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If each iteration is this smart and silly and beautiful and ridiculous, I don't see this series wearing out its welcome with me anytime soon.įar Cry 4 was reviewed using a PlayStation 4 copy purchased by Polygon. So, yes, from a very cynical perspective, Far Cry 4 is "more Far Cry," but it's delivered in such a sophisticated fashion that I can’t really see how that's a negative. Wrap Up: Far Cry 4 is more of what you'd expect, but that's not a bad thing It's a world I was delighted to lose myself in and moments after my last confrontation with Min, I was eager to hop right back in and finish all those side, side-side and side-side-side missions I had left hanging. But even when it turned a perfect plan sideways, Far Cry 4's unpredictability did a fantastic job of drawing me in. These unpredictable threats can be frustrating, like when you turn from your comfy sniping perch to find a pack of wolves ready to tear your throat out. Who needs to go poster-hunting when a tiger and a bear just got into a fight 10 feet in front of you? Perhaps the most captivating, yet least obvious evolution from its predecessor is the way Far Cry 4 uses roaming soldiers and wild beasts to make the world feel alive. The funny thing about it is that Far Cry 4 doesn't need to artificially inject its world with diversion it's organically being created all around you. I also had trouble finding matches at launch, so I’m not sure Battles of Kyrat is going to having the staying power to make it really notable. It’s a cool idea, but the actual objectives - defend an outpost, bomb propaganda - aren’t particularly inspiring. In this asymmetric mode, a team of well armed Golden Path warriors are pitted against bow-toting Rakshasa warriors who are able to summon beasts and turn invisible at will. In the unlikely event that you tire of hanging off the back of a friend’s gyrocopter while you lob grenades from on high, Far Cry 4 also offers competitive multiplayer called Battles of Kyrat.
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Play it safe and play offline until you’re ready to add a friend. That applies even if you don’t happen to have a partner in your game at that moment. One knock: You must decide if you’ll be playing online from the start and should you lose your connection at any time, you’ll be kicked back to the main menu, no matter how dire of a firefight you may be engaged in at the time.
Both approaches are valid, and both are a singular treat, especially when circumstance forces you to pivot from one to the other. Alternately, he can stroll in the front door, ignite his flamethrower and secure an unconscionable amount of overtime pay for the staff of Kyrat General’s burn ward. Much like Brody, Ajay can scope out enemy encampments with binoculars, highlighting enemies for elimination and executing a precise, stealthy strategy to eliminate his opposition undetected. If you can think of a way in which shit can be torn, Far Cry 4 lets you tear shit in that precise fashion, and probably gives you a unique shotgun if you do it five times.Īs I mentioned, the basics from Far Cry 3 are all here.
It's torn in multiple directions and with near-infinite variety. "But … you do get to tear shit up, right?" I hear you ask worriedly, and let me put those fears to rest. He's plenty evil, but in such a fun, seductive way that I’d be lying if I said I wasn't a little tempted when he invited me to go "tear shit up" with him in the game's opening moments. This is true for no one so much as Pagan Min, the stylishly monstrous yin to Ajay's yang.