Come Jan. 13, Ubisoft Montreal's epic open-world, first person shooter video game known as "Far Cry 4" will have permadeath onboard its brand new downloadable content called "Escape from Durgesh Prison."
The upcoming mission shows game protagonist Ajay and his friend Hurk in a near-helpless situation after waking up badly battered and trapped inside Yuma Lau's prison. It is then completely up to gamers to lead them to safety and far away from Kyrat by locating weapons and unlocking skills in the DLC's side quests dictated by Pagan Min. Players must be quick-minded and precise as the difference between missing the extraction window and restarting the whole thing is just mere seconds.
Permadeath makes the game a lot more taxing and exciting at the same time. If a player fails and dies in their attempt to abscond, the skills they acquired remain intact but the weapons and equipment they collected will all be gone. They have to scavenge for them once more in their next attempt.
With spanking new challenges and heightened difficulty levels, "Escape from Durgesh Prison" is playable both via single player and co-op mode. Polygon notes that when players die during their perilous getaway, they could always try again but this time, with added knowledge and experience from the loss.
The new DLC will be on sale next year for $10, but players can get it along with other game goodness like the "Valley of the Yetis" and extra content such as additional missions and other player-versus-player multiplayer mode packaged in the "Far Cry 4" Season Pass, which is available for $30.
"Far Cry 4" was released to the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One consoles and Windows PC last month. The title easily gained successful reception, with IGN lauding its stimulating side-quests and unspoiled visuals.
