Amidst the game breaking bugs, hilarious
glitches, numerous DLC's, linear first-person shooters, and very long and
involved RPG's, it's hard for a game to make an impact in November. And this year, every developer and publisher held
onto their games like newborn babies and then released them in meandering herds
with various online issues, uneven gameplay, and broken stories. Leading the problematic developer pack is
Ubisoft with their nearly-broken-in-every-way
AC: Unity. But just a short seven days
later that same company released another game called Far Cry 4. Now, instead of gamers being worn out by the
franchise's forth iteration, this pixelated adventure has actually helped
lessen the blow Ubisoft took from the unbelievable mess that is Unity. Why? Why
might Far Cry 4 be the somewhat savior of Ubisoft? Because it’s a pixelated adventure that gives
you unbelievable gaming diversity and more than forty hours of gameplay for $60
bucks. Not to mention, outstanding voice acting,
hilarious dialogue, and just all-around hell-raising fun.
FAR CRY's GAMEPLAY:
You'll hunt rhinos with a shotgun, fish with
grenades, assassinate lieutenants, sneak through rave parties, ride angry
elephants, stuff bad guys in trunks, parachute out of airplanes, repel down
mountains, engage in bad drug trips, accidentally or purposely hit civilians with your car, fly helicopters into
fortresses, jump off cliffs, fight naked in arenas, wrestle lions, and carry
your mom's ashes all in the first ten hours of gameplay. And all that has nothing to do with how you
play. The best thing about Far Cry 4 is
you get to accomplish any of your goals in your own way. Aside from a few campaign missions that have
to be completely stealthy, you're free to finish all the other missions and
side missions anyway you see fit. Do you
like shooting rockets at bad guys and watching them explode into little pieces? Have at it.
Would you rather crawl your way through an outpost with just a silenced
pistol and knife? That form of gameplay
is available too. How about heading into
the middle of a fortress with nothing but a bow and arrow like Rambo? Yep, it's all possible. Far Cry 4 doesn't limit your options at
all. In fact, it gives you so many, it's
likely you'll become distracted.
SIDE MISSIONS:
Even though the main mission and main side
missions are in abundance, doesn't mean there aren't so many other things to do
or try. And if you're just wandering
through the forest or snowy regions, smaller quests will become available. In Kyrat (the
fictional setting of the game) there are always people warring over right
and wrong, and you have the option (nothing
is required of you) to partake in any situation. Just walking down a road you might find
rebels fighting an opposing force.
Whether or not you help is your prerogative. Or just over a hill could be local farmers
struggling with a wild tiger. Do you
step in and help or standby and watch them get mauled? Once far enough through the main campaign,
you'll also have the option of stepping into Kyrat's arena. Just like Roman times, you're placed in a
circular arena and foes and wild animals are unleashed from massive doors with
only you standing in their way. But what
if you don't want to help the locals or become king of the arena? You could always spend your time trying to
find the numerous collectibles in the game.
From masks to posters to special animals, there are so many things to
occupy your time. It's possible to spend
an eight hour gaming session just searching for the right animal skins to
upgrade your holster and various satchels.
DEATHS:
Deaths are the reason why Far Cry 4 is one of
the funniest games to watch streamers play.
You might tune into a gaming broadcast and find a stealthy player
sneaking through bushes, only to be mauled by a bear a moment later. Another streamer might be attempting to make
their way down a mountain on an ATV, only to take six tries because they keep
rolling the vehicle down the side.
Having one button decrease altitude on your tiny helicopter and another
button for jumping out, makes for hilarious moments from gamers accidentally
vaulting from their helicopter and plunging to their death. But aside from all the funny deaths, there's
hundreds of ways to die in Far Cry 4.
You could be blown up, pushed out of an airplane, shoved over a cliff,
struck by a car, stabbed, shot, sniped, gutted, trampled by a rhino, eaten by a
pack of wolves, drowned, shot with an arrow, poisoned, and many more. It's all there for you to discover and
nothing seems unachievable.
CONCLUSION:
Far Cry 4 might not
have the greatest story ever told or the greatest gun mechanics like COD, but
the variety you get within the pixelated world is heights above any other game
released this year so far. Will it win
game of the year? Who's to say? But it'll be one hell of a contender. So if you're not into ninety hour RPG's or
linear FPS's or you're just looking for something different, than Far Cry 4 has
you covered with endless possibilities.
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