I wish the "secret"/alternative ending would've been expanded into the full game, just slightly altered story but the same gameplay. I'd've loved to go crazy with uncle Min.
Yeah, when playing I just wished I could've worked with pagan min. Because sabal and amita are just the worse characters I ever team with in a game during the time.
@@konradcurze394 I just mean my time playing far cry 4. Honestly don't remember much helpers in 5, can only remember boomer the dog and cheese burger who is a big ol bear and hurk jr who you know, been in 3 and 4.
Agreed, they wouldn't even have had to do that much. Add a scene where Min explains you'll be infiltrating the Golden Path, then basically let the game play out normally before adding a new cutscene where you walk your chosen Golden Psychopath into Min's estate and spring a trap. You could even have a similar ending with Min where you work with him or take him out, becoming the new despotic ruler of Kyrat.
My biggest issue with 4 is that there's no continuation on the secret ending. After playing through the game and learning about the truth behind Pagan and the Golden Path, I really would have loved an alternate version of the story where you fight against the Golden Path on Pagan Min's side.
“There’s a line in Shakespeare about brevity being the soul of wit,” is hilariously ironic given Jirard could have just said the real quote: “brevity is the soul of wit”
Far cry and ubisoft games in general are a great example of "Finish It" not "Complete It" because the side quests and collectibles really are a boring grind after a while
Even though AC Odyssey was way way too massive. I did just go across it entire map and fully explored every single landmark. I reached level 40 before I even did the second main quest of the game. I know people complained about the game's level need a lot of grinding but newer AC games really does complement the completionist playstyle. I can imagine the game being very tedious if you just wanted to play through quickly for the story.
@@goldmemberpb I actually 100% AC Odyssey. I still like the game and the completionist feeling of clearing all the points on the map but man it got tedious for me when I was just focusing on that stuff. It stopped being fun and I was just going through the motions while listening to podcasts
@@smorgasbord26 Yeah, but since I have not played an AC game since syndicate back in 2015, I did not get fatigued just going from landmark after landmark, doing the same camp capture missions over and over. I wish the game was like 50x smaller. it would have been way more manageable. I loved the dlc though and how it answered so much of the lore. I also really like all of the mythical elements in the story.
I actually like the formula. I like to listen to podcasts or watch UA-cam videos while clearing the map and just pay attention during the story missions and cutscenes
I feel like far cry 2 never got enough love. The limited fast travel, gun decay/jamming and random outbursts of malaria attacks were part of it's charm imo, but ended up being the most complained about aspects. Not to mention the insane bushfire mechanics, and a map making/sharing tool on a freaking ps3/360, this thing was way ahead of it's time. Sure the story was a bit forgettable, as iirc it was really just choose a random generic mercenary, make friends with other mercs and take down some generic fanatic militants, with a hint of betrayal at the end. But it was the feeling of desperation and otherness that really sold this game for me. Being revived by my 'buddy' after a brutal gunfight, only to have to go back because the buddy went down, then choosing between using your precious morphine on them or putting them out of their misery, only to learn that there's a chance that you overdose them with the morphine and lose them forever. Man I'll never forget those moments for as long as I live.
Trust me it gets more love then you know. It has a solid amount of die hard fans behind it. As someone who has played it to the point of getting a gun that won’t jam on me for at least five missions, it has problems. Those things you listed are both good and bad. The enemies are oppressive so casual gamers are not going to be ready for it. The malaria was more annoying then cool honestly at a certain point, and wasn’t needed to remind you how bad things are. If they lessened it after a few pills a good bit, then it wouldn’t be a bother, or should I say annoyance. The AI are wonderful. Not perfect, but the fact that guys will go out into gunfire just to drag a wounded enemy to safety is just amazing. I’ll never forget it honestly. The first time my gun burst was also insane. The last thing was as you mentioned with your mercenary friends is also great. Beyond that the gunplay is fine, but way outdated at this point. Yes it is an old game, but you can’t expect people to pick it up and enjoy it when they haven’t played it before. It has flaws. Massive ones. It takes patience to play this game. I’m a believer we need to slow down in life, but a lot of things nowadays just make that impossible for most of us as adults. So this game doesn’t have a lot of pay off for your time spent playing it in short intervals. The funny thing is that if you don’t play it in short intervals then the repetitiveness of guard outposts becomes extremely relevant. As great as a lot of things are in this game, it has aged poorly in certain areas. Also if you are not playing it on pc then it has the nasty muddy brown tint to it. The game deserves a remaster, but with some changes to it, and additions as well. The weather is amazing, and how it affects fire is just to good. It feels like you are in Africa. The problem is that at night it doesn’t look very good, and is just all to repetitive to the max on many levels before you get to the really good parts. It was outstanding at its time, but the guard outposts should have been seen as becoming a problem with the spawn rate even back then. If they fixed it then the game would instantly become so much better. I just got bored after a while of the game, and lost patience waiting for it to get to the better parts. It is good, but nostalgia/experience of this in the past makes it more bearable. I didn’t start it until two years ago. The game will never get the praise you want it to until you guys realize it doesn’t really deserve it as a whole. It deserves it for some parts to be known as amazing, but as to how it was put together, it is lacking a bit to much for such high praise. Love those things, but not the other things, and don’t want to deal with it just for the good parts. Again it is a good game, but some parts are great, but other parts keep those from making it great as a whole.
I wonder if he might be interested in Ar Nosurge since the main villains goal is kid you not "achieving 100% completion" that theyd destroy the freaking world
FPS gamer: “Who cares about good stories and characters? I just want to have fun shooting guys and stuff.” Ubisoft fan: “I am still waiting for a new Prince of Persia game.”
Man this game was... kinda repetitive, kinda weak endings (except after replaying the game and finding out about shooting the helicopter at the end) and eh... it's there. But man, the aesthetic? I effin' love it. The licensed songs used were also on spot. Easily my favorite thing about the game
I found the same thing with Far Cry 3, once I played it again I realized that it wasn't as good as I thought it was, I found that the second half of the game is really bad and really slow, so I'd say FarCry 5 is my favorite at the moment next to blood dragon.
Then you should really appreciate the non licensed cult music that they wrote and recorded for farcry 5... It really makes the game feel like a unique experience no matter how much people bitch about it. They went WAY out of their way toake the world feel real
That opening scene with the music and Pagan Min saying "we are gonna fuck shit up" never fails to put a smile on my face. I love pagan min so much, every scene with him is fun.
Not gonna lie, I've always had a soft spot for this one. Farcry 4 was how I was introduced to the series, and, as someone with a strand of Nepalise heritage that ALSO was ultimately born and grew up in America, I've always felt a bit of an affinity for it. I know it's by no means perfect, and has some problems, but I still enjoy it for what it is.
I feel Ahjay is too emotionally removed. Although him having recently lost his mother, that's understandable. Jason is better to me, because we him go from normal college kid, to bloodlust kill happy warrior.
There's also a couple of your friends who respond negatively to Jason changing too which there isn't any of that for ahjay
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This is the only part I didn't agree with Jirard. Jason is way more of a developed character, not only by letting us play through his changes, but by being able to see the human reactions of his friends as it happens.
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I'd say the entirety of Far Cry 4 story is pretty meh. The script could've been so much better. None of the two main paths are good or enjoyable... If your 'meme' ending is better than any of the other endings, there is something wrong.
I couldn't agree more with these statements. Jason's character development was actually interesting to behold. Ajay was literally just the errand boy, with seemingly very little capacity to guide the story. Jason helped drove the story, Ajay merely was along for the ride.
I absolutely loved this game and Platinum'd it and 100% the in-game percentage. I honestly didn't have a problem in my journey doing so. I loved the notes and backstory told throughout, esp enjoyed the Serial Killer. The only issues I had is that I hated the multiplayer Trophies and Arena did suck. As for Story wise, I loved it, def wanted more of it & it's characters but I'm happy enough with what I got.
Being from India, I was personally able to relate much to the setting, music, lore in general. Absolutely loved the Shangri-La sections. Visually, the game was awesome, I completed it to about 80% before even finishing the main story!!
I really didn’t like how the game played out with the golden path, you ended up with two really harsh options regress back to the old ways or become a narco state, that secret ending sounded even better, I would have loved wiping out the golden path with min telling me what to do 😅😅😅😅😅
I played Far Cry 4 when I was in Middle school and had tons of free time. So I ended up getting everything, even after I got the platinum. I got all chests, even one that you had to glitch your way into. Good times.
i really love the setting in far cry 4, really gives it the exotic feeling of the land, was really dissapointed with far cry 5 when i saw it was set on th US
This game should have had a fourth ending! hide the young girl, kill Amita and Sabal to take over Kyrat proper, oh well. I actually wish the hidden ending would be cannon, then again it could be!
As someone who has 100% completed the game twice I never really had any issues with the completion aspect of things. I just fell in love with the setting and with having so many combat abilities and weapons I just had a fun time running around and collecting stuff!
I know last horse to finish the race and all, but Jirard, Mr. Completionist. You are looking much healthier and I really hope that is true for mental health too. Much love!
@@hvacmech3659 Ubisoft has been accused of promoting a widespread culture of abuse, similarly to Blizzard. kotaku.com/ubisoft-workers-decry-industrys-culture-of-abuse-1847380511
Though these games can definitely be repetitive, I still absolutely love the iterations of far cry as they're released. They're one of the only shooter games I even bother with nowadays.
One of my favorite clips ever is Troy Baker talking about when he interviewed for Pagan Min and they got interrupted by a PA and he just started adlibbing as the character.
Fun drinking game: Every time Jirard mispronounces Kyrat (KEY-rat) take a shot. Note: Make sure you’ve updated your will in case you succumb to alcohol poisoning.
I never understand why people keep asking for this. Help pagan do what exactly? The dude is done and Ajay is the New King The Golden Path are now irrelevant and have no purpose since Ajay is King now.
@@MistahJay7 help him defeat The Golden Path and have a professional army instead of a diminished band of rebels? It wouldn't be hard to change the story and switch character models or vehicles in the free roam world.
@@Duskwalker68 But why would you need to defeat the Golden path once Ajay is the new King? The Golden Path was created for the sole purpose of taking down Pagan Min. They have no purpose anymore. The Royal army and Royal guard are now Ajays too in the secret ending.The Golden Path would most likely no longer be hostile since there founder Mohan, Ajays Father who created the golden path is now the King of the Country. Peace would be a likely scenario now. In terms of the story in makes no sense for Ajay to start randomly destroying the golden path once Min has left Kyrat. I mean I guess you could if you want to be complete evil psycho dictator lol
@@MistahJay7 I mean if you want to believe that The Golden Path is purely benevolent sure. Both of their potential leaders are power hungry, have support among the population, are okay with killing people who oppose them or using morally wrong methods to succeed, while being totally willing to oust Ajay after he helps them; one literally tells you as much after you help her win. Not hard to make a scenario where they're enemies.
I wonder why I never got all the achievements for this game "Looks at the multiplayer achievements and the amount of people actually playing multiplayer' Ah yes now I remember
Depending on how FC6 does, FC4 is my favorite. Felt 3 was tad overrated some. 5, momentum was killed with the the progress bar forcing you into story missions. 4 i was allowed to explore and do whatever the hell i want with in my opinion a very good progression system via hunting, side questing, collectibles etc. In addition this game aged very well.
I’m with you on 5 buddy but another problem I had with the game was that you HAD to kill the 3 underlinings of Joseph’s, including Jacob who is probably my favorite antagonist in the whole series, but you CAN’T kill Joseph until the end of New Dawn. And even worse: the game try’s to make him out to be the good guy. No Ubisoft, he is NOT the good guy!
FC4 has been my favorite so far, having played 1, a bit of 2, all of 3, and more of 5 than I care to admit. 4's location, politics, and villain just all felt more interesting and more refined. "Maybe now we can shoot shoot some GD guns."
It is always nice when my home country gets represented in a big game like far cry 4 or uncharted 2. I remember when Angryjoe recorded a demo of this game a while back and it actually contained a typo in the loading screen. It was supposed to say " One minute" but instead it said " one maneet" because one of the symbols were misplaced. I think that video is still up on youtube. So, anyone who's not incredibly rusty in Sanskrit than me can verify it. Edit- Also noticed a typo with the " Kyrat border" around 7:25. the way it's written, it says "Kyareet bordayer".
The last Ubisoft game I bought was Farcry 3.. and quickly returned it, having already played Farcry 1 & 2. From there I have watched Ubisoft repeat the same crap over and over, and have never wanted anything to do with any of their games since.
We'd just heard The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go", we should have known that it was an option to sit at the table and wait for Pagan Min to come back
As a fan of the Farcry series (from 2 onward). I loved listening to your comparisons between three and four. And I eagerly await your video on five, as it's my personal favorite in the series.
Talk about that eternal defiance game you have in the background I've never seen that game before and I just tried looking for it on UA-cam and found nothing so what's up with it?
I was wondering the same thing, it looks like a more "Gritty" Mario with a purple dragon. I think it's fake but I have to know. Google revealed nothing but it seems other people have searched for it recently.
Are you going to try completing Streets of Rage 4 (or any of the series)? I picked up the DLC recently, and the game is a heck of a good time, but I can see the terrors of completing it.
The one thing that I can describe of what the basis of Far Cry is, is that of a Zero to Hero story, that the progression in these games are quite satisfying, you start out very bare bones then by the end of the game you're a full blown Action Hero Badass, which is something that certain entries that nail that concept better than others, 3 definitely nailed it well despite the main character VA Performance being not being as great as it could be, 4 with Ajay with his Character being none existent and felt like Ubisoft didn't try with the main player character after 3, Blood Dragon is awesome and nailed playing as a 80's Action Hero perfectly, although in the main entries having too much of that or less than it falls apart and you as the player relies heavily on the non player characters to essentially save the game's narrative, honestly this is coming from somebody who's a huge fan of Uncharted and those game's nail a Player Character right which I feel like if Far Cry 4 pulled some elements of Nathan Drake as a character for Ajay, as in the Everyman kinda feel who's interested in history and has another reason to return to his birthplace other than bringing his mom's ashes there.
I am a big fan of open world games but the Ubisoft games are where I kind of hit my limit at times in terms of size and content. I am not a trophy completionist but I try to eat least knock out all the map markers, side quests and stuff. I did not manage that when I played AC Odyssey earlier this year because it was just so so much to do. It is even more nuts when you consider that those games come out every year pretty much and multiple franchises to boot.
I think Far Cry Primal came out after this one. Heard it's basically 4 but with a tribal skin on top. Would be very interested to see how that one goes.
Great video. FC 4 was the one that got me into the series and got me hooked. Loved everything about the game, except for a few instances where the NPC would out right drive a truck into me while trying to defend a post...still laugh about that today. It's hard to find a game where I can just relax and jam out in the car in game listening to the music on the radio. Overall the game was a work of art to me. Can't wait to see what you finish next!
Same it was my first farcry game and I loved it I can't wait for farcry 6 to come out. Farcry primal was my second so FC 6 is gonna be my third game in the series
FC2 was my favorite in the franchise despite its flaws ... felt the most distinct, gritty & immersive compared the everything that came after. Especially when I compared it to FC: Instincts Predator that I played prior to that game.
I like that FC2 has something to say. A message. It's a commentary on how regional conflicts are often ignored by more developed countries no matter how big they get (the Jackel's goal was to stoke the flames of war so the UN would notice and end it. It worked but they did nothing. No happy ending.), the complexities of such conflicts (arms dealers arming both sides, paid in conflict diamonds as paper currency has collapsed, the struggles of civilians amid this, the atrocities committed for the sake of killing their enemies and the role of mercenaries amid this situation profiteering at every step.) and how no-one, not even the player, is morally good in this game. Meanwhile every FC from 3 onwards either has no message, is simply just "autocracy bad" or in FC5's case is just a surface level cosmetic as FC5 claims to be critical of American's religious fanaticism but never really does anything with it beyond putting crosses on everything and making everyone talk like a Catholic sermon. This doesn't mean the newer games aren't fun, just that their message, if any, is shallower than FC2's Heart of Darkness inspired discussion of third world civil warfare. Also the fire propagation physics keep getting neutered with every release and that makes my inner pyromaniac sad.
19:27 - I KNEW my game glitched out! The TV never turned on, so they were all staring at a blank screen haha. I just thought they were using it as a radio or something lmao
This is yet another franchise that I never tried before Jirard made a video about it that caught my attention. I'm in the middle of buying multiple far cry games to dive head first into it!
For me, the main appeal of the Far Cry 3 and 4 is that they’re just silly fun and addictive. «I’ll just do one more outpost/radio tower/side quest and then I’ll go to bed» and then I stayed up way too late. Far Cry 5 didn’t have this for me, dunno why.
You gotta play assassins creed Valhalla, they basically take the Grindy completionist checklist of stuff you have to do/collect and tripled down on it hard, you’ll easily sink about 2-300 hours of gameplay to do and find everything
As someone who used to work in games ( though i still consider my self a game dev ) I appreciate the start of this video, talking about that and also saying how much the crunch is tough.
Jirard, I know complete it Rouge Likes is crazy, but after you did DeadCells and now that this game has been rereleased on all platforms, please concider completing Hades, the game is truly great
My biggest problem I had with 4 is that it was the start of creating an albeit good but stailing formula. It's introduction was surprisingly really good, especially considering it gives a completely different perspective of a game. ...then you realize that 5 copy pasted it, with its being forced. ...I just wish the gameplay got shaken up is all. Blood dragon got close
Some companies have their “model” or “style”. Fromsoft’s combat style and gaining currency and losing it all upon death is an example, but each of their games feels innovative. Ubisoft’s model of huge world, climbing tall things to unlock maps, repetitive missions and outpost, stealth, and so much clutter on the map. Each of their games feel the same. The souls trilogy and bloodborne concept wise look similar, but bloodborne adds weapons that essentially have 2 modes, and a gun instead of a shield. And sekiro’s counter and parry system. Its a familiar yet new experience. With ubisoft if youve played assassins creed odyssey youve played farcry 4, just modern, first person and with guns. Immortals fenyx rising feels just like odyssey but with a botw skin. Its where the time between buying their games is pretty big for me.
@@fiammaorsmth9840 isnt ubisoft the company that popularized the term "games as a service" in the first place? Lol And honestly, I'm not bothered by games as a service, unless they're open world live service games. But games have gotten way more expensive, and that helps cut costs and keep some of these companies going. Sometimes its egregious, but now that you have me thinking about it, I really blame the game community at large for allowing it to become as large as it has. Not because they support it, but because it's been so engrained in their psyche that live service is how its supposed to be, that they deem a game "dead" once a dev stops actively patching it. And in argument FOR live services, I direct you to the street fighter series, and how they released 4 versions of the same game at a minimum because patches werent possible yet.
its a bit funny that after I started completing far cry 3 you made a video about it and now that I am completing 4 you make a video about that one too :D
Hey Jirard! Thank you for the great content as always. Any chance we might see a review of Fire Emblem: Three Houses in the near future? It's been 2 years since it's release and the last Fire Emblem game you reviewed was the Blazing Blade over 4 years ago.
I feel like Far cry games killed Ubisoft’s ingenuity, after Far cry 3 every Ubi game became more and more similar AC3 came out the same year as Far cry 3 and they are already so similar. Every Ubisoft game now are filled with collectibles and tower sync points. Watch Dog is just a modern Assassins creed with far cry elements and Ghost recon is literally just third person far cry. Splinter cell is the only one not really affected by it and they killed that series There are definitely completely different games coming from Ubisoft that are popular (Siege being one) but just that their core series are mainly just the same game with different skins / perspectives. And the problem started in 2012 with Far cry 3. Remember how unique older AC games and Far cry 2 was? Ubi just ain’t bold enough to take risks anymore
i really do find it interesting when companies make a game in a series take place in india, because there are so many ways of mess it up, even if fictional. Far cry 4 did it right, and thats great.
@@jlev1028 far cry 4 takes place in a fictional Nepal. Just like how kittenkata is called "kamurocho" in yakuza. Lots of places in fc4 are real landscapes in East nepal.
Great analysis of what I think is a great and overlooked game! You didn't even touch on PVP multiplayer though, which was a super fun (and first?!) and welcome addition to the series. Maybe the servers are empty in 2021, but when this came out, multiplayer was SUPER fun!
3rd Far Cry was great, but I cant help but miss alot from Far Cry 2. The grittyness, the jams, the catastrophic failiures, the GPS and Map, safe houses, buddy system etc. Dont get me wrong, it had it troubles. But the direction the franchise is going now just seems to wanna be more over the top than the next. Kinda just enjoyed it being a more down to earth experience.
Never got around to finishing this one. Damn think kept crashing whenever I'd try to do one of the Shangri-La missions because it did not like that fact that I have two GPUs running in SLI, and I eventually got tired of having to turn that off and on whenever I wanted to do those parts.
I wish the "secret"/alternative ending would've been expanded into the full game, just slightly altered story but the same gameplay. I'd've loved to go crazy with uncle Min.
Yeah, when playing I just wished I could've worked with pagan min. Because sabal and amita are just the worse characters I ever team with in a game during the time.
@@atomic747 During the time? Are there worse now?
@@konradcurze394 I just mean my time playing far cry 4. Honestly don't remember much helpers in 5, can only remember boomer the dog and cheese burger who is a big ol bear and hurk jr who you know, been in 3 and 4.
I set up Amita's plan for the cash to rebuild and then shoot her at the end.
Agreed, they wouldn't even have had to do that much. Add a scene where Min explains you'll be infiltrating the Golden Path, then basically let the game play out normally before adding a new cutscene where you walk your chosen Golden Psychopath into Min's estate and spring a trap. You could even have a similar ending with Min where you work with him or take him out, becoming the new despotic ruler of Kyrat.
My biggest issue with 4 is that there's no continuation on the secret ending. After playing through the game and learning about the truth behind Pagan and the Golden Path, I really would have loved an alternate version of the story where you fight against the Golden Path on Pagan Min's side.
I had really hoped for it, too. A DLC like Blood Dragon where they had all of the resources already to build off of.
@@Canthag It would have been really cool, especially cause Pagan would need to have a more active role with him being your ally.
I suppose the game would be a bigger file size but honestly would've been worth the extra gb
@@CrosseyesYT absolutely
I mean they really didn't have enough time to go through with the entire idea due to its pretty short development
If Pagan Min showed up more in the story, they wouldve had to call him Pagan Max
Max Pagan dives through the window in slow motion.
Nice
“There’s a line in Shakespeare about brevity being the soul of wit,” is hilariously ironic given Jirard could have just said the real quote: “brevity is the soul of wit”
Yes.
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Far cry and ubisoft games in general are a great example of "Finish It" not "Complete It" because the side quests and collectibles really are a boring grind after a while
Even though AC Odyssey was way way too massive. I did just go across it entire map and fully explored every single landmark. I reached level 40 before I even did the second main quest of the game. I know people complained about the game's level need a lot of grinding but newer AC games really does complement the completionist playstyle. I can imagine the game being very tedious if you just wanted to play through quickly for the story.
Yep, Far Cry 3 collectibles are just stones in caves, boring bloated endless
@@goldmemberpb I actually 100% AC Odyssey. I still like the game and the completionist feeling of clearing all the points on the map but man it got tedious for me when I was just focusing on that stuff. It stopped being fun and I was just going through the motions while listening to podcasts
@@goldmemberpb that was my first platinum. Love odyssey.
@@smorgasbord26 Yeah, but since I have not played an AC game since syndicate back in 2015, I did not get fatigued just going from landmark after landmark, doing the same camp capture missions over and over. I wish the game was like 50x smaller. it would have been way more manageable. I loved the dlc though and how it answered so much of the lore. I also really like all of the mythical elements in the story.
I actually like the formula. I like to listen to podcasts or watch UA-cam videos while clearing the map and just pay attention during the story missions and cutscenes
Dude same.
I love to use the picture in picture feature on Chrome to put up a funny video like Danny Gonzalez or drew gooden while I explore kyrat :P
I feel like far cry 2 never got enough love. The limited fast travel, gun decay/jamming and random outbursts of malaria attacks were part of it's charm imo, but ended up being the most complained about aspects. Not to mention the insane bushfire mechanics, and a map making/sharing tool on a freaking ps3/360, this thing was way ahead of it's time.
Sure the story was a bit forgettable, as iirc it was really just choose a random generic mercenary, make friends with other mercs and take down some generic fanatic militants, with a hint of betrayal at the end. But it was the feeling of desperation and otherness that really sold this game for me. Being revived by my 'buddy' after a brutal gunfight, only to have to go back because the buddy went down, then choosing between using your precious morphine on them or putting them out of their misery, only to learn that there's a chance that you overdose them with the morphine and lose them forever. Man I'll never forget those moments for as long as I live.
Trust me it gets more love then you know. It has a solid amount of die hard fans behind it. As someone who has played it to the point of getting a gun that won’t jam on me for at least five missions, it has problems. Those things you listed are both good and bad. The enemies are oppressive so casual gamers are not going to be ready for it. The malaria was more annoying then cool honestly at a certain point, and wasn’t needed to remind you how bad things are. If they lessened it after a few pills a good bit, then it wouldn’t be a bother, or should I say annoyance. The AI are wonderful. Not perfect, but the fact that guys will go out into gunfire just to drag a wounded enemy to safety is just amazing. I’ll never forget it honestly. The first time my gun burst was also insane. The last thing was as you mentioned with your mercenary friends is also great. Beyond that the gunplay is fine, but way outdated at this point. Yes it is an old game, but you can’t expect people to pick it up and enjoy it when they haven’t played it before. It has flaws. Massive ones. It takes patience to play this game. I’m a believer we need to slow down in life, but a lot of things nowadays just make that impossible for most of us as adults. So this game doesn’t have a lot of pay off for your time spent playing it in short intervals. The funny thing is that if you don’t play it in short intervals then the repetitiveness of guard outposts becomes extremely relevant. As great as a lot of things are in this game, it has aged poorly in certain areas. Also if you are not playing it on pc then it has the nasty muddy brown tint to it. The game deserves a remaster, but with some changes to it, and additions as well. The weather is amazing, and how it affects fire is just to good. It feels like you are in Africa. The problem is that at night it doesn’t look very good, and is just all to repetitive to the max on many levels before you get to the really good parts. It was outstanding at its time, but the guard outposts should have been seen as becoming a problem with the spawn rate even back then. If they fixed it then the game would instantly become so much better. I just got bored after a while of the game, and lost patience waiting for it to get to the better parts. It is good, but nostalgia/experience of this in the past makes it more bearable. I didn’t start it until two years ago. The game will never get the praise you want it to until you guys realize it doesn’t really deserve it as a whole. It deserves it for some parts to be known as amazing, but as to how it was put together, it is lacking a bit to much for such high praise. Love those things, but not the other things, and don’t want to deal with it just for the good parts. Again it is a good game, but some parts are great, but other parts keep those from making it great as a whole.
OMG THE COMPLETIONIST NEEDS TO PLAY BUTTON CITY!!! THERE IS A 100% TROPHY THAT STATES GOING FULL BEARD MODE AND NODDING TO HIM!!!
I second this!!!!
Just looked it up. That game looks adorable.
I wonder if he might be interested in Ar Nosurge since the main villains goal is kid you not "achieving 100% completion" that theyd destroy the freaking world
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Blood Dragon I feel is the best Far Cry because it's so short and compact. That and the lazer blasting dragons, the weapons and Michael Biehn.
facts bro. fav Far Cry so far. i’m not sure why it hasn’t gotten a remaster yet. the Duke Nukem cheesy lines were the best 😂
Sadly it's one of the games I didn't play, including New Dawn being the other spin off game I haven't tried out
Idk, i liked the game but i think its too short
@@anointilisque7768 it's a DLC standalone expansion. Can't expect it to be longer than Far Cry 3.
@@tonevaave Well, Ubisoft is remastering it but as of right now the only way to get it is by buying the season pass for FC6.
FPS gamer: “Who cares about good stories and characters? I just want to have fun shooting guys and stuff.”
Ubisoft fan: “I am still waiting for a new Prince of Persia game.”
No kidding. :/
@about you
Why? Just why?
I wish they'd make a new Rayman
Rayman fans:
"Join the club pal"
@@idanshoval6939 : Man, I remember Great Escape had some really good stuff in it. Rayman's quirky enough to stand out. They should do more with it.
Man this game was... kinda repetitive, kinda weak endings (except after replaying the game and finding out about shooting the helicopter at the end) and eh... it's there.
But man, the aesthetic? I effin' love it. The licensed songs used were also on spot. Easily my favorite thing about the game
@about you stfu bot
I found the game incredibly BORING!
I found the same thing with Far Cry 3, once I played it again I realized that it wasn't as good as I thought it was, I found that the second half of the game is really bad and really slow, so I'd say FarCry 5 is my favorite at the moment next to blood dragon.
Then you should really appreciate the non licensed cult music that they wrote and recorded for farcry 5... It really makes the game feel like a unique experience no matter how much people bitch about it. They went WAY out of their way toake the world feel real
That opening scene with the music and Pagan Min saying "we are gonna fuck shit up" never fails to put a smile on my face. I love pagan min so much, every scene with him is fun.
Not gonna lie, I've always had a soft spot for this one. Farcry 4 was how I was introduced to the series, and, as someone with a strand of Nepalise heritage that ALSO was ultimately born and grew up in America, I've always felt a bit of an affinity for it. I know it's by no means perfect, and has some problems, but I still enjoy it for what it is.
I feel Ahjay is too emotionally removed. Although him having recently lost his mother, that's understandable.
Jason is better to me, because we him go from normal college kid, to bloodlust kill happy warrior.
There's also a couple of your friends who respond negatively to Jason changing too which there isn't any of that for ahjay
This is the only part I didn't agree with Jirard. Jason is way more of a developed character, not only by letting us play through his changes, but by being able to see the human reactions of his friends as it happens.
I'd say the entirety of Far Cry 4 story is pretty meh. The script could've been so much better. None of the two main paths are good or enjoyable... If your 'meme' ending is better than any of the other endings, there is something wrong.
I couldn't agree more with these statements. Jason's character development was actually interesting to behold. Ajay was literally just the errand boy, with seemingly very little capacity to guide the story. Jason helped drove the story, Ajay merely was along for the ride.
First, Far Cry 4 is an excellent example of ubisoft's unprecedented talent for world building and continuously engaging side content
Also, I know how unpopular and terrible this opinion is so please be civil
I love it to bro
"Engaging" is a questionable way to describe it
@@epicgamerzfail4575 You are wrong it is so hood
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I absolutely loved this game and Platinum'd it and 100% the in-game percentage. I honestly didn't have a problem in my journey doing so. I loved the notes and backstory told throughout, esp enjoyed the Serial Killer. The only issues I had is that I hated the multiplayer Trophies and Arena did suck.
As for Story wise, I loved it, def wanted more of it & it's characters but I'm happy enough with what I got.
Being from India, I was personally able to relate much to the setting, music, lore in general. Absolutely loved the Shangri-La sections. Visually, the game was awesome, I completed it to about 80% before even finishing the main story!!
Really want a Far Cry 2 review. Love that game to death.
I would lose my mind over an HD remaster.
This game still looks gorgeous 8 years later
Great review,I can’t wait till you do FC5 truly underrated in my opinion. It’s my favorite FARCRY,I hope you review it soon:)
I would say the "Ubisoft" formula started with Assassin creed 2. All those map markers lol
I really didn’t like how the game played out with the golden path, you ended up with two really harsh options regress back to the old ways or become a narco state, that secret ending sounded even better, I would have loved wiping out the golden path with min telling me what to do 😅😅😅😅😅
FC4 is probably the best FC game. It's FC3, but just perfected and a better overall game. I love the setting too!
Thanks!
I played Far Cry 4 when I was in Middle school and had tons of free time. So I ended up getting everything, even after I got the platinum. I got all chests, even one that you had to glitch your way into. Good times.
i really love the setting in far cry 4, really gives it the exotic feeling of the land, was really dissapointed with far cry 5 when i saw it was set on th US
The canon ending is the secret one.
The normal game is a "what if".🙃
Crab rangoon is really more of an appetizer...
Ubisoft open world games are fun to play through, and a nightmare to 100%
I still have my FC3 save file at platinum and 99% because one side quest said "fuck you" and deleted an item I had to collect
This game should have had a fourth ending! hide the young girl, kill Amita and Sabal to take over Kyrat proper, oh well.
I actually wish the hidden ending would be cannon, then again it could be!
As someone who has 100% completed the game twice I never really had any issues with the completion aspect of things. I just fell in love with the setting and with having so many combat abilities and weapons I just had a fun time running around and collecting stuff!
27:12 therapist: Jirard Min doesn’t exist, he can’t hurt you.
Jirard Min:
I know last horse to finish the race and all, but Jirard, Mr. Completionist. You are looking much healthier and I really hope that is true for mental health too. Much love!
Hey Jirard, you’re looking good. I hope you’re well. Thanks for another great review. Looking forward to the next one.
Ubisoft will also go to great lengths to cover up sexual harassment. (Not a criticism of Jirard, it's just important that people know.)
Huh?
@@hvacmech3659 Ubisoft has been accused of promoting a widespread culture of abuse, similarly to Blizzard. kotaku.com/ubisoft-workers-decry-industrys-culture-of-abuse-1847380511
Though these games can definitely be repetitive, I still absolutely love the iterations of far cry as they're released. They're one of the only shooter games I even bother with nowadays.
That secret ending is so cool! I didn't think to stay there and wait. That's awesome!
One of my favorite clips ever is Troy Baker talking about when he interviewed for Pagan Min and they got interrupted by a PA and he just started adlibbing as the character.
Far Cry games, and generally games that use the modern Ubisoft formula, are often a total blast to play yet always outstay their welcome.
Fun drinking game: Every time Jirard mispronounces Kyrat (KEY-rat) take a shot.
Note: Make sure you’ve updated your will in case you succumb to alcohol poisoning.
Still wish there were an alternate playthrough where you help Pagan Min!
I never understand why people keep asking for this. Help pagan do what exactly? The dude is done and Ajay is the New King
The Golden Path are now irrelevant and have no purpose since Ajay is King now.
@@MistahJay7 help him defeat The Golden Path and have a professional army instead of a diminished band of rebels? It wouldn't be hard to change the story and switch character models or vehicles in the free roam world.
@@Duskwalker68 But why would you need to defeat the Golden path once Ajay is the new King? The Golden Path was created for the sole purpose of taking down Pagan Min. They have no purpose anymore. The Royal army and Royal guard are now Ajays too in the secret ending.The Golden Path would most likely no longer be hostile since there founder Mohan, Ajays Father who created the golden path is now the King of the Country. Peace would be a likely scenario now. In terms of the story in makes no sense for Ajay to start randomly destroying the golden path once Min has left Kyrat. I mean I guess you could if you want to be complete evil psycho dictator lol
@@MistahJay7 I mean if you want to believe that The Golden Path is purely benevolent sure. Both of their potential leaders are power hungry, have support among the population, are okay with killing people who oppose them or using morally wrong methods to succeed, while being totally willing to oust Ajay after he helps them; one literally tells you as much after you help her win. Not hard to make a scenario where they're enemies.
I wonder why I never got all the achievements for this game
"Looks at the multiplayer achievements and the amount of people actually playing multiplayer'
Ah yes now I remember
Depending on how FC6 does, FC4 is my favorite. Felt 3 was tad overrated some. 5, momentum was killed with the the progress bar forcing you into story missions. 4 i was allowed to explore and do whatever the hell i want with in my opinion a very good progression system via hunting, side questing, collectibles etc. In addition this game aged very well.
I’m with you on 5 buddy but another problem I had with the game was that you HAD to kill the 3 underlinings of Joseph’s, including Jacob who is probably my favorite antagonist in the whole series, but you CAN’T kill Joseph until the end of New Dawn. And even worse: the game try’s to make him out to be the good guy. No Ubisoft, he is NOT the good guy!
The Completionist: Figuring out in 2021 what everyone else figured out about Ubisoft years ago.
I felt like after an hour they stopped focusing on the story and it was non stop missions
FC4 has been my favorite so far, having played 1, a bit of 2, all of 3, and more of 5 than I care to admit. 4's location, politics, and villain just all felt more interesting and more refined. "Maybe now we can shoot shoot some GD guns."
It is always nice when my home country gets represented in a big game like far cry 4 or uncharted 2. I remember when Angryjoe recorded a demo of this game a while back and it actually contained a typo in the loading screen. It was supposed to say " One minute" but instead it said " one maneet" because one of the symbols were misplaced. I think that video is still up on youtube. So, anyone who's not incredibly rusty in Sanskrit than me can verify it.
Edit- Also noticed a typo with the " Kyrat border" around 7:25. the way it's written, it says "Kyareet bordayer".
Pretty much a good mantra for modern open world games: "Do as much as you like on the way but don't bother too much."
The last Ubisoft game I bought was Farcry 3.. and quickly returned it, having already played Farcry 1 & 2. From there I have watched Ubisoft repeat the same crap over and over, and have never wanted anything to do with any of their games since.
Imagine a Prince of Persia with breath of the wild open world, the Witcher/sekiro combat, and parkour mechanics from that dream game
Sounds like a pain for the devs to make
Anyone know where I can watch some of his past streams that were removed from Twitch?
The shangrila levels and wing suit part of the game is fantastic
"Awful workplace conditions" is underselling it a bit
I want to see a baseball game with multiple Ubisoft properties crossing over.
Ubisoftball
Ezio is up to bat, Pagan Min pitching. Ooh, it's going deep into left field! A perfect catch by Aiden Pierce and that is an out!
We'd just heard The Clash's "Should I Stay or Should I Go", we should have known that it was an option to sit at the table and wait for Pagan Min to come back
I remember I could not put this game down back in the day. Multi-player was a lot of fun too. I can't beat the game without collecting everything.
A little secret: if you wait long enough and don't leave the first room then something else happens. Try it out.
"If I go there will be trouble...
And if I stay it will be double..."
As a fan of the Farcry series (from 2 onward). I loved listening to your comparisons between three and four. And I eagerly await your video on five, as it's my personal favorite in the series.
5 was my first far cry and I loved it. I’ve played almost all of the far cry’s now.
I loved 5 and Primal. They are my favorites.
I can only describe how I love this game with one word: Buzzsaw.
Buzzsaw go BRR
Talk about that eternal defiance game you have in the background I've never seen that game before and I just tried looking for it on UA-cam and found nothing so what's up with it?
I was wondering the same thing, it looks like a more "Gritty" Mario with a purple dragon. I think it's fake but I have to know. Google revealed nothing but it seems other people have searched for it recently.
Are you going to try completing Streets of Rage 4 (or any of the series)? I picked up the DLC recently, and the game is a heck of a good time, but I can see the terrors of completing it.
The one thing that I can describe of what the basis of Far Cry is, is that of a Zero to Hero story, that the progression in these games are quite satisfying, you start out very bare bones then by the end of the game you're a full blown Action Hero Badass, which is something that certain entries that nail that concept better than others, 3 definitely nailed it well despite the main character VA Performance being not being as great as it could be, 4 with Ajay with his Character being none existent and felt like Ubisoft didn't try with the main player character after 3, Blood Dragon is awesome and nailed playing as a 80's Action Hero perfectly, although in the main entries having too much of that or less than it falls apart and you as the player relies heavily on the non player characters to essentially save the game's narrative, honestly this is coming from somebody who's a huge fan of Uncharted and those game's nail a Player Character right which I feel like if Far Cry 4 pulled some elements of Nathan Drake as a character for Ajay, as in the Everyman kinda feel who's interested in history and has another reason to return to his birthplace other than bringing his mom's ashes there.
I am a big fan of open world games but the Ubisoft games are where I kind of hit my limit at times in terms of size and content. I am not a trophy completionist but I try to eat least knock out all the map markers, side quests and stuff. I did not manage that when I played AC Odyssey earlier this year because it was just so so much to do. It is even more nuts when you consider that those games come out every year pretty much and multiple franchises to boot.
I think Far Cry Primal came out after this one. Heard it's basically 4 but with a tribal skin on top. Would be very interested to see how that one goes.
Primal is honestly really different than 4. But they reused a good chunk of the map from 4.
Please make episodes about far cry 5 and far cry 6
Really appreciate Troy Baker (Pagin Min) for correctly pronouncing "Ajay", as it is done in Hindi.
Great video. FC 4 was the one that got me into the series and got me hooked. Loved everything about the game, except for a few instances where the NPC would out right drive a truck into me while trying to defend a post...still laugh about that today. It's hard to find a game where I can just relax and jam out in the car in game listening to the music on the radio. Overall the game was a work of art to me. Can't wait to see what you finish next!
Same it was my first farcry game and I loved it I can't wait for farcry 6 to come out. Farcry primal was my second so FC 6 is gonna be my third game in the series
FC2 was my favorite in the franchise despite its flaws ... felt the most distinct, gritty & immersive compared the everything that came after. Especially when I compared it to FC: Instincts Predator that I played prior to that game.
I like that FC2 has something to say. A message. It's a commentary on how regional conflicts are often ignored by more developed countries no matter how big they get (the Jackel's goal was to stoke the flames of war so the UN would notice and end it. It worked but they did nothing. No happy ending.), the complexities of such conflicts (arms dealers arming both sides, paid in conflict diamonds as paper currency has collapsed, the struggles of civilians amid this, the atrocities committed for the sake of killing their enemies and the role of mercenaries amid this situation profiteering at every step.) and how no-one, not even the player, is morally good in this game.
Meanwhile every FC from 3 onwards either has no message, is simply just "autocracy bad" or in FC5's case is just a surface level cosmetic as FC5 claims to be critical of American's religious fanaticism but never really does anything with it beyond putting crosses on everything and making everyone talk like a Catholic sermon.
This doesn't mean the newer games aren't fun, just that their message, if any, is shallower than FC2's Heart of Darkness inspired discussion of third world civil warfare.
Also the fire propagation physics keep getting neutered with every release and that makes my inner pyromaniac sad.
@@PlebNC someone who gets it & understands ... thank you :D hahah
If I were to replay a Far Cry game it would def be 4. There’s just something about it that makes it my favorite.
19:27 - I KNEW my game glitched out! The TV never turned on, so they were all staring at a blank screen haha. I just thought they were using it as a radio or something lmao
Pagan min is one of my absolute favourite villains of all time, and troy baker us just a treasure
This is yet another franchise that I never tried before Jirard made a video about it that caught my attention. I'm in the middle of buying multiple far cry games to dive head first into it!
For me, the main appeal of the Far Cry 3 and 4 is that they’re just silly fun and addictive. «I’ll just do one more outpost/radio tower/side quest and then I’ll go to bed» and then I stayed up way too late.
Far Cry 5 didn’t have this for me, dunno why.
You gotta play assassins creed Valhalla, they basically take the Grindy completionist checklist of stuff you have to do/collect and tripled down on it hard, you’ll easily sink about 2-300 hours of gameplay to do and find everything
Sounds like busywork
Sounds like: no, thanks.
As someone who used to work in games ( though i still consider my self a game dev ) I appreciate the start of this video, talking about that and also saying how much the crunch is tough.
Jirard, I know complete it Rouge Likes is crazy, but after you did DeadCells and now that this game has been rereleased on all platforms, please concider completing Hades, the game is truly great
The medieval gameplay that appears starting at 1:23... I don't recognize this. Is this a Ubisoft game? What game is it?
My biggest problem I had with 4 is that it was the start of creating an albeit good but stailing formula.
It's introduction was surprisingly really good, especially considering it gives a completely different perspective of a game.
...then you realize that 5 copy pasted it, with its being forced.
...I just wish the gameplay got shaken up is all. Blood dragon got close
Thanks, had this bought on Steam since completing 3 and yet never played it. Gonna get it installed and experienced.
Is it me, or does the origin pc look like it has eyes at 0:50?
Some companies have their “model” or “style”. Fromsoft’s combat style and gaining currency and losing it all upon death is an example, but each of their games feels innovative. Ubisoft’s model of huge world, climbing tall things to unlock maps, repetitive missions and outpost, stealth, and so much clutter on the map. Each of their games feel the same. The souls trilogy and bloodborne concept wise look similar, but bloodborne adds weapons that essentially have 2 modes, and a gun instead of a shield. And sekiro’s counter and parry system. Its a familiar yet new experience. With ubisoft if youve played assassins creed odyssey youve played farcry 4, just modern, first person and with guns. Immortals fenyx rising feels just like odyssey but with a botw skin. Its where the time between buying their games is pretty big for me.
Will you be completing Far Cry 6 when it releases?
Love the new intro
"Far Cry 4 is overly long and repetitive."
I can see Assassin's Creed Valhalla laughing its ass off over there...
Exploring these worlds is always the best part of Ubisoft games.
Farcry 4 is one of my all time favorites in the series and all games!
Hot take: the ubisoft model did more damage to the AAA game industry than any single thing.
Hmm. What had a larger impact: Ubisoft, or the live-service model?
@@fiammaorsmth9840 isnt ubisoft the company that popularized the term "games as a service" in the first place? Lol And honestly, I'm not bothered by games as a service, unless they're open world live service games. But games have gotten way more expensive, and that helps cut costs and keep some of these companies going. Sometimes its egregious, but now that you have me thinking about it, I really blame the game community at large for allowing it to become as large as it has. Not because they support it, but because it's been so engrained in their psyche that live service is how its supposed to be, that they deem a game "dead" once a dev stops actively patching it. And in argument FOR live services, I direct you to the street fighter series, and how they released 4 versions of the same game at a minimum because patches werent possible yet.
its a bit funny that after I started completing far cry 3 you made a video about it and now that I am completing 4 you make a video about that one too :D
Hey Jirard! Thank you for the great content as always. Any chance we might see a review of Fire Emblem: Three Houses in the near future? It's been 2 years since it's release and the last Fire Emblem game you reviewed was the Blazing Blade over 4 years ago.
I feel like Far cry games killed Ubisoft’s ingenuity, after Far cry 3 every Ubi game became more and more similar
AC3 came out the same year as Far cry 3 and they are already so similar. Every Ubisoft game now are filled with collectibles and tower sync points. Watch Dog is just a modern Assassins creed with far cry elements and Ghost recon is literally just third person far cry. Splinter cell is the only one not really affected by it and they killed that series
There are definitely completely different games coming from Ubisoft that are popular (Siege being one) but just that their core series are mainly just the same game with different skins / perspectives. And the problem started in 2012 with Far cry 3. Remember how unique older AC games and Far cry 2 was? Ubi just ain’t bold enough to take risks anymore
Rewatching this in anticipation of Farcry 6. Cant wait to see how it plays!
In hindsight, I guess FC6 was okay. But I'd rather eat shit for dinner for the rest of my life than 100% it..!
i really do find it interesting when companies make a game in a series take place in india, because there are so many ways of mess it up, even if fictional. Far cry 4 did it right, and thats great.
Uh, Far Cry 4 takes place in a fictional country. WTF are you talking about?
@@jlev1028 far cry 4 takes place in a fictional Nepal. Just like how kittenkata is called "kamurocho" in yakuza. Lots of places in fc4 are real landscapes in East nepal.
What game is Eternal Defiance for gamecube??? I´ve seen it a couple of times in the show but i dont find any information about that game
You're too nice. Ubisoft, EA, and activision have been watering down the industry for almost a decade.
They’ve also produced some innovative and great games.
compared to EA and activison Ubisoft are saints
what do you mean? this is a review of far cry 4, not a critique of a company
@@frenchllama7363 but that doesn't excuse their horrible working conditions, business practices, and mushy games
@@metallicfingers I’m not even sure by what you mean by mushy games but can you explain a little more
Great analysis of what I think is a great and overlooked game! You didn't even touch on PVP multiplayer though, which was a super fun (and first?!) and welcome addition to the series. Maybe the servers are empty in 2021, but when this came out, multiplayer was SUPER fun!
Not gonna lie, when I saw the thumbnail I thought you were completing the first far cry. The four blends in to the jacket
3rd Far Cry was great, but I cant help but miss alot from Far Cry 2. The grittyness, the jams, the catastrophic failiures, the GPS and Map, safe houses, buddy system etc.
Dont get me wrong, it had it troubles. But the direction the franchise is going now just seems to wanna be more over the top than the next. Kinda just enjoyed it being a more down to earth experience.
Probably the only one, but Far cry 4 and primal are my favourite in the series by far!
I absolutely loved Primal, not enough games with that setting.
Never got around to finishing this one. Damn think kept crashing whenever I'd try to do one of the Shangri-La missions because it did not like that fact that I have two GPUs running in SLI, and I eventually got tired of having to turn that off and on whenever I wanted to do those parts.
Far Cry 4 is hands down my favorite FC title. Kinda doubt any new titles will top it, but I'll be pleasantly pleased if one does.
i don't know if anyone is actually expected to complete it, so much as there's supposed to be plenty to do in any direction one choses to go.