Review of Far Cry 4 and Game Guide

Far Cry 4 Review 

Ubisoft has considerably ramped up the list of things to see and do, then - but the studio also shies away from its own story. Ajay, a Kyrati native raised in America, has returned to his homeland for the first time in his adult life with the intent to scatter his recently deceased mother's ashes. Soon after touching down, he realises his parents each had a sizable role in instigating the civil war the country is currently embroiled in, a war against its flamboyant and despotic leader, Pagan Min. This dynamic is never really explored outside of optional collectable journal entries from Ajay's father, however, while a revelation regarding the family is casually thrown into a cut-scene and rendered largely meaningless, given that the game spends next to no time explaining Kyrat's more obscure and antiquated religious practices.

The game’s greatest strength is once again its explosive volatility, backed up by hefty, lumbering gun handling and movement that encourages players to hang back and radar-tag groups of foes with a phone camera, before deciding how to dispose of them. You won’t always have the luxury, however. A sample scenario: crossing a bridge in my jeep, I run into an enemy courier (you can nobble these guys for Karma, a new flavour of XP that unlocks special perks such as summonable reinforcements and shop discounts). Popping my sawed-off shotgun out the window, I blast the guy clean off his quadbike, then stop the car and get out to loot the corpse, which begins to slide into the river

As I'm rushing to intercept it, however, a rhino reduces my car to scrap metal. So I jump into the river. Scrambling up the opposite bank, I discover that the rhino has barged into a shoot-out between the local rebels and Kyrat's Royal Guard. Fortunately, I'm able to commandeer a nearby gyrocopter and carpet-bomb the whole sorry business with Molotov cocktails – which doesn't stop a hidden archer putting an arrow through my ear. 

Far Cry 4’s occasional brilliance lies in how it slops together all these variables without completely losing coherence - exploration is once again pegged down by the process of claiming radio towers and bases, gradually tilting Kyrat’s balance of power your way. It’s saying something about how compelling this side of the game can be that even the sporadic glitches, such as AI path-finding problems, feel like valuable additions to the chaos.

But there's a reason Ubisoft pared back Far Cry 4's story - it knew it was never going to be the main attraction. Far Cry 4 does all the things that its predecessor did and more - more weapons, more vehicles, more modes, more ground to cover - so if all you're looking for is a big old wide open space to tear up with a friend, go forth and make merry with mortar. That said, more does not necessarily mean better, and the truth is that the wilds of Kyrat simply aren't as beguiling as the Rook Islands were. Far Cry 4 is well worth a visit, but it's more a backpacker's delight than a five-star island paradise.

This unpredictability notwithstanding, there’s too often a sense that you’ve been here and done it all before. The game’s niggling perfunctoriness is reflected in its choice of villain. Savagely over-played by Troy Baker, Kyrat's dapper despot Pagan Min is a tribute to Arkham Asylum's Joker - that’s to say, he’s a prancing, aimless cipher. Min does have a backstory of sorts, but it's both easy to second-guess and swiftly forgotten amid the pop culture allusions and sniggering anecdotes that pepper his dialogue (much of which, like that of the Joker, is delivered by radio).

Far Cry 4 Game Guide

The unofficial guide to the Far Cry 4 game is a comprehensive compendium of knowledge about the main aspects of the gameplay, in the next installment of the popular series of FPS games from Ubisoft. Inside, you will find the complete walkthrough of the single player campaign mode, as well as a list of several dozens of additional, optional tasks, with hints on how to complete them. A detailed list of locations, with numerous places marked on them, where you will find hundreds of collectible items scattered around the world, can be found inside as well. The majority of gameplay time will be used on liberating camps and fortresses of Pagan Min's army. The guide won't fail at this, and will describe each and every one of them, while hinting the best available approach, so that the player can easily and effectively clear them out of the enemies. As Far Cry 4 is a typical shooter, the guide thoroughly describes each weapon and equipment available to the player, together with the information on where to buy, or find, the desired piece of equipment. Additionally, the guide explains each and every ability of the main character, with their strong points and drawbacks, as well as their application. Far Cry 4 was created by the Ubisoft Montreal studio, who previously worked on the second installment of the series, which action was set in Africa. Additionally, each department of the French studio helped with the production of the game. The first installment of the game was produced by Crytek, in 2004, and a year later Ubisoft took the responsibility to create the sequels and console spin-offs of the series. Far Cry 4 is the first installment of the series to appear on the consoles of the new generation (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One).

In this guide for Far Cry , you can find:

• Walkthrough for all the main storyline missions, including detailed hints and descriptions of choices to make, as well as of their effect on the story;
• A list of all the available endings, along with the description of steps that you need to take, in order to unlock them;
• A detailed list of all the side missions and hints that will ensure completing them;
• A comprehensive list of outposts and fortresses of Pagan Min's army, along with the suggested tactics that will enable you to capture them in the stealthy way;
• Descriptions of all the available items, their whereabouts and exact spots in which you can find them, including their coordinates;
• Maps presenting the most important locations around Kyrat, including a detailed list of all the collectibles;
• List of available gear and weapons, along with information on their effectiveness and the ways to unlock them;
• A detailed description of all the skills of your character;
• The Basics chapter discusses many additional aspects, which you are going to experience, such as liberating bell towers or hunting;
• A list of all the repeatable Activities, along with hints on tactics to be adopted.