


It references 18-rated movies, while the trailer harked toward He-Man. It's presented as if playing on a VHS tape, but the story is told through crude sort-of 8-and-16-bit cutscenes, and the game itself is modern 3D. Turns out that Blood Dragon's scattershot storm of references barely holds together in the cold light of a school run. You know how good a joke is when you tell it to someone else. Neon, synths, one-liners, chrome, ultraviolence, pixel graphics. Download Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon for free and explore an open world filled with action-packed missions, deadly enemies, and a unique 80s-inspired atmosphere. He's no gamer but I thought he might at least gel with the concept of Blood Dragon: a sci-fi shooter and heavy pastiche of '80s action films, voiced by Michael Biehn. I'd just dropped the kids off at school when one of the fathers asked me what games I was playing.

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