Slated to be the fourth entry in the Far Cry series of games that reached main stream popularity with the hugely successful Far Cry 3, the game is slated to launch on both last generation and current generation platforms. Arriving on November 18th in Europe and North America, and November 20th in Australia , the game will be available on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One at retail and via digital download (most likely with Uplay third party DRM).

• 1. Development
• 2. Story
• 3. Gameplay
• 4. Characters

Development

Far Cry 4 was confirmed (though not officially announced) by an Ubisoft fiscal year financial report which made mention of the game. The official confirmation of Far Cry 4’s existence came in the form of an official company report, in which Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said, “”The year’s performance will be led by five games,…Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, Just Dance, The Crew and Watch Dogs.”

Despite only being officially announced through the above mentioned report, the gaming media and gamers all knew that this game would be coming. With the runaway success of Far Cry 3 which has sold in excess of six million copies and it’s stand alone spin off dlc Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon which solid over one million copies.

Partnering up with visual computing tech powerhouse Nvidia to help increase the graphical fidelity of Far Cry 4, Ubisoft is aiming to give Far Cry 4 “Hollywood Levels” of animation and a sense of realism. The game will take advantage of Nvidia’s PhysX technology as well as DX11 features and TXAA Anti Aliasing Soft Shadows.

The games narrative Director Mark Thompson has said that he wants to fix the “shortcomings” of the games narrative structure. In Far Cry 3, the player might have been expected to rush off and rescue someone or raid an enemy encampment. But the player could instead turn on their heel and explore for hours on end without any negative consequences or repercussions, despite the supposedly time sensitive situation.

This will apparently be rectified in Far Cry 4 as the game world and the developing story and narrative structure are meant to compliment each other. In keeping with a lot of more open ended games, the writers of the game have opted to give the players character less of a vocal role in the game to better allow for immersion through letting the player imprint on the character through his silence.

The game was met with some considerable controversy when it was first announced as some viewers felt as though the game’s standard box art and promotional art depicted a scene of blatant racism. The box art depicts the games villain and in position of superiority over a “dark skinned man” thus many had the knee jerk reaction of claiming racism.

Speaking about this, the antagonists actor Troy Baker has said “Imperialism and racism and everything has been a big thing in Far Cry 2 and Far Cry 3 especially, so it’s not about race. At all,” he explained. “As the story develops and people find out more they’ll see it plays no part in it at all. There’s just the fact that this guy is clearly ruling this country and of course with Far Cry… anyway, there’s a lot to talk about with Far Cry. I think this’ll be the coolest Far Cry game there’s ever been. I loved Vaas, I thought that was a great character, Far Cry 3, but Far Cry 4 is just mind-blowing.”

Story

Far Cry 4 is set in the Himalayas, a mountainous region of Nepal and follows the story of Ajay Ghale, a native of Nepal that returns to his home country of Kyrat, one of the more remote regions of the Himalayan mountain range. When he arrives, he finds that the area is under the tyrannical rule of the self appointed king, Pagan Min. Ajay is only there to scatter his recently deceased mothers ashes but somehow becomes embroiled in the civil war that is raging. Despite not having much information, it would seem Pagan Min recognises Ajay by his eyes, perhaps pointing to a hitherto unknown relation.

Gameplay

Gameplay remains largely unchanged in Far Cry 4 given the successful balance of first person shooter gameplay mixed with sandbox world exploration and role playing game influenced levelling mechanics.

The player will progress through the game encountering many weapon types and a vast array of vehicles that can be used to traverse the game world. Seemingly taking inspiration from riding dinosaurs with lasers in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, the player can ride Himalayan elephants into the fray with guns blazing.

Like Far Cry 3, Far Cry 4 will feature a multiplayer component. Apparently Far Cry 4 will have “a lot more multiplayer…We are working on launching games that will be played for a longer time,” Guillemot said. “This will allow us to do more DLC [and] item-based sales in those games.”

One feature that has gamers excited is that anyone that doesn’t own a copy of the game is able to play the co-op multiplayer. It was revealed that the person who wish to step into the co-op must be playing on a PS3 or a PS4 and have a PlayStation Plus subscription. Meeting these requirements will get the player ten invitations that can be given to their PS+ friends so they can enjoy a free trial of online co-op with you.

While we don’t know how long these trial invitations will last, executive producer Dan Hay has revealed that they are going to be generous.

Characters

Ajay Ghale – Ajay Ghale is a native of Nepal returning to his home with the aim of fulfilling his now deceased mothers wishes. His plans of scattering her ashes are hindered somewhat when he discovers that a self appointed king has started a civil war in Kyrat.

Pagan Min – Pagan Min is the tyrannical self appointed King of Kyrat that has a thick streak of the eccentric running through him.

Note: This wiki will be updated once we have more information about the game.

Furthermore, this article also includes a guide for crafting oculi. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments section below. Child of Light is now available for the PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii U.

Confessions Guide:

Below is the complete video guide that will help you find all the 12 confessions. Using this guide you will be able to unlock the Perfect Sonnet trophy/achievement.

Below you will find the timelines where you can find the confessions in the video.

Mahthildis Forest:

0:07: After Flying out of the Old Monastery, right as you start “Chapter 3: Into the West”.
0:53: Left of starting area, before Tree of Thrones.
1:10: Just after exiting the Tree of Thrones.
1:33: In the cave you enter through a well in Capilli Village.
1:58: Left of Capilli village right before Plains of Rambet entrance.

Plains of Rambert

2:21: Near where Norah joins your party in Windwheels.
2:41: Same as above. Enter cave in the bottom left of the area.
3:10: Inside the Magna Golem near the heart.

Cliffs of Eren

3:28: just below entering the area where you find Tristis.
3:58: Above the mirror that leads to the Temple of the Moon.
4:22: After meeting Oengus. Fly up above a tree in Forgotten Tower.
4:46: In the outside area after doing Oengus’ quest.

Cynbel Sea

5:08: Just to the right of Piscean Village. Head to the shrine thing and fly up and a little to the right.
5:35: In The Gate of the Sun “crystal cavern” area.
5:59: Just to the left of the previous one at boss fight location.
6:37: In the Temple of the Sun where Nox flies off.

Crafting Guide:

Below is a complete guide for crafting an oculi. This guide comes from Youtube user Maka91Productions.

Crafting Combinations:

To craft an oculi, the player needs to combine different stones together. And example could be:

3 x Rough = Tumbled
3 x Faceted = Brilliant
3 x Tumbled = Faceted

You can also try different combinations such as:

Sapphire + Ruby = Amethyst
Amethyst + Tourmaline + Citrine = Onyx
Sapphire + Emerald = Tourmaline
Sapphire + Ruby + Emerald = Diamond
Ruby + Emerald = Citrine
Diamond + Onyx = Spinel
Brilliant Diamond + Brilliant Onyx + Brilliant Spinel = Princess Stone

Effects:

Oculi can have an effect on your attack, timeline and armour.

Spinel:

Attack: Increase attack power by X%. (15%, 20%, 25%, 30%)
Armour: Increase speed by X% for X turn(s) when interrupted. (10% & 1, 20% & 1, 30% & 1, ? & ?)
Timeline: Begin every turn X% forward on the Timeline (5%, 10%, 20%, 30%)

Princess Stone:

Attack: Increase attack power by 40%.
Armour: Reduce physical and magical damage by 25%.
Timeline: Increase spell power by 35%.

Erin’s Stone: (Golem’s Plight Pack DLC)

Attack: +2% critical hit chance
Armour: +2% dodge rate
Timeline: If the wearer dies in battle they recover to 50% HP at the end of battle.

Sapphire:

Attack: Add Water to Melee Damage and increase attack power by X%. Water is strong on Fire, Weak on Lightning. (0%, 8%, 12%, 16%)
Armour: Increase Water damage resistance by X%. (8%, 14%, 18%, 24%)
Timeline: Additional X% chance of evading an attack while casting. (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)

Ruby:

Attack: Add Fire to Melee Damage and increase attack power by X%. Fire is strong on Earth, Weak on Water. (0%, 8%, 12%, 16%)
Armour: Increase Fire damage resistance by X%. (8%, 14%, 18%, 24%)
Timeline: +X Max HP. (+4, +8, +12, +16)

Emerald:

Attack: Add Lightning to Melee Damage and increase attack power by X%. Lightning is strong on Water. (0%, 8%, 12%, 16%)
Armour: Increase Earth damage resistance by X%. (8%, 14%, 18%, 24%)
Timeline: +X Max MP. (+2, +4, +6, +8)

Tourmaline:

Attack: Attacks have a X% chance to cause paralysis for X seconds. (5% & 3, 10% & 3, 15% & 6, 20% & 6)
Armour: Reduce magical damage by X%. (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
Timeline: Increase Magic by X. (2, 4, 6, 8)

Amethyst:

Attack: Increase physical damage by X%, when HP drops below X%. (20% & 20%, 30% & 20%, 20% & 30%, 30% & 30%)
Armour: Reduce physical damage by X%. (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
Timeline: Increase magical damage by X%, when HP drops below X%. (20% & 20%, 30% & 20%, 20% & 30%, 30% & 30%)

Citrine:

Attack: Add Light to Melee Damage and increase attack power by X%. Light is strong on Dark. (0%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
Armour: Increase chace of dodging (%) by X when defending for X turn(s). (5 & 1, 10 & 1, ? & ?, 20 & 1)
Timeline: Increase by X% the chance to bump the targeted dark creature backwards on the Timeline. (5%, 10%, ?, 20%)

Diamond:

Attack: Increase speed by X. (1, 2, 4, 6)
Armour: Earn an additional X% XP from each battle. (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%)
Timeline: Increase casting speed by X%. (3%, 6, 9%, 12%)

Onyx:

Attack: Increase spell power by X%. (?, 15%, 20%, ?)
Armour: Reduce physical and magical damage received by X% when HP drops below X%. (20% & 20%, 30% & 20%, 20% & 30%, 30% & 30%)
Timeline: Increase chance (%) of dodging by X% while casting when HP drops below X%. (20% & 20%, 30% & 20%, 20% & 30%, 30% & 30%)

Achievements and Trophy guide:

The Girl and the Firefly

Meet Igniculus. Below is the video guide for the same.

Comedy

Rubella joins Aurora’s party. Below is the video guide for the same.

Capilli Catch

Finn joins Aurora’s party.

Sweet Sister

Norah joins Aurora’s party.

Bolmus Bond

Robert joins Aurora’s party.

Kategida Kindred

Óengus joins Aurora’s party.

Piscean Promise

Gen joins Aurora’s party.

Tragedy

Tristis joins Aurora’s party.

Tenth Birthday

Achieve level 10 with Aurora.

Perfectionist

Upgrade a skill to its highest level.

Master Oculist

Craft Oculi.

Through the Looking Glass

Send Oculi to a friend. Just follow the steps below:

• Press Pause and Select Oculi
• Select No Oculi Equipped below Craft Oculi
• Hover over the Oculi you want to give away and press the Gift button

Scene Stealer

Execute 3 Surprise Strikes. Video guide is below.

Showstopper

Interrupt 3 foes at the same time. Video guide is below.

Winged Fury

Devastate 5 foes.

General of Light

Win a battle against 3 dark creatures without losing any HP.

Guardians of Lemuria

Win a battle without Aurora. Video guide below:

Explorer

Find and open 30 trunks.

Aurora Borealis

Collect 5 deposits of Stardust.

Perfect Sonnet

Collect all Confessions. Refer guide above.

Grassroots

Finish 3 Lemurian Requests.

Note: This guide will updated once we have more information about the game. You can also check out the complete video walk-through of Child of Light here.

Game Overview:

Child of Light features Aurora, a girl from Austria with the plot set in the year 1895. For some reason she suffers from a ailment that causes her to fall asleep. Upon waking up, she finds that she herself in Lemuria and is now tasked with reuniting with her father.

Child of Light is developed by a combination of several Ubisoft Studios and is now available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC and Wii U.

Check out the video walkthrough of Child of Light below and let us know if you have any questions in the comments section below.

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It looks like a sequel to Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier might be in the works at Ubisoft, and apparently, the team at Ubisoft Kiev, who handled the PC port of the first game, is also going to be working closely with the main development team.

A keen eyed fan has spotted the words ‘GRFS: Next’ in a slide from Ubisoft Kiev’s annual meeting, in a phrase that says “‘GRFS: Next’ team wants to work with us.”

The ‘tough conditions’ under which the PC port of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was handled has also been mentioned, as can be seen in the slide above. The PC version of the game received quite a lot of controversial attention, getting announced, then cancelled, then announced again.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier released earlier this year to decent critical and impressive commercial success. But how likely is it that Ubisoft could be working on Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2?

Tell us what you think in the comments section below.

[Ubisoft forums (VG247)]