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Far Cry 3 Wish You Were Here Edition

XBOX 360
Also available on:PCPLAYSTATION 3
Far Cry 3 Wish You Were Here Edition
Ubisoft11/29/2012Europe
GenreShooter

Wish you were here. Actually, you probably don't. The Far Cry 3 Wish You Were Here Edition on Xbox 360 leans hard into the tropical nightmare vacation aesthetic with limited edition packaging, an exclusive Far Cry 3 steelbook, and four postcards designed to look like souvenirs from the Rook Islands.

The steelbook is the star here, a display-quality case that captures the game's unhinged island energy in a way the standard Amaray case never could. Those postcards play the same trick as the game itself, presenting paradise imagery with a menacing edge lurking underneath. Far Cry 3 redefined what an open-world shooter could be on the Xbox 360, and the Wish You Were Here Edition wraps that experience in the kind of thematic packaging that shows Ubisoft understood their own game's identity.

This was a European-focused release, which gives it an import appeal for North American collectors who want the complete Far Cry 3 physical lineup. Steelbooks from this generation have become increasingly collectible as the format matured, and this one benefits from being tied to one of the 360's most iconic late-gen titles. For collectors who appreciate packaging that tells a story before you even open it, this is Far Cry 3 at its most self-aware.

Far Cry 3 Wish You Were Here Edition Unboxing Video