I feel like all future DLC will be forever measured against Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. It was just so fucking perfect in almost every way. All the badass gameplay from Far Cry 3 was still in tact, but it was given a coat of neo-sci-fi-80’s-glam-cheese paint, and one of the best game soundtracks ever. All in all, it ended up being, quite possibly, my favorite game of 2013 besides GTA V.
While Blood Dragon was full of stand out moments (like the NES era sex scene, done in 8-bit graphics), I would have to say the most epic of all moments comes at the very end of the game, when you get to ride a fucking dragon and murder anyone who stands in your way. Which, when you ride a fucking fire breathing dragon, ends up being everyone.
All the little things this game did right, they did as an homage to over-the-top 80’s action and sci-fi movies, and what is more over-the-top than riding a neon dragon as a weapon of death through a futuristic landscape? Nothing, I tell you. Nothing is.
Another moment from the game that almost beat the dragon ride out was the moment when you get the glaive. Yes, that’s right, kids. In Blood Dragon, you get the fucking weapon from Krull. This is not a single use Easter-egg, this is the weapon you end the game with and using it is exactly as much fun as you would imagine it being. That is why Blood Dragon kicks so many other games in their tiny game-balls.
Oh, and Michael Biehn for the win.
Published: Dec 9, 2013 12:49 am