If you're coming in looking for the massive open world that you canvassed in Far Cry 3, check that notion at the door. I suppose the biggest knock on this game is that is exceptionally short and simplistic. The blood dragons, the weapons, the terrible one-liners and the exceptionally awkward sex scene all add up to an experience that feels like perfectly executed camp. Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon throws seriousness overboard, and it rides on the high seas to Doofusland while blaring an anthem of digital 80s rock.
Even titles that do little more than serve as arcadey shooters with addicting leveling systems rarely put time aside to remind us that games are fun. Today's games are often caught up in being too serious. This isn't a game about choice and sacrifice, and it certainly isn't a game packed with a storyline meant to blow our minds.įar Cry 3 Blood Dragon is about stupid 80s action and how cool of an era in film and entertainment it was.Īnd all of that stupidity really works. This isn't a game that prides itself on realism or, I don't know, AI brilliance. The 80s nods, the pointless banter, the overly long cutscenes and even the superbly insulting tutorial are all done in the vein of stupidity.īut that's what Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is all about. Okay, yes, all of the aforementioned bravado and plotline cheese really is stupid. Throw a heart to lure a Blood Dragon to a specific area and, whammo, watch it wreak havok. Oh, and Blood Dragons are attracted to Cyborg Hearts. Except their huge, they glow neon colors that change with their rage and they fire lasers from their eyes. When you're not fighting cyborg soldiers, cyber panthers, cyber sharks or evil boar with "Sloan Sucks" spray painted on their bodies, you'll tangle with the game's titular enemy, the Blood Dragons.īlood Dragons are basically a genetically mutated version of the deadly komodo dragons from Far Cry 3.