First person shooters are without doubt the most popular and saturated genre in video gaming, and there are tons of releases in that category every year. At the same time, somewhat paradoxically, developers tend to flock to the same ideas all the time – whenever a trend becomes popular, it takes this market by storm, and all shooters coming out in the next few months tend to look alike.
Which is why it’s always refreshing to see something like the “Far Cry” series, which put a fresh twist on the genre and managed to tell its story in a more interesting, captivating way, while also winning gamers’ hearts with its solid gameplay.
With that in mind, it’s really not surprising to see that the game is doing quite well commercially, as according to Ubisoft they’ve sold 7 million copies of the title in just under 2 months. The studio also seems to have a long-term plan for the title, unlike the common trend of releasing shooters in annual installments and simply forgetting about the last game as soon as the new one has been completed.
“Far Cry 4” has been enjoying a good level of support from its developers, and now it’s just received its latest DLC called “Overrun” on the PC several days ago. This DLC introduced something that was being requested by players for quite some time now, namely a PvP (player versus player) mode, allowing gamers to finally battle each other with the great arsenal offered by the game.
There is a Control Point mode which plays with three control zones, and works similar to “Domination” from “Call of Duty”. “Overrun” came with four new maps specifically tailored to its gameplay as well, and it also introduced a new vehicle, the Dune Buggy, which can give players a variety of tactical options in multiplayer matches, while also keeping gameplay balanced enough.
After “Overrun”, the game is going to continue receiving updates, with the next major DLC scheduled for a release by the end of this year, and will be called “Valley of the Yetis”. Not much is known about it yet, although the name implies a snowy setting, which would expand the game’s range of environments very nicely.
Last but not least, the game got a free update that gives players the option to customize maps before they play cooperatively, allowing them to change various parameters and alter their experience, in essence keeping the game fresh over multiple replays. This is an obvious sign of good faith from Ubisoft, as they’re not trying to force their players into paying for countless packages of extra maps just to keep their game interesting.