Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Far Cry 4, which announces the exclusive content that gamers can access with the limited edition first-person, open-world action/adventure title.
The limited edition version of Far Cry 4 can be availed of by gamers by pre-ordering the video game. Pre-ordered copies of Far Cry 4 will automatically be upgraded to the limited edition for free.
In addition to the standard version of Far Cry 4, gamers playing the limited edition will gain access to an exclusive set of three single-player missions that will have them go on a quest to search for a rare and priceless artifact with the character Hurk, who is from the game's predecessor Far Cry 3.
The limited edition Far Cry 4 will give gamers access to The Impaler, which is a weapon with a very appropriate name. It is a whale harpoon gun that players can shoot to impale enemies up against any wall, and can even be shot to target helicopters.
Another feature in the limited edition is that players will gain access to the ability that unlocks "more monkeys" for the map of the game. However, as seen in the trailer, the feature looks more of a cosmetic one than a functional one.
Far Cry 4 puts gamers in the shows of English-speaking Nepalese native Ajay Ghale on his adventures across a vast mountain region that is based on the Himalayas. Ghale returns to the homeland of his mother in Kyrat to be able to carry out her dying wish to scatter his mother's ashes there. However, Ghale finds himself caught in the middle of an ongoing civil war between the natives of Kyrat and the cruel regime of Pagan Ming, a self-appointed ruler. Ghale has no choice but to participate in the war, kicking off his adventure.
The character of Ghale marks the first time in the Far Cry series wherein the main character of the game matches the ethnicity of the locality where the storyline of the game takes place.
Far Cry 4 also ties together the open-world concept with the story of the game, unlike its prequel where the open-world gameplay often clashed with the plot, as players were given long-lasting exploration missions despite scenarios in the story that were supposed to be time-constrained.
The writers also decided to minimize the voice-overs from the player's character in Far Cry 4 to allow the gamer deeper immersion in the role of Ghale, along with dark humor similar to what director Quentin Tarantino uses to bridge the gap between the heavy violence of the video game and the enjoyment that players can get from exploring the world of Far Cry 4.
