If you've played any recent Ubisoft games, Far Cry 4 is going to be a familiar experience: huge open world, tons of quests/sidequests and collectibles, stealth that works, and great gunplay. Far Cry 4 takes place in the beautiful fictional country of Kyrat (based on Nepal & Tibet) and is, especially for a game that came out in 2014, gorgeous as far as graphics go. There are light RPG elements such as crafting to improve your wallet/bag space, ammo, quivers, etc.

The story is fine. The real star is Pagan Min, the antagonist voiced by the masterful Troy Baker, whom the protagonist Ajay Ghale has a connection with through his mother. Personally, I prefer Pagan Min over Vaas from 3. The Golden Path, the rebels trying to take back Kyrat from Min, is jointly led by Amita and Sabal, both of which ask you to carry out certain objectives for them. Key thing is, though, is that outside of regular Golden Path missions, you have to choose which character's missions you'd prefer to do. Do this and that certain character will end up leading the Golden Path.

Ajay isn't as interesting as Jason Brody from Far Cry 3 mostly because unlike the third game, there's no diving into Ajay's psyche and seeing how the amount of bloodshed he commits on a daily basis affects him. 3 was a psychological journey in seeing how it ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up Jason overtime. This is largely absent here in favor of a more focused look on a tyrannical figure who looks a bit like an asian Milo Yiannopoulos (sorry) and a massive rebel force against his rule. It works here, though, and I liked it.

As usual, gameplay is great. Stealth is great. It works. There's a ton of outposts to liberate, lots of different sidequests involving hunting and whatnot, and the gunplay is amazing. Plenty of skills to level up and, if you're interested, tons of collecting to do if you're gunning for 100% like me. A standout for me is how satisfying traversing the world feels, especially with the vehicles. End of the day, though, Far Cry 4 is just more of 3 in a different and amazing environment. Fantastic game.

If you've played any recent Ubisoft games, Far Cry 4 is going to be a familiar experience: huge open world, tons of quests/sidequests and collectibles, stealth that works, and great gunplay. Far Cry 4 takes place in the beautiful fictional country of Kyrat (based on Nepal & Tibet) and is, especially for a game that came out in 2014, gorgeous as far as graphics go. There are light RPG elements such as crafting to improve your wallet/bag space, ammo, quivers, etc. The story is fine. The real star is Pagan Min, the antagonist voiced by the masterful Troy Baker, whom the protagonist Ajay Ghale has a connection with through his mother. Personally, I prefer Pagan Min over Vaas from 3. The Golden Path, the rebels trying to take back Kyrat from Min, is jointly led by Amita and Sabal, both of which ask you to carry out certain objectives for them. Key thing is, though, is that outside of regular Golden Path missions, you have to choose which character's missions you'd prefer to do. Do this and that certain character will end up leading the Golden Path. Ajay isn't as interesting as Jason Brody from Far Cry 3 mostly because unlike the third game, there's no diving into Ajay's psyche and seeing how the amount of bloodshed he commits on a daily basis affects him. 3 was a psychological journey in seeing how it fucked up Jason overtime. This is largely absent here in favor of a more focused look on a tyrannical figure who looks a bit like an asian Milo Yiannopoulos (sorry) and a massive rebel force against his rule. It works here, though, and I liked it. As usual, gameplay is great. Stealth is great. It works. There's a ton of outposts to liberate, lots of different sidequests involving hunting and whatnot, and the gunplay is amazing. Plenty of skills to level up and, if you're interested, tons of collecting to do if you're gunning for 100% like me. A standout for me is how satisfying traversing the world feels, especially with the vehicles. End of the day, though, Far Cry 4 is just more of 3 in a different and amazing environment. Fantastic game.