In addition, the writers chose to minimise the amount of voice over from the player character to allow the player to better immerse themselves in the role, and added humour in order to address the contrast between the game’s heavy violence and any enjoyment the player will get from playing the game.” The game is being designed to allow Players to invite friends to play cooperatively even if those friends do not own the game. For Far Cry 4 efforts were made to ensure the open world gameplay and story complemented each other. In Far Cry 3, the open world nature of the gameplay was at odds with the plot as it allowed the player to perform protracted acts of exploration despite situations in the narrative which were supposedly time critical. Far Cry 4‘s narrative director Mark Thompson expressed that he wanted the narrative of the game to correct shortcomings he felt the previous game Far Cry 3 had.