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  1. 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.
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  2. Dec 4, 2018
    1
    Game looks really bad on based ps4. Blurry and short distance visibility . Aliasing and masive on objects . Ghost recon wild midlands similar game over 2 years old looks much better
    At the moment this game is waste money
    Maybe after will be better ...
  3. Dec 11, 2018
    5
    I wish I could give this game a higher score but the graphics and frame rates are so bad it ruins it. I cant believe they released it in such bad shape. I truly hope they release a patch to fix these issues cause I can see this game being a blast as Im having fun with it as it is now,but without it being fixed its just not worth the $60 price tag,buyer beware.
  4. Dec 6, 2018
    3
    The game is in early access state. My advice is wait to buy this one - wish I did. My sense is they needed to sacrifice graphics quality substantially to support the physics and framerate. Graphics-wise, I was expecting a Ghost Recon Wildlands quality world - not even close. As for story/missions, so far seems to be very weak. Game needs another 6-12 months of development.
  5. Dec 28, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's bad, the explosions look worse, the missions are boring and repetitive (even more than the third), the new squad system is terrible, half the vehicles are re-used from Just Cause 3, the villains are both lame (Espinosa and Gabriella), whereas the third bothered with a paragraph of description for each location to have a bit of lore and fun this one at best bothers with two sentences, aiming feels horrible and they somehow managed to make the vehicles even less drivable as now I can't roll for one kilometer without crashing and if I try to turn I end drifting like a maniac. They also added two things I hated about the third: time limits which are infuriating and having to spend ten seconds hacking in the middle of a battlefield with grenades, snipers and soldiers everywhere. And lastly the AI is braindead and during a certain mission Luis will just drive off a bridge instead of forward and because of that I cannot finish this mission. Oh at the time of writing this I found something else, in Just Cause 3 you could bring a vehicle to a garage to unlock it well now you have to move into these terrible regions to get a specific vehicle which means if it's at the other end of the map well you're in for a while. Oh wait it gets worse: they took out one of my favorite aspects of Just Cause 3, bridge destructibility, I have played the game for three days straight and I haven't found a single bridge I could destroy and there are these stupid challenges where you have to go through a ring with a vehicle that is in front of you, just why? And I love how they tried having diversity with a few biomes but even in each of these biomes every town looks the same (even more than Just Cause 3), every town I found in the desert was literally the same. They also promoted the tornado in the trailers but it is really rare and I have only found it once and it lasted for two minutes. As for Oscar Espinosa's death scene here was my reaction: What a lame ending... His plane just explodes? That's it? I thought he would fall off a cliff or something. Another kick in the balls by this awful game. Hitman 2's graphics and story were a downgrade but at least IO tried and I can respect them for it, Square Enix however just said it's Just Cause, people will buy it and shipped a broken product. Also IO got dumped by Square Enix so I can understand whereas here Square Enix is big enough to make a good game regardless. Expand
  6. Dec 25, 2018
    5
    I really want to love this game, I've played 2 and 3 and I enjoyed them. This one though, I enjoyed it a bit, but nothing more than that. The game still plays like the other 2, and that wouldn't be bad if the control were great before. Shooting is alright, but still lack a punch and feel limiting the player option. All vehicule control really bad, all too floaty and when you bumpI really want to love this game, I've played 2 and 3 and I enjoyed them. This one though, I enjoyed it a bit, but nothing more than that. The game still plays like the other 2, and that wouldn't be bad if the control were great before. Shooting is alright, but still lack a punch and feel limiting the player option. All vehicule control really bad, all too floaty and when you bump something, you fly way too much. This game is as reptitive as the other, fill to the brink with defend this NPc, or defend this place while they throw all their army at you! Story is as forgetable as before. Also, this game was rushed as there is alot of technical glitches and the game doesn't as great as before, especially the water, which is one of the worst I've ever seen. I can't recommend this game unless you love the other games to death, and if you're new to the series, start by 2 or 3 instead, you'll have more fun. Expand
  7. 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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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.
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  8. Feb 2, 2019
    1
    Personally the game just dont have control.Physics and control of the character, vehicles and everything else on the game in non existent.I wouldnt reccomend the game in fact I reccomend avoid it alltogether.Play the previous game or other Square Enic games
  9. Jan 23, 2023
    5
    absolute garbage of a game, square enix is a failing company and avalanche has run out of ideas as well. Get a grip u dumb ****
  10. Mar 31, 2020
    6
    What in blue hell happened. It went from being Just Cause to being just 'cause. So frickin lazy, besides the map and gadgets, there isn't much fun in this one compared to 2 and 3.
  11. Apr 9, 2020
    0
    to describe this game in one word ; trash .... i can't believe the developers make a game like this ... nothing is good about it :graphics ... cutscenes very very bad .... thanks to god t didn't buy it .. i just downloaded it from ps now ... 0/10.ps: i played just for an hour and i delete it
  12. Apr 19, 2020
    0
    save doesn't work! But I will say in excuse that the game is exciting and very epic. I got Just Cause 4 standard edition for free, so the disappointment is not so big. (Sorry for my English)
  13. Jul 21, 2021
    0
    DO NOT BUY!!!! This game is just a giant sandbox, nobody actually took the time and effort to test it before releasing it. Jesus, I did not expect SE to release a piece of junk like this one. Graphics outdated, missions that are impossible to complete, no storyline, unrealistic physics (when you fly you can get stuck in a building and you have to reload the mission from scratch). ItDO NOT BUY!!!! This game is just a giant sandbox, nobody actually took the time and effort to test it before releasing it. Jesus, I did not expect SE to release a piece of junk like this one. Graphics outdated, missions that are impossible to complete, no storyline, unrealistic physics (when you fly you can get stuck in a building and you have to reload the mission from scratch). It doesn't matter if you liked the first 3 chapters, do not buy this game please!!! Expand
  14. Feb 25, 2022
    4
    This game is unplayable. The gameplay is just awful. It is not enjoyable to travel around the island. The grapple hook to wing suit does not work well at all. Gun fights are designed to be a shoot em up style but the game barely gives you any ammo or access to the necessary means to destroy things. The story and characters are irrelevant and are forgotten the second a cut scene ends. TheThis game is unplayable. The gameplay is just awful. It is not enjoyable to travel around the island. The grapple hook to wing suit does not work well at all. Gun fights are designed to be a shoot em up style but the game barely gives you any ammo or access to the necessary means to destroy things. The story and characters are irrelevant and are forgotten the second a cut scene ends. The controls are not intuitive and make the game harder. It feels designed by someone that has never played a video game. Expand
  15. Dec 4, 2018
    0
    Horrible ugly mess! Released way too early. Rip off!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    If I had a high quality PC I would probably give Just Cause two extra points but there are some aspects where not even an awesome graphic card will help. I feel that the game has been released in a rush and at some point the developers have ran out of ideas.
    With all the backlash the game is receiving and the suspicion of promoting tweets and reviews of users which have presumably been paid to praise the game, I am disappointed that Avalanche is sitting there quietly.
    I hope the game will receive proper patches so that the Just Cause series will not be a Lost Cause series.
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  17. Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Wow,it's been a long time since I've made such a poor gaming choice,but this is one of those times.For a good 3 hours I thought i had downloaded the wrong game.Perhaps I had purchased an old Ps3 JC by mistake?Nope,This is the game....It's a Ps2 game in a Ps3 body.No cover,embarrasslingly poor graphics,in particular the textures,and no mini map.I had little idea where I going,what I wasWow,it's been a long time since I've made such a poor gaming choice,but this is one of those times.For a good 3 hours I thought i had downloaded the wrong game.Perhaps I had purchased an old Ps3 JC by mistake?Nope,This is the game....It's a Ps2 game in a Ps3 body.No cover,embarrasslingly poor graphics,in particular the textures,and no mini map.I had little idea where I going,what I was doing or why.I could barely distinguish between good guys and bad guys.The vehicles,though varied and interesting,are **** to control,as are the weapons.I'm really trying to find some positives about this game,but can't.It's all crap and I regret getting it. Expand
  18. Dec 7, 2018
    4
    Ever since I've been obsessed with over the top action games. Just Cause 2 was the answer to what I wanted to play because of how it's presented. It was fantastic from the physics and graphics which felt like an idea of how newer games would evolve into. Just Cause 3 went beyond that and made it more realistic but the physics were clearly not up to scratch and the campaign missions wereEver since I've been obsessed with over the top action games. Just Cause 2 was the answer to what I wanted to play because of how it's presented. It was fantastic from the physics and graphics which felt like an idea of how newer games would evolve into. Just Cause 3 went beyond that and made it more realistic but the physics were clearly not up to scratch and the campaign missions were bland and forgettable which felt like a downgrade from that aspect. The performance was way horrific since day one, eventually releasing a patch to amend the issues. And Just Cause 4...is pretty interesting when it comes to both gameplay and quality. I myself think that they did improve for performance but the aesthetic was so similar to the previous titles that it felt way too repetitive and outlandish. I would wait until this game is free on PlayStation Plus or on Sale for less than it's current price. Because it's not worth using your dough for this mediocre garbage Expand
  19. 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
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  20. Dec 31, 2018
    2
    Stupid missions (including missions with a time counter), still bad shooting and transport physics, graphics have become a little worse than the JS3, and an absolutely stupid gameplay concept – collecting army.

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

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

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

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

    In conclusion: As an avid player of the previous games in this series, I was disappointed. Several steps back were taken here. While this game shines when it comes to blowing up giant piles of fuel tanks and tethering cars to balloons, that’s about all it does really well. I would advise waiting for a price drop if you are interested in this game. This game is a perfectly average affair. Perhaps making it more unforgivable on the back of Red Dead 2, and Horizon Zero Dawn’s open world masterpieces. It is not worth $60. Please get your act together for the next game, if there is one.
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  22. Dec 7, 2018
    1
    Это просто ужас , такой подделки я не ожидал , недоделанный шлак на скорую руку,а не игра , графика дно , сюжет...да лучше бы его вообще не было, испытания - рандомно разбросанные по карте кольца , в которые банально нужно проехать, пролететь...физику хоть чуть чуть бы продумали , я понимаю , что это аркада , но хоть какой-нибудь ощутимый вес придали бы , все как из ваты, большойЭто просто ужас , такой подделки я не ожидал , недоделанный шлак на скорую руку,а не игра , графика дно , сюжет...да лучше бы его вообще не было, испытания - рандомно разбросанные по карте кольца , в которые банально нужно проехать, пролететь...физику хоть чуть чуть бы продумали , я понимаю , что это аркада , но хоть какой-нибудь ощутимый вес придали бы , все как из ваты, большой пассажирский самолет ,который взлетает с места , мотоциклы которые не сбиваются а просто скользят...ужас , ужас и еще раз ужас , покупай и поддерживай после это разработчиков...этот "шедевр" еще и взломали через 2 дня , это последняя не эксклюзивная игра на ps4 которую я купил...идите на х*уй с такими ценами и релизами! Expand
  23. Dec 9, 2018
    1
    I was a huge fan of Just Cause 3, now, I think the graphics are downgraded, and gameplay is not amusing.
    I love destorying bases or enemy's buildings in Just Cause 3, but in Just Cause 4 it is only an additional **** At this moment on 1050ti I can't get 60fps on LOW, many peoples have same problem...
    Avalnche says, they repair that, but in my opinion they won't change the whole game :c
  24. Dec 13, 2018
    3
    The only good thing about just cause 4 is hurricanes. Also it has a larger map compared to Just cause 3. That's it. It's why i give this a 3 out of 10. Because almost everything else in the game is a downgrade compared to JC3, the noticeable is the graphics they are compareable to fallout 76. I was first hyped for JC4 but after the first 5 minutes of gameplay this game turned out to beThe only good thing about just cause 4 is hurricanes. Also it has a larger map compared to Just cause 3. That's it. It's why i give this a 3 out of 10. Because almost everything else in the game is a downgrade compared to JC3, the noticeable is the graphics they are compareable to fallout 76. I was first hyped for JC4 but after the first 5 minutes of gameplay this game turned out to be boring. They completely removed outposts now you just have to destroy random scattered around the map. One of the things that i hate most is that there is now a limited ammunition for vehicles now. So if you used all your tank's shells that's it! There is no resupplying and you just have to find a new one. And it sucks because not they only removed your pistol and mines, but they also removed rebel drops (I just started the game yesterday so i don't know if it will be a thing when you progress more). And now rico looks like an indian it's not just rico, all characters in this game are ugly. To conclude this, i got to say just cause 4 is more like a jc2 remaster than being a sequel. it's not the worst game ever, it's just not ok. JC3 is by far the best in the franchise. Expand
  25. Dec 6, 2018
    2
    Like another reviewer on here, I also made an account just for this game. It's clearly an undeveloped, unfinished product. I literally played it for 20 minutes and felt like I needed to wash away the experience. Everything people are saying about the graphics is true. I actually gave it the benefit of the doubt, thinking "how bad could it be?" The textures really are PS2 level, objects andLike another reviewer on here, I also made an account just for this game. It's clearly an undeveloped, unfinished product. I literally played it for 20 minutes and felt like I needed to wash away the experience. Everything people are saying about the graphics is true. I actually gave it the benefit of the doubt, thinking "how bad could it be?" The textures really are PS2 level, objects and lighting pop in and out, and the only way the open world looks pretty is from a great, great distance. Just Cause games are good for some fun, don't think about it action to unwind. I don't think anybody expects a Game of the Year here, but I did expect a 7-level experience. Buyer beware. Big regret. Online reviewers playing it on PC may have had a justifiably 7 or 8 level experience, but it simply isn't there on PS4. Square Enix announced a patch this morning, but I could not care less. Got the game refunded. Expand
  26. 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.
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  27. 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!
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  28. Dec 14, 2018
    3
    I am a huge fan of JC2 and JC3. For example, I played through the JC3 campaign multiple times.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    if you must plat this get it on the pc stay away from the console version!!
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Metascore
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 41
  2. Negative: 2 out of 41
  1. 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.
  2. Feb 5, 2019
    45
    If it continues like this, the series will die.
  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]