. My verdict rests at, as it stands only the more hardcore Far Cry fans or those who don't mind shelling out top dollar for a triple A game should buy it. Otherwise wait for it to drop in price. 8.5/10-9/10 I feel is suitable.… Expand
  87. TresDelConway
    Dec 2, 2014
    9
    My specs are at the bottom

    Pros
    - Great Performance, no bad frame drops.
    - Solid controls
    - More difficult AI. On Hard mode, if you go in guns blazing you will most likely die.
  88. Blackcompany
    Dec 2, 2014
    5
    Far Cry 4 is an exceptional open world shooter. Pity then that it spends so much of its time trying NOT to be an open world shooter. Had Ubisoft simply provided an opening cutscene and dropped the player into a large, open, hostile world to figure out how to get back at Pagan Min this game would easily have been a 9/10 or better.

    But Ubisoft had to have their scripted, linear narrative.    Far Cry 4 is an exceptional open world shooter. Pity then that it spends so much of its time trying NOT to be an open world shooter. Had Ubisoft simply provided an opening cutscene and dropped the player into a large, open, hostile world to figure out how to get back at Pagan Min this game would easily have been a 9/10 or better.

    But Ubisoft had to have their scripted, linear narrative. It is, predictability, utterly forgettable. At best. Pagan Min does his best Handsome Jack impression - badly. Attempts to try and humanize the bad guys fall flat and even feel contrived. The writing is poor and the pacing worse. And those are just the main missions.

    The side missions are worse still. Utter filler material, bringing nothing of value to the game. Poor writing, uninteresting characters and contrived mission structure abound. Robbing you of gear, forcing stealth with auto fail, making you literally chase your belongings half way across the world. Stuff such as this inflates play time, but without respect to the player. It exists only as filler and adds nothing of quality to the game.

    Technically the game is sound. It stutters constantly even with a GTI 770 2GB and 8GB RAM on on a core i7 4770 machine. And that is on high. The game simply isn't sufficiently optimized to run on Ultra even with that machine.

    Far Cry 4 gets a high scores for its open world, shooting, outpost raids, climbing and free-form side missions. Then I venture into the realm of its mediocre plot and forced main missions - another game wherein my experience will be the same as everyone else's - and immediately the score begins its downhill skid.

    Far Cry 4 is a great open world shooter. When its allowed to be just that it shines. But the extras piled on - and getting in the way of - that open world, make this the last Ubi game I will ever purchase.    … Expand
  89. jm2k7
    Dec 2, 2014
    3
    Tremendous fail in the game when an eagle appears ruining the game experience. What a mess.
    Has pissed me and has put me off playing, I had to use a trainer, there are missions that are very difficult.
  90. Fuzi0n
    Dec 2, 2014
    7
    It is a typical Ubisoft game: More of exactly the same, just a different setting.

    The game is decent, but I wouldn't buy it for full price. Wait a few months and buy it on sale for 10 dollars.
  91. Zedben
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    Not an expansion pack. Anyone who has played any of the Far Cry series knows that each Far Cry is its own entity with its own storyline and gigantic open world to explore. FC4 cranked up the graphics a bit, tuned the animations and AI, added weather effects and full day/night cycle, and, as always, provides and intriguing storyline with an interesting antagonist.

    Far Cry is really the    Not an expansion pack. Anyone who has played any of the Far Cry series knows that each Far Cry is its own entity with its own storyline and gigantic open world to explore. FC4 cranked up the graphics a bit, tuned the animations and AI, added weather effects and full day/night cycle, and, as always, provides and intriguing storyline with an interesting antagonist.

    Far Cry is really the Final Fantasy of FPSRPGs - except without all of the emo melodramatic crap. Anyone who has played more than one of the FF series knows that each one is independent (except for the new spin-offs they have been doing). The same can be said about the FC series. FC3 was about a preppy Californian that went skydiving and landed on the wrong island. FC4 is about a man whose sole mission is to spread his mothers ashes in Asia. How the hell would that be an expansion to the preppy Californian kid?

    Pagan Min is not Vaas, but he has his own personality as do many of the other NPCs throughout the game.

    In the end, if you like the FC series, get this. If you are expecting a re-invention of the series and your hype levels are above 11, then go complain about something else, somewhere else.    … Expand
  92. the-epikninja
    Dec 2, 2014
    10
    "Far Cry 4 remained truly spectacular during my visit to Kyrat. Beautiful vistas canvased across the landscape with seemingly open, living and diverse environments to explore. Endless plethora of activities to do while slowly gaining your reputation as the hero of Kyrat which should keep you entertained for hours on end."
  93. PugoOfficial
    Dec 2, 2014
    1
    This game is so poorly optimized Ubisoft is starting to become EA now and I hate to say it but EA is the one improving now they must first check the quality of there release before releasing it Graphics and Storyline is decent but a lot of gamer are having a hard time with all the stuttering, glitches and Graphical issues.
  94. BobTheTitan
    Dec 1, 2014
    0
    A rating of zero. What do you expect if game doe's not work? Even after some patches it still doe's not work.
    I will update my score when Ubi patches it enough to actually play the game. Until then:
    STRICTLY BUYER BEWARE.
  95. MikeRoss
    Dec 1, 2014
    5
    Far cry 4 really is a good game but, for a few reasons, it has to be marked down.

    1: It's just Far Cry 3 in a different place. That's no bad thing as Far Cry 3 was a brilliant game but when you're being asked to shell out £40 for a "new" game, it's a little insulting to find that it's little more than a big expansion pack. 2: It has obviously been developed for consoles first. This    Far cry 4 really is a good game but, for a few reasons, it has to be marked down.

    1: It's just Far Cry 3 in a different place. That's no bad thing as Far Cry 3 was a brilliant game but when you're being asked to shell out £40 for a "new" game, it's a little insulting to find that it's little more than a big expansion pack.

    2: It has obviously been developed for consoles first. This means clumsy UIs and some really basic errors that shouldn't be present in a released game. See points 3 and 4.

    3: Out of the box it's unplayable due to mouse acceleration that cannot be turned off without unpacking, editing and re-packing the game files. The mouse sensitivity is also painfully low, which means that you have to have it cranked up to 100% to get close to being playable.

    4: The game runs at 60FPS for me but it doesn't feel like it. Due to a stuttering issue it feels as though it's running at 15FPS. It's painful to look at but it can be cured by buffering frames.

    5: Point 3 means that you can't play the game on multiplayer as the edited game files make the server think you're cheating.

    So, in conclusion, if you're happy to pay £40 for some DLC that either sort of works as single player only, or doesn't work at all but is single and multiplayer, then go for it. Otherwise wait until they get off their arses and patch out the problems that should have been caught in alpha testing.    … Expand
  96. juzdu
    Nov 30, 2014
    8
    The game feels a bit more like Far Cry 3.1 than an all new Far Cry 4...but then why mess with (near) perfection? Massive open world environment with almost free reign over what you do and don't do.

    Mind you, there appears to be a major bug in the PC version. At the end of Act 2, as you get a rifle butt in the head, the game goes to black, and stays that way. After a while I    The game feels a bit more like Far Cry 3.1 than an all new Far Cry 4...but then why mess with (near) perfection? Massive open world environment with almost free reign over what you do and don't do.

    Mind you, there appears to be a major bug in the PC version. At the end of Act 2, as you get a rifle butt in the head, the game goes to black, and stays that way. After a while I restarted, and spawned in some random outpost, with no minimap/health bar, no weapons, no missions left to perform on the map, and you can't even sleep in an outpost bed. Something's gone very, very wrong. And I'm not alone the Ubi forums are crawling with players having the same issue. Some have had their support tickets open a week, with zero acknowledgement from Ubisoft. Not good enough for a game netting many millions of dollars for those involved.    … Expand
  97. babysnakest
    Nov 30, 2014
    7
    Far cry 4 is just another far cry 3 revised.
    A lot of bugs fixed, a lot of mechanics improved. The game is fun overall but the tower thingy and going around the map searching for some items to unlock skills... It is boring.
    If you haven't played far cry 3, far cry 4 is a good shot. Mouse has a messed acceleration on PC version. The game could be better optimised, it has it lag spikes    Far cry 4 is just another far cry 3 revised.
    A lot of bugs fixed, a lot of mechanics improved. The game is fun overall but the tower thingy and going around the map searching for some items to unlock skills... It is boring.
    If you haven't played far cry 3, far cry 4 is a good shot.
    Mouse has a messed acceleration on PC version. The game could be better optimised, it has it lag spikes and some textures are horrible.
    The story is a horrible mess.. You come to this place and suddenly you are a professional killer and you ally with these Golden Path for no reason? And at the end... It's a mess, you're there to shoot a bunch of guys and leave. That is what this game is about.
    The veichle shooting and random events are amazing. You have a lot of choices, You can stealth, or go fully open fire..    … Expand
  98. Erazor
    Nov 29, 2014
    4
    Right, here's a review straight from frustration. I hate your wild life aspect of this game. It ruins the game experience, who did the AI on the wild life, they suck. The wild life in Far Cry 3 was much better.

    Does it really take 4 grenade launchers hitting a rhino straight on to kill it? I mean realistically now, I would think one explosion of that impact would kill a rhino in real    Right, here's a review straight from frustration. I hate your wild life aspect of this game. It ruins the game experience, who did the AI on the wild life, they suck. The wild life in Far Cry 3 was much better.

    Does it really take 4 grenade launchers hitting a rhino straight on to kill it? I mean realistically now, I would think one explosion of that impact would kill a rhino in real life. Trying to do a mission? Trying to reach a vital, trying to take cover and heal? Well **** that here’s a dog/wolf pack to screw you over here’s an eagle out of the blue because yeah that's what wild animals do run into people making loud noises with guns and explosions, and why is it that wild animal attacks me only, unless of course I throw baits at the enemy? Why can't they get their share of random eagle attacks?

    Also get rid of the guy who thinks “blinking” to add realism is a good idea, it’s a very ****ing annoying effect. You know what’s great about blinking in real life? You don’t actually notice it.

    Seriously this game is a Downgrade from Far Cry 3, you didn’t take the series up a notch and a lot things seem recycled. The new story line has been very lacklustre in comparison to FC3.

    In FC3 I got a good sense of build up from a regular guy to bad ass with the intro and storyline, this new guy seems to have gone from a pissing his pants in the start/truck scene to a bad ass taking outposts in an unrealistic fashion.

    Bad job by an AAA company, I expected more.    … Expand
  99. patzivota
    Nov 29, 2014
    4
    Overall a disappointment. It feels like Far Cry 3.5. There is not enough to differentiate itself from FC3, which was a very good game. I want something different, even though I enjoyed FC3. The missions are the same, the enemies are the same, and the gameplay is the same, and a ton of animations are the same, too. There are a few exceptions to this, but generally it is the same game, justOverall a disappointment. It feels like Far Cry 3.5. There is not enough to differentiate itself from FC3, which was a very good game. I want something different, even though I enjoyed FC3. The missions are the same, the enemies are the same, and the gameplay is the same, and a ton of animations are the same, too. There are a few exceptions to this, but generally it is the same game, just in a different place.

    The PC port is quite poor with constant frame-rate drops on my high-end PC. Graphics, though impressive at times, lack in many areas of this title, when all settings are on max. There are low-res textures... everywhere. Climbing a rock face will show off disgusting low-res textures, which are just inches from your face. Tree leaves/foliage from a distance looks horrid and console-like. Vehicle headlights that shine onto natural objects look extremely unrealistic and take me out of the game every time. Overall little is innovative, graphics wise.

    Some of us have powerful gaming rigs, why not optimize some insanely beautiful visuals for us? Our machines can take it. If other devs can make it happen, so should you, Ubisoft. This game comes close, but no cigar. It feels like this game was made for Xbox One/PS4 and you just slightly improved things for PC players.

    Why are most Ubisoft games poorly optimized for PC? Do you guys have a fully-fledged PC version team? It doesn't feel like it.

    I pray The Division is done right.

    But FC4 does have some fun moments in it, without a doubt. The little helicopter is fun. The characters are interesting. Cut scenes are well-made. Map is insanely expansive. Etc.

    But overall a waste of $60 for me. This game is worth $20-$30 on PC. $40 on console.    … Expand
  100. babypunch
    Nov 29, 2014
    2
    I really wanted to like this game, but after completing the rather dull story line (which took me 12 hours) and looking in retrospect, the game left a lot to be desired.

    The story, which for me was the main selling point, was a let-down. It took a total of 12 hours for me to complete the main missions with no fast travel, and it was not as immersive or captivating as the Far Cry 3    I really wanted to like this game, but after completing the rather dull story line (which took me 12 hours) and looking in retrospect, the game left a lot to be desired.

    The story, which for me was the main selling point, was a let-down. It took a total of 12 hours for me to complete the main missions with no fast travel, and it was not as immersive or captivating as the Far Cry 3 story. Ajay Ghale pretty much starts as a boring tourist, similar to Jason Brody from Far Cry 3, but has pretty much no motive that we, the players, can to relate to. Jason Brody on the other hand had the motive of revenge and his character developed over the course of the game, which allowed him to be a character that absorbed the player. Ajay had pretty much no developement as he went from tourist to super solider with no development, and nothing to attach you to the character. Ajay and main characters met throughout the game did not seem interesting and I had no desire to learn more about them, much less work with them. More over, in the very end Ajay does not even spread his mother's ashes, which made the entire story seem like a waste.

    On PC (and consoles) the game was horrendously buggy. There were numerous times where I had to unplug USB devices just to get the game to start. If you get the game up and running, there are more bugs to behold. The main one being stuttering, which primarily happens as you are moving fast in vehicles. This stuttering makes driving absolutely horrendous, when it could be an enjoyable thing to do. Other bugs include sliding up hills, fall damage from 3 feet (or none from 30), pitch black shadows, falling through the map, birds perching in mid-air, etc.

    Gameplay is a debatable issue. Personally, the game did not add enough from Far Cry 3 to demand a $60 price tag. The grappling system was a neat feature, but it would be much better if it could be used on all mountain or hill sides instead of the designated spots. Uncovering portions of the map is also the same, as you climb up a rickety radio tower, which gives you weapons and uncovers portions of the map (which aren't even completely covered when the map is opened). Only a handful of new weapons were added, because like most things in the game, they were reused from Far Cry 3. Vehicles were also the same with the exception of the ability to ride elephants and the gyrocopter. You can also set an 'autodrive' feature, which drives the car for you, so that you can focus on shooting instead of driving. This feature is let down by the inability to avoid crashes because the car still hits other cars, or even pedestrians in the road.

    A bland story line, very few new features, bugs galore, led to a game that was not near as good as it predecessor. Maybe if Ubisoft patches the game (though unlikely) and the prices drops to ~$30 it will be worth the purchase, but at the moment it is just a piss-poor excuse for an AAA title.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. RPGamer
    Feb 1, 2015
    80
    Far Cry 4 takes the best bits of Far Cry 3, puts a new spin on them and drops its troubling racial politics and constrained mission design. The story and characters a bit more lightweight, but the core remains the same. Overall, this is a leaner, meaner Ubi-style open world experience and the best iteration on the franchise.
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  2. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 1, 2015
    83
    The PC version of Far Cry 4 suffers of some optimization issues, but is still the best looking and performing one.
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  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 5, 2015
    80
    With Far Cry 4 you get what you loved in Far Cry 3 - improved and with some innovations. Playability is great, but it will force you to think of the state of the game industry and everlasting urge of producers to cannibalize their own titles. [Issue#248]
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