Just Cause 4

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

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  1. Sjalka
    Jan 6, 2019
    4
    In one line:

    Soulless and repetitive but technically well done In more detail: The most important part .. it runs SIGNIFICANTLY better than Just Cause 3 - fairly smooth with acceptable load times on highest settings. However .. the graphics do not feel very nice - which might be more an art or design choice than the actual complexity. The world is large and expansive, the    In one line:

    Soulless and repetitive but technically well done

    In more detail:

    The most important part .. it runs SIGNIFICANTLY better than Just Cause 3 - fairly smooth with acceptable load times on highest settings.

    However .. the graphics do not feel very nice - which might be more an art or design choice than the actual complexity. The world is large and expansive, the vehicles fairly diverse. But in terms of looks .. it looks more like a modded "Skyrim" in terms of graphical era/fidelity than a 2018 game.

    What i disliked the most however was the gameplay. It felt like a mobile game ... everything is simplified, easier .. in Just Cause 3, when the gliding was introduced, it was a little learning curve .. one that i had never really mastered at all.

    Funny thing - when i tried the gliding in Just Cause 4 .. it was very easy. Same with hopping from vehicle to vehicle ... so easy that it is trivlal (as in boring). Now i do not want a Quicktime event like in "World on fire" whenever i capture a vehicle .. but it should be a bit harder...

    Gunplay is a joke, too .. with the AI pretty much being dumber than the AI in most 20 year old games.

    Sum it all up - and you get a sandbox game on super easy difficulty .. quite boring and not challenging.    … Expand
  2. jessejojo
    Dec 21, 2018
    4
    I played on PC and i have to say, it looks terrible and it plays terrible. Controls are straight up copied out of the console version. I couldnt get myself to even finish the game. This game is a grindy, repetetive mess with no real content. Every single quests is .. go there.. turn a switch ... kill a few bad guys. Over and over again. I dont know how but they really made it worse thanI played on PC and i have to say, it looks terrible and it plays terrible. Controls are straight up copied out of the console version. I couldnt get myself to even finish the game. This game is a grindy, repetetive mess with no real content. Every single quests is .. go there.. turn a switch ... kill a few bad guys. Over and over again. I dont know how but they really made it worse than JC3. They added some nice features for the grappling hook .. but thats it. After goofing around for a bit, there is zero interesting stuff to discover.… Expand
  3. vacantknight5
    Dec 11, 2018
    4
    YES i recommed but wait for a sale for like 30$ or less. If you like just cause you will like this game but there are cons and pros about this game. graphics suck most of the time, cool/ good easter eggs, people have been complaing that this game crashes a lot but i have 20 hours in this game and its never crashed once, no c4 but the balloons can be like c4 beause you can attached them toYES i recommed but wait for a sale for like 30$ or less. If you like just cause you will like this game but there are cons and pros about this game. graphics suck most of the time, cool/ good easter eggs, people have been complaing that this game crashes a lot but i have 20 hours in this game and its never crashed once, no c4 but the balloons can be like c4 beause you can attached them to anything and they can explode, story is medicore, not the best progression, the map is good, vechicles are good, its very hard to die because if you egt hit by a rocket or something you wont lose all health you will always usally have 1hp and beable to heal, shooting and gunplay are improved from 3. the game also runs almost perfect only it stutters sometimes when i find new cities, but its a easy fix. sound effects are great. also it has a terrible ui because it strait console port but still easy fix. 7/10… Expand
  4. omletccblpom
    Dec 23, 2018
    4
    Sorry for my terrible english.
    Just Cause. It's great destruction simulator with a lot of weapons, not so good story and beautiful explosiones. Here is Just Cause 4, and this is awful.
    Graphics are not so good for 2018 game, even the water. Everything is kinda pixellated. Guns. Just Cause was a game with a truck and one car full of guns, but not in this! You can only order the best    Sorry for my terrible english.
    Just Cause. It's great destruction simulator with a lot of weapons, not so good story and beautiful explosiones. Here is Just Cause 4, and this is awful.
    Graphics are not so good for 2018 game, even the water. Everything is kinda pixellated.
    Guns. Just Cause was a game with a truck and one car full of guns, but not in this! You can only order the best guns, and, you will be needed to order and order a new gun, becuse you CAN'T find them in this big world.
    Crashes. Every f*****g time i launch the game and play for 30-40 minutes, it crashes.One time, when i launched the game, it crashed on loading screen! What the f**k?! I have not so bad computer, GTX 1050Ti and Intel Core 5 8k, graphic settings are on minimum, but it don't help!
    The only pluses of this game is physics and grappling hook.
    Again, sorry for my horrible english.    … Expand
  5. steenbro
    Jun 18, 2020
    4
    Laziness is bad. And that game shows it. It's impressive that developers put more effort into easter eggs than pure gameplay.
  6. theleader
    Nov 21, 2020
    4
    Extremely disappointing, not only they had awful launch, game was equally awful. Tornadoes was very cool idea, but nothing else worked.
  7. UnbiasedSalt
    Dec 13, 2020
    4
    This is the definition of a heavily downgraded and a dissapointing sequel. It's just boring, boring and boring. There's no point of having a massive map, if only 5% of it is interesting. Somehow, I even think the graphics are downgraded. The game has a "dull" feeling to it, different from the saturated and fun feeling of Just Cause 3. Story is poorly written, and characters areThis is the definition of a heavily downgraded and a dissapointing sequel. It's just boring, boring and boring. There's no point of having a massive map, if only 5% of it is interesting. Somehow, I even think the graphics are downgraded. The game has a "dull" feeling to it, different from the saturated and fun feeling of Just Cause 3. Story is poorly written, and characters are forgettable. Also, Rico looks like some homeless man.… Expand
  8. Faxmachine
    Mar 10, 2021
    4
    Extremely disappointing! I'm not sure what happened with this game, but it's just so empty and lifeless. Tornadoes were nice idea, but everything else is just weak.
  9. Game-master1
    Jan 9, 2022
    4
    My scores for this game
    Story : 4/10
    The story had a good start, but then it became like Mafia 3, which is just repetitive and nerve-wracking. Graphics : 8/10 The graphics of the previous version were better than I did not like the graphics. Musics : 5/10 During the fight, the sounds of the game were interrupted and the only reason he gave a score of 5 was the radio. Details : 6/10    My scores for this game
    Story : 4/10
    The story had a good start, but then it became like Mafia 3, which is just repetitive and nerve-wracking.
    Graphics : 8/10
    The graphics of the previous version were better than I did not like the graphics.
    Musics : 5/10
    During the fight, the sounds of the game were interrupted and the only reason he gave a score of 5 was the radio.
    Details : 6/10
    Details of destructibility and explosions with an awful and unreal word
    Game play : 7/10
    Mechanisms were added but I did not need them. I finished the game with a few weapons, but you can have fun with them.
    Variety : 3/10
    The variety was very small. I got the whole map in 6 hours: / and there was no variety at all, just repetitive work
    Characterization : 7/10
    Rico did not look good in this part at all, I did not like the previous version was better.
    Optimization : 4/10
    It was not optimized at all and sometimes it crashed.
    Bugs : I saw a lot of bugs. But funny bugs
    Note : Requires permanent internet, have denuvo
    Description : Instead of wasting time in this version, play previous versions of the game.
    Overall score : 4.8/10    … Expand
  10. Slater
    Dec 4, 2018
    3
    Another completely unacceptable PC port.

    - No FOV settings.
    - Max mouse sensitivity is unbearably low.
    - No way to disable motion blur.
    - Mouse sensitivity when zoomed is not modified by the zoom, so aiming is terrible.
    - Very few graphics settings.

    There are only two possible reasons for this: indifference or incompetence. I don't know which is worse.
  11. bemused
    Jan 5, 2020
    3
    JC3 was relaxed, cartoony, single-player fun. After 2 hours of JC4 it feels like a tedious sh:t-show.

    The mechanics of the game might be okay with an xbox controller and played on a TV on the other side of the room, but using a keyboard and 1440p monitor the game looks and feels like crap. I keep switching out to the options to double-check whether the graphics have somehow slipped down    JC3 was relaxed, cartoony, single-player fun. After 2 hours of JC4 it feels like a tedious sh:t-show.

    The mechanics of the game might be okay with an xbox controller and played on a TV on the other side of the room, but using a keyboard and 1440p monitor the game looks and feels like crap. I keep switching out to the options to double-check whether the graphics have somehow slipped down to 720p and to triple-check whether I'm missing something obvious in the control mappings. (If I could widen the field of view things might be better, but given the state of the rest of the game I don't feel motivated to google for registry/config hacks.)

    The story (2 hours in) sucks. The series is meant to have some ambiguity - as reflected in the title "just 'cause". In JC4 there's no ambiguity: I'm firmly on the side of the dictator. Even with the crappy game mechanics, I think I'd enjoy the game if I could only side with the Black Hand to kill all the favela residents and their Mary Sue leader.

    I picked the game up for $10 in a Christmas sale so, even though I'm sad that I wasted $10, I'm happy that I feel free to quit after only dropping a couple of hours.    … Expand
  12. davoz28
    Dec 7, 2018
    3
    I don't know why but I remember Just Cause 2 looking almost as good as 4. Not close up with vegetation mind you, but just the game in general. Graphics aside, there is a big world to explore here. Plenty of CHAOS to cause for your new ARMY of CHAOS. So far looks like it checks all the boxes. A fantastic physics sandbox. Red targets to explode, soldiers to eliminate with fun weapons, airI don't know why but I remember Just Cause 2 looking almost as good as 4. Not close up with vegetation mind you, but just the game in general. Graphics aside, there is a big world to explore here. Plenty of CHAOS to cause for your new ARMY of CHAOS. So far looks like it checks all the boxes. A fantastic physics sandbox. Red targets to explode, soldiers to eliminate with fun weapons, air drops, grappling hook kills, grappling hook spinning cows, and now we get regions to conquer with our new found army. The region conquer with your army looks a bit shallow atm but I hope they do more with it later in game, as it could be a very good mechanic. Another gripe is getting hit with mortars and having no clue where from. The "Lens" you have doesn't display it. This game is fun. This game needs an hd texture pack. This game has a few stutters that should be patched soon.

    UPDATE: Seems the army/territory takeovers are pretty shallow. Blow things up, unlock an army, and automatically expand your borders. They could have done SO MUCH MORE with this... I feel there is a lot of untapped potential and they could have made several skirmishes with the border expansion. I liked the % of things to blow up in each town. In this game I'm actually searching for things to blow up structure wise. I liked blowing up all red things to 100% a town. Not "flying through 3 circles in wingsuit" or "Enter ring at xxx speed" to complete it. It seems like JC2 was a ton to explode and a lot of cities to 100%, and JC3 had a bunch but bit less. JC4 seems like that number has almost fell 50%. Also, the tornados look like a kid with photoshop, maybe I shouldn't have expected Twister movie type tornadoes to begin with. Oh, and POPINS... On ultra settings things appear out of thin air, the draw distance is terrible. Especially on the ocean. But makes flying a plane and trying to find things to bomb a chore. Grenades are gone, and timed and protect missions are absolutely maddening. Motorcycle controls are suicide lol. Another maddening feature is finding a specific type of car make and model to unlock a factory door. This wouldn't be so bad, but since they aren't real autos you just have to get in and out of a ton of them, and hope to get lucky. In one mission, "The Dawnflower", the mission fails as soon as I enter the stunt car.
    The more I think about it, this JC just doesn't have as much to offer as previous entries. There is just too much untapped potential.

    EDIT: Since the Nvidia drivers for JC4, the stuttering is gone.    … Expand
  13. C3realkillah
    Dec 6, 2018
    3
    I'm updating this review. Originally I gave it a 9 and praised the weather and graphics. After playing for around 10 hours and realizing all the game's faults...it's a complete mess. Graphics and textures are horrible, pop in is atrocious, there are unfinished textures and environmental features. The motion blur is also horrendous and makes it hard to focus. The weather is not random it'sI'm updating this review. Originally I gave it a 9 and praised the weather and graphics. After playing for around 10 hours and realizing all the game's faults...it's a complete mess. Graphics and textures are horrible, pop in is atrocious, there are unfinished textures and environmental features. The motion blur is also horrendous and makes it hard to focus. The weather is not random it's on a predetermined path and always repeats the same cycle. It is not dynamic or random so the devs lied on that. The game can still be good fun but it has way too many issues and I can't recommend it unless it gets fixed. It's saddening to say that this was the most disappointing game I've played all year. I wanted to love this game but it's an ugly,unfinished, and buggy mess of a game in it's current state. If it gets patched I will update it but if not this is my final score. Tl;dr graphics are garbage, game can be fun but is a disappointing mess. 3/10… Expand
  14. MajorTerra
    Dec 5, 2018
    3
    Just Cause 4 is not really a Just Cause game anymore. Base liberation has been replaced by forced side-quests, more or less entertaining game expansions you could skip and ignore in it's predecessors. In Just Cause 4 to do them is crucial to progress. Noew there's even kinda strategy map, to move your team but the purpose is unclear, cause as explained you'll have to do those side-questsJust Cause 4 is not really a Just Cause game anymore. Base liberation has been replaced by forced side-quests, more or less entertaining game expansions you could skip and ignore in it's predecessors. In Just Cause 4 to do them is crucial to progress. Noew there's even kinda strategy map, to move your team but the purpose is unclear, cause as explained you'll have to do those side-quests to take over an area.
    On the other hand there are too many (sometimes even funny) glitches and bugs that shouldn't happen at a release,
    I suggest it will take at least 6-12 months to fix them all.
    Graphics quality is far from consistent, varies broadly. I didn't expect that and pre-ordered Just Cause 4 but sadly at the end of the day and after more than 12 hours gameplay this unfinished rag rug of a game reminds me too much of Mafia III. Not what I expected.    … Expand
  15. EricPhan
    Dec 9, 2018
    3
    By far the worst game in the series. Terrible port (clearly the game designed for consoles not PC) Empty story, empty (non-destructable) world, buggy 3d and excruciating repetitive gameplay. Not a lot of choice for weapons, weapons upgrade is removed, pistols are removed (for whatever **** head of a company reason).

    Overall, There is nothing to do in this games. in JC2 and 3 there is    By far the worst game in the series. Terrible port (clearly the game designed for consoles not PC) Empty story, empty (non-destructable) world, buggy 3d and excruciating repetitive gameplay. Not a lot of choice for weapons, weapons upgrade is removed, pistols are removed (for whatever **** head of a company reason).

    Overall, There is nothing to do in this games. in JC2 and 3 there is not a single moment when you open the map and don't know what to do. JC4 map feel barren, empty, just a bunch of stupid stunts (in design) challenges that is virtually impossible to do with atrocious vehicle control and camera. Not a recommended buy.    … Expand
  16. se7enX90X
    Apr 20, 2020
    3
    Played for 4 hours since the game became free through the Epic Store and as I expected, it's another turd from Avalanche Studios.
  17. Efesys
    Dec 11, 2018
    3
    Hello!
    In short - the game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ diverge!
    A little more detailed. The problem is in the developers. Steam says - Avalanche Studios, but this is a lie. There are two studios main Swedish Avalanche Studios and American Avalanche Studios New York. First donated to Just Coast 1-2, Renegate Ops, Mad Max, Hunter. Now the guys are working together with Software ID, on Rage 2, of course.    Hello!
    In short - the game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ diverge!
    A little more detailed. The problem is in the developers. Steam says - Avalanche Studios, but this is a lie. There are two studios main Swedish Avalanche Studios and American Avalanche Studios New York. First donated to Just Coast 1-2, Renegate Ops, Mad Max, Hunter. Now the guys are working together with Software ID, on Rage 2, of course. Who are Avalanche Studios NY? And they did the same controversial with a bunch of shoals Just Coast 3. And they are the same subject ... and as practice has shown - comrades from the American studio NIHRENA do not learn from their mistakes. They managed to release the game - which will go down in history as the Worst part of the series ... they outdid their previous JC 3 ... These are talents ... Feedback is negative, because I hope that after seeing a squall of criticism and negative about the game, the head office Avalanche Studios in Sweden will disperse nafig these mediocrity and close the American studio.    … Expand
  18. RareFroggy123
    Dec 15, 2019
    3
    The graphics are horrible, there's nothing to blow up, and the story is terrible. It's not even a fun sandbox
  19. cucko0
    Nov 4, 2020
    3
    Graphics downgraded, tons of bugs, lacks everything that made JC great. This game could not be more flawed.
  20. CCC78
    Nov 20, 2020
    3
    PS: This rating is by 2018 standards.

    Story: 2/10
    Gameplay: 5/10
    Graphics: 4/10
    Open World: 5/10
    Enjoyability: 4/10
    Conclusion: 3/10
  21. GG999
    Nov 23, 2020
    3
    Refunded it pretty quickly, don't waste your money. Empty insanely big open world, one of the worst mission design of just cause history. Only cool part were tornadoes.
  22. JimmyDamage
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    Crashing after a few minutes of gameplay, have yet to finish the intro mission.
    Drivers updated and requirements met.
    Running as admin, tried disabling cloud saves, -8 clock on msi ab, etc etc, even did a rain dance.
    Game not working.
  23. c6h12o6free
    Dec 24, 2018
    2
    Y'boring.

    Just cause 2 had a ton of things to do, and slightly buggy mechanics. Just cause 3 had less to do, but was insanely beautiful, with lots of stuff to blow up and fun to be had. Just Cause 4 is more boring than 2, with less content, polish, and detail than 3. Gone are the responsive environments, but hello crashes! It's boring, buggy crap. You don't take towns and bases    Y'boring.

    Just cause 2 had a ton of things to do, and slightly buggy mechanics. Just cause 3 had less to do, but was insanely beautiful, with lots of stuff to blow up and fun to be had.

    Just Cause 4 is more boring than 2, with less content, polish, and detail than 3. Gone are the responsive environments, but hello crashes!

    It's boring, buggy crap. You don't take towns and bases the same way you used to, the enemies pretty much ignore you when you're not in an actual base, and the whole thing commits the cardinal sin in gaming: Y'boring.    … Expand
  24. ArgusLVI
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    Horrid mess: No c4, no grenades, no pistols, no duel-wield, no function vehicle handling, no settlement liberation and no working graphics.

    All in all, I terrible game that was shipped out before it was ready.
  25. KottarBjorn
    Dec 10, 2018
    2
    it is the same games as 3 that came out last time. that is just lazy. if you have no clue to how to continue a game series, plz start a new one with other ideas.
  26. DkMarcusDk
    Nov 12, 2019
    2
    Just buy just cause 3 XL edition. Much cheaper and sure as hell looks better and plays better. Like seriously i refunded this game almost immediately after launch, the cutscenes look like ass and the missions were just running around with dudes in a enemy base at 3 nano meters per hour, would much rather glide around with a rocket launcher on my wingsuit FLYING THROUGH EXPLOSIONS in just cause 3.
  27. Bublick
    Dec 5, 2018
    2
    Можно задать только один вопрос, что за параша с графикой? КАК можно было умудриться обосраться в таком важном оспекте игры? Картинка зернистая, объекты могут прогружаются в 5 метрах от Рико, освещение отвратное. В катсценах творится полное мракобесие. Вам просто пихают мыльные тестуры в лицо, прямо во второй миссии. А вы видели глаза персонажей? ВЫ ИХ ВИДЕЛИ? Они все, б ля ть, чтоМожно задать только один вопрос, что за параша с графикой? КАК можно было умудриться обосраться в таком важном оспекте игры? Картинка зернистая, объекты могут прогружаются в 5 метрах от Рико, освещение отвратное. В катсценах творится полное мракобесие. Вам просто пихают мыльные тестуры в лицо, прямо во второй миссии. А вы видели глаза персонажей? ВЫ ИХ ВИДЕЛИ? Они все, б ля ть, что экзофтальмом болеют? Разрабы, а вы не аху е ли? На фоне rdr2 ваше *творение* выглядит просто как фанатский инди-проект на стадии дремучей альфы. ПРИЧЕМ ОСНОВНАЯ ФИЧА ВАШЕЙ ИГРЫ - РАЗРУШАЕМСТЬ И СПЕЦЭФФЕКТЫ. И, с*ка, как же мне наслаждаться ими без графония? ДА ДАЖЕ JC3 ВЫГЛЯДИТ ЛУЧШЕ, а это ваша игра, выпущеная, мать его, 3 года назад!
    Мне жалко 3к, которые я потратил на это. У меня ещё остаются надежды на какой-то патч, но не думаю, что что-то сильно изменится.
    Единственный плюс, это 100+ фпс на ультрах.
    Какие 8.0 user score, вы что? 4-5 - максимальный балл.    … Expand
  28. Mange99
    Dec 5, 2018
    2
    Played on PC. Port is bad. Graphics issues and crashes. Video and key bind options are bad. Game play is less enjoyable than 2 or even 3. It is great if you want to just blow stuff up and cause chaos but the only real neat addition are the balloons. The base takeovers are not as enjoyable since you have to do missions to complete instead of destruction. Don't waste your money untilPlayed on PC. Port is bad. Graphics issues and crashes. Video and key bind options are bad. Game play is less enjoyable than 2 or even 3. It is great if you want to just blow stuff up and cause chaos but the only real neat addition are the balloons. The base takeovers are not as enjoyable since you have to do missions to complete instead of destruction. Don't waste your money until it is patched and discounted. Don't just look at the scores here, also look at Steam ratings. Tells a different story.… Expand
  29. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    2
    Muy mala optimizacion para PC no pude jugarlo mas de una hora, el antialiasing me mareaba.
  30. Timibimi
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    Bad story, Bad synchronized, boring, no inovarive gameplay and at the end they just spam opponents to increase the difficulty overall just a bad game.
    Still 2 points because i like the concept.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 43
  3. Negative: 6 out of 43
  1. Riot Pixels
    Feb 10, 2019
    48
    The ending serves as a bridge to a possible 5th installment, but it’s going to be just as bad unless the developers reinvent the series. The "entertain yourself" approach to the open world ran out of steam a long time ago, campaign missions are going downhill fast, and the amount of bugs has skyrocketed.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    80
    When designing a new game in a long-running franchise, the developers face a fundamental question: go with the tried-and-true or risk trying something new? In this case the former approach was chosen and it was the right decision, because JC4 is as enjoyable as its predecessors. It has some obvious flaws (e.g. uneven visuals and some repetitive mission types) but they are easily outweighed by incredibly fun gameplay. It is simply a well-made, thrilling open world game. [01/2019, p.40]
  3. The Overpowered Noobs
    Jan 30, 2019
    40
    This entry in the Just Cause series has taken itself too seriously, sucking the fun out of what should be a blast.
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