Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is first and foremost a big, loving homage to the dumb, burly action movies of the 80s. But with its over-the-top attitude and neon excess, its a tribute with its tongue drilled hard into its cheek. On the most recent episode of New Game Plus, I took great issue with Blood Dragon’s comedic merit. Naturally, there are those on crew who believe otherwise.
So once again, we pull out the Wordfight! lecturns so that Jamie and I present our views on this issue: Does Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon succeed like the VHS tape or does it fall flatter than a bad Betamax joke? Continue reading »
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