This last point is the one I want to talk about in terms of Far Cry 4. “After quite a bit of experimenting with throwing rocks to distract guards and throwing bait to attract predators, I hit on a decent set of tricks.” Elements of the game design should allow for unexpected experiences within a set framework, whether that’s allowing multiple people to play at the same time (how many made-up game modes does Halo multiplayer have now?), giving players creative tools to do whatever they want (one word: Minecraft), or even introducing complex artificial intelligences that are capable of interacting with each other.
So what IS emergent gameplay? I’ve come across a number of definitions, but they mostly hinge on the idea of a game being more than a simple “on rails” experience as designed by the developers. I have now come to realize that there’s more to the concept than I previously thought. Of course, instead of looking into the term myself, I took this to be true and taught myself to hate the word “emergent”. The podcasters were arguing over whether or not the term was being overused to the point where it was starting to sully the reputation of games even before the game was released. It was the specific uses I found for these living elements that made me look more into the term “emergent gameplay.”Ī while ago I heard some podcasters complaining about the use of the term when it came from PR reps who worked for big publishers. Probably the best part of the entire game, though, is the inclusion of tons of different animals and, subsequently, the inclusion of animal bait. It does driving well, it does badass knife kills well, it even does a pretty good job setting up combat scenarios.
To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Far Cry 4: “emergent gameplay” and why it’s not just a buzzwordįar Cry 4 does a lot of things well. In Far Cry 4, players can casually drop into a chum's game, which will turn off solo missions but otherwise leave you to massacre your way across the Himalayas together. Kicking! Shooting while driving! Leaping into moving cars to stab the driver! Getting the wingsuit earlier in the game! A rapid-fire crossbow! Sadly the grappling hook is limited to certain pre-defined points but look, conveniently-placed exploding barrels! Features! Death! Excitement! Supposedly we'll get to ride elephants too, though it's not shown here.Ĭo-op is Ubi's Thing this year, appearing in most of their big games at E3. It's a narrated whistlestop tour of shiny features the sequel adds, really. Fix this!" So here comes a new trailer with seven minutes of gameplay, showing off enraged elephants smashing cars, eagles snatching goats, micro helicopters, another beautiful break-action grenade launcher, a spot of co-op, and yes yes yes, a grappling hook. "Oh gosh bother and drat," I imagine someone in Ubi's marketing department said, "we've only gone and forgotten to show the game. Ubisoft's big fancy E3 stage show last night introduced the game's kooky villain (so zany!) but while technically in-game footage, this was only the opening cutscene.
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