Far Cry 3 review: a holiday from hell

Over the boom-boom of M.I.A.’s Paper Planes, Far Cry 3 opens in the cheesiest way possible.

It begins with a group of Santa Monica rich kids exploring the coastline of a South Pacific island. They cheer the trust funds that brought them to Rook Island, then swim with its oceanic wildlife and skydive from a plane. Rook Island is vast and untamed — and seemingly deserted. Yet in a flash the camera pulls back to reveal the glinting eyes of a tattooed, devilish visage with a cellphone pressed to your face.

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