User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 884 Ratings

User score distribution:
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
  1. Jan 30, 2016
    10
    maybe nothing new here and i been skipping the cut scenes but for taking down outposts with unlimited bullets and no reload (with the trainer mod)its pure fun ,explosions look good too.looks and plays great on my 290 but ive heard its not so great on lesser cards And it uses 7.5 gb of my 16gb ram on my system too . Grab some mods and blow it al up
  2. Dec 20, 2015
    10
    THE greatest game, OF ALL TIME. They perfected the destruction physics, and those who complain, it hasnt been fully released! There are more guns, an uber-massive map.
  3. Dec 2, 2015
    10
    If want a serious game then avoid this but if you're looking for a game with, as far as I can see, endless hours of fun to be had then this is the game for you to buy. The controls are great and the map is HUGE. I would say that could easily be one of the best games you've ever played in your entire life. You'll get most of your fun out of this game just by messing around which isIf want a serious game then avoid this but if you're looking for a game with, as far as I can see, endless hours of fun to be had then this is the game for you to buy. The controls are great and the map is HUGE. I would say that could easily be one of the best games you've ever played in your entire life. You'll get most of your fun out of this game just by messing around which is something you can't say for many games at all. Expand
  4. Dec 3, 2015
    10
    Just Cause 3 takes the best parts of Just Cause 2 and makes them a hell of a lot better. Improved grapple hook that lets you fire multiple, letting you grapple 2 objects and pull them together. They also added a wingsuit that makes traversing the many islands exiting and beautiful...and of course you have the explosions that look absolutely stellar.
  5. Dec 7, 2015
    10
    Just a ton of fun, the grappling hook is absolutely brilliant. This game is a ton of chaos and a giant physics sandbox. Reached a lot of expectations.
  6. Dec 6, 2015
    10
    Well, this-is.. Amazing.One of the best game i played since long time. Who cares about the plot. I'm full of all that games that want to give an amazing plot when probably best part of the players even care. this, is a game.you can do everything you want. he is an old style hero, a real one. some good joke while i shot with my bazooka, cool attitude, superstrong, unbeatable. Big map, lotWell, this-is.. Amazing.One of the best game i played since long time. Who cares about the plot. I'm full of all that games that want to give an amazing plot when probably best part of the players even care. this, is a game.you can do everything you want. he is an old style hero, a real one. some good joke while i shot with my bazooka, cool attitude, superstrong, unbeatable. Big map, lot of thing to do. The MOD system is cool.
    Now the part about the graphic:
    Yes there are problem on PC version. I have an i5-4670k 3.40ghz, 8gb ram,geforceGTX 760, and it give me some problem, mostly when i turn on myself very fast, and there is some "lag", but all that kids who say that is worst that BATMAN are real morons. you can play any way. probably in 2/3 weeks we will have the patch, so be patient. i cant stay here and read some stupid newbie who say "is possible that for everygame that come out we need a patch?". yes is possible, you konw howw difficult is to make a triple A game in this period? shut the **** up and go to work or play something else. you are not playing supremario bros, this are amsterpieces idiot, id like to see you do anything like. this.
    Expand
  7. Dec 9, 2015
    10
    Just Cause 3 is an amazing game. The reason a lot of the negative reviews exist is because those people are looking at Just Cause 2 through rose tinted glasses. Having to be online to play the game is a load of crap, you can play the game in offline mode. I'm playing with a mouse and keyboard with the controls being about as good as wasd controls get.
    The gameplay is very good. Driving is
    Just Cause 3 is an amazing game. The reason a lot of the negative reviews exist is because those people are looking at Just Cause 2 through rose tinted glasses. Having to be online to play the game is a load of crap, you can play the game in offline mode. I'm playing with a mouse and keyboard with the controls being about as good as wasd controls get.
    The gameplay is very good. Driving is hard but turning off vehicle camera auto align makes it a ton easier! Flying around with the wingsuit is awesome and when you get the hang of it is really really easy. Rebel drops work incredibly well and quickly. The explosion are everywhere and I have yet to get tired of them.
    On AMD the game seems to run bad, but on my 970 and an i7 3770k I'm running ultra 70-80 fps with some frame drops when I have have an entire city exploding.
    If you've never played JC2 then get this game and you'll enjoy the hell out of it. If you have played JC2 then stop looking at it like JC2 was made of solid gold and enjoy JC3. Don't think the game will hold your hand, experiment and see if you can attach rockets to a cow and see how far it will fly. Enjoy the game!
    Expand
  8. Dec 10, 2015
    10
    Don't believe negative reviews. it is the Best open world sand box game ever
    There are many things to do in this game and it is really fun. The world is very beautiful and the graphics are the best. Everything is physics based.
  9. fr6
    Dec 15, 2015
    10
    Love just cause 2 and 3 this is mega mega that i wish again to play that just cause 2 and DLC from just cause 2 and again and now this just cause 3 am playing and its amazing :D
  10. Dec 26, 2015
    10
    Just Cause 3 is one of the best games I have ever seen I have told all of my friends to play it just because I absolutely love it just all the scenic/things to do of it is so well made even so that It has glitches every game has glitches some more than others and they will fix them but if you think you are absolutely better than it and you think it sucks I would like to see you make a gameJust Cause 3 is one of the best games I have ever seen I have told all of my friends to play it just because I absolutely love it just all the scenic/things to do of it is so well made even so that It has glitches every game has glitches some more than others and they will fix them but if you think you are absolutely better than it and you think it sucks I would like to see you make a game for me oh right you can't too all that is watching this i advise you that this game is ultimately great and Its awesome so you definitely should get it and wait maybe they might make a fourth. Expand
  11. Jan 8, 2016
    10
    Just Cause 3 has only one downside and that is that it is too short I liked this game very much and I think I will be playing this game over and ober again
  12. Jan 31, 2016
    10
    10/10 game, never gets old shooting and exploding people in various games for a good chunk of my waking hours every day. this game is a great use of my time, plot is stupid just ignore it, read a book if u want plot
  13. Feb 29, 2016
    10
    JC3 IS AMAZING everything i have expected the graphics are great and the wingsuit is just mind blowing i love it!
    dont be fooled by the reviews just buy it!
  14. Sep 15, 2016
    10
    at first the game was fun but later it just gets worse and worse , Missions have such a high difficulty ( or rather many enemies that always hit xou , even though walls / boats ) and its not fun at all
  15. Oct 10, 2016
    10
    I think that Just Cause is better than Grand theft auto(this is just my opinion).I never played GTA and never will.I don't like games where you play as the bad guy.That's exactly the reason I prefer Just Cause.Rico is a hero.Well maybe he does kill some civilians here and there,but at least he saves the world.
  16. Oct 14, 2018
    10
    This game is so cool, u can do a lot of different thing, yes, it have a problem with crash other thing, but the main character is so funny and he has a good story, and in this game there're a lot of diffente guns, that do the game be more fine
  17. Oct 13, 2021
    10
    Just cause 3 best game I played in the series, I have 74 hours of hours played with very nice graphics
  18. Mar 5, 2022
    10
    That the best game of the Just Cause.Cima-Leon-the one territory,where i really getting MAD XD
  19. Jul 15, 2022
    10
    Story=10/10, Gameplay=10/10, Missions=10/10, DLC‘s=10/10, but the death of Dimah al masri is Really random and sad
  20. Feb 5, 2023
    10
    The movement in this game is some of the best movement in any game. I love grappling around and using the wingsuit. Also, the map is huge and there are lots of interesting cities and bases. The DLCs also brings lots of new movement, vehicles, locations and story, like the rocket boat and rocket wingsuit. the games driving and shooting are good too. if you can pick this game up on sale (itThe movement in this game is some of the best movement in any game. I love grappling around and using the wingsuit. Also, the map is huge and there are lots of interesting cities and bases. The DLCs also brings lots of new movement, vehicles, locations and story, like the rocket boat and rocket wingsuit. the games driving and shooting are good too. if you can pick this game up on sale (it goes on sale on steam for $3 with DLCs) I highly suggest you do. Expand
  21. Mar 24, 2023
    10
    Extremely much stuff to do, it is just an unbelievable game. I love it. My favourite game of all time. It is so beautiful, and you can play it forever.
  22. Aug 30, 2023
    10
    I don’t want to review this game because I have so so so love in this game and this is one of the best game and masterpiece installment in this franchise.

    1. Soundtrack Soundtrack is intense and it’s orchestral and arrangement that gain motivation to play this game. This is one of the best soundtrack in 2015 and I give it 20/10 for soundtrack. 2. Story This game is far the best and
    I don’t want to review this game because I have so so so love in this game and this is one of the best game and masterpiece installment in this franchise.

    1. Soundtrack Soundtrack is intense and it’s orchestral and arrangement that gain motivation to play this game. This is one of the best soundtrack in 2015 and I give it 20/10 for soundtrack.

    2. Story This game is far the best and cohesive story in this franchise. JC1 and 2 didn’t improve Rico’s relationship but this game that have his old friend to save Medici. Dialogue is one of the less swearing words than any games. Story is so satisfying for me.

    3. Theme
    The strongest theme in the entire franchise. JC 2 is literally not better in it’s core theme. The theme is about freedom. This game completely show the freedom for Rico’s country. So I give it 20/10.

    4. Gameplay Gameplay is the same as JC2 with more improvement. JC2 is good but sometimes jarring and spinning camera. JC3 has better gameplay and satisfying traverse in open-world environments. I love this game and I give 10/10.

    5. Boss Fight This boss fight is so easy for pro and difficult for starters. But it is so so so rewarding and satisfying when you beat the boss fight. In personal, this boss fight is the most favorite thing in every boss fights.

    6. Some small nick-picking
    This game is so easy to me. This game doesn’t have difficulty setting. In JC2, it have difficulty setting.
    Expand
  23. Dec 1, 2015
    9
    Awesome game. So far I'm 10 hrs into it and I've liberated the entire first massive area, which looks to be the same size as like 1/8th of the other massive island and 1/4 of the other one. So..... a little bit scary how massive the world is. Though as usual it's the same affair as with JC2. Shoot everything that is red. Blow it all up and watch in awe as everything explodes and collapsesAwesome game. So far I'm 10 hrs into it and I've liberated the entire first massive area, which looks to be the same size as like 1/8th of the other massive island and 1/4 of the other one. So..... a little bit scary how massive the world is. Though as usual it's the same affair as with JC2. Shoot everything that is red. Blow it all up and watch in awe as everything explodes and collapses all over the place. It's more of a physics and explosions sand box with beautiful looking water and some sexy machines and weapons to be unlocked. The same infinite parachute and grappling hook are here, but now there's a wingsuit. And I am really addicted to doing all the wingsuit challenge courses. Story is one massive parody of gaming, itself, and silly movie plots. But what it delivers this well enough to entertain you. Definitely recommend it. Although I will point out that other people seem to be complaining about performance. I haven't had any issues on i7 4770K and 770GTX with 16GB ram and installed the game to SSD. Load times are ~10 seconds. In the entire 10 hrs I had 1 crash to desktop, but upon reloading the game there was an autosave right where I was so I lost no progress. I had to set LOD and Shadows to medium and get ~40-45 fps, with some slow downs when Heat hits Level 5 dipping to 30 fps. Hopefully they can improve a little bit as it feels like any lag is due to the online tracking of almost everything you do, highest altitude, most headshots, longest free fall, most kills with 1 grenade etc. and compares this to your friends. Expand
  24. May 25, 2016
    9
    Stunning graphics and atmosphere. Very explosive gameplay. If you've played JC2 you'll know what to expect. It's an incredible sandbox that allows all sorts of weird creations and adventures. 9/10 would splode again.
  25. Dec 2, 2015
    9
    Ok, yes the launch was less than stellar. To those of you who are nvidia users make sure you get the latest driver. New driver took the game from broken to stable. I still get some frame rate slow down when there is a whole lot of explosions and physics damage going on, but only when the fit really hits the shan. So performance isn't terrible for me, just leaves a little bit to be desired.Ok, yes the launch was less than stellar. To those of you who are nvidia users make sure you get the latest driver. New driver took the game from broken to stable. I still get some frame rate slow down when there is a whole lot of explosions and physics damage going on, but only when the fit really hits the shan. So performance isn't terrible for me, just leaves a little bit to be desired.

    The game is awesome. I think it looks really good, map traversal is way more fun than in JC2. Vehicles leave something to be desired. I've been playing GTA lately and the cars and bikes are quite inferior. Not terrible once you get used to them, but not awesome. Now, what you can do with the cars is a different story.

    To those complaining about plot, and voice acting, you're missing the point of this game. I had the same issue the first time I picked up JC2. I put it right back down because the voice acting was so terrible, especially that indian(?) girl leader of that revolutionary group, omg I hated her so much. But whats true of all games is 10x more true with Just Cause, the plot is truly just a means to get you to go do some crazy action movie sequence. This game at its heart is a physics playground, and in that respect JC3 is very successful.

    One of the reviewers said it and I agree, you need to be able to come up with your own fun to enjoy this game. If you are a gamer who often finds themselves trying things, "I wonder what will happen if I do this", then this is the game for you, because chances are, this game will let you do it, and the results will be fantastic and funny.

    I think 8/10 is more correct because of the issues related above, but I'm kind of sick of every game I like getting mountains of 0s when they are clearly not 0 games, so I'm giving it 9.
    Expand
  26. Oct 29, 2019
    9
    Fantastic game with a gorgeous, vibrant world. JC3 is a worthy successor to JC2; the addition off the wingsuit was a great idea. Knocking a point for online login and occasional slowdowns/lockups (very infrequent now compared to launch). Overall though, well worth the money.
  27. Dec 1, 2015
    9
    This game is like GTA5 with more guns and explosions, mixed with Spiderman movement. The glitches thus far haven't been game-breaking in my experience and I think they'll work them out soon. And it certainly doesn't detract from the unadulterated chaos and mayhem that I've found so enjoyable so far.
    Just remember, this game isn't meant to be taken seriously. It is a playground of fun
    This game is like GTA5 with more guns and explosions, mixed with Spiderman movement. The glitches thus far haven't been game-breaking in my experience and I think they'll work them out soon. And it certainly doesn't detract from the unadulterated chaos and mayhem that I've found so enjoyable so far.
    Just remember, this game isn't meant to be taken seriously. It is a playground of fun and it does that really, really well.
    Expand
  28. Dec 17, 2015
    9
    This is my first game in the Just Cause series and I wasn't sure what to expect. I think you have to take the game for what it is, and that is basically a ridiculous amount of blowing crap up and completing tons of missions. The world is very large and there are a lot of things to do, and the more you play it the more you get in to the game.

    It doesn't have a well constructed story,
    This is my first game in the Just Cause series and I wasn't sure what to expect. I think you have to take the game for what it is, and that is basically a ridiculous amount of blowing crap up and completing tons of missions. The world is very large and there are a lot of things to do, and the more you play it the more you get in to the game.

    It doesn't have a well constructed story, but it makes up for that in terms of having an arsenal of guns, gear and vehicles to ensure that you spend hours on end just doing one more mission. Probably my favourite game of the year, due to the fact that you can simply pick up the game for a quick mission or 2, or spend several hours playing through the campaign.

    Finally your hardware needs to be relatively new to make sure this game runs smoothly. A lot of issues PC gamers have seem to be from running old gear and not checking the minimum requirements. I've had no issues with running the game on a GTX 980Ti as well as a GTX 970 both with Haswell chips.

    Great game and if you enjoy blowing up bases or grappling people to buildings, this is a must buy.
    Expand
  29. Dec 1, 2015
    9
    The game is really fun! You can cause havoc just like in Just Cause 2, with better graphics, A LOT more things to do and the game runs a lot smoother! Really a worth buy.
  30. Dec 1, 2015
    9
    After using the most recent drivers for my 970, the performance issues are forgotten and I am able to focus on the fun, chaotic sandbox of JC3.

    The wing suit is by far one of the coolest gameplay mechanics to date, and the visual fidelity is breathtaking. However one aspect of the game steals the show... the water. It's uncanny how realistic it is, and how fun driving a speedboat
    After using the most recent drivers for my 970, the performance issues are forgotten and I am able to focus on the fun, chaotic sandbox of JC3.

    The wing suit is by far one of the coolest gameplay mechanics to date, and the visual fidelity is breathtaking.

    However one aspect of the game steals the show... the water. It's uncanny how realistic it is, and how fun driving a speedboat over the waves can be. I'm quite impressed by the realism it adds, and how beautiful and clear the water is near the shore.
    Expand
  31. Dec 1, 2015
    9
    The game is just plain FUN! Running it on a SSD, i74930k, 32gb Ram, and GTX 780 Ti OC at 3440x1440p. The game is running well above 60fps with moderately high settings. There are some rough areas in the cutscenes but overall the game is too much fun to care! WELL WORTH PURCHASING!
  32. Dec 2, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I prefer this to just cause 2 simply because if you get board you can play the game how you want to just go on a rampage.
    And alot of people are giving it negative reviews because it wont run ot there system i have had no problems what ever'
    Great engine on my system silky smooth no lag first half hr of gameplay long loading but after fine.
    And what game can you tether a person behind your car and brag then along.
    Expand
  33. Dec 2, 2015
    9
    Excellent game, especially at the price. A very worthy sequel to Just Cause 2. Map is huge and varied. Plenty of different vehicles too. In game physics are excellent. Graphics are quite good (ultra setting). The game performance is smooth and loading times are minimal. The game does crash sometimes but hopefully this will be sorted out very soon.
  34. Dec 3, 2015
    9
    What i have seen from this game it looks pretty good and very fun that's why i am giving it a 9/10. You should play this game. Just cause 2 was good but this ups the ante by a lot.
  35. Dec 7, 2015
    9
    Отличное sandbox-залипалово, как раз то что нужно после серьезного Fallout 4, такая легкая непринужденная и солнечная игра-аттракцион, где нужно развлекать себя самому, и это ни в коем случае не минус - развлекать себя в ней очень просто, и удастся каждому. Карта поражает своими масштабами. Из минусов - оптимизация на ПК, нужен уж очень мощный компьютер (общей стоимостью тысяч так в 150),Отличное sandbox-залипалово, как раз то что нужно после серьезного Fallout 4, такая легкая непринужденная и солнечная игра-аттракцион, где нужно развлекать себя самому, и это ни в коем случае не минус - развлекать себя в ней очень просто, и удастся каждому. Карта поражает своими масштабами. Из минусов - оптимизация на ПК, нужен уж очень мощный компьютер (общей стоимостью тысяч так в 150), чтобы получить заветные 60 fps. Expand
  36. Feb 2, 2016
    9
    Just Cause 3 is the god of Just Cause. It brings back the old concept of a insane man with guns and a parachute flying around but the wingsuit makes the chaos more fun and trickier to get shots on enemies. The map is bigger than Just Cause 2 and the story is much more fun and chaotic than the last story. Rico comes back with new guns and even more vehicles that stand out from the rest. TheJust Cause 3 is the god of Just Cause. It brings back the old concept of a insane man with guns and a parachute flying around but the wingsuit makes the chaos more fun and trickier to get shots on enemies. The map is bigger than Just Cause 2 and the story is much more fun and chaotic than the last story. Rico comes back with new guns and even more vehicles that stand out from the rest. The idea of taking over the Medici kind of reflects of the Far Cry 3 concept of tyranny and control over the lands. The controls are confusing at first since I went from the middle of JC2 to JC3 and I was not used to the controls. The music is decent but the graphics make it shining like a diamond. Always recommend it. Expand
  37. Feb 7, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a really good game. It does have problems but it is still extremely fun.

    TL;DR; ---> If you liked JC2, you will probably like this

    PROs:
    * The Wingsuit/Grapple/Parachute - Like JC2 but better. Controls take 20 mins or so to get used to but are really fun. If JC2 was the first game to make movement fun, JC3 makes travel (over even the longest distances) a pleasure, not a chore
    * The Graphics - The graphics are beautiful. Not photo-realistic but still beautiful. Everything looks really nice.
    * The story - The underlying story is actually pretty good, much better than the one in JC2. There is more character development and a clearer idea of what is going on in the bigger picture
    * It's a Just Cause Game - This sums it up for me. You get to blow whatever you want up -I like that. If you didn't like that in JC2, you wont like this game. If you did however, this game is great, it is just that, but better and with more options
    * The encounters system - These are little side quests that take just a few mins. They are really very fun and can really make travelling a lot of fun if you run into one.

    MEHs (Could have been Better, Could have been Worse)
    * The gunplay - Fun but a bit clunky. (Just like JC2)
    * The cutscenes - Some are excellent, some are useless
    * Driving - Takes a while to get good at
    * The gear mod system - Provides a good sense of progression and makes the races etc. have a point but they get a bit grindy and some should be given to you at the start (i.e. being able to use the iron sights of any gun)
    * Balance - The whole point of JC3 (as with JC and JC2) is that you are the only hope of the revolution, so balance was never going to be great but I think the game is done well

    CONs:
    * The loading screens - Fine on my machine (max 30 seconds with i7/970) but on a less powerful PC this could be an issue
    * Side quests - WHERE DID THEY GO? There are no fun side quests in this game like there were in JC2. This is my major gripe with the game, without them it runs out far too quickly. WTF where are they? ENCOUNTERS ARE NOT A REPLACEMENT.
    Repetitive - many of the quests are repeated throughout the game (i.e. follow the pipe, disable the thing at the end happens 3 times) and each liberation is a bit samey. However I like that the settlements seem to be on average bigger than in JC2 and are MUCH harder to complete.

    Overall this is actually a very fun game for fans of JC/JC2. It is definitely worth playing. I know many people have had some issued however, so just be sure, get it through steam so you can refund it. I think this game has bee reviewed unfairly and I think it deserves a 85-ish metacritic score. The hype surrounding this was so great because of the legendary status of JC2 that it is a bit of a let down, but judged on its own merits, it is a good game.
    Expand
  38. May 21, 2016
    9
    This game has got very awesome graphics and normal storyline . This game is fpthe best game of the 2015 with Witcher 3 . Just Cause 3 is very good sequel for Just Cause and Just Cause 2 and I think about Just Cause 3 better than Just Cause . In Just Cause 3 many interesting things and this game at the moments like on Tomb Raider and in this game very many fantastic things . In this gameThis game has got very awesome graphics and normal storyline . This game is fpthe best game of the 2015 with Witcher 3 . Just Cause 3 is very good sequel for Just Cause and Just Cause 2 and I think about Just Cause 3 better than Just Cause . In Just Cause 3 many interesting things and this game at the moments like on Tomb Raider and in this game very many fantastic things . In this game very good flying vehicle and awesome gun and main character is very amazing . Just Cause 3 is very interesting game Expand
  39. May 7, 2017
    9
    I love this game. The story was horrible. It was just bad. But, the thing that saves the game for me is the addicting gameplay. Liberating all of the camps was just so much fun.
  40. Jan 27, 2018
    9
    Графика, геймплей, сюжет на ВЫСОТЕ!!! Эта игра меня больше всего впечатлила.
  41. Jun 23, 2018
    9
    The story isn't really great. The missions are all right. The graphics are not good - not bad. But the sandbox. **** yeah. The sandbox is just phenomenal. Everything is consistent - a plane will fly in and land at a hangar. 1 minute later another plane does the same. So you can just keep doing the dumbest **** ever. Again. And again. Also the liberation missions are really fun. Buy it. OhThe story isn't really great. The missions are all right. The graphics are not good - not bad. But the sandbox. **** yeah. The sandbox is just phenomenal. Everything is consistent - a plane will fly in and land at a hangar. 1 minute later another plane does the same. So you can just keep doing the dumbest **** ever. Again. And again. Also the liberation missions are really fun. Buy it. Oh yeah. The Air, Land and Sea DLC is some of the best DLC ever created. Expand
  42. Feb 6, 2019
    9
    Far Cry 4 + GTA

    i bought JC3 on sale for 2.09$, and it's amazing. Free Play you can capture bases and cities, destroy bridges and buildings, grab and throw enemies, use parachute, fly with wingsuit, hijack planes 10/10 Map and Open world Medici is island nation in Mediterranean sea. there are 3 regions with few islands and provinces. buildings in the cities look like Madrid
    Far Cry 4 + GTA

    i bought JC3 on sale for 2.09$, and it's amazing.

    Free Play
    you can capture bases and cities, destroy bridges and buildings, grab and throw enemies, use parachute, fly with wingsuit, hijack planes 10/10

    Map and Open world
    Medici is island nation in Mediterranean sea. there are 3 regions with few islands and provinces.
    buildings in the cities look like Madrid (cause Medici was Spanish colony). it has beautiful environment 10/10

    Character
    Rico Rodriguez is main protagonist, he is Cheerful and has good humour 10/10

    Price
    Buy on sale

    PC
    I3 4gb ram, runs nice

    Cons
    no coop

    overall
    It took me 50 hours to liberate whole Medici so yeah great game 9/10
    Expand
  43. Jan 18, 2021
    9
    JC3 is a near perfect game. This delivers a playground that delivers on the most important respect, it's fun to play in. After a few hours you're a master of the wingsuit and grapple and traversal becomes such an enjoyable experience.
  44. Jan 28, 2021
    9
    Jogo incrivel, divertido.
    Ação a todo momento, tiro, porrada e bomba.
    Graficos lindos.
    Tem bugs na conexão online.
  45. Dec 10, 2019
    9
    Good on action , good on sound, good on world design , good on physics, but worst on Story and Performance.
  46. Mar 19, 2021
    9
    Итак, пишу после второго прохождения. Just Cause 3 это:

    - Когда разработчики GTA5 и авторы кинофраншизы Рембо провели ночь вместе, перед этим насмотревшись индийских боевиков; - Когда крюк-кошка становится центральной идеей геймплея и поводом переписать учебники по физике; - Лучший симулятор демонтажа диктаторской инфраструктуры; - Если ничего вокруг не взрывается, то скорее всего вы
    Итак, пишу после второго прохождения. Just Cause 3 это:

    - Когда разработчики GTA5 и авторы кинофраншизы Рембо провели ночь вместе, перед этим насмотревшись индийских боевиков;
    - Когда крюк-кошка становится центральной идеей геймплея и поводом переписать учебники по физике;
    - Лучший симулятор демонтажа диктаторской инфраструктуры;
    - Если ничего вокруг не взрывается, то скорее всего вы что-то делаете не так, и придётся перезагружаться;
    - Прекрасная "курортная" графика при отличной оптимизации и сочных спецэффектах;
    - Минимум багов. Девелоперам из ААА-студий должно быть стремно;
    - Когда проще рассказать, что главный персонаж игры НЕ умеет делать, чем умеет;
    - Спрыгнув на танке с километровой скалы вы не умрёте, а противник умрет, спрыгнув с дерева. Приземлившись с вертолета без парашюта, вы скорее всего тоже не умрёте. Да блин, тут вообще сложно умереть!
    - Когда полный порядок с русской озвучкой. Девелоперам из ААА... ну вы поняли;
    - Очень много военной техники. Вертолеты, танки, катера, истребители-бомбардировщики, артиллерия;
    - Масса дополнительных испытаний, например, гонки, трюки, разрушение на время. Выполняя их, вы получаете очки прокачки навыков, оружия и техники;
    - Никаких навязанных механик и максимум свободы выбора. Огромный мир из нескольких островов, гор и водных пространств;
    - В главной роли не Дмитрий Нагиев;
    Expand
  47. Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  48. Dec 19, 2020
    9
    This game is absolutely great! In my opinion, there is nothing bad about this game. I had no bugs while playing it, the graphics look great and the gameplay is extremely funny. The only thing about this game that may be a weakness, is its story. But who cares about the story, when you can blow that much **** up?!
  49. Apr 10, 2021
    9
    I really like this game, it is one of my most favourite games. The Game has really good graphics, but the game is really performance hungry, even a 1080ti has to sweat. Really like the Wingsuit feature...sometimes i just turn of the hud and fly...Sometimes the Ai is...really...weird. The game is all about experimenting and explosions.
  50. Feb 27, 2022
    9
    The game redefines its graphics with the same blowing stuff-up storyline. This time they have added a wingsuit which makes travelling around the massive open world so much easier and just when you thought what more can you destroy that was not in the previous games, well now you can destroy bridges as well and the destruction looks so amazing. The explosions look very real and better thanThe game redefines its graphics with the same blowing stuff-up storyline. This time they have added a wingsuit which makes travelling around the massive open world so much easier and just when you thought what more can you destroy that was not in the previous games, well now you can destroy bridges as well and the destruction looks so amazing. The explosions look very real and better than the last two games. The game has too much grinding which becomes very tedious once you are stuck finding a microphone hidden somewhere in the city to be able to liberate it or a cop stuck behind a wall which is frustrating since you need to take all of them down to liberate the town. Some military camps have special requirements to liberate them which makes it fun otherwise liberating cities is awfully boring. Expand
  51. Dec 1, 2015
    8
    Just Cause 3 is bigger and almost better from its predecessor blowing things up is what this game series does best. It’s impossible to deny that there are a number of things that the game doesn’t do very well like performance issues (that will be fixed with a patch) and some boring story missions but all of this is easy to forgive when your adventure in the beautiful place called MediciJust Cause 3 is bigger and almost better from its predecessor blowing things up is what this game series does best. It’s impossible to deny that there are a number of things that the game doesn’t do very well like performance issues (that will be fixed with a patch) and some boring story missions but all of this is easy to forgive when your adventure in the beautiful place called Medici the game gives yoy complete freedom to do almost anything and the explosions and battles are sweet Expand
  52. Apr 9, 2023
    8
    Was pleasantly surprised by this one.
    Dynamic game play, lots of weaponry and vehicles, and well written main story.
    Blow Stuff Up = FUN!
    RECOMMEND!

    P.S.
    FOV can still be adjusted 2023 through JustFOV Program!
    Console Porters - include the FOV Slider for PC Players!
  53. Dec 28, 2015
    8
    Fun mayhem in adult sized chunks of time.

    This game was more fun than I'd have expected. You go in as a "professional dictator remover" tasked with overthrowing the dictator of an island. The way to accomplish this is to murder and cause total mayhem. To eliminate any qualms about doing this, the first couple of lines spoken to you by the rebel faction is "whatever you destroy, we will
    Fun mayhem in adult sized chunks of time.

    This game was more fun than I'd have expected. You go in as a "professional dictator remover" tasked with overthrowing the dictator of an island. The way to accomplish this is to murder and cause total mayhem. To eliminate any qualms about doing this, the first couple of lines spoken to you by the rebel faction is "whatever you destroy, we will rebuild". There's your license to go nuts.

    Stuff to do:
    There's a lot of things to destroy, from "soft targets" to a great variety of military and civilian vehicles, buildings, electrical generators, fuel depots, guard towers and so on. The array of weapons is varied enough with the traditional collection of pistols, SMGs, assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, grenades, rocket launchers and more. To top it all off is an insane shoulder launched "mini nuke" with fantastic explosion and radius, that feels just ridiculously fun to launch at a well guarded oil rig in the middle of the ocean. "So you have SAM defenses, and army on the rig and support choppers covering you.. sod it, I'll just nuke you out of the water".

    When not engaging targets, just driving, boating or flying around is a treat, since the scenery is absolutely amazing. There's even a small resort-like island for you to relax on, enjoy the sun, drive a race track through ruins or just sink some sailing boat just for the lulz. The seems to be the one seen in the title's opening screen, but you have to go hunt for it.

    The game world is huge, with varied terrain, from beaches to dense forrest and mountains that strech up in the clouds. I was able to travers the entire map (game world) in a fighter jet without any pause or loading screen. The viewing distance is also amonst the best I've seen in a title without sacrificing system performance, so there's plenty of stuff and places to explore.

    Getting about:
    You have the option to use your boots, zip around a'la spiderman, fly using your reusable parachute, fly faster using your flying-squirrel-suit or use vehicles; boats, planes, choppers, cars, tanks, motorcycles .. The options are vast. Also, to minimize "downtime", the system has a fast-travel option where you can point at a previously discovered location and "teleport" there.

    Combat:
    Shooting accuracy is above average. Not like the Tom Clancy titles, but pretty close. Headshots are possible and do more damage as one's come to expect.
    If an enemy sees you performing violence, they will engage and / or report the incident over radio, which in turn raises your "wanted level", like in GTA. Each wanted level brings more heat, first ground units, then choppers, finally tanks and missile gun ships. In contrast with GTA however, the game doesn't throw an infinite wave of enemies at you. Instead you have a chance to clear your wanted level by eliminating all enemies in a wave within a certain (undisclosed) amount of time. Imo. this was a great design decision Avalanche made, as it opens up a new avenue for wanted level clearing, in addition to the established "run and hide for a few minutes", which became pretty boring in the GTA fanchise.

    Story:
    There's one, some may say weak, but I personally found it entertaining enough. The acting and voice acting was imo. rather good with some humor and none of the characters taking themselves or their situation seriously.

    Annoyances:
    * Loading time! It's definitely above average. About 20 second long pauses every now and then.
    * Lack of variery liberating towns and army installations. You perform the same motions for each and every one of the two types. Since the Studio obviously made the effort to create highly varied towns and bases, not having made the mechanics of liberating those targets just stood out as kind of sloppy.

    Build quality:
    * Ran very well on my system (Core i7 4770 stock clocked with an aging GTX 780 and 32GB RAM). The game seemes capped at 30fps which I noticed only after having completed the game and enabled FRAPS on it to check our what the actual frame rate was. Needless to say it didn't bother me probably because of the sly use of motion blur the game engine leverages.
    * Playing in fullscreen and windowed mode is supported (ALT-ENTER switches mode).
    * A crash here or there. In total I had just 3 crashes over 2 weeks of playing and countless hours devoted to the game. So overall, it's about average stability quality of a game these days I'd say.

    To conclude, I'd say that the key to being able to appreciate the title is understanding what it shoots for and what it doesn't. If you're looking for a mayhem sandbox instead of a story driven title, then you may be as positively surprised as I was. If you think this is a modern version of The Witcher 3, then move on to another title.

    I'd rate the game a solid 7.5/10, since I'm not a FPS fan, but nonetheless found this title highly enjoyable.
    Expand
  54. Dec 8, 2015
    8
    My memory about Just Cause 2 is a bit faded but Just Cause 3 feels an improvement over the previous version.

    The graphics looks great (on my minimum requirement video card that is), the framerate was high except a few cases where either many explosions happened or the game had to load someting from my HDD. Yes, it had loading times ~30 seconds but only around missions; roaming in the
    My memory about Just Cause 2 is a bit faded but Just Cause 3 feels an improvement over the previous version.

    The graphics looks great (on my minimum requirement video card that is), the framerate was high except a few cases where either many explosions happened or the game had to load someting from my HDD. Yes, it had loading times ~30 seconds but only around missions; roaming in the open world was hardly affected by loading. Unlike Fallout 4, where the a 30 second radiant quest is followed by a 30 second loading screen (on SSD!), here the action goes on an on for half a hour before loading happens.

    I enjoyed flying the helicopters but hated all other vehicles; controlling cars and most notably planes with mouse and keyboard was really bad for me - I mostly skipped challenges with them as well. Getting around otherwise was easy and the rebel drop system is cool, although the cooldown was a bit long for such fast-paced frenziness.

    The story is simplistic but the action and blowing stuff up was quite enjoyable. I never felt repetition when taking over towns and outposts. I belive JC3 has fewer settlements than JC2 because I can remember I got bored after two dozen locations in my JC2 replay. The map is huge but more desolate and covered mostly in water; however, the stuff density was okay for me.

    The final positive thing was that clearing the heat level happens much faster now. One problem with such sandbox games is that in many games, you start keep accumulating "wanted" level and you can't get away from your chasers; they will hunt you across the map and every shot fired at them just makes things worse. In JC3, I could simply hide somewhere for a minute to get things cleared.

    The game has a few negative sides and annoyances. Crash to desktop, heat seeking missiles not locking on, falling through the terrain and the constant "XY beat your best score in Z", i.e., the always online, 2 minute login leaderboards which can't be disabled unless you pull the plug on your internet connection.

    Just Cause 3 was a great fun, and even though you can re-oppress settlements, I don't feel the urge to take on them again or replay the game.
    Expand
  55. Dec 4, 2015
    8
    Everything is working fine on my side. I5 4670k 8gb Ram Hd 7970 matrix platinum edition
    Ati's newest beta driver installed. If you have low FPS, change settings, set lightning off, turn FXAA on, and lower LOD, then restart the game and everything should work fine.
    One of the best sandbox games, with improved mechanics. I dont play it because of the story, i just need a good reason to
    Everything is working fine on my side. I5 4670k 8gb Ram Hd 7970 matrix platinum edition
    Ati's newest beta driver installed. If you have low FPS, change settings, set lightning off, turn FXAA on, and lower LOD, then restart the game and everything should work fine.

    One of the best sandbox games, with improved mechanics. I dont play it because of the story, i just need a good reason to blow everything up while I'm getting used to my grappling hood and the wingsuit. I'm playing it with a gamepad so no problems on my side with the controlls, but i started with keyboard and mouse and it was also okay. It could be better, but it is playable with mouse and keyboard. So after all, a nice and funny game for a lot of hours experimenting with all the features and breaking every record of other players :D e.g. using the hook to let enemies fly away and getting the best travelling distance without hitting the bottom.
    Expand
  56. May 21, 2016
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 7
    Story : 7
    Sound : 9
    **********************************************************************************
    Overall : 8
  57. Dec 8, 2015
    8
    Great gameplay, fantastic graphics, story seems alright but IT IS NOT IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU ARE A FLYING SQUIRREL SPIDERMAN HYBRID. The traversal in this game was all I needed and I bet it will be for you too
  58. Apr 9, 2017
    8
    I really love this game, how you can destroy anything you want, do crazy stuff, unlock more and more things, the graphics is looking nice and especially the water. With the highest graphics settings it's the best looking water I have ever seen in the games. However, there are some technical issues, it consumes 5.5 GB of RAM, SLI support is not here, it's very demanding game, I wasI really love this game, how you can destroy anything you want, do crazy stuff, unlock more and more things, the graphics is looking nice and especially the water. With the highest graphics settings it's the best looking water I have ever seen in the games. However, there are some technical issues, it consumes 5.5 GB of RAM, SLI support is not here, it's very demanding game, I was experiencing poor frame rates, stuttering on i7-5820k + GTX 980 Ti, because of 50% GPU utilization, but after turning the V-Sync off + setting this game's process in Windows Task Manager on High Affinity, problems were solved and I can enjoy this game on my gaming rig :) Expand
  59. Dec 12, 2015
    8
    I'm not sure why there are so many bad reviews for this game. In short, its a great game if you want to run around, blow things up and do literally whatever the hell you want. The story isnt really in depth, but it doesnt have to be. I've had plenty of fun playing this game, and the graphics are outstanding.
  60. Feb 13, 2019
    8
    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
  61. Mar 23, 2016
    8
    Just cause 3,
    massive map, massive fun, and massive let down.
    Just cause 3 is a 3rd person action adventure gamewhere you play as rico rodriguez, set out to liberate the massive island you’re on... You do this equipped with some guns, a parachute, and a grappling gun… Just cause 3 is hilarious, and never takes itself seriously... it knows it’s a ridiculous videogame and it makes fun of
    Just cause 3,
    massive map, massive fun, and massive let down.
    Just cause 3 is a 3rd person action adventure gamewhere you play as rico rodriguez, set out to liberate the massive island you’re on...
    You do this equipped with some guns, a parachute, and a grappling gun…
    Just cause 3 is hilarious, and never takes itself seriously... it knows it’s a ridiculous videogame and it makes fun of itself the entire way…
    You’re going to have a blast for the first few hours of this game...
    There’s seemingly so much to do...
    There are cars to collect... missions to do... towns and bases to liberate, and challenges to conquer
    plus basically the entire world is destructive
    unfortunately, this becomes stale very quickly…
    Apart from the hilarious cut scenes, there’s nothing special about the campaign, it’s your typical fight your way to the bad guy story, get the things he’s after before he does…
    what I found pretty clever though is that a couple missions require you to liberate sections of the map before they will unlock..
    This forces you to do the best parts of the game in my opinion...
    Liberating can be fun... at least the military bases...
    You basically go in and destroy all of their goods while they try and stop you…
    and this is the meat of the game…
    it’s a clean the map game which again is fun for a while, but is massively repetitive…
    I feel like the staleness comes from the restrictions the game puts on you…
    For starters as you complete missions and get stars from missions you’ll unlock vehicles and guns…
    the great thing is you can request these items from a drop box anytime at all
    the problem is you need a beacon to do this…
    This is bad because you’ll find yourself in the middle of nowhere many times after a mission with no beacons or a helicopter in sight... causing you to have to grapple way 8,000 km to your next way point
    Sure infinite beacons would’ve made just cause 3 much easier.. But more importantly I feel like it would make the game much more fun...
    more about causing destruction and mayhem and less about forcing you to traverse a massive but empty world….it isn’t a game you play for challenge anyway or really a game you play to explore…
    the same issue can be found with fast travel..
    You can only carry 1 flare at a time and you need this flare to fast travel to a location…
    I would’ve much rather had fast travels be endless but limited to liberated bases...
    This would’ve given me incentive to liberate beyond the minimum to complete the story…
    but while you are creating havoc, almost everything you do is tied to a score so you can try to outdo your friends in craziness…
    you can of course opt out and play offline. .but annoyingly every time you go to check the map or pause the game it tries to log you in stopping all flow and immersion of the game...
    This is by far the greatest sin the game commits…
    I had games downloading in the background so it would attempt to log in for minutes, causing me to get distracted numerous times by something else… only to remember oh yeah, I was playing just cause 3…
    When I enter offline mode, please keep me there until I opt in to online...
    don’t try to force it
    while there are hours of fun to be had in just cause 3
    I didn’t really find the journey to be worth it all in the end…
    There’s a good time here, just no real substance
    I give just cause 3 an 8/10
    Expand
  62. Dec 2, 2015
    8
    Destrucción por todas partes, romper, saltar, disparar y volver a romper, es la mejor serie de juegos para quitarte de encima el stress, entras y a romper el mundo. ¿Qué más le puedes pedir? Pues una historia mejor, por eso un 8 :)
  63. Dec 1, 2015
    8
    This game is pretty good for it's price. Nice visuals, stunts and effects.
    This game actually not perfect because of no steam controller support and awful translation into Russian language.
    But if you are not Russian or have no Steam Controller - you don't care, right? 8/10
  64. Dec 6, 2015
    8
    This game was fun, apart from the loading times. For those who like causing havoc and there is little fun from the story. The only real fun out of this game for me was exploding things, funny bugs and using the environment and grapple system. U must use your imagination or u won't like this one, just like the idiots who give it a 0 because just because they don't like it.
  65. Dec 2, 2015
    8
    It is really funny how people call just cause 2 a great game and this one **** It has everything JC 2 had and what you can expect from a SEQUEL, much better graphics, revamped systems, a better UI, movement is 10 times better, Wingsuit, really frigging nice explosions, ACTUAL UNOCKABLE SKILLS etc. , much better map design (towns and landscapes look like legit places now) and last but notIt is really funny how people call just cause 2 a great game and this one **** It has everything JC 2 had and what you can expect from a SEQUEL, much better graphics, revamped systems, a better UI, movement is 10 times better, Wingsuit, really frigging nice explosions, ACTUAL UNOCKABLE SKILLS etc. , much better map design (towns and landscapes look like legit places now) and last but not least you can collect all the vehicles in the game and make them available for drops. Some other stuff as well.

    And people talking about the game being unplayable... well, even though it doesn't support my SLI setup, I can run this maxed 1080 at 60-80 fps on 1 GTX970 which is WAY better than games like the Witcher 3 that ran at 45 fps on ultra 1080p. Of course, W3 looked better (expecially on the LOD part) but the textures were also kind of crap at the start (they patched it later). JC3 is not an ugly game really, it is just not. That a game is not as pretty as the most pretty games ever doesn't mean it's is instantly ugly.

    But seriously, people calling it repetitive and boring have either never played a JC game before, don't even have the game, are trolling or have bought the game with wrong expectations. JC 2 was exactly the same thing but a lot more clunky and worse on many surfaces (especially optimization) yet that one had a way higher score?

    Man, gamers are whiners these days.

    8/10..... 9/10 when SLI actually works.
    Expand
  66. Dec 2, 2015
    8
    First I had a problem with AMD graphical card where textures where only loading as some triangles, but after switching to the beta driver ''Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-15.11.1-Beta-64Bit-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-Nov30" all worked silky smooth and I had a lot of fun so far. Loading times for missions might be on the long side, but once you are in the vast world I can only say that there is aFirst I had a problem with AMD graphical card where textures where only loading as some triangles, but after switching to the beta driver ''Radeon-Software-Crimson-Edition-15.11.1-Beta-64Bit-Win10-Win8.1-Win7-Nov30" all worked silky smooth and I had a lot of fun so far. Loading times for missions might be on the long side, but once you are in the vast world I can only say that there is a lot of fun.
    The game for me is a good way to releave stress with just toughtless bombing and tethering people into exploding goodness!
    Expand
  67. Dec 16, 2015
    8
    People saying "I played this ALL day/for ages/completed it" etc. and scoring it a 0 can't have much else going on in the way of fun. If something is so GDamn awful that you can play it for that long and cannot find a single thing that was positive... nothing in life must please you. I've been playing this one since the weekend and it's an absolute riot! There are definitely things thatPeople saying "I played this ALL day/for ages/completed it" etc. and scoring it a 0 can't have much else going on in the way of fun. If something is so GDamn awful that you can play it for that long and cannot find a single thing that was positive... nothing in life must please you. I've been playing this one since the weekend and it's an absolute riot! There are definitely things that could be better, and that would've really made it feel like there was a point to the story - but I see it how I saw JC2: the story just pushes you along to new parts of the open world, but the real fun happens when you lose yourself in flying around, causing chaos, enjoying the randomness of the results and being entertained by how much you can do without needing a story to motivate you. Pure adrenaline, pure fun, pure chaos. 10/10 would play again! Expand
  68. Dec 9, 2015
    8
    To address some of the comments here that are attached to zero score reviews:

    - it lacks optimization: perhaps your machine does not meet the specs for the types of settings you desire? I have everything set to max settings and have not had any issues, getting consistently high frame rates. The engine runs well and the explosions look stunning - there is no plot, you just blow stuff
    To address some of the comments here that are attached to zero score reviews:

    - it lacks optimization: perhaps your machine does not meet the specs for the types of settings you desire? I have everything set to max settings and have not had any issues, getting consistently high frame rates. The engine runs well and the explosions look stunning

    - there is no plot, you just blow stuff up: yes, exactly - welcome to Just Cause, a very freeform physics sandbox built for making your own fun play. Simply traversing the world is a joy unto itself.

    Is it shallow: yep. Is it insanely FUN: yes!!!
    Expand
  69. Dec 21, 2015
    8
    It got way too much bugs but once you got away and manage to run smoothly, it gets amazing. At first, this was a headache but i searched in forums and there's a solution for almost everything. Now i barely see it crash (which is why it got 8 instead of a total 0). Story is a little repetitive but not boring. Overall a great game and if Square Enix fix this annoying bugs, you will haveIt got way too much bugs but once you got away and manage to run smoothly, it gets amazing. At first, this was a headache but i searched in forums and there's a solution for almost everything. Now i barely see it crash (which is why it got 8 instead of a total 0). Story is a little repetitive but not boring. Overall a great game and if Square Enix fix this annoying bugs, you will have tons of fun. Expand
  70. Feb 17, 2016
    8
    I should start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed Just Cause 2. That game, to me, encapsulates what a "sandbox game" should be like. A huge, open-from-the-start map with tons of vehicles with which to travel across it, things to destroy, and people to kill. Sure, the story is anything if not lacking, but I think judging Just Cause 2 by its story is somewhat misguided, as the story missionsI should start by saying I thoroughly enjoyed Just Cause 2. That game, to me, encapsulates what a "sandbox game" should be like. A huge, open-from-the-start map with tons of vehicles with which to travel across it, things to destroy, and people to kill. Sure, the story is anything if not lacking, but I think judging Just Cause 2 by its story is somewhat misguided, as the story missions only serve to unlock more ways to cause rampant, Michael Bay-esque destruction. I have to wonder what the game might be like had the developers used an engine like that of the Red Faction series, with significantly better terrain destruction (putting aside for a moment the ideas of graphical limitations and the ability of processors to handle many thousands of physics calculations at once).

    Does the game bug out from time to time?

    Yes, very much so. Attaching a person to a car via the grappling hook may cause the car to suddenly flip off into the distance in a grandiose fireball. Luckily, you never really need to do this for a mission, and unless you're a pedant for realistic physics, that bug is at worst an amusing hiccup.

    My biggest complaint with the game would be, beyond a shadow of a doubt, Square Enix's insistence that you use their online service while playing. There is no multiplayer mode, mind you, just a silly scoreboard about who killed the most enemies in 5 seconds, or who wingsuited the longest. If you happen to lose internet connection while playing, be prepared for a jarring pause, while the game attempts to connect to SQENIX's servers, fails, and only then prompts you to play in offline mode. This has to be my biggest issue with the game. Having social systems is all well and good, but when those social systems interfere with my gameplay, now we have a problem.

    However, I am willing to overlook this complaint because the game is an absolute joy to play. As of writing, I've logged something over 30 hours of running around and blowing things up, and I've enjoyed every minute. I have had no game crashes or performance issues, though my gaming PC is brand new with current gen hardware, so I can't attest to general stability.

    The bottom line is this:

    If you're looking for a plot-driven or complex game, you should probably look elsewhere. But if you come in knowing what you're going to get - a wild romp through an explosive world that feels truly massive.
    Expand
  71. Feb 21, 2016
    8
    This game is nothing but fun. There are a lot of downsides, yes, but the main purpose of a Just Cause game is to cause maximum amounts of chaos and this game succeeds there. It is extremely entertaining to play and I personally cannot get enough of it.
  72. Oct 6, 2016
    8
    This game is a BLAST! Seriously! I am not going to call it game of the year... I am not going to call it the greatest thing ever created and I am not even going to call it the best free roaming game I've ever played. But I will say it's got some pretty amazing moves! During one mission, where I was forced to drive a vehicle fitted with a bomb into an enemy convoy, I was barely able toThis game is a BLAST! Seriously! I am not going to call it game of the year... I am not going to call it the greatest thing ever created and I am not even going to call it the best free roaming game I've ever played. But I will say it's got some pretty amazing moves! During one mission, where I was forced to drive a vehicle fitted with a bomb into an enemy convoy, I was barely able to escape with my life by ejecting myself from the car in the nick of time, flipping over the extremely HUGE explosion that then propelled me several feet both in the air and away from the blast! During flight I was able to regain equilibrium and shoot my grappling hook nearby to land in such a way that I barely escaped with my life! It was SO INTENSE!! That was a HELL OF A FUN TIME THERE! There are quite a few other interactions that really just tickled my fancy, such as an encounter with my first ever authority figure on Medici! An officer gave me a snarky look so I attached my Ghook to his leg and quickly to the nearest speeding vehicle (which happened to be caught in a traffic loop) that promptly took him from pointing his weapon at my face to landing on his and scrapping it across the pavement. His partner, calling for backup and advancing toward me, was hilariously caught up by the dead body of his friend swinging around with such force that it busted his skull, killing him and effectively preventing him from calling for backup! That's what I call first impressions! I almost feel automatically obligated to compare the game to other open world games. The first one for me that comes to mind (despite its differing point of view for the gamer) is Farcry 4! Getting around in that game is just the bees knees! This game ups the UNTZ factor by a thousand in giving you the grappling hook, wing suit, parachute combo! YOU FEEL AS COOL AS BATMAN! There were a few instances in which I felt like Rico might actually best the Dark Knight considering how amazingly dynamic he is! Pulling down statues, then driving the getaway vehicle head on into an enemy vehicle only to have jumped out seconds before, parachute open and guns blazing! It really gets the adrenaline pumping! All in all, it's about how much fun you can have. That depends greatly on the kind of person you are. Coming into this game, my expectations were exactly what I received, a similar experience to the last outing (which was very fun) with little to no story line to care about! To be fair, this game COULD have gotten a much better score if the developer cared more about polishing the wonky bits (there is SO MUCH GOING ON that a lot of graphical and physics weirdness occurs on a regular basis) and really making the characters people we can actually care about, they might be a contender for GTA... ok, that's WAY TO FAR, but still... This game is hella fun and the only elements that are missing are the polish and story! Just like Terrence Howard's "Rhody" said in first Iron Man film "Next time baby!" by Keith Valdez Expand
  73. Oct 15, 2016
    8
    Just Cause 3 - это линейный экшен с открытым миром, подаваемый игроку с огромным количеством разрушений и положительных эмоций. Главной особенностью игры, как и в предыдущих частях, принято считать разрушения и полную свободу действий по карте. На самом деле, эта игра очень помогает отвлечься от более серьезных проектов и немного отдохнуть в хаосе, без каких-либо диалогов и долгих роликов,Just Cause 3 - это линейный экшен с открытым миром, подаваемый игроку с огромным количеством разрушений и положительных эмоций. Главной особенностью игры, как и в предыдущих частях, принято считать разрушения и полную свободу действий по карте. На самом деле, эта игра очень помогает отвлечься от более серьезных проектов и немного отдохнуть в хаосе, без каких-либо диалогов и долгих роликов, а небольшим бонусом к отдыху будет тонна примитивного американского юмора (аля фром Serious Sam или Mad Max), скажем так, Just Cause - это много бюджетный серьезный Сэм с более продуманным, но все равно слабым сюжетом. Заниматься здесь всегда будет чем, особенно, если вы намерены полностью закончить игру и пройти каждое испытание на 5 шестерен, это действительно интересно и занятно. Главной же изюминкой этой части стал вингсьют, он реализован здесь просто потрясающе, благодаря этой игре, я понял как это круто и интересно и теперь с нетерпением жду The Steep от Ubisoft, где продолжу заниматься такой деятельностью в играх! Спасибо за эту прекрасную игру, и я очень надеюсь, что это не последняя ее часть.
    Ну а что еще нужно для хорошего экшена? Здесь вам море взрывов, динамика просто зашкаливает и чуть ли не приближается к DOOM ибо двигаться надо всегда, иначе многовероятная погибель, несильный сюжет и все это под добротную, веселую озвучку персонажа. Я очень доволен игрой и ни капли не пожалел, что ее купил (пол года назад), единственное, на нескольких трасах по вингсьюту я чуть не разбил свою клавиатуру... это единственный минус...

    Моя итоговая оценка: 8/10, очень хорошая игра, в которую я рекомендую поиграть каждому любителю экшенов.
    Expand
  74. Dec 16, 2016
    8
    I never played previous parts of Just Cause therefore the plot was a bit confusing but it didnt prevent me from having fun blasting everything. This aspect it simply amazing so if you dont care about the plot and simply want to blast things gor for it.
  75. Mar 28, 2020
    8
    Reviewers are being overly critical of this game. It's nowhere near as bad as they claim it to be. Read on if you want a genuine review from someone who loved Just Cause 2 to death.

    To start with, JC3's gameplay is indeed a bit repetitive and the story is a bit underwhelming, but the enormous map is nice to explore and no two areas are the same. There are a lot of optional challenges
    Reviewers are being overly critical of this game. It's nowhere near as bad as they claim it to be. Read on if you want a genuine review from someone who loved Just Cause 2 to death.

    To start with, JC3's gameplay is indeed a bit repetitive and the story is a bit underwhelming, but the enormous map is nice to explore and no two areas are the same. There are a lot of optional challenges available like driving, piloting, wingsuit gliding, etc. that allows you to experience the fullest extent of the map if you so desire.

    Because of the sheer size of the map, you can easily get 50+ hours of gameplay even without doing any challenges. I highly recommend at least the wingsuit challenges, though. However, the overall game itself doesn't feel as intense as JC2 which is where opinions will divide. JC3 isn't particularly difficult; you're essentially given free reign so long as you don't let yourself die. And even if you do, you just respawn and continue on from there.

    Combat with hostiles on the ground is a bit boring since guns are king, and it's just better in general to ignore the enemies and focus on clearing the outposts. There isn't much of a point anymore to use the hook to make cheesy kills, which is a bit disappointing. Driving is pointless once you can use helicopters. These are only some of the reasons why I'm unable to rate JC3 higher; JC3 lost some of the main charms of JC2 and forces you to focus on a limited spectrum of gameplay.

    In any case, JC3 is still a decent game to play if you enjoyed JC2, so if you can get it on sale, you should. It's not the same beast that JC2 was, but JC2 set a really high bar that's hard to beat, so it wouldn't be fair to expect too much out of JC3. I give JC3 a generous 8/10, simply because I got a ton of bang out of it from sheer game time.

    The Air, Land & Sea Expansion Pass DLC adds many neat additions to the game that makes it more badass to play (jetpack wingsuit anyone?), so you should grab it as well if you can. The jetpack alone makes the DLC worth having. I'd give the DLC a 9/10, as it was relatively fun to play through and added a bunch of content.

    On a final note, I highly suggest installing mods to alleviate some of the inconveniences in the game (long intro, rebel drop frequency, etc.). Also, keep Vertical Sync enabled or else you may experience "DXGI" game crashes.
    Expand
  76. Nov 9, 2017
    8
    I actually liked Just Cause 3 a lot, dunno why people hate it so much. Traversing the world using wingsuit and grappling hook is incredibly fun. This is the first open world game where I barely used fast travel even when backtracking.
  77. Dec 27, 2018
    8
    It contains the single best mechanic I have ever seen in what looked like a somewhat generic shooter, Wing suiting. The game is however flawed, it is too big, the unlock system is not great, some quality of life improvements are locked behind challenges that can be annoying, but, wing suiting around the islands is just so much fun. I believe that it is a fitting sequel and all aroundIt contains the single best mechanic I have ever seen in what looked like a somewhat generic shooter, Wing suiting. The game is however flawed, it is too big, the unlock system is not great, some quality of life improvements are locked behind challenges that can be annoying, but, wing suiting around the islands is just so much fun. I believe that it is a fitting sequel and all around better game than Just cause 2 and Just Cause 4. Expand
  78. Mar 29, 2019
    8
    -improved gameplay
    -good graphics
    -terrible story
    -good Easter eggs but the map is not as good as JC2
  79. Mar 29, 2019
    8
    This game is awesome! I know story is not the best ever or neither the driving but the soundtrack and the gameplay is the best. Fallout has a good soundtrack and I think i can compare it to this. The performance issues isn't a big problem if you want to enjoy the game. Story could be better but is definitely better than Just Cause 4´s story. In resume, if you are deciding on JC4 or JC3 IThis game is awesome! I know story is not the best ever or neither the driving but the soundtrack and the gameplay is the best. Fallout has a good soundtrack and I think i can compare it to this. The performance issues isn't a big problem if you want to enjoy the game. Story could be better but is definitely better than Just Cause 4´s story. In resume, if you are deciding on JC4 or JC3 I recommend going for JC3. Expand
  80. May 14, 2019
    8
    Just Cause 3 is great.
    The story: nah.
    The characters: nah. The sound: okay The UI: passable The graphics: good. The gameplay: amazing! Everything is just so smooth. You jump off a cliff and immediately you use your wingsuit and fly for like an hour. The map is huge, i played a fair bit of this game and i didn't come close to seeing everything. And wow, the explosions. There are a
    Just Cause 3 is great.
    The story: nah.
    The characters: nah.
    The sound: okay
    The UI: passable
    The graphics: good.
    The gameplay: amazing!
    Everything is just so smooth. You jump off a cliff and immediately you use your wingsuit and fly for like an hour. The map is huge, i played a fair bit of this game and i didn't come close to seeing everything. And wow, the explosions.
    There are a lot of things that keep you busy: create the best police car chase in any video game in existence, find all the easter-eggs hidden in the map, trying to find every vehicle in the game and so on, The shooting is neat, the grappling hook is awesome and the gear system is a cool idea.
    I like this game, but i have a few problems.
    1: The console versions can get really laggy.
    2: You need to have a decent pc to play this game.
    3: Blowing up everything to liberate a town can get a little repetitive (especially if you can't find something to destroy -yeah yeah there's a map i know but for the little things to destroy that won't help you-)
    4: The driving is awkward at first. You need to get used to it.

    Overall: great game! Pick it up in a steam sale with all the DLC, fun guaranteed.
    Expand
  81. Apr 24, 2022
    8
    Rico Rodriguez, velký uklízeč kapitalismu, tak to je chlap kterého prostě milujete nebo naprosto nesnášíte. A Tak je to i s Just Cause 3. Jak je u série zvykem hrajeme na velice rozlehlé mapě se spoustou hor, planin i ostrovů a také propadáme neustálému stereotypu. Opět nám hra ukáže to co v předchozích dílech a to neustálé se opakující scény s obsazováním území, krátký příběh a velmiRico Rodriguez, velký uklízeč kapitalismu, tak to je chlap kterého prostě milujete nebo naprosto nesnášíte. A Tak je to i s Just Cause 3. Jak je u série zvykem hrajeme na velice rozlehlé mapě se spoustou hor, planin i ostrovů a také propadáme neustálému stereotypu. Opět nám hra ukáže to co v předchozích dílech a to neustálé se opakující scény s obsazováním území, krátký příběh a velmi vtipná arkádová střelba. Není zde nic nového ani nám z Just Cause nic neubylo. Další díl série v novém kabátku a to za cenu kterou nikdy nepochopím. I přes to je Just Cause značka kterou by jste měli zkusit. Expand
  82. Jul 9, 2021
    8
    This game is pretty fun. Story is decent and side quests are fun to do, many great things to do besides the main storyline missions. Also a lot of cool easter eggs.
  83. Dec 4, 2020
    8
    Rico saves the day once again. The game excels in sandbox style fun. I did not care much for the Mary Sue character, but all of the other characters were fantastic. Dimah is my favorite, but the game did very well on nearly every personality. The voice acting was well done as well.

    The gameplay is very fun, and when you finish the DLC, it becomes exceptionally easy. The new
    Rico saves the day once again. The game excels in sandbox style fun. I did not care much for the Mary Sue character, but all of the other characters were fantastic. Dimah is my favorite, but the game did very well on nearly every personality. The voice acting was well done as well.

    The gameplay is very fun, and when you finish the DLC, it becomes exceptionally easy. The new jetpack/glider has weaponary and speed, making travel and combat a whole new experience. The only snag is the slow turning, but if you plan your areal attacks well, it does not matter much. The weapons are fun to experiment with, and I found myself not as interested in the FOW type weapons, though they are fun as well.

    This game is definitely worth the time invested, and I can see myself revisiting this game later, to do it all over again. The Mario and Dimah dialog will be worth it alone.
    Expand
  84. Aug 5, 2021
    8
    Avis rédigé en 2021 :
    Franchement le jeu est pas mal, je comprend pas les évaluations si négatives, il est trouvable à moins de 5€ facilement et ça en vaut la peine.
    Si vous aimez les véhicules, la liberté, les explosions, détruire des bases ou tuer des ennemis, ce jeu est fait pour vous ! Après le jeu est assez répétitif sur la fin et vous passerez parfois plusieurs minutes à chercher
    Avis rédigé en 2021 :
    Franchement le jeu est pas mal, je comprend pas les évaluations si négatives, il est trouvable à moins de 5€ facilement et ça en vaut la peine.
    Si vous aimez les véhicules, la liberté, les explosions, détruire des bases ou tuer des ennemis, ce jeu est fait pour vous !
    Après le jeu est assez répétitif sur la fin et vous passerez parfois plusieurs minutes à chercher quel objet le jeu veux que vous détruisiez avant de pouvoir prendre le controle d'une base, c'est pour moi le point le plus négatif du jeu, le reste c'est que du fun
    Expand
  85. Dec 14, 2021
    8
    I had some much fun with this game, it a full-blown Michael Bay's movie made into video game format. Awesome.
  86. Jun 19, 2023
    8
    Great game. The story is decent. The scoring is great, visual is really amazing, the voice & sound is also amazing
  87. Jan 9, 2022
    8
    My scores for this game
    Story : 7/10
    There was not much story in the game and I did not listen much because it did not have much interesting story except for one episode that I do not want to spoil. Graphics : 10/10 JUST CAUSE 3 graphics are better than JUST CAUSE 4 and it is very clear when playing game graphics makes me enjoy the game. Musics : 10/10 The music and sounds of the
    My scores for this game
    Story : 7/10
    There was not much story in the game and I did not listen much because it did not have much interesting story except for one episode that I do not want to spoil.
    Graphics : 10/10
    JUST CAUSE 3 graphics are better than JUST CAUSE 4 and it is very clear when playing game graphics makes me enjoy the game.
    Musics : 10/10
    The music and sounds of the game were very good, like JUST CAUSE 4, the sounds did not mix, the score was perfect.
    Details : 10/10
    The details of the explosions and the throwing of the pieces at the time of the explosion were very natural and very good, The physics of driving and crashing was great and natural, just like GTA IV was the physics of cars.
    Game play : 7/10
    The gameplay was great, it had a lot of weapons, it was good to use them all, only from one part onwards, I did not use tanks or weapons because I only used jetpack, I was flying and shooting
    Expand
  88. Aug 28, 2022
    8
    Сюжет короткий. Геймплей очень хороший. Но чтобы открыть сюжетную миссию надо освобождать провинции, и это основная часть игры. А так хорошо
  89. 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
  90. 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
  91. 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
  92. 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
  93. 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
  94. 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
  95. 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.
  96. 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
  97. 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
  98. 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
  99. 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
  100. Sep 27, 2020
    7
    Вас ждет более 1000 квадратных километров свободы. Рико вернулся, чтобы устраивать беспорядки самыми изобретательными способами.
Metascore
74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 50
  2. 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. 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.