Just Cause 3

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  1. Razv
    Dec 2, 2015
    7
    Anybody that gives this game a 0 is either an idiot or just wants to prove a point and not actually grade the game. Even due to the graphics and physics you CAN NOT rate this game with a 0. Take a moment to applaud the idiots that did.

    Now, regarding the game, I didn't find it particularly amusing. It's fun at the beginning and it's nice to admire the scenery, try a few stunts, but it    Anybody that gives this game a 0 is either an idiot or just wants to prove a point and not actually grade the game. Even due to the graphics and physics you CAN NOT rate this game with a 0. Take a moment to applaud the idiots that did.

    Now, regarding the game, I didn't find it particularly amusing. It's fun at the beginning and it's nice to admire the scenery, try a few stunts, but it gets really old, really fast and you start getting bored with it. Don't regret spending the money, but wouldn't spend time replaying it.    … Expand
  2. Alsmir
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    Solid game, but not for everyone.

    First of all you need to do a little research about Just Cause games. About 99% of your activities in Just Cause are things that you would describe as side activities in other games. Main story is meh and not the main part of the game. Just Cause can shine if you play it for 1-2hrs at the time, have some fun and move on. Great game to relax with, but    Solid game, but not for everyone.

    First of all you need to do a little research about Just Cause games. About 99% of your activities in Just Cause are things that you would describe as side activities in other games. Main story is meh and not the main part of the game.
    Just Cause can shine if you play it for 1-2hrs at the time, have some fun and move on. Great game to relax with, but if you're on of those guys that jump into new game and play it for 12 straight hours, you will have a miserable time.
    Just Cause is quite repetitive, has close to no difficulty and relies on your imagination. Not for people who go from objective to objective.

    Nice graphics, no drops below 60fps on GTX970, no bugs so far. Lots of fun.    … Expand
  3. Zedro
    Dec 23, 2015
    7
    System Reviewed: Intel Core i7-4800MQ; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (at 1080p); 16GB 1600MHz System Memory; Windows 10.
    Play Time: 29 Hours
    Just Cause 3 is a third person action game where you’re given a large area map for destruction. Set in the fictitious nation of Medici, you must topple General Sebastiano Di Ravello tyrannical rain though destroying his infrastructure and completing    System Reviewed: Intel Core i7-4800MQ; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (at 1080p); 16GB 1600MHz System Memory; Windows 10.
    Play Time: 29 Hours

    Just Cause 3 is a third person action game where you’re given a large area map for destruction. Set in the fictitious nation of Medici, you must topple General Sebastiano Di Ravello tyrannical rain though destroying his infrastructure and completing missions. A sequel to JC2, this game doesn’t feel like an evolution or revolution. It feels like more of the same with something added here and taken away there.

    Graphics: B

    I had no issues with getting between 50 to 60 FPS most of the time. The slight dips from time to time didn’t take away from my immersion. While everything looks as it should, nothing really WOWed me except the explosions and destruction. When taking down a large antenna structure while underneath it, the sense of exhalation was great as it toppled around me. When things went boom, it did so with great particle effects and debris. However, after a few hours and a bunch of towns and military bases under my belt, the novelty wore off and I was less impressed. Other toted effects were less impressive. Dandelions do flatten while driving over them; I fail to see how this is supposed to improve my experience.

    Story: C+

    I was pleasantly surprised that the story was passable this time compared to JC2. Perhaps my expectations were so low that I wouldn’t be hard to beat them. While campy throughout, it did have some interesting insights to the character’s past and their prior relationships. These moments are rare and never more than one offs, quickly deviating back to the mission at hand. Voice and dialog are b-movie quality but good b-movie. The story did rush though all points far too quickly and have a very unsatisfying ending, as if to say “that’s enough story, here’s the end”. Could be finished in about 5 hours, maybe less if you rushed.

    Gameplay: D+

    The gimmick here is the destruction that was well showcased in JC2. Towns, outposts, and military bases can be liberated by blowing up everything marked in red. While cool at first, Towns and outposts are mostly copy and paste leaving a very repetitive feel to them. Military bases are more varied but suffer the same monotonous feeling after 6 hours. The campaign does give some unique situations and motivation but was far too short to sustain me for the long run.

    The improvements to the zip line and the inclusion of the wing suit are nice but didn’t improve the experience much for me. Using zip line to pull down chaos objects is fun but uneven. Upgrades are required to get more functionality out of this and after a while felt like a novelty. The wingsuit was a nice inclusion for nothing more than a quicker way to move around. The unlimited parachute feels sluggish compared to the prior game, encouraging the use of the wing suit.

    Non-explosive weaponry are mostly useless. You got a handful of rifles, handguns, SMGs, and shotguns. All felt very weak and underwhelming. As far as special explosive weapons go, you got more options but didn’t really entice me that much.

    Upgrades are given by completing boring, repetitive side missions that earn you gears in different categories depending on the mission. These are a slog to go through and have very little fun value. Upgrades are often standard fare but most unique upgrades are useless. Certain upgrades like zoom in aiming and landing while using the wingsuit should have been standard features. Locking these things to pad the upgrade list is disappointing.

    The map is big but less impressive. It feels like a lot more empty space between towns and outposts than before and nothing to do outside these areas. You can find a few collectables but beyond that, its wasted space used for races trigged by side mission. Gas stations are now reloaded after destroying and bridges can be blown up now but both offer little strategic value outside of missions.

    Cars and planes handle far worse than the previous game. Tanks and helicopters are about the same but are very week and get destroyed easily. Ground play is worse with little in the way of protecting yourself in a firefight. Developers stated that cover wasn’t implemented to encourage use of the parachute as a form of cover. It works, but it didn’t feel fun slowly hovering over my enemies as I popped them off. Dodging was removed along with the mini map. Xbox One controller felt sluggish with aiming and was always imprecise.

    Final Thoughts:

    Your value on this is how much you can stand repetitive tasks. Towns and outpost all feel, look and play the same way with very little originality. I never got a sense of accomplishment when liberating areas around Medici. Just felt like I was checking off the list. Fighting as a shooter feels half-baked and was tighter in JC2. Explosions and destruction are better this time around but this is the same game we played before. I was expecting more this time around.    … Expand
  4. sscott0829tw
    Dec 31, 2015
    7
    The game is cool and insane in unique ways,not a single moment make you feel tedious.The whole game is like an awesome Michael Bay movie,tons and tons of explosions and cool stunts.The map is super huge and beautiful in every corner.Take down large military bases is the best thing in this game,also love all the challenges and side quests.But the game is poorly optimized on PC,lots of frameThe game is cool and insane in unique ways,not a single moment make you feel tedious.The whole game is like an awesome Michael Bay movie,tons and tons of explosions and cool stunts.The map is super huge and beautiful in every corner.Take down large military bases is the best thing in this game,also love all the challenges and side quests.But the game is poorly optimized on PC,lots of frame rate issues,And some challenges and missions soon become very repetitive.And enemy soldier's AI is very stupid,very hard for them to handle the almighty Rico.However,all the vehicles feels great to control,especially the planes.story is too weak,but it has some interesting characters like Mario.Overall Just Cause 3 is an amazing game,but suffers some open-world game problems.If the Multiplayer mode comes out next month,,maybe it will bumps to a 9/10… Expand
  5. leopoldo
    Mar 21, 2016
    7
    Just Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are oftenJust Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are often simple and similar). Visually the game is beautiful, but what is most striking are the explosions, they are extremely well made, and can even say that they are innovative; the soundtrack does not have anything special. The maor problem of this game are the bugs, are many and are annoying (but some are funny). Overall, Just Cause 3 is a very fun and beautiful game visually, however, has a simple story, it is repetitive and possesses many bugs. 7.5 / 10… Expand
  6. InfiniteYT
    Dec 12, 2015
    7
    Explosions, Explosions make everything better right? That's what I thought when I picked up Just Cause 3. At first watching everything blow up and mowing down lots of enemies was really fun, but as the game progressed I realized that there wasn't much to just cause 3.
    Just Cause 3, fun at times, is a stale experience. You play as Rico Rodriguez once again and try to take down another    Explosions, Explosions make everything better right? That's what I thought when I picked up Just Cause 3. At first watching everything blow up and mowing down lots of enemies was really fun, but as the game progressed I realized that there wasn't much to just cause 3.
    Just Cause 3, fun at times, is a stale experience. You play as Rico Rodriguez once again and try to take down another dictator on his home island of Medici. You start the game launching rockets all over the place and blowing everything up. You meet your friend Mario who goes along on the journey with you for the most part. A scientist name Dimah you gives you upgrades to your grappling hook from the previous game and a new wing suit. She also gives you missions to help the rebellion overthrow Di Ravello. The only other character that really impacted the plot was Sheldon who is a stereotypical Texan and helps Rico out but has a few secrets. The other characters are very forgettable especially Annika who comes out of nowhere and is very annoying and hard to bear. The dialog isn't very good and conversations have awkward long pauses in between them. Overall the story can be summed up as a evil dictator has a powerful resource known as bavarium and it's up to Rico to lead the rebellion and retake his homeland and make sure Di Ravello can’t use the Bavarium. It’s not a good story and I feel it could've easily been better. The gameplay for the most part is really fun. Your new grappling hook upgrade allows you to tether two things together allowing you to be able to pull off cool things to take down enemies or mess with civilians. You also now have a wingsuit which allows you to soar faster across Medici. You still have your Parachute as well making you very versatile when trying to get somewhere. The gameplay consists of liberating villages bases and provinces by destroying everything. Thats pretty much it. The story missions will have you escorting someone/something or defending an area but that's it. This is fairly disappointing considering there are so many opportunities they missed. I found myself not using the tether because it was much slower to destroy bases with and I wanted to move on the story so I didn’t have to liberate any more for a while. That sometimes didn't help either since half the story missions have you blowing up more bases!!!!!! There are challenges to upgrade your tech and abilities but they mainly consist of time trial races with a boat, car, or plane. Theses are very boring, there isn't much of a challenge besides the bad flying and driving controls and your not racing anyone, juts a clock. Just cause 3’s gameplay is super fun at times but by the 15 village I liberated I felt burnt out and bored. There isn't anything that really changes. Gunplay is very simple and it's very easy to mow down a lot of enemies. People who like tactical shooting won't like this but it allows you to easily create massive explosions which is really fun to do. There are a lot of different guns allowing you to choose many different ways to take down bases. Just Cause 3 graphically looks fairly good and has a large map. There is some pop it but it’s not that common. There is no big city area like in Just Cause 2 which is a little disappointing and almost every base and village looks very similar which dull out the gameplay even more. Just Cause 3 is always online as well unless you're in offline mode on steam and it forces you to connect to there online leaderboards which constantly pop up on the screen in a big box when you beat some record like most headshots in 5 seconds. The game performance wise is sub par compared to avalanche studio's previous game, mad max, which came out this year. I ran into a lot of glitches and performance problem like seeing through the ground and stutter lag. There also is no multiplayer which is very disappointing considering the just cause 2 multiplayer mod was released not that long ago. Also there is no coop which this game really needs, instead there is just an online leaderboard of useless stats. Also the 25 dollar DLC for cosmetic items is a complete joke. For those who just was a casual experience and blow stuff up then this game is for you but in my opinion there isn’t much that makes the experience worth it. The story is bland, the game play is fun at time but gets repetitive fast, and there are a lot of issues that still need to be fixed. There just isn't anything that makes me want to start it up again. It’s not a bad game but it’s not that good either. Just Cause 3 doesn't differ itself from Just Cause 2 and it doesn't feel that it even made an attempt. There are truly great moments that made me feel it was worth the $60 but it’s repetitious nature got in the way of what could of been a great game. I recommend you play Just Cause 2 instead and wait for a patch and a sale. Just Cause 3 get a 6.8/10 -Infinite    … Expand
  7. thespookygamer
    Dec 22, 2015
    7
    I wouldn't say this game is the greatest, but it was loads of fun. Blowing things up and just plain messing around with the grappling mechanic was a lot of fun. You should give it a try once it goes on sale.
  8. Marcusaur
    Dec 28, 2015
    7
    Just Cause 3 a standout from other games, as from the very start the game gives you 1200km squared to roam the beautiful city of Medici. And as Mario from the game says, when you look at Medici, it's a shining star, but when you see Medici, it's an absolute technical mess with a poor story line and repetitive missions.

    Now don't get me wrong, I love the concept of Just Cause 3. I love    Just Cause 3 a standout from other games, as from the very start the game gives you 1200km squared to roam the beautiful city of Medici. And as Mario from the game says, when you look at Medici, it's a shining star, but when you see Medici, it's an absolute technical mess with a poor story line and repetitive missions.

    Now don't get me wrong, I love the concept of Just Cause 3. I love the idea of being able to enter a place, and then walk out with tons of debris and mushroom clouds behind you. But the execution is very poor.

    1. I am struggling to run this game with an i7 6700k and 2 GTX 780's on SLI. I am getting 90 fps on max in some locations of the map, but in large populated areas and especially the main city, the fps will drop right down to the low 20's.

    Yet on the other end of the spectrum my friend is running this game on high with a gaming notebook that wields a GTX 960M and and i7 4720HQ. Strange.

    2. The story is an absolute joke in my opinion, I currently have 40 hours on the game, with 12 hours put into the story, and it's just a huge repetitive bundle of Blow this up and blow that up. Even the small side quests are like this, with most of them just requiring you to save some rebels or blow some stuff up so the rebels are safe.

    3. The game itself is beautiful though. For the people who are saying that the game is "ugly" and "outdated", I don't really know what you mean, because in my eyes Just Cause 3 get's it right. Even dating back to 2010's JC2, Avalanche really know how to make a pretty game, from large mountain scales to even the insides of a train or car, Just Cause 3 has got detail wherever you go.

    4. The large map of Medici is a high point for me, as I said earlier, it's incredibly detailed with locations ranging from large farmlands, to the tallest points on the map, to the beautiful densely populated cities, I'd like to say this map has outdone Just Cause 2's by a long way. The only slight flaw I have is a lot of the map is actually water, but hey, what can you expect?

    5. I know this is small for me, but the default controls are absolutely shocking. when I first got into the game, I was trying to grapple around with F, but it wasn't doing anything, and was shocked to find that Grapple had been mapped to Mouse 2????

    6. The Physics engine. The best part about this game. Basically how this game works, is if you destroy something, it will turn into a physics item, allowing you to tether it or blow it up as you like. In my opinion, this is brilliant, just like most of the destructive elements in the game.

    Verdict: Just Cause 3 is a mean, lean action thriller turned rogue video game.
    While I don't agree with all the 10/10's this game is getting, but I don't agree with the 0's either.
    I think that this game is worth it if you just want to occasionally hop on for a 1 hour play, which I find this game is best for, I think you should wait for a sale and then get it. While I picked this up for $64 AUD, I don't necessarily want to say it's worth all the money, but if you wait for it to drop to mid 30's to 40 USD in a steam sale, I think it'll be worth it. I think Just Cause 3 is a game way ahead of it's time, and while it's fun, it's far from a perfect game, and that's why I'm going to have to give it a 7. I would've given it 7.5 but Metacritic doesn't allow users to add decimals.    … Expand
  9. robinson2s
    Feb 28, 2016
    7
    The game looks good and the initial video gets you into the spirit. True I love the sand box approach.
    But
    1. the game is far too easy, a bit like having a chicken korma when you ordered a vindaloo. 2. Enemies are the same and far too easy and unfortunately don't react to you. 3. I would shot someone 3/4 times and he didn't react until he died. 4. You quickly find that shooting from a    The game looks good and the initial video gets you into the spirit. True I love the sand box approach.
    But
    1. the game is far too easy, a bit like having a chicken korma when you ordered a vindaloo.
    2. Enemies are the same and far too easy and unfortunately don't react to you.
    3. I would shot someone 3/4 times and he didn't react until he died.
    4. You quickly find that shooting from a distance is the easiest solution.
    5. Not much variety in enemies and the "Bosses" are far too easy.

    Easy ways to improve.
    1. Make the missions harder, much harder. Far more people to shoot, varied buildings
    2. Have the environment respond better. If I shot a guard in front of someone, I want the whole garrison hunting me down guns blazing.
    3. I don't want the guards to give up after 30s just because your hovering above them.
    4. Make the missions far more varied.
    5. Give the enemy an opportunity to fight back and take back territory.

    In truth when I complete game, I want to have worked hard for it using skill and tactics rather than just simple shot and run.    … Expand
  10. dr9188
    Apr 19, 2017
    7
    This potentially suffers from being a bit TOO silly? I mean the series has never aimed at being a hyper-realistic guerrilla warfare simulation, but there is a specific point in the game my suspension of disbelief started to disappear.

    That being said, it is insanely fun... More so than the 2nd game. Like the game before, you can get lost liberating towns and cities... except now you    This potentially suffers from being a bit TOO silly? I mean the series has never aimed at being a hyper-realistic guerrilla warfare simulation, but there is a specific point in the game my suspension of disbelief started to disappear.

    That being said, it is insanely fun... More so than the 2nd game. Like the game before, you can get lost liberating towns and cities... except now you really do feel like you're part of a movement, your men really do take over and protect the towns you've liberated. JC2 still had an element of this, but now you feel part of it rather than having your men just happen to turn up at the right time.

    Also, the game is insanely beautiful. JC2 was a pretty game, although one town largely felt like any other. Here, we see more variety... It really feels like you're travelling a Mediterranean countryside.    … Expand
  11. pawq
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    In short: a largely unsatisfying follow-up to the epic classic Just Cause 2, but with its own charms. Despite the annoyances it was fun enough for me to go for 100% completion :)

    Positive: - multiple tethers, which is just what JC2 was missing - a great wingsuit implementation, which would've also been amazing in JC2; this is one of the biggest advantages of this game imo - pretty    In short: a largely unsatisfying follow-up to the epic classic Just Cause 2, but with its own charms. Despite the annoyances it was fun enough for me to go for 100% completion :)

    Positive:
    - multiple tethers, which is just what JC2 was missing
    - a great wingsuit implementation, which would've also been amazing in JC2; this is one of the biggest advantages of this game imo
    - pretty flora and geography of the world, and some decent vehicle designs
    - plentiful challenges for all types of vehicles (and, crucially, wingsuiting)
    - as in JC2, extremely fun physics. Vehicles + objects + tethers = hours of entertainment.
    - really fun DLC vehicles
    - very decent cutscenes, with some of the best lipsync and motion capture I've seen in a game

    Negative:
    - loading screens ALL. THE. TIME. Literally, I've never seen this much loading screens in a game. Absolute horror to wait through and a major turn-off
    - somehow (how ???) the world wasn't nearly as pretty as JC2. I was barely ever tempted to take screenshots, which happened all the time in JC2, despite 5 years older graphics.
    - extremely repetitive world design and building design from 2005 (buildings are just bricks with 8 vertices from more than 200m away or so), and almost complete lack of unique "fun" locations, which were plentiful in JC2
    - the physics can be quite buggy in some instances
    - utterly hopeless motorcycle handling mechanics (EVEN WORSE than in JC2!)
    - meh story and mostly meh missions
    - overall not as memorable and immersive atmosphere as in JC2 :(    … Expand
  12. Kotofon
    Sep 27, 2020
    7
    Вас ждет более 1000 квадратных километров свободы. Рико вернулся, чтобы устраивать беспорядки самыми изобретательными способами.
  13. Chickerino
    Jan 22, 2019
    7
    Overall, if you don't care about the plot, then this game's great! Otherwise, this game's not for you. The vast majority of this game is just blowing stuff up and messing about, sort of like a sandbox. It does suffer from a few performance issues, but ran smoothly otherwise. Graphics are ok to say the least.
  14. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    7
    윙슈트를 타면서 기지를 붕괴시켜 나가다보면 분명 다른 게임에서는 느낄 수 없는 쾌감이 오지만 단순한 파괴의 반복은 역시 빠르게 질린다.
  15. samtoy3
    Aug 30, 2023
    7
    Ana hikayeyi bitirdim. Tüm challengeları 5 gears yaptım. Hikaye hiç umursamadım, because just cause. Ana odağım baseleri ele geçirip challengeları tamamlamak oldu. Oynarken güzel vakit geçirdim. DLC'lere başladım ama sarmadı bıraktım.
  16. Hatooteh
    Jul 18, 2020
    7
    Game is pure dumb fun, only gripe is when there are so many explosions the frames go from 60 to 3 and when it tries to be deep while being a game about blowing up stuff for fun.
  17. Yustan
    Apr 8, 2021
    7
    Если вам нужны взрывы экшн и ПТЫЩ! БУМ! БИМ! БУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУМ! То эта игры для вас (+цена небольшая). Если вам нужен сюжет, живые персонажи и проработанный до мелочей открытый мир, то смело проходите мимо и даже не думайте об этой игре.

    Кстати, как мне по-настоящему веселиться, если от местных испытаний у вас может очень сильно подгореть? По моему мнению 7 / 10    Если вам нужны взрывы экшн и ПТЫЩ! БУМ! БИМ! БУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУУМ! То эта игры для вас (+цена небольшая). Если вам нужен сюжет, живые персонажи и проработанный до мелочей открытый мир, то смело проходите мимо и даже не думайте об этой игре.

    Кстати, как мне по-настоящему веселиться, если от местных испытаний у вас может очень сильно подгореть?

    По моему мнению 7 / 10
  18. Domdom21br
    May 22, 2023
    7
    this game is very mediocre, nothing is very good or very bad,its just a another game
  19. Hyperfailure
    Apr 29, 2023
    7
    A fun game of mayhem and havoc that does not take itself too seriously, and manages to get away with it without coming off as obtuse. Mechanically sound and fun to play.
  20. Kadeemluvmusic
    Dec 2, 2015
    6
    I had high hopes for a new Just Cause game to drop. But when this game came out today, I felt that Just Cause 3 is fine and all but couldn't match the shear amount of how awesome the second game as if Michael Bay would've ever dreamed of making a Just Cause movie filled with explosions. JC3 is a disappointment for me. Issues with the specs. Frustrating camera
  21. MooseSpoon
    Dec 14, 2015
    6
    The game is somewhat good. If you're bored and have money to burn but don't feel like going outside, this game will hold you over in short bursts.

    The graphics aren't the greatest, but rating games purely on graphics anymore is silly. The gameplay has a over the top action and situations that are as unreal as they are hilarious. However, this game falls short because the amount of    The game is somewhat good. If you're bored and have money to burn but don't feel like going outside, this game will hold you over in short bursts.

    The graphics aren't the greatest, but rating games purely on graphics anymore is silly.

    The gameplay has a over the top action and situations that are as unreal as they are hilarious. However, this game falls short because the amount of repetition and padding. Essentially, this is a far cry game with half the content and effort.

    It's not outright terrible, but it is not an amazing game by far. The game is average or slightly below. Go find a cheap game on a Steam sale instead of this for more entertainment at a lower price.    … Expand
  22. Sjalka
    Mar 18, 2018
    6
    It looks good, but feels odd. The world is large .. but feels kind of insignificant. Actions are repetitive and all in all .. the game is simply too easy. Enemies just stand there waiting to get shot, weapons feel like pea shooters, vehicles have an odd feeling of "driving on rails". The aircraft are OK, the cars are terrible.

    The grappling hook is fun .. but all in all, there is no    It looks good, but feels odd. The world is large .. but feels kind of insignificant. Actions are repetitive and all in all .. the game is simply too easy. Enemies just stand there waiting to get shot, weapons feel like pea shooters, vehicles have an odd feeling of "driving on rails". The aircraft are OK, the cars are terrible.

    The grappling hook is fun .. but all in all, there is no challenge.

    When compared to lets say .. Clancys Wildlands .. that tries to take a more serious tone (for the lack of a better term of a single person overthrowing an entire country to be serious and realistic anyway...) There is simply no depth in Just Cause 3.

    I did like the character though .. Rico is fun and his comedic sidekick is surprisingly not so annoying. Other characters feel quirky and the whole game does not take itself any serious at all.

    Oh, on the technical side .. i actually do have quite an expensive PC and the game ran smoothly most of the time .. but micro-froze every now and then, especially in passages that involved travelling quickly (like gliding at very low altitude) .. which made many challenges impossible.

    It is above average .. but by no means outstanding.    … Expand
  23. Burkzy
    Oct 28, 2016
    6
    i can't say that the game is bad, because isn't.
    BUT.
    the poor work that the developers team did about optimization was terrible.

    I'm running this with
    8GB Ram
    nVidia GTX 960m (Overclocked)
    Core i7 4710HQ

    And i got a terrible memory leak.
    Videogame devs should know: Every game can't be good if people just can't play it. lol.
    Try fixing that broken ass game.
  24. Taipan_19
    Jan 15, 2016
    6
    I bought it and played for 8-10 hours. I did not feel at home with it as I did when I first played Just Cause 2. I simply felt that 2 was just a better game in it's general gameplay and cut-scene content. I loved the graphics in 3 and felt that the map itself in this one was much more alive and felt nice on the next gen console.
  25. YCAdrianGames
    Dec 1, 2015
    6
    I enjoy playing this game. The new wingsuit feature is super cool. Gliding around the island is always fun. The grappling hook is more enhanced than that of JC2, which is also a good thing. It really do give players a lot of options. Explosion are of course fun to watch, even though it may grow tiring sometimes.
    However, I am very disappointed about the game's setting. While it has    I enjoy playing this game. The new wingsuit feature is super cool. Gliding around the island is always fun. The grappling hook is more enhanced than that of JC2, which is also a good thing. It really do give players a lot of options. Explosion are of course fun to watch, even though it may grow tiring sometimes.
    However, I am very disappointed about the game's setting. While it has captured it well, it feels a bit bland. Most of them look the same and do not have enough variation (especially when JC2 has mountains, cities, tropical forests and deserts combined together in one map). Rico looks ugly in this game, which sometimes breaks immersion. The plot is ok, like all other JC games. There are some technical issues here and there, but overall it is a game that I find fun to play. Definitely expecting a multiplayer mode from it given how good the JC multiplayer mod is, but there isn't one here, so I'd consider it a missed opportunity. Modders will get to create one someday eventually.    … Expand
  26. dsmith1701
    May 11, 2016
    6
    After playing titles like GTA5, Uncharted 4, this game does not deserve better than 5 or 6. The cut-scenes are lame, the game is really repetitive, the characters are average are best. I am not saying this is a worthless game, but preeeeeety average compared to the real A titles.
  27. trbt555
    Dec 18, 2016
    6
    The makers of Just Cause 3 obviously took a very close look at Far Cry 4.
    However, execution is sub par in my opinion.
    The AI in this game is lame, to say the least.
    Blowing stuff up is fun at first, until you realize all missions are more or less the same, then it gets old really fast.
    Long term playability is limited.
  28. mhmdv
    May 27, 2018
    6
    It has the same problems as Just Cause 2, so why does this game gets panned while 2nd game gets praised is beyond me.
  29. MysteryBlokHed
    Jan 11, 2019
    6
    I like the destructible walls/bridges in some areas of the game, and the tethers are fun to use, but I don't like that stuff such as extra tethers and planted bombs are locked behind minigame scores. I'm not a fan of wingsuit games or other flying things, so it's a bit annoying for that to be locked.

    The grappling hook is really buggy though, a lot of the time you'll just fall if you're    I like the destructible walls/bridges in some areas of the game, and the tethers are fun to use, but I don't like that stuff such as extra tethers and planted bombs are locked behind minigame scores. I'm not a fan of wingsuit games or other flying things, so it's a bit annoying for that to be locked.

    The grappling hook is really buggy though, a lot of the time you'll just fall if you're not grappling a wall or house. I didn't play the story much, I found it a little bit boring.

    The game is fun, just only for about an hour at a time.    … Expand
  30. VincentVegan
    Mar 5, 2019
    6
    Sehr repetetiv aber ideal wenn man zwischendurch etwas in die Luft sprengen möchte. Dazu sieht die Umgebung auch noch sehr gut aus. Die Story lasse ich an der Stelle lieber unerwähnt.
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#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#23 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 50
  3. Negative: 0 out of 50
  1. Games Master UK
    Feb 9, 2016
    79
    This isn't the best open-world game, but it's a blast. [Jan 2016, p.62]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    85
    It boasts some great improvements over the previous game of the series, but does not evolve the formula in any significant way. It looks better and lets you glide in a wingsuit, but its scale is not surprising anymore. It lets you unleash wonderful chaos in unscripted skirmishes, but its story missions fail to enrich the experience. All the same it is my kind of game. I love playing with its systems, I appreciate the effort put into JC3 and I return to Medici from time to time for condensed doses of havoc. [01/2016, p.48]
  3. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    80
    Just Cause 3 is a monument to excess. It’s Hot Shots. It’s Charlie Chaplin in The Dictator, if Charlie Chaplin had rocket-powered C4 in his boots. It’s that scene in Dr. Strangelove where Slim Pickens rides the nuke into Russia, except...well, no, it’s pretty much exactly that scene on repeat for 25-30 hours.
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