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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

Ubisoft Montreal

2013•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 7 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyscience fictionanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarytroubled leads

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, sweeping shooter: polished and original. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

81 / 100

420 ratings

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About This Game

There’s only one force powerful enough to stop an army of rampaging killer cyborgs, mutated scientists, metal sharks and vicious Blood Dragons that shoot lasers from their eyes – that force is you. Your name is Sergeant Rex Power Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Lock and load as you and your seven favorite fully customizable killing implements tackle a bizarre open world island crawling with evil. Take down the enemy with ninja stars, guns or even just good old explosives. Your battle. Your way. Their tough luck.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The year is 2007 and Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war which erupted in the 90's. The east vs. west conflict has raged for generations, and humanity continues to struggle to progress after a disastrous decade. New paths for peace must be found, and the US cyborg army may have found a solution: a powerful bio weapon on a distant island. Your mission is to gather information and figure out what the hell is going on. As Sergeant Rex Colt, you are part man, part machine, all American. You are a state-of-the-art Mark IV cyber-commando on a mission… of vengeance. You’re out to bring down your...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyScience fictionAnimalsMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceAll consuming questFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentaryTroubled leads

Keywords

Post-apocalypticCyberpunkCyberneticsBloodyDrugsParodyDystopianHumour

Where to play

Details

Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Released: 30 April 2013
Series: Far Cry
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 5h rushed, 7h normally, 11h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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