Just Cause 4

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 127 out of 437
  2. Mixed: 93 out of 437
  3. Negative: 217 out of 437

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  1. ChiaFetus
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    Pros the grappling hook balloon thing. Better driving. Cons. Cutscenes that look a ps3 game. Entire landscapes popping in at the last second. Cars that disappear boats that fly into the sky. I vould go on but you get the idea.
  2. whyteian
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    JC4 for the PC is badly designed. The UI is a mess. Avalanche Studios, I am very disappointed, especially given the media hype that PC performance is a priority.
  3. TsukasaHiiragi
    Dec 9, 2021
    0
    Pro's

    Weather effects Con's Broken heat system Enemies far too accurate Enemies spawn right behind your area of vision Enemies keep infinitely respawning Terrible flight controls Lackluster story Frustrating missions Repetitive missions Summer 2019 patch broke the game entirely No minimap Disastrous UI interface Originally back in 2018 the game had a lot of issues,    Pro's

    Weather effects

    Con's

    Broken heat system
    Enemies far too accurate
    Enemies spawn right behind your area of vision
    Enemies keep infinitely respawning
    Terrible flight controls
    Lackluster story
    Frustrating missions
    Repetitive missions
    Summer 2019 patch broke the game entirely
    No minimap
    Disastrous UI interface

    Originally back in 2018 the game had a lot of issues, including severe performance issues but for me the game was at least playable until a patch literally broke the game entirely making it unplayable and I stopped playing even though I was about 30 hours into the game, I was having fun and it wasn't too bad, so I decided to go back and see if they fixed all the problems today 12/9/2021...

    That was a big mistake, the game now is an unplayable mess! Sure they fixed the performance issues but now, the gameplay is a dire mess. Now, you shoot one soldier and get the attention of the enemy who will respond with overwhelming force, imagine Just Cause "heat system" but now shooting one soldier immediately sents you into Heat 10 with constant attacks from tanks, attack helicopters, attack planes and it never ends, this was caused by a really really dumb patch in the Summer of 2019 apparently, this heavily breaks the game so much its not fun at all.

    Ragdoll effect kills you, because of the overwhelming amount of enemies after you...you get ragdolld and lose control over your character, everything can freely target you and 9 out of 10 times you'll die without having any chance, same goes for hijacking animations especially on helicopters which take too long and by the time you have taken over the vehicle its already been destroyed by planes and other helicopters that spawn right behind you, they removed the minimap so the player can't see the 50,000 enemies spawning behind you.

    The terrible spawning system is extremely archaic and employs the out of sight spawning trick, and sometimes if you move the camera fast enough you can literally see enemies pop out of thin air, its pathetic and the destroys any realism, plus the accuracy all the enemies have is way too high and rarely miss unless you do completely random movements flying on your wingsuit.

    Vehicle control, especially helicopters is still janky and so much worse then previous games, gunplay is okay but removing so many old favorites like c4, pistols and dual wielding was a bad idea.

    This game started out life as being quite playable and now, its a wreck and entirely unplayable unless you can somehow roll back to earlier patches...but then you'll have severe performance issues.    … Expand
  4. monzese
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    DON'T BELIEVE NOOBS who gave 10 to this game. They are paid for doing it or are the Developers. Read the REAL reviews on STEAM from people who really bought the game. At this time the score is 41%. Just Cause 4 is 100 times worse than JC3 in every way. Stay away from this buggy crap or wait for a 50%-60% discount.
  5. AlanGord
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    Devs should fix their game instead of joining political flashmob. Closing purchases of your products for people of Belarus and Russia is antidemocratic and should be punished.
  6. pafciu
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    Broken, boring, frustrating, crashing, ugly and uninspired. No pistols, no grenades, no eplosives, very limited ammo. Huge step back from amazing JC3. This game is NOT FUN to play at all. Avoid.
  7. robilika
    Mar 14, 2020
    0
    It is a downgrade compared to Just Cause 3! Graphics are worse (especially renders ) , bugs&glitches that should have been solved in Beta , overall gameplay is dull and repetitive. The core function of destructible objects in the world(fuel tanks , generators satellites etc.) now feel meaningless . If you want to play Just Cause 4 , just go and replay Just Cause 3!
  8. mroowol
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Seriously? After so many good trailers, even lately gameplay shown by DF, I was so hyped and excited about JC4. But after couple of hours, I'm so disappointed. Game looks horrible, AA does not work as it should or these isn't any, LOD is a joke compared to JC3, shadows of some bushes appears like from 5 feet away, water is a one flat big streched pixel!!! Sunlights on Rico's face makes himSeriously? After so many good trailers, even lately gameplay shown by DF, I was so hyped and excited about JC4. But after couple of hours, I'm so disappointed. Game looks horrible, AA does not work as it should or these isn't any, LOD is a joke compared to JC3, shadows of some bushes appears like from 5 feet away, water is a one flat big streched pixel!!! Sunlights on Rico's face makes him look like a Santa Claus, because it's that broken. Whole game looks like downgrade to that what we saw on trailers. Game looks way worse than JC3 on day one. And the prerendered cutscenes, wth is this? They look like 640x480 streched to monitor size. Is this a new strategy of publishers to release an unfinished product and get money from our pockets? This is not the way how the games suppose to look on a day one. You pay 59.99-89.99€ for a game that cannot even match to a open world graphic that is shown in AC Odyssey. It's like to pay a full price for a car, but without engine. It is so annoiyng that publishers releases more and more games that are not finished or polished on day one, instead to be broken as hell. I love whole Just Cause series, but this one is a disaster. At this state, at this moment, I would not recommed anyone to buy this game, even if you are so hyped and excited, don't do it. Just wait till they patch it, or be disappointed as I am.
    FYI, for that period of gameplay and writing my opinion, I was using nvidia driver 417.22. Specs: I7 6700k, 1080ti ftw3, 16gb ram @3200mhz. Game runs smooth, average 90 fps @1440p.
    (with driver 411.70 I had issuse in JC4 with LOD, it was totally broken. There was like invisible line that cut off details from the half of the screen to the bottom. With 417.22 it's gone).    … Expand
  9. axeurol
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    The positive ratings on this website are fake, check the Steam reviews before purchase.
  10. RSFSR
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    In the game you are waiting for blurry textures, missing effects, curve smoothing and terrible shadows. The image literally "dazzles" and presses on the eyes. To the above, physical bugs, graphical artifacts and an excessively artificial AI curve are added. The impression is that, instead of the release version, the developers mistakenly flooded the "beta" curve into the network. I reallyIn the game you are waiting for blurry textures, missing effects, curve smoothing and terrible shadows. The image literally "dazzles" and presses on the eyes. To the above, physical bugs, graphical artifacts and an excessively artificial AI curve are added. The impression is that, instead of the release version, the developers mistakenly flooded the "beta" curve into the network. I really hope that they will pay for the game with patches, but now I don’t recommend spending money on it at all.… Expand
  11. Koval1984CZ
    Mar 22, 2022
    0
    Katastrofa
    + demolice
    + fyzika = grafika jakštakš - ovladaní vozidel horší jak v roce 1995 - nezáživnost - ovládání - pojinta - inteligence - stupidní ovládání s konzole např mapa se neda ovladat ani miší ani šipkama jen kolečkem atd - mise - udržitelnost a mnoho dalšího Tato hra je strašné zklamání, doufal jsem že hra nebude tak blízko Saints Row sérii a je to stejná    Katastrofa
    + demolice
    + fyzika

    = grafika jakštakš

    - ovladaní vozidel horší jak v roce 1995
    - nezáživnost
    - ovládání
    - pojinta
    - inteligence
    - stupidní ovládání s konzole např mapa se neda ovladat ani miší ani šipkama jen kolečkem atd
    - mise
    - udržitelnost
    a mnoho dalšího

    Tato hra je strašné zklamání, doufal jsem že hra nebude tak blízko Saints Row sérii a je to stejná katastrofa
    RIP 5/100 (za fiziku)    … Expand
  12. Tea_time
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    Terrible. In every aspect. Already refunded after 30mn of gameplay. I'm happy to see that Steam players reviews feel the same way (at the moment Mostly Negative with 1,916 reviews).
  13. topkeks
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    ***DONT BUY***
    This metascore of 8.1 is fake, and the studio/developers are spamming accounts, to try and save their sales.
    ***LOOK at STEAM REVIEWS FOR HONEST REVIEWS! *** Like another guy wrote: No c4, no grenades, no pistols, no duelwield, vehicle handling sucks, no settlement liberation and trash graphics..... This game is absolute garbage. The people who give it 10, are    ***DONT BUY***
    This metascore of 8.1 is fake, and the studio/developers are spamming accounts, to try and save their sales.
    ***LOOK at STEAM REVIEWS FOR HONEST REVIEWS! ***

    Like another guy wrote: No c4, no grenades, no pistols, no duelwield, vehicle handling sucks, no settlement liberation and trash graphics.....

    This game is absolute garbage. The people who give it 10, are developers or people working for the studio, that is 100%....
    This game is so horrible i can't even describe it. Makes Just Cause 3, seem like the best game ever made, in comparison..

    If you want to read reviews, go on steam, its on 38% now even further down than before.. I'm so glad i got my refund through steam, i just managed to stop at 1hour and 57minutes lol.    … Expand
  14. Amnesia923
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    It is so much wrong with this game, it's a shame. And for a left handed person like me its unplayable because you can't change the key bindings.
  15. CptFlowers
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    It's a buggy mess and i can't play it for more than 20 mins without crashing to desktop. Great job, Avalanche.
  16. SneakySteak
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    AVALANCHE STILL DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE CAMERA.
    It is still snapped to the body of the car/plane and nauseating as hell, and I play a lot of vr and dont get motion sickness. But this is on another level.
    Whats disgusting is that they made Mad Max a couple years ago and it didnt have this issue. WTF is Avalanche/square thinking bringing back this mess of a camera? Otherwise the    AVALANCHE STILL DID NOT FIX THE VEHICLE CAMERA.
    It is still snapped to the body of the car/plane and nauseating as hell, and I play a lot of vr and dont get motion sickness. But this is on another level.

    Whats disgusting is that they made Mad Max a couple years ago and it didnt have this issue. WTF is Avalanche/square thinking bringing back this mess of a camera?

    Otherwise the gameplay is average, JC2 had a better parachute so it kinda sucks here, theres no sprint (unlike jc2), the railroad track are textures and not even 3d rails.. I mean c'mon, how much performance are you saving from those few polygons? The weapon handling is better, destruction is excellent (but it seems that where the team spent literally all of their money) and forgot to spend some on cuscenes, story writing, a PROPER **** vehicle camera, graphics etc.

    The Cutscenes are prerendered in 720p low settings and the animation is actually worse than Mass effect Andromeda. Im not expecting anything worthwhile (just cause never great animation or voice acting) but this is actually atrocious, it looks like a 5 year old animated it. The direction is beyond sloppy and the faces on the characters dont look remotely natural.

    Not every game has to have motion capture animation to look acceptable. Witcher 3 had some of the best animated conversations and cutscenes and EVERYTHING was done by hand. Sot his is just unacceptable from a 60$ AAA game.

    I will update my review if any of this is addressed, however like with JC3 im not holding my breath.

    Important Fact : JC2 and Mad Max were made by Avalanche Sweden and Avalanche New York made this pile of♥♥♥♥♥♥just like they made JC3. I expect this to not get fixed ever. However I am looking forward to Rage2 and Gen Zero form Avalanche Sweden because at least they seem to be competent.

    Yes I know square is teh publisher, if you read the review before commenting you wouldnt look like an idiot int he comments.

    Replying to the guy saying the camera can be unlocked. : Unlocking the camera in this game just stops the camera from bouncing back to center position behind the vehicle, the viewport however is still locked to the chassis of the vehicle and coupled with an EXTREMELY low FOV and close up camera makes the experience nauseating, disabling vehicle auto alignment is not the same as removing the rigid lock and the **** fov.    … Expand
  17. ZaroYamato
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    One word: AWFUL. This is NOT Just Cause any more. What happened to the base objectives; the meaningless destruction. There might be objectives to accomplish, but I don't feel motivated to destroy as much as in previous releases. The graphics are just not of a AAA game in 2018. I just hated this game after playing an hour or so. What the hell happened to JC?
  18. zx670
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    not being able to bind movement keys makes this game unplayable, shame on the developer's for releasing this garbage for pc. I don't need some pos developer telling me what keys I need to use when I have been gaming with certain specific key bindings for over 25 years that I am accustomed to i'm not willing to try and relearn 25 years of habit for one game, get real, I know the work aroundnot being able to bind movement keys makes this game unplayable, shame on the developer's for releasing this garbage for pc. I don't need some pos developer telling me what keys I need to use when I have been gaming with certain specific key bindings for over 25 years that I am accustomed to i'm not willing to try and relearn 25 years of habit for one game, get real, I know the work around to this but its a pain to do and should not be necessary in this day and age… Expand
  19. fesco1990
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    кусок мыльного дерьма! халтура хуже юбисофта с ихним осасоном кридом
  20. Wilder26
    Dec 16, 2018
    0
    Мыло с каждым разом все больше и дороже. С каждым разом мы получаем все более вкусную дерьмовую похлебку, а мы ее едим и пока это будет продолжиться изменений не ждите.
  21. LegitMeme
    Dec 25, 2018
    0
    Bad game no buy 4 me, I do not like de graphics and gameplay they are a downgrade, I say no good.
  22. GoodMorningAss
    Jan 29, 2020
    0
    !Fully support this comment!
    Seriously? After so many good trailers, even lately gameplay shown by DF, I was so hyped and excited about JC4. But after couple of hours, I'm so disappointed. Game looks horrible, AA does not work as it should or these isn't any, LOD is a joke compared to JC3, shadows of some bushes appears like from 5 feet away, water is a one flat big streched pixel!!!    !Fully support this comment!
    Seriously? After so many good trailers, even lately gameplay shown by DF, I was so hyped and excited about JC4. But after couple of hours, I'm so disappointed. Game looks horrible, AA does not work as it should or these isn't any, LOD is a joke compared to JC3, shadows of some bushes appears like from 5 feet away, water is a one flat big streched pixel!!! Sunlights on Rico's face makes him look like a Santa Claus, because it's that broken. Whole game looks like downgrade to that what we saw on trailers. Game looks way worse than JC3 on day one. And the prerendered cutscenes, wth is this? They look like 640x480 streched to monitor size. Is this a new strategy of publishers to release an unfinished product and get money from our pockets? This is not the way how the games suppose to look on a day one. You pay 59.99-89.99€ for a game that cannot even match to a open world graphic that is shown in AC Odyssey. It's like to pay a full price for a car, but without engine. It is so annoiyng that publishers releases more and more games that are not finished or polished on day one, instead to be broken as hell. I love whole Just Cause series, but this one is a disaster. At this state, at this moment, I would not recommed anyone to buy this game, even if you are so hyped and excited, don't do it. Just wait till they patch it, or be disappointed as I am    … Expand
  23. addddd
    Jul 16, 2019
    0
    Bad pc port. also horrible graphIcs. with also a bad overall experience after just cause 3
  24. yeahboii
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    The game became free today on Epic Games and i was really excited to finally try it out myself. But when i first started it, it just crashed right away. I tried to fix it. I even tried to install a Skip Intro Mod but i didn't help either. I don't know if it's the fault of Epic Games but I'm basically really disappointed at this point.
  25. N3oON
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Who the hell give this a positive feedback?
    HELLOOO This is a Triple A Game anf look like Sh*t, how is this happend?
    This game is an unballlanced unplayable and disgusting theft, please don't buyit!!
    But seriously this game come out at 2018 and what a nice graphic, well done square enix....
  26. Sc4rg
    Aug 16, 2020
    0
    This game should receive a couple of rewards:

    Worst UI ever;
    The highest amount of bugs per second you can observe just by standing still, you don't ever need to move;
    Worst level and missions design ever;
    Worst controls ever;
    Least amount of actually working mechanics (can't go lower than zero I guess);
  27. Alexander12337
    Dec 11, 2020
    0
    **** game, don't buy please. It's very very bad. Nikita Bykov like it. Go to him if you have problems
  28. Asdfsdf
    Jul 15, 2020
    0
    3 раза пытался пройти этот кусок кода с мыльными текстурами 480р и 50 фпс... Но он даже не сохраняется)
  29. Bodislav
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Everything is bad about this game .
  30. openworlds_suck
    Oct 20, 2021
    0
    Unsolved problem with saving of the game (nothing halped) , and soft lock because I cant pass mission where you need to loadout a hook with booster , because game menu was ported from console sooooo bad (first time I figured after 5 mins how to loadout hook with baloon but gave up after 10 mins with booster) . P.S. This port from console is even worser than Nioh's of Dark Souls port .
  31. TheBasicReviews
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    Story: Awful/100
    Gameplay: Bad/100
    Graphics: 50/100 Music/Soundtrack: 30/100 Main Character(s): 20/100 Side Characters: 0/100 Regular Enemies: 20/100 Bosses/Boss fights: 30/100 World/Level Design: 10/100 Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 60/100 Would I Play It Again?: Never Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: Doesn't fit into Top 500    Story: Awful/100
    Gameplay: Bad/100
    Graphics: 50/100
    Music/Soundtrack: 30/100
    Main Character(s): 20/100
    Side Characters: 0/100
    Regular Enemies: 20/100
    Bosses/Boss fights: 30/100
    World/Level Design: 10/100
    Playability (Bugs and optimization after patches): 60/100
    Would I Play It Again?: Never
    Where Does It Rank In My Top 500 Video Games of All Time List?: Doesn't fit into Top 500

    Rating: 0/100    … Expand
  32. Warabi
    Feb 8, 2022
    0
    very bad, the graphics only deserve 7 points, the gameplay is the same, the AI ​​is so stupid, the mission is too hard, the game deserves 1 point.
  33. sirgamer44
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Just Cause 4 is worst open world game of all time. All they had were tornadoes, everything else was awful.
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#1 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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Metascore
68

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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