Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon

There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a piece of art that you’re aware is irredeemably terrible. Everything that has overtly influenced Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon exists in a quantum state where it’s awful and yet compelling at the same time. It’s a pastiche of action movies from the 80s, but it’s not paying them homage for anything other than their outrageous nature and their aesthetic. The game knows that the writing in the source material is bad, that the characters are one dimensional and the activities are ludicrous, but that’s part of the charm. They’re enjoyable because of an undeserved self-seriousness. Unfortunately Blood Dragon doesn’t quite capture this idea. It makes a novel attempt and gets so close. It’s over the top and stupid and it gets the tone down nearly exact, but it knows this and makes too damn sure you’re aware it does.