Far Cry 3

[Candyman5]

Re: Far Cry 3

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-08-far-cry-3-blood-dragon-gets-release-date-and-michael-biehn

Ubisoft's bonkers and still unannounced Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will star '80s action man Michael Biehn.

The downloadable PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 spin-off is due to launch on 1st May, its listing on Xbox.com has revealed.

Terminator and Aliens actor Biehn is likely voicing the game's eye-patched protagonist Sargent Rex Colt, whose mission it is to defeat a rogue cyborg army.

Set in a dystopian 2007, Ubisoft describes the game as "an '80s VHS vision of the future" where you must "get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world".

How it links with last year's main Far Cry 3 game is still a mystery.

Today's news is the latest in a long line of leaks surrounding the downloadable side-story. First spotted last month via leaked box art, a sneakily-spotted ratings board listing and an Achievements list soon followed.

"I'm working on something now that will be surprising, I think, when it's announced," Far Cry 3's lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem earlier this year. "But it definitely is a 'strike while the iron's hot' thing, and we'll see."

[Candyman5]

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http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/09/hackers-obtain-far-cry-3-blood-dragon?utm_campaign=twposts&utm_source=twitter

Hackers have cracked Ubisoft's uPlay PC download services, enabling them to download all of the publisher's games for free - including the unreleased Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.

[trobinson97]

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Leaked gameplay, will probably be taken down soon:

<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xyvdzy"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xyvdzy_far-cry-3-blood-dragon-gameplay_videogames" target="_blank">Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon Gameplay</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/FMRRAIDER" target="_blank">FMRRAIDER</a></i>

[inkcil]

Re: Far Cry 3

This is like what every attempt at a Terminator game shoulda been.

[JBH3]

Why does it carry the Far Cry 3 moniker though?

[goh]

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IGN video: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/04/1...3-blood-dragon

Why does it carry the Far Cry 3 moniker though?

Because Far Cry 3 took place in a virtual reality engine of some sort,possibly the animus and this is just another program? I didn't play it yet so don't consider that a spoiler but that's what I gather.

[Flawless]

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Eurogamer

The opening 30 minutes that's being presented right now - and that's already made its way online - is a linear tutorial that introduces Rex Colt, the overpowered lead voiced by Michael Biehn. There's a trimmed back progression system in place, and players start the game with many of the abilities that were only unlocked towards the end of Far Cry 3's campaign - here you can swim underwater indefinitely, fall any height without taking damage and chain together takedowns.

Rook Island's replacement in Blood Dragon is a little smaller - it's said to be around the same size as the South Island in Far Cry 3 - and it's dotted with garrisons, shield-protected forts that are the equivalent of the original game's outposts. Attacking them presents the same type of open-ended play, but there's a lurid twist, with the option to coax in trundling laser-spewing dragons to finish off the job once the shields are down.

In fact everything from Far Cry 3's been given a lurid twist in Blood Dragon, and the results are often brilliant. Take to the waters, for example, and there's a new threat waiting. "They're called cybersharks," explains Evans. "They don't have any new attacks, but they do have a chrome shader with neon teeth and eyes. Just wait until you see one coming up with glowing orange teeth and eyes. We've got cyberpanthers - it's fun taking the existing creatures and giving them a whole new look."

"I'm certainly a bit tired of shooters that take place in a modern setting and that have quite a lot of warfare," Evans admits. "So it's nice to be able to just f***ing go off and do something else. Things don't have to make much sense. Look at Platinum Games, the stuff that Kojima does. They get a lot of flak for the kind of stuff they do, but ultimately it's that attitude - so f***ing what? Let's go! Was it ridiculous? Yes, awesome! Was it fun? Yes, brilliant! That's the goal of games, to have as much fun as possible."

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[Fresh Tendrils]

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Same size as the south island? Hell yes.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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Same size as the south island? Hell yes.

He had me at laser-spewing dragons clearing out a garrison.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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He had me at laser-spewing dragons clearing out a garrison.

I was curious how long it was going to be, but then they mentioned 30 minute tutorial/introduction to Rex Colt and then plopped in that map size. Goodness. Anybody know how much this gonna be?

[Goffs]

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Cyber SHARKS! PREORDERED!

I was curious how long it was going to be, but then they mentioned 30 minute tutorial/introduction to Rex Colt and then plopped in that map size. Goodness. Anybody know how much this gonna be?

14 BUCKS! Also bought Primal Carnage...

[MachoMyers]

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On Steam now for what works out to be $19.99. Preorder includes the soundtrack which is probably going to be awesome.

So happy I can play this off Steam and not have to deal with UPlay.

[Lieutenant Dan]

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So, will be on 360 XBLA on May 1st?

[ghettogeeksta]

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Can't wait! Yes, it will be on Xbox Live 05/01.

[TracerBullet]

Re: Far Cry 3

"Vietnam War II"