Old-Timey Homoerotica; BLOOD DRAGON

Mr. Mechanical · Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:14 am

So is it open world like regular Farcry 3 or what?
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Mr. Mechanical · Posted: Sat Apr 13, 2013 1:05 pm

Mr. Mechanical · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 3:09 am

Having played this to completion some time ago I agree with Rudie. It is a great game and way better than regular Far Cry. Music is ace when combined with those visuals!

To answer mine and Victor's question the game is in fact open world like Far Cry 3 in that it all takes place on the first big island from Far Cry 3.

However, UNLIKE Far Cry 3, it does not feature many of the same activities etc. and all the locations are changed, as well as enemy types and animals. Also the story does not attempt to take itself seriously and is better for it (as is the case with just about every video game that has a story part to it).

Beyond the general vibe and personality, as well as Michael Biehn growling about "Vietnam 2" and such as among his remaining memories, I think I like the healing animations the most. I don't remember if you could pick up health packs or not because I just hit the heal button whenever I needed to top off my health, doing so plays one of three or four special animations.

One is Cyber-Biehn digging a bullet out of his arm. This one is the most boring.

Another is him resetting a broken thumb back into its joint. Ouch!

The other two involve making in-the-field repairs to his cyber-arm, reconnecting loose hoses/wires and pulling out a welding torch to touch things up. This one I always laugh at or at least smile because it's usually happening in the middle of a firefight and that's just hilarious to see.

In short Blood Dragon is the best Far Cry and needs to have another one with Cyber-Biehn reprising his role. I think I got all the trophies except for the one where you kill so many Blood Dragons and the other one where you headshot each enemy type.

After I finish up with BioShock 2 again I'll probably replay Blood Dragon to cleanse my palette. It's a pretty good experience that stays with you long after you've had it and might just be one of those games I come back to every year or so when I'm in need of a smile.
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