Far Cry® 4

Item: Far Cry® 4
Rating: 81
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-11-07

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Summary

Dynamic, varied gameplay mechanics.
Enduring fun, high replayability.
Iconic villain, captivating open world.
Repetitive elements within gameplay loop.
Weak, unengaging main story.
Widespread technical issues and crashes.

Emotions

Satisfaction32%Frustration12%Disappointment11%Excitement8%Enjoyment6%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 49%
Unhelpful reviews: 50%
Protest reviews: 1%

81%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
19%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3648
Negative points: 1869
Gameplay points: 1009
Perf. points: 153
Rec. points: 558
Misc points: 350

Point	Description	Importance
Dynamic and Varied Gameplay Mechanics Description The game offers a fluid and engaging blend of action, stealth, and exploration, with a wide variety of customizable weapons that feel satisfying to use. Players appreciate the diverse main and side missions, along with unique mechanics like riding elephants into battle and varied outpost takeovers, all contributing to chaotic fun and multiple approaches to objectives. Importance 97%	The game offers a fluid and engaging blend of action, stealth, and exploration, with a wide variety of customizable weapons that feel satisfying to use. Players appreciate the diverse main and side missions, along with unique mechanics like riding elephants into battle and varied outpost takeovers, all contributing to chaotic fun and multiple approaches to objectives.	97%
Enduring Fun and Replayability Description Players consistently praise the game for its addictive nature, providing hours of fun and high replayability even years after its release. Many consider it an unforgettable experience, holding a special place in their hearts and often revisiting it. Importance 90%	Players consistently praise the game for its addictive nature, providing hours of fun and high replayability even years after its release. Many consider it an unforgettable experience, holding a special place in their hearts and often revisiting it.	90%
Iconic Villain and Moral Choices Description Pagan Min is frequently lauded as one of the most charismatic, unpredictable, and memorable antagonists in gaming history, often surpassing previous Far Cry villains. His complex personality and the game's impactful moral choices, particularly concerning faction support and story outcomes, add significant depth and replayability to the narrative. Importance 83%	Pagan Min is frequently lauded as one of the most charismatic, unpredictable, and memorable antagonists in gaming history, often surpassing previous Far Cry villains. His complex personality and the game's impactful moral choices, particularly concerning faction support and story outcomes, add significant depth and replayability to the narrative.	83%
Captivating Kyrat Open World Description The game's setting in the fictional Himalayan region of Kyrat is widely celebrated for its stunning beauty, vibrant detail, and diverse environments, including snowy mountains, lush jungles, and unique cultural architecture. This rich, alive, and vertically designed world encourages extensive exploration and offers a unique, immersive backdrop to the chaotic gameplay. Importance 71%	The game's setting in the fictional Himalayan region of Kyrat is widely celebrated for its stunning beauty, vibrant detail, and diverse environments, including snowy mountains, lush jungles, and unique cultural architecture. This rich, alive, and vertically designed world encourages extensive exploration and offers a unique, immersive backdrop to the chaotic gameplay.	71%
Polished Visuals and Audio Description Despite its release year, the game's graphics are consistently praised for holding up remarkably well, often compared favorably to newer titles, with stunning landscapes and detailed environments. The strong sound design, immersive soundtrack, and excellent voice acting further enhance the overall atmosphere and player experience. Importance 56%	Despite its release year, the game's graphics are consistently praised for holding up remarkably well, often compared favorably to newer titles, with stunning landscapes and detailed environments. The strong sound design, immersive soundtrack, and excellent voice acting further enhance the overall atmosphere and player experience.	56%
Enhanced Far Cry Formula Description Many players consider this game to be a significant improvement and a worthy successor to Far Cry 3, refining its established mechanics and expanding on content, scale, and graphical fidelity. It successfully builds upon the series' signature open-world design while introducing new, engaging elements and is often considered the best in the series by reviewers. Importance 51%	Many players consider this game to be a significant improvement and a worthy successor to Far Cry 3, refining its established mechanics and expanding on content, scale, and graphical fidelity. It successfully builds upon the series' signature open-world design while introducing new, engaging elements and is often considered the best in the series by reviewers.	51%

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