Just Cause 4

 PlayStation 4
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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 471 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 123 out of 471
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  3. Negative: 231 out of 471
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  1. Mmtate0487
    Sep 4, 2023
    2
    One of the most buggy and glitch ridden games I’ve even seen hit the market. This doesn’t even deserve to be a triple A title anymore.
  2. Valent1
    Aug 2, 2023
    1
    Peut-être le pire jeu auquel j'ai joué et en tout cas il en fait partie. je n'ai pas du tout apprécié, je me suis amusé au tout début quelques minutes mais après j'étais totalement désintéressé. Le jeu est vide est sans intérêt.
  3. sarcastor
    Feb 6, 2023
    0
    i played just cause 3 at least three times through, with all the bugs and slowdowns on my ps4 because it was fun as heck to play. Even if it was repetitive and boring, it was just fun to go around and destroy everything with rockets and helicopters and even bombers. Just cause 4 on the other hand is a confuse, bumbling mess. I have no idea what to do. I keep getting killed by the endlessi played just cause 3 at least three times through, with all the bugs and slowdowns on my ps4 because it was fun as heck to play. Even if it was repetitive and boring, it was just fun to go around and destroy everything with rockets and helicopters and even bombers. Just cause 4 on the other hand is a confuse, bumbling mess. I have no idea what to do. I keep getting killed by the endless waves of bad guys who know exactly where i am at all times, the upgrade tree looks like it was designed by a four year old poodle. I can't believe Square Enix thought this game was good.… Expand
  4. 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.
  5. 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
  6. Belarus_neckoby
    Aug 15, 2021
    0
    Эта игра напомнила мне времена half-life когда CS только зарождалось на квадратных мыльных модельках персонажа. Ни одна игра до 2021 года не могла мне напомнить , а эта смогла! Не знаю почему но игра дико мыльная и дико квадратная... ps4 способна на большее и это видно по другим проэктам. Не понимаю почему Square Enix последние годы делает одно га в но ..... Эта игра почему то имеетЭта игра напомнила мне времена half-life когда CS только зарождалось на квадратных мыльных модельках персонажа. Ни одна игра до 2021 года не могла мне напомнить , а эта смогла! Не знаю почему но игра дико мыльная и дико квадратная... ps4 способна на большее и это видно по другим проэктам. Не понимаю почему Square Enix последние годы делает одно га в но ..... Эта игра почему то имеет практически одинаковую оценку с PC ! Не знаю как на PC , но то что я вижу на pc4 не имеет права называться полноценной игрой. Максимум уровень инди игр которые и то лучше могут быть ! Как так уничтожить на ps4 игру я не понимаю. Я не хочу понимать . Это самый лучший пример того на что НЕСПОСОБНЫ разработчики . Отвратительно !… Expand
  7. 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
  8. rockstargamer
    Jun 4, 2021
    1
    I found it forcing me to kill so many women in the game to be somewhat disturbing. Seemed like a lot of the enemy troops were women for some reason. Just being honest here, as a guy killing other guys feels more natural, something off about killing women. Anyways, I liked Just Cause 2 a lot, and Just Cause 3 was pretty decent, though it could've been more realistic. This one just confused me.
  9. Cruella99
    May 27, 2021
    1
    One of the most disappointing sequels of all time. Developers should at least care little bit...
  10. 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
  11. yolo004
    May 3, 2021
    2
    Uninteresting story, ugly graphics, big but empty map, ok gameplay. Overall it's just a tedious game not really worth playing,
  12. justlike89
    Apr 19, 2021
    0
    This game is awful. How can you release so empty, boring and pointless game? How??
  13. emredoesntexist
    Apr 8, 2021
    1
    Rezalet sakın almayın. Hikaye, modelleme, mekanikler filan bokun içi. Ps plusta var diye oynayayım dedim de. 20
    Dk dayanabildim
  14. Kubik1303
    Apr 8, 2021
    3
    I don't even know where to start. Outdated graphics, repetitious game play, a lot of bugs, uninteresting story. It is a big step down from Just Cause 3, which wasn't perfect, but I consider it a good game. It is overall an uninspired, boring game
  15. Akifq61
    Feb 3, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. English:
    Just cause 4 is a very spent game, even if the gameplay is very different and good for me, I found a lot of bugs in the game and I found the story quite plain, it really is a game that cannot be worth the money.

    Türkce:
    Just cause 4 baya harcanmis bir oyun bana ne kadar Oynanisi baya degisik ve iyi gelmis olsa bile oyunda baya cok bug buldum ve hikayeyi baya sade buldum, cidden verdiniz paraya degemiyecek bir oyun    … Expand
  16. ToshLichev
    Jan 29, 2021
    3
    Just Cause 4 is what I imagine mid 2000's outraged old people think video games are like.

    It's so bad I'm just gonna list all the cons, no time for a whitty review: There is no plot to speak of, the characters are dull and bland stereotypes of some of the most played out archetypes out there, the world feels empty, every mission is a side mission, there is 0 gameplay variety, the game    Just Cause 4 is what I imagine mid 2000's outraged old people think video games are like.

    It's so bad I'm just gonna list all the cons, no time for a whitty review:
    There is no plot to speak of, the characters are dull and bland stereotypes of some of the most played out archetypes out there, the world feels empty, every mission is a side mission, there is 0 gameplay variety, the game controls like **** the physics engine is broken, at times it feels like it's in a pre-alpha state, the graphics are stuck in the late 00's (not even AAA graphics from that time), it's supposed to be fun but rarely is and the trophies are ****.

    Oh and here are the pros:
    I had a total of 15 minutes of fun... during my 10+ hour playthrough. I also got a cow gun, that was semi-cool.

    It's essentially the B-roll footage that gets left on the cutting room floor of a Michael Bay movie.
    Yet another **** PS+ game.    … Expand
  17. 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
  18. lorygamer2003
    Jan 14, 2021
    0
    porcoddio sto gioco è ottimizzato col culo gira meglio crash bandicoot nella play 1 imparate a fare i giochi
  19. memokmo
    Jan 12, 2021
    2
    Overall same with jc3 but worse
    Exploring the world an blowing up enemy bases was fun in jc3 but it's not in this game
    I couldn't stand it more than 2 hours
  20. GChenierr
    Jan 6, 2021
    2
    I really don’t know how did my friend play all a night this game.

    I tried it That’s not so funny ! I died all time cause there’s too much enemies and too much tank to kill you at the start of the game, additionally you can’t see where are the ennemies except when they are snipers, when I play this game, because of that, my eyes are bloody red when I stop playing! Also there’s like no    I really don’t know how did my friend play all a night this game.

    I tried it

    That’s not so funny !
    I died all time cause there’s too much enemies and too much tank to kill you at the start of the game, additionally you can’t see where are the ennemies except when they are snipers, when I play this game, because of that, my eyes are bloody red when I stop playing! Also there’s like no easy way to avoid all the bullets and the Rocket you even don’t see! And guess what, when you think you’re safe, they lauch a grenade! Also you can have a army that advance zone to zone. But muffin how could I be able to have advance my army if I’m muffin not able to muffin clear a zone cause after 8 muffin times I realized that ennemies will muffin constantly spawn muffin more équiped from absolutely nowhere! Even the 8th time I thought I cleared the zone but I looked around one time, no one, second time, muffin too much people and I received a lot of bullets and died from an invisible explosive projectile. And guess what happens if you run away? Oh? They just continue following you!! I’m fighting about evil people! I’m not doing bad choices and deserve to be chase and kill! Why does they send me like 5 helicopters to kill me? And also I’m often out of bullet

    And for the story I don’t understand
    Are we terorists?

    What a muffin crap game    … Expand
  21. 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.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. JustStupido
    Dec 23, 2020
    4
    Graphics and optimization are not evolving
    I like Just Cause 3 more
    It's too boring
  25. 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
  26. Lamboguy188
    Dec 18, 2020
    2
    I really hate this game they pretty much took everything from jc3 and throw it in the trash the game is not fun the story is meh and repetitive the map is ok but if you want to play jc4 play the third one it’s way better I would give it 9 it’s that good
  27. 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.
  28. 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
  29. JRK94
    Dec 10, 2020
    4
    Thought this game could be like crackdown or even the old mercenaries, but this game is just boring. It has a dumb plot which is forgivable on this type of game, but there is literally no fun interaction with the environment. The objectives are variations of the same. Got it free from PS plus, if I had bought this, I would be pissed
  30. Galuck
    Dec 10, 2020
    1
    Bad story, bad graphics, terrible pace and level design.
    Boring at every aspect. The map is gigantic but repetitive and boring
    The ONLY good thing about the game is The explosion FX
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65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 41
  3. Negative: 2 out of 41
  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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