Far Cry 4

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  1. Vixremento
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    I've just re-played Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 again right after each other and I can tell you now (in my opinion) that Far Cry 4 as an action-oriented experience is by far better than Far Cry 3 and it looks a hell of a lot better too. From the graphics to the UI they improved on 3 by quite some!

    What you might like: * A lot of activities to play around in, many optional unless you have    I've just re-played Far Cry 3 and Far Cry 4 again right after each other and I can tell you now (in my opinion) that Far Cry 4 as an action-oriented experience is by far better than Far Cry 3 and it looks a hell of a lot better too. From the graphics to the UI they improved on 3 by quite some!

    What you might like:
    * A lot of activities to play around in, many optional unless you have to have absolutely every weapon in the game.
    * Unexpected world events that will sometimes make you laugh (and cry at other times when things don't go in your favour)
    * Co-op, user created maps (some of the outposts are absolutely brilliant), varied gameplay elements that round it up just beautifully (standard races, "danger" races as I call them that have you race in dangerous conditions all while switching vehicles to keep the adrenaline pumping), arena combat pitting you against NPC's and wild animals (and against each other), etc.
    * Some fun sequences that will mix things up in areas that look and behave differently to the standard game world...

    What you might not like:
    * Some appear to dislike the story enough to give it a fairly low rating. Sure it's not the best story I've encountered in a game but I honestly don't have it weigh as heavily as the other elements that make a game fun.
    * There are still un-skippable cut-scenes in this one and even after letting a few years pass between replays I found them rather annoying to have to sit through again when I just wanted to get on with the action.
    * A world littered with collectables. This can get pretty long in the tooth having all of these little icons just prompting you to collect them especially when combined with the hunting required to upgrade some vital elements (more weapons, more ammo, larger backpack to carry around stuff, etc.).

    Conclusion:
    * It's a fun game that I've had an absolute blast re-playing again especially while waiting for Far Cry 5. Sure nothing will ever make me pre-order a game ever again but this one will be watched very closely after release to see how the review scores pan out.    … Expand
  2. worldcitizen19
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    In my first review I only gave this a 4 because I was having difficulty getting into the game. Since then I've begun to find my Far Cry 4 feet and am enjoying it more and more ESPECIALLy that the animals make so much difference and are true to life. Snakes bite. Wolves attack in packs, Tigers and leopards maul and Eagles attack from above. But tonight I had an awesome experience. TwoIn my first review I only gave this a 4 because I was having difficulty getting into the game. Since then I've begun to find my Far Cry 4 feet and am enjoying it more and more ESPECIALLy that the animals make so much difference and are true to life. Snakes bite. Wolves attack in packs, Tigers and leopards maul and Eagles attack from above. But tonight I had an awesome experience. Two elephants were bathing in the water. I decided to ride one and walk around.mthrn I noticed an enemy outpost and for fun attacked it. WOW. all hell let loose. They called in reinforcements and killed the elephant I was riding THEN the OTHER ELEPHANT that was also bathing got ugly and rage killed every enemy in the base. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! So, so impressive taking an outpost on with an angry elephant that it's mate was killed. Does this get any better? No. Never. For that one experience I'm raising this to a 10. What was so amazing was that I attacked the base with only one elephant and never called the other one in but left it downstream bathing. However when it's mate got kaiLled somehow it knew from the cry it let out and in an instant it was raging mad and just killed every enemy. It knew to kill the ones that killed it's mate as it didn't touch my guys when they moved in. I also hand grenades a bear and killed and killed some leopards but wasn't easy. Loving it more as I play more. Glad I bought it. Love the helicopter. Snipered guards at a tower using a silencer and took like taking candy from a baby. Just awesome. First experience was not good but as I learned the ropes I found it awesome.… Expand
  3. Limbo9
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    i was VERY sceptical at first, and the game crashed a few times even. but after i got that fixed. you somehow cant help to get into it...
    visuals 10/10 - great great graphics
    sound 10/10 - weapon and soundeffects are stunning , the music is amazing, it really captures the vibe
    gameplay 9/10 - thrilling, to say the least.

    overall 10
  4. skeith
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    I want to get straight to the point why I love this game. The plot is realistic and very thought engaging, you have to choose side in a very real circumstances. I know this is not the first time for games to offer choices, but I really think Far Cry 4 is the first game that reflects our real world situation. The game has really good graphic and very large world to explore and play, II want to get straight to the point why I love this game. The plot is realistic and very thought engaging, you have to choose side in a very real circumstances. I know this is not the first time for games to offer choices, but I really think Far Cry 4 is the first game that reflects our real world situation. The game has really good graphic and very large world to explore and play, I personally did not explore them all for I was really eager to get to the end of the story. Must play for all the platforms. I definitely recommend this.… Expand
  5. 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."
  6. 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
  7. zaphod6502
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    This is my Game Of The Year for 2014. I have awarded it a 10/10 but I have had technical issues with graphics hitching on my GTX780 when travelling in vehicles (others have noted the same issue). Ubi please add a volume control for the music in FC4. It is far too loud. I also had to manually edit a file to remove mouse smoothing. I am hoping Ubi can fix these issues sooner rather thanThis is my Game Of The Year for 2014. I have awarded it a 10/10 but I have had technical issues with graphics hitching on my GTX780 when travelling in vehicles (others have noted the same issue). Ubi please add a volume control for the music in FC4. It is far too loud. I also had to manually edit a file to remove mouse smoothing. I am hoping Ubi can fix these issues sooner rather than later. Luckily the issues are not a game breaker like the multitude of bugs in AC Unity.

    FC4 is an explorers delight. I compare it favourably with Skyrim where you are encouraged to travel off the well worn path of the main storyline. Whether climbing the beautiful vistas, exploring a dark wet cave, or working out how to approach an enemy outpost there is always something interesting to do.

    Most of the characters are very interesting. The storyline is fairly mundane but not too detracting from the overall experience. But let's be honest FC is more about the gunfights and playing in the sandbox. One mechanic I absolutely love is the ability of enemy troops to assault friendly outposts. I like the random events that fire off every now and then. This version of the Far Cry world is far more alive than earlier releases.

    My final comment - beware the honey badger. Honey badger don't care!    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. FPSConan
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Graphics and atmosphere is 9.5/10
    AI is 8/10
    side missions and game play is 10/10
    main story 8.5/10

    overall in my book its Far Cry 3.5 than FC4.... If you enjoyed FC3 you will enjoy FC4.

    now bad side is, they need to fix the mouse movement asap, because its hard to aim and move the mouse at the moment (not properly syncd).
  10. 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
  11. melodymoony
    Aug 25, 2016
    10
    Far Cry 4 is a great game, an overall improvement over Far Cry 3, it’s not a huge leap regarding game mechanics, but if you liked FC3, you know what to expect and you are gonna like this one too.

    Graphics are extremely beautiful and the landscapes are so stunning, the Himalayas are truly amazing in this game, a breathtaking experience. The freedom, the greatness, everything is really    Far Cry 4 is a great game, an overall improvement over Far Cry 3, it’s not a huge leap regarding game mechanics, but if you liked FC3, you know what to expect and you are gonna like this one too.

    Graphics are extremely beautiful and the landscapes are so stunning, the Himalayas are truly amazing in this game, a breathtaking experience. The freedom, the greatness, everything is really impressive. I also liked the animations they are very well done.

    The game in a nutshell is a huge, wild, open world sandbox. With tons of side missions, an arena to compete (I had a blast there, it was very challenging and you can use your smartphone with arena master to create your own encounters, try them and share them with the community, which I really enjoyed).

    With so many places to discover and explore, collectibles and secrets to find, a rich culture for Kyrat, some eccentric NPCs, lots of freedom, real time events, a wild, dangerous and sometimes overwhelming (yet pretty) wildlife, I’m sure you will have a great time exploring Kyrat.
    I loved the combat system, it has a lot of action, explosions, gun fights, but also stealthy assaults, you can even ride elephants to kill your enemies in very creative ways. Land vehicles are ok, flying is really fun and sometimes challenging (I wish you could fly a bit higher sometimes). As for the story it’s all right.

    An essential if you loved FC3 and a great game if it’s your first FC. FC4 is a fun game that you shouldn't miss.
    The only downside is coop, I found coop really weak and it’s a shame you can’t play the campaign missions in this way, just a bunch of side quest missions which can be fun at first, but gets old and repetitive soon enough and it’s a two player only mode… coop in FC3 was way, way better than this. Consider FC4 a single player game, coop feels like a waste here. This is my only complaint.    … Expand
  12. KillingArts
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    The game already gets downvoted. Most likely from people who don't own the game, as usual.

    The game is actually really good. It performs really well, and it is a lot of fun. If you enjoyed Far Cry 3, you will like this one aswell. And well, unlike AC Unity this one actually works. ;)
  13. 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
  14. whitedynamite
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    Great game, great visuals and well optimized, with 760 Gtx on Ultra/high getting 60fps avg, which is very nice, MP modes are really and campaign is a good as FC3, must have for any FC or FPS fans.
  15. TwoEars
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    I cannot believe people are downvoting this, this is an absolutely amazing game. For me this is game of the year together with Divinity: Original Sin!

    FOV adjustment was added in the day zero patch, as well as SLI support. The game runs absolutely great on my rig. Granted... I've heard that if you PIRATED the game you may have all kinds of problems with shadows and crashes and what not,    I cannot believe people are downvoting this, this is an absolutely amazing game. For me this is game of the year together with Divinity: Original Sin!

    FOV adjustment was added in the day zero patch, as well as SLI support. The game runs absolutely great on my rig. Granted... I've heard that if you PIRATED the game you may have all kinds of problems with shadows and crashes and what not, serves you right.

    Sure they have carried over a lot of the "framework" from Far Cry 3, but there was *A LOT* of love put into the story, character creation, environment etc etc. There is a lot to do and see here and it's a REALLY fun game to play.

    So do yourself a favor, don't believe the naysayers. Buy the game from origins, play 5-10h and see for yourself. Trust me, I'm an old-school gamer and this is a great game! I would typically have given this a 9/10 but now I have to make it 10/10 just because of all the idiots giving it 0/10.    … Expand
  16. 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.
  17. 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....
  18. 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.
  19. Raimoraimo
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    Amazing game. Enough new stuff to feel fresh compared to FC3, especially the new wildlife is amazing and a nice challenge trying to hunt things like Rhinos. Runs very well (on a good system) except for the day1 bug of having to disconnect usb controllers but that was not a problem once I googled the workaround.

    If you liked FC3 you will love this, and yes it's got plenty new stuff to    Amazing game. Enough new stuff to feel fresh compared to FC3, especially the new wildlife is amazing and a nice challenge trying to hunt things like Rhinos. Runs very well (on a good system) except for the day1 bug of having to disconnect usb controllers but that was not a problem once I googled the workaround.

    If you liked FC3 you will love this, and yes it's got plenty new stuff to not make it feel like a DLC. My only gripe is they could have redone the looting animations (and fix the looting process overall, it's sometimes frustrating trying to find the loot spot and not switch weapons).    … Expand
  20. Garfoodle
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    The Gospel of M1911, Revelations 7+1.
    I never thought I would like the Bible.
    Really though, game is amazing. I mean, I played it for 5 hours, and did 1 main mission.
    Also, Elephants are OP. They don't die, they insta-kill everything, you can shoot while on them(Pocket Rocket FTW) and you get a ton of Xp with them. And you can spend your first perk point on it. Screw end-game.
  21. 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
  22. BioMonster
    Nov 19, 2014
    10
    I really like this game. The game play is fluid, the story is interesting and Kyrat is a really beautiful place.If you liked Far Cry 3, you will certainly like this one. Finally, Pegan Min and the COOP is AWESOME
  23. 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
  24. Costs1129
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Already addicted. Yes they did not re-invent the wheel, but what they added is beautiful. The story is awesome, the guns feel powerful, and I feel like I am quickly progressing in game. I have been unable to turn it off yet, and I am usually a negative Nelly about most games this year.
  25. Natdog
    Feb 6, 2016
    10
    This is the best first-person shooter ever made. You have so much freedom and there are lots of fun ways to approach and achieve a mission. Other game designers please take note.

    I have seen the criticism that this game is too much like Far Cry 3. I disagree. The designers have kept the best of Far Cry 3 and made lots of little enhancements and innovations - that have made an awesome    This is the best first-person shooter ever made. You have so much freedom and there are lots of fun ways to approach and achieve a mission. Other game designers please take note.

    I have seen the criticism that this game is too much like Far Cry 3. I disagree. The designers have kept the best of Far Cry 3 and made lots of little enhancements and innovations - that have made an awesome game (Far Cry 3) - the best shooter ever made.    … Expand
  26. aquiles1990
    Nov 18, 2014
    10
    Im 100 % that the developers of far cry have nothing to do with AC no matter ubisoft montreal are the same . Engine: dunia . Port: 10 . Vram is 3gb max . Hear me right: you can plug the ps4 controller and it uses the touch-screen ( no xbox interface)!! That was blown mind .
    Story; gameplay and sound is great so far . Playing with 780 ti 1080p 60 fps with smaa . Optimization for pc gamers    Im 100 % that the developers of far cry have nothing to do with AC no matter ubisoft montreal are the same . Engine: dunia . Port: 10 . Vram is 3gb max . Hear me right: you can plug the ps4 controller and it uses the touch-screen ( no xbox interface)!! That was blown mind .
    Story; gameplay and sound is great so far . Playing with 780 ti 1080p 60 fps with smaa . Optimization for pc gamers is what we care most This games uses 99% ; less vram that other games and very few stuttering . This is what we need . No more horrible ports like unity ; lords of fallen and advance warfare    … Expand
  27. dannieeddie2008
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    I am in love with this game! It runs so nicely, it looks amazing, the characters are brilliant (I Love Pagan Min), the new animals are nicely done look so beautiful. Everything about this game is amazing, the story line is perfect loving every minute of it. Can't wait to finish the game and see what happens at the end :) I'm going to be sad to actually finish this game.
  28. yronnen
    Aug 10, 2015
    10
    A vast open world action/shooter with plenty of stealth and so many things to do that you just lose yourself in the game's world (and that's a good thing).
  29. Batushai
    Nov 25, 2014
    10
    I really love this game.
    The best from far cry 3 + something's from the 2.
    Graphic are great, missions are fun, very good game, and really addictive too!
  30. Ferrelicious
    Nov 21, 2014
    10
    The Far Cry 4 my opinion
    +Graphics
    +Gameplay
    +Story
    +Kyrat (World)
    + Fun Multiplayer

    -Random crashes, Sound bugs so far
    -cant have a xbox 360 controller plugged in it somehow crashes the game
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Metascore
80

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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