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Title: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on May 15, 2014, 11:56:55 AM
(http://abload.de/img/fc4pijih.png)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Sho Nuff on May 15, 2014, 11:58:01 AM
Yes please
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on May 15, 2014, 12:04:53 PM
(http://blog.ubi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FC4_KEYART_PACK-618x732.jpg)

Quote
In Far Cry® 4, players find themselves in Kyrat, a breathtaking, perilous and wild region of the Himalayas struggling under the regime of a despotic self-appointed king. Using a vast array of weapons, vehicles, and animals, players will write their own story across an exotic open-world landscape.

“Following the success of Far Cry 3, we wanted to take the franchise to the next level and create a game that will surprise players and exceed fans’ expectations,” said Dan Hay, Executive Producer. “Given the unique setting, we feel Far Cry® 4 will stand out as a top first-person shooter and we’re eager to reveal more about the game in the coming months.”

Customers who pre-order Far Cry® 4 will receive the Limited Edition which includes Hurk’s Redemption, a series of three action-packed single-player missions featuring the popular character Hurk from Far Cry 3’s DLC. The Limited Edition also includes Hurk’s signature harpoon gun called “The Impaler”. The pre-order is now available at all major retailers.

 Fans can tune into Ubisoft’s Media Briefing at E3 for an exclusive first look at Far Cry® 4.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Sho Nuff on May 15, 2014, 12:10:24 PM
Oh shit this game is gonna be bananas
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on May 15, 2014, 12:29:17 PM
I'm in when they confirm the bow is back
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 15, 2014, 12:32:42 PM
Far Cry 3 is one of my favorite games of the last console generation. I'm really excited by this news.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 12:40:17 PM
Still haven't played FC3. Have Blood Dragon but don't like it. Don't like FC2, either.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: brob on May 15, 2014, 12:56:23 PM
A tacky swedish house dj subjugating swarthy natives in the himalayas is fairly unique I suppose. Hoping for a early twist that drags the game into blood dragon territory.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 15, 2014, 01:00:37 PM
Blood Dragon 2, please.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on May 15, 2014, 01:06:16 PM
A tacky swedish house dj subjugating swarthy natives in the himalayas is fairly unique I suppose. Hoping for a early twist that drags the game into blood dragon territory.

they could always make drugs a bigger part of the game.  watch dogs is doing that to explain the kooky side missions where you're a robot spider or playing carmageddon.

far cry 3 should've gone off the rails.  the total recall idea the giantbomb guys talked about would've been awesome.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on May 15, 2014, 01:07:57 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnsJmnkCUAAf1rW.jpg:large)

:holeup :kobeyuck :mindblown :ufup :trash
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Raban on May 15, 2014, 01:16:22 PM
you simply don't understand satire, howard
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on May 15, 2014, 01:23:57 PM
F4RCRY
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on May 15, 2014, 01:38:56 PM
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnsJmnkCUAAf1rW.jpg:large[/img

:holeup :kobeyuck :mindblown :ufup :trash

Far Cry 4 is designed, developed and produced by a multicultural team of various religious faiths and beliefs.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 15, 2014, 01:42:18 PM
F4RCRY

Here's my shitty two second photoshop:

(http://i.imgur.com/C6Wi7oa.jpg)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 15, 2014, 02:44:31 PM
lol at this boxart edit:

(http://i.imgur.com/66JbfWH.jpg)

I would play that game. :hyper
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 02:53:09 PM
Should be Weapons Factory.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on May 15, 2014, 07:59:51 PM
Himalayas sounds cool. I bet there'll be Yetis.

Not sure I like the wacky villain angle this series is taking, but if that's what sells and they continue to travel the globe I'm all for it. :yeshrug
Title: Re: Far Cry 4someone tell me what the cover even means.
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 08:02:49 PM
Someone tell me what the cover even means.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on May 15, 2014, 08:09:33 PM
It means the gays are evil. I'm not spelling it out for you.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 15, 2014, 08:59:51 PM
Purple = royalty
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 09:04:30 PM
What is the meaning behind the haircut?
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on May 15, 2014, 09:08:18 PM
That evil gays have good haircuts.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: benjipwns on May 15, 2014, 09:09:45 PM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BnsJmnkCUAAf1rW.jpg:large)
Did I ever tell you the definition of flamboyancy?
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 09:17:10 PM
That evil gays have good haircuts.

That haircut is shit though.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 15, 2014, 09:20:28 PM
That dude might not even be white. There are plenty of ethnic people with naturally blond hair, and it takes about ten seconds of googling to suss that out. Purple is the color of royalty, and all that says to me is the villain dude has set himself up as some sort of dictator king. Who's doing evil shit like making people hold grenades. And sometimes a shitty haircut is just a shitty haircut.

I mean, I could be wrong, but I doubt they're dense enough to make a gay white racist their big bad and risk the backlash of organized boycotts and chain stores refusing to carry it.

Don't let me stop any reflexive hackle-raising, though!
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 09:30:52 PM
The thing about the royalty and him being rich is obvious. But why is he petting a guy with a grenade in his hand? The whole thing is stupidly hilarious and it's telling how they went from the great character designs of Farcry 3 (especially the villain with the mohawk) and main character of Blood Dragon to....rich guy surrounded by guns and a slave soldier. Complete downgrade, artistically, in every single way.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 15, 2014, 09:35:24 PM
He's just a dumb cartoon villain, like the 1980s Marvel Comic mohawk dude from FC3 x10

Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 15, 2014, 09:37:45 PM
But mohawk dude at least had a compelling design behind him.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on May 15, 2014, 10:09:15 PM
And he was compellingly creepy. His boss was really boring by comparison.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 20, 2014, 05:35:10 PM
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/134640-Far-Cry-4-Preorder-Screen-Leaks-Story-Details (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/134640-Far-Cry-4-Preorder-Screen-Leaks-Story-Details)

Quote from: The Escapist
Based on a Far Cry 4 preorder screen that popped up on Uplay before being quickly taken offline, that guy is the bad guy, and it's your job to take him down. "Hidden in the majestic Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence," the game description stated. "You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother's dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min."
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 20, 2014, 05:54:09 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/cmdUQvT.jpg)
Quote from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaje_Ghale
Gaje Ghale (Nepali: गजे घले) VC ( 1 August 1918 – 28 March 2000) was a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 20, 2014, 06:00:35 PM
If you can run Farcry 3 Blood Dragon really well, will you get similar results with Farcry 3?
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 20, 2014, 06:10:44 PM
Blood Dragon 2, please.

Yeah, wake me up when that happens.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 20, 2014, 06:10:54 PM
AJ Gale fightan some Pagan Men up in herr. Is that a Kryptonite-tipped RPG?
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 20, 2014, 06:12:37 PM
Hey, guys. The game is racist.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 20, 2014, 06:14:36 PM
Quote
Pagan Min (21 June 1811 – 14 March 1880), was the ninth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Burma.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on May 20, 2014, 06:15:23 PM
That's pretty racist too.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on May 20, 2014, 06:38:10 PM
Look up history to justify some shit in a game brehs
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Purple Filth on May 20, 2014, 07:38:04 PM
And he was compellingly creepy.

and based on a the actor himself (who can be as creepy).  :lol
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: benjipwns on May 21, 2014, 11:02:54 PM
(http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/gamer-culture/photoshop/winners/FarCryU_610b.jpg)

 :whoo
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Himu on May 21, 2014, 11:04:56 PM
If you can run Farcry 3 Blood Dragon really well, will you get similar results with Farcry 3?

.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 21, 2014, 11:22:18 PM
It's the exact same engine and most of the same assets, just with some crazy colors and glowing neon in Blood Dragon.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: thisismyusername on June 09, 2014, 08:21:00 PM
If you can run Farcry 3 Blood Dragon really well, will you get similar results with Farcry 3?

.

Yes. Why wouldn't you? Far Cry 3 came out earlier than Blood Dragon.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on June 09, 2014, 08:28:55 PM
OK, I'm in.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on November 14, 2014, 11:57:06 AM
Sigh, Ubisoft.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 14, 2014, 12:11:18 PM
I'm excited to play Far Cry 3ish!
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on November 14, 2014, 12:47:42 PM
Haven't played a FC since FC1, but I got this for free in the Nvidia 970/980 deal.  Looks like Uncharted 2 FPS but Ubisoft so dunno. 

Embargo'd reviews aren't a great sign after AC:U
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 14, 2014, 12:54:24 PM
Haven't played a FC since FC1, but I got this for free in the Nvidia 970/980 deal.  Looks like Uncharted 2 FPS but Ubisoft so dunno. 

Don't waste your time on this garbage, play Blood Dragon instead.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on November 14, 2014, 01:03:50 PM
Haven't played a FC since FC1, but I got this for free in the Nvidia 970/980 deal.  Looks like Uncharted 2 FPS but Ubisoft so dunno. 

Embargo'd reviews aren't a great sign after AC:U

It's more like Assassin's Creed x Crysis.
Yup. Far Cry 3 was good fun outside of the side activity cruft common to all Ubisoft games. FC4 looks much the same.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on November 14, 2014, 01:38:44 PM
Both FC3 and Blood Dragon were good, damn haters
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 14, 2014, 02:51:54 PM
I would always just run over the sharks with wave runners until they died
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Rufus on November 15, 2014, 12:45:32 AM
Haven't played a FC since FC1, but I got this for free in the Nvidia 970/980 deal.  Looks like Uncharted 2 FPS but Ubisoft so dunno. 

Embargo'd reviews aren't a great sign after AC:U

It's more like Assassin's Creed x Crysis.
Yup. Far Cry 3 was good fun outside of the side activity cruft common to all Ubisoft games. FC4 looks much the same.

To be perfectly honest; i liked the side activities. The island is beautiful and there are lots of vistas to drink in, the hunting was fun (cassowaries, punching sharks in the face).

Capturing outposts is fun too, I love the options of approach you were given.

I'll take the freedom of play FC3 gives you over some 80s nostalgia dickmilking anyday.
Outposts were the meat of the game, to me. I meant stuff like the several types of collectibles and score 'challenges'. The races were OK though.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: sarslip on November 17, 2014, 11:34:06 AM
http://www.gamespot.com/videos/why-you-have-to-play-far-cry-4-co-op/2300-6422331/

looking forward to some elephondling with my bros
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Yo! Shinobi on November 17, 2014, 05:50:47 PM
Anyone knows when Uplay games unlock? I got this for free with my 970...
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 18, 2014, 01:34:42 AM
Unlocked, and I am playing it right now on the PS4. I really wanted to play in co-op mode, but apparently you need to use uplay, and even though I signed in, it claims my accounts haven't been linked, so it's impossible to see any of my friends playing the game. Wow, great user experience here guys
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 18, 2014, 12:48:50 PM
The alternate ending easter egg is great!
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Yo! Shinobi on November 18, 2014, 02:54:00 PM
Got back from work, and this shit still hasn't unlocked for me on Uplay.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 18, 2014, 10:56:29 PM
Autodrive is such an awesome option when you're having a rolling shootout
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Yo! Shinobi on November 19, 2014, 12:27:01 AM
Fuck you Ubisoft!!! I'm one of the Nvidia Promo Code via new GPU who cannot launch the game still. Been with customer support and nothing. Huge thread over at Ubisoft forums.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/953974-Uplay-still-says-quot-Preordered-quot-won-t-let-me-play

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/954224-Pre-Loaded-last-night-Today-quot-Has-not-been-released-yet-quot
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on November 21, 2014, 06:04:47 AM
Played a few hours of this, kind of fun.  Doesn't play anything like the original Far Cry or Crysis which are the games I'm familiar with.  Now it's this rpg-lite assassin's creed except you move slow and drive vehicles everywhere but the combat is pretty satisfying and there are monkeys running around.  I was trying to find a hidden mask underwater and kept getting eaten by demon fish ;_;

Probably will stick with this, it's fairly pretty too even if it's just been-done-so-much-since-Crysis grass & trees.  But the little touches like the window blowing and sun shining through the leaves + nice character models, colors and smooth framerate makes it pretty.

Fuck you Ubisoft!!! I'm one of the Nvidia Promo Code via new GPU who cannot launch the game still. Been with customer support and nothing. Huge thread over at Ubisoft forums.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/953974-Uplay-still-says-quot-Preordered-quot-won-t-let-me-play

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/954224-Pre-Loaded-last-night-Today-quot-Has-not-been-released-yet-quot

Had the same problem, but should work now.

Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: sarslip on November 21, 2014, 10:47:40 AM
this game in coop  :lawd

fuuuuuuuuuck destiny
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 23, 2014, 04:45:13 AM
I have put at least 12 hours into this game in co-op. Absolutely amazing. Me and my bro were riding around on elephants, just wrecking shit, for about an hour of that.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on November 23, 2014, 05:11:34 AM
Yeah, I understand it's pretty much just a reskin of FC3, but having not played FC3, this game is freaking amazing.  Played like 6 hours straight tonight and I've only really 100% explored out the first starting area and a little into the southern tip of the next area.  The world is HUGE and it's really fun to explore and MOUNTAIN CLIMB.  Elephants rock and there's just a ton to do and pretty much everything is fun outside of the races.


Game actually reminds me the most of Fallout 3/NV.  It's basically a giant wrpg with secrets locations and hidden stories all throughout as you level up and gain skills and do quests. 


Plus mountain India is a nice location to relax and explore while shooting dudes in the face.  Also, between this and AC: Unity (which is good outside tech/bugs) & Valiant Hearts, despite Ubisoft rushing their products out and being total corporate dickbags, I'm pretty impressed by their actual game releases.  Even AC Rogue is supposed to be pretty good.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on November 23, 2014, 05:34:52 AM
Oh woah, I was thinking how much I liked the music in the game when it's playing ambiently while you're exploring through fields or climbing a mountain and then I saw on the gaf thread that freaking CLIFF MARTINEZ did the soundtrack aka dude-who-always-works with Steven Soderbergh.  I'm a big fan of his soundtracks in Contagion and The Knick, so no wonder I like the ost for this so much.  Good pick for a composer.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: duckman2000 on November 23, 2014, 09:43:20 AM
So, anyone have any keys to kyrat or whatever they are called? Pretty numbskulled to release a timed demo with a key restriction.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Quaker on November 24, 2014, 12:00:34 AM
Oh woah, I was thinking how much I liked the music in the game when it's playing ambiently while you're exploring through fields or climbing a mountain and then I saw on the gaf thread that freaking CLIFF MARTINEZ did the soundtrack aka dude-who-always-works with Steven Soderbergh.  I'm a big fan of his soundtracks in Contagion and The Knick, so no wonder I like the ost for this so much.  Good pick for a composer.
Yeah, the crazy thing is the only just announced him as composer like 3 weeks ago.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: sarslip on November 24, 2014, 10:14:46 AM
Me and my bro were riding around on elephants, just wrecking shit, for about an hour of that.

:tauntaun
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on November 28, 2014, 06:51:44 AM
This game is so much fun and surprisingly the cutscenes and dialogue are great.  Longinus guy biblical weapon dealer is awesome.


After 20 hours I'm still in South Kyrat enjoying the sites.  This might be my goty.  It's really clicking with me.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: TVC15 on November 28, 2014, 07:33:59 AM
I'm torn between this and GTA. I finished and loved loved GTAV and FC3 :( I'm leaning toward FC4 but GTA is just so tempting :(
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 30, 2014, 04:11:33 PM
Attacking a fortress in coop was amazing. Flew in on a chopper with my buddy raining down RPG fire, did a few laps then crash landed into the center and kept doing death from above takedowns. Fuck yeah
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 01, 2014, 12:08:27 AM
welp, y'all sold me.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 01, 2014, 12:16:31 AM
I definitely prefer FC3's story and setting over this, but more of the same formula is fine
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 01, 2014, 11:29:23 AM
I definitely prefer FC3's story and setting over this, but more of the same formula is fine

Isn't FC3's setting just tropical beach island that's already been done in Far Cry 1/Crysis/Just Cause?  I like the setting here since it feels a little different with all the colored autumn/fall trees, heavy winds and snow.  Plus all the mystical India stuff with the various Hindu gods adds nice flavor.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 01, 2014, 11:41:23 AM
Its not so much the general environment. Theres a definite difference between Far Cry 1 and Crysis's "tropical island" from Far Cry 3's.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 01, 2014, 02:02:44 PM
Ok, I like FC4 so much that in a year I might pick up FC3 and give it a shot.  Gonna play Blood Dragon first though.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 02, 2014, 12:38:42 AM
haha, make sure you stay at the dinner table during the prologue until pagan min gets back from torturing your bus buddy. so awesome <3
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 06, 2014, 09:50:05 PM
Spent last night butt smacking rhinos with an elephant trunk along scenic cliffsides; good times :rock

 
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 06, 2014, 10:27:16 PM
I'm about 50% completion (according to the game) and I just finished the Paul level. I think this game is just really uninteresting. I'm glad they dont make you collect everything for achievements this time. Just a few of each one.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 06, 2014, 10:31:49 PM
I also think the co-op is a waste as well. I guess its fine to do, well... everything else, but why skimp out on campaign? It feels like such a waste. Nothing practically saves for the co-op partner, as well. They might as well just go play single player on their own.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 06, 2014, 11:12:36 PM
Spent last night butt smacking rhinos with an elephant trunk along scenic cliffsides; good times :rock

Moving this to the relationship thread.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 07, 2014, 01:19:46 AM
I'm about 50% completion (according to the game) and I just finished the Paul level. I think this game is just really uninteresting. I'm glad they dont make you collect everything for achievements this time. Just a few of each one.

I think it depends on how much you like the setting.  I mean, I love love love exploring these mountains and climbing them, finding hidden caves and death masks.  Part of my last night gaming was also spending like 45 mins figuring out how to get to the summit of the big mountain in the south.  My hands actually get pretty sweaty grappling around some of these heights.   Reading notes, getting enveloped in the lore of Kyrat; This adds a ton to the standard fun of grenading a group of bad guys to death while riding an elephant and knocking cars into rivers. 

I also like the characters and dialogue.  There's one hunting quest where the guy is like "My wife was eaten by honey badgers!" and your character starts laughing and then is like "...wait, are you serious?"; the game is fun and beautiful and doesn't take itself serious.  On top of that it's a varied world with really excellent gunplay and the stealth is pretty enjoyable too when you're chaining stealth kills and all that.  Even the linear stealth missions can be fun like the first Hurk mission that takes you inside a glacier.


I mean it helps a lot that the game is really pretty and a location setting that's not used much.  Simply exploring the world and running into these shrines, temples, waterfalls is stunning and totally fulfills the "vacationing in a foreign land" needs in me.  It's a great adventure, and that's why I'm loving it.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 07, 2014, 01:33:28 AM
for once, i agree with bebs. a grand environment tells more of an interesting emergent story to me than a bunch of polygon puppets horking up shitty c-grade dialogue from hollywood's narbo rejects
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2014, 04:49:32 PM
that city of pain mission where you have to sneak into the truck is fucking terrible

the stealth in this game is bullshit, stop making stealth missions
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 08, 2014, 10:39:47 AM
Sorry dudes, I went and re-watched the FarCry 3 vids with Vaas and the boss fights (and their QTEs...) and the have more life and effort placed than the entirety of FarCry 4 so far. Even the main character (Jason) is more lively and his VA puts effort in than BOREDOM Ghale. None of the characters in this game can pronounce the following words correctly: "Kyrat" - "Ajay" - "Ghale"

All you do in this game is get yelled at by Anita and Sabal (everything you do is WRONG), while Troy Baker just blabs on and on sporadically. The achievements for each of the "boss" characters says - "Decided the fate of ___________"

Except you dont decide shit. Each mission plays out the same (or does it?) the only one it gave me a "choice" for was Noore, if that.

FarCry 3 - 9/10

FarCry 4 - 7/10
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: TVC15 on December 08, 2014, 12:02:48 PM
Demi is right, as usual.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2014, 12:10:13 PM
Yeah, it's fun, but I miss all the boating stuff

and again, stealth in this game is fine in the open world bits, where you can switch up tactics if you're spotted, but the insta-fail story stealth missions are frustrating trial-and-error bullshit

i like the himalayas missions, though
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: demi on December 08, 2014, 12:17:06 PM
There's plenty of spelunking and exploring to do on FC3, complete with silly mythology to learn about. It's just not as vertical as Kyrat.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2014, 12:20:44 PM
that little gyrocopter is pretty badass
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 08, 2014, 05:02:51 PM
Sorry dudes, I went and re-watched the FarCry 3 vids with Vaas and the boss fights (and their QTEs...) and the have more life and effort placed than the entirety of FarCry 4 so far. Even the main character (Jason) is more lively and his VA puts effort in than BOREDOM Ghale. None of the characters in this game can pronounce the following words correctly: "Kyrat" - "Ajay" - "Ghale"

All you do in this game is get yelled at by Anita and Sabal (everything you do is WRONG), while Troy Baker just blabs on and on sporadically. The achievements for each of the "boss" characters says - "Decided the fate of ___________"

Except you dont decide shit. Each mission plays out the same (or does it?) the only one it gave me a "choice" for was Noore, if that.

FarCry 3 - 9/10

FarCry 4 - 7/10

Sounds like your main problem with FC4 is the main story in the story missions.  I don't really agree (they've been fine for the first 12 or so I've done so far), but regardless I think this is a game where the main story doesn't really matter much. 
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 08, 2014, 09:15:22 PM
What? You can't save your fucking game while you're inside Shangri-La? That's a long ass mission. What kind of stupid 1995 horseshit is that?
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: drew on December 09, 2014, 02:07:01 AM
that little gyrocopter is pretty badass

i love it, i just zip from mask to mask maybe setting down if i fly over a karma firefight. so good.  I was trying to remember if it was in the last game but I guess not
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 13, 2014, 06:44:31 AM
About 50% through now, still enjoying it lots.  It's definitely repetitive now and I've accepted that being an ubisoft game the rest of the game will just be doing the same stuff again and again, but the main gameplay is a lot of fun and there's enough options to keep it fresh.  I've done outposts so many different ways at this point, from pure stealth, to animal lures, to run in riding a fucking elephant while spraying machine gun fire to infiltrating with a guns for hire dude as distraction to flying over one in the gyrocopter raining down grenades until the place is a sea of fire.  Good stuff.  Even the shitty City of Pain story mission (which is a pretty bad mission) which I just did recently wasn't enough to kill my enthusiasm in the game thanks to the checkpoints everywhere. 

Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 16, 2014, 10:25:16 PM
Another fucking worthless mission: escape from the prison camp.  I'm liking this game less and less the further I get into it.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on December 19, 2014, 03:38:20 PM
early in and enjoying it as far cry 3.5, and it really gets you back up to speed quickly.  I already maxed out my weapon inventory.   

autodrive is a neat feature but at one point the car autodrove into sherpa and I lost karma (whatever karma is, I haven't figured it out yet).  at least looting his body resupplied my inventory.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on December 22, 2014, 02:26:11 PM
I think this game more or less improves on what Far Cry 3 set up but then adds two big fuck yous with snakes and birds.  and the attack animation that begins several feet ahead of you.  some of these assholes spawn right outside of outposts and mess with you if you're trying to go undetected.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2014, 03:14:59 PM
Going to choose this for my free game with my new 970. Other choices were AssCrud Urine and the Crew so it wasn't a tough choice.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 22, 2014, 05:47:15 PM
I think this game more or less improves on what Far Cry 3 set up but then adds two big fuck yous with snakes and birds.  and the attack animation that begins several feet ahead of you.  some of these assholes spawn right outside of outposts and mess with you if you're trying to go undetected.

Snakes aren't a big deal since you can hear them.  Eagles are annoying but it's a once every 30 mins annoyance for a few seconds that doesn't really matter.  I'd be ok with the Eagle attack being removed though.


I do also like some unpredictibility in the game environment.  Makes it a lot more fun and organic.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2014, 07:11:22 PM
Weren't there snakes in FC3? I remember one scaring the fuck out of me trying to sneak into a base
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on December 30, 2014, 04:07:47 AM
I don't think the gameplay in Shangriala missions is good (flying is so bad), but boy is it pretty so I still enjoy them. 


What I don't like is how the latest patch introduced hard crashes and infinite loading on fast travel bugs ><

I'm about 65% now with almost all south/mid Kyrat done.  Gonna head through that pass and into the north soon for endgame time.  The other thing I don't like is how by setting run and wingsuit on the same button sometimes I try to do a running jump, only to immediately winguit and crash into the opposite wall and instantly die.  Really f'img annoying sometimes.

Otherwise, game is relaxing touristing sweetness.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on December 31, 2014, 11:27:48 AM
Game is awesome and while co-op is much better this is just another case of the team playing it safe. Which is a real shame since Far Cry 3 was an incredible game that came out of nowhere and really blew that franchise up from general dogshit to game of the year status. I'm still super happy with it though.

Oh well, at least I can itch my open-world completion urges with this game as I run around blowing the fuck out of the wildlife with demi.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Beezy on December 31, 2014, 01:45:46 PM
Got this for the One, never played a Far Cry game before. Anyone wanna co-op with me this weekend? :-[
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: pilonv1 on December 31, 2014, 05:09:57 PM
Fucking unskippable cut scenes
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: cool breeze on January 08, 2015, 05:30:02 PM
I like the ending I got (spoilers)
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where Ajay says fuck everything, spares the bad guy, and either rules in his place or leaves the country in shambles.
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also, Buzzsaw (+damage perk) is so much fun.  takes out everything in one or two shots, somehow the best accuracy in hip fire, 100 rounds.  pretty much dropped my bows and knives play style once I got it.  every outpost became

(http://i.imgur.com/38dUIhx.gif)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: duckman2000 on January 10, 2015, 04:50:17 PM
Really liking this, but the environment just isn't anywhere near as awesome, and the bad guy doesn't have shit on Vaas. Mountains are awesome, but I miss the tropics. Got to go to the himalayas in one mission, and I'm hoping there is more where that came from.

Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Brehvolution on January 13, 2015, 03:02:34 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/HhBaidI.jpg)
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on January 21, 2015, 03:33:15 AM
Phew, 2 months and like 60+ hours later almost done.  95%, just gotta do the last 5 story mission, final outpost and its side missions and a couple of collectibles and...getting the Arena to max rank which I'm gonna skip (fine with finishing it 99.9%).


Game is great, but around 85-90% it finally got kind of repetitive.  The North on the east side is where the repetition sinks in since it's like the most annoying versions of each kind of mission.  Armored Car escorts can go die in a fire and Bomb Defusal is not really fun and there's too many.  Otherwise they did a good job making the rest pretty enjoyable.  Shangra-La was never good but was pretty and something different.  Outposts are great, but once you get the good sniper rifles all the stealth in the game becomes kind of pointless since you can just pick off enemies one by one from a distance. 

And that's a bummer because the takedown stealth is pretty boss.  But when they start going nuts with the enemy count about 2/3rds through the game it basically forces you to rely on the sniper rifle for anything stealth.


Looking forward to finishing it up next time I play, after that I'm soooooooooooo good on Far Cry for a long time.  Not even gonna touch the Yeti DLC.  One day I'll play that (if it gets good reviews) and Blood Dragon and maybe FC3/5/2 but I had a great time with FC4 and I'm good for like 4 years of this formula.  FC4 was just too massive.  I'd be fine if the would map was about 2/3rds the size.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: TVC15 on January 21, 2015, 03:52:14 AM
It seems like every fucking time I climb a tower I get attacked by birds. There's no way to prevent it and you don't even get the opportunity to kill them until after they attack, and even then it's extremely difficult to take them out (although they don't seem to attack you a second time--I just need my revenge). In general, it seems they notched up the animal annoyances since FC3.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on January 21, 2015, 04:10:33 AM
I dunno, I see a lot of people having that complaint but if every 5-10 mins an animal bites me for 10 seconds of my time for the sake of immersion and an active wildlife in the game I'm fine with that.  I agree it's annoying when you get attacked out of nowhere sometimes, but it's not that often and they never do much damage so it doesn't really bother me.  Otoh you see a lot of cool wildlife interacting with stuff scenarios while playing.

Most organic worst youtube moment I had tonight was a guy riding a little mini-jeep is coming straight at me and I pull out of pistol and shoot him dead in the face right as he approaches and he falls off the jeep...which then keeps going and runs me over dead a second later  :'(
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on January 21, 2015, 08:51:58 AM
If you hear an eagle screech then you either dash to avoid or or immediately look up to gun it down. Other animals are immediately neutralized if you're in a vehicle since they don't really bother you. Once you get into the groove of the game they become a non-issue. Snakes are annoying, though.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 21, 2015, 11:03:27 AM
I never saw any snakes in the game other than the ones that were right outside the one radio tower. It's mentioned in the game, a crate of them busted open or something.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on January 21, 2015, 01:26:35 PM
If you hear an eagle screech then you either dash to avoid or or immediately look up to gun it down. Other animals are immediately neutralized if you're in a vehicle since they don't really bother you. Once you get into the groove of the game they become a non-issue. Snakes are annoying, though.

I really didn't have an issue with anything besides the occasional eagle until I went trekking in the north endgame by foot and there's a fucking leopard QTE every 5-10 mins.  Wasn't a big deal but that's the only part I really noticed the aggressiveness.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: a slime appears on January 21, 2015, 10:29:32 PM
Yeah snakes really aren't that bad but I just happen to have the worst luck with them. I've maybe run into them 10 times tops.

I'm always gunning around in the helicopter, ATV, or wing suit. I usually have a LMG for animals which tears them apart which is probably why I don't run into any annoyances, lol.
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2015, 11:43:40 PM
And done.  99.93%, the only thing missing is 1 signature weapon that requires grinding the Arena to max level and my OCD is not that OCD just to see 100%. 


Really liked it.  Story could have been a little better told and there's one part of it I really don't like:

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That whichever person you pick from Amita or Sabal suddenly becomes EVIL in the last bunch of missions.
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but

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At least it lets you let Pagan Min live, since he's pretty cool for a dictator bro.
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Still, found the story very solid and satisfying and the world immensly satisfying to explore.  When I accidently stumbled across the:

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GOAT (Aka, Mask killer) lair and killed him it was awesome.  Would've been more creepy if he didn't show on your radar.
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And the gameplay was just fantastic with lots and lots of unique organic situations.  Really fantastic gunplay and good stealth even if sniper rifle is too OP for the last 1/3rd.  I got the game for free so I bought the $30 Season Pass early on since I was liking it and the Hurk campaing was great, the Syringe mission was ok, and Durgesh sounds kind of crappy so I'm not gonna bother.  Hope the Yeti stuff is neat.

Definitely agree with Edge's 9/10.  Worth a play for anyone except Far Cry 3 players apparently :P
Title: Re: Far Cry 4
Post by: Bebpo on January 23, 2015, 11:48:54 PM
Oh and Fantastic soundtrack all around.  GJ Cliff Martinez!  Graphics are gorgeous but that was expected.