I just finished today Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. I did all of the main quest stuff and a few of the side quest stuff - and after almost 3 1/2 hours, I've completed the main quest. I certainly could've done more of the side stuff, as there was certainly still a fair amount of side-quests, garrisons, and other things to do over this nicely-sized map (especially for a DLC / stand-alone expansion).
If you took Far Cry 3's open-world structure; condensed all of this awesome action + gameplay into a DLC-sized stand-alone game; streamlined the leveling-up process so each level gives you a new skill/perk; gave it a full-blown 1980's action-movie style; give it an absolutely killer 1980's style synth-pop and rock soundtrack (thanks, Power Glove!); and gave it a neon-color palette - you'd basically get Blood Dragon.
FC3: BD takes every 80's + early 90's tropes + cliches from those action-movies (i.e. Terminator series, Predator series, sci-fi flicks from that era, etc) and pays homage to all of these over-the-top action films. This game also stars Michael Biehn (who was in some of these classic + cult-classic 80's and 90's action movies) doing the voice-acting for the lead character Rex Power Colt, who is trying to save the world. Biehn is fantastic here and sounds like he's having the time of his life here. This absolutely ridiculous story, loaded with a purposely loaded hammy script + dialogue, constantly delivering over-the-top fun, bliss & joy. Never is there a moment, where this game is not hammy and/or cheesy, as it's always making you smile in a big + cheesy way right along w/ this game's love for those action films. Fans of those movies who play FC3: BD are definitely in for a treat here.
FC3: BD also has a love for old-school 80's and 90's games, as well. Cut-scenes w/ small boxes of a mixture of pixelated-stills and might actually be animated, feels + looks like they were plucked right out of the 80's and 90's Nintendo, Genesis & Super Nintendo era of games. Growing up on those games, this feels like nostalgia at some of its finest here. If this wasn't enough, there's also one of the funniest in-game tutorials in a game ever put together here, aiming directly at in-game tutorials doing often way too much hand-holding.
When it's all said and done, simply put - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is awesome, tons of fun, and an over-the-top ridiculously great time.