A Viewpoint

    The Farcry series of games hold a unique position among the first person shooter genre--blending tactical and Stealth elements with the traditional run-n-gun playstyles which results in both accessible and addictive gameplay experiences that also warrants a huge replay value. But after nearly two decades' worth of Videogames, there's several reasons why the first game in the series, Farcry (2004), is still one of most true-to-form experiences from the franchise and is actually the most Farcry game in the series, both in terms of themes and the overall gameplay experience. And that's what this article is all about.   What makes the Farcry series of FPS' stand out from most other shooters is that these games are characterized by an underlying relationship between the player and the environment, or the world where the game is taking place. In a way, the World becomes a character of it's own, which really drives home the point that the player is stranded in a farawa...

Far Cry 3 was an insanely enjoyable game. With a sprawling open world, reactive wildlife & an incredibly satisfying stealth mechanism, FC3 was one of the more ingenious first person shooters in recent years. No doubt Ubisoft would like to raise the bar higher in the upcoming Far Cry 4. But there are a few things FC4 must take care of to improve on the FC3 experience. 1 . Variety in side missions : The side quests in FC3 was pretty awful. Most of them are redundant go-here-do-that activities, failing to utilize the diverse elements of the gameplay. I'm not talking about those knife throwing or jungle racing contests as those were just subtexts for money or xp & gets old pretty soon. It'd be great if FC4 includes side missions that have little stories of their own instead of being simple fetch quests. 2. More discoveries : I believe the missions where you get to find the ancient knife were the best in the game. Underwater caves, secret unde...