14 DAY TRIAL // Far Cry 4 will have just a two-player cooperative mode but also an asymmetrical competitive multiplayer experience, although details on the last feature will be revealed only in the near future.
Far Cry 4 is the latest installment in Ubisoft's open-world first-person shooter series, and after the success of Far Cry 3, the French publisher has given the team at Ubisoft Montreal way more resources to work with, as well as access to its many other studios from around the world.
As a result, the new title brings forth a huge new world, an impressive-sounding story, as well as a seamless cooperative one that supports drop-in and drop-out right in the story campaign.
The co-op mode was tested thoroughly by Ubisoft
This is a change from Far Cry 3, which had a separate cooperative mode that acted as a sort of prequel to the main game.
According to Ubisoft's Vincent Ouellette, who talked with StrategyInformer, the studio experimented with quite a few things in terms of the cooperative mode and ultimately decided to offer a drop-in, drop-out experience for just two players, as adding more would have made the experience a bit chaotic, as it wouldn't have been all that possible to synchronize actions.
"We did run some tests and we felt like too many players became too crowded at some points. You couldn't do stealth if not everyone is in sync to do it. People even separated off into groups, and we wanted to keep it tight and just feel like you're fighting with your best buddy by your side," he said.
"It was important that we keep the nice narrative-driven experience for the player to go through on their own, but if you want to have fun and cause havoc with a friend you can too."
There's also a competitive multiplayer mode
Quellette also confirmed that Far Cry 4 would feature an asymmetrical competitive multiplayer experience, similar to the Splinter Cell Spies vs. Mercs mode. Actual details are set to appear in the very near future, and apparently the mode is being made by the Ubisoft Red Storm studio.
"Nothing's been announced in detail yet, but I can say that it's asymmetrical so it's very interesting. I mean like Spies Vs Mercs (from Splinter Cell), two teams with different abilities who you need to play differently. It's actually handled by the guys at Red Storm, they know their multiplayer. I'm really excited about it. We'll be announcing more soon," he promised.
Considering that Far Cry 4 is set to debut worldwide on November 18, on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, expect to hear details about the multiplayer mode soon enough.
