Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Announced

[RooksBailey]

Man, Ubisoft is throwing a lot of curve-balls lately.  It appears this FC3 stand alone is going cyberpunk...and stars Michael Biehn!

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is standalone; features Michael Biehn

"Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter taking place on a bizarre open-world island crawling with evil. Welcome to an 80's VHS vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando who's fighting against a cyborg army gone rogue. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world. Experience every cliché of a VHS era vision of a nuclear future, where cyborgs, blood dragons, mutants, and Michael Biehn (Terminator, Aliens, Navy Seals) collide. Playing Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon doesn't require a copy of Far Cry® 3."

Sigh.  Guess it is time to get back to my FC3 campaign.... :-\

[DeathTouchWilly]

Meh. The screenshots don't inspire me. I'm not a big sci-fi shooter fan but the art direction looks cartoonish and it's sort of a turn-off. FC3 on the other hand was fantastic. I'd gladly shell out more cash for another island packed with enemy bases. Going stealth on those base takeovers and knifing everyone was so much fun.

[Arctic Blast]

This is so wildly different that I'm certainly curious to see how it turns out.

[TheCommandTent]

I'm enjoying Far Cry 3 but I just don't see the draw of this.

[JasonPratt]

I see the draw of it--the original Far Cry was basically an 80s action film troper plus mutant monkeys after all--I'm just not drawn (yet).

[W8taminute]

I finished Far Cry 3 recently and enjoyed it immensely.  This new game looks intriguing and even though I loved Far Cry 3 this one still hasn't reached out and grabbed me yet.   

[RooksBailey]

I remain undecided:

Trailer:

[W8taminute]

Thanks for sharing the gameplay video Rooks.  All this game appears to be is Far Cry 3 with some different window dressing.  The premise seems the same meaning you run around a wild island killing bad guys and looting.   Maybe I'm judging too early but I'll wait until the game is 2 dollars until I buy it.  OTOH if one hasn't played Far Cry 3 and likes the setting of Blood Dragon it might be worth the money.