It takes a special kind of crazy to write a strategy guide for a videogame. It's work that demands both precision and creativity, but you're working with not-quite-finished software that could crash (or update with major changes) at any moment—not to mention a brutal deadline that looms closer and closer with every passing moment. Still, it's a rush.

 

This is an excerpt from the online version of my guide for Far Cry 4, a game with a comically bleak sense of humor.