"More of the same" as Far Cry 3, but I liked this better (noting that I loved 3 but I haven't played it again since back when it released). Some of the new shit is just too fun, such as the mini-copter Buzzers, grappling hook or the ability to ride elephants, plus I like the setting way more and the gameplay seems more geared towards action. Busting an outpost by riding an elephant and blasting fuckers with a grenade launcher is just too fun.
Same issues as other Ubisoft games of the time, with filler side ontent, specially collectibles and such, but I found a lot of them fun to get, with some requiring some fun platforming/geappling hook sections, made me realize that most mountains are climbable in some way (in the early game I thought they weren't because buzzers shut off, but you're just meant to find the geappling hook paths). Anyways, the filler side content is all optional and you get the most important rewards such as guns are unlocked without much effort save for a couple.
The story is nothing amazing but it's entertaining enough, which is what I expected. Pagan Min isn't quite as entertaining as Vaas BUT, and this is a slight incoming FC3 spoiler, he at least doesn't die halfway through the game. He's overall pretty good. I also liked that both of the Golden Path leaders were different kinds of assholes, but I easily side with Amita, fuck wack "traditions". Gotta say Hurk is the best character though but he's just the coop partner save for 4 (really fun) DLC missions. Ajay is nothing amazing as a protag, and also possibly less interesting than Jason in 3, but I thought Jason was an insufferable ass so I like Ajay better. The radio's DJ is the worst character and he never fucking shuts up, he starts talking as soon as you get on a car, which is a shame cuz the soundtrack's good (better than 3's overall).
Game looks and runs great on my PC (played at Ultra 1080p60fps). In fact, it's gorgeous. Shout out to the Shangri-La missions, which had an amazing aesthetic too, even if they were simple in gameplay. But man, they were some eye candy with the aesthetics and graphics. Only issue with visuals in this game for me is just that gore is extremely lacking, which makes things less impactful than they should be.
I didn't play the bonus campaigns things but they seemed pretty cool. Escape From Durgesh basically seems like Resident Evil Mercenaries mixed with Far Cry and The Valley of the Yetis seems weird and pretty cool. I might come back to them later on.
I didn't wanna write a long review but I still did.... so yeah, fun as fuck game to me but people that dislike FC3 or Ubisoft open world design should definitely stay away.
Same issues as other Ubisoft games of the time, with filler side ontent, specially collectibles and such, but I found a lot of them fun to get, with some requiring some fun platforming/geappling hook sections, made me realize that most mountains are climbable in some way (in the early game I thought they weren't because buzzers shut off, but you're just meant to find the geappling hook paths). Anyways, the filler side content is all optional and you get the most important rewards such as guns are unlocked without much effort save for a couple.
The story is nothing amazing but it's entertaining enough, which is what I expected. Pagan Min isn't quite as entertaining as Vaas BUT, and this is a slight incoming FC3 spoiler, he at least doesn't die halfway through the game. He's overall pretty good. I also liked that both of the Golden Path leaders were different kinds of assholes, but I easily side with Amita, fuck wack "traditions". Gotta say Hurk is the best character though but he's just the coop partner save for 4 (really fun) DLC missions. Ajay is nothing amazing as a protag, and also possibly less interesting than Jason in 3, but I thought Jason was an insufferable ass so I like Ajay better. The radio's DJ is the worst character and he never fucking shuts up, he starts talking as soon as you get on a car, which is a shame cuz the soundtrack's good (better than 3's overall).
Game looks and runs great on my PC (played at Ultra 1080p60fps). In fact, it's gorgeous. Shout out to the Shangri-La missions, which had an amazing aesthetic too, even if they were simple in gameplay. But man, they were some eye candy with the aesthetics and graphics. Only issue with visuals in this game for me is just that gore is extremely lacking, which makes things less impactful than they should be.
I didn't play the bonus campaigns things but they seemed pretty cool. Escape From Durgesh basically seems like Resident Evil Mercenaries mixed with Far Cry and The Valley of the Yetis seems weird and pretty cool. I might come back to them later on.
I didn't wanna write a long review but I still did.... so yeah, fun as fuck game to me but people that dislike FC3 or Ubisoft open world design should definitely stay away.