And there is just something so likeable about the guy. Wearing a pink suit and a haircut you’d usually find on an edgy teenager, you wouldn’t expect him to be a complete psycho. He’s much more compelling than Amita or Sabal. It’s a shame because he is the best character in the game. With Far Cry 4’s story, Pagan Min is very much confined to the background, with the war for control over the Golden Path taking precedence. You’re only in Kyrat because you want to carry out your mother’s last wish. And then you become fully committed to it, even going out of your way to murder your way through the entire Royal Army like you’re the reincarnation of John Rambo. For example, your reasons for joining the Golden Path are never really explained. Ultimately though, the story is just okay, and could have been much better than it was.

No bloodshed, no violence and you get to achieve what you set out to do. If you sit around and wait for Pagan Min to return from his phone call, he will take you to scatter your mother’s ashes. In fact, the only real ‘good’ ending comes at the very start of the game. The idea that people who replace dictators are usually no better themselves is one that has played out time and time again throughout history. It’s a strong message and a remarkably realistic one. And for what? All you really achieved was putting another dictator in charge. After all, you’re the one who murdered hundreds of people. The only thing they share in common is that they have both manipulated you for their own ends. The latter is a religious zealot, who massacres heretics, endorses child marriage and wants to keep Kyrat firmly rooted in the old ways. The former wants to turn the nation into a totalitarian drug state. And you have to choose which one will lead the nation. In fact, Amita and Sabal end up being just as morally bankrupt as Pagan Min. From the outset, you’re led to believe that the fight against Pagan Min is just, and that you’re working for a better Kyrat.

The central theme to Far Cry 4’s story is that no-one is truly right. He joins the Golden Path, a guerrilla group his father founded and one that is splintering between two leaders – Amita and Sabal. However, he ends up being dragged into the rebellion against the Kyrati king, Pagan Min. He’s there to scatter his mother’s ashes. This time around though you’re Ajay Ghale, a Kyrati native, who has returned to his homeland for the first time since fleeing the civil war as a small child. Last time out, in Far Cry 3, you were total frat-bro Jason Brody.

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