Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon vs Far Cry 4
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon is an FPS open-world game from Ubisoft Montreal (2013) while Far Cry 4 is an action-adventure action-RPG game from Ubisoft Toronto (2014).
What each one is
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon is filed under FPS and Open-World. In contrast, Far Cry 4 under Action-Adventure and Action-RPG.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.
Story, characters and reception
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Plot
After the death of his mother Ishwari, Ajay Ghale ( James A. Woods ) returns to his home country of Kyrat to carry out Ishwari's final wish by returning her ashes to Lakshmana. However, his mission is interrupted when the bus he is traveling on is attacked by the Royal Army and he is greeted by Pagan Min ( Troy Baker ), the country's eccentric and violent king. (Wikipedia)
Reception
Reception Far Cry 4 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic . The game's story received mixed responses. Chris Carter from Destructoid praised the personality of Ajay Ghale, which is "less in-your-face" than that of Far Cry 3' s protagonist Jason Brody . (Wikipedia)
At a glance
| Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon | Far Cry 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.6/10 | 7.7/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (87%, 19,720) | Very Positive (85%, 73,512) |
| Critic aggregate | 81/100 | 80/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $29.99 |
| Install size | — | 30 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2013 | 2014 |
| Developer | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft Toronto |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon vs Far Cry 4, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Far Cry 3 - Blood DragonFPS open-world gameFar Cry 4Action-adventure action-RPG gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Far Cry 3 - Blood DragonFPS, 1980s, ComedyFar Cry 4Open World, Action, FPSThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Far Cry 3 - Blood DragonScore 7.6 · 87% on Steam · 81 criticFar Cry 4 ✓Score 7.7 · 85% on Steam · 80 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon19,720 reviewsFar Cry 473,512 reviews · 5 add-ons · 30 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon ✓$14.99Far Cry 4$29.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon ✓PlayableFar Cry 4UnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueFar Cry 3 - Blood Dragon and Far Cry 4 on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Far Cry 4 (GamingPickz Score 7.7)
- The cheaper right now: Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon ($14.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon (playable)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Far Cry 4 (73,512 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
FPSOpen WorldActionSingleplayerAdventureShooterStealthFirst-Person
Where they differ
1980sComedyGreat SoundtrackCyberpunkSci-fiRetro
Co-opMultiplayerHuntingSurvivalOnline Co-OpStory Rich
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Far Cry 4 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon | Far Cry 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | 512 MB | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 |
| Minimum CPU | 2.66 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo E6700 | 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Install size | — | 30 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon · Far Cry 4.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon and 1 for Far Cry 4. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon and Far Cry 4 in scope?
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon has drawn 19,720 Steam reviews. Far Cry 4 has drawn 73,512 Steam reviews, ships 5 add-ons and installs in 30 GB.
Is Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon or Far Cry 4 better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Far Cry 4 rates higher (7.7 to 7.6). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon or Far Cry 4?
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon is cheaper right now at $14.99, against $29.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.