<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
2012	O
video	O
game	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Himalayan	O
country	O
of	O
Kyrat	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
follows	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
Kyrati-American	O
,	O
who	O
becomes	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
between	O
Kyrat	O
's	O
Royal	O
Army	O
,	O
controlled	O
by	O
tyrannical	O
king	O
Pagan	O
Min	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
rebel	O
movement	O
called	O
the	O
Golden	O
Path	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
began	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
shipment	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
that	O
continues	O
the	O
narrative	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
later	O
scrapped	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
and	O
story	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
aspects	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Nepalese	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
Pagan	O
Min	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Japanese	O
films	O
Ichi	O
the	O
Killer	O
and	O
Brother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
releases	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
were	O
subsequently	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
title	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
Primal	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
assume	O
control	O
of	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Kyrati-American	O
who	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
spread	O
his	O
deceased	O
mother	O
's	O
ashes	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
country	O
of	O
Kyrat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
gives	O
players	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
kick	O
objects	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hide	O
the	O
corpses	O
of	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
drive	O
and	O
shoot	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
enable	O
auto-drive	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
takes	O
over	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
controlling	O
the	O
vehicle	O
and	O
guides	O
players	O
to	O
their	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
gain	O
experience	O
by	O
collecting	O
items	O
like	O
masks	O
,	O
propaganda	O
posters	O
,	O
and	O
prayer	B-Device
wheels	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
features	O
a	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Guns	O
for	O
Hire	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
a	O
Map	O
Editor	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
share	O
custom	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
their	O
maps	O
by	O
customizing	O
landscapes	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
placing	O
buildings	O
,	O
trees	O
,	O
wildlife	O
,	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
,	O
a	O
young	O
Kyrati-American	O
who	O
returns	O
to	O
his	O
native	O
country	O
of	O
Kyrat	O
(	O
a	O
fictional	O
Himalayan	O
country	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
Kirat	O
ethnicities	O
of	O
Nepal	O
and	O
northern	O
India	O
)	O
to	O
spread	O
his	O
deceased	O
mother	O
's	O
ashes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kyrat	O
was	O
once	O
an	O
autonomous	O
state	O
in	O
the	O
Himalayas	O
ruled	O
by	O
a	O
royal	O
family	O
before	O
being	O
engulfed	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
civil	B-Application
wars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
his	O
mother	O
Ishwari	O
,	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
(	O
James	O
A	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whichever	O
leader	O
he	O
chooses	O
then	O
sends	O
Ajay	O
to	O
kill	O
the	O
other	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
starting	O
another	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Ajay	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
either	O
kill	O
them	O
as	O
ordered	O
or	O
let	O
them	O
go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
over	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
franchise	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Far	B-Device
Cry	I-Device
:	I-Device
Instincts	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
late	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
shipment	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
creative	O
director	O
is	O
Alex	O
Hutchinson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Maxis	O
's	O
Spore	B-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dunia	O
2	O
engine	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
brainstorming	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
originally	O
planned	O
on	O
developing	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
would	O
be	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
tropical	O
island	O
,	O
would	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
bring	O
back	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
secondary	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Vaas	O
Montenegro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
aimed	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
consider	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
a	O
standalone	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
they	O
avoided	O
bringing	O
back	O
any	O
characters	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
except	O
for	O
Willis	O
and	O
Hurk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
were	O
directly	O
taken	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exotic	O
locations	O
,	O
hunting	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
freedom	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
complete	O
missions	O
through	O
different	O
approaches	O
were	O
maintained	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
hoped	O
that	O
by	O
incorporating	O
and	O
expanding	O
upon	O
on	O
these	O
ideas	O
,	O
while	O
introducing	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
an	O
evolution	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
realized	O
that	O
players	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
time	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
open	O
world	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
put	O
more	O
effort	O
and	O
resources	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
design	O
and	O
add	O
more	O
quests	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
map	O
's	O
size	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
is	O
more	O
dense	O
,	O
diverse	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
more	O
varied	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
developer	O
,	O
the	O
trip	O
changed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
;	O
the	O
focus	O
shifted	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
civil	B-Application
war	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
real-world	O
Nepalese	O
Civil	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
to	O
developing	O
unique	O
and	O
interesting	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
hindsight	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
considered	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
great	O
"	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
they	O
thought	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thompson	O
added	O
that	O
they	O
twisted	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
and	O
made	O
outsiders	O
the	O
villains	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
heroes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
hoped	O
that	O
the	O
artistic	O
vision	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
not	O
feature	O
any	O
resemblance	O
to	O
other	O
typical	O
shooter	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
promised	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
have	O
much	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
than	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
elements	O
that	O
were	O
scrapped	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Guns	O
for	O
Hire	O
"	O
co-operative	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Storm	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
considered	O
players	O
 '	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
aspect	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
include	O
vehicles	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
announced	O
a	O
'	O
Keys	O
to	O
Kyrat	O
 '	O
offer	O
for	O
players	O
that	O
owned	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
being	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
considered	O
the	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
series	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
most	O
important	O
brands	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
hinted	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
purchase	O
a	O
season	O
pass	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
grants	O
them	O
access	O
to	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
new	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
mission	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
Syringe	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
missions	O
from	O
the	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
other	O
pieces	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	O
Arena	O
Master	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Ludomade	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android.Far	O
Cry	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
feature	O
higher	O
visual	O
fidelity	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
higher	O
texture	O
resolution	O
and	O
more	O
animal	O
fur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
upon	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
Escape	O
From	O
Durgesh	O
Prison	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
new	O
mission	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Overrun	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
added	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
vehicle	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
the	O
consoles	O
,	O
and	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Valley	O
of	O
the	O
Yetis	O
,	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
region	O
and	O
new	O
story	O
missions	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
solo	O
or	O
co-cooperatively	O
with	O
another	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionFar	O
Cry	O
4	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
from	O
Destructoid	O
praised	O
the	O
personality	O
of	O
Ajay	B-Application
Ghale	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
"	O
less	O
in-your-face	O
"	O
than	O
that	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	O
protagonist	O
Jason	B-Application
Brody	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
praised	O
the	O
interesting	O
lore	O
and	O
wildlife	O
found	O
within	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
long	O
draw	B-General_Concept
distance	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wilson	O
thought	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
compelling	O
as	O
the	O
tropical	O
setting	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
she	O
thought	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
vast	O
territories	O
in	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
similar	O
everywhere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
he	O
criticized	O
the	O
upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
thought	O
was	O
directly	O
converted	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
was	O
uninspiring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
compared	O
the	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
skippable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Harmon	O
thought	O
that	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
he	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
felt	O
and	O
played	O
too	O
similarly	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
added	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unambitious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bertz	O
thought	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
Montreal	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
not	O
as	O
bold	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
delivered	O
by	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
did	O
not	O
stray	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tan	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
open	O
world	O
design	O
felt	O
not	O
only	O
similar	O
to	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
other	O
Ubisoft	O
franchises	O
like	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Watch	B-Application
Dogs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evans-Thirlwell	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
offered	O
by	O
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
hollow	O
as	O
it	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
innovate	O
or	O
reinvent	O
its	O
wheel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
became	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Far	B-Application
Cry	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
best	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
for	O
all-formats	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
only	O
behind	O
Grand	O
Theft	O
Auto	O
V''	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
during	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
