Far Cry 4

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  1. MrTextar
    Aug 9, 2020
    8
    СКАЖИ МНЕ, КТО ТВОЙ ДРУГ - И Я СКАЖУ КТО ТЫ

    Far Cry 4 - продолжение одного из главных хитов 2012 года. В третьей части нам предоставили отработанную механику, открытый мир и разнообразные активности. Одной из важнейших составляющих Far Cry 3 являлся сюжет. Давайте узнаем, смогли ли Ubisoft повторить успех своего главного хита? Завязка сюжета по своей структуре аналогична третьей и    СКАЖИ МНЕ, КТО ТВОЙ ДРУГ - И Я СКАЖУ КТО ТЫ

    Far Cry 4 - продолжение одного из главных хитов 2012 года. В третьей части нам предоставили отработанную механику, открытый мир и разнообразные активности. Одной из важнейших составляющих Far Cry 3 являлся сюжет. Давайте узнаем, смогли ли Ubisoft повторить успех своего главного хита?

    Завязка сюжета по своей структуре аналогична третьей и последующим частям серии. Главный герой Аджай Гейл попадает на вражескую территорию, наполненную не только блокпостами и деревеньками, а ещё и опасным животным миром и различными биомами. В течение игры протагонисту предстоит узнать историю, связанную с ним кровными узами, а также выбрать судьбу родной страны - Кирата.

    Но не всё так просто в сюжете. Некая изюминка и недоговорённость сохранились. И в конце концов вы задумаетесь, кто ваш друг, а кто враг. Это достигается тем, что характеры персонажей, в том числе и харизматичного главного злодея Пейгана Мина, не лежат на ладони, а требуют глубокого анализа.

    Игровой процесс же не изменился с предыдущей части, но оброс массой и некоторыми нововведениями. К примеру, на горы и уступы теперь можно подниматься при помощи крюка-кошки. Арсенал вооружения стал намного богаче и интереснее.

    Открытый мир изменился. Стало больше вершин и непроходимых мест. Благо для такого рода препятствий разработчики припасли вертолёт. Побочные задания стали интереснее. Теперь за некоторыми стоят новые персонажи, сами цели изменились. Каскадёрские гонки, битвы на арене, ловля экзотических животных - всё это ждёт вас в Кирате.

    Сюжетная кампания также хороша. Есть разнообразные миссии, можно делать выборы на чью сторону встать, что в итоге приведёт к изменению некоторых целей. Дополнение "Побег из Дургеша" позволяет вам проверить навыки боя, а в "Долине Йети" выживут лишь самые отмороженные.

    После прохождения основной кампании, как было сказано выше, можно прибегнуть к официальным DLC. Кроме этого, доступны сетевые режимы и пользовательские карты, на которых можно провести много часов интересного геймплея.

    Четвёртая часть серии "Far Cry" не смогла стать такой же шедевральной, как третья, в основном из-за более приземлённого сюжета, которому не хватает глубины и загадочности. В остальном же это отличный боевик, который закономерно развил механики, заложенные в Far Cry 3.    … Expand
  2. Kalili
    Jul 21, 2020
    8
    Overall, Far Cry 4 is a good game. But i am quite frustrated with the fact that this easily could have been a solid 10/10.

    Let's start with the good: The story is not bad, the characters are great (especially Pagan, Sabal, and Amita), and the strongest part of the game is without a doubt the setting. Kyrat is such a fun place to explore! Kyrat is based on Nepal and brings it's own    Overall, Far Cry 4 is a good game. But i am quite frustrated with the fact that this easily could have been a solid 10/10.

    Let's start with the good: The story is not bad, the characters are great (especially Pagan, Sabal, and Amita), and the strongest part of the game is without a doubt the setting.

    Kyrat is such a fun place to explore! Kyrat is based on Nepal and brings it's own culture, religion, mountains and landscapes.

    It doesn't just sound good paper, it actually works extremely well in the game.
    You get to experience it yourself through all the side content this game has to bring (which is enormous).

    you can find and destroy masks of a demon carved by cultists, "Mani Wheels" to spin, Propaganda posters to take down, and all of this side content really makes Kyrat feel alive with it's own special culture and traditions. And combine that with the beautiful graphics, the great atmosphere and fitting (if forgettable) music, all of that together makes Kyrat one of the best settings i ever got to experience in a video game.

    The gameplay is good for the most part, it easily could have been better in my opinion, and this brings me to the only reason this game in not a 10/10.

    This game is a technical mess. It has a decent amount of bugs. Rhinos can literally hit you again right after they make you fall on your ass (which was DEFINITELY not supposed to happen, trust me. It's not a feature, it's a bug), when you hide an enemy's corpse in a corner it is almost guranteed to get stuck in a wall and hover like he got nailed to the wall with a hammer, and some side missions were annoyed with the fact that they only got to be completed once, so they demanded the player to complete them again.

    If there weren't so many frustrating bugs and this game wasn't a mess, i would have given it a 10/10 without a doubt, but unfortunately that's not the case here.    … Expand
  3. Farqualvx
    Jul 13, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What to say about the game, I lasted 1 day with it. I have not managed to get past the prologue because I have been trying this day to solve the 20,000 sound problems it has. Stop bringing broken games to market. The dialogues are not heard and graphically leaves much to be desired.… Expand
  4. SewAwOw
    Jul 10, 2020
    7
    Проходная часть, использующая удачные идеи предыдущей части (вышки, аванпосты) в чуть ином сеттинге и с некоторыми новыми фичами, которые не так чтобы интересны (охота, захват крепостей). Получилось средне.
  5. RoyalCityMan
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    This is a decent game with amazing music and fun scenarios. The story, which was full of great actors as well as Emcap and Movecap, undermined itself by taking a direction that didn't make sense. Yet, even having a little bit of EmCap and MoveCap even though they went the wrong direction with it just made it better. The next in the series looked like people could have been talking to aThis is a decent game with amazing music and fun scenarios. The story, which was full of great actors as well as Emcap and Movecap, undermined itself by taking a direction that didn't make sense. Yet, even having a little bit of EmCap and MoveCap even though they went the wrong direction with it just made it better. The next in the series looked like people could have been talking to a tree with the same emotional connection! The payoff turned out to be a trophy made of s***.

    The animals tended to be out of control as well. People wandering around tended to get randomly attacked by up to 3 different animals as well. You can hear them so often yelling about a different animal like it was 'Short Bus to the Zoo Day'.

    The combat is decent and challenging. The weapons are satisfying to use. The scenarios are both diverse and fun. There are also fun situations that you find yourself in. Amazing music. The Bombay Royale is just epic! Those Reggie and Yogi quests just rock it!

    Despite all the issues with aspects to this game, the epic qualities pull it to a level of being one of the best. Far Cry 3 was a very different game in so many ways. Those people thinking that it is "The same" have no feel. I would give this game a 9.4...but the closest to that is a 9. Well done!    … Expand
  6. Sodomizer
    Jul 6, 2020
    8
    good game is a little behind the previous in history and on the map with some useless things sometimes
  7. Garian
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    This game is a lot of fun, but it's pretty much an expansion pack to Far Cry 3 in terms of capturing outposts, guns and collectables. The story builds up into something that could have potential but leaves you wanting at the end, no matter what 'story path' you take, if you can even call it that.
  8. koopashell
    Jun 15, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Far Cry 4 >>> Far Cry 3.

    I'm going to go against the grain of the 'User' reviews here because this is my game of the decade (2010's).
    The mainstream trend are the people that cry out that this game is ''FC 3.5''. This could not be any less accurate. The facts are that it's a totally different storyline (and wow, what an Epic stage you are set here). Far-Cry 3 appears to be aimed at teens, Far Cry 4 is the far more understanding, grown-up affair.

    I disliked the wannabe-edgy, tightly-wound cliched plot of FC3. I liked the 'voodoo slant' it had, it by no means is 'bad' but it's just basically another drug baron fest with the usual ''characters'' all macho burly men and blabla yea whatever. ''Avenge you slain brother/sister''. ''Oh, your friend's getting tortured by generic-villain X, avenge!!'' Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Never heard those before!

    But hey, these sort of easy-cheap 'stories' and 'characters' sell, don't they?

    Far Cry 4 is civil war. The setting is incredible; there's no deep ''jungle warfare'' or trenches or boring tactics here: instead Kyrat is open, mountainous with tonnes of nooks and crannies (where the sidequests take place).

    It's an Open-World playground where your meaning has actual severe weighting on a nation. Kyrat is distinct, and has the token 'Far Cry oddities' in the lore of the legends; hallucinogenic tripfests that manifest themselves in the game's side-quests.

    These are weird, trippy and an amazing experience that have a neat 'boss' battle tossed in normally at the end. You encounter the ancient lore and history of the region 1st hand in this 'zone'. Strange versions of tigers, a Masked-maniac ancient assassin, even a Yeti!

    Not the silly stage where you're teleported into a small dark-room totally unexplained to engage in a boring weird fight between a drug baron wielding a knife that makes 0 sense. Is it the 'dagger' doing that? It's never explained anyway. Try using a proper sword Far Cry 3 xD

    Anyway; this gives you many weapons; knives, AR's, MG's and RL's. You ride a neat makeshift scrapyard influenced min-copter that is surprisingly efficient.

    The neat thing is; at the 'turning point' of the game, you have to pledge allegiance with one of the 3 'leaders'. And this is the amazing part; none of them are really ''Good''. There's no ''avenge the bad guyyy!1'' here; this is an uneasy, unsettling fork in your life-story to own a whole region, your own country.

    What does FC3 give you? Nothing. There's an option to kill all your friends anyway which is stupid and flies in the face of the so called ''avenge your brother'' narrative they want to push. What's that all about? Makes 0 sense. You're just given the choice and what's your reward; FC3 shows you no ''Aztec Pyramid of Gold'' or a whole armory of the most badass weapons to rule the island with (for the bad guy ending). It's pointless.

    FC4 gives you a Nation with post side quests to perk your tools POST-GAME. It's absolutely satisfying and to also know, you have a very powerful ally you sided with who is now BENEATH YOU in serving you.

    At least these aren't your friends but killing one of Amita, Subhal or Pagan still leaves you with a weird, uneasy feeling.

    None of them are designed ''ugly''. Subhal looks like your best m8 dude. Pagan has amazing tastes in suits and Amita is the 'treasured girl'. But all have blood on their hands, it almost frustrates you but then you suddenly realise - what is power?

    You realise the maturity in knowing, owning a Nation, total power - you're never totally 'clean'. Yet, you have so much power. Kids waxing on FC3's ''avenge himm!!!'' simpleton story just will not understand the meaning behind civil war.

    I could go on about the actual gameplay mechanic, the details of the wildlife but honestly, it'd fill 2 pages. The game of course is not 'perfect perfect'; you will find a few 'expected' Open-world flaws such as the story being just 'too loose' for some and enemy AI can be poor. And on normal settings, it's just too easy, with too many perks and abilities to re-gain your health even mid-battle!

    Inquisitive, thought-provoking, trippy, mature - with a playground of riches, wildlife and oddities to discover all beneath your 2 feet. Glorious!    … Expand
  9. Sanastusa
    Jun 2, 2020
    4
    Far Cry 4 is a lengthy open world game that is filled with unnecessary side quests at every turn and enough little things to collect that make you want to only play the game in small parts. What really drove home the Negative review would be that Far Cry 4 remains to much of the previous games and does not deliver enough new content or new game mechanisms to stand out.
    Far Cry 3 came out    Far Cry 4 is a lengthy open world game that is filled with unnecessary side quests at every turn and enough little things to collect that make you want to only play the game in small parts. What really drove home the Negative review would be that Far Cry 4 remains to much of the previous games and does not deliver enough new content or new game mechanisms to stand out.
    Far Cry 3 came out in 2012, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon came out in April of 2013. Followed by Far Cry 4 in November of 2014. Far Cry 4 is basically a copy paste Far Cry 3 in a different part of the world with a uninteresting main character and the usual "crazy" evil villain. The only difference between the games is the increase in the dangers of the wildlife.
    The game is bloated with sup-par content in side missions that you can easily justify not doing. You can obtain all the levels and currency needed by just doing the meat of the game and collecting items. Play Far Cry 3, Skip Far Cry 4.    … Expand
  10. GreK4
    Jun 1, 2020
    6
    It's game is so beautiful. There many collect things, i like that. Real, i in general run for side quest and collect many different things. Main plot i take up so seldom. And actually the plot is not good. Much pafos, many missions take out or kill. Heroes is not recognize, they don't memorable me, unlike far cry 3.
    Main hero also not interesting. End game is so boring, and even Pagan Min    It's game is so beautiful. There many collect things, i like that. Real, i in general run for side quest and collect many different things. Main plot i take up so seldom. And actually the plot is not good. Much pafos, many missions take out or kill. Heroes is not recognize, they don't memorable me, unlike far cry 3.
    Main hero also not interesting. End game is so boring, and even Pagan Min loses him importance. And if you want to play in this game for plot. STOP. Don't do exception. It's game for who do like running at open world and to collect different things, do heaps quests and enjoy inner world.
    It's game is so beautiful.    … Expand
  11. deadwave
    May 22, 2020
    9
    Я очень удивился,зайдя сюда.Оценка 6.8 совершенно не заслуженная.Она достойна 9 баллов.Это моя любимая часть из серии фар край.Сюжет довольно хороший , в нем есть вариативность,что довольно редко в наши дни.
    И как всегда в игре есть вышки за что я и убрал один балл.
    Также есть не очень понравившееся мне миссии с Йоги и Реджи(вроде бы так их зовут,давно проходил - забыл),они были    Я очень удивился,зайдя сюда.Оценка 6.8 совершенно не заслуженная.Она достойна 9 баллов.Это моя любимая часть из серии фар край.Сюжет довольно хороший , в нем есть вариативность,что довольно редко в наши дни.
    И как всегда в игре есть вышки за что я и убрал один балл.
    Также есть не очень понравившееся мне миссии с Йоги и Реджи(вроде бы так их зовут,давно проходил - забыл),они были однотипные и скучные.
    Концовка - ну такое.Я ожидал более интересной концовки ,а не просто две развилки - либо ты убиваешь Пейгана , либо распыляешь прах матери.Лично я считаю - довольно скучно.
    Геймплей.Он хорош.В игре остался стелс в захватывании аванпостов и охоты на животных.Оружие - довольно не плохое.
    Вообщем , игра оставила мне положительны эмоции.    … Expand
  12. FullyAlive24
    May 18, 2020
    1
    PC port is pretty garbage (a Ubisoft trademark). Constant stuttering and hitching on the lowest setting - even on a high speed SSD coupled with a (more than) capable GPU.

    Specs:
    GTX 1060 6GB
    Ryzen 5 2600x
    16 GB RAM
  13. SurujSingha
    May 8, 2020
    8
    This barely adds anything since FC3 but the graphics upgrade is noticeable and is HUUUGGGEEE. The story disappointed me, as you are basically a puppet working for rebels to free their state. There isnt much content in its story as well because there are only like 32 missions and most of them are boring and short. But still i am giving it 8/10. The reasons are:
    *As i said earlier the map    This barely adds anything since FC3 but the graphics upgrade is noticeable and is HUUUGGGEEE. The story disappointed me, as you are basically a puppet working for rebels to free their state. There isnt much content in its story as well because there are only like 32 missions and most of them are boring and short. But still i am giving it 8/10. The reasons are:
    *As i said earlier the map is much more detailed and denser than FC3 the graphics are phenomenal.
    *Stealth is very fluid. The enemy's AI have been improved upon.
    *The soundtrack is mind blowing.    … Expand
  14. Tabbris
    May 3, 2020
    5
    This is like Far cry 3 but more frustrating and boring. Pagan min is funny, charismatic and it's sad Ubi didnt want to show him more times. Musić is really good, but quest's side quest's, all story and
    characters are boring and recurrent. You just do that same things all time. Friendly npc are basically the same what in FC3 so nothing special. Upgrading items system is frustrating if i    This is like Far cry 3 but more frustrating and boring. Pagan min is funny, charismatic and it's sad Ubi didnt want to show him more times. Musić is really good, but quest's side quest's, all story and
    characters are boring and recurrent. You just do that same things all time. Friendly npc are basically the same what in FC3 so nothing special. Upgrading items system is frustrating if i wanted better pocket i needed went across a map becouse rhinos, Thats all not recommends    … Expand
  15. r03vg
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    Игра едет по рельсам Far Cry 3. Все тоже самое, но с гималайской приправой.
  16. Hochbichler
    Apr 9, 2020
    6
    Far Cry 4 is the fourth major installment in the well known and well established FPS series. The game sticks to the tried Far Cry formula being set in an exotic place, this time in the Himalayas. And it was a great idea, the mountains really look great. As does everything in this game, the graphics is very nice. The game font is also very likeable. The music does not stand out, but it isFar Cry 4 is the fourth major installment in the well known and well established FPS series. The game sticks to the tried Far Cry formula being set in an exotic place, this time in the Himalayas. And it was a great idea, the mountains really look great. As does everything in this game, the graphics is very nice. The game font is also very likeable. The music does not stand out, but it is decent enough. As for the story, it felt like there was not much of it. But it was not bad, if somewhat predictable. The alternative / secret ending is a nice touch. The combat is not very diverse, despite the big number of available weapons, some of which are seriously overpowered. The game sadly suffers from a number of seemingly insignificant bugs (getting stuck), but it can get really annoying. Same goes for certain intended mechanics and characters (disappearing vehicles, potheads). The microtransactions are present and so is the SJW crap to a certain degree. DLCs are decent enough, but overpriced as usual.

    All in all, I expected to have more fun. Final verdict: 64 %    … Expand
  17. mollycoddle
    Apr 1, 2020
    4
    Наихудшая часть. Персонажи пластилиновые, запомнил только главного антагониста, который появляется один раз за всю игру...
  18. lorem
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    Despite the fact that Far Cry 4 is just Far Cry 3, with a new story and a new location, the atmosphere of this game is one of the most memorable of all the games I've played, making me perceive the reused elements from Far Cry 3 not necessarily as a lack of imagination, but as a preservation of quality.
  19. rockstarisgood
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    wrost far cry game ever. because its most smilar far cry game to ccomparing past game (far cry 3)
  20. Shimmeywill
    Feb 20, 2020
    7
    Decent upgrade to far cry 3 with a more visually interesting location and similarly engaging combat.
  21. gameking
    Feb 11, 2020
    6
    The graphics has some bugs. The scenario is very basic and not too deep. It mostly feels like you're doing the tasks in vain. The gameplay is fun. But mostly same with far cry 3. This game like dlc of Far cry 3. If you like far cry 3 and you want more you will like this game. And of course the players who didn't play the far cry before.
  22. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    8
    9/10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  23. Ocus
    Jan 24, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was game of my childhood and it was the most interesting game in my age.… Expand
  24. cmfrip
    Dec 8, 2019
    8
    Farcry 4 is sort of a pre-cursor to Farcry 5, with a better environment and to some extent , better guns – yes I really liked some of the odd guns on here. The world is bigger, actually more interesting and certainly has a lot more pick ups and collectables, which does help to branch out the actual experience -(though the collectables are worthless on their own). The story does workFarcry 4 is sort of a pre-cursor to Farcry 5, with a better environment and to some extent , better guns – yes I really liked some of the odd guns on here. The world is bigger, actually more interesting and certainly has a lot more pick ups and collectables, which does help to branch out the actual experience -(though the collectables are worthless on their own). The story does work ok, but I would say this benefits with more immersion than Farcry 5 – the game feels 'deeper'. (yes 'deeper' for a Farcry game, Ha!, I mean it :) )

    Farcry 5 is better with regard to structuring in the story and generally feeling more fluid in general and is certainly not a lesser game mind you... Oh not to mention given the Dunia engine is improved over this , which I have mentioned about at the bottom of this review... Dunia here is VERY rough around the edges.

    Stealth works and the outpost system has been improved from the previous game(you can fight larger ones called fortresses and replay them (something I resented not being able to do in Farcry 3)).

    Story wise ; the Environment of 'Kyat' is very interesting to see, both in the way the oppressive world occurs, as well as the religious bits that are added to it. I found the Oriental thing that goes with this was great. To some extent I would say some creativity has been applied here. Its a shame that the overall 'take out' is not substantial (of what the game wants to say, rather than what actually happened.). The story does however take some time to 'get' and the initial impressions are quite confounding. ( although your ' rude plus one' has just been tortured and you have just narrowly escaped having picked up guns and just started off, as you do, stealth killing and shooting people)

    It's also refreshing to see that what you would have imagined when first playing the game is dis-spelled closer to the end, In-all: most characters are perceived as quite human. And although certain characters hint at having their darker sides, it is only as you choose a faction at the end that you see their real nature.

    In saying that combat in Farcry is FARCRY. You like shooting people in the face and tracking around and not getting caught ? Farcry is for you, not to mention stealing cars and running people over and then being chased and shot at... This game can get just as chaotic as any other and its what make Farcry GREAT!

    Additionally to this, I did like hunting – it did have a certain competence and patience to it, yet was not too hard – it was rewarding and made me feel like a Bowss. Not sure about fishing though – but its good to have it there

    What's more, stealth is very solid. If you liked Creeping around and not getting caught on Dishonoured or Metal Gear, then this is the game for you! Creeping around, knife killing and take down-killing, without being noticed is very comprehensive on this game, made better by the fact that you can replay those outpost attacks (and there are larger ones called fortresses too).

    Oh did I mention the Wingsuit???!! I know they robbed it from Just cause, but man is it satisfying to just fly down to a mission or climb up a mountain and then fly all the way down to town – the wing suit is great!( if not for the bugs :P)

    The perk tree system is completely missable and the need to loot later in the game expires, this is a shame, though without both, Farcry would become much simpler – so for what they are, they help the game become better.

    Multiplayer is worth playing to explore and just play the game with freinds, but you WONT be able to play any missions at all,only the lesser 'doing quests' and exploring . All progress, like on Farcry 5 is locked to the host only, and the guest only receives the experience that they gain.

    NOTE: Yes so if you want to play Farcry with a friend, Farcry 5 is a better choice.

    The worst aspect of Farcry 4 is the engine – there is not a lot to hate about Farcry 4, - but this is the most frustrating. Here are a few examples - but take this away with you, Farcry 4 feels like its testing the 'Dunia' engine, so Farcry 5 seems to not experience the same issues, so lets just say these problems have been acknowledged, at least in the next iteration of the game.
    -Jumping often starts wing suit
    -interactions with objects often take 5 seconds to begin
    -Interactions with said objects that are close to each other get confused
    -Stealth system is petty and hive minded    … Expand
  25. Helen_Butte
    Nov 2, 2019
    8
    I like the story, main enemy is interesting and written really well. And thats it. The rest its just a copy of FC3 with the new map.
  26. SilverOrlov
    Oct 3, 2019
    9
    Subjectively for me the third and fourth parts are in one place according to the interest, atmosphere and study of the World, but objectively I agree that the third part is the best in the series, since it's story is the strongest and interesting from all the parts. But since I liked this story too, I will give the third part a highest rating, and to this part almost highest.
  27. OpposingForces
    Sep 24, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. while it does nothing different or better than it's predecessor, the setting and antagonist makes it far more enjoyable (for me) then far cry 3.
    Pagan Min is perhaps the series best villain to date. he's charismatic, a bit unhinged but also conflicted.
    he loved your(ajay's) mother, hated your father and so it leaves him with mixed feelings about you. over the course of the story you learn the truth about the events that lead up to far cry 4's time period. you also discover that your father was as much of a villian as pagan is.
    So, here's the deal; your father knew that pagan had the hots for his wife(your mom) and so he sends her to seduce him. too bad for your father they had a child together, a girl, your half sister. in a rage your father kills the girl and your mother kills him and takes you and flees to america before the resistance kill you both for the loss of their leader. the loss of his daughter kind pushes pagan over the edge.

    over the course of the game it becomes clear that pagan doesn't want you dead, and depending on certain choices you make, you'll find this out for sure. for a far cry game, there's a surprising amount of nuance to the story. it's definitely worth a buy if you liked far cry 3, but felt voss was a bit one noted.    … Expand
  28. nitorita
    Sep 20, 2019
    8
    I'm not sure why everyone is bashing this game. The game is a decent improvement from its predecessor, and the ability to fly and turn on autopilot for vehicles is a total time-saver. The Shangri-La missions were very unique and a nice breath of fresh air from most open world games.

    People are saying that this game's a carbon copy of its predecessor, but what did they expect? Obviously    I'm not sure why everyone is bashing this game. The game is a decent improvement from its predecessor, and the ability to fly and turn on autopilot for vehicles is a total time-saver. The Shangri-La missions were very unique and a nice breath of fresh air from most open world games.

    People are saying that this game's a carbon copy of its predecessor, but what did they expect? Obviously the game isn't going to differ by much. It's really difficult to improve a game that's already really well done. There are some elements of Far Cry 4 that were balanced better than its predecessor and feel less gimmicky.

    The graphics are just amazing, and the optimization is significantly better than FC3 and Blood Dragon. I did experience some technical issues with the game, though. I noticed that if I alt-tabbed for too long and then returned back, the mouse would lock up unless I restarted the game. For those who multitask like me, this can be troublesome to deal with.

    Also, when I tried to play the game with a controller, all of the key mappings were wrong and there was no way to fix it. It seems to be a known issue. That isn't a big deal if you use the mouse and keyboard, but for those who game with a controller, it will be frustrating.

    Another thing I'll add is that the story was really random and uncanny. In FC3 and BD, you're given a great introduction to a character and a conflict that you really harmonize with. In FC4, you don't really care about the character or what he does. You just go through a bunch of strange missions that don't make any sense.

    The gameplay was improved enough to balance out the overall weak story and help it get a score of 8, but that's about it. It's more like a 7.5, since there are things to like about the game, and also things that aren't as likable. Overall though, I'm content with Far Cry 4, and I enjoyed the Shangri-La missions.

    THE SYRINGE MISSION DLC
    This DLC gives you a taste of the Himalayas map before you actually to those missions. It wasn't particularly long, but it was an interesting little adventure. I wouldn't front the cost of the Season Pass just for it, though. Score: 6/10

    THE BLOOD RUBY DLC
    This DLC mission was very similar to The Syringe Mission, but just in a different context. It wasn't particularly long, and it felt a little too straightforward. Score: 6/10

    HURK'S REDEMPTION DLC
    A set of three missions. The first one was easy, short, and not at all memorable. The second one was funny since you could ride an elephant, but that's pretty much it. The third mission was boring and a bit glitchy. Overall, I just didn't like the character Hurk. It was pretty mindnumbing to watch his cutscenes. Score: 5/10

    THE YAK FARM DLC
    In this DLC, the final fight was challenging, and wasn't a cakewalk like the rest of the game. Although the overall mission was short and simple, it was better than the other DLC missions. Score: 7/10

    VALLEY OF THE YETIS DLC
    This DLC was really enjoyable to play. It wasn't some cheap single mission thing like the previous ones; it was a full-fledged extra map with its own set of missions. The balancing leaves some room to be desired (the Yetis being too strong and the weapons being super weak), but overall the DLC was fun and challenging to play. Score: 8/10    … Expand
  29. Bottlecaps
    Aug 25, 2019
    8
    Far cry 4 is is a great follow up to the much lavished far cry 3 improving on alot of things but not really doing anything differently, but i think if you make lots of little improvements to games over sequels it will still make good games . the pokemon franchise has been doing this for years and has worked for that series. but dose it work for far cry ?

    Story: far cry 4 follows the    Far cry 4 is is a great follow up to the much lavished far cry 3 improving on alot of things but not really doing anything differently, but i think if you make lots of little improvements to games over sequels it will still make good games . the pokemon franchise has been doing this for years and has worked for that series. but dose it work for far cry ?

    Story: far cry 4 follows the story of Ajay Galle a what seems to be an american college student whos mom passed away and is trying to spread his mothers ashes where she grew up. only to find out where she grew up is under the tyranical rule of pagen min an ex triad revolutionary who took over the country of kyrat and turned it into his personal play thing. but has a surprising amount of loyalty from his subjects, now i have to give special mention to troy baker as he seen what Micheal mando did and then put his own spin on things and that created pagen min. Ajay is then thrust into a war between pagen and the golden path who he finds out his biological father started and has to chose between sabal ( a religious fanatic who wants to marry off little girls and just the worst of the relgious traditions) or Amita ( who wants to turn the whole country into a heroin farm ) so nither choices are good but i still went with Amita the first time cause at least she has some smarts but sabal cares more about his people and this dynamic will lead to a clash down the road where one will end up in hiding or dead but its up to you WHO. the story telling on display here is far more refinded than far cry 3 , the duality is still there withj the tiger and the elephant skill trees , and the choosing of amita and sabal is essentially choosing between your mother and your father as well as makeing pagen min some one who actually came between your parents uhm marriage ? i dont think its explicit said ajays parents are were married but lets assume, pagen was in love with your mom and so for the most of the game he wants you on his side and trys to change your mind ( poorly but he trys)
    Story:8.5/10

    World building: Agent willis huntly , is al i have to say for world building , hes been in every game main game since 3 and his satirical patriotism is always a treat. but besides him there isnt much that connects the games this may keep the franchise from getting stale and its ability to reinvent it self but fallout dose that any ways and look how incredible that games lore is. i know the world building is not the point of this game but i think it could have done a little better. other than that its just pagen doing bad things and the golden path doing good things, so its serviceable.
    World building: 6/10

    Graphics: there is not a single far cry game with bad graphics, far cry 4 has alot of graphical improvements over 3 , clearer picture , shadows and lighting are excellent and the textures and models are crisp, ajay actually has cloths and you can see the cloths and isnt just running around in atee shiort and shorts carrying 4 full sized guns ( although hes still carrying and impractical amount of equipment) , cars look better inside heaving a lot of detail and there is more variety of them. this game looks great and is definitly an improvement on 3.
    Graphics : 9.5/10

    Game play: far cry 4 is formulaic , its a little to much like 3 Witch in the long run im ok with because it game them time to focus more on other avenues like story graphics , locations and sound design. BUT far cry 4 i like to think of the csi new york to far cry 3's csi miami. both good shows and entertaining but different enough . there is more side missions though so they didnt forget to add extra stuff, but the missions arnt what make far cry memorable, every incarnation of far cry the most important thing to it is the guns , how they jerk when you shoot , how your charcter reloads m the models them selves , well far cry 4 takes all the guns from 3 and adds another 20 on top of that and its addicting to try every one and its this simple fact that makes the game feel like dlc rather than a sequel , along with the missions being basically the same. but this game still makes you feel like an action movie hero with a large sandbox and thats all i want out of far cry games , if they continue to do this i will always buy the next far cry game.
    Gameplay: 8.5/10

    Sound design: the most improved part of this game , and it probably went completely unnoticed for most people, the guns still have the same punchy ness BUT the explosions sound incredible , voice acting was elevated haveing alot more stand out performances and more memorable characters . the music was made in a style that fit the games setting as well similar to 3 but done better.
    Sound design: 8/10

    8.5+6+9.5+8.5+8= 40.5
    40.5/5= 8.1/10

    far cry 4 is not a much better game than 3 BUT still adds enough that it is even if its slightly. its easy to see why people think this should have been dlc but its just a slightly improved game.    … Expand
  30. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    6
    This is going to be probably my only review, that contains SPOILERS. Don't read it if you haven't played the game yet. So, it's time to review FC4... or should I call this FC 3 part II, but we're in the mountains? Yep, probably. I don't have a problem with how FC series is being treated, basically the gameplay mechanics and graphic engine didn't change since FC3 and won't... now FC NewThis is going to be probably my only review, that contains SPOILERS. Don't read it if you haven't played the game yet. So, it's time to review FC4... or should I call this FC 3 part II, but we're in the mountains? Yep, probably. I don't have a problem with how FC series is being treated, basically the gameplay mechanics and graphic engine didn't change since FC3 and won't... now FC New Dawn is going to come out and it's gonna be the same thing FC3 was, but it doesn't bother me, because I loved FC3. So FC4 being just a mission pack to FC3 doesn't bother me. The new things are welcome, I like the elephants, I like the small helicopter we can travel with. This is cool stuff. What I don't like is the story and the main villain. I actually love Pagan Min, but I don't like what happens in the game. The story is clearly wrong, we're the bad guys here. No matter who we choose (the pedophile or the drug kingpin) we're f***ed. And I know that there's a secret option at the beginning where we can wait and we just fly off with Pagan having fun, but that's not enough. Also, I'm aware that later in the game we can spare Pagin life, but still that's not enough. There should have been a third option, siding with Pagan and that's missing from the game. The first time, I played this game and was slowly discovering, that I'm supporting the wrong guys was annoying me. The game didn't gave me fun, because I was on the wrong side of the conflict. F**k rebels, I want to join Pagan and cast down a sea of fire upon these **** But that's not the choice here and that's why FC4 in my memory became a bad experience. Shame. Big shame. The game is still good, but shame. BIG SHAME. Pickens sad.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  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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