Just Cause 4

 PlayStation 4
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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 471 Ratings

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  1. 2theTardis
    Dec 4, 2018
    3
    Let me start off by saying I really loved just cause 3. I like this franchise. But just cause 4 in it’s current state is unplayable on most consoles. The game is buggy beyond belief and I had to stop playing as the graphics made me hurl. Not everyone has these issues, but it seems like most consle players, especially those with higher end consoles for some reason are experiencing lowLet me start off by saying I really loved just cause 3. I like this franchise. But just cause 4 in it’s current state is unplayable on most consoles. The game is buggy beyond belief and I had to stop playing as the graphics made me hurl. Not everyone has these issues, but it seems like most consle players, especially those with higher end consoles for some reason are experiencing low resolutions and horible textures. This game runs at 720p on a PS4 Pro. The cutscene look atrocious across the board though, but on pc the game has much better graphics.

    In terms of gameplay, it feels like it has removed a lot of what made just cause 3 and 2 so fun. There is no liberating bases any more. That’s right. You are given little motivation to blow stuff up in a just cause game. Each region requires one crap mission to take it over, useally defending a terminal and that’s it. While the new weather is cool, other than the tornado it feels underused. The guns don’t feel as impactful as just cause 3 same with the teather. Everything feels to light. The driving is improved somewhat, but the lack of any options to change controls for anything is annoying. The explosions look cool, but until they patch it on consoles I would avoid it.
    Also the AI is awful, running off cliffs and crashing into each other for example. Honestly a massive disappointment. The only real positives are that the map is Niven and diverse, and the balloons are a fun inclusion. That doesn’t make up for the fact you are given nothing interesting to do in the map however. The game can be fun, but not until they fix it. Avoid until patched, and even then, expect something worse than previous entries.    … Expand
  2. Wolfgang1978zmc
    Dec 4, 2018
    1
    Game looks really bad on based ps4. Blurry and short distance visibility . Aliasing and masive on objects . Ghost recon wild midlands similar game over 2 years old looks much better
    At the moment this game is waste money
    Maybe after will be better ...
  3. HayvenMoses
    Dec 11, 2018
    5
    I wish I could give this game a higher score but the graphics and frame rates are so bad it ruins it. I cant believe they released it in such bad shape. I truly hope they release a patch to fix these issues cause I can see this game being a blast as Im having fun with it as it is now,but without it being fixed its just not worth the $60 price tag,buyer beware.
  4. ConnorMak
    Dec 6, 2018
    3
    The game is in early access state. My advice is wait to buy this one - wish I did. My sense is they needed to sacrifice graphics quality substantially to support the physics and framerate. Graphics-wise, I was expecting a Ghost Recon Wildlands quality world - not even close. As for story/missions, so far seems to be very weak. Game needs another 6-12 months of development.
  5. MathiasVoorhees
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's bad, the explosions look worse, the missions are boring and repetitive (even more than the third), the new squad system is terrible, half the vehicles are re-used from Just Cause 3, the villains are both lame (Espinosa and Gabriella), whereas the third bothered with a paragraph of description for each location to have a bit of lore and fun this one at best bothers with two sentences, aiming feels horrible and they somehow managed to make the vehicles even less drivable as now I can't roll for one kilometer without crashing and if I try to turn I end drifting like a maniac. They also added two things I hated about the third: time limits which are infuriating and having to spend ten seconds hacking in the middle of a battlefield with grenades, snipers and soldiers everywhere. And lastly the AI is braindead and during a certain mission Luis will just drive off a bridge instead of forward and because of that I cannot finish this mission. Oh at the time of writing this I found something else, in Just Cause 3 you could bring a vehicle to a garage to unlock it well now you have to move into these terrible regions to get a specific vehicle which means if it's at the other end of the map well you're in for a while. Oh wait it gets worse: they took out one of my favorite aspects of Just Cause 3, bridge destructibility, I have played the game for three days straight and I haven't found a single bridge I could destroy and there are these stupid challenges where you have to go through a ring with a vehicle that is in front of you, just why? And I love how they tried having diversity with a few biomes but even in each of these biomes every town looks the same (even more than Just Cause 3), every town I found in the desert was literally the same. They also promoted the tornado in the trailers but it is really rare and I have only found it once and it lasted for two minutes. As for Oscar Espinosa's death scene here was my reaction: What a lame ending... His plane just explodes? That's it? I thought he would fall off a cliff or something. Another kick in the balls by this awful game. Hitman 2's graphics and story were a downgrade but at least IO tried and I can respect them for it, Square Enix however just said it's Just Cause, people will buy it and shipped a broken product. Also IO got dumped by Square Enix so I can understand whereas here Square Enix is big enough to make a good game regardless.… Expand
  6. MaxiRE123
    Dec 25, 2018
    5
    I really want to love this game, I've played 2 and 3 and I enjoyed them. This one though, I enjoyed it a bit, but nothing more than that. The game still plays like the other 2, and that wouldn't be bad if the control were great before. Shooting is alright, but still lack a punch and feel limiting the player option. All vehicule control really bad, all too floaty and when you bumpI really want to love this game, I've played 2 and 3 and I enjoyed them. This one though, I enjoyed it a bit, but nothing more than that. The game still plays like the other 2, and that wouldn't be bad if the control were great before. Shooting is alright, but still lack a punch and feel limiting the player option. All vehicule control really bad, all too floaty and when you bump something, you fly way too much. This game is as reptitive as the other, fill to the brink with defend this NPc, or defend this place while they throw all their army at you! Story is as forgetable as before. Also, this game was rushed as there is alot of technical glitches and the game doesn't as great as before, especially the water, which is one of the worst I've ever seen. I can't recommend this game unless you love the other games to death, and if you're new to the series, start by 2 or 3 instead, you'll have more fun.… Expand
  7. z80hastings
    Feb 26, 2019
    3
    It took me a while to get into JC2 but ended up loving it. Was eager for the follow up and wasn't disappointed by JC3 as it improved the previous installment in every way. So I had been looking forward to this forth installment since I heard about it. However I was so disappointed after playing and ended up making notes of my thoughts as I played through:

    The Opening    It took me a while to get into JC2 but ended up loving it. Was eager for the follow up and wasn't disappointed by JC3 as it improved the previous installment in every way. So I had been looking forward to this forth installment since I heard about it. However I was so disappointed after playing and ended up making notes of my thoughts as I played through:

    The Opening
    -------------------
    JC3 - Lovely cinematic movie introducing the main characters. Riding on the back of a plane with a rocket launcher; over the top and fun (what you expect)
    JC4 - Gentle walk through some snow (seriously?)

    Weapons
    -------------
    JC4 - Removed the C4 and Grenades and replaced with a terrible 2 gun swap system & upgrades to the grapple; possibly okay if you're just going around aimlessly to have fun, but useless and not really required during the game. It's also complicated to switch between and remember what each one does during play. Also due to the stupid weapons system you end up constantly looking around for damn ammunition

    Map
    -------
    JC3 - Full of villages/different military base types/collectibles/etc.
    JC4 - One big Black Hand base per area and very little else

    Game Progress & Design
    -------------------------------------
    JC3 - Liberating lots of smaller locations; each with items that needed to be located and destroyed; fun and gave you a sense of progress & accomplishment
    JC4 - Nothing; technically majority of the missions can be completed without blowing stuff up and just activating a few consoles; as no real record of progress for destroying stuff it feels very flat and pointless. When you do go to destroy something half the time it seems to be surrounded by those on your own side, which again makes it feel flat and pointless in doing so

    JC3 - Lots of extra tasks to complete; i.e. collecting audio tapes that built on the background story, points on the map to find. Those I didn't much like (the wing-suit and flying challenges) could be skipped as there was so much else to do and these weren't an integral part of the game (although the ground races were fun)
    JC4 - Nothing much to do on the map (apart from the main bases) and some stupid 'making a film' set off side tasks that mirror the wing-suit and flying challenges.

    JC3 - With the garage mechanic you had a reason to explore the map for new vehicles and take them to the garage; again a sense of progress and discovery / collection
    JC4 - Absolutely no reason to go looking for cars as no real challenge relating to them (apart from needing specific vehicles for the Movie sub-plot, all of which seem to be sitting conveniently next to the task). Might as well order up a helicopter or use the wing suit to get around. No real incentive to explore the ground / main map areas

    JC3 - Well designed map and game interface
    JC4 - Atrocious mix of menus and key presses were constantly going into the wrong menu section and even when in them just seemed thrown together and generally an ill thoughtout mess

    Longevity
    --------------
    JC3 - Even after completing the main story-line I still wanted to go back and finish the other elements, ie. find more of the vehicles, make sure all audiotapes and collectibles had been found. Eager to pay for and download the additional DLC packs for more fun
    JC4 - Struggled to keep playing after a couple of sessions as it felt like a massive downgrade on the gameplay and quite frankly f***ing lazy design

    Since making these notes I have downloaded and installed two patches and tried to go back to the game, but just leaves me cold and incredibly disappointed.    … Expand
  8. Lionshord
    Feb 2, 2019
    1
    Personally the game just dont have control.Physics and control of the character, vehicles and everything else on the game in non existent.I wouldnt reccomend the game in fact I reccomend avoid it alltogether.Play the previous game or other Square Enic games
  9. alex82101
    Jan 23, 2023
    5
    absolute garbage of a game, square enix is a failing company and avalanche has run out of ideas as well. Get a grip u dumb ****
  10. GreenMachine92
    Mar 31, 2020
    6
    What in blue hell happened. It went from being Just Cause to being just 'cause. So frickin lazy, besides the map and gadgets, there isn't much fun in this one compared to 2 and 3.
  11. hamahama
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    to describe this game in one word ; trash .... i can't believe the developers make a game like this ... nothing is good about it :graphics ... cutscenes very very bad .... thanks to god t didn't buy it .. i just downloaded it from ps now ... 0/10.ps: i played just for an hour and i delete it
  12. Polyak
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    save doesn't work! But I will say in excuse that the game is exciting and very epic. I got Just Cause 4 standard edition for free, so the disappointment is not so big. (Sorry for my English)
  13. povasc443
    Jul 21, 2021
    0
    DO NOT BUY!!!! This game is just a giant sandbox, nobody actually took the time and effort to test it before releasing it. Jesus, I did not expect SE to release a piece of junk like this one. Graphics outdated, missions that are impossible to complete, no storyline, unrealistic physics (when you fly you can get stuck in a building and you have to reload the mission from scratch). ItDO NOT BUY!!!! This game is just a giant sandbox, nobody actually took the time and effort to test it before releasing it. Jesus, I did not expect SE to release a piece of junk like this one. Graphics outdated, missions that are impossible to complete, no storyline, unrealistic physics (when you fly you can get stuck in a building and you have to reload the mission from scratch). It doesn't matter if you liked the first 3 chapters, do not buy this game please!!!… Expand
  14. Rizzzy
    Feb 25, 2022
    4
    This game is unplayable. The gameplay is just awful. It is not enjoyable to travel around the island. The grapple hook to wing suit does not work well at all. Gun fights are designed to be a shoot em up style but the game barely gives you any ammo or access to the necessary means to destroy things. The story and characters are irrelevant and are forgotten the second a cut scene ends. TheThis game is unplayable. The gameplay is just awful. It is not enjoyable to travel around the island. The grapple hook to wing suit does not work well at all. Gun fights are designed to be a shoot em up style but the game barely gives you any ammo or access to the necessary means to destroy things. The story and characters are irrelevant and are forgotten the second a cut scene ends. The controls are not intuitive and make the game harder. It feels designed by someone that has never played a video game.… Expand
  15. GamerGawd
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    Horrible ugly mess! Released way too early. Rip off!

    So many bugs and boring gameplay. The visuals for playstation are the worst I've ever seen.
    Don't believe me? Go on Reddit find the truth for yourself.
  16. syoczek
    Dec 5, 2018
    5
    I created a Metacritic account just to post my review of the game.

    If you have not bought this game yet, you probably feel the same confusion as I had. One side taking the scores to even a 10 with beautifully written reviews, YouTubers praising the game as none other, the other side angrilly stomping the game to the ground, calling it trash, etc. And you know what? Both are right and    I created a Metacritic account just to post my review of the game.

    If you have not bought this game yet, you probably feel the same confusion as I had. One side taking the scores to even a 10 with beautifully written reviews, YouTubers praising the game as none other, the other side angrilly stomping the game to the ground, calling it trash, etc. And you know what? Both are right and wrong at the same time.

    If you are a fan of the Just Cause series you will definitely enjoy gameplay on the fourth game installment. Some tweaks made to your equipment and weapons add a lot of fun and possibilities to wreck havoc in Solis. Flying with the wingsuit never felt better, tethering works as it should. While having fun in the game you can definitely feel the vibe that the previous Just Cause games have had.

    Those were the good sides of the game. If the score relied only on gameplay and mechanics it would have easily grabbed 9s and 10s along the way. Unfortunately, Just Cause 4 is like a beautiful creature hidden in an ugly and deformed body. LOTS of textures are of poor quality, many of them load just before you reach them and during my playtime never I had a feeling that there's any Anti-Aliasing in place. Distant objects looks pixelated, not to mention the tornado which was advertised so widely... It's truly a shame that the wonderful land of Solis is for most of the times on a lower graphical level then Medici, it's predecessor. Don't get fooled by the wonderful looking clips on the web which obviously relate to a high-set PC version of the game.

    Other flaws? Solis, although vast and diverse, offers little to do. The land liberation system has been reduced to a minimum - winning one battle and advancing your rebel troops, that's it. Not to mention that most of the missions in the game are very similar - obtain some data and then survive a wave of enemies. Stunts have been simplified in a hard way but this, from what I hear, is being received both positively and negatively. Enemy AI is very limited and quite you can accomplish missions without even being shot at.

    Coming to a close I would like to add another positive aspect which is the sound - both the music and sound effects are at a very nice level, you can now listen to some radio while driving a car (which is still a total pain but I promised this part would be a positive one).

    If I had a high quality PC I would probably give Just Cause two extra points but there are some aspects where not even an awesome graphic card will help. I feel that the game has been released in a rush and at some point the developers have ran out of ideas.
    With all the backlash the game is receiving and the suspicion of promoting tweets and reviews of users which have presumably been paid to praise the game, I am disappointed that Avalanche is sitting there quietly.
    I hope the game will receive proper patches so that the Just Cause series will not be a Lost Cause series.    … Expand
  17. Sceptic
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Wow,it's been a long time since I've made such a poor gaming choice,but this is one of those times.For a good 3 hours I thought i had downloaded the wrong game.Perhaps I had purchased an old Ps3 JC by mistake?Nope,This is the game....It's a Ps2 game in a Ps3 body.No cover,embarrasslingly poor graphics,in particular the textures,and no mini map.I had little idea where I going,what I wasWow,it's been a long time since I've made such a poor gaming choice,but this is one of those times.For a good 3 hours I thought i had downloaded the wrong game.Perhaps I had purchased an old Ps3 JC by mistake?Nope,This is the game....It's a Ps2 game in a Ps3 body.No cover,embarrasslingly poor graphics,in particular the textures,and no mini map.I had little idea where I going,what I was doing or why.I could barely distinguish between good guys and bad guys.The vehicles,though varied and interesting,are **** to control,as are the weapons.I'm really trying to find some positives about this game,but can't.It's all crap and I regret getting it.… Expand
  18. Kickingtheplace
    Dec 7, 2018
    4
    Ever since I've been obsessed with over the top action games. Just Cause 2 was the answer to what I wanted to play because of how it's presented. It was fantastic from the physics and graphics which felt like an idea of how newer games would evolve into. Just Cause 3 went beyond that and made it more realistic but the physics were clearly not up to scratch and the campaign missions wereEver since I've been obsessed with over the top action games. Just Cause 2 was the answer to what I wanted to play because of how it's presented. It was fantastic from the physics and graphics which felt like an idea of how newer games would evolve into. Just Cause 3 went beyond that and made it more realistic but the physics were clearly not up to scratch and the campaign missions were bland and forgettable which felt like a downgrade from that aspect. The performance was way horrific since day one, eventually releasing a patch to amend the issues. And Just Cause 4...is pretty interesting when it comes to both gameplay and quality. I myself think that they did improve for performance but the aesthetic was so similar to the previous titles that it felt way too repetitive and outlandish. I would wait until this game is free on PlayStation Plus or on Sale for less than it's current price. Because it's not worth using your dough for this mediocre garbage… Expand
  19. c6h12o6free
    Dec 27, 2018
    1
    I loved Just Cause 2. And 3, which had better mechanics and less content, but was satisfying to play.

    Just Cause 4 commits the absolute worst sin a Just Cause game can: It's boring. Just.... boring. No liberation mechanic, one repetitive mission in each territory and then advance your front lines if you have enough 'chaos' in your experience bar, which is hard to get because there is    I loved Just Cause 2. And 3, which had better mechanics and less content, but was satisfying to play.

    Just Cause 4 commits the absolute worst sin a Just Cause game can: It's boring. Just.... boring. No liberation mechanic, one repetitive mission in each territory and then advance your front lines if you have enough 'chaos' in your experience bar, which is hard to get because there is nothing to really blow up anymore.

    Y'boring, JC4. Y'boring    … Expand
  20. begprod
    Dec 31, 2018
    2
    Stupid missions (including missions with a time counter), still bad shooting and transport physics, graphics have become a little worse than the JS3, and an absolutely stupid gameplay concept – collecting army.

    Of the advantages, physics of objects has become a little better.
  21. LibyanGamer
    Dec 5, 2018
    5
    I wanted to wait until a while playing this, to give a fair review. I am about 70% through liberating the map at this point, and have done a lot of optional things. My playtime is about 20 hours or so.

    The good: Who doesn’t like blowing things up? The explosions look great in this title. The new grappling hook add ons are interesting. Some of the character dialogue can be lighthearted    I wanted to wait until a while playing this, to give a fair review. I am about 70% through liberating the map at this point, and have done a lot of optional things. My playtime is about 20 hours or so.

    The good: Who doesn’t like blowing things up? The explosions look great in this title. The new grappling hook add ons are interesting. Some of the character dialogue can be lighthearted and funny. I appreciated how easy it is to get around the map, and loading times are way down compared to previous entries. Messing around with the new weather system is fun. I love the radio, normally something I love in games. Great selection of tunes.

    The bad: This is a game that looks great from afar, but once you look at the textures, yikes. Some of them are awful. The skybox often jitters and disorients me. Flying in a plane looks like playing GTA San Andreas era graphics. Liberating towns is gone, replaced by moving your frontline forward. This can get pretty boring. There’s no incentive to blow anything up other than to get a notification that you’ve caused enough chaos for a new squad or two. As such, exploring towns and cities is essentially pointless. You can just fly around military bases and complete the objective as fast as possible because there is no requirement of destroying enough equipment to liberate. Missions to liberate regions are boring and repetitive. They are the same over and over, and I got sick of them fast. There’s a horrible timed mission that repeats several times in different locations that made me so frustrated, I went to play another game until I cooled down. Cars have been mostly recycled from JC3, so much so that I wondered if I was playing the correct game. Driving itself is a floaty, weird affair that can sail you across a whole field when you least want it. Tanks handle like they’re on giant wet bars of soap, and planes can be really unresponsive in turning.

    In conclusion: As an avid player of the previous games in this series, I was disappointed. Several steps back were taken here. While this game shines when it comes to blowing up giant piles of fuel tanks and tethering cars to balloons, that’s about all it does really well. I would advise waiting for a price drop if you are interested in this game. This game is a perfectly average affair. Perhaps making it more unforgivable on the back of Red Dead 2, and Horizon Zero Dawn’s open world masterpieces. It is not worth $60. Please get your act together for the next game, if there is one.    … Expand
  22. Montti
    Dec 7, 2018
    1
    Это просто ужас , такой подделки я не ожидал , недоделанный шлак на скорую руку,а не игра , графика дно , сюжет...да лучше бы его вообще не было, испытания - рандомно разбросанные по карте кольца , в которые банально нужно проехать, пролететь...физику хоть чуть чуть бы продумали , я понимаю , что это аркада , но хоть какой-нибудь ощутимый вес придали бы , все как из ваты, большойЭто просто ужас , такой подделки я не ожидал , недоделанный шлак на скорую руку,а не игра , графика дно , сюжет...да лучше бы его вообще не было, испытания - рандомно разбросанные по карте кольца , в которые банально нужно проехать, пролететь...физику хоть чуть чуть бы продумали , я понимаю , что это аркада , но хоть какой-нибудь ощутимый вес придали бы , все как из ваты, большой пассажирский самолет ,который взлетает с места , мотоциклы которые не сбиваются а просто скользят...ужас , ужас и еще раз ужас , покупай и поддерживай после это разработчиков...этот "шедевр" еще и взломали через 2 дня , это последняя не эксклюзивная игра на ps4 которую я купил...идите на х*уй с такими ценами и релизами!… Expand
  23. leznis
    Dec 9, 2018
    1
    I was a huge fan of Just Cause 3, now, I think the graphics are downgraded, and gameplay is not amusing.
    I love destorying bases or enemy's buildings in Just Cause 3, but in Just Cause 4 it is only an additional **** At this moment on 1050ti I can't get 60fps on LOW, many peoples have same problem...
    Avalnche says, they repair that, but in my opinion they won't change the whole game :c
  24. UnknownPerson19
    Dec 13, 2018
    3
    The only good thing about just cause 4 is hurricanes. Also it has a larger map compared to Just cause 3. That's it. It's why i give this a 3 out of 10. Because almost everything else in the game is a downgrade compared to JC3, the noticeable is the graphics they are compareable to fallout 76. I was first hyped for JC4 but after the first 5 minutes of gameplay this game turned out to beThe only good thing about just cause 4 is hurricanes. Also it has a larger map compared to Just cause 3. That's it. It's why i give this a 3 out of 10. Because almost everything else in the game is a downgrade compared to JC3, the noticeable is the graphics they are compareable to fallout 76. I was first hyped for JC4 but after the first 5 minutes of gameplay this game turned out to be boring. They completely removed outposts now you just have to destroy random scattered around the map. One of the things that i hate most is that there is now a limited ammunition for vehicles now. So if you used all your tank's shells that's it! There is no resupplying and you just have to find a new one. And it sucks because not they only removed your pistol and mines, but they also removed rebel drops (I just started the game yesterday so i don't know if it will be a thing when you progress more). And now rico looks like an indian it's not just rico, all characters in this game are ugly. To conclude this, i got to say just cause 4 is more like a jc2 remaster than being a sequel. it's not the worst game ever, it's just not ok. JC3 is by far the best in the franchise.… Expand
  25. Sukotto12
    Dec 6, 2018
    2
    Like another reviewer on here, I also made an account just for this game. It's clearly an undeveloped, unfinished product. I literally played it for 20 minutes and felt like I needed to wash away the experience. Everything people are saying about the graphics is true. I actually gave it the benefit of the doubt, thinking "how bad could it be?" The textures really are PS2 level, objects andLike another reviewer on here, I also made an account just for this game. It's clearly an undeveloped, unfinished product. I literally played it for 20 minutes and felt like I needed to wash away the experience. Everything people are saying about the graphics is true. I actually gave it the benefit of the doubt, thinking "how bad could it be?" The textures really are PS2 level, objects and lighting pop in and out, and the only way the open world looks pretty is from a great, great distance. Just Cause games are good for some fun, don't think about it action to unwind. I don't think anybody expects a Game of the Year here, but I did expect a 7-level experience. Buyer beware. Big regret. Online reviewers playing it on PC may have had a justifiably 7 or 8 level experience, but it simply isn't there on PS4. Square Enix announced a patch this morning, but I could not care less. Got the game refunded.… Expand
  26. Mr_Palmers
    Dec 8, 2018
    2
    Dear Developers

    You had the fan base, a fantastic base concept, great reputation from the previous installments, how could you possibly mess a game up like this. Whoever made the decision on releasing a half ready game at Avalanche studios needs to be get rid of. Some people mainly complaining about the graphics, which are secondary. Every aspect of the game play is a huge step back.    Dear Developers

    You had the fan base, a fantastic base concept, great reputation from the previous installments, how could you possibly mess a game up like this. Whoever made the decision on releasing a half ready game at Avalanche studios needs to be get rid of.
    Some people mainly complaining about the graphics, which are secondary. Every aspect of the game play is a huge step back.
    You should be ashamed.    … Expand
  27. jreb221
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    This game is real scam. Masterminds of Square/Avalanche are trying to sell you product that is currently in Alpha state, because they need to catch some sales during the Christmas time.
    If you wonder why there are only PC and no console reviews day after the game is out, i'll tell you- it's awful on consoles - low res textures, 720p ps2-era cinematics, lot's of pop-in textures. Square    This game is real scam. Masterminds of Square/Avalanche are trying to sell you product that is currently in Alpha state, because they need to catch some sales during the Christmas time.
    If you wonder why there are only PC and no console reviews day after the game is out, i'll tell you- it's awful on consoles - low res textures, 720p ps2-era cinematics, lot's of pop-in textures. Square doesn't even allow to critics talk about technical issues or post any cinematics of the game, cuz they are completely broken.

    Stay away from this!    … Expand
  28. blahhhh
    Dec 14, 2018
    3
    I am a huge fan of JC2 and JC3. For example, I played through the JC3 campaign multiple times.

    I just don't recognize any of the elements that I loved from previous entries in the series in JC4.

    It's horrible and sad to see a franchise bomb like this.

    I don't see there being much demand for any further entries in the franchise after this.
  29. ArchNemesis86
    Jan 12, 2019
    2
    This game was very dissapointing. No sticky mines, grenades, no pistols, hard to get ammo ect. JC3 is much better imo. This game feels very rushed and unfinished.
  30. dirkdastard
    Dec 6, 2018
    4
    do not buy this game on a console it's controls are absolutely atrocious. the quick aiming and movement you need cannot be done on crappy analog sticks !!

    apart from that the whole game just involves blowing s*** up every mission is always the same blow this up and advance, blow this up and advance. and whoever designed the camera tracking for this needs to be FIRED!! no matter what    do not buy this game on a console it's controls are absolutely atrocious. the quick aiming and movement you need cannot be done on crappy analog sticks !!

    apart from that the whole game just involves blowing s*** up every mission is always the same blow this up and advance, blow this up and advance.

    and whoever designed the camera tracking for this needs to be FIRED!! no matter what vehicle your in eventually the cam will move to the side of you and track your side it hardly ever stays at the front!

    the wing suit is even worse try to turn in the damn thing and you'll be sorry you'll end up going upside down and crashing into a cliff.

    the gfx are so bad too it looks like a 2000 game the character models look like they have just thrown some paint onto a low poly model that's how bad they look.

    if you must plat this get it on the pc stay away from the console version!!    … Expand
  31. Camzillasmom
    Dec 13, 2018
    4
    Just Cause 3 was great. It was all about destroying (Just Cause - damage!), freeing villages. Then also finding collectibles and getting new vehicles. So it really had a lot of content and basically something for every type of player.

    Now, Just Cause 4... let me go ahead and write: What shallow game you guys produced! Cinematics are poor and look like they haven't done much since    Just Cause 3 was great. It was all about destroying (Just Cause - damage!), freeing villages. Then also finding collectibles and getting new vehicles. So it really had a lot of content and basically something for every type of player.

    Now, Just Cause 4... let me go ahead and write: What shallow game you guys produced!

    Cinematics are poor and look like they haven't done much since JC3. Seriously. The game started with the cinematic intro and I thought: YIKES! - In a negative way of course.

    Now. Little Story introduction... You have to free the whole map from the evil suppressors. This hasn't changed. But now you have to build up chaos by destroying things (usually stuff that has red paint on them - Tanks, Antennas, Satellite dishes, generators) so people will join your cause. You need a certain amount of troops to free an area...

    The world feels empty even though there are people walking and driving around.
    Story mission and freeing areas basically are 3 kinds of missions:
    1. Go to X download something. Defend. - Go to Y download something. Defend. Etc.
    2. Go to X hit a button or start something then reach 6-8 other points in a certain amount of time.
    3. Destroy something.

    Side missions:
    1. Find and solve 5 tombs (was the only entertaining bit, so I could produce some guides from this lame game)
    2. Do some stunts with a vehicle or with your wing suit. (Most of the time the vehicle is nearby and you just have to go through a ring with it. Most of them are no challenge at all - the wing suit ones are a bit harder...
    3. Capture a car, drive to a destination to pick someone up, destroy the car by driving it down a cliff, bridge, etc.

    Conclusion:
    It wants to be a AAA or AA title and sell expensive. But this is not worth it. If you really want to play this (I regret buying it) wait for a year and get it cheap. This is really embarrassing and I hope - with an aching heart thinking about JC3 - this was the last of Just Cause. My fears are that Part 5 could even be worse!    … Expand
  32. Bradley5314
    Dec 4, 2018
    4
    This game, is by far, the worst game this generation. the graphics are bugged, and i do understand that bugs are always there, especially with an open world game. But in this case, a graphical bug should never ever be overlooked, when i play this game, i have the feeling im playing Far Cry 3 on the PS the game just looks and feels so bad, but because of the anti aliasing being so buggedThis game, is by far, the worst game this generation. the graphics are bugged, and i do understand that bugs are always there, especially with an open world game. But in this case, a graphical bug should never ever be overlooked, when i play this game, i have the feeling im playing Far Cry 3 on the PS the game just looks and feels so bad, but because of the anti aliasing being so bugged and the motion blur all the way up i feel like its unplayable for me. The gameplay is fun, but the negatives outweigh the postiives for me, The world feels dull and empty, there is however a ton of customization and gadgets.… Expand
  33. AngelinaJolie
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    The worst looking open world game I've played since the PS2 era. No exaggeration.

    I used to love this series, but I decided to make an account here finally because currently the game is just that. bad. Antialiasing isn't there, compulsory motion blur makes me nauseous, excessive grain, perspective issues while driving, water textures from 2002, 2d train tracks, 2d waterfalls,    The worst looking open world game I've played since the PS2 era. No exaggeration.

    I used to love this series, but I decided to make an account here finally because currently the game is just that. bad.

    Antialiasing isn't there, compulsory motion blur makes me nauseous, excessive grain, perspective issues while driving, water textures from 2002, 2d train tracks, 2d waterfalls, lighting issues, cutscenes look like early gamecube titles, hair texture is a joke, distracting pop-ins, generational engine has a dissolve effect that's almost hilarious it's so bad for a AAA game in 2018.

    Gameplay is mediocre, too much empty space, capital city is sparse (5 buildings?). No incentive to blow things up, no liberating towns.

    Tornado and extreme weather can't save this in its current state, no matter how hard the PR team pushes it.

    I would NOT get this game unless there is a SIGNIFICANT patch. I refunded and will be calling this release out everywhere, I simply cannot believe this got released. There is a massive difference between gameplay videos and trailers before launch and the actual game on PS4.

    Played on both PS4 pro and slim, no real difference in anything.

    Without doubt the worse AAA title release in my living memory, down there with FO76.

    Real shame.    … Expand
  34. brat1111
    Dec 18, 2018
    5
    Pros : Intense action. You can blow stuff up. Rico is pretty bad-ass.

    Cons : Repetitive gameplay. Boring objectives. Uninspired characters.

    I am generally disappointed with this game, I expected so much more...
  35. dionogadano
    Dec 4, 2018
    1
    I'm an all time Just Cause fan... And I must say I'm extremely disappointed with this game. By far worst game of the franchise. I bought it for base PS4. Graphics are the worst thing. Sometimes it literally seems a PS2 game. Water looks awful. FPS are also terrible. Gameplay changed a lot. Movement is slower. Grappling hook configurations are tedious. And the way they changed settlementsI'm an all time Just Cause fan... And I must say I'm extremely disappointed with this game. By far worst game of the franchise. I bought it for base PS4. Graphics are the worst thing. Sometimes it literally seems a PS2 game. Water looks awful. FPS are also terrible. Gameplay changed a lot. Movement is slower. Grappling hook configurations are tedious. And the way they changed settlements is just awful. Now you don't have to liberate anything in order to unlock new places. You just have to go and destroy random stuff around the map to get chaos and get troops to move around the map. About the story I can't say much for now. The way they did Sheldon reminds me when Game of Thrones changed the Daario Naharis actor with a completely different one... That's simply not Tom Sheldon. Played a few missions and they all were the same. I'm seriously thinking about returning this.… Expand
  36. MGee
    Dec 6, 2018
    1
    It's nearly unbelievable how bad this game looks on a Playstation at release. Don't go by the promo materials, go find an actual stream on a playstation and be amazed at just how BAD this game looks.

    I wasn't expecting Arkham Knight levels of visuals but come on, it should at least look as good as the last game in the series, right? It's nowhere close. Oh and confusing menus, weird    It's nearly unbelievable how bad this game looks on a Playstation at release. Don't go by the promo materials, go find an actual stream on a playstation and be amazed at just how BAD this game looks.

    I wasn't expecting Arkham Knight levels of visuals but come on, it should at least look as good as the last game in the series, right? It's nowhere close. Oh and confusing menus, weird gameplay loops, destructables respawning; this is literally the game that no Just Cause fan asked for.    … Expand
  37. Sirbo
    Dec 4, 2018
    2
    As a huge fan of the Just Cause games Just Cause 4 comes as a huge disappointment. There's a lot of potential but the numerous graphical glitches make is a completely unplayable. Hopefully the issues get addressed soon but in its current state it is one of the worst game releases of the year.
  38. nikmac
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    just cause 3 was my favorite game. i am speechless that part 4 is so boring and i lost € 69,- on something i will not play. all the fun is gone.... shame on you Square Enix. This time, Square has a got double meaning.
  39. akdeniz33
    Dec 5, 2018
    1
    Worst graphics ever!!
    The just cause 3 better than game.
    JC4 so bad.
    this is so much downgrade!!!
  40. 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.
  41. C3realkillah
    Dec 6, 2018
    1
    I'm updating this review. Originally I gave it a 9 and praised the weather and graphics. After playing for around 10 hours and realizing all the game's faults...it's a complete mess. Graphics and textures are horrible, pop in is atrocious, there are unfinished textures and environmental features. The motion blur is also horrendous and makes it hard to focus. The weather is not random it'sI'm updating this review. Originally I gave it a 9 and praised the weather and graphics. After playing for around 10 hours and realizing all the game's faults...it's a complete mess. Graphics and textures are horrible, pop in is atrocious, there are unfinished textures and environmental features. The motion blur is also horrendous and makes it hard to focus. The weather is not random it's on a predetermined path and always repeats the same cycle. It is not dynamic or random so the devs lied on that. The game can still be good fun but it has way too many issues and I can't recommend it unless it gets fixed. It's saddening to say that this was the most disappointing game I've played all year. I wanted to love this game but it's an ugly,unfinished, and buggy mess of a game in it's current state. If it gets patched I will update it but if not this is my final score. Tl;dr graphics are garbage, game can be fun but is a disappointing mess. 3/10… Expand
  42. Daymo007
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    Its not a bad game, hardly worthy of a score lower than 5 however a few more tweaks to the gameplay to iron out some bugs will be helpful. You will see nothing new here in this game but its still fun to play. All things being said I preferred the layout of the missions and settlement control that were in Just Cause 3.
  43. BossInvader
    Apr 7, 2019
    1
    So repetitive. No mission variety just blow this up and this and then go blow that up too. Why? Who knows. I played this on my PS4 Pro and it's awful to look at on a 50" 4k tv. When in any air vehicle above any height the ground and everything on it is so blurry, I had almost no idea what I was even aiming at. Gaming to me is not all about graphical fidality but a $60 ps4 game that looksSo repetitive. No mission variety just blow this up and this and then go blow that up too. Why? Who knows. I played this on my PS4 Pro and it's awful to look at on a 50" 4k tv. When in any air vehicle above any height the ground and everything on it is so blurry, I had almost no idea what I was even aiming at. Gaming to me is not all about graphical fidality but a $60 ps4 game that looks like a ps3 era game and worse than Just Cause 3 is just not worth it.

    Tldr,
    Graphical quality is awful.
    Large textures are just stretched images and look awful.
    Story is not interesting or engaging.
    Deep focus on new grappling hook features but lacking everywhere else.

    I had high hope's and have loved the series up to this point.    … Expand
  44. TobiasReaper
    Nov 29, 2019
    0
    The controls are horrible. The camera will move up for some reason, enemies won't die, get shot once and your dead. Any positive review is a paid review.
  45. mattledger
    Apr 11, 2020
    0
    Masochists only - never played a game that not only so fundamentally misunderstands why it’s predecessors were fun but fails to even achieve a basic level of fun without enormous frustration. Should have ended the series as a trilogy.
  46. ModernandCool
    Oct 29, 2022
    0
    This is likely one of the worst open world games ever made. It had one fun thing- Tornadoes, that's it. Nothing else to care about. Graphics were awful, world was empty and boring, mission design was phenomenally bad, story was meaningless. Not to even mention the fact, that design for the open world felt like it was made with random map generator. Zero passion.
  47. ismcdonald
    Dec 6, 2018
    9
    Dont let people complaining about technical performance deter you from buying this game, while it does admittedly suffer some annoying pop in and low textures from far away, it is an improvement over the massive lag spikes we saw in just cause 3. When you are in the thick of a fight or soaring through the skies of Solis in (or on) a plane, or gliding through the desert with your wingsuit,Dont let people complaining about technical performance deter you from buying this game, while it does admittedly suffer some annoying pop in and low textures from far away, it is an improvement over the massive lag spikes we saw in just cause 3. When you are in the thick of a fight or soaring through the skies of Solis in (or on) a plane, or gliding through the desert with your wingsuit, a patch of ground that doesnt quite look like a masterpiece is incredibly insignificant. Another thing people complain about is how the game does not really provide much fun through story and side missions, this is because as anyone who has played the just cause series will know, the game merely provides a space for you to make your own fun. If you are very reliant on story driven linear games just handing you your objectives then you wont enjoy just cause, so dont buy it, but if you are good at making your own fun than just cause, despite having flaws, is the perfect game for you.… Expand
  48. OnlyOneHere
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    This game is full of bugs and glitches. The graphics are awful. The lighting effects are trash, it looks like I'm looking through a car window. The shooting mechanics are bad. The car mechanics are garbage, and the car reflections are a joke. The physics are beyond horrible. The missions are boring and repetitive. The AI in this game is incredibly stupid (still better than TLOU AI).

    The    This game is full of bugs and glitches. The graphics are awful. The lighting effects are trash, it looks like I'm looking through a car window. The shooting mechanics are bad. The car mechanics are garbage, and the car reflections are a joke. The physics are beyond horrible. The missions are boring and repetitive. The AI in this game is incredibly stupid (still better than TLOU AI).

    The world is boring and empty, just like the rest of the JC games. Is there any multiplayer to make up for the boring open world? Oh that's right, there is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, this game will collect dust. The developers heavily advertised the tornado for this game, which is nothing more than a gimmick that gets old fast. If you have GTA V on PC, you're better off downloading a tornado mod and save $60. I recommend you only pick this game up if it drops to $10, or wait until it's free on PS Plus.    … Expand
  49. Mr_Astaroth
    Jan 2, 2019
    4
    Lo bueno: Es un juego para pasar el rato y relajarse.
    Lo malo: su historia es horrible, tiene un gameplay repetitivo, sus gráficos son peores que los de la entrega anterior, y sus texturas son vomitivas(al menos en la versión de PS4)
    Para fines prácticos, es un Just Cause más..., bueno para pasar el rato, pero no es indispensable. no recomiendo su compra a menos que seas un fanático    Lo bueno: Es un juego para pasar el rato y relajarse.
    Lo malo: su historia es horrible, tiene un gameplay repetitivo, sus gráficos son peores que los de la entrega anterior, y sus texturas son vomitivas(al menos en la versión de PS4)

    Para fines prácticos, es un Just Cause más..., bueno para pasar el rato, pero no es indispensable.
    no recomiendo su compra a menos que seas un fanático de la saga, o un jugador que no quiere calentar su cabeza con tramas rebuscadas y solo quiere divertirse explotando cosas.    … Expand
  50. TheFrog
    May 1, 2020
    7
    This is a fine game that gives you a huge sandbox where you blow up all kind of stuff. The story is just an excuse, the fun comes from gorgeous, absurd non-stop action. You shoot a fuel tank and it starts burning. Soldiers open fire on you and you tether two of them to balloons, sending them to their airborne fate. You mow down the rest with your trusty machine gun, since they are notThis is a fine game that gives you a huge sandbox where you blow up all kind of stuff. The story is just an excuse, the fun comes from gorgeous, absurd non-stop action. You shoot a fuel tank and it starts burning. Soldiers open fire on you and you tether two of them to balloons, sending them to their airborne fate. You mow down the rest with your trusty machine gun, since they are not dangerous enough to warrant unleashing one of your precious drones. The tank you shot explodes, and the shockwave makes a nearby missile launcher go crazy and discharge all of its missiles randomly. Things start to blow up, with explosive barrels adding to the mayhem. You tether to a building's wall and launch into the air, while all around you the world seems to erupt in flames. Your trusty, self-folding parachute slows your descent, allowing you to tether an enemy helicopter that has opened fire on you. Two seconds later, bye bye pilot, you are in control of the chopper and rain lead on the enemy reinforcements.
    Yes, none of it is remotely believable, but it's spectacular and a lot of fun. People criticize textures and models, but forget that this game does not have small levels that limit geometry. A bird's eye view of the map is always one second away, without frame rate drops or loading delays. If you think you can have a huge game world that morphs into super hi-res graphics the moment you look at something near you, I have a Star Citizen to sell you. I mean, I just played Days Gone and apart from the looong loading times, I would often end up in a zone of the map which the game engine hadn't finished loading yet, sometimes falling through the ground to my doom! JC4 handles its world beautifully and with no such delays.
    That said, I feel Just Cause 3 was indeed better. They tried to change the formula by adding different missions, but it's just as repetitive and somehow makes the experience worse. The intro of JC3 was smooth and bombastic, it made you wanna play the game. The intro of JC4 is essentially nonexistent. The new balloons make most of your weapons redundant against basic enemies, since they are deadlier and consume no ammo. Your old reusable explosives required you to jump into danger to place them, and were a better game device overall. Enemies used to have perfect aim, which was bad, but now cannot hit a barn from ten feet, which is just as excessive. Many small changes did not turn out as good as the designers hope, but I still recommend this game. If you've never played a JC before, though, go grab the 3, which you can probably buy for a pittance nowadays.
    Ah, as of April 2020, I must say that I found no major bugs, the developers must have solved them all by now.    … Expand
  51. exjraordinary
    Dec 11, 2018
    10
    I would first start off by saying I truly believe this deserves a 9. However since people have been harsh I raised mine a bit. The physics in this game are second to none as are the incredible weather effects that include thunderstorms, snow and tornadoes. The missions and explosions are just as crazy as before and the draw distance looks nearly infinite with barely any loading on ps4 orI would first start off by saying I truly believe this deserves a 9. However since people have been harsh I raised mine a bit. The physics in this game are second to none as are the incredible weather effects that include thunderstorms, snow and tornadoes. The missions and explosions are just as crazy as before and the draw distance looks nearly infinite with barely any loading on ps4 or the pro. That alone makes it so much more playable and the wingsuit controls so much better and how I imagined in just cause 3. The new tethers are awesome having 3 basic kinds, the balloons, rockets, and magnet tethers, great for experimenting in the environment. Overall people are crazy this game has everything huge open world hardly any loading, tons to do and great new weapons, physics and weather system. My only negative is you don't liberate towns anymore which I believe changes the best feature of the game as it gave you a reason to liberate towns and blow everything up. I have no idea why it was left out but something I believe they will add in dlc. I also would like a weapon wheel for all the guns available. Great game to pass the time when you don't want the ridiculous realism of red dead and want to grapple to a wingsuit and blow s*&* up.… Expand
  52. Haneder
    Dec 24, 2018
    10
    Of course i understand all the criticism about this game. The graphics also are not the very best considering the technology available. But after all i still have an extreme amount of fun with this masterpiece. And its after all not only about graphics. There are bugs. But not any game breaking ones. If you enjoy gameplay over graphics and just like the franchise of JC in general then thisOf course i understand all the criticism about this game. The graphics also are not the very best considering the technology available. But after all i still have an extreme amount of fun with this masterpiece. And its after all not only about graphics. There are bugs. But not any game breaking ones. If you enjoy gameplay over graphics and just like the franchise of JC in general then this game wont let you down! (Excuse any mistakes, english is not my first language!)… Expand
  53. HonneyNos
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    Okay. First off - We are 3+ months after release - and no DLC.

    Two: The update 1.05 seems to have broken the game. I purchased the Gold Edition of the game - which came with the Deluxe Digital Content - specifically an upgrade to the wingsuit that includes jets and missiles.

    After the update? No jets or missiles. Software is there. Properties I PAID GOOD MONEY FOR - gone.
  54. Lonejumper23
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    UPDATE! I changing my review from a 3 to an 10 after playing this game for many hours and the ending is awesome compared to JC3. WOW and take off the HDR setting and the graphics improve 5X. Once you get used to the change in concept from JC2 & JC3 they actually made a really good game with a story that pulls you to the end! So much to do in different ways and I can't stop playing it. TheUPDATE! I changing my review from a 3 to an 10 after playing this game for many hours and the ending is awesome compared to JC3. WOW and take off the HDR setting and the graphics improve 5X. Once you get used to the change in concept from JC2 & JC3 they actually made a really good game with a story that pulls you to the end! So much to do in different ways and I can't stop playing it. The graphics are alright and the draw and frame rate is an issue but the rest of the game makes up for that short fall easily. If you can get it for cheap then this is a must buy if you like JC3. In this game the gun play and auto aim is awesome so it forces you to have great battles on the ground but great battles in the air as well. The epic action is still there and more..... enjoy and just give it a little time for the learning curve and the new concept of play. Enjoy!!! Hope we see JC5 and they make it the best one yet of the series.… Expand
  55. NoidZ
    Dec 11, 2018
    8
    Gameplay is just awesome and a bit better than JC3's. Now I see a lot of people complaining about the graphics, which I can understand. However, I'm convinced this is some kind of rendering issue. I'm playing the game on a PS4Pro and at some points the pop-in of elements are aweful, the other moment (even when there's a lot more going on on the screen. Sometimes the game looks great, butGameplay is just awesome and a bit better than JC3's. Now I see a lot of people complaining about the graphics, which I can understand. However, I'm convinced this is some kind of rendering issue. I'm playing the game on a PS4Pro and at some points the pop-in of elements are aweful, the other moment (even when there's a lot more going on on the screen. Sometimes the game looks great, but other times there's something wrong. Nothing Avalaunch can't fix though!… Expand
  56. predator73
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Just cause 4 is new gen hardcore grand theft auto. You can play it hundred of hours. Graphics are awesome. If you want %100 action and adrenaline, buy this game!
  57. EvilEmperor2
    Dec 4, 2018
    10
    Just Cause 4 A great evolution compared to the 3 game, with many improvements in design, co-op, renderings.
  58. FrostyFeet97
    Jan 7, 2019
    7
    Lots of bugs but I hope developers will fix them. Graphical desing is just one big dissapointment but atleast the game is running smoothly! The game is really fun you can do anything you want. Story is there but its really easy to overlook it. Just make chaos you know... For now 7 of 10
  59. Vintagesonic1
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    This game is completely fine. All the reviews I see, just rant about how awful the graphics are. But y'all ain't criticizing the gameplay. All you care about are graphics. Look, what would you rather have? A little lower graphics? Or a stable framerate? If it's graphics, go play Just Cause 3. If it's framerate, play Just Cause 4.
  60. glypheye
    Dec 10, 2018
    8
    So, yeah.....Just Cause 4

    In the eloquent words of another gamer's comments about Far Cry 5....."This game is stupid fun!" ;) I agree with the already mentioned issues. Graphical schmutz abounds. A different kind of graphic schmutz that plagued JC 3 with its egregious frame rate drops during intense moments of mayhem....and, in a game like Just Cause, you do not want egregious    So, yeah.....Just Cause 4

    In the eloquent words of another gamer's comments about Far Cry 5....."This game is stupid fun!" ;)

    I agree with the already mentioned issues. Graphical schmutz abounds. A different kind of graphic schmutz that plagued JC 3 with its egregious frame rate drops during intense moments of mayhem....and, in a game like Just Cause, you do not want egregious frame rate drops during moments of intense mayhem. You want the frame rate to hold......so one can appreciate the carnage in all its glory. Because (why? Because....or, rather....just 'cause! :D . *ahem*....sry ;) glorious carnage is really what Just Cause is all about, in a nutshell. The missions.....well, yes. The missions are "stupid".....repetitive and uninspired, for the most part. Not that I really care. Why?, you ask? Why go over there across this beautiful island world to free whomever from whatever held in wherever base loaded with enemy all tricked out in Stark Industry's full spectrum of modern military weaponry? Just cause....that's why! Just 'cause I am OP....and the enemy is soft and stupid....and just 'cause the base is utterly bloated with paper thin skinned fuel tanks and satellite dishes and giant electric transformer thingamaboppers just begging to be released into incindiary glory....and heli gunships/troop transports lazily floating around, holding still just long enough to ignite with a shoulder rocket trailing a beautiful plume of smoke and then erupting into a gorgeous orange/red blossoming fire ball with a liquid-transparent concentric expanding shock wave of energy preceding it ....I mean, my god.....whoever's running the explosion design team at Square Enix deserves a week long, fully-comped and platinum-tiered trip to Vegas for their work on this game. Mind......*ka-doosh*.....blown! :D As long as there's a reasonable degree of diversity in the missions....some opportunity and need to take cover and apply something reminiscent of tactics when overwhelmed during firefights...I'm good! 'Cause, let's be honest.....sheer numbers is the only way the AI is ever gonna get the upper hand in this game. Idiots! :D. Just gimme my best friend Mr Grapples, the occasional weapon crate, and droves of weapon/ammo dropping AI...and miles upon miles of lush scenery to parachute/wing suit over, and I'm a happy camper.

    So yes, there's some graphical schmutz in terms of motion blur and fidelity that faulters when you look too close at the scenery. Pop ins, draw distance and all that jazz. Stuff that, maybe just maybe, can be cleaned up with patches over time. All in all, the gunplay is juicy......the capacity for mayhem is diverse and ever-present and the gadgetry is a hoot. All ingredients in the perfect recipe for "stupid fun" :D Crack a Corona, sit back....and enjoy!, all you fans of this particular guilty pleasure.

    So when your girlfriend, mom, wife saunter in and watch what your doing, aghast and appalled at what she's seeing on the monitor and asks, "Why!? Just....why!?" Simply turn.....meet her eyes.....perform the signature Al Bundy couch maneuver with your non-dominant hand stuffed down the front of your pants, shrug your shoulders and say "Just 'cause, Peg......just 'cause" :D    … Expand
  61. Nitronics
    Dec 6, 2018
    8
    Just cause 4 changes many things that were in just cause 3. The new grapple hook is fun to play around with. Movement is faster. Explosions are bigger, more powerful and more realistic. The game world is bigger than Just cause 3’s world. The enemies are challenging to engage and destroy, but not unbeatable.
    Ok sure, the graphics are not perfect (some poorly designed textures, crappy    Just cause 4 changes many things that were in just cause 3. The new grapple hook is fun to play around with. Movement is faster. Explosions are bigger, more powerful and more realistic. The game world is bigger than Just cause 3’s world. The enemies are challenging to engage and destroy, but not unbeatable.
    Ok sure, the graphics are not perfect (some poorly designed textures, crappy water, motion blur) but that doesn’t stop me from having a good time. Overall, the game is a blast to play.

    To those who say the graphics are terrible: a game is never perfect. You can’t expect a perfect, realistic game all the time, so stop complaining and play. Video games were made for fun, not for arguing about graphics.    … Expand
  62. andy24king24
    Dec 5, 2018
    9
    Well since the previous game took a while to get into, and with insane load times and always replaying cos I kept dying, Just Cause 4 is a welcome change and pushing the series in the right direction. Much quicker load times, the grappling hook a dream to work with, so far what I’ve played it’s brilliant. Ok it’s no classic but still, great fun, great action, some frame rate issues, loveWell since the previous game took a while to get into, and with insane load times and always replaying cos I kept dying, Just Cause 4 is a welcome change and pushing the series in the right direction. Much quicker load times, the grappling hook a dream to work with, so far what I’ve played it’s brilliant. Ok it’s no classic but still, great fun, great action, some frame rate issues, love the destruction and yeah Just Cause 4 is a cause for celebration despite the average and very late reviews.… Expand
  63. KayVen17
    Aug 19, 2019
    5
    Ich finde den Teil wirklich viel besser als Teil 3, aber leider macht dies immer noch kein gutes Spiel aus. Ich gebe zu ich hatte meinen Spaß und wenn noch Abwechslung vorhanden gewesen wäre, dann würde ich Freudensprünge machen. Leider war dies nicht der Fall...
  64. VTL
    Feb 29, 2020
    3
    Juego sin gracia de mecanicas agradables los primeros 30 minutos, luego se repiten una y otra vez. Sinceramente solo valen las explosiones... Juego sin mucha gracia solo para fans de Just Cause. Suerte que lo compre por 15 € ya que de las 5 horas no he podido pasar.
  65. RKmerica
    Mar 16, 2019
    9
    Yes, 70 positive and 82 negative reviews. Yes, graphics aren't Red Dead Redemption II level. Once you get past that, you'll find a good, solid, sandbox game. It reminds me of PS3 towards the end when PS4 was coming out... the PS4 games being made for PS3. (I know, no PS5 out yet but that's the best analogy to use for this game.) The crazy amount of customization is nice too. It's not GhostYes, 70 positive and 82 negative reviews. Yes, graphics aren't Red Dead Redemption II level. Once you get past that, you'll find a good, solid, sandbox game. It reminds me of PS3 towards the end when PS4 was coming out... the PS4 games being made for PS3. (I know, no PS5 out yet but that's the best analogy to use for this game.) The crazy amount of customization is nice too. It's not Ghost Recon Wildlands level but then, Wildlands was intending to be realistic. The grappling hook has always been a favorite of mine in the Just Cause series and it gets a lot of extras in this game. Going back to the graphics, the best takeaway is that the load times are nearly non-existent most likely thanks to the lower graphics than PS4 owners are used to seeing on their console. (Full disclosure: I only buy download games from the PlayStation Store not disc-based. Still, after cut scenes and after areas are cleared... it shows a load screen and the bar doesn't even begin to fill when it pops up with Rico ready to go again.) I gave it a 9 out of 10 with the only knock against it being its ok graphics. It's definitely worth playing though... a fun and massive game that doesn't take itself too seriously.… Expand
  66. Yesacritic
    May 16, 2019
    6
    Just Cause 4 rezalet senaryosu, rezalet kopyalanmış mission design’ı, karakter detaylarının ps3 oyunların’dan bile daha geri kalmış olması, texture detaylarının kötü olması bu oyunu rezalet yapacakken chaos mekanikleri oyunu rezalet olmaktan kurtarıyor
  67. thcrew
    May 5, 2019
    10
    Пиздатая игра, не ебите мозги, зажравшиеся пиндосы, испашки и прочая муетень. Хуйню какую-то пишите, чесслово. Добротный красочный боевичок, время убить и получить удовольствие можно.
  68. CyberRobotnix
    Feb 6, 2019
    10
    The physics engine is an absolute masterpiece, this game gets an insta 10/10 solely for the physics engine.
  69. nandika
    Jan 22, 2019
    5
    You can see what the developers learned from the shortcomings of the previous game (less grind and easier to complete), but to release a game that's not finished is a slap on the face. The graphics are horribile, with the cutscenes striking out as the most horribile. What the hell, SqEnix??
  70. foxmuzik
    Dec 13, 2018
    10
    Main story is great, with some twists and jokes.
    Game loading times between scenes and missions are several times faster than Just Cause 3.
    Side missions may seem a bit confusing at first, but the game navigates the player so cleverly between side and main missions that it comes as a seamless transition from side to main missions. Personal opinion about gear mods - glad they are removed    Main story is great, with some twists and jokes.
    Game loading times between scenes and missions are several times faster than Just Cause 3.
    Side missions may seem a bit confusing at first, but the game navigates the player so cleverly between side and main missions that it comes as a seamless transition from side to main missions.
    Personal opinion about gear mods - glad they are removed them and only three options with various optimizations are available. Mods in Just Cause 3 made the player to grind the side missions. If not, the player would not have the grappling hook and other mods that made the game hard to beat.
    Explosions - fabulous.
    Voice acting - fantastic.

    I just love Just Cause game series and I hope for two things:
    1. That developers understand clearly what is wrong with this game (obviously the graphics and glitches that are more expected at beta version of the game, not the finished product)
    2. That Just Cause 5 will see the light in a few years and that developers would not be scared of bad reviews.

    To other critics:
    Let me tell you the most important thing. Game industry is a business. Someone has to remind you that. And here I am.

    I am sure all this "unfinished product" situation happened because Avalanche and Square Enix found themselves in uncomfortable position -- many great games recently released, the launch date already official, all guidelines to publish the game to PS Store passed, and then there is Christmas time coming with lots of kids, teenagers and adults -- a wide variety -- of people waiting for something to buy as a gift.

    I am pretty sure almost everyone would do the same thing and would release a product that needs finishing touches with a promise to patch the game in couple of weeks instead of missing an opportunity to sell more copies of the game in Christmas time.

    Therefore, I don't see why this game should have worse reviews than previous games. When developers release the fix for the problems, not many of the reviewers would change their score, just because they already have their feelings hurt... And most of these reviews would not reflect the true value of the game.    … Expand
  71. BlueHunter
    Dec 22, 2018
    8
    I find the game really fun even if it's graphics aren't that great the gameplay is just like just cause 3 whit some changes to make it a little bit better.
  72. Volsyden
    Apr 29, 2019
    3
    Let me just tell you this is NOT a Just Cause game. The earlier games were based off of more realistic weapons and such... thats why i enjoyed the game but then you add these weapons and rocket suits... stupid.... instead of just cause they should call it just stupid. story was also crap. played for about an hour and i was shocked to see how far this game fell.
  73. Mnobody
    May 28, 2019
    1
    JC3 was good. Mindless destruction that didnt feel like a damn chore. JC4 is as a fun as doing tax returns or copying definitions out of a dictionary. Here's what to expect with story mode:

    Want to get into the "rebellion"? Sure you do. After a story and plot development, a high schooler could plan better, you're gonna feel jazzed to skip through cutscenes from the start. Now bring on    JC3 was good. Mindless destruction that didnt feel like a damn chore. JC4 is as a fun as doing tax returns or copying definitions out of a dictionary. Here's what to expect with story mode:

    Want to get into the "rebellion"? Sure you do. After a story and plot development, a high schooler could plan better, you're gonna feel jazzed to skip through cutscenes from the start. Now bring on the fking tedium. You want bang bangs and destruction but also want a sense of accomplishment like youre doing something right?

    This brings you to territory mode. Most of the territory you have to unlock by doing a mandatory Fk you base capture; some you can unlock just by destroying a lot of crap and manually selecting - no prob with that. But thats only 10% of them. Most you gotta manually travel all over the map for and do some stupid base nonsense for. Sure, game still has helicopters right? Guess what: Devs figured out you like the helicopters of the last game, so forget that. They have been retarded to all hell, making them as useful as belly button lint against a house fire. Youre going to be traveling with the equivalency of a donkey as you do one of 4 things,slowly "flying" around with your stupid grappling hook and retro 70's wingsuit across each base about 30 times if you plan to complete this cluster fk of a game. You are guaranteed to that ever base you will be doing a combination of these 4 Id-rather-being-getting-my-teeth-cleaned chores: 1. hack a sparse collection of consoles for no damn reason, 2. drive car bombs into water for no damn reason, 3. blow up a collection of generators/bullsh*t for no damn reason ( which a helicopter with missle launchers and machine guns cant do cause your lame-ass grappling hook has to remove a piece of tinfoil that's protecting them) or 4. spend 10 minutes zipping around with your dumb, stupid grappling hooked and wingsuit to find a special model suxk-a-who crap vehicle that opens the magical special door that allows you to do one of options 1-3 FOR NO DAMN REASON. Best is when you have a base that puts all 4 of these repetitive retard activities together so you can waste 1 hour on this crap, just for 1 stupid base that does nothing more than unlock a car/gun/color parachute you couldn't give a fk less about. But hey, thats the only way you can feel like you've achieved something and progress in the special-ed narrative of this nonsense backstory.

    Sounds like fun dont it?

    Screw the devs for fking up a simple concept that worked. Wait to catch this in the bargain bin, or just stick with JC3.    … Expand
  74. AndrewEvolution
    Dec 6, 2020
    2
    SJW garbage ! The trama have no drama, the game have that modern revolutionary teenager felling that makes everything seams childish, menu is overcomplicated, too many comands and you can´t change the buttons... Just Cause 3 fells like a better game than this one...
  75. MaxVurhies
    Jan 17, 2020
    4
    Разочарован игрой, открытый мир скучный, задания однообразные, гринд ради гринда. Некторые задания откровенно бесили своей безолаберностью. Графика просто вырви глаз. А физика, почему танк не может переехать кирпичик или переехать авто, зато от дуновения ветра он улетает за несколько км. Или от столкновения с предметом, то же самое. Из-за этого приходилось неоднократно перезапускатьРазочарован игрой, открытый мир скучный, задания однообразные, гринд ради гринда. Некторые задания откровенно бесили своей безолаберностью. Графика просто вырви глаз. А физика, почему танк не может переехать кирпичик или переехать авто, зато от дуновения ветра он улетает за несколько км. Или от столкновения с предметом, то же самое. Из-за этого приходилось неоднократно перезапускать миссию. Баги ужасные, иногда, по прохождению миссии, я выполнял задание, а оно не засчитывалось, приходилось делать рестарт. И так неоднократно. Баги с полетами и стрельбой оставляют только наихудшие впечатления. Поэтому я по быстрому пробежал сюжет и удалил игру. Более сносно смотрятся эффекты и разрушения. А все эти фишки с торнадо и бурями не влияют на героя никак. Задумка неплохая, а вот реализация очень плохая, столько можно было с этими бурями интересного сделать. в общем, 4/10… Expand
  76. Ascalon
    May 3, 2020
    0
    Yapay zeka 0, Hikaye 0, Fizik Motoru 0, Kaos yok, Buglar Fazla, Oyunun %90ı Adam Korumakla Geçiyor Oyunu kesinlikle parasını hak etmiyor Dlc olsa bile Para vermem Bi Oyun Bu kadar kötü yapılabilir
  77. Kowbrad
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    I absolutely love this game. You can do a lot in this game, just using your gadgets on random cars is fun.
    But there is next to none story. Although the game in its core is a sandbox game and that’s why i love it. The game isn’t that buggy. And i don’t understand why it’s rating is so low.
  78. stupidperson420
    Jun 5, 2020
    8
    great game although the campaign sucks the sandbox mode is great it is basically a spanish gta
  79. Boombastik365
    Jul 17, 2020
    10
    It's a so good game, I love the mechanics and the physics, the story of the game it is not the best, but it is ok.
  80. nexus151196
    Dec 13, 2020
    4
    Очень посредственная игра... в сравнении со второй частью вообще полный повтор с ухудшениями, да даже первая часть интересней. В игре куча лишних механик, которые перегружают интерфейс и геймплей. Слабо, очень слабо. Бросил спустя 2 часа.Очень посредственная игра... в сравнении со второй частью вообще полный повтор с ухудшениями, да даже первая часть интересней. В игре куча лишних механик, которые перегружают интерфейс и геймплей. Слабо, очень слабо. Бросил спустя 2 часа.
  81. Kentonsxng
    Mar 19, 2022
    8
    As usual I’m late to the party because I tend to wait for games to drop in price and as a platinum trophy Hunter I like to get 100% of all trophies/achievements including all of the DLCs. This was my first experience with the Just Cause franchise. I read a lot of reviews talking about the bugs and glitches, but I had very few problems. I truly enjoyed the game for its action, grappleAs usual I’m late to the party because I tend to wait for games to drop in price and as a platinum trophy Hunter I like to get 100% of all trophies/achievements including all of the DLCs. This was my first experience with the Just Cause franchise. I read a lot of reviews talking about the bugs and glitches, but I had very few problems. I truly enjoyed the game for its action, grapple hook/hover board, emphasis on solo/single player, relatively easy trophy list and variety of the 3 DLCs and ease of finding fun things to do. Avalanche and Square Enid did a great job. My one complaint is the long grind of the three trophies associated with stunt, vehicle and speed challenges. Dear Developers, with all due love and respect, If you exceed 100 challenges in three separate categories… for bronze trophies with a current completion of 0.4%, you might have gone overboard lol. March 2022… Expand
  82. justlike89
    Apr 19, 2021
    0
    This game is awful. How can you release so empty, boring and pointless game? How??
  83. amirmohammadpap
    Mar 3, 2022
    10
    این بازی بهترین بازی است وبعد شما می آید به این بازی نمره منفی میدید خدا
  84. jameshowlett89
    May 27, 2019
    1
    everything but the wingsuit in this game is worse than previous titles. Graphics, AI, gunplay, driving, flying..etc etc..SMFH. Glad I had gamepass and didn't pay for this crap. Enemy respawning is worse than ever, you clear an entire area right in fron of you, turn around and they're all back, sniping and using RPGS from all directions...like WTF??
  85. 109nath
    Dec 26, 2020
    0
    Pure trash. Story was boring and gameplay is all over the place. Just cause 3 is way better. On that JC 3 you were blowing things up with purpose. But in this game you just blowing things up for the sake of blowing things up. Enemies are ridiculous. You think you escape and then her they come out of no where. You suppose to have fun playing games like this but fun was tthe last thing IPure trash. Story was boring and gameplay is all over the place. Just cause 3 is way better. On that JC 3 you were blowing things up with purpose. But in this game you just blowing things up for the sake of blowing things up. Enemies are ridiculous. You think you escape and then her they come out of no where. You suppose to have fun playing games like this but fun was tthe last thing I was having. It's impossible to drive a car on this game. I did not emotional this game at all.… Expand
  86. HaloFever
    Dec 11, 2020
    4
    Low effort dumpster fire. Usually a sequel looks better than the game that preceded it. This might be the first time in history that the sequel looked worse. Actually, this game is so hilariously bad, that I should not waste my time coming up with words to describe its failing as a consumer entertainment product. But there is something fun about blowing things up, so it is important toLow effort dumpster fire. Usually a sequel looks better than the game that preceded it. This might be the first time in history that the sequel looked worse. Actually, this game is so hilariously bad, that I should not waste my time coming up with words to describe its failing as a consumer entertainment product. But there is something fun about blowing things up, so it is important to understand how Square Enix got this game so wrong.

    I will give Just Cause 4 credit for not crashing. The previous game, Just Cause 3, crashed constantly. Also, I am playing Just Cause 4 on PS5 and the load times are a non-issue. This game might be a nightmare on PS4 because Rico will often instantly die in mysterious explosions. These are the only accolades I can give Just Cause 4.

    The low quality of the graphics in this game is both stunning and confusing. Put simply, the game looks like dog **** The lighting is bizarrely too bright and too dark, lights flicker constantly, models are pixelated, hair texture is non-existent, shadows appear in odd places, and most of the environment is the same low quality rocks, trees, buildings, and cars on repeat. Just Cause 3 looked great. Why would a developer create worse looking models for Just Cause 4? Did they lose the license to the engine they used for Just Cause 3? Did Square Enix really charge $60 for this turd?

    I might excuse the bad graphics if it meant the rest of the game ran smooth as butter. Overwatch and Fortnite are great examples of games that trade graphics for performance. I wish Just Cause 4 had done the same. Flying around in the game, you will see pop-in. You will also see tanks fly into the air for no reason and helicopters materialize out of nowhere. In an action filled firefight, the screen will go white as Rico is obliterated by some unseen force. The a.i. will walk NPCs into corners, have enemies stand still while you lay into them with a machine gun, and send escort mission NPCs through burning wreckage. The vehicle models you blow up are sometimes replaced with wrecked versions of the vehicle and sometimes with skins that show a blackened texture. There was no attempt to simulate real destruction.

    The most heartbreaking failure of this game is the failure to fulfill the premise of the Just Cause game series: destroying everything. For starters, you do not need to destroy enemy assets anymore. What you do is create "chaos" to earn troops who will take regions. First you have to conduct a mission at a base. There are only 3 kinds of missions so get ready to rinse and repeat. Once the mission is complete, you select the region on the map and send in some troop. There is no fighting for Rico. The map changes color and the region is taken over. The thing about earning "chaos" is that you can easily earn it from fighting the enemy, and by midway through the game I had enough troopers on standby that destroying fuel tanks and radio towers was no longer necessary.

    Destroying things for fun is also not as fun as Just Cause 3 or Just Cause 2. You have many of the same tools. The problem is the setup. Like Just Cause 3, every base and city is very far away from each other. Perhaps to compensate, the game has enemies teleport to the player rather than travel from the far edges of visible space. There is no point in using a crashed bus to set up a roadblock or dropping a fuel tank from a cargo helicopter. Even in bases, the goal is never to destroy things but to flip switches or activate a computer console that is oddly and conveniently placed on the roof of a building. Dear Square Enix, no one wants to play a game about flipping switches.

    The story and voice acting are barely worth mentioning. No one plays these games for the story. The story also peaked with Just Cause 2 when Rico fought a dictator while riding nuclear missiles. The least Square Enix can do for players is have voice acting that isn't flat and repetitive and cutscenes that look better than a game from 2001. I actually prefer for the story to be in-game. Maybe put some of that cutscene budget into models and textures!

    If I didn't mentioned the weather effects in the game then it is because they look terrible and offer nothing that Just Cause 4 needed to be a decent game. If Just Cause is going to innovate, then start with having every enemy building destructible. Muhahaha.

    All-in-all, this game is a low effort cash grab that killed the Just Cause franchise. I cannot see how I would pay $60 for another Just Cause game. In fact. Because of the failings of Just Cause 3, I never bought Just Cause 4. The game was a PlayStation Plus "free" game for me. If you pay more than "free" for this game, you overpaid.    … Expand
  87. MaximumD
    May 5, 2021
    4
    Another game that I got from PS Plus that I'm so glad I did not pay for. Story, Graphics, Environment, Controls. They are all awful. The cars drive like sleds on ice. Enemies seem to spawn out of nowhere half the time. I remember the first 2 Just Cause games were pretty fun action games, but this game replaces the fun with a task system that is just way too convoluted for it's own good.Another game that I got from PS Plus that I'm so glad I did not pay for. Story, Graphics, Environment, Controls. They are all awful. The cars drive like sleds on ice. Enemies seem to spawn out of nowhere half the time. I remember the first 2 Just Cause games were pretty fun action games, but this game replaces the fun with a task system that is just way too convoluted for it's own good.

    Meh, better not to waste your time with this.    … Expand
  88. msadeghi
    Oct 2, 2019
    5
    The story is so boring and you don't even wanna know anything about it. Graphics are so bad specially in cutscenes. The UI is so confusing at the beginning. Driving is not good. That is a bad game.
  89. GameRogue
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    Its like GTA 5 stars all the time in this and everything is made of explosives. Its barely playable, the vehicle seem to be made of glass, the controls are a clunky mess and menu navigation should come with an epilepsy warning. Sometimes more of the same isn’t a good thing. You cant complete a mission without a complete mess of explosions, waves of enemy’s that never end and constantlyIts like GTA 5 stars all the time in this and everything is made of explosives. Its barely playable, the vehicle seem to be made of glass, the controls are a clunky mess and menu navigation should come with an epilepsy warning. Sometimes more of the same isn’t a good thing. You cant complete a mission without a complete mess of explosions, waves of enemy’s that never end and constantly running out of ammo. It’s just chaos pure and absolute chaos, which I think is what they were going for.… Expand
  90. DRplayer
    Feb 12, 2022
    5
    Ile starts off the good stuff cause there are few of them anyway. I really liked the gameplay and variety of equipment at your disposal made it fun and created action moments. The explosions are great and have very impressive physics. At least this game doesn't drop drastically fps like 3 did, but this game feels outdated. The characters are so bland even Rico and Sheldon are justIle starts off the good stuff cause there are few of them anyway. I really liked the gameplay and variety of equipment at your disposal made it fun and created action moments. The explosions are great and have very impressive physics. At least this game doesn't drop drastically fps like 3 did, but this game feels outdated. The characters are so bland even Rico and Sheldon are just lifeless. The graphics aren't impressive either and they still use pre-rendered cutscene like come on we are in real time now. Again like in 3, loading times between in game and cutscene how is this even possible when we have games with real time now. The story is just whatever and just doesn't make any sense. The biggest take away is that the explosions aren't rewarding unlike in 3 where you get chaos points to have a sense of progression. Here exploring everything just doesn't grant anything and just feels useless which is a shame cause they look great and play great too.… Expand
  91. BioShock_
    Jan 1, 2021
    0
    If you managed to finish this game then you have my respect. It's the most boring, generic, uninspired garbage I've ever played. Same with JC3 I couldn't finish it.
  92. spesini
    Sep 29, 2021
    5
    Enjoyable for a while, but definitely not something you want to play again. Basically Just Cause 3 but worse in every aspect.
  93. FilipeGoncalves
    Dec 22, 2021
    6
    A massive downgrade (funwise) if compared with the predecessor.

    Evenr with the fps drop, better stick with the jc3
  94. jz123
    Apr 27, 2019
    3
    The game starts with a promise of delivering a great experience but it falls short of that by a huge margin. The game is riddled with bugs (audio and visual). The game's graphics during cut scenes make you feel like you are playing on a previous generation console's early era (even thats saying a lot). The game offers very mundane and repetitive tasks which you have to complete in order toThe game starts with a promise of delivering a great experience but it falls short of that by a huge margin. The game is riddled with bugs (audio and visual). The game's graphics during cut scenes make you feel like you are playing on a previous generation console's early era (even thats saying a lot). The game offers very mundane and repetitive tasks which you have to complete in order to unlock story missions, which in themselves are not so impressive. The only fun element that you get out of the game is manoeuvrability. The wing suit gliding mechanic is fun to use, coupling with the grapple hook, offers some excitement in the game. The big USP that of tornadoes in the game, loses its charm in like the first tornado you encounter. The combat mechanics are okay at best. There are no grenades as far as I played, or if there are grenades in your arsenal, they may come at time when you are so severely bored with the game that you might have stopped playing by then. The alternate mode of your guns was a nice touch and offers some variety in you arsenal. All in all, the game fails to hook you enough to play through even half of the game. You might enjoy the first few hours of the game after which you will probably never have the urge to pick up the controller again for this game.… Expand
  95. GamingReality
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    This game is pure **** Actually I take it back, pure **** is waaaaaaay better than this game. Better burn your money than buy this crap.
  96. pwm
    Jan 14, 2021
    2
    I gave up after many hours of gameplay because I knew I would never finish it. There is no easy difficulty level, and several missions are basically impossible to complete, like the Tank Factory for example. If game developers think that making a game that's almost impossible to finish is a job well done, then I've got news for you: If I can't drop down to an easier level to finish theI gave up after many hours of gameplay because I knew I would never finish it. There is no easy difficulty level, and several missions are basically impossible to complete, like the Tank Factory for example. If game developers think that making a game that's almost impossible to finish is a job well done, then I've got news for you: If I can't drop down to an easier level to finish the game, I will not buy a game like this. I finished Just Cause 3 but could not get through this one.… Expand
  97. danield80
    Sep 2, 2021
    5
    Aside from a bunch of minor improvements such as car radio, more precise aiming and better controls when using parachute, wingsuit and the grappler. Other than that Just Cause 4 does things basically the same way as Just Cause 3... or worse. The story is primitive, missions are similarly repetitive. For a 'sandbox' game there's not very much to do (other than completing hundreds ofAside from a bunch of minor improvements such as car radio, more precise aiming and better controls when using parachute, wingsuit and the grappler. Other than that Just Cause 4 does things basically the same way as Just Cause 3... or worse. The story is primitive, missions are similarly repetitive. For a 'sandbox' game there's not very much to do (other than completing hundreds of vehicle/wingsuit stunts).
    In my opinion, there are only two positive or unique things about JC3. The wingsuit gameplay and the world design. I consider JC3's map one of the most beautiful of all games. JC4's map is far worse. Bigger but way duller.
    JC4 has at least stable fps and don't run on 10 fps when things are exploding. But at what cost? Textures are constantly loading in, sometimes you find yourself falling through a texture that's supposed to be solid but hasn't loaded yet. Also lighting engine is kind of weird so JC3 is graphically better.
    In conclusion, Just Cause 4 doesn't improve on its predecessor in any major way and feels rushed.    … Expand
  98. scottishgamer1
    Dec 26, 2020
    4
    Quality game, great explosion/ragdoll physics, shooting, vehicles the grappling hook is great. If you love action games this must buy what's not to like about driving loads of vehicles, shooting and blowing stuff up, flying around etc. Great fun.
  99. alexslork
    Dec 19, 2020
    2
    beyond belief and I had to stop playing as the graphics made me hurl. Not everyone has these issues, but it seems like most consle players, especially t
  100. Faxthtax
    May 23, 2020
    5
    Just Cause series is still going. These are games you play to vent out some frustration, and it is therapeutic in a way. You never play this game for the story, just to blow some stuff up and have a laugh .
    After the very decent JC3, this one just seem like a quick-development job. Terrible graphics, textures and frame-rate problems gives away how rushed this looks. Missions are    Just Cause series is still going. These are games you play to vent out some frustration, and it is therapeutic in a way. You never play this game for the story, just to blow some stuff up and have a laugh .
    After the very decent JC3, this one just seem like a quick-development job. Terrible graphics, textures and frame-rate problems gives away how rushed this looks. Missions are repetitive and you grow bored fast.
    Controlling Rico feels more of the same, but the driving mechanism is as always bad. It does however seem to do okay when you drive fast vehicles. Driving slow vehicles in areas with trees is terrible, vehicles handles bad, goes slow, and seem stuck many times when you hit debris. The Camera acting crazy at times. You are better off on foot and wingsuit or aerial vehicles when travelling around.
    The world is large and nice made, but lacks content. In fact, this game seems to struggle with the typical problems open world game has: Content and lack of diverisity.

    It removes some features from JC3 like grenades.    … Expand
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  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    65
    Just Cause 4 is just another sandbox game that brings nothing new to the table. If you are looking for mindless destruction with a terrible story, this is a game for you. If you’re looking for something deeper, look elsewhere.
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  2. PlayGround.ru
    Feb 5, 2019
    45
    If it continues like this, the series will die.
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  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jan 27, 2019
    70
    A shallow yet occasionally thrilling sandbox that doubles down on explosively stupid antics. The campaign is too grindy for its own good, and Rico's looks are fading, but this B-tier open world can still charm. [Issue#158, p.78]
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