Will Far Cry 4 please gamers with three epic games in one title? (preview)

Ubisoft’s big budget video game Far Cry 4 feels like three games crammed into a single title. It’s a narrative tale about a single man’s challenge to a ruthless and charming dictator named Pagan Min. It’s an open world where you can explore the wildlife and dangers of villages in the beautiful mountain kingdom of Kyrat. And it’s a first-person shooter with some of the prettiest 3D graphics that you’re going to see on next-generation game machines.

The question is whether these three games will come together as a single compelling title or if gamers will feel that the experience is a bit disjointed. In the past, gamers and critics loved the Far Cry formula, which puts you into a terrifying story amid a beautiful paradise, like a tropical island. You can enjoy the deep characters and the story of rescue, but you can also pursue the missions any way you want in the unpredictable virtual world of the game. Far Cry 3 received a rare 90 out of 100 score on review aggregator Metacritic.