Just Cause 3

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  1. Gunhed
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    A poor console port. The controls are horrible and not made for PC at all. Settings are saved on the Square Enix servers (really?). If I want to enjoy a game with the controller I would purchase games for a console not on a PC.
  2. Ljungman
    Mar 24, 2016
    5
    Oh well, what can I say about this mediocre game? Let's start with the negative.

    The biggest thing that was advertised in this game was the big world, and the world is BIG. The problem about the world is that it isn't interesting in any way, it's just repetitive. I found that it was fun going around the first 2 - 3 hours and just going crazy, but other then that there isn't really    Oh well, what can I say about this mediocre game? Let's start with the negative.

    The biggest thing that was advertised in this game was the big world, and the world is BIG. The problem about the world is that it isn't interesting in any way, it's just repetitive. I found that it was fun going around the first 2 - 3 hours and just going crazy, but other then that there isn't really anything else to do. You ride your car, make stuff blow and maybe fly now and then. There isn't really any new areas to explore because all the enemy bases and all the cities look the same. Vehicles aren't really worth using either, because of the boring handling of the vehicles. It just didn't feel good when going at high speed and turning and so on.

    The story isn't intriguing and the missions are all the same. Basically: Go to that base, destroy everything and suddenly you own the area. It was also supposed to be fun exploding stuff, but it really isn't when you've done it for 20 missions straight. I try to think of it as a Michael Bay movie, it was good at first, but now it's just TOO much. Side missions are all the same, where you take a vehicle and do some stunts. I've played this game for 10 hours and I haven't completed it because it doesn't offer me anything new to complete.

    I can say that the graphics are amazing, it looks REALLY good! It's fun to fly with the wing-suit. The destruction is fun at times. Explosions are fun at times.

    Do I recommend this game? If the game costs more then 10 euros, NO. Otherwise, buy it. It's a game you can play for 10 hours, put on the shelf and maybe return to 6 months later to play another 10 hours.    … Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    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
  4. leopoldo
    Mar 21, 2016
    7
    Just Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are oftenJust Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are often simple and similar). Visually the game is beautiful, but what is most striking are the explosions, they are extremely well made, and can even say that they are innovative; the soundtrack does not have anything special. The maor problem of this game are the bugs, are many and are annoying (but some are funny). Overall, Just Cause 3 is a very fun and beautiful game visually, however, has a simple story, it is repetitive and possesses many bugs. 7.5 / 10… Expand
  5. Ohad123
    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!
  6. robinson2s
    Feb 28, 2016
    7
    The game looks good and the initial video gets you into the spirit. True I love the sand box approach.
    But
    1. the game is far too easy, a bit like having a chicken korma when you ordered a vindaloo. 2. Enemies are the same and far too easy and unfortunately don't react to you. 3. I would shot someone 3/4 times and he didn't react until he died. 4. You quickly find that shooting from a    The game looks good and the initial video gets you into the spirit. True I love the sand box approach.
    But
    1. the game is far too easy, a bit like having a chicken korma when you ordered a vindaloo.
    2. Enemies are the same and far too easy and unfortunately don't react to you.
    3. I would shot someone 3/4 times and he didn't react until he died.
    4. You quickly find that shooting from a distance is the easiest solution.
    5. Not much variety in enemies and the "Bosses" are far too easy.

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

    In truth when I complete game, I want to have worked hard for it using skill and tactics rather than just simple shot and run.    … Expand
  7. captainkane
    Feb 24, 2016
    5
    Six years ago, Just Cause 2 was as fun as it was impressive. So I had high expectations for JC3. Like everyone else, I was disappointed. Not only is JC3 a glitchy nightmare, it lacks innovation and freshness. JC3 is like drinking stale beer, it’s only OK when you’re thirsty, but gets poured down the drain if there are other options.

    The PC version of JC3 looks OK. But with all settings    Six years ago, Just Cause 2 was as fun as it was impressive. So I had high expectations for JC3. Like everyone else, I was disappointed. Not only is JC3 a glitchy nightmare, it lacks innovation and freshness. JC3 is like drinking stale beer, it’s only OK when you’re thirsty, but gets poured down the drain if there are other options.

    The PC version of JC3 looks OK. But with all settings cranked up, it doesn’t outshine its console cousins. Since JC3 is horribly optimized across all platforms, no system has an advantage. Only gamers with powerful computers gain anything since their rigs can crank out high frame rates. My aging rig pushes out The Witcher 3 at 60 frames with nearly everything on ultra. JC3 barely delivers 30 frames. Lowering resolution and disabling features doesn’t improve performance. Fortunately, a new ATI driver fixed enough problems to make JC3 playable. Developers at Avalanche are still dragging their feet. There’s no denying JC3 was rushed to market. All platforms experienced game-breaking bugs at launch. However, Avalanche committed a bigger sin: It made a game that isn’t fun. Not even remotely fun.

    JC3 is plagued with loading screens. Video scenes are broken apart every few seconds by loading screens. So what should be a funny 5 minute outtake will be interrupted every 20 seconds. This breaks the immersion. Even on my speedy ssd, loading takes 3-5 seconds. I hear this is much worse on console.

    Gameplay/combat sucks. Avalanche purposely handicapped Rico so he can’t run or mantle objects. When reviewers called that out, Avalanche said it is forcing players to rely on Rico’s gadgets and vehicles to move around. The outcome impedes fluidity. Yes, there is a ledge there. No, Rico cannot grab it. WTF?! The stilted mobility reminds me of the original Bionic Commando. On a 30 year old platformer, that makes sense. Not in a modern game. Rico can’t jump over a fence or climb a hill. No, no. Rico must grapple it a few feet at a time. I wouldn’t mind the handicaps if grappling worked precisely. But it doesn’t. I inexplicably bounce off helicopters and overshoot cars.

    Gunplay is boring because all weapons feel alike. So combat is dull. Sniping isn’t fun because hit detection is moody. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Star Wars Battlefront has better gunplay. Driving is worse because all vehicles in a class handle identically. All helicopters handle identically. All sports cars handle identically. All tanks handle identically... You get the idea. Also, vehicles just kinda float around. Cars lose control whenever they want.

    The developers at Avalanche put little effort into crafting dynamic gameplay. Unfortunately, tedious mobility and mind-numbing combat are just parts of the problem. The lame missions and even lamer progression truly cement JC3 as one of the most unexciting open-world games in recent memory.

    After 5 years in the oven, JC3 should’ve had a deep and entertaining story. It’s barely passable. The story missions are a joke. Some last a matter of seconds. Others are just driving from points A to B with zero action. The missions are so unimaginative I’m convinced they were added the last 3 months of development. Side missions are pathetic and rarely happen.

    Rewards for exploration are nil. After hours of play, I’ve haven’t experienced random encounters or discovered hidden locations. Except for enemy bases and captured towns, absolutely nothing happens in Medici.

    Liberating towns is blah because they all present duplicate challenges. Simply summon a helicopter via airdrop and shoot everything from the air. Chaos—JC3’s selling point— is shallow because all destruction is scripted. Only color coded objects can be destroyed. Helicopters and tanks can take out bridges or antennae relays, but they’re ineffective against plywood huts. Leave the area and come back seconds later, and many “destroyed” objects will have respawned, including bridges. Freeing a town doesn’t change the status quo. NPC’s stand around repeating the same 3 lines. Additional missions would be nice…

    The progression system sucks. Players must complete challenge events to unlock upgrades. One challenge requires players to fly Rico thru floating rings using his wing suit. Another requires Rico to blow up as much as he can in 90 seconds. Players must complete a series of similar challenges to unlock upgrades in each class. These challenges were pulled straight from Nintendo’s playbook and don’t belong in a hardcore shoot em up. Superman 64 had the same flying thru rings crap and it’s considered one of the worst games ever made. So that should tell ya’ll something. I skip the challenges because they’re silly. No one buys JC3 to glide thru floating rings.

    Overall, JC3 is a shallow experience featuring absent exploration, middling gameplay, and awful missions. Don’t buy it. JC3 is boring, glitchy, and uninspired. It pulls the franchise back 10 years and is definitely one of the worst sandbox games I’ve played lately.    … Expand
  8. D_Bondra
    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.
  9. Bionic-barman
    Feb 18, 2016
    0
    I didn't hear anything about this game leading up to its release, and I still have no idea how I avoided such a massive release. Seeing this on the shelves I was taken back to the early days of Just Cause 2's release with giddy nostalgia. Remembering the hours and hours of fun I had in a huge free roaming world and I bought this without much of a second thought. Unfortunately, this Is notI didn't hear anything about this game leading up to its release, and I still have no idea how I avoided such a massive release. Seeing this on the shelves I was taken back to the early days of Just Cause 2's release with giddy nostalgia. Remembering the hours and hours of fun I had in a huge free roaming world and I bought this without much of a second thought. Unfortunately, this Is not a fond remake of a great game more of a complete copy and paste with new and shiny graphics as the main draw. The loading times were ridiculously long and the graphics are only good as long as you don't pay much attention. Little details that make up so many top releases are missing and this seems more like a rushed and un-loved release. I played around 6 hours before realising it wasn't going to get any better, then after my entire game crashed for the second time for seemingly no reason mid loading screen, I gave up. Very disappointing overall… Expand
  10. Totooria
    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
  11. wgerik
    Feb 13, 2016
    3
    I hate this game. So, so much.

    Not because the gameplay itself isn't fun... it is... it really is. The problem is, Avalanche has once again released a game that is utterly broken and crashes CONSTANTLY, which is frustrating beyond words. I can't go more than half and hour in-game without crashing to the desktop. And don't get me started on trying to change video resolution in-game. In    I hate this game. So, so much.

    Not because the gameplay itself isn't fun... it is... it really is. The problem is, Avalanche has once again released a game that is utterly broken and crashes CONSTANTLY, which is frustrating beyond words. I can't go more than half and hour in-game without crashing to the desktop. And don't get me started on trying to change video resolution in-game. In short, that's a guaranteed crash, every time.

    I'm having flashbacks to Just Cause 2, where even now, many, many years after its release, it's still buggy as hell and is plagued by frequent crashing. Based on Avalanche's response to those issues, I think it's pretty clear that they don't give a damn about the stability of their games, and I think it's safe to assume that they will never release the updates necessary to fix the problems with Just Cause 3.

    My advice: don't waste your money, unless you enjoy the frustration of crashing every 20-30 minutes and having to wait several more minutes to relaunch the game and actually start playing again. If I could get a refund at this point, I most certainly would.    … Expand
  12. vogon101
    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
  13. PhoenixWright11
    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
  14. ThomasJones
    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
  15. jimski53
    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
  16. d79054d2
    Jan 16, 2016
    1
    While the previous part (Just Cause 2) was still somehow funny and entertaining, the latest part lacks of everything but nice graphics. I still don't understand why Avalanche messed up this one so badly. Worst optimization (dead even with Batman: Arkham Knight), clumsy controls and annoying characters. The developers are still busy releasing patches, but I seriously doubt they will EVER beWhile the previous part (Just Cause 2) was still somehow funny and entertaining, the latest part lacks of everything but nice graphics. I still don't understand why Avalanche messed up this one so badly. Worst optimization (dead even with Batman: Arkham Knight), clumsy controls and annoying characters. The developers are still busy releasing patches, but I seriously doubt they will EVER be capable to make the game running smoothly. I really do.… Expand
  17. Taipan_19
    Jan 15, 2016
    6
    I bought it and played for 8-10 hours. I did not feel at home with it as I did when I first played Just Cause 2. I simply felt that 2 was just a better game in it's general gameplay and cut-scene content. I loved the graphics in 3 and felt that the map itself in this one was much more alive and felt nice on the next gen console.
  18. Lepstrung
    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
  19. sscott0829tw
    Dec 31, 2015
    7
    The game is cool and insane in unique ways,not a single moment make you feel tedious.The whole game is like an awesome Michael Bay movie,tons and tons of explosions and cool stunts.The map is super huge and beautiful in every corner.Take down large military bases is the best thing in this game,also love all the challenges and side quests.But the game is poorly optimized on PC,lots of frameThe game is cool and insane in unique ways,not a single moment make you feel tedious.The whole game is like an awesome Michael Bay movie,tons and tons of explosions and cool stunts.The map is super huge and beautiful in every corner.Take down large military bases is the best thing in this game,also love all the challenges and side quests.But the game is poorly optimized on PC,lots of frame rate issues,And some challenges and missions soon become very repetitive.And enemy soldier's AI is very stupid,very hard for them to handle the almighty Rico.However,all the vehicles feels great to control,especially the planes.story is too weak,but it has some interesting characters like Mario.Overall Just Cause 3 is an amazing game,but suffers some open-world game problems.If the Multiplayer mode comes out next month,,maybe it will bumps to a 9/10… Expand
  20. Marcusaur
    Dec 28, 2015
    7
    Just Cause 3 a standout from other games, as from the very start the game gives you 1200km squared to roam the beautiful city of Medici. And as Mario from the game says, when you look at Medici, it's a shining star, but when you see Medici, it's an absolute technical mess with a poor story line and repetitive missions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Verdict: Just Cause 3 is a mean, lean action thriller turned rogue video game.
    While I don't agree with all the 10/10's this game is getting, but I don't agree with the 0's either.
    I think that this game is worth it if you just want to occasionally hop on for a 1 hour play, which I find this game is best for, I think you should wait for a sale and then get it. While I picked this up for $64 AUD, I don't necessarily want to say it's worth all the money, but if you wait for it to drop to mid 30's to 40 USD in a steam sale, I think it'll be worth it. I think Just Cause 3 is a game way ahead of it's time, and while it's fun, it's far from a perfect game, and that's why I'm going to have to give it a 7. I would've given it 7.5 but Metacritic doesn't allow users to add decimals.    … Expand
  21. Treeroy
    Dec 28, 2015
    0
    The game does not launch if you have less than 16GB of RAM. The recommended specs are 8GB, but Avalanche are lying. Please do not throw away your money on this like I did.
  22. jonathanmiles
    Dec 28, 2015
    0
    Terrible performance even with patches: unplayable. No hope of playing on my PC, let alone streaming with my Steam Link. I enjoyed Just Cause 2, but this is a huge let down. It shouldn't have been released in this state. Avoid like the plague. At the very least wait until it plummets in price - this is bargain bin fodder.
  23. ajje
    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
  24. Boofy20114
    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
  25. Zedro
    Dec 23, 2015
    7
    System Reviewed: Intel Core i7-4800MQ; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (at 1080p); 16GB 1600MHz System Memory; Windows 10.
    Play Time: 29 Hours
    Just Cause 3 is a third person action game where you’re given a large area map for destruction. Set in the fictitious nation of Medici, you must topple General Sebastiano Di Ravello tyrannical rain though destroying his infrastructure and completing    System Reviewed: Intel Core i7-4800MQ; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (at 1080p); 16GB 1600MHz System Memory; Windows 10.
    Play Time: 29 Hours

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

    Graphics: B

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

    Story: C+

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

    Gameplay: D+

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Final Thoughts:

    Your value on this is how much you can stand repetitive tasks. Towns and outpost all feel, look and play the same way with very little originality. I never got a sense of accomplishment when liberating areas around Medici. Just felt like I was checking off the list. Fighting as a shooter feels half-baked and was tighter in JC2. Explosions and destruction are better this time around but this is the same game we played before. I was expecting more this time around.    … Expand
  26. thespookygamer
    Dec 22, 2015
    7
    I wouldn't say this game is the greatest, but it was loads of fun. Blowing things up and just plain messing around with the grappling mechanic was a lot of fun. You should give it a try once it goes on sale.
  27. esteeslucas
    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
  28. metatomato
    Dec 21, 2015
    3
    Horribly inconsistent, bad control response time, terrible technical performance, and laughable story. Its a shame because on the rare occasions when these things dont get in the way, the game is actually pretty fun
  29. Alsmir
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    Solid game, but not for everyone.

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

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

    Nice graphics, no drops below 60fps on GTX970, no bugs so far. Lots of fun.    … Expand
  30. Sir_Swag117
    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.
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 50
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  1. Games Master UK
    Feb 9, 2016
    79
    This isn't the best open-world game, but it's a blast. [Jan 2016, p.62]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    85
    It boasts some great improvements over the previous game of the series, but does not evolve the formula in any significant way. It looks better and lets you glide in a wingsuit, but its scale is not surprising anymore. It lets you unleash wonderful chaos in unscripted skirmishes, but its story missions fail to enrich the experience. All the same it is my kind of game. I love playing with its systems, I appreciate the effort put into JC3 and I return to Medici from time to time for condensed doses of havoc. [01/2016, p.48]
  3. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    80
    Just Cause 3 is a monument to excess. It’s Hot Shots. It’s Charlie Chaplin in The Dictator, if Charlie Chaplin had rocket-powered C4 in his boots. It’s that scene in Dr. Strangelove where Slim Pickens rides the nuke into Russia, except...well, no, it’s pretty much exactly that scene on repeat for 25-30 hours.
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