Far Cry 4

FARCRY 4  

    For two weeks I immersed myself in the gloriously beautiful and dangerous world of Ubisoft's fictional Himalayan country Kyrat.  Not initially on my list, but since it's release late 2014 I presumed I was going to end up playing it sooner or later in the year; what with my love for the previous two installments.  As it turned out I got it as a Christmas gift and so low-and-behold it was a game I immediately set into my new PS4's disc slot and marched forward unto.

        From the moment I first took control of Ajay Ghale I realized Ubisoft had managed still to perfect a game that was, as far as I was previously concerned, already perfected.  Not only is the game beautiful beyond belief, providing screen captures of photographic quality; but the story and it's characters are actually worth investing in.  Which is a real step up from the previous games where the protagonist wasn't really that great of a human being.  Instead, each decision you make in the game reflects itself.  When you're sent to kill someone and you sit for a second and think, 'Is my gun the only solution in this game?  What's the need to kill this person?'  You soon realize you simply don't have to.  Spoiler alert, but the ending allows you to stop, not shoot the main antagonist and instead listen to his words of wisdom.  How much of the killing you've done along the way mirrors his own and then allow him to fly off because "I've given you Kyrat, but I'm keeping the helicopter!"

      Far Cry is the kind of game that appeals to me over and over in a way I find hard to explain.  I never tire of exploring the geography, collecting new weapons and finding newer and smarter way to take over enemy bases.  Far Cry 4 adds the benefit of being even more polished than ever before and for those who've enjoyed the previous installments but have yet to try this one, there is no better time than now.  I could go on for a while about all the minutia the world of Kyrat and it's story; about how you assist in the rebel uprising against a self-appointed king who is both mad and brilliant at the same time.  Not to mention, offers some of the best lines of dialog througout the way.

     All I can say is this game is brilliant.  I love it from so many angles and I will make sure to make time for it again sooner than later.  In the meantime, I suggest you all take a peak at my gallery of screenshots from this game.  In case you aren't convinced of it's beauty.

Six Months in..

So as it stands,  I should have been posting regularly about each game as I've gone through them.  Each day I told myself I'd do it.  Then I told myself I'd spend a week or so posting about each game.  Now half the year is gone and I've done none of that.

     However, so far as the project of completing a list of games goes, I've certainly chewed through quite a few.  At about 26 games set to play, I've gone through 12.  So almost half.  The only kicker is that a few of these games were not on my list.  Games that I figured I'd probably end up playing, but the goal was not to purchase any new games.  The games I did add to the list were given as gifts, or purchased on the cheap.  Either way, I've been doing a lot more playing and a lot less buying.  Which was the goal, right?

   Well, the goal was more or less to play the stockpile of unplayed games I owned before moving onto new ones.  Nevertheless..

I do plan on making some posts on each one.  And for those interested, since the start of the year I've powered through the following:

FarCry 4 (PS4)
Need for Speed:  Rivals (PS4)
Ico (PS3)
Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360)
Uncharted 3 (PS3)
Tomb Raider (PS4)
Borderlands 2 (PC)
Brothers (Xbox 360)
Grim Fandango (Re-release on PS4)
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PS4)
The Order: 1886 (PS4)
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (PS4)

     I'm currently playing through both Assassin's Creed Blackflag on the PS4 and Psychonauts on the PC, but I've been stalled a bit since I recently grabbed Starcraft II on the cheap as well as started giving Heroes of the Storm a try.
 
     Nevertheless.  Plan to see a few posts from me regarding the prior listed games.  Most all of which I loved.  Especially Borderlands 2, which was a real surprise for me since I was bleh about part 1.