Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon Collector's Edition (PC)

Ubisoft went completely unhinged in 2013 and we're still grateful. The Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Collector's Edition for PC is a neon-drenched love letter to '80s action cinema, packaged in a box that doubles as a two-story play set, because subtlety was never part of the mission briefing.

The Omega Force Base collector's box opens into an actual play set environment for the two included action figures: Colonel Ike Sloan and Sergeant Rex Colt, voiced in-game by the one and only Michael Biehn. These aren't statues. They're action figures, complete with the energy of a toy line that never existed but absolutely should have. The USB cassette soundtrack by Power Glove delivers the synth-heavy score on a format that matches the game's retro-future aesthetic perfectly. And then there's the VHS tape. An actual VHS featuring trailers and promos. You will need a VCR. You will not regret finding one.

The 12x16 double-sided poster and booklet fill out the set, but this edition lives and dies on its commitment to the bit. Blood Dragon was a standalone expansion that became a cult phenomenon, a game that proved AAA studios could be genuinely funny and wildly creative when they stopped taking themselves seriously. This collector's edition matches that energy piece for piece. Every item in this box feels like it was manufactured in an alternate 1987. For PC collectors who worship at the altar of laser dragons and neon sunsets, this is the holy grail.