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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
Released On: May 1, 2013
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8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
38 Reviews
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25% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
80
75% Positive
38 Reviews
38 Reviews
25% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Rarely do I laugh my way through an entire game but even in the intense action scenes Blood Dragon is still throwing humor out every which way.
Still, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is so bad that it's oh-so good. Though it doesn't aim to be the best shooter open-world experience ever, it's thoroughly gratifying—the amazing title screen, the jokes in loading screens, the heavily synthesized soundtrack, the whole damn thing.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 438 User Ratings
8.3
81% Positive
354 Ratings
354 Ratings
13% Mixed
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
6% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 438 User Ratings
8.3
81% Positive
354 Ratings
354 Ratings
13% Mixed
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
6% Negative
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
Contemporary gameplay mechanics for an old school setting. Blood Dragon is a hell of a ride, a little short but also a game full of fun and jokes.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon's campaign is too short and lacks challenge, but it makes up for those shortcomings with an over-the-top production, hilarious characters and dialogue, and enough fun to leave you asking for more.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, expansion or no, is the game Duke Nukem Forever should’ve been – all ridiculous lines, over-the-top moments, glorious cheese all the way, with plenty of moments where you feel like the greatest bad-ass in the world.
Blood Dragon becomes too easy too soon, thanks in part to the steady stream of health-bar upgrades and damage-reduction bonuses you’ll unlock as you tear through 30 experience-based levels of personal progression. By the end you’re practically unstoppable, so you’ll almost certainly overcome all seven story missions, and complete every optional hunting excursion and hostage rescue, in under five hours.
If Far Cry 3 was the dinner entree when it released last year, then Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is an ice cream sundae on top of a slice of chocolate cake for dessert. It goes a bit farther than it needs to for some of its parody, but the game's core is as strong as ever wrapped in a love letter to the '80s vision of cool.
Blood Dragon is an absolute blast. It’s a romp through everything we know and love about classic sci-fi movies ranging from the Terminator-inspired world to level designs reminiscent of Aliens, Logan’s Run, and Predator, to references to Running Man, Empire Strikes Back, and Rocky. More than that, it’s a romp through everything we know and love about Far Cry ranging from it’s piggybacking off of the amazing Far Cry 3 gameplay and mechanics to it’s complete reimagining of the first Far Cry’s high-potential yet ultimately low-quality…everything. Blood Dragon manages to shine where the other games have not, and could not: it’s sense of humor. Dozens of times throughout I found myself laughing out loud, occasionally spitting out my drink or even laughing to tears. The AI voice communicating with our protagonist as well as the AI voice heard over enemy base loud speakers was nothing short of spectacular, entertaining in the best ways and I find myself wanting to start the game all over just to make sure I pick up on every word she says. Beyond her, the tutorials and the loading screens are an equal pleasure to experience as they not only keep your eyes on the screen, but keep you having fun which is the entire point of this spin-off. I reached 100% completion and collected all achievements (aside from the “headshot” one which I’ll have to go back through the campaign again to get) in under 5 hours. The game is far from hard but it’s never too easy to the point that I felt bored. Once I got the over-powered final weapon, I could make enemies explode just by looking at them (almost) and even then, I still had unadulterated fun. Basically, I can recommend Blood Dragon enough. The only downside I can think of is that the VHS-filter on your screen at all times may give you a headache as it started to get a little old for me but it certainly didn’t stop me from playing this game way too late into the night. Blood Dragon, like Far Cry 3, cannot be passed up on. Play, and play again.
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Xbox 360
Given the critical success of the excellent Far Cry 3 it would have been easy for Ubisoft to have just released bog standard DLC that just added a few more missions or enemies. Instead they have taken the brave decision to set everything in a cheesy 80's action movie vision of the future (The future being 2007 by the way) and it mostly pays off. From the neon drenched landscape to the obligatory training montage, set to Kevin Chalfant's 'Hold On To The Vision', the commitment to the genre is superb creating one of the funniest gaming experiences I can recall.
The gameplay itself is, for the most part at least, still pretty similar to Far Cry 3 with players being able to use a mix of stealth (including the takedown moves) and firepower to take control of garrisons and complete sidequests (which I quickly found became repetitive) that include rescuing hostages and hunting certain animal species. The most significant edition to the combat is the Blood Dragon itself. These large creatures are encountered during a number of missions, as well as being found around the island, and react mostly to sound. Like other predators they can be dangerous but they can also be lured towards enemies and quickly turn the tide of a battle in your favour.
On the negative side the main story is quite short even for a £10 download (although this does thankfully mean there aren't any of the boring missions encountered in Far Cry 3 where you had to follow or protect someone) and the constant darkness of the surrounding landscape doesn't look as impressive as the sun soaked island of the main game. Things like turret missions are also clichéd whether you point it out yourself or not.
If you're not familiar with dumb 80's action movies you could probably knock a mark or two from the overall score but for anyone over the age of thirty this comes recommended as a good piece of over the top entertainment.
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Xbox 360
Love the story 2 this game and the amazing 80s references with some of the greatest video game humor of all time, Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon suffers from being WAYYYYY 2 short, I really, really, really started 2 get into the game and having blast, yet before i knew it the game was over and i had a frowny face.
7/10, also the closing song is absolutely chessey as also really funny, "FRIENDS 2 THE END YEAHHHH"
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Xbox 360
Really should have read the reviews here first. Far Cry 3 was an amazing game. Where this DLC is not a bad shooter and is fairly humorous, why in the world, other than to **** people in, does it have the Far Cry 3 name attached to it?? That normally indicates it's a follow-on from the original....this has NOTHING to do with the original. After reading some of the reviews I get the impression that some people consider it appropriate as it uses the same engine. If that's what makes something a DLC, why wasn't Far Cry 3 a DLC called Assassin's Creed 4!!! Ridiculous **** the game, which isn't horribel, but the money grab here.
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Cela pouvait paraître une bonne idée de prendre une petite partie de Far Cry 3 et d'en faire un hommage-pastiche aux films et séries B des années 80, une sorte de défouloir bas du front mais assumé... Seulement voilà, l'humour débilos des développeurs canadiens d'Ubisoft craint sévèrement et se signale davantage par sa stupidité que ses bons mots ou clins d'oeil -lourdement appuyés d'ailleurs.
Tout dans ce "Blood Dragon" est extrêmement balourd en fait y compris les mécaniques du bon gameplay de FC3 qui se retrouvent dégradées ici bien qu'encore valables, Dieu merci. Pourtant, on a droit à une bonne VF, une vraie VF contrairement à la VQ du jeu principal mais tellement beauf que ça fait peine à entendre.
Mais en vérité, ce n'est certainement pas le plus gros problème de cet avatar Far Cry -en dehors de son mauvais goût omniprésent bien sûr. Son plus gros problème, son putain d'énorme problème, c'est ce parti pris graphique -je n'oserais pas dire artistique, car ça n'a rien d'artistique-, à savoir ces graphismes qui font mal aux yeux : couleurs criardes, ciel tramé, effets fluos, halos agressifs et nuit perpétuelle.
ça file une putain de migraine en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire ! il n'était pas nécessaire de transformer cette petite partie de FC3 en drag-queen à guirlandes clignotantes épileptogènes pour faire "style années 80" : c'est complètement ridicule et ça rend le jeu très pénible à jouer. La musique Bontempi est presque aussi pénible à cet égard mais je suppose que c'était intentionnel...
Dommage, car Blood truc tourne sensiblement mieux sur la 360 que FC3. Toujours est-il que ce mauvais délire est fortement déconseillé à moins d'être déjà défoncé à je ne sais quels produits stupéfiants : vous ne verrez en effet plus la différence...
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Xbox 360
Summary Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter set in a bizarre open-world island teeming with evil. Welcome to an 80’s VHS vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you assume the role Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando who is fighting against a cyborg army gone irreversibly rogue. Your mission: get the girl, kill the bad...
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
- PlayStation 3
- PC
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date: May 1, 2013
Developer:
- Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
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