Back to the old times, Ubisoft took reborn nostalgia by ramping up the performance. The famous chaotic, wild, eagle-ridden at times gem Far Cry 4 from 2014-now runs like butter at full 60 FPS on current-generation consoles. Yeah, you heard right-Kyrat just became a whole lot smoother.
So what gives? A PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S player can now swim back into Pagan Min’s colorful dictatorship without the crumbling frame rates of yesteryear. The game posted such news through its official Twitter account and that impressively hyped-inducing video of the crunchy Himalayas newly. And, honestly? An about time.
Once, Far Cry 4 was really the beautiful spectacle in terms of visuals: lush jungles, snow-capped mountains, and… um, lots of explosions. And now 60 FPS? That’s just like going from a rickety tuk-tuk to a fully-equipped sports car. Gunfights and grappling up cliffs just feel better. And then the biggest star-the honey badger-has earned a smooth performance like that.
Well, this is it. This was not even a remaster. New ray tracing, no, not even 4K textures (apart from the backwards-compatible magic). It just remains Far Cry 4 with the top unchanged, incipiently optimized. But really? That’s like pretty much perfect. In fact it is all there: the elephant crashing through outposts, the released rhinos terrorizing enemies, and, yes, even the ignoring of pursuing the main quest to hunt down yeti myths. Just… clearer.
This is your sign if you missed it the first time, but also if you need an excuse to play it again. The ride is still wild, Pagan Min is still one of gaming’s most charismatic villains, and Kyrat? Breathtaking as ever. Plus, with Far Cry 6 bringing back Vaas into the fold of its DLC, now would be a fruitful time to remember the past before stepping into the future of the franchise.
So get your grappling hook on, dust off that wingsuit, and prepare to spend another 50 hours of your life in this open-world craziness. And remember: Don’t skip over crab rangoon. Trust me.
And if you aren’t sure about it, then picture this: It involves burning a post using a flamethrower, only now at 60 glorious frames per second. Yeah. That’s the good stuff.
(And, here is the pro tip: if you do replay it, then don’t shoot the honey badgers. They keep it personal).
