Far Cry 4 review: mountains and madness

By Tim Biggs
Updated January 18 2015 - 11:08am, first published November 25 2014 - 5:56pm
Wildlife add a degree of unpredictability and danger, but can be manipulated to work in your favour.
Wildlife add a degree of unpredictability and danger, but can be manipulated to work in your favour.
The psychotic Pagan Min is fantastically acted and makes an interesting antagonist, but he can't save some of the game's narrative issues.
The psychotic Pagan Min is fantastically acted and makes an interesting antagonist, but he can't save some of the game's narrative issues.
The icy mountain environments are no less deadly or interesting than the grassy valleys.
The icy mountain environments are no less deadly or interesting than the grassy valleys.
Taking on an outpost or convoy takes equal measures of planning and improvising.
Taking on an outpost or convoy takes equal measures of planning and improvising.

Far Cry 4
on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC
Reviewed on PS4
$89.95 - 99.95
Classification: MA15+
Reviewer's rating: 8/10