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Far Cry 4 will be released on November 18th (PS4, Xbox One, PC, 360, PS3)
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DarkLiberator
Banned
So the villain is the pink shirt dude on the cover?
Hawkeye 131
Member
I did not enjoy Far Cry 3 at all. Most of my fustration stemmed from just a technical perspective. I don't know what it was but that particular game just didn't perform well at all on my PC. It didn't appear to matter what file tweaks, drivers or option settings I was using the game just never performed very well. Plus the inventory, crafting and upgrading UI systems are perhaps the worst I've had to experience since trying to manage Mass Effect 1's inventory system.
The environments and scenery were gorgeous once you disabled the over-the-top depth of field effect. The gameplay only really got fun once you began to roam around the open world and started to explore the islands and stumble upon some funny random encounters. I felt like the vast majority of the game was pretty standard and generic in many regards with the only real excitment coming from liberating the pirate camps rather than the actual story missions. The crafting, RPG elements and collectibles all felt very tacked on or largely unnecessary.
The overall story, plot and setting had lots of potential that was largely hit n' miss. It had some crazy moments and reveals but nothing to write home about. As for the characters Vaas, Dr. Earnhardt, Dennis and Willis were pretty well written, acted and realized but the rest were pretty boring and forgettable.
Overall, I just felt like Far Cry 3 was nothing more than a run of the mill generic shooter with a boring story set in an admittedly pretty open world with some RPG elements tossed in for good measure. Luckily for me, I was patient and got it on a steam sale for about $13 so it wasn't a big loss... Still had to force myself to finish it though.
I think I'll be far more interested in Far Cry 4: Blood Dragon 2 than Far Cry 4 itself.
The environments and scenery were gorgeous once you disabled the over-the-top depth of field effect. The gameplay only really got fun once you began to roam around the open world and started to explore the islands and stumble upon some funny random encounters. I felt like the vast majority of the game was pretty standard and generic in many regards with the only real excitment coming from liberating the pirate camps rather than the actual story missions. The crafting, RPG elements and collectibles all felt very tacked on or largely unnecessary.
The overall story, plot and setting had lots of potential that was largely hit n' miss. It had some crazy moments and reveals but nothing to write home about. As for the characters Vaas, Dr. Earnhardt, Dennis and Willis were pretty well written, acted and realized but the rest were pretty boring and forgettable.
Overall, I just felt like Far Cry 3 was nothing more than a run of the mill generic shooter with a boring story set in an admittedly pretty open world with some RPG elements tossed in for good measure. Luckily for me, I was patient and got it on a steam sale for about $13 so it wasn't a big loss... Still had to force myself to finish it though.
I think I'll be far more interested in Far Cry 4: Blood Dragon 2 than Far Cry 4 itself.
NavyPharaoh
Member
So how does the lead villain get this hair gel and pink suit so clean in the mountains? I loved all the far cry games except 3 plus Cross gen is a turn off, but I'll wait til we see it to judge it. I hope we get a blood dragon 2 from this.
One would assume so considering Far Cry 3 cover featured the antagonist.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Psychoward
Banned
Cross gen? Why? Far Cry 3 on 360 was already terrible. Also I'm hoping they go back a little towards FC2 (weapon jamming - maybe to a lesser extent -, an actual physical map etc.) but by the look of the boxart/renders and the success that 3 had, I doubt it.
A.D. Skinner
Member
If he is the villian, I think he looks amazing. How many films have we seen that have a flamboyant, almost fashion victim of a villain, and never had it in a game.
Finally get that Hollywood villain who isn't the same as everyone else. Actually a character with personality rather than another slice from the same loaf.
Finally get that Hollywood villain who isn't the same as everyone else. Actually a character with personality rather than another slice from the same loaf.
Unbound By Death
Member
Vaas was great.
The Jason
Member
I would not be suprised to see it delayed either, but ubi may just rush it out the door because The Division already got pushed back to next year.
You mean antagonist
And this is the OT title folks
Whaaaat? Where'd you hear that?
Do we know if the villain is homosexual? because if so that would be quite the outrage...
AusRoachman
Member
The setting has the potential to be amazing, but i have a feeling it will be wasted. hopefully no more college fratboys.
Apophenia Overload
Member
The box art is cartoony in terms of the colors and over-the-topness. The game will likely be fun, but it looks like story-wise they went the way of Far Cry 3, instead of Far Cry 2. But they're unlikely to repeat having you play as a teenage bro. So it will be entertaining without being as annoying. That's my prediction.
Buck from Far Cry 3 might have been, there's precedence.
EDIT: how is it that the thread about the potential offensiveness of this box is longer than this actual thread.
Do we know if the villain is homosexual? because if so that would be quite the outrage...
Buck from Far Cry 3 might have been, there's precedence.
EDIT: how is it that the thread about the potential offensiveness of this box is longer than this actual thread.
DarkJedi24
Member
No this has already been debunked. Dunia is based on Cryengine, and this is continuing on Dunia. That's why it is mentioned.
It's only really their new franchises like Watch Dogs and The Crew thats been delayed. Their established franchises like Assassin's Creed have all met release dates from memory.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Probably GAF>Internet>GAF, but damn this alt cover is too legit haha
Riderz1337
Banned
Not sure if this has been brought up, but do you guys think this thing in the background will be the Far Cry 3 equivalent of Radio Towers?
They seem like they will be climbable...Looks cool.
They seem like they will be climbable...Looks cool.
Patrick Bateman
Member
I like the setting, I liked FC3 minus the technical issues. I'm excited for the PS4-version.
what? did I miss something? :S
Yeah, I really think this is a terrible example of a game to go cross gen with. I understand CoD, it's HUGE and probably won't need the power THAT much unless I'm grossly underestimating/ignorant of what Sledgehammer's planning, and there's a lot of lower scale or annual games to keep there. But Far Cry, what the hell, the 3rd game was generally regarded as running poorly on last gen consoles and seems like a prime candidate to really ring in next gen, but they're still throwing it on those consoles anyway.
Ah well, it'll still perform better by far, so if they would've just gone for similar performance on modern hardware it's probably for the best it's being built to be compatible with last gen. Not that seemed to help Thief though...
The Jason
Member
Not sure if this has been brought up, but do you guys think this thing in the background will be the Far Cry 3 equivalent of Radio Towers?
They seem like they will be climbable...Looks cool.
Pretty sure you are right, I count five in the other picture
Auto-Reply
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Not sure if this has been brought up, but do you guys think this thing in the background will be the Far Cry 3 equivalent of Radio Towers?
They seem like they will be climbable...Looks cool.
Probably right, and the method of unlocking the map up there will be to meditate on top of it. I'm just joking but i guess there will be a spiritual gameplay element to it again.
trikster40
Member
Not a fan of the cover. It looks awfully familiar. Where have I see a cover like that before? Oh yeah...
Samir Sedlar
Member
I said to myself I wouldn't give in to the hype when it comes to Far Cry 4, especially since I wasn't that impressed with FC3, sure I had tons of fun and enjoyed it overall, but I felt it was overhyped a bit.
So I'll keep myself in check, I'll keep an eye on FC4, hopefully they have something good going on, especially when it comes to villains, and main characters.
So I'll keep myself in check, I'll keep an eye on FC4, hopefully they have something good going on, especially when it comes to villains, and main characters.
Why would they do that? This will be Dunia just like FC3. I don't see any reason they would dump all the work they did on Dunia and start from scratch on Cryengine. Especially with a two year development cycle. Tho I guess Dunia is technically based on the Far Cry 1 version of Cryengine back in the day, it's been highly rewritten tho.
jakonovski
Member
Another 2 year sequel. Not expecting much quality wise, my prediction is that it's going to be pretty but extremely shallow. The base gameplay of FC3 is good so they won't have to change that.
Probably going to be a bit offensive. FC3 was really tone deaf while they pretended it was all done ironically.
Probably going to be a bit offensive. FC3 was really tone deaf while they pretended it was all done ironically.
Actually, Brian Altano from IGN made that.Probably GAF>Internet>GAF, but damn this alt cover is too legit haha
Probably GAF>Internet>GAF, but damn this alt cover is too legit haha
OT: That's racist against Oompa Loompas
I hope the writers do a better job this time around, definitely keeping this on my list though.
Anos Voldigoad
Member
AHA-Lambda
Member
Anyone else worried about the 6 month turnaround from reveal to release?
Gives me a bad vibe that this game will just be a retread of far cry 3.
Gives me a bad vibe that this game will just be a retread of far cry 3.
if the environs are a more varied and there's a better inventory management system (going to shops to equip weapons seemed ... off) I'm all for this. cross gen and everything, it doesn't really bother me.
yeah current gen would be optimal but this is ubisoft with a big franchise, so...
yeah current gen would be optimal but this is ubisoft with a big franchise, so...
RiotPelaaja
Remedy
No. Far cooler to reveal something out of the blue and then release it in a few months instead of drumming up hype for two years and then everybody hating the game.
Still, let's hope FC4 ships this year
Denton
Member
For me, the game ran well (1080p/60fps) after I set postfx setting to medium and switched to dx9. Everything else could be set at high or very high. I only had gtx560ti. The game still looked great. Personally I loved it, despite some GUI issues.
I'm getting Anderson Cooper vibes, myself. Although if I look more closely at the hair, it's a bit punkier than it looks from a distance.
Not a fan of the cover. It looks awfully familiar. Where have I see a cover like that before? Oh yeah...
Wow. Amazing. Someone sitting in a chair.
VanquishUK
Member
Another interesting looking villain. I wonder if he'll live up to Vaas' greatness.