Far Cry 4 in all it's glory Fact sheets E3 trailer & screens
E3 2014
JUNE 05, 2014
WHAT IS FAR CRY 4?
Far Cry 4 is an open-world, first-person shooter that delivers the most expansive and immersive Far Cry experience ever. Players find themselves in Kyrat, a breathtaking, perilous and wild region of the Himalayas struggling under the regime of a despotic self-appointed king. Using a vast array of weapons, vehicles, and animals, players will write their own story. For the first time ever, with Guns for Hire, players can invite a friend or AI companion to join them in the exotic open world, providing an exponential expansion of possibilities.
WHAT IS THE FAR CRY 4 STORY?
You are Ajay Ghale, a young man returning to the country of your birth in the Himalayas to fulfill your mother’s final wish. She had fled from civil war in Kyrat 25 years ago, and has asked you to return to scatter her ashes. What she hasn’t told you is that your family, the Ghales, founded a rebellion that is struggling, fighting a war against a despotic, self-appointed King, Pagan Min.
As Ajay explores and discovers more about Kyrat he becomes involved in the rebellion and The Golden Path, following in his parents’ footsteps. The rebels are willing and able but their leadership is divided and, through his actions, Ajay begins making choices which will steer the Golden Path towards the liberation of Kyrat, one way or another.
WHAT IS THE ANECDOTE FACTORY?
The Anecdote Factory is a term coined by Eurogamer when they reviewed Far Cry 3 back in 2012. It was a term the team felt spoke strongly to the brand’s DNA and it also resonated in videos of the game fans posted online. You can find hours of footage where people just play around in the open world, reacting to the unexpected challenges thrown at them by the game. For example, you have people spending hours exploring the Rook Islands, blowing up turtles, punching sharks, setting the jungle on fire all while being attacked by cassowaries. The team wanted to push that further by providing them with more tools to do so and giving them the tools to really own that world and leverage all of its opportunities. With Far Cry 4, the objective was to make a breathing and living world anchored in reality, where stuff is happening, with or without you.
WHERE IS FAR CRY 4 SET?
Far Cry 4 takes you to Kyrat, a mountainous paradise nestled in the Himalayas. Torn apart by civil war where the Kyrati people, led by the Golden Path, fight to take the power back from Pagan Min’s dictatorship.
In defining Kyrat, we asked ourselves where we could find an ecosystem with the right mix of animals and biomes to fuel the anecdote factory. It took a mix of interesting prey and predator dynamics, pack animals, and lone dangerous predators. We really wanted to ride an elephant, so that narrowed things down rather quickly! We also agreed that we didn’t want to create another tropical island. In Kyrat, you go from dense arboreal forests, through the green midlands, into the rocky foothills, and up to the snowy mountain peaks. Not only does the environment bring diversity, but also unique gameplay opportunities.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NEW GAMEPLAY ELEMENTS?
Fortress Outposts: Fortress Outposts are the next evolution of outposts in the Far Cry open-world. They are heavily fortified outposts that will require some serious problem solving on the player’s part.
Mountain Climbing: With Far Cry 4 set in the Himalayas, it was obvious that we would push the players to climb the mountains. Fun elements like grapple hooks and snow missions were introduced to the world to take full advantage of this setting.
Surprising Enemy Behavior: The enemies can now go wherever the player goes, including vertically elevated areas and they can even flank you. The same can be said about the many animals you’ll encounter in the open-world.
Immersive Driving: You can now drive and shoot and take down enemies from moving vehicles.
Riding Animals: The elephant is more than a beautiful iconic animal in Kyrat, you can also make it your ally and ride it around the world or into battle.
Weaponizing Animals: Each animal has the potential to be a toy – it’s up to the player to understand it and find out what they need to do to leverage it.
Flying Toys: The wing suit returns and you can now use it anywhere in Kyrat. You’ll also be able to play around with the buzzer, our brand new gyrocopter.
WHAT IS GUNS FOR HIRE?
The game is designed to let people play how they want and create their own stories. The world is littered with vehicles, animals, enemies and allies, all of which interact in different ways to allow the player to choose their own strategies and create their own stories. Now in Far Cry 4, you can invite a friend or AI companion to join you in the open world, providing an exponential expansion of possibilities: capture outposts, liberate bell towers, explore Kyrat, and take on dozens of quests and challenges. The primary player will keep all their progress in the single player game, from XP and money to outposts liberated, while the second player will keep all of their XP and cash.
WHO IS PAGAN MIN?
Pagan Min is a raging narcissist with a God complex. He’s always been a fan of his own image and the presentation of himself as a brand. Ambitious and ruthless self-proclaimed King of Kyrat. Pagan Min originally entered Kyrat, he was every bit the charismatic leader, conquering Kyrat slowly and pulling people to his cause. This included the Golden Path rebels; but quickly enough, idealism surrenders to reality. Pagan Min believes that Kyrat’s problems lie in its connection to the past. In trying to sever those connections, Pagan Min splits his own camp, and although he controls much of Kyrat, he makes enemies with the Golden Path; a rebellion is born.
WHAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO PLAYERS FROM A CUSTOMIZATION STANDPOINT?
In Far Cry, players are encouraged to approach the open world and its many opportunities the best way they want to play. Stealthily inclined players or assault trained snipers will find the tools and weapons they need to achieve their goals. They will be able to customize their weapon attachments and skins as they see fit.
HOW IS FAR CRY 4 DIFFERENT FROM FAR CRY 3
Far Cry 4 is a massive leap forward from Far Cry 3, bringing all of the successes from the previous game, adding more vehicles, animals and toys to the open world along with the ability to invite your best friend along for the ride. We’re diving deeper into the concept of player choice. What future does each player see for Kyrat? Which faction within the Golden Path will each player choose?
HOW IS FAR CRY 4 DIFFERENT FROM OTHER FPS EXPERIENCES?
Far Cry 4 isn’t considered to be an FPS – it isn’t locked in that box. It is more of an open world experience that also happens to be an FPS. First and foremost, Far Cry is about creating a rich, living and breathing world where stuff happens, with our without you, the player. That makes for unique gameplay opportunities and adventures.
FAR CRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS RICH SANDBOX EXPERIENCE – IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IN FAR CRY 4?
Absolutely! By taking Far Cry 4 to the Himalayas, we bring a third dimension, the notion of verticality and variety when it comes to environmental elements, such as snow. This will make for some really interesting scenarios.
HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH KYRAT AS THE NEXT LOCATION?
Far Cry 3 was already a winning recipe but it was extremely important to iterate on it and bring more to the table. The choice was made based on gameplay opportunities – what would the location allow us to do and which animals do we want to play with? The elephant fantasy was definitely a driving force in that decision with developers wanting to ride elephants and weaponize them in the open world. The wing suit was already introduced in Far Cry 3 however there was still a lot of potential for its use that had yet to be explored. Kyrat will allow players to explore a new dimension.
WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS FAR CRY 4 BUILT ON?
Far Cry 4 is leveraging Dunia, an engine that continues to evolve to support co-op in the open world, next gen quality graphics, customizable gameplay and improved environmental physics, for example.
WILL THERE BE MULTIPLAYER?
Yes, there will be an innovative adversarial multiplayer component in the game, as well as other experiences you’ll be able to play with others. We will detail all that at a later date.
WILL THERE BE ANY PLATFORM EXCLUSIVE CONTENT?
If you purchase Far Cry 4 on PS3 and PS4, you will receive a set of ‘Keys to Kyrat’. Send these to any of your friends on PSN and invite them into your world. Capture outposts together, explore Kyrat, and gain experience and money, even if they don’t yet own the game.
WILL THERE BE ANY UPLAY BENEFITS, PERKS OR EXCLUSIVES?
We are still working out the specific details on UPlay integration and will have more details in the months to come.
HOW ARE YOU TAKING ADVANTAGE OF NEXT GEN HARDWARE AND TECHNOLOGY?
Far Cry is about beauty and creating a living world and next gen technology will allow us to bring more to that living world. Next gen technology allows us to populate that living world with a fidelity never before seen.
WILL THERE BE ANY COMPANION GAMING CONTENT?
We will have more details on this in the months to come. Stay tuned.
WHEN IS FAR CRY 4 COMING OUT?
November 18th 2014 worldwide on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC.
E3 PRESS INFORMATION
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