Well said -Dev, let me clarify:
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If you enjoyed Far Cry 3, you will most likely enjoy FC4, it is more of the same (although more difficult) invading outposts, climbing towers, hunting, looting etc. The story so far has been pretty underwhelming, but is a standard fight for the underdog type of affair. Graphics have improved quite a bit, foliage (which looks great) is denser, there is huge variance in altitude, animations are really well done (human and animal, especially the animals) and it is fun to play. A couple negatives would be the skybox/dome is not impressive I still have not seen any rain, I have seen snow only in an inaccessible region you go to during the story so far, and the clouds always look the same. The water is disappointing as well, especially looking down at water, underwater is actually really well done. But the surface of the lakes/rivers look like a totally flat plane with 2 panning normals in opposite directions but otherwise totally motionless. Maybe using UE4 is causing me to be more aware of these things now that I know how they are made, but it seems like a step backwards from FC3’s ocean.
Is it worth $60? That’s tough to say without playing more of it, but it is almost worth it from what I have played. If you are having doubts wait for it to go on sale for $40, at that price I would say for sure it’s worth it. 