Just Cause 4

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

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  1. JimmyDamage
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    Crashing after a few minutes of gameplay, have yet to finish the intro mission.
    Drivers updated and requirements met.
    Running as admin, tried disabling cloud saves, -8 clock on msi ab, etc etc, even did a rain dance.
    Game not working.
  2. Mange99
    Dec 5, 2018
    2
    Played on PC. Port is bad. Graphics issues and crashes. Video and key bind options are bad. Game play is less enjoyable than 2 or even 3. It is great if you want to just blow stuff up and cause chaos but the only real neat addition are the balloons. The base takeovers are not as enjoyable since you have to do missions to complete instead of destruction. Don't waste your money untilPlayed on PC. Port is bad. Graphics issues and crashes. Video and key bind options are bad. Game play is less enjoyable than 2 or even 3. It is great if you want to just blow stuff up and cause chaos but the only real neat addition are the balloons. The base takeovers are not as enjoyable since you have to do missions to complete instead of destruction. Don't waste your money until it is patched and discounted. Don't just look at the scores here, also look at Steam ratings. Tells a different story.… Expand
  3. ArgusLVI
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    Horrid mess: No c4, no grenades, no pistols, no duel-wield, no function vehicle handling, no settlement liberation and no working graphics.

    All in all, I terrible game that was shipped out before it was ready.
  4. axeurol
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    The positive ratings on this website are fake, check the Steam reviews before purchase.
  5. Joe_Friday
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    I've already refunded this game. It is a shoddy console port that has barely functional controls for PC players. The developers expected all PC gamers to use a controller to play, the keyboard setup is a mess. Even the graphics look worse than you see on modern consoles. The gameplay is more generic and repetitive than Just Cause 3, if you can believe it. I almost wasted $90 on the GoldI've already refunded this game. It is a shoddy console port that has barely functional controls for PC players. The developers expected all PC gamers to use a controller to play, the keyboard setup is a mess. Even the graphics look worse than you see on modern consoles. The gameplay is more generic and repetitive than Just Cause 3, if you can believe it. I almost wasted $90 on the Gold Edition of this lazy port, thank God Steam gives refunds.… Expand
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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).
  10. 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?
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. hugoboss69x
    Dec 15, 2018
    2
    Muy mala optimizacion para PC no pude jugarlo mas de una hora, el antialiasing me mareaba.
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. addddd
    Jul 16, 2019
    0
    Bad pc port. also horrible graphIcs. with also a bad overall experience after just cause 3
  27. 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....
  28. BezimiennyBezi
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    Experience tej gry przypomina to tak jakbyś grał w Gothica dla movementu.
  29. 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);
  30. Timibimi
    Jul 6, 2020
    2
    Bad story, Bad synchronized, boring, no inovarive gameplay and at the end they just spam opponents to increase the difficulty overall just a bad game.
    Still 2 points because i like the concept.
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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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