Look at that! It so purdy.... But really this "game" is spectacular as just a solo campaign to kill time. I'd say a small amount of time but I could kill days hunting neon lions and running like the chicken I am from Blood Dragons. I'll get into the review however.
The gameplay is pretty much FarCry 3 with a makeover, which is what I believe it was designed to be. It may be a stand alone tittle (none DLC) but it runs under the same name as it's predecessor so cannot be expected to be massively different. It has the same features, levelling up with new unlocks, side missions for weapon attachments, main missions, base takeovers. However some aspects are different. For example there is no skill trees, you just get different unlocks hen you level, such as bonus health, less bow sway etc. Also instead of just going in guns blazing or "stealthing" it up to get into the base, you can throw a cyber heart which calls a Blood Dragon (confusingly has no wings) into the base to laser beam and/or eat people then just throw another to get it to leave. #DragonsOP.
As far as story goes I can't delve too far into it as I prefer not to give out spoilers, but it follows a storyline that attempts to rip off every cult classic that has ever been produced and it does it well. It has references to Bionic Commando as well as other games and films. Basically the aim of the game is to take down the head honcho and be a hero. The majority of cutscenes are styled to classic arcade game style with a comedical twist or the usual FarCry 3 style and the mix is interesting to say the least. I haven't completed the story yet but it is extremely captivating and very humorous. It even has Cyber Sharks!
The graphics are beautiful with the neon effects, the high quality terrain, the lasers from the guns, everything sits right on the eyes and is an aesthetic masterpiece. My system hasn't got the most pricey specs (the system cost just under 1000 pound) but it can run this on almost very high quality on every setting. You can see by the screenshots how well it runs, even though it turns my PC into a miniature heater for my room. The only thing I don't like with the graphics is that some cutscenes (as above) aren't designed to fit the entire screen which just annoys me.
Overall this game is very good quality and really worth it's price tag with hours of gameplay and endless fun. It's a shame that it doesn't have multiplayer or co-op but not many story driven games do. Now I know the last Ubisoft game I reviewed I gave high sores to. No they do not pay me. They probably don't even know about me. I'm not a fanboy and I don't work for them, they just have a tendency to produce super high quality games. 8/10
-Patrick
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