Following on from the success of Far Cry 3 was no doubt a daunting task; it makes a kind of corporate sense then that Far Cry 4 is largely a reskin of its predecessor but not necessarily a terrible one. Our central character this time is Ajay, who arrives in his homeland of Kyrat, a mountainous Himalayan country, only to find himself roped into a rebellion against the local warlord Pagan Min.
Unfortunately the writing is nowhere near as good as in 3. Min is a surprisingly fun villain - almost as unhinged as Vaas, but in a different way - but the rest of the cast are bland and stoic, and the way the plot resolves is deeply frustrating.
Still. the gameplay remains decent. It's a Ubisoft game so all the staples are here - towers, bandit camps, the works - and the game still relies on the same stealth-FPS loop as 3, but there's still something fun and compelling about moving that gameplay loop to a Himalayan mountain play area.
Unfortunately the writing is nowhere near as good as in 3. Min is a surprisingly fun villain - almost as unhinged as Vaas, but in a different way - but the rest of the cast are bland and stoic, and the way the plot resolves is deeply frustrating.
Still. the gameplay remains decent. It's a Ubisoft game so all the staples are here - towers, bandit camps, the works - and the game still relies on the same stealth-FPS loop as 3, but there's still something fun and compelling about moving that gameplay loop to a Himalayan mountain play area.