If you wanted to keep playing Far Cry 3 after it ended...

Far Cry 4 is basically a slightly better continuation of Far Cry 3. Sure the theme changed, the game mechanics changed a little, and there is a new cast of characters, but if you suffered from mild amnesia you'd think you were still playing Far Cry 3: same wacky antagonist, same hunt-for-your-gear mechanics, same wide-open world for sniping bandits and jumping off mountains. Because of this, don't expect to be blown away with anything new or unusual. Instead, the game is great fun if you loved Far Cry 3 and want to keep exploring a world with the same mechanics but new goals; for this reason I greatly enjoy Far Cry 4. There are elephants to ride, ultralight helicopters to pilot (this ends the challenge of climbing up radio towers), and breath-taking scenery. If the graphics improved much from Far Cry 3, as a casual gamer I cannot tell. But there is more to do and more to see, and this Nepali-esk open world is a fascinating back-drop for gameplay. Having been to Nepal myself, I can say that this game gives me flash backs and feels very realistic in this respect; no, I was not running around with an RPG in Nepal, but the aspects of religion and culture in-game are very similar to what I experienced traveling in the villages. The town-life of tacky modern concrete homes and ugly 80s style businesses have, fortunately, been left out of the game. So if you're ready to pick up where Far Cry 3 left off, grab your cheetah skin ammo pouch, and your kukuri and head to Far Cry 4. It's worth exploring, and provides plenty of new opportunities to do the same things you loved in Far Cry 3.Read full review

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