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. 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.
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. pierpar
    Jun 1, 2020
    3
    Fa tutto schifo
    Pieno di bug e non posso giocare offline
    Il 3 era molto meglio
  10. krooney
    Jun 20, 2020
    3
    I stopped playing. Too many changes and fiddling with gadgets that couldn't be saved by nice graphics. Strange how people feel the need to break winning formulas for the sake of it. Such a shame after JC3.
  11. 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.
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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...
  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. 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,
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. febrovsky
    Dec 2, 2020
    2
    Jogo muito fraco, tirando uma ou outra inovação deixa muito a desejar.
    Jogos com mais de 10 anos conseguem ser muito melhores que ele.
  24. 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.
  25. 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??
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. akdeniz33
    Dec 5, 2018
    1
    Worst graphics ever!!
    The just cause 3 better than game.
    JC4 so bad.
    this is so much downgrade!!!
  30. 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 ...
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. Phoenix-Prince
    Aug 16, 2020
    1
    I've never been able to enjoy this series, yet because the premise is supposed to be dumb fun, I always give it a chance, after this though never again.
    I actually enjoyed this for about 10 or so hours, it's definitely better then it predecessors.
    Ironically where the series constantly fails, is in the very nature of the game, it's basically just create chaos in anyway you please, it gives    I've never been able to enjoy this series, yet because the premise is supposed to be dumb fun, I always give it a chance, after this though never again.
    I actually enjoyed this for about 10 or so hours, it's definitely better then it predecessors.
    Ironically where the series constantly fails, is in the very nature of the game, it's basically just create chaos in anyway you please, it gives you a lot to go crazy with, the problem is in a lot of situations things go from fun to very tense. Between a much more aggressive AI, the bad controls, explosions aimed right at you thus constantly being ragdoll'ed around gets pretty annoying quick.
    The Achilles heel for me is the usual terrible mission design, the one that had me rage quit, was where I needed to sit on a center platform very little room to move, while a endless barrage of bullets and grenades thrown at me, so my ally could hack their schematics. If you move around too much and you're out of range and Your progress at that point will start to rapidly decreases, where I had enough was when two grenades left me no where to run, two snipers and two grenades killing me at the last second mark.
    I'm assuming crap like that is why this is a niech title rather than a popular title that would rival say GTA or saints row. Be warned if you are indeed just looking for dumb fun that you can relax to, this game will find a way to ruin it just like it's prequels.    … Expand
  39. emredoesntexist
    Apr 8, 2021
    1
    Rezalet sakın almayın. Hikaye, modelleme, mekanikler filan bokun içi. Ps plusta var diye oynayayım dedim de. 20
    Dk dayanabildim
  40. Cruella99
    May 27, 2021
    1
    One of the most disappointing sequels of all time. Developers should at least care little bit...
  41. 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.
  42. 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.
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. 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.
  47. 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.
  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. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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.
  52. 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
  53. 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.
  54. 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.
  55. 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.
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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.
  59. 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)
  60. 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
  61. 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
  62. 3picfail
    Jun 7, 2020
    0
    Worse with every iteration. Unbelievable they put **** like that out there!!! Enough
  63. nico_201
    Jul 12, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just Cause 4 was a disappointing game with pretty bad graphics and the dumbest AI I've ever seen in a game. I bought it thinking it would have at least a semi-good story, as it was promoted with the villain, Gabriela Morales saying she was evil. She literally appears two times in the game and one is a plot-twist where she becomes good. And apart from that, as someone that lives in South America and that has visited a lot of places there, I'm disappointed at its representation of the continent. Mainly the desert and the mountains where nothing like here, with the desert looking mostly as the cliche sandy place, when here it mostly isn't like that, and the mountain region trying to replicate the patagonian region but looking more like North America or Europe. Also, some of the tether option didn't really work, such as the booster. With it I could only turn cars and people into beyblades. Last but not least, for being a physics and destruction game, sometimes it's extremely exaggerated. If an NPC car falls from short distance to the ground, it will always explode. However, Rico can fall from kilometers up in the sky and still survive with no issue at all. Truly a bad game, only buy if it is in sale under $20 dollars, as it's not really worth it.… Expand
  64. sergiotips
    Dec 7, 2020
    0
    I made the account just to rate this game. I can say time I gave to this was wasted...
  65. lorygamer2003
    Jan 14, 2021
    0
    porcoddio sto gioco è ottimizzato col culo gira meglio crash bandicoot nella play 1 imparate a fare i giochi
  66. justlike89
    Apr 19, 2021
    0
    This game is awful. How can you release so empty, boring and pointless game? How??
  67. 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
  68. 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.
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#23 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2018

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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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