Just Cause 4

 PlayStation 4
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4.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 471 Ratings

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  1. nnevill
    May 25, 2020
    7
    It's not the best game ever made but if you know how to deal with it – it provides many fun hours. Don't threat it very seriously – it's just a game with gameplay on the first place. And it worths at least to give a chance.
  2. 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
  3. Zwoiri
    Dec 31, 2019
    4
    Extremely repetitive, trivial challenges and world. Parts of the world also look exactly like just cause 3. Just cause 3 was better.
  4. StudMuffinOP
    Oct 21, 2019
    4
    Honestly I had no idea what was going on with the main storyline. Playing Just Cause 3 I had high hopes for this game and gave this one a shot and was highly disappointed. Game was extremely laggy and glitchy for me on the PS4. Was flying around more than blowing things up in this one and was constantly getting fired at in every direction. Not worth full the full price.
  5. 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
  6. mrgreentoad
    Oct 22, 2019
    10
    I want to start by saying i loved JC2 & JC3. I was very excited about JC4 until i saw how bad the reviews were when the game released. Sadly, I decided to give up on JC4. Fast forward 10 months (now Oct ‘19) i read that a bunch of updates & patches for the game had fixed a alot of graphical bugs & improved a bunch of other issues. I decided to give it a try & WOW! I have been having aI want to start by saying i loved JC2 & JC3. I was very excited about JC4 until i saw how bad the reviews were when the game released. Sadly, I decided to give up on JC4. Fast forward 10 months (now Oct ‘19) i read that a bunch of updates & patches for the game had fixed a alot of graphical bugs & improved a bunch of other issues. I decided to give it a try & WOW! I have been having a blast with the game! The graphics look amazing, whether it’s the draw distance, the water effects and water reflections, the different biomes or the lighting!
    I do miss seeing fish and coral in the water though :( i also love that Rico now has the ability to climb things with his hands!!! He couldn’t do that in previous games & you had to grapple & jump to climb stuff. I also really like that aiming weapons is now with L2 instead of R3, it just feels better to me. I do miss liberating bases & towns but have adjusted to the new system. I also miss c4!!! That was my main way of eliminating helicopters, grapple up, plant c4 & detonate as i was flying away!!! But I’ve adjusted to secondary fire on weapon as well, not like i have a choice! Anyway, i want to thank Avalanche, i love this game!!! I also really enjoyed Mad Max which i would LOVE to see a sequel for as well!!!! :)    … Expand
  7. ReviewerMan
    Jun 25, 2019
    6
    Very repetitive and not as new from the third one. Kind of boring after a while because the plot is not interesting and the gameplay is boringly repetitive
  8. Armin4
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    Fun game to play But have nothing special
    Everything is simple and basic and repetitive
  9. Michael25
    Jul 30, 2019
    6
    A lot of bugs and glitches the physics engine is flawed everything feels weightless the story is almost non-existent but the map is good the most fun I had is when i was **** around"
  10. Sadegh999
    Feb 2, 2020
    10
    This is entertainingly funny game and I love it but yes story isn't big deal.
  11. Chempion1
    Jun 2, 2020
    5
    Ну что же, я высказывал своё мнение по поводу Just Cause 3 и, на мой взгляд, это полный шлак.
    Вот пришло время написать про сиквел.
    Игра стала немножечко приятней в прохождении. Шутерная механика стала немножечко удобней. Разработчики, наконец, догадались повесить прицеливание на левый курок, что было освоено почти всеми ещё лет, эдак, 16 назад. Сюжетец стал немножечко более складным.    Ну что же, я высказывал своё мнение по поводу Just Cause 3 и, на мой взгляд, это полный шлак.
    Вот пришло время написать про сиквел.
    Игра стала немножечко приятней в прохождении.
    Шутерная механика стала немножечко удобней. Разработчики, наконец, догадались повесить прицеливание на левый курок, что было освоено почти всеми ещё лет, эдак, 16 назад.
    Сюжетец стал немножечко более складным. Мы снова занимаемся тем, что портим жизнь простым, мирным жителям. На мой взгляд, серия Just Cause на ряду с Watch Dogs 2 и Far Cry 4, игра в которой по прошествии времени самому хочется пристрелить своих напарников, так тупо они себя ведут.
    Крюк и парашют, да крюк и парашют на месте. Можно теперь шарики надувать, как в MGS5, а так же прикреплять ко всему реактивные двигатели. Как первое, так и второе абсолютно бесполезно, за исключением того, что движки могут взрываться. Но за это игру лишили всех ручных взрывающихся приспособлений.
    Полеты на парашюте и вингсьюте стали немножечко удобней.
    Загрузки стали немножечко короче, а fps теперь проседает немножечко меньше!
    Теперь о грустном.
    Графон, на мой взгляд, стал немножечко хуже. Анимация.....кошмар. Кстати рядовых противников в игре всего вида четыре. Огромное разнообразие. Так же я обратил внимание, что 90% из них были девочки, именно девочки умирающие с таким зажигательным визгом ммммм. Куда феминистки смотрят :)
    Полеты на самолётах......о ужас, ну растут у разрабов руки из жопы в отношении самолётов, ну не вставляйте вы их в игру. Это просто, какая то родовая травма Avalanche, она, как я понимаю, неизлечима.
    Ещё в игре множество "заданий от компаньонов", которые позволяют разблокировать всякие улучшалки для лебедки (шарика и двигателя), но у всего этого есть один огромный недостаток. Практически все они абсолютно бесполезны. В начале по сюжету тебе дают по одной улучшалки для каждого типа, этого достаточно за глаза! Я помню рекламную компанию, в которой все эти фишки очень сильно хвалили. На деле же применять в комплексе всё это негде и некогда. Остановившись по среди боя, применить какую либо комбинацию, ты скорей всего погибнешь через 5 сек!
    Так же авторы полностью запороли свою вторую фишку с торнадо и другими бурями. Управлять ими можно, но в сюжете применить их не получится.
    Кстати игру я прошел не за 18 месяцев как Just Cause 3, а всего за неделю. Это тоже немножечко лучше приквела!
    В Just Cause 4 всё немножечко, что то лучше, а что то хуже. Такое ощущение, что авторов всё устраивает и отзывы и продажи. А если всё устраивает зачем, что то радикально исправлять или менять?
    И оценочка моя тоже будет немножечко выше, чем у Just Cause 3.    … Expand
  12. Die-go
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was one of the funnest games I played and the ending about Rico finding out the thing about his father is great and the dog and the add one are great… Expand
  13. Holabebeta
    Oct 21, 2019
    9
    It's awesome, You have a huge map with huge destructivity and a Lot of fun thing yo do
  14. AwesomeMan172
    Jan 5, 2021
    6
    Less interactive, not as fun, no C4s, and no garages. I just don't like this game as much as the first. The tutorial is paling compared to Just Cause 3's and the story isn't as intriguing.
  15. GottiDK
    Jul 25, 2020
    5
    When Just Cause 4 got announced, I really got excited. The trailers looked awesome, destruction wider and more explosive, the graphics looked better than ever in the series and that tornado!! This I thought really couldn't be a disappointment, and after playing Just Cause 3 (which is probably one of the most entertaining games I have played) my expectations were high.

    Then the opening    When Just Cause 4 got announced, I really got excited. The trailers looked awesome, destruction wider and more explosive, the graphics looked better than ever in the series and that tornado!! This I thought really couldn't be a disappointment, and after playing Just Cause 3 (which is probably one of the most entertaining games I have played) my expectations were high.

    Then the opening cutscene happened. And.... That cutscene really looked like a bad PS3 game, with bad lip sync and blurry motions. It then switches to the gameplay, again quite blurry and bad frame rates. Well, the first mission was happening at night, so I said to myself, in daylight, it will maybe look better... NO! TWICE AS WORSE! Now it looked like a PS2 game!

    However, the gameplay is still fun as always. Grapple through the world with the parachute and the wingsuit is still a satisfying feeling. So, even though gameplay is the same, I still enjoy it, and I don't mind the game keeping the same formula for this or future installments.
    The new tethers with balloons and turbos are quite fun, but that’s about it. Fun. I couldn't use them effective in combat. Only for stunt jumps that need a balloon to make a car gets extra high in the air, or make a cow do crazy flips with the turbos.
    Combat is also the same and still fun. There is still a nice variety of weapons, with new ones fitting to the themes of the weather, like a tornado gun, which is also quite fun to use.

    Speaking of the tornado and the other weather elements, well they were probably one of the biggest disappointments in the game. In the trailers the tornado looked like a beast that could destroy everything. In the game, it only works as a vacuum with no explosion or catastrophic damage. Houses and cars still are present and untouched after a visit of it.

    The driving is quite frustrating. The handling is bad, especially bikes is rocket science to figure them out. Vehicles are the same models as in Just Cause 3, however I feel in Just Cause 3 the vehicles were fun to drive, but in JC4, they are really bland and unexcited.

    The story in the Just Cause series has always been secondary. However I feel like there is potential for an emotional story about Rico's family. The same in JC3. Without spoiling, Rico's dad's past is the reason Rico is in Solis, however we don't get an explanation why Rico should care about that or a detailed explanation of his dad. Only that his dad was friend with the dictator. There is a lot of interesting characters in the game, including Rico's old boss, Sheldon. But there motivations or backstory is quite left out which is a shame. For me, the only "exciting" characters are the minor, Garland or Javi. They are both interesting and little satirical, but sadly, there are only minor side ops characters. But they are really the most iconic characters.
    The liberation of Solis is really boring. The gameplay is fun, but the objectives are repetitive in the bases. But the liberation of cities and landmarks are questionable. How on earth can stunt jumps or wingsuit races become a factor to liberate those? The liberation in JC3 is way more entertaining and makes sense. To liberate a town you have to destroy the enemy in the town. Not by doing stunt jumps. Well there is a form of liberation, with squads. I don’t mind it, I think it is an ok addition, however, when the squads are liberating regions, I could have likes to come and liberate the regions with your squad instead of it been automatic completed. It could be like destroying things like in JC3. Another thing with good potential, but bad execution.

    I like the layout of the map, with different climates. But it is just a huge map with no life at all. At least not as promised. Wildlife is least present, NPC’s are lifeless and generic and the cities look almost the same. The long distances to travel are boring because of its lifeless world. It just empty fields where a flower is the most interesting to see.

    Comparing Just Cause 4 with Just Cause 3, JC3 is really better at all levels. The only thing I can say I prefer with JC4 is the radio stations in cars. That was not present in JC3, but I didn’t need it in JC3.
    Really, Just Cause 4 is a huge disappointment, liberation is boring, objectives too repetitive, vehicle handling is really a tough one, bad frame rates, ugly cutscenes, and the Story doesn’t live up to its potential. The same with liberation could be a potential but flops. The good thing, which is an important one, gameplay is still fun and I will always enjoy grapple and flying with the parachute and wingsuit.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. SlimFreshWhite
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    Fun for about 3-4 houres. But after that it becomes very repetetive. Simple story, and very simple (bad) animations on cut scenes.
  18. 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
  19. MARXENZOLOPES
    May 27, 2020
    5
    A game that had the potential to have good graphics and mechanics but misses the history and construction of the open world, as the game has become just a big nothing.
  20. TheEnclaveFO3
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just Cause 4, one of the greatest and most enjoyable games i have ever played. The game mechanics work like a dream. Plus, the missions that let you take over parts of the in-game map, it just leaves you wanting to play more.… Expand
  21. 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
  22. Dogger13
    Apr 13, 2020
    9
    O jogo e muito bom,um mapa gigantesco tantas coisas para fazer nesse mundo de Just Cause 4.
  23. 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,
  24. pierpar
    Jun 1, 2020
    3
    Fa tutto schifo
    Pieno di bug e non posso giocare offline
    Il 3 era molto meglio
  25. jellybeanhead
    May 29, 2021
    7
    OH SO CLOSE, this game is so close to being a great game but the constant down scaling and annoying timed missions, along with irritating aircraft controls make what could have been a really great game so annoying at times.
  26. 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
  27. Dragovitc
    Dec 8, 2020
    5
    this is a genuine review for the game.
    if you're reading this review, this is not me complaining about how bad or bragging on how good this game is, ok let's rate this game.
    first of i am mid story in this game but i ve spent at least a good 20hours on this game . this game is basically an update for the last one it's 80% the exact same game with a few new rather creative ideas that    this is a genuine review for the game.
    if you're reading this review, this is not me complaining about how bad or bragging on how good this game is, ok let's rate this game.
    first of i am mid story in this game but i ve spent at least a good 20hours on this game .
    this game is basically an update for the last one it's 80% the exact same game with a few new rather creative ideas that expands the already wide freedom sandbox to test even more your creativity for example you can make an airship with just a storage unit u can make your own boost for cars and vehicles. the famous grappler has some new abilities and feels better, a bit complicated but you'll eventually get used to it, the load times are pretty much improved now it's just one loading when starting the game then you just jump in the game the action is pretty good, theres a lot of hilarious easter eggs and references , you have so many means of traveling the huge map, the overall performance is improved tho i noticed some rather downgraded graphics and shorter draw distance, if you're looking for the story in a just cause..wtf are you doing the story isn't anything new. the same revolution **** , other that that's pretty much it as i said a updated just cause 4 with storms and tournados. overall it's a disappointment comparing the jump they made from jc2 to jc3 jc4 feels underwhelming in the mods , abilities variety of cars. it's not by any means worth it's full price of 60 bucks (20$ at max) . this game doesn't deserve a 3/10 neither it does deserve a 8/10 this game is the meaning of mediocre 8n video games a solid 5/10. it's on ps+ now so if you have it or it drops on sale i would definitely recommend it this game can be a lot of fun to the right person.    … Expand
  28. JesusRD
    Jun 18, 2020
    8
    Es bueno no La gran cosa, cosas malas a destacar sinematicas a nivel gráficas son malas, la historia la considero aceptable no es la gran cosa y tampoco es mala, el gameplays entretenido muy bueno y divertido el mundo abierto los enps se sienten muerto y el mundo en general y lo salvan cosas como los tornados, tormentas de arena y tormentas con rayos, lo recomiendo si, es divertido
  29. 3picfail
    Jun 7, 2020
    0
    Worse with every iteration. Unbelievable they put **** like that out there!!! Enough
  30. 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
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Metascore
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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