Far Cry 4 is a 2014 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to the 2012 video game Far Cry 3, and the fourth main installment in the Far Cry series. Set in the fictional Himalayan country of Kyrat, the game follows Ajay Ghale, a young Kyrati-American, who becomes caught in a civil war between Kyrat’s Royal Army, controlled by the tyrannical king Pagan Min, and a rebel movement called the Golden Path. The gameplay focuses on combat and exploration; players battle enemy soldiers and dangerous wildlife using a wide array of weapons. The game features many elements found in role-playing games, such as a branching storyline and side quests. The game also features a map editor and both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. Wikipedia
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Mukherjee, Souvik. “Crab-Rangoons in Kyrat:(Re) Writing South-Asian History in Far Cry 4.” Games and Culture 16, no. 8 (2021): 1065-1086.
Wysocki, Matthew. ““Choices have consequences,” Except When They Don’t.” What Is a Game?: Essays on the Nature of Videogames (2020).
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