Far Cry 3 Вђ“ Blood Dragon Guide
Released in 2013 as a standalone expansion to Far Cry 3 , is a deliberate, neon-soaked parody of 1980s action cinema. Set in a "distant future" of 2007 following a nuclear war, it trades the lush tropical realism of the main series for a VHS-filtered world of cyborgs, mutants, and laser-firing dinosaurs. Setting and Narrative
Rex must "get the girl, kill the bad guys, and save the world" from Sloan’s plan to revert humanity to a prehistoric state using the blood of the eponymous Blood Dragons. Far Cry 3 – Blood Dragon
While built on the Far Cry 3 engine, Blood Dragon significantly streamlines and "actionizes" the experience: Released in 2013 as a standalone expansion to
Every element is satirical, from a forced, overly-detailed tutorial that frustrates the protagonist to loading screen tips like "Grenades explode". Core Gameplay Mechanics While built on the Far Cry 3 engine,
The world is bathed in neon purple and chrome, featuring scan lines and tracking bars to mimic the feel of a bootleg VHS tape.
The game follows , a "Mark IV Cyber Commando" voiced by Michael Biehn ( The Terminator , Aliens ), as he infiltrates an uncharted island to stop his former commander, Colonel Ike Sloan. The plot is a hyper-stylized mashup of 80s tropes:
