Just Cause 4

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 93 out of 437
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  1. apokalipto
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  2. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    7
    Good Game. Can give it a second try in future, I might like the gameplay and visuals
  3. BleedingJester
    May 12, 2023
    7
    its basically just more Just Cause 3 if you liked that you will probably like this
  4. Ender_Claddy217
    Feb 3, 2023
    5
    Repetitive gameplay gets boring overtime. Lack of things to do in this massive open world also makes you stop playing this game
  5. Giero
    Jan 4, 2023
    5
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  6. RoboyITA
    Oct 29, 2022
    8
    Finito ora il gioco con tutte le missioni primarie e secondarie (non i miniobiettivi), penso: E' perfetto ? NO ... controlli e movimento non perfetti, un po' indietro con i tempi, ma comunque adatto all'ampiezza del mondo ... grafica non perfetta nel dettaglio ma essendo un mondo aperto piu' che buona, scorzi a volta fantastici. Storia certo non ben confenzionata ma comunque da un motivoFinito ora il gioco con tutte le missioni primarie e secondarie (non i miniobiettivi), penso: E' perfetto ? NO ... controlli e movimento non perfetti, un po' indietro con i tempi, ma comunque adatto all'ampiezza del mondo ... grafica non perfetta nel dettaglio ma essendo un mondo aperto piu' che buona, scorzi a volta fantastici. Storia certo non ben confenzionata ma comunque da un motivo per distruggere tutto ... e mentre lo si fa molto divertente (anche se si poteva essere piu ristretto il mondo, ma da un senso ad aerei , planata elicotteri etc...). Quindi sicuramente un bel 7 ... che diventa 8 per aumentare la media incompresibile solo il 7 ... . I giochi non tutti sono e devono essere perfetti e super in ogni componente, l'obiettivo rimane divertire e lo fa.… Expand
  7. jelikey
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    I started playing the Reloaded edition of this game because it was released as part of my Game Pass subscription. The fun factor is MASSIVE, the graphics are decent at maximum settings, the PC port is poor.

    PROS: + South American Tom Cruise simulator! + Endless fun with the Grappling Hook that ties any two objects together + You can tie an enemy to a fuel tank, retract the connection    I started playing the Reloaded edition of this game because it was released as part of my Game Pass subscription. The fun factor is MASSIVE, the graphics are decent at maximum settings, the PC port is poor.

    PROS:
    + South American Tom Cruise simulator!
    + Endless fun with the Grappling Hook that ties any two objects together
    + You can tie an enemy to a fuel tank, retract the connection with high force, and watch the enemy die in a blaze of fire
    + Constant ground and aerial skirmishes are happening between the friendly and enemy faction, which you can take part or simply observe
    + Traverse the beautiful landscape by hitching a ride on the roof of a car, or flying over the mountains in your wingsuit
    + You're almost always airborne in your wingsuit
    + Very hectic action combat; it's not unusual to be attacked by over a dozen enemies at the same time
    + The tools at your disposal and the huge number of explosions really do make you feel like a South American Tom Cruise
    + GTA-like talk radio station

    CONS:
    - PC control scheme seems like it was done by an intern who had never turned on a computer in his life. You WILL struggle to navigate the menus.
    - Some menus appear offscreen on an ultrawide monitor, and therefore cannot be clicked unless you change resolution
    - Cutscenes are rendered at low-resolution
    - Enemy soldiers have no sense of self-preservation and will pellet your armored tank with their machine gun while standing in the middle of the road
    - Easy if you play smart. The game clearly wants you to be deep in the center of action and explosions

    I have not experienced any crashes or glaring graphical issues such as pop-in, though I am playing the Reloaded version of this game on a newly built gaming PC in November 2021. I do wish the PC controls for the menus weren't completely nonsensical, and I wish the AI at least TRIED to stay alive. But the game does make up for these shortcomings with a huge amount of sheer fun factor.

    Not worth full price. But definitely worth getting it for cheap or on Game Pass.    … Expand
  8. BluePanther29
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    The game is fun the graphics ar amazing.I enjoy the game but like every game Just Cause 4 has his problems.
  9. 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.
  10. lustdienfier
    Jul 24, 2022
    10
    played 15 hours. it was fun. there are some bugs but not that big deal. graphics and map is good.
  11. mvft
    Jul 5, 2022
    6
    the pc port isn't good as it has lots of glitches and bugs but if you like the series it's an okay game
  12. 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
  13. 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.
  14. Ronnie94
    Feb 28, 2022
    6
    The worst Just Cause game with near impossible and frustrating missions unless you're extremely fast ,bad graphics and many bugs.
    Bad story and no vehicle handling, can carry up to two weapons why? it's action-adventure its not FPS.
    Game gets repetitive from the first hours. The open world is okay i guess and the weather phenomenon is good but kind of pointless. At least there is some    The worst Just Cause game with near impossible and frustrating missions unless you're extremely fast ,bad graphics and many bugs.
    Bad story and no vehicle handling, can carry up to two weapons why? it's action-adventure its not FPS.
    Game gets repetitive from the first hours. The open world is okay i guess and the weather phenomenon
    is good but kind of pointless. At least there is some good gun play and action. And why the heck the ammo is so limited? you have to change for weapons all the time because you ran out of ammo you can order for weapons of course but sometimes you ran out of ammo and die not even the melee is effective in this game, grappling hook is your best tool in this game. For me play JC3 or JC2 instead stay away from this game.    … Expand
  15. 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.
  16. James_Hartman2
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    The best. There were disappointments, but I will not give a bad rating because of a couple of small problems.
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. petrkozak13
    Dec 14, 2021
    7
    This feel like a weird, rushed DLC to Just Cause 3. Lot of the fun elements from previous game are missing and a tornado can't make it up. But I still had fun playing it.
  20. 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
  21. Bakayaro
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    I started playing the Reloaded edition of this game because it was released as part of my Game Pass subscription. The fun factor is MASSIVE, the graphics are decent at maximum settings, the PC port is poor.

    PROS: + South American Tom Cruise simulator! + Endless fun with the Grappling Hook that ties any two objects together + You can tie an enemy to a fuel tank, retract the connection    I started playing the Reloaded edition of this game because it was released as part of my Game Pass subscription. The fun factor is MASSIVE, the graphics are decent at maximum settings, the PC port is poor.

    PROS:
    + South American Tom Cruise simulator!
    + Endless fun with the Grappling Hook that ties any two objects together
    + You can tie an enemy to a fuel tank, retract the connection with high force, and watch the enemy die in a blaze of fire
    + Constant ground and aerial skirmishes are happening between the friendly and enemy faction, which you can take part or simply observe
    + Traverse the beautiful landscape by hitching a ride on the roof of a car, or flying over the mountains in your wingsuit
    + You're almost always airborne in your wingsuit
    + Very hectic action combat; it's not unusual to be attacked by over a dozen enemies at the same time
    + The tools at your disposal and the huge number of explosions really do make you feel like a South American Tom Cruise
    + GTA-like talk radio station

    CONS:
    - PC control scheme seems like it was done by an intern who had never turned on a computer in his life. You WILL struggle to navigate the menus.
    - Some menus appear offscreen on an ultrawide monitor, and therefore cannot be clicked unless you change resolution
    - Cutscenes are rendered at low-resolution
    - Enemy soldiers have no sense of self-preservation and will pellet your armored tank with their machine gun while standing in the middle of the road
    - Easy if you play smart. The game clearly wants you to be deep in the center of action and explosions

    I have not experienced any crashes or glaring graphical issues such as pop-in, though I am playing the Reloaded version of this game on a newly built gaming PC in November 2021. I do wish the PC controls for the menus weren't completely nonsensical, and I wish the AI at least TRIED to stay alive. But the game does make up for these shortcomings with a huge amount of sheer fun factor.

    Not worth full price. But definitely worth getting it for cheap or on Game Pass.    … Expand
  22. CypiBoii
    Nov 12, 2021
    1
    I present to you, Just Cause 3 but this game is just 10 times worse than Just cause 3.
  23. 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 .
  24. jhongams2014
    Oct 18, 2021
    2
    it was a decent game when you first start but after the main story once you have unlocked everything once you have explored the map you might be saying "now what?" that is right after all of that there is not a whole lot to do. the story was about as disappointing as cyberpunk 2077 was a launch. for the whole game to be based around physics and ragdolls the physics system is terrible thatit was a decent game when you first start but after the main story once you have unlocked everything once you have explored the map you might be saying "now what?" that is right after all of that there is not a whole lot to do. the story was about as disappointing as cyberpunk 2077 was a launch. for the whole game to be based around physics and ragdolls the physics system is terrible that goes for JC3 as well.… Expand
  25. Bodislav
    Sep 16, 2021
    0
    Everything is bad about this game .
  26. manigma
    Aug 21, 2021
    10
    I am playing JC4 from a month and its about to end. I played at 4K on my RTX 3080 Ti. The graphics are absolutely gorgeous (albeit some cutscenes are really bad thou). The wingsuit flying is brilliant (miss launching from standstill as in JC3). I am loving this game its so much fun. Its a must have if you get cheaper and have hardware to run it at 4K. Just play it and get done with it.
  27. Goshan220
    Jul 27, 2021
    2
    Мрачная скукотища. Прошёл 3ю часть на одном дыхании, 4я же показалась пыткой - ничего не изменилось, просто всё заново с тем же бесчисленным но скучным арсеналом и с ОГРОМНОЙ картой, по которой нужно бегать, что-то делать ииии... всё. ну да ввели новые примочки с шарами, но они не делают игру новой, скорее DLC к предыдущей части. Игра себя изжила на 3м эпизоде. К счастью из-за сбоя в EGS уМрачная скукотища. Прошёл 3ю часть на одном дыхании, 4я же показалась пыткой - ничего не изменилось, просто всё заново с тем же бесчисленным но скучным арсеналом и с ОГРОМНОЙ картой, по которой нужно бегать, что-то делать ииии... всё. ну да ввели новые примочки с шарами, но они не делают игру новой, скорее DLC к предыдущей части. Игра себя изжила на 3м эпизоде. К счастью из-за сбоя в EGS у меня она удалилась, и больше скачивать я её не стану. Если не играл бы в 3ю часть, сказал бы что она топ (7-10), но я играл...
    Геймплей: такой же бодрый, но быстро надоедает - 5
    Сюжет: очередной переворот - 1
    Баги: присутствуют, как и ущербность графики - 5
    Реиграбельность - 0
    Личный интерес - 1    … Expand
  28. meneerbilnaad
    Jun 8, 2021
    5
    Just cause 4 is actually pretty fun for a couple of hours but you get bored of it pretty fast.. i got 27 hours of game time in the game and I actually think I've seen all it can offer for me. Just cause 2 was fun and nice just cause 3 brought some new stuff in and was also pretty fun but just cause 4 is just more of the same and the missions are actually not fun they are very frustratingJust cause 4 is actually pretty fun for a couple of hours but you get bored of it pretty fast.. i got 27 hours of game time in the game and I actually think I've seen all it can offer for me. Just cause 2 was fun and nice just cause 3 brought some new stuff in and was also pretty fun but just cause 4 is just more of the same and the missions are actually not fun they are very frustrating like.. Hack this transmitter, defend this hacker, hack this hacker hack and do the hacking for the hacking hack. It's always hacking some base and than blowing **** up getting chased down by the bad guys and that over and over again its just not fun. the only fun thing is playing around with the grappling hook and just exploring the world because the world is actually very nice to play in and very beautiful. But other than that there is not much new in just cause 4 and the port from console to PC feels very unstable. I crashed at least 2 times in my playthrough with also major fps drops randomly.

    Just cause 4. Great map/boring story/boring missions/still blowing stuff up.

    5/10    … Expand
  29. EmoGuyGamer
    Jun 6, 2021
    2
    Graphics - 6/10

    Sound / Music - 5/10

    Story - 2/10

    How likable is main character / characters - 6/10

    World design - 3/10

    Conclusion - 2
  30. goodTime
    May 1, 2021
    1
    Just Cause 4 might be one of the biggest disappointments in gaming. Literally. I personally never cared about Cyberpunk 2077 anyway, so that one didn't mean much to me. But i was actually hoping that Just Cause 4 will be decent, because 3 was fun enough. sadly, other than tornadoes, there's basically nothing else.
  31. Abtron555
    Mar 29, 2021
    9
    I personally kinda like having the “super strength” and being a bullet sponge. I know it’s gets rid of realism, but I prefer not dying a lot and being able to survive things that should kill me. I mean I don’t play Just Cause for realism, I play it for the amazing mobility, epic explosions, vehicles, and beautiful world. So story and gunplay weren’t as important to me personally. But I doI personally kinda like having the “super strength” and being a bullet sponge. I know it’s gets rid of realism, but I prefer not dying a lot and being able to survive things that should kill me. I mean I don’t play Just Cause for realism, I play it for the amazing mobility, epic explosions, vehicles, and beautiful world. So story and gunplay weren’t as important to me personally. But I do understand that everyone is different, but if you aren’t as in to shooting and story than I’d definitely recommend this game. It’s a game I can just launch and mess around in for an hour or so and never really get bored.… Expand
  32. 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.
  33. ErenYavuz
    Feb 22, 2021
    2
    game crash all time and this game has bugs, story is bad, graphic's good but not very
  34. Ginger-1221
    Jan 22, 2021
    8
    Прикольная игра но вот с графикой налажали
  35. GreenPufferFish
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    Its a fun game idk why its got hate on metacritic you can go around flying with your wing suit on it it crashes somethimes tho
  36. qbs
    Jan 4, 2021
    1
    This is the most boring game I have ever played. It's so repetitive, graphics looks like it was made in 2010, and the most important thing - Crashing for no reason after playing for a while. Even for free this game is trash.
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 7, 2020
    1
    The entire look of this game is sloppy, with many obvious flaws and poorly designed effects. The game play controls are everywhere, and come off as nonsensicle. Closing the map is the number 1, for instance. Why would you randomly choose the number 1 on your keyboard to close the map? You would have never known this game was made by a major gaming company, as it feels and looks more like aThe entire look of this game is sloppy, with many obvious flaws and poorly designed effects. The game play controls are everywhere, and come off as nonsensicle. Closing the map is the number 1, for instance. Why would you randomly choose the number 1 on your keyboard to close the map? You would have never known this game was made by a major gaming company, as it feels and looks more like a low budget indie game that was never completed.

    The character control is off-putting, with uneven movement. The aiming and viewing with your mouse moves in an uneven as well as sluggish presentation. When you use your grappling hook, you feel a lack of control compared to previous games. The aiming is not precise, and you will sometimes be hitting above, below, left or right of your cursor (center). The parachute and glider seems to be well executed, but everything else is completely unrefined and sloppy is the best way I can describe it. This game is a devastatingly sloppy mess.

    motion and animations show horrible collision issues, while the collision of surfaces in this game dwindle any possible realism out the window completely. Bump a barrel and it could tip over or fly several hundred feet. The same in bumping a large blown up vehicle. The cinematics look horrendous and unfinished, showing that there was no effort in presentation.

    After just recently finishing Just Cause 2 and Just Cause 3, I am sure it was a completely different group of people who made Just Cause 4, as this is so poorly made. This game does not even come close to the level of the previous games in even the quality of game play, smoothness of controls, collision and animation.

    The voice acting shows a lack of feeling, almost like just going through the motions. There is an obvious divide in some of the lines, where it is almost an awkward pause. The script seems to have been read disjointed, leaving little for the voice actors to work together in building the immersion to the situation by sound. The level of emotion in the characters voices is the same, regardless if they are in a life and death combat situation or just sitting and chatting in a calm environment.

    The game performance has stuttering, which makes no sense. The game will perform fine for a time, then it will randomly stutter, then work fine once again. The very first mission with Louis is a complete fiasco. The truck for some reason keeps exploding for no reason. I tried reattempting, and it seems to be unavoidable. Being this is a story mission in the very early game, this is a clear game breaking bug.

    In short, this game should be considered an embarrassment to a company at this level for published such a mess, and I am surprised that it has remained such a mess after this long, unless they just cut their losses and moved on. This game is not worth playing in its current state, and is among the worst games I have ever played from a major gaming company. I would expect a game this poorly made on the level of a failed indie game that was never finished.

    After playing the game for another twelve plus hours, I dislike the game even more. The controls on the flying wing suit are not as good as Just Cause 3. The random vegetation gets in the way with the challenges, which are lackluster. The story is abysmal and filled with politically correct references, instead of anything meaningful. The game characters essentially berates Rico, while then treating him like a boy toy for a loud mouth annoying character that cheapens any value of the Rico and his missions. The writers clearly had an agenda and gave it more importance than making a good game. I will not be investing in Just Cause 5, as I find this to be a sign of a company losing the plot and not trustworthy for quality products.    … Expand
  40. 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.
  41. 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.
  42. ThereWolves
    Nov 21, 2020
    5
    An OK sandbox game, but I think the series has better offerings. It definitely feels a bit rushed, and doesn't seem to offer something substantially greater than what Just Cause 3 had. If anything, it takes a couple steps back.

    The game world is a bit of a mixed bag. I like the concept: a South American content with diverse biomes from Jungles to deserts to snowy mountains.    An OK sandbox game, but I think the series has better offerings. It definitely feels a bit rushed, and doesn't seem to offer something substantially greater than what Just Cause 3 had. If anything, it takes a couple steps back.

    The game world is a bit of a mixed bag. I like the concept: a South American content with diverse biomes from Jungles to deserts to snowy mountains. Unfortunately the way the map is structured lacks consistency. There doesn't seem to be a logical change between different environments, and a lot of the buildings feel out of place in their location. It honestly feels a bit more like a battle royal map than a consistent world like the Mediterranean Medici in Just Cause 3.

    The game-play is alright but ultimately pretty repetitive. The idea is to recapture parts of a map taken over by a dictator by completing quests. A lot of these quests follow a similar structure, usually involving escorting rebel prisoners out of a camp. Gameplay diversity comes from how you choose to tackle a mission. However I feel like a lot of the new gadgets aren't really that fun, like a balloon that send objects flying and a rocket thruster that also causes objects to fly. I feel like it would have been better to have stuck with simpler gameplay mechanics instead of having to cycle through many useless gadgets I'd almost never use. Destruction is also a fun element of this series, but I feel like a lot of the destruction has been scaled back in this release. There are less items to destroy and most destruction has a predictable behavior.    … Expand
  43. 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
  44. Stepunkul
    Nov 20, 2020
    1
    This is a broken game. At first, the game was not saved (license). Later there were constant crashes, only in this piece ... of the game. Very bad graphics, but like a sandbox, the game is addictive and bored very quickly. It works badly on the pc. I do not recommend playing.
  45. stressenough
    Nov 19, 2020
    1
    This might be most disappointing game i have ever played. It had so much potential with tornadoes and big map, but in the end it was emptiest, most boring, graphically outdated trash.
  46. cucko0
    Nov 4, 2020
    3
    Graphics downgraded, tons of bugs, lacks everything that made JC great. This game could not be more flawed.
  47. MartinEzy225
    Aug 22, 2020
    6
    This game is very stale and repetitive. The only redeeming factor about this game is the sandbox feature where you can blow things up and do crazy stunts. Graphics-wise is ok but really depends on how good your PC is. The story is bland as hell with an anticlimactic ending.
  48. 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);
  49. Curokawa
    Jul 29, 2020
    1
    +game serie
    -crashs
    -textures
    -gameplay
    -sidequests
    -gamedeveloper - avalanche studios
    +gamedeveloper (but it didn't help) squaresoft
  50. Asdfsdf
    Jul 15, 2020
    0
    3 раза пытался пройти этот кусок кода с мыльными текстурами 480р и 50 фпс... Но он даже не сохраняется)
  51. GlocktorSeuss
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    Just Cause 4 is game with potential that can really only be unlocked with mods from the online community. Mods make the game interesting where it previously wasn’t, typically caused by limitations made by the game itself. Thing like limited ammo or limited vehicles put a stopper on the game’s potential fun, most of which comes from crazy destruction-based gameplay, with explosionsJust Cause 4 is game with potential that can really only be unlocked with mods from the online community. Mods make the game interesting where it previously wasn’t, typically caused by limitations made by the game itself. Thing like limited ammo or limited vehicles put a stopper on the game’s potential fun, most of which comes from crazy destruction-based gameplay, with explosions everywhere, and doing fun stuff with vehicles. Just Cause’s gameplay has always been centered around this type of gameplay, and mods have kept the game afloat just as long. The story isn’t necessarily the most interesting, and most of the fun comes from messing around the map instead of doing actual story missions. A few new additions like balloons can make combat better, but it feels pretty similar to the previous game, Just Cause 3. The story feels somewhat formulaic as well, with another dictator to fight and more rebels to lead. While the game can be boring at times, the players’ imagination(and mostly mods) help make the game more playable.… Expand
  52. 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.
  53. 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.
  54. Shimmeywill
    May 23, 2020
    7
    A fine enough game for driving around the open world. Everything else is lacklustre.
  55. CarloCriscuolo
    May 8, 2020
    5
    Gameplay is horrible. Everything explodes randomly, even you; the player has infinite life but this is necessary to withstand tons of rockets in the face every second. Gapple-parachute mechanics are intricate and even you do aerial acrobatics, enemies have a 100% precision aimbot even with missile launchers and hit you when you're flying fast.
    Graphics is not so good just like    Gameplay is horrible. Everything explodes randomly, even you; the player has infinite life but this is necessary to withstand tons of rockets in the face every second. Gapple-parachute mechanics are intricate and even you do aerial acrobatics, enemies have a 100% precision aimbot even with missile launchers and hit you when you're flying fast.
    Graphics is not so good just like performance; I think it is bad optimized.
    Controls are terrible, not intuitive and very different to other shooters.
    Story is anything but interesting.
    I think it is not worth playing.    … Expand
  56. ScottishGollo
    Apr 24, 2020
    6
    If youre a new commer to this franchise you can play this game and have fun but if youve played any other just cause games youll be dissapointed this game was rushed it feels recycled and not exciting the controls are messy at best and the ragdoll physics have gotten worse its a downgrade from Just Cause 3
  57. 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.
  58. MikeCamar
    Apr 22, 2020
    8
    In 2020, this game is OK. While the graphics are somewhat lacking, I find this game very fun and the story is nice. I've only had one crash in this game, and mild performance drops. The vehicle physics are pretty bad, and all in all I would not spend $60 on this game. However, I would recommend it for a lower price (I got it for free on epic games).
  59. 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.
  60. BezimiennyBezi
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    Experience tej gry przypomina to tak jakbyś grał w Gothica dla movementu.
  61. Huurrrderp
    Apr 18, 2020
    6
    So the game is definitely fun and enjoyable, everything a just cause game should be, however, there are quite a few issues, the physics engine can just be frustrating, although it's definitely fun to see cars and helicopters fly or crash into oblivion, many puzzles rely on the grapple mechanic which can cause frustrating gameplay loops. Planes are near impossible to pilot with a keyboard,So the game is definitely fun and enjoyable, everything a just cause game should be, however, there are quite a few issues, the physics engine can just be frustrating, although it's definitely fun to see cars and helicopters fly or crash into oblivion, many puzzles rely on the grapple mechanic which can cause frustrating gameplay loops. Planes are near impossible to pilot with a keyboard, cars are horrible to drive and helicopters are very strange with a mouse, furthermore the AI in this game is utterly horrible, and the amount of look after these comrade missions is poor, even if ai was great. However, there are some great innovations, such as the ability to have grapple presets, each with tons of customization within them, weapons have a nice secondary feature, and none feel the same. The wingsuit and parachute feel great as ever and there is tons of humour both within the story and casual encounters with civillians and the radio.… Expand
  62. BinarySplit
    Apr 17, 2020
    0
    Did they even playtest this on PC? The controls feel awful, the UI is frustrating to deal with, it's buggy, and whenever you start having fun you'll get ambushed by attack drones and have to retreat.

    This is a huge step backwards from Just Cause 3.
  63. 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....
  64. 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.
  65. 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!
  66. 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
  67. 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
  68. 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
  69. OHMGAMI
    Dec 10, 2019
    7
    This game is good but has disadvantages.
    It's good on action
    Good on cutscene and soundtrack
    But the worst is graphic and gun sound UI and Storyline.
  70. akarnokd
    Nov 22, 2019
    5
    Bought the game on sale, already regretting it. It is practically unplayable on Windows 7 right now due to mysterious hangs; couldn't get past the intro mission. (Suggested downgrading to previous version worked a bit, then the game now constantly crashes to desktop.) I could put in a few hours on Windows 10 though.

    The game is mediocre and not much fun. JC2 and JC3 were way better. The    Bought the game on sale, already regretting it. It is practically unplayable on Windows 7 right now due to mysterious hangs; couldn't get past the intro mission. (Suggested downgrading to previous version worked a bit, then the game now constantly crashes to desktop.) I could put in a few hours on Windows 10 though.

    The game is mediocre and not much fun. JC2 and JC3 were way better. The main issue is with the map density and ammo supply. The map is huge but sparse and trying to get from point A to point B is tedious. There is no minimap nor a compass that would highlight nearby interesting places.

    Rico carries 2 weapons (so-so) and a really low amount of ammo (i.e., 160 rounds for the assault rifle). I don't see any way to upgrade the capacity. Yes, enemies drop ammo, except when you have to protect or stay in a zone and can't reach out for the ammo drop.

    Shooting feels odd, driving is not that responsive, helicopters are mostly fine. Fast travel is limited.

    The missions are average but now they are the gate to free a region. The game is riddled with stunt side missions which I always hated due to troublesome mouse+keyboard controls in any JC games.

    The controls are generally awkward. Mouse doesn't work in most menus, one has to press the main ENTER to accept things which requires either moving off the mouse or reaching over from WASD.

    In conclusion, it is not worth to buy or even play this game.    … Expand
  71. 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.
  72. zaifer8430
    Oct 18, 2019
    5
    Really average on the surface value. The trailer looked far more interesting and this game does not live up to the hype. Absolutely disappointed.
  73. addddd
    Jul 16, 2019
    0
    Bad pc port. also horrible graphIcs. with also a bad overall experience after just cause 3
  74. Nolfy
    Jul 10, 2019
    1
    Low graphics are now the new ultra graphics, story is very simple, controls when playing with keyboard&mouse are really bad, ui is made very difficult. gameplay is mehhh.. Biggest dissapointment are annoying missions like loosing heat (getting away) that can go on forever due to bad AI and programming, vehicle physics and driving is awefull.
  75. kyzaghan
    May 19, 2019
    5
    The map is really huge. Sound quality is satisfactory. It's a pure action game. BUT Graphics are not acceptable. The driving physics are very bad. The scenario of the game is very simple. Optimization issues are frustrating. AS A RESULT, Just Cause 4 can satisfy players who love pure action, who want to demolish, use different cars, walk in huge maps. However if you expect a deep story,The map is really huge. Sound quality is satisfactory. It's a pure action game. BUT Graphics are not acceptable. The driving physics are very bad. The scenario of the game is very simple. Optimization issues are frustrating. AS A RESULT, Just Cause 4 can satisfy players who love pure action, who want to demolish, use different cars, walk in huge maps. However if you expect a deep story, amazing graphics, excellent mechanics, don't buy this game.… Expand
  76. TotallyNotInUse
    Mar 29, 2019
    1
    Well... This game is a disaster, in terms of everything. Take it like this: JC4 has what JC3 didn´t have and JC3 has what JC4 doesnt have so its like half an orange, IMPROVED DESTRUCTION! pointless without bases or cities to liberate, the driving is fixed and has a radio which is good but the lack of soundtrack and heat system (IN MISSIONS: choppers, tank, guns. NORMAL: bike.) Graphics? aWell... This game is a disaster, in terms of everything. Take it like this: JC4 has what JC3 didn´t have and JC3 has what JC4 doesnt have so its like half an orange, IMPROVED DESTRUCTION! pointless without bases or cities to liberate, the driving is fixed and has a radio which is good but the lack of soundtrack and heat system (IN MISSIONS: choppers, tank, guns. NORMAL: bike.) Graphics? a PS3 game with major technical issues. MISSIONS? Oof. the most repetitive missions i've ever played (apart from F4 Preston´s missions) like, do this, protect this, destroy this, switch this; wtf avalanche? HAVEN'T even finished the main quest line because of that; it gives me laziness. Could be better. Provinces liberate with the touch of a button... wtf i liked having to liberate each base, it was an unique experience, having to use a different strategy to liberate each big base. I would buy JC3 instead (or maybe wait until 5) really.… Expand
  77. 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
  78. bound4earth
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    They took Just Cause 3, removed all of the fun mechanics (i.e. base destruction and solo fun) and added convoluted army mechanics that seem ripped right out of a f2p game. You control this rebel army, yet have no real control over them except where they attack and train them by simply attacking the enemy near them? It offers nothing fun and leaves you rudderless, unless you enjoy goingThey took Just Cause 3, removed all of the fun mechanics (i.e. base destruction and solo fun) and added convoluted army mechanics that seem ripped right out of a f2p game. You control this rebel army, yet have no real control over them except where they attack and train them by simply attacking the enemy near them? It offers nothing fun and leaves you rudderless, unless you enjoy going into the mess of a map and clicking through missions because the map shows nothing and toying with overly complex keybindings that are so far from necessary and only add confusion. Why are the missions not listed on the map like in the past, why force this arbitrary list. The game is a downgrade on almost every level over Just Cause 3. It is also even buggier then 3 was at launch. Which was a big reason for it's low score on metacritic. It is a sad day, because all they had to do was make Just cause 3 with a new map, missions and the same gameplay. Instead they decided to build this overly complex system of systems that you have no real control over and do not add any fun. This game is just not fun to play. But If you enjoy physics simulators it is decent, still you are better off playing 3 again. This game just should not exist and hopefully Avalanche dies in a **** fire so JC5 can live on. If they deliver the sequel I think it will be the end. Avalanche is a bunch of clueless people left with no guidance from leadership. It has crashed and burned and hopefully no one tries to help them live on.… Expand
  79. FalcoZuero
    Dec 28, 2018
    7
    the game is decent, OK story, the graphics are OK but the 3 had better textures, the balloon was a decent addition to the game. The game has a lot of issues and is kind of confusing. Just Cause 3 is better, if you enjoy the franchise wait until they offer a decent discount and buy the game (you need to have a really good PC)
  80. 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.
  81. 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
  82. froglegs
    Dec 24, 2018
    5
    Sub par graphics, laden with bugs, frequently failing quests for no apparent reason. This I'll go play some more Just Cause 3 instead.
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. P0T4T0_AIM
    Dec 20, 2018
    5
    At this time, I currently don't recommend you buy Just Cause 4 because this game was not ready for launch yesterday and has issues that most PC gamers will find unacceptable for a game in late-2018.

    I started playing the Just Cause games when I got Just Cause 2 on my Xbox 360 with Games with Gold, I enjoyed the game as it was rather simple, fun, action-packed, fluid and played as I    At this time, I currently don't recommend you buy Just Cause 4 because this game was not ready for launch yesterday and has issues that most PC gamers will find unacceptable for a game in late-2018.

    I started playing the Just Cause games when I got Just Cause 2 on my Xbox 360 with Games with Gold, I enjoyed the game as it was rather simple, fun, action-packed, fluid and played as I wanted it to play. I then bought Just Cause 3 on my Xbox One (at launch) and then on PC earlier this year when it was on sale. Same as JC2, I enjoyed JC3, same fun action, the wingsuit was an excellent addition, I loved the new mechanics, and all the movement felt extremely smooth. The Xbox version did have frame-rate drop issues and extremely long loading times, but my time playing the game on PC (ultra graphics) was excellent. And this is my first problem with Just Cause 4, it simply resembles a Just Cause game but it doesn't feel like one. The removal of the base liberation was the biggest change I noticed in Just Cause 4, they marketed the new physics engine (which is excellent BTW) as a way to creatively destroy enemy bases and infrastructure, but I never get the chance to do so as I have no motivation to blow sh*t up as I get no reward for it. Instead, conquering bases is a process of going there and completing linear and boring side-quests (mostly vehicle and wingsuit stunts) to complete the base. The system in JC2 & JC3 where you will liberate a base/town, and unlock challenges from there, was a far better system as it was easier to see your progress and would slowly piss-off the dictator you were trying to take down. However, in Just Cause 4, I really struggle to see a main goal in the game, the map view is so over-crowded with challenges and information that I mostly just fly around and see what happens.

    It also annoys me that Avalanche Studios bragged for weeks about how they cared about the PC player base and were touting their excellent PC optimization, even for lower-end hardware. Yeah, bulls**t. Firstly, just like Just Cause 3, the settings menus and some aspects of the map are so poorly optimized for a mouse and keyboard and I don't understand why. For example, to apply a change to your graphics settings, you need to use the arrow keys to navigate down the list but then you can't press ENTER to click, you must then move your cursor over the button to click APPLY. Not to mention, who the hell presses RIGHT CLICK to go back when navigating menus?! Sometimes the game settings menus are unresponsive, don't select the right option, or don't work at all. It feels like a sh*tty console port of the menus. Sometimes the game will decide to launch in windowed mode @720p instead of fullscreen @1080p, even though I set it to that in the first place. In my case (I run a GTX 1060, i5 6600 & 8GB of RAM), I can achieve about 70fps on medium-ish settings and I'd like to commend the game on the consistency of this framerate, even during large explosions or when doing complex physics calculations. However, this game is still plagued with performance issues and crashing. When I decide to play Just Cause 4, the launch process is as follows: launch the game - crashes at launch > launch the game a second time - 1 in 2 chance of crashing again > launch the game a third time - launches in windowed mode at 720p.

    In regard to core gameplay, Just Cause 4 is pretty fun. The gun mechanics and controls are nice, the grappling hook, wingsuit, and parachute play well, and the gameplay feels much more realistic than Just Cause 2 or 3, in my opinion. I like the vehicles, they are cool, the controls for planes still sucks (why can't I tilt or roll the plane with my mouse instead?), and Rico's new gadgets are bloody awesome. I especially have fun with his balloons as I love to lift soldiers and vehicles up into the air, drop them, and see what happens to blow up next. His booster rockets are cool to give every vehicle a boost or can make enemies fly.

    Most of the issues I have with Just Cause 4 are more than fixable. What I think Avalanche Studios need to do is sit down, take in all the feedback and reviews, and list common points from all of them as areas to fix. Little fixes like improving the menus, brightening up colours and the environment, fixing bugs and crashes, allowing better plane controls, and cleaning up the complicated map and information around it would do wonders for this game. Something like an Operation Game Health would keep Just Cause fans confident in this game and would keep the player base alive.

    At the moment, however, Just Cause 4 just doesn't feel like Just Cause. It feels like a half-assed version of the game that was made to continue sales and revenue into the company. Just go back to JC2 or JC3 instead.    … Expand
  86. 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.
  87. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    2
    Muy mala optimizacion para PC no pude jugarlo mas de una hora, el antialiasing me mareaba.
  88. fesco1990
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    кусок мыльного дерьма! халтура хуже юбисофта с ихним осасоном кридом
  89. jx819
    Dec 12, 2018
    5
    13h in. whilst not as fun as 3 it still has some moments. probably will finish it off tho.

    a big gripe is the change to have complete challenges to capture towns. really interrupts the flow to have to go and find car type X to go thru obstacle Y (especially when said obstacle is 100m above ground level).
  90. 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
  91. cogdotnet
    Dec 11, 2018
    6
    Unfortunately, Just Cause 4 is a real let down. From a poorly constructed world to a confusing & basic story. There is nothing new here. Steer clear of this one unless its on sale or gets many updates. DO NOT PLAY ON PC!
  92. 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
  93. Svinec
    Dec 10, 2018
    10
    Достойное продолжение. Фанатам серии зайдет.
  94. 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.
  95. zaphod6502
    Dec 10, 2018
    6
    Yet another shoddy release (as if we didn't have enough this year thanks Fallout 76!) from a developer that seems to have forgotten what made their previous games fun and entertaining.

    Let's take out what made Just Cause 3 fun (liberating towns), add in canned tornado animations, a nonsenical map, an absolutely horrid UI on the Windows version, poorly made graphics using way too many 2D    Yet another shoddy release (as if we didn't have enough this year thanks Fallout 76!) from a developer that seems to have forgotten what made their previous games fun and entertaining.

    Let's take out what made Just Cause 3 fun (liberating towns), add in canned tornado animations, a nonsenical map, an absolutely horrid UI on the Windows version, poorly made graphics using way too many 2D bitmaps, and no reason to blow up things anymore and you get something called Just Cause 4.

    What possessed the developers to abandon a tested formula that made previous Just Cause games so much fun? Were they bored? Did they change developer teams? Was this new graphics engine beyond their skill level?

    The developers have stated a day after release they were aware of the issues and promise to release a patch that will solve everything. I can't help the feeling though that this release was rushed to market and the developers were hoping to just push this game out as is and no one would notice. IF THE GAME WASN'T FINISHED WHY DID YOU RELEASE IT AVALANCHE?! What idiotic manager made that decision? You realise all you have done is given the Steam reviews a chance to completely trash your game!

    Maybe 2018 is the year developers have all decided to completely destroy what little rep they have left with gamers? First we have Bethesda with the FO76 mess, then we have Dice and BFV released with half its content, and now Avalanche releasing this half completed game. What the heck is going on?!    … Expand
  96. 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
  97. 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?
  98. Wiljanneman
    Dec 9, 2018
    5
    The side-missions and filler content are much worse (and intrusive) than the previous JC games. It's like a Michael Bay Assassins Creed ripoff. Very disappointed.
  99. 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
  100. 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).
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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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