Graphics options Textures, geometry, vegetation, shadows, post-processing, fur, terrain, water, vsync (full, sparse), ambient occlusion (SSBC, HBAO+)įar Cry 4 maintains a steady 60fps at ultra/1080p on my Nvidia review rig (see ‘Need To Know’ for full specs), with some noticeable, but not game-breaking, micro-stuttering when flying across the map at high speeds in a gyrocopter.

Reviewed on GeForce GTX 970, Intel i5-3570K 3.40GHz, 16GB RAM I once sat back and watched as a rampaging elephant cleared out an entire outpost for me. But, equally, animals will attack enemies, often to your advantage. Tigers will pounce on you, eagles will grab you, elephants will flip your car over, and killer bees will swarm you-sometimes all at once. This abundance of fauna makes your surroundings feel brilliantly alive, and random animal attacks are a constant source of amusement. There are colossal beasts like elephants, rhinos, and black bears, as well as monkeys, honey badgers, and eagles. Wildlife is an important part of the Far Cry series, and Kyrat is teeming with exotic creatures, most of which want to kill you. The variety of ways to traverse Kyrat means traveling from place to place never feels like a chore. I’d have loved the ability to attach it to any surface. You can only attach it to pre-defined points, though, which is slightly disappointing. The grappling hook is another new addition, and Ajay can use it to clamber up or abseil down vertical surfaces and swing across gaps. There are new land and water vehicles, like hovercraft and hilariously rickety tuk-tuks, but you’ll spend most of your travel time in the air. Gyrocopters have also been added, and they’re a lot of fun to buzz around in. Both have wildly different opinions about how to take Kyrat back from Min's clutches, and you’ll have to step in occasionally to make their decisions for them, which affects the way certain missions play out. But you still care about his story, because he’s propped up by a memorable cast, including the two feuding leaders of the Golden Path, Amita and Sabal. Really, though, Min is the real star of the game, and Ajay feels more like an empty vessel for the player than a meaningful character. But like any good Bond villain, his charisma and eccentricity means you’re torn between wanting to defeat him and see more of him.Ījay doesn’t say much, which instantly makes him an improvement over the last game’s endlessly punchable frat boy hero Jason Brody. To hammer home the fact that he’s a deeply unpleasant character, an early scene sees him wetting his finger, dipping it into her urn, and tasting her ashes. He once had an affair with Ajay’s mother, and as a result has taken a special interest in him. Pagan Min is a colourful villain in the James Bond mould, and is-as Vaas Montenegro was in Far Cry 3-one of the highlights of the game.

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