FC4 is a lot more self-aware and for nearly every character you eventually realize they are just totally using Ajay left and right. But you go along with it because the yellow dot said to, and also cause he likes killing the shit out of everything with no consequences. He even has no problem hanging out with those squatter fucks over and over again who just keep abusing him. Can you kill them? It is pretty funny they give you a pipe that causes you to wake up groggy in a random map location, Trevor Phillips-style.
Remember what Willis said. Kyrat was made for guys like them. I am playing the rest of FC3 I never finished and Willis mentions going off to Russia, and talks like he might be a double agent or changing sides, he is probably one step away from becoming the next Paul.
I actually wonder if Longinus is maybe the most evil character, but nobody ever seems to notice or question what he's really doing and it's hilarious. I mean he quotes the Bible so it's gotta be legit. Need your diamonds stolen and then passed off to God knows who? Sure thing, just tell me where the yellow dot is and throw in a free gun! I really got a kick out of the writing, they did a real good job.
Next time I hope the set of generic good and bad guys gets fleshed out a bit more. It's really pushing things when you have all these Royal Army dudes still fighting to the death to hold outposts long after the end of the game. I want to see defectors and stuff like that. Maybe you can convert them to your side, if you quote enough of the Bible of course. And aren't they mostly foreign mercenaries? Why are they so fanatic that they will basically become suicide bombers if it helps to kill you. I want to bribe dudes while I'm sneaking into an outpost. Rework the mind control idea from Mordor into a bribe system, that would be pretty neat. Ugh, and also they need to do something with the dumb loot you find. Add some real random Diablo loot items, Dark Souls-style lore tidbits, or just fucking give me nothing but cash from dudes. I mean why can't some guy randomly drop one of the signature weapons or something? Put expensive guns in the hardest to find secret cave, etc. I found my way to the Goat's loot cave, which was kinda neat, but it was just junk and a few thousand more rupees. I love exploring but they could easily add more of an incentive. The little notes were a nice touch. Did you notice they never mention the total number of notes in the stat screen? Wonder how many there are...
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