Ubisoft’s tongue-in-cheek, 80’s throwback Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon hasn’t had much publicity from the publisher; most of its hype has been generated through leaked information, leaked videos and, well, wholly leaked copy of the game. As you’ve already seen, it’s completely mental;equal parts parody and homage to the clichés of the litany cookie-cutter 80’s action films. Here’s some official marketing, by way of a “reveal trailer.”
“I’m certainly a bit tired of shooters that take place in a modern setting and that have quite a lot of warfare,” Ubisoft’s Dean Evans told Eurogamer. “So it’s nice to be able to just fucking go off and do something else. Things don’t have to make much sense.
“Look at Platinum Games, the stuff that Kojima does. They get a lot of flak for the kind of stuff they do, but ultimately it’s that attitude – so fucking what? Let’s go! Was it ridiculous? Yes, awesome! Was it fun? Yes, brilliant! That’s the goal of games, to have as much fun as possible.”
And it certainly looks fun. The only ties to Far Cry 3 itself seem to be in the island setting. And the eponymous blood dragons? Giant cyborg reptiles that shoot frickin’ laser beams out of their frickin’ eyes.
It’s coming to digital download platforms on May 1 as a standalone title for those of you haven;t already stolen it off of the internet, so you won’t need Far Cry 3 to play it. Oh, and you can pre-load the game on Steam if you’re planning on picking it up. It weighs in at around 3 gigs.
Last Updated: April 11, 2013
Ultimo_Cleric_N7
April 11, 2013 at 12:39
Favourite game this year. After this trailer I want this more than I wanted Bioshock or HoTS or anything.
THIS GAME REEKS OF WINNING
AndriyP
April 11, 2013 at 12:44
…all i been thinking lately…
Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew
April 11, 2013 at 12:53
Whahahahaahahaahaha
Matthew Holliday
April 11, 2013 at 12:52
Farcry 3
reskinned
rewritten
reblooded
and reawesomed
Martin du preez
April 11, 2013 at 13:03
Camel toe at 0:14
Slade Boender
April 11, 2013 at 13:55
hahahahahahahaha. Winning. You’re doing it right.
FoxOneZA - The Chosen One
April 11, 2013 at 13:14
The “heart removal” thing in this game takes a jab at Crysis 2 😀
Admiral Chief Erwin
April 11, 2013 at 13:43
$14.99 on Steam
Admiral Chief Erwin
April 11, 2013 at 14:09
That one dude’s voice sounds like T-Bot from Megas XLR
Skyblue
April 11, 2013 at 15:04
Does look pretty sick!
Rincethis: Spellalicious
April 11, 2013 at 16:32
Is this available on Xbox?
Brad Moore
April 21, 2013 at 08:42
I paid for it last week, but can’t pre-load it.. 😐