After years spent relegated to backlog limbo, I've finally found time to start Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The title card has been hard to ignore in all its pink, blue, and neon purple glory, as were promises of corny '80s hero one-liners from the "part man, part machine, all cyber commando" protagonist I've seen and read so much about. But as a latecomer to the Ubisoft action-FPS series, my only excuse is that I simply missed the boat back in 2013.
I'm also habitually wary of any shooter gunplay from the pre-Xbox One era (though gritting my teeth through Mass Effect 1 last year was more than worth the jank) thanks to being a little spoiled by modern tech. Pair that with the glut of stunning new games I've been digging into this year, and my reasons for snubbing this cult classic are plain.
