Findus Fop wrote:
Reader, I chose Far Cry 4.
And what an excellent choice it is too (and free, because I already owned it).
Definitely the tonic I needed. I'm loving just diving in, bezzing around on a quad bike to do a bit of hunting, liberate some signal towers, pick up whatever mission I stumble across.
Ubisoft still needs to stop letting hyperactive teenagers write their Far Cry scripts, because the relentless effing and blinding grates quickly. But I can live with it.
Hoping my grappling hook gets some sort of mechanised upgrade at some point, because it feels cumbersome and un-fun at the moment - while everything else in the game seems to be geared at fun. Being able to launch off from your starting hub from a choice of zip lines, hang gliders and quads is pleasingly generous.
And just over a quarter of a year later, I've finished Far Cry 4 (well, I killed the baddie).
There are other endings but I can't be bothered seeking those out. I will likely mop up the few remaining outposts using my new strategy of finding a high vantage point about 100m away from the outpost, sniping the alarms and then sniping every fucker inside. Though the acquisition of the Buzzsaw after I liberated every bell tower means I could just traipse in there and mow them down with 3 miles of ammunition threading through my hot wrought iron weaponry.
I've clocked Longines' (great) and Reggie & Yogi's (frankly sh1t) missions, and I can't be doing with the Shangri La missions which are a pain in the arse. So after the outposts, I'll leave Kyrat, having largely thoroughly enjoyed my time there. I loved the way the landscape became more barren and desolate the closer you get to Pagan Min. As previously referenced, the druggy bits were a bit tedious, though they were visually arresting, it must be said.
In 6-12 months time I think I will try Far Cry Primal, which does sound appealing in terms of shaking things up just enough to make being in the FC open world a joy, without being too tired of the mechanics.
In the meantime, I have Witcher 3, XCom 2 or No Man's Sky to get going on. And Doom. Gah.