A Far Cry 4 release date is still hailing from Parts Unconfirmed, but until we hear any more official news from Ubisoft then tidbits like today's Twitter leak will have to satisfy us. Kotaku columnist and gaming insider Superannuation accidentally tweeted the Far Cry 4 spoilers early Wednesday morning. In his tweets Superannuation makes reference to the Himalayan mountains as well as a strange new enemy. Take a look:
Far Cry 4 sounds super boring from the rumors. It's the third game more or less transposed to the Himalayas or adjacent locale monsters(?)
— superannuation (@supererogatory) February 5, 2014
Well, I thought I sent that as a DM. Oh well. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ — superannuation (@supererogatory) February 5, 2014At least my accidental tweet was a boring and insignificant tidbit I mulled tweeting at an earlier point in time. Specifically, August 20. — superannuation (@supererogatory) February 5, 2014We can only wonder who the DM was to and what, exactly, happened on Aug. 20. (A quick search online only reveals the release of a Far Cry mod.) However, the rest of the information is of note to fans who were wondering where Ubisoft would take us next. If the tweet leak is legit then it looks like we're going to the Himalayas. And the "monsters?"
That's gotta be Yetis, right?
The Yeti (a.k.a. Abominable Snowman) is basically the Bigfoot of Asia. Except it's white and it lives in/around the Himalays. If Far Cry 4 is indeed going there, and we're hunting monsters, I'm assuming it's Yetis. I could be wrong.
I hope I'm not.
Although superannuation thinks the Far Cry setting sounds "boring" I'm hoping that Ubisoft is expanding on my favorite element of Far Cry 3. The hunt. Not just the player stalking animals, but the animals that stalked back. I've had fewer moments of genuine thrill playing a video game than when a tiger would do this to me:
Far Cry 4 Might Be THIS But Yetis!
If you're thinking that a Far Cry 4 release that puts you in the Himalayas means nothing but snow and rocks, think again. This PBS article practically sounds lifted from the back cover of the game:
The highest mountain range in the world, the Himalayan range is far-reaching, spanning thousands of miles, and holds within it an exceptionally diverse ecology. Coniferous and subtropical forests, wetlands, and montane grasslands are as much a part of this world as the inhospitable, frozen mountaintops that tower above.
It really does have all the things you'd need for a Far Cry 3 sequel. Lots of different environments, a super cool beast to hunt/be hunted by. And then there's Tibet and all that delicious Buddhism that's ripe and ready to provide an ample amount of spirituality for those wicked hallucination sequences. Plus, China and Tibet have been fighting each other for decades, which means that Far Cry 4 has an excuse to park all sorts of military crap all over the place. Add in the tempting prospect of Mt. Everest making an appearance and suddenly Far Cry 4 doesn't sound so boring.
AS with all rumors/spoilers/leaks we won't know anything for certain until we hear from Ubisoft. If you're looking for a date to circle on a calendar, keep an eye on April 4. We reported on a leaked teaser image back in October that indicated 4.4.14 might be significant.
Until then, check with idigitaltimes.com for the latest Far Cry 4 news or follow me on Twitter. Or go to the source and follow Superannuation. Or both.
