There are details in this world that feel genuine and well-observed.ĭetails in this world feel genuine and well-observed Some of the game's developers visited that country and spent time with former Maoist insurgents. Hay says the game is not making any geopolitical point, meaning it's not interested in talking about any particular political situation, though there are strong parallels with Nepal during its decade-long civil war, which ended in 2006.
Vaas was a product of the islands but this world is a product of Pagan Min." "But Pagan Min comes from outside and sees an opportunity to take over. He would not have succeeded anywhere else. "You could see how he was formed on that island, in these little pockets of insanity. "Vaas was a product of Rook Island," says narrative director Mark Thompson. Even in the open-world segments, radio stations play government or rebel propaganda, and posters of the despot are invited to be torn down. Min's presence in the game is a huge part of its story. You may recollect meeting the bad guy, stabbing a subordinate in the eye while charming the viewer, during E3 reveals. Far Cry 3's tinpot Lord of the Flies villain Vaas is replaced by a charismatic but ruthless dictator called Pagan Min. Of course, the main character is marked for greater things than hauling a creepy urn across country. Where previously, douchey gap-year types made the mistake of partying on an island controlled by a maniac, now a serious chap seeks to fulfill a noble task that being disposing of his mother's ashes, in the country of her birth. "Our game director said one day that he had an idea of riding an elephant into a fortress," explains Hay, adding that the fantasy of exotic mountainsides, a "unique culture" and rampaging animals is what led the team to choose a Himalayan setting.Īttempts have been made to address the more annoying elements of Far Cry 3's characters and story. I rode an elephant through a gunfight and mashed up some enemies before the poor creature finally succumbed to death-by-machine-gun. You can also ride animals into battle, essentially turning them into weapons. You can earn points that can be spent on AI reinforcements, called Guns for Hire (which sounds like a bad '80s band). Play for a few seconds and you're going to know that you're in a Far Cry game. It's all glued together with some simple crafting, elementary combat and slightly disjointed driving.
You interact with local fauna and flora, take on side missions, earn cash for new weapons. You climb and disable communication tower puzzles. You travel around and invade military outposts, all the while leveling up new combat and survival skills. Playing a PlayStation 4 build, I found myself enjoying the dappled light of a hillside tree, the sound of insects and birds, and the sight of a grazing rhino, interrupted here and there by faraway machine gun fire and screams.īut this game is much the same experience as its predecessors would suggest. Certainly, this is a game that looks and sounds as lush as its mountain kingdom surroundings. It's the first time Far Cry has taken its playpen mixture of combat toys into the new generation. Such wars are not unknown in the real world. Set in the Himalayan mountains, it's the story of a young fellow who returns to his home country to find it riven by war between forces led by a psychotic dictator and rebels. I spent half a day last week playing around in Far Cry 4's open world. It was about going from 'hey turtle' to 'oh shit.'" We had just given that player an opportunity to go out and have some fun. 'Oh shit,' he says, retreats, falls into a river and is eaten by a shark." Like 'hey turtle.' One time, he walks up to the tortoise, kills it with C-4, and accidentally alerts nearby enemy AI. "He was talking to them while he was blowing them up. "There was one guy who was just running around blowing up tortoises with C-4," recalls Far Cry 4 executive producer Dan Hay. Strapping explosives to the creatures and watching the results holds a deep fascination to a particular manner of mind.Īfter a few seconds you know you're in a Far Cry game Turns out, certain players of Far Cry 3, which takes place on a tropical island, were posting videos of themselves finding creative ways to murderize the game's tortoises. When Ubisoft Montreal was looking for inspiration for its latest fantasy, it stumbled across exploding tortoises and found inspiration.
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Giant tortoises and C-4 explosives rarely make for a good mixture, but life is full of exceptions.
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