By: Robert Murphy
Well it’s an 80’s film come to life folks in “Far Cry 3:
Blood Dragon,” a game that was once thought to be a clever April Fool’s joke
was quickly revealed to be in fact a game that brings you back to a game
somewhat like “Far Cry 3.” This neon lit world is straight out of a bad movie
that you’d think couldn’t possibly be real but brings with it the terrible puns
and outrageous action that made you somehow love the horrible effects of the
era it’s from. Now we won’t be seeing much of the same old same old from “Far
Cry 3” formula, even though it has the name on the cover the game it takes a
step away from the somewhat realistic realm of “Far Cry” and ramps it up with
sex montages, in your face action and is pretty much everything we wanted from
“Duke Nukem Forever” but didn’t get.
Meet Rex Power Colt
This time around we aren’t put in control of a novice at the
whole violence game or a reincarnation of our former protagonist Jason Brody,
no this time we are put in control of cyborg commando Rex Power Colt, who is
the epitome of the ultimate 80’s badass movie character/action hero. Rex is
basically a walking cheat code; he doesn’t get tired from running for extended
periods of time, doesn’t die from falling of ledges and has the strength to rip
the heart out of your rotting corpse. All the while he shoots of cheesy one
liners and spurts out general profanity that use to be socially acceptable for
a movie and even have a PG-13 rating at the same time, which would be shot down
in an instant in today’s world, but I doubt anyone would want to see this movie
anyways. As you progress through the story- and yes there is a story here- you
are greeted with more and more cheesiness as each mission objective that
references classic movies like “Die Hard.” However, as it does with these old
one liners and jokes, it does get old and not as fresh as Rex re-use catch
phrases and jokes over and over, but hey they all can’t be winners.
Gatling laser machine gun, I’ll take it!
Our super powered cyborg also comes packed with a new
arsenal of weapons as well as new sets of skills to help him take down his
enemies. Rex comes pretty well stocked right from the beginning as you run
around feeling untouchable, it makes progressing through your skill trees feel
a little redundant but ultimately is still enjoyable to unlock new moves that
take down the soldiers you’re up against. Even more pleasure comes from the
guns you are sporting along the way, running the gambit from things like a quad
barreled shotgun, laser machine guns, cyber katana and yes even the classic bow
makes a super powered comeback to the game. These come definitely come in handy
as well when you take a look at the creatures the games named for, blood
dragons roam the island glowing in the dark and shooting lazers from their
eyes, these giant reptiles prove to be quite a challenge early on so thank God
for all the weapons and tools you’re sporting.
Sweet Jesus, run!!!
So what else is there to say, oh right umm this game is
hilarious, between the action, the eye rolling humor and the out of this world
cyborg hero you’ve got control of, there is a lot to be enjoyed from what
“Blood Dragon” has to offer. While you may get a little tired of the one liners
and over drawn cut scenes in the game, you can quickly take a side step over it
while you’re blowing up bad guys with outrageous explosions and weaponry. My
inner child screamed out while playing this game and truly ad me laughing the
whole time I was playing and while it doesn’t have some of the same aspects of “Far
Cry 3,” it was just as much fun to play.
Good:
-Hilarious humor and quotes that made me flash back to some
of my favorite films
-Fantastic gunplay/upgrading abilities for your weapons
-Blood Dragons are completely ridiculous but the whole game
is so let’s role with it
Bad:
-Upgrading can feel a little pointless since you start out so
powerful already
-Not as much freedom to move around as “Far Cry 3”
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