{"id":76529,"date":"2014-11-07T23:14:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T21:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=76529"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:22:02","slug":"far-cry-4-welcome-to-kryat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/far-cry-4-welcome-to-kryat\/","title":{"rendered":"Far Cry 4: Welcome to Kryat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Far Cry 4<\/a> is the latest installment in Ubisoft’s action game series. After the excellent Far Cry 3 fans of the series have high expectations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I have been following the Far Cry franchise closely ever since the first game. Having reinvented<\/strong> itself for Far Cry 3<\/a>, the series found a second life by going back to its roots. Showing technical prowess, the first person shooter took us on an adventure to Southeast Asia in a chain of tropical islands under the control of an insane drug dealer.<\/p>\n

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This year the Ubisoft team takes us to the snowy mountains of the Himalayas<\/strong>. Here’s what I thought after playing two single player missions.<\/p>\n

The initial bad trip<\/h3>\n

\"Far-Cry-4-Preview\"<\/p>\n

One of the demons I had to fight in Shangri La<\/em><\/p>\n

The first level I tried out took place in the mythical land of Shangri La<\/strong>. Between the bad trip and the initial journey, this level follows the hallucinatory delusions<\/strong> of Far Cry 3.<\/p>\n

These episodes are triggered when the main character comes into contact with the thangkas<\/em>, ritual paintings<\/strong> that allow you to relive the story of a legendary warrior from the game’s mythology. In this alternate universe, realistic landscapes have been decked out in shades of orange and blazing golden hues<\/strong> to give a beautiful visual effect.<\/p>\n

Back on deadly lands<\/h3>\n

In this hallucinatory adventure, the hero must defend the sanctuary of Shangri La against horrible masked demons<\/strong>. Your only weapons are a ritual dagger, a bow with a limited amount of arrows<\/strong>, and your pet white tiger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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My feline companion in action<\/em><\/p>\n

By pressing a button, I could make the tiger attack enemies<\/strong> as I shot them with volleys of arrows.<\/p>\n

The gameplay was enjoyable, original and refreshing<\/strong> and it left me with a very strong impression. With frantic action, disorientating graphics, innovative mechanics, complex structured levels, Far Cry 4 will blow you away!<\/p>\n

The title by Ubisoft continues the radical momentum started by Far Cry 3 and the Blood Dragon<\/a> expansion shaking things up in the world of first person shooters<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Intoxication is decimating<\/h3>\n

The second level I played took me to the high peaks<\/strong> of Kyrat. After the first few seconds of playing the game, I came to realize that the enemy soldiers<\/strong> were not the only threat. The environment is also a character.<\/p>\n

The level began with a breathtaking jump<\/strong> in a wingsuit<\/em>, a special suit that allows you to glide over long distances.<\/p>\n

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The chasm that I flew across in the Wingsuit. <\/em><\/p>\n

After several unsuccessful attempts, I finally managed to get pass this obstacle. I found myself in a camp occupied by enemy soldiers.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the mission was simple. Just like in Far Cry 3, I had to eliminate all forces and liberate the camp. Only this time, I had to cope with the harsh environment<\/strong> of Kyrat as well.<\/p>\n

Climate and altitude play a part in the gameplay. For example, the game’s hero suffers from a lack of oxygen<\/strong> when in high altitude areas. A variable that must be taken into account before attacking. And the Kyrat wildlife<\/strong> throws in another obstacle.<\/p>\n

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Wild animals won’t always be on your side<\/em><\/p>\n

I haven’t even mentioned the enemy soldiers now have new movement<\/strong> abilities similar to you. Opponents can jump<\/strong> across chasms and even climb<\/strong> to attack you.<\/p>\n

A game for adults<\/h3>\n

Far Cry 4 takes players seriously<\/strong> which is nice. The two levels that I visited during my demo introduced me to the game’s mechanics. Ubisoft wants to shake the status quo<\/strong> that dominates the genre (thinking back to the gameplay in several levels of Far Cry 3) to create an element of surprise.<\/p>\n

Much like Bioshock Infinite<\/a> before it, Far Cry 4 raises the bar. It invites you on a real adventure<\/strong> and will most likely be a new masterpiece in the world of Ubisoft escapism.<\/p>\n

Far Cry 4 will be released on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Xbox One on November 18, 2014.<\/p>\n

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Far Cry 4 is the latest installment in Ubisoft’s action game series. After the excellent Far Cry 3 fans of the series have high expectations. I have been following the Far Cry franchise closely ever since the first game. Having reinvented itself for Far Cry 3, the series found a second life by going back … Continue reading “Far Cry 4: Welcome to Kryat”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2037,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2661],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-76529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionfar-cry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2037"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329862,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76529\/revisions\/329862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76529"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=76529"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=76529"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=76529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}