Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

I remember my first impressions well after starting this game. At first, "Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" seemed overly pretentious, where everything from bright neon lights to pretentious monologues seemed to be taken from a fantasy action movie of the 1980s. But once you delve into the plot and feel the atmosphere, everything falls into place. This is a parody game, a nod to the era of VHS tapes and hissing lasers, which is a real delight.

The story of "Blood Dragon" is a deliberately cliched adventure that is squeezed to the last drop of pathos. We play as Sergeant Rex Colt, a cyber commando who must save the world in a post-apocalyptic future dotted with glowing dinosaurs, sinister enemy bases and technological wonders. Each plot twist is played out with such self-irony that you involuntarily start to smile at the absurdity of what is happening.

Dubbing is particularly worth highlighting: Alexander Golovchansky's voice, which voiced Rex, adds depth and charisma to the game. Although he was voiced by Michael Bean himself in the original, yes, Kyle Reese from the Terminator dilogy, it was Golovchansky who made the character truly alive for the Russian-speaking audience. His presentation is bright, emotional and fits perfectly into the spirit of the game.

According to the mechanics, "Blood Dragon" uses "Far Cry 3" as a basis, but with a number of changes. Character leveling is automatic here, which removes the need to plan your skills, but makes the process more dynamic. Instead of hunting animals, as in the original, the game offers to hunt down glowing dinosaurs, which not only look impressive, but also pose a serious threat on the battlefield.

Weapons and combat scenes are one of the strengths of the game. Each shootout turns into a show, where neon explosions and powerful sound effects create the feeling of participating in a movie of the videotape era. The final weapon, a kind of wonderwafl, adds crazy energy to the game: you become an almost unstoppable force, blowing everything around with special pleasure.

The tasks include both story missions and side activities. The enemies are typical clone troopers, but their aggression doesn't let you relax. Plus, glowing dinosaurs, which can become both allies and enemies, add dynamics to the game.

The neon style of graphics creates a unique atmosphere. This post-apocalyptic world literally glows with bright colors, which immediately immerses you in the world of cyber retro. The musical accompaniment, with elements of synthesizer sound, perfectly complements the overall tone of the game and emphasizes its belonging to the retrofantastic genre.

The ending is the culmination of all the madness that was in the game earlier. In a good way. Everything is pushed to the limit here: epic battles, pretentious dialogues, huge explosions and the absolute power that you get with the final weapon. It's a really bright ending that leaves you feeling satisfied and even slightly nostalgic.

"Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon" is a game that could easily become a one-time parody, but instead it turns into a powerful and exciting quest. Its setting, mechanics, and the courage to laugh at an entire pop culture set the game apart from the mass of monotonous shooters. This game is not afraid to be bright, strange and exciting, leaving behind a pleasant aftertaste, like after watching a good sci-fi action movie of the 80s of the last century. This is a case where the developers took a risk and won.

8 out of 10.

First off for 3D worthiness. 3D works almost perfectly. With convergence turned up very high and depth at 100% the game looks quite good although it lacks slightly in that it is a little comic book like in its appearance. If you play with the video settings you can get the 3D to look amazing. So yes quite playable in 3D but for some reason weapons will not 'poke' out of the screen, they appear to be flat but maybe that is fixable.. As for the game setup, this was a bit of a nightmare, you cannot play without installing Uplay which is a game content delivery system like Steam and then you have annoying updates to get past. The other annoyance is the fact that you cannot manually save a game. You progress is saved after the end of the first mission which is a lot of work just to get to the first save. The game play progresses quite nicely without any boring repetitive work and some missions give you alternatives to aid your progress. This game is a bit different than others in the Far Cry franchise but well worth looking at. Just be ready for the annoying setup at the start. For any 3D game reviews please email me at ratcat0@hotmail.com.

'Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (2013)' is an 'expandalone' ode to 80s action cinema, a neon-soaked tongue-in-cheek satire that takes the mechanics of 'Far Cry 3 (2012)' and transfuses them into an entirely unique setting. The story is purposefully cheesy, an amalgam of tropes and characters from pop-culture. It's self-aware and satisfying. Michael Biehn apparently didn't have a great time recording his voice-work for the title, but he fits the dry protagonist like a glove. The rest of the cast know exactly what they've signed up for, too. The title is fairly short but it remains fun throughout. It's a distinct spin on the formula and it stands out because of it. 8/10

"I won't go to bed until everybody's dead!"

Apart from the premise, I really had no idea what to expect from this stand alone expansion pack of Far Cry 3. What I found was a TRUE GEM.

This had nothing to do with Far Cry 3's story. It only takes place in a similar island, but in a futuristic world heavily influenced by the 70s and 80s sci-fi films, especially B-movies. In fact, this whole thing plays out like an epic exaggerated homage to them. Cheesy and corny dialogues, hilarious one liners, cliché ridden and ridiculous story, manly/gruff voice tough guy hero, everything you could possibly think of is here. And Its execution was perfect. I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!! Even the loading screen texts and tutorial was hilariously awesome.

Cutscenes were meticulously crafted to resemble the older times animation. The humor was SO WELL DONE in a cheesy and simple way that I was like "Genius!".

The game had this filter on it, that gave that old sci-fi movies feel. The lighting, colors everything were made to match those era in an exaggerated way. And the soundtrack, oh by, it was so awesome. Perfect for what they were going for.

Game plays out exactly like Far Cry 3, but with futuristic weapons and tools and stuff.

Geniuses at Ubisoft really showed what they can do with this work of art. Everyone should experience it. It is like only 4-5 hours long.

9.5/10

80s culture always amaze me. This "DLC" for Far Cry 3 is probably the best "DLC" ever (at least for me). Everything is like dream. This is my dream FPS shooter. It's too bad that story is little short but i don't mind. Everything is pretty much for my tase. I enjoyed playing this game and i highly recommend it for game enthusiasts.

It's cheap "DLC" and it does not require Far Cry 3. It's standalone and great. Optimisation for PC is excellent in all aspects, Ubisoft really made this game playable and enjoyable even on low-end pc.

As i said, go try the game. You will not regret it.