Just Cause 3

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  1. Shadow1
    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
  2. Acathefaca
    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.
  3. Darkison
    Jan 25, 2018
    2
    Está em busca de um game mal otimizado, com uma história horrível, repetitivo, e com personagens ruins? Just Cause 3!
  4. mhmdv
    May 27, 2018
    6
    It has the same problems as Just Cause 2, so why does this game gets panned while 2nd game gets praised is beyond me.
  5. LQSNIXT
    Jan 23, 2021
    3
    Terrible game! The story mode is so short and task after story are boring long and hard to do. Game have too much candy graphics, worse than old samsung amoleds, and gameplay is glitchy - when you playing and go AFK for a while, npc stars fighting and making mess . Unrealistic .And the map is boring and have same type of object every time, developers even not change colour of some vehiclesTerrible game! The story mode is so short and task after story are boring long and hard to do. Game have too much candy graphics, worse than old samsung amoleds, and gameplay is glitchy - when you playing and go AFK for a while, npc stars fighting and making mess . Unrealistic .And the map is boring and have same type of object every time, developers even not change colour of some vehicles or bulidings, they are the same, and the shape of bulidings is the same too. Overral, game is boring and glitchy, there is not many things to do, map is boring and dont have even onnline services… Expand
  6. JoaoPedroFX
    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
  7. Superduperjew
    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.
  8. GolovA
    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!
  9. kane148
    Jul 22, 2018
    5
    I was really excited about this game after playing Just Cause 2, which was a phenomenal game. Unfortunately, this game turned out to be a pretty mixed bag. The gameplay itself is pretty fun, and I liked that they greatly expanded the variety of weapons available. The addition of destruction physics and additional tether mechanics was also really fun, and allowed you to do all sorts of newI was really excited about this game after playing Just Cause 2, which was a phenomenal game. Unfortunately, this game turned out to be a pretty mixed bag. The gameplay itself is pretty fun, and I liked that they greatly expanded the variety of weapons available. The addition of destruction physics and additional tether mechanics was also really fun, and allowed you to do all sorts of new things. I really enjoyed the game when I was just running around destroying stuff. However, I dreaded playing the story missions because the characters were all either boring or annoying, and unlike the last game, this one seemed to take itself seriously. The story was pretty disjointed and uninteresting, and the ending sequence was just insultingly bad. I don't know if the devs ended up rushed near the end or just didn't care, but the ending was just awful and a total waste of time. Additionally, the game had way too many bugs. I played it quite a while after launch, so there's really no excuse for the dozens of crashes and glitches I experienced. All in all, this game is totally worth playing if you just want to run around and blow stuff up, but don't expect to care about anyone or anything, or for a smooth gaming experience.… Expand
  10. dmahnke64
    Mar 24, 2017
    4
    All the time I played the game in between crashes and the 90 hours I played before the game corrupted my save file causing me to start all over again was great. The crashing at least once per session and the loss of all my progress after 90 hours of grind, not so much.
  11. 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
  12. Sjalka
    Mar 18, 2018
    6
    It looks good, but feels odd. The world is large .. but feels kind of insignificant. Actions are repetitive and all in all .. the game is simply too easy. Enemies just stand there waiting to get shot, weapons feel like pea shooters, vehicles have an odd feeling of "driving on rails". The aircraft are OK, the cars are terrible.

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

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

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

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

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

    It is above average .. but by no means outstanding.    … Expand
  13. druout1944
    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.
  14. Mahdiar
    May 21, 2016
    8
    Gameplay : 8
    Graphics : 7
    Story : 7
    Sound : 9
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    Overall : 8
  15. Juffdaman
    Dec 5, 2017
    5
    Lots of fun to be had here, but the game seems like it doesn't want you to be on the ground. I feel a huge disconnect when I see Rico doing insane acrobatics and then barely being able to manage a slow jog during a firefight. I really don't see why there isn't a sprint feature. The left stick-click button isn't used at all in this game. This could have easily been a crouch, sprint, or aLots of fun to be had here, but the game seems like it doesn't want you to be on the ground. I feel a huge disconnect when I see Rico doing insane acrobatics and then barely being able to manage a slow jog during a firefight. I really don't see why there isn't a sprint feature. The left stick-click button isn't used at all in this game. This could have easily been a crouch, sprint, or a dodge roll; three features from previous games that desperately needed to return.

    The main problem with this game is that it claims to be a sandbox game, but it seems to shoehorn you into the same method of destruction every time. Fly in, shoot a few things, and fly out when the heat gets to be too much, rinse and repeat. Since the left-stick click has no key binding, it leads me to believe that a sprint function existed at some point, but was retroactively removed in order to encourage players to fight a certain way ( I actually read a forum post by one of the devs that suggested this). The DLC wing-suit with the jet boost really goes a long way to bandage the problem, as the game becomes almost 100% focused on aerial combat after it is obtained, making it extremely fun to always fight in the air.

    That being said, I would have liked to spend more time on the ground, getting to see more of the beautiful world the devs created up close and personal. Unfortunately, the ground-based combat is so dull that it doesn't really seem to break up the pacing between the aerial combat portions. The game would honestly be a 9 for me if you could sprint. I hate that this was the deciding factor for me, but in the end I couldn't get past Rico's slow running speed. Hopefully Avalanche learns from this and improves the on-foot combat in the future.    … Expand
  16. Warmuro
    May 29, 2018
    5
    It's a funny and enjoyable game for 1-2 hours, after that, it gets really boring because you find yourself doing same things over and over again. Story is bad, and it stays behind the all the mayhem you cause. If you want to destruct objects and love big explosions, it's great. If you need a really good quality game, stay away.

    Pros: +Big explosions and effects +You feel like you're    It's a funny and enjoyable game for 1-2 hours, after that, it gets really boring because you find yourself doing same things over and over again. Story is bad, and it stays behind the all the mayhem you cause. If you want to destruct objects and love big explosions, it's great. If you need a really good quality game, stay away.

    Pros:
    +Big explosions and effects
    +You feel like you're in a stupid action movie, you feel unstoppable
    +Helicopters and tanks make you feel even more powerful
    +Big map

    Cons:
    -Non-existent AI
    -Stupid gun fights
    -Extremely bad driving. (Especially fast cars and motorbikes and planes)
    -Bad story
    -Repetetive
    -Graphics are not that good, except water and water effects and explosion effects
    -Optimization could be better
    -Gets boring and you don't wonder what will happen next
    -Bad looking main character    … Expand
  17. EasternUNO
    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
  18. Burkzy
    Oct 28, 2016
    6
    i can't say that the game is bad, because isn't.
    BUT.
    the poor work that the developers team did about optimization was terrible.

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

    And i got a terrible memory leak.
    Videogame devs should know: Every game can't be good if people just can't play it. lol.
    Try fixing that broken ass game.
  19. justanhonestguy
    Dec 17, 2016
    5
    Had a blast for the first few hours until i realized the shallowness and childish gameplay. While graphically excellent, the game is geared for the very young who are satisfied with endless huge explosions and superhero like abilities. You can withstand 50 calibre bullet strikes to the face, and heal from shotgun wounds in 8 seconds. It somehow just seems bogus, even though we all knowHad a blast for the first few hours until i realized the shallowness and childish gameplay. While graphically excellent, the game is geared for the very young who are satisfied with endless huge explosions and superhero like abilities. You can withstand 50 calibre bullet strikes to the face, and heal from shotgun wounds in 8 seconds. It somehow just seems bogus, even though we all know it's a game.... hard to explain. No feeling of impending doom, no real challenge, no real tactics, no real story. Boom boom boom huge explosion repetitive stereotypical ethnic dialogue rinse repeat.
    Your enemies can arrive at a gunfight from miles away within 1, yes 1, second of you initiating said gunfight.
    I found to be game to be really good control-wise even on PC. The graphic engine is used to great effect, and mechanically the controls are fun and engaging. i found the maps to be pretty but empty of any semblance to reality so the endless shoot-explode-flee trope is just not good after a few hours for me.
    I find this is great execution of poor design in my opinion. The programming is excellent but the whole game design is just not fun for a "mature" player. This is arcade fluff, tasty at first but not that good in the long run. Ima rate it 50% for the initial fun. You may have a blast for a few hours, who knows.    … Expand
  20. x0v3rKiLx
    Aug 28, 2016
    2
    Blowing up fuel tanks is fun, but that fun quickly turns into tedium as you find yourself confronting more and more difficult, tedious enemies. Want an edge against those enemies? You'd better be ready for some tedious challenges, which wouldn't be a problem if the driving and wingsuit controls weren't completely horrendous. I want to know who thought that people wanted to fly throughBlowing up fuel tanks is fun, but that fun quickly turns into tedium as you find yourself confronting more and more difficult, tedious enemies. Want an edge against those enemies? You'd better be ready for some tedious challenges, which wouldn't be a problem if the driving and wingsuit controls weren't completely horrendous. I want to know who thought that people wanted to fly through rings and practice "jihad-jeeping" for 20 hours straight just to get extra slots for "beacon" tokens, which are now the only way to get supply drops...

    The story takes literally two hours to complete unless you have the IQ of a peanut, enemy AI has one mode - "bum rush", and SAM site overuse completely ruins aircraft in the game. You WILL not be able to use a jet or helicopter to take down a base. At all. It must all be done on foot, all without the ability to even so much as CROUCH.

    Everything that was fun and awesome about Just Cause 2 is completely MIA here. Absolutely anything fun in this game is either gated behind unfair AI, grindy minigames, or arbitrary "defense systems". Save your money and stay away from this game. It's barely worth the two hours you'll spend with it before wanting to gouge out your own eyeballs, and *definitely* not worth whatever price you'd pay for it.    … Expand
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. jelikey
    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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. Sirus
    Mar 28, 2017
    0
    Completely unplayable. I've been stuck at the first loading screen indefinitly. I have 101 minutes into this game via Steam, and every single minute was me waiting for it to load on multiple tries. I tried reaching out to the community and trying a variety of fixes but nothing, still stuck. I even watched a full movie on my tablet while having it run on my PC, halfway through the movie, itCompletely unplayable. I've been stuck at the first loading screen indefinitly. I have 101 minutes into this game via Steam, and every single minute was me waiting for it to load on multiple tries. I tried reaching out to the community and trying a variety of fixes but nothing, still stuck. I even watched a full movie on my tablet while having it run on my PC, halfway through the movie, it was still loading.

    Specs:
    Win 10, Nvidia 1070, 16 GB RAM, 1.5 TB SSD    … Expand
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. 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
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#23 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#23 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 50 Critic Reviews

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