In terms of structure, Pagan: Control unsurprisingly adheres to the blueprint established by Vaas: Insanity. Many would argue that Far Cry 4’s best feature was its physical rendition of the kingdom of Kyrat (a sort of amalgamation of Nepal and Tibet) and Pagan: Control offers a condensed version of what is unmistakably Kyrat.

In keeping with the original game, it’s predominantly mountainous, and bedecked with shrines and gleaming golden temples. That map – along with cute touches you encounter while traversing it, such as enemies who die in a puff of multicoloured powder - also offers a nostalgia trip. All seen from Pagan Min’s perspective, thereby rendering a character who originally seemed inexplicably monstrous at least understandable – especially given the internal monologue which occasionally kicks in as you traverse Pagan: Control’s map. Just as Vaas: Insanity did, it contains some reimagined scenarios and locations from the original game, given a modern spin by Pagan: Control’s roguelite nature, and if you negotiate them successfully, they will yield actual scenes from Far Cry 4, re-rendered as slightly ghostly memories. Which means that it’s a roguelite game using the Far Cry 6 engine, which you play as Far Cry 4’s villain Pagan Min, and which takes place on a map that exists within the confines of Pagan Min’s self-regarding and somewhat tortured mind.įor those who played Far Cry 4, Pagan: Control should provide a powerful nostalgia trip.

As the name suggests, Pagan: Control is structured similarly to Vaas: Insanity. On top of that, Ubisoft has committed to an imaginative programme of downloadable content, of which Pagan: Control is the third instalment, following Vaas: Insanity and the entirety of Blood Dragon (itself originally a standalone slab of DLC for Far Cry 3). It’s the first Far Cry game to have an endgame of sorts, in the form of the ongoing Insurgency system that sees Castillo loyalists reclaiming map areas even after you’ve finished the story and Castillo has died, and a packed map surely contains enough to keep players occupied long after finishing the storyline. One striking feature of Far Cry 6 has been Ubisoft’s commitment to keeping it alive post-launch. The second roguelite DLC for Far Cry 6 puts you in the twisted mind of Pagan Min, bringing back happy memories of Far Cry 4.

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