Just Cause 3

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6.9

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  3. Negative: 50 out of 265
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  1. Munthelion
    Jan 21, 2016
    7
    Just Cause 3 is a tough game to review.

    At its core, it’s a formula for fun, and fun is exactly what I had playing it. Just Cause 3 puts you once again in the drivers seat of Spiderman… I mean Rico Rodriguez, the handsome, grizzled facial haired superhuman that is capable of absorbing more bullets than an M1 Abrams and who is in possession of more parachutes than the entire 101st    Just Cause 3 is a tough game to review.

    At its core, it’s a formula for fun, and fun is exactly what I had playing it.

    Just Cause 3 puts you once again in the drivers seat of Spiderman… I mean Rico Rodriguez, the handsome, grizzled facial haired superhuman that is capable of absorbing more bullets than an M1 Abrams and who is in possession of more parachutes than the entire 101st Airborne Division.

    The story is bland and uninteresting and I couldn’t bring myself to care about any of the characters who were boring and one dimensional cardboard cutouts… and the Story missions are the ultimate downfall of this game but we’ll come to that in a minute.

    Ultimately the games strengths lie in its fun core mechanics, grapple hooking, parachuting and the now wing suiting around is a real pleasure, especially when you unlock some of the “Mods” for the game, a fantastic innovation that involves you completing various challenges across the map to enhance your various abilities such as grapple, wing suiting, weapons, explosives etc.

    These mods do various things such as provide speeds boosts, strengthen your grapple hook so you can pull down some of the larger structures you’re required to destroy in order to liberate towns and bases, or even more hilarious enhancements such as jet packs on your explosives so they will send whatever object you’ve attached it to in a direction until they explode but what makes them so great is that you don’t HAVE to use any of them if you don’t want and they can be turned on and off at random.

    The best aspects of the game is the liberation aspect, it involves you liberating towns and bases all across the fictional nation of “Medici” from the evil dictator General Sebastiano Di Ravello who is actually the strongest character in the game, these range from small outposts and hamlets, to relatively sprawling cities and massive military complexes… a nice touch is after each settlement is liberated the radio will play announcing the victory, with towns and cities it’s the “liberation radio” but with military bases there’s hilarious announcements by the government radio trying to cover up your victory.

    But the worst aspect is ironically the story itself, almost every single mission in this game is an escort quest… why?

    That’s my only question… early in the game I started to notice this problem was really pronounced and I’m not putting this down necessarily to difficulty but as an example, I first noticed how ridiculous this was when I was forced to protect cardboard cutout character A7, who gets in a pickup truck and tries to drive across the country to get to a helicopter that will take him to safety, I was forced to try to protect him from what I can only describe as the 2nd Mechanized division, at one intersection the pickup truck was intercepted by two helicopters, 3 Humvees and a tank… eventually after picking up some MODS I was able to use my tethers to bring everything down but that was only the beginning.

    I got about halfway through the story, riding this crap wave of escort quests until I finally gave up when I was once again forced to protect cardboard cutout idiot A7 and an EMP device or something in a seaside cove… From now what I would describe as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th armies of the entire country.

    It was no problem up until the 7th Fleet arrived and I had to parachute across the bay to deal with them… Once that was over I couldn’t get back in time to save cardboard cutout A7 who was hit with 2 helicopters and 3 tanks with rotating invincibility shields that blew cardboard cutout A7 to smithereens and sending me very far back in the mission.

    Nope, sorry Square Enix this is not 1997 and escort quests of this nature are quite frankly **** and you can shove them up your arse, thanks for the fun everywhere except the story though,

    GGKBYETHXLOLZ.    … Expand
  2. DarkWolf1991
    Dec 28, 2015
    7
    If you're looking for a game that has fast, action-packed game and plenty of side activities then Just Cause 3 is the perfect game for you but if you're looking for a game that has a compelling story-line, interesting characters then Just Cause 3 is not the perfect game for you since that's what the story missions lack.

    One of my major gripes with the game is that the frame-rate (On    If you're looking for a game that has fast, action-packed game and plenty of side activities then Just Cause 3 is the perfect game for you but if you're looking for a game that has a compelling story-line, interesting characters then Just Cause 3 is not the perfect game for you since that's what the story missions lack.

    One of my major gripes with the game is that the frame-rate (On Xbox One) is absolutely POOR! When there is a lot of action, explosions going then the game's frame rate just takes a massive nose dive which sometimes makes the game unplayable and can actually ruin the experience. It should also be noted that the load times can be quite lengthy as well! I can't help but think Avalanche/Sqaure Enix should have pushed this game a few months back to polish the game up and add final tweaks.

    For a time being, I'd wait for the game to come down at a cheaper price and see if the developers of the game has addressed the issues with frame-rate and loading times.    … Expand
  3. ItsBlueRockTHIN
    Jul 26, 2016
    7
    Overall this game performs well but runs dry after a while of playing it. It lacks a storyline of different gameplay.
    All you do is go to a base, kill some people and blow everything up, and that is fun to do but thats all the game is. As its main part of the game, destruction does not take place as much as it is retailed for in my opinion, there are gasoline tanks, vehicles, statues,    Overall this game performs well but runs dry after a while of playing it. It lacks a storyline of different gameplay.
    All you do is go to a base, kill some people and blow everything up, and that is fun to do but thats all the game is. As its main part of the game, destruction does not take place as much as it is retailed for in my opinion, there are gasoline tanks, vehicles, statues, walls of bases, and a few bridges that are destructible, the rest is not, again it lacks content.
    I would like this game so much more if it had a multiplayer, as one of gamers favorite things to do is blow sh*t up with friends.
    The graphics hold up to be quite well and though the loading screens are quite long, it is not a major killer for the game.
    Graphics 8.5/10
    Gameplay 6/10
    Price 8/10
    Plot 6.5/10
    Total 7.25/10    … Expand
  4. lemonademaz
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    The game itself is fun, the story is horrible. That's the usual stuff with Just Cause by now.
    But the performance und XBO is horrible, as soon as something explodes you get 20 frames or even less.

    Do not buy before they patch it!
  5. Javoii99
    Dec 1, 2015
    7
    i really wanted to enjoy this game, after being a huge fan of the previous just cause game i was hoping for something great, but unfortunately this edition to the series wasn't the game i was expecting, it sounds awesome flying round blowing things up, but the thing that makes this game disappointing is the complete lack of civilians and any areal sign of life in the world, you may see 1i really wanted to enjoy this game, after being a huge fan of the previous just cause game i was hoping for something great, but unfortunately this edition to the series wasn't the game i was expecting, it sounds awesome flying round blowing things up, but the thing that makes this game disappointing is the complete lack of civilians and any areal sign of life in the world, you may see 1 or 2 civilians walking around every 5 mins which considering the fun you can have flinging civilians around with the grapple hook its a shame there isn't more NPC and its a shame they didn't realize this was a problem in JC2 and make it better for this game, it just doesn't feel like the huge improvement people were expecting, now don't get me wrong there is fun to be had in this game, im not siting here saying this game is 'compete' garbage but methods of fun feel stale and quite limited, but they're is 2 huge things that in fact no 3 things that really decided to put this game at 7 and put in in the top section of mixed and not in positive is 1.camera angles at times are really frustrating and can often get you either killed or put you off track what you were tying to do. 2.the car physics and handling of cars feels horrible, and i understand they were going for an arcade feel to the driving, which is cool that sound good, but they didn't pull it off, cars are very slow going round corners and can often understear a lot however this can depend on the car, and 3.which is a big one, FPS , now this could be a launch day bug and it could be fixed , and if it is i apologise please ignore this point but if it is still a problem then it is a 'problem' the whole point of this game is to blow **** up right, but when you blow **** up the console can often lag and the fps can drop rapidly which is infuriating when you just wanna get on and blow **** up but the game is running like an 1860's ice maker, it just embarrassing not only for avalanche for releasing a game clearly not capable of running smoothly with high combat but also for Microsoft who clearly have put wool over peoples eyes and obviously the Xbox one is as advanced as we thing ,but before i go of on a tangent about Xbox ones i just wanna summarize by saying that the games is fun don't get me wrong but don't be expecting hours after hours of fun on it because it can get boring quickly, and as fr the FPS well hopefully is fixed soon :)… Expand
  6. fallouts
    Feb 15, 2016
    7
    Eh, not bad at all, but something definitely seems to be missing with this game. The game play and explosions are better than before, but the map has far less locations than the last game making the map feel rather empty and lifeless. The character feels like a generic military buff this time around with the voice to match. The devs kept hyping the story yet it's very generic and barelyEh, not bad at all, but something definitely seems to be missing with this game. The game play and explosions are better than before, but the map has far less locations than the last game making the map feel rather empty and lifeless. The character feels like a generic military buff this time around with the voice to match. The devs kept hyping the story yet it's very generic and barely gets the job done. The biggest sin this game commits is forcing the players to do these challenges to unlock skills essential to game play. The challenges themselves are phoned in and uninspired. If you can't be bothered to do these side activities (I don't blame you if you don't) then you will be using the same few moves throughout the game. Also, why did they take out he whip meele move and replaced it with this lame shoulder push. Visually, this game shines and is probably one of the best looking games of this generation so far with a detailed map and a very well done view distance. Overall, get it on sale.… Expand
  7. TheLastColossus
    Dec 1, 2015
    6
    The frame rate, story and characters are wack, but everything else is good, after they fix the obvious problems, this game to me will be a 8 out of 10 game.
  8. CenkAlp
    Dec 30, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 6
    Grafikler = 6
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 7
    SĂĽre = 6
  9. osprey
    Jan 28, 2016
    7
    Not quite as good as the two previous games. All that beautiful ocean and nothing to do in it. Load times are torturous and really test your patience. There are a lot of crashes and some issues with the map not showing items that can stop you from progressing in the game. These are serious issues but it is a Just Cause game so it can be forgiven. Why? Just cause.
  10. ToFewViews
    Apr 24, 2016
    7
    Do you ever feel like parachuting into a military base and using a RPG to blow up anything in sight? Well that's Just Cause 3, You will spend most the game going from Cites,Towns and Military Bases and destroying them. The game takes place in a tropical island in the middle of a Military Dictatorship, You are part of the rebel group and I'm sure you see where this is going. The highlightsDo you ever feel like parachuting into a military base and using a RPG to blow up anything in sight? Well that's Just Cause 3, You will spend most the game going from Cites,Towns and Military Bases and destroying them. The game takes place in a tropical island in the middle of a Military Dictatorship, You are part of the rebel group and I'm sure you see where this is going. The highlights from Just Cause for me have to be using your Grappling hook and wing suit to fly across the map like a superhero or just thinking of new ways to destroy everything. The game is fairly simple with not much depth, If you don't enjoy the simplicity of just killing everything with not much of a story then you won't really enjoy Just Cause 3. It seems like a game you play for a bit then move on, not much with the game keeps you playing or draws you in.… Expand
  11. leopoldo
    Mar 21, 2016
    7
    Just Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are oftenJust Cause 3 is an interesting game, but repetitive. Just Cause 3 is an action game with a very simple story, but the game never tried to change that, with this, this simple story was deliberate. The gameplay is very fun, explode, fly, and blast again is very good, but even with many varieties of weapons, vehicles, and explosions, Just Cause can become repetitive (the missions are often simple and similar). Visually the game is beautiful, but what is most striking are the explosions, they are extremely well made, and can even say that they are innovative; the soundtrack does not have anything special. The maor problem of this game are the bugs, are many and are annoying (but some are funny). Overall, Just Cause 3 is a very fun and beautiful game visually, however, has a simple story, it is repetitive and possesses many bugs. 7.5 / 10… Expand
  12. gamingisgreat
    Aug 6, 2016
    5
    Just Cause 3. All hype.

    Just Cause 3 is extremely overrated in my opinion.Yes the grappling hook and other abilities make the game insane fun. But,who wants to have to play a ton of escort missions to unlock them? The gunplay isn't great either,and the AI is dumber than dirt for both enemies and allies. The game looks great,but the framerate is horrid,particularly on XB1 and    Just Cause 3. All hype.

    Just Cause 3 is extremely overrated in my opinion.Yes the grappling hook and other abilities make the game insane fun.

    But,who wants to have to play a ton of escort missions to unlock them?

    The gunplay isn't great either,and the AI is dumber than dirt for both enemies and allies.

    The game looks great,but the framerate is horrid,particularly on XB1 and PS4.

    Overall,Just Cause 3 is all hype,no quality.    … Expand
  13. TheDXDan
    Mar 10, 2016
    5
    The game is pretty funny while you are playing the campaign and liberating settlements but the story is terrible and the missions are just go here, defend this, kill that. There are no side missions and also once story is done there is really nothing else to do in the game.
    I found myself quickly bored after completed the story and the challenges which are required to unlock stuff are    The game is pretty funny while you are playing the campaign and liberating settlements but the story is terrible and the missions are just go here, defend this, kill that. There are no side missions and also once story is done there is really nothing else to do in the game.
    I found myself quickly bored after completed the story and the challenges which are required to unlock stuff are boring and repetitive.
    The game has 1 min loading times and TERRIBLE performance. Dipping towards 15fps
    The game is OK but I would only pick up for really cheap    … Expand
  14. pokemonfan02
    Mar 6, 2016
    5
    I have very mixed feelings about this game. The physics are amazing and the tethering system offers hours of laughter and fun, but that's where the good ends. The plot is predictable and it's the same thing over and over again. Driving and shooting feels very awkward. In some vehicles it feels like I'm going to break the joystick just trying to turn, and in some brakes are nonexistent.I have very mixed feelings about this game. The physics are amazing and the tethering system offers hours of laughter and fun, but that's where the good ends. The plot is predictable and it's the same thing over and over again. Driving and shooting feels very awkward. In some vehicles it feels like I'm going to break the joystick just trying to turn, and in some brakes are nonexistent. The worst part are the frame rate drops. Every time the action picks up the frame rate dips below 20FPS and it becomes unplayable.… Expand
  15. DrWatson90
    Dec 14, 2015
    7
    It's fun but I got bored of it really fast. The combat is lifeless, it doesn't feel solid when you hit someone. The biggest let down of this otherwise great game is the controls. It feels unruly. The writing takes some getting used to, like a sub par netflix exclusive but you can look past it eventually. The gameplay itself is great but the controls need to be alot tighter.
  16. DarthKittious
    Feb 18, 2016
    5
    The first thing you need to do when making a shooter is remember, no matter what gimmicks your game mechanics revolve around, the guns are ALWAYS the star. This game has some of the most generic and boring guns you will find current gen. The only interesting weapons are ones that have very little ammo, like the launchers, and even they get boring after a short while.

    The game does,    The first thing you need to do when making a shooter is remember, no matter what gimmicks your game mechanics revolve around, the guns are ALWAYS the star. This game has some of the most generic and boring guns you will find current gen. The only interesting weapons are ones that have very little ammo, like the launchers, and even they get boring after a short while.

    The game does, however, have greatly improved functionality for the grappling hook, allowing you to set multiple hooks and upgrade their strength

    bottom line, if you don't plan on being **** for 4 weeks straight and want to buy a game to play while drunk, don't buy this game.    … Expand
  17. MikeTV2016
    Feb 23, 2016
    7
    Enjoyable but insanely the camera control also controls direction! How could they make this mistake!
    Also Text and Maps way too small
    Car control and feel nice when driving slow but horrible when fast
    Shooting too random, zoom scope would be nice
    Should be able to name points on the map and save points to go back to instantly
  18. Xylowg
    Mar 21, 2016
    7
    Really liked it, however I have some complaints. The story is short and seems forced. The world is big, but there isn't much in between. I have also experienced lag. Overall it is a highly entertaining experience.
  19. Hippoall2002
    Feb 20, 2017
    6
    Even if destroying all of Medici is funny, the story and the base are quickly boring. The journey are too long, with the vehicles or with the wingsuit. Also I'm always attacked by the army and when I use the wingsuit in the forest I'm hurting myself against the trees. Some of the activities are very harder than others. The game is still fun but it could be much better.
  20. DKurac
    Nov 19, 2017
    6
    At beginning this game is unplayable without DLCs especially without rocket wingsuit because travelling without that is terrible. Grappling with wingsuit is more about smashing into the ground than gaining a speed. Car controls are so bad and that camera make it even worse and also when you braking it wanna drift what is really annoying. Helicopters, planes and boats aren't so bad butAt beginning this game is unplayable without DLCs especially without rocket wingsuit because travelling without that is terrible. Grappling with wingsuit is more about smashing into the ground than gaining a speed. Car controls are so bad and that camera make it even worse and also when you braking it wanna drift what is really annoying. Helicopters, planes and boats aren't so bad but still nothing great. That is reason to use just rocket wingsuit. Sometimes there are big FPS drops. Then there are so much occupied stations and challenges. After while it is boring and also some challenges are almost impossible to beat at 5 gears.… Expand
  21. Alex_Pilgrim008
    Nov 17, 2021
    7
    Just Cause 3 blends Saints Row with Far Cry 3. Unfortunately, the terrible framerate kills the experience. The game literally reverts to slow-motion almost every time a huge explosion occurs. That's a real shame cause blowing up stuff is what you'll be doing a lot. Gameplay is mindless fun. The campaign missions are bombastic, the side-missions are fun and there are tons of vehicles. ButJust Cause 3 blends Saints Row with Far Cry 3. Unfortunately, the terrible framerate kills the experience. The game literally reverts to slow-motion almost every time a huge explosion occurs. That's a real shame cause blowing up stuff is what you'll be doing a lot. Gameplay is mindless fun. The campaign missions are bombastic, the side-missions are fun and there are tons of vehicles. But gliding with your parachute/wingsuit combo is more enjoyable (once you master it). I would rate this with a 7.2 out of 10.… Expand
  22. Misaghjrh
    Jun 20, 2019
    5
    In this review, only the negative aspects of the game are considered. The purpose of this work is to help you to get a better decision on the purchase of the game

    My Rating: 5 of 10

    Weak points (Single player only):
    - Lacks a fascinating and complicated storyline
    - Weak and one-dimensional characterization
    - The story is long and tedious
    - The missions are not diverse
  23. BleedingJester
    May 9, 2023
    7
    The game is basically the Action Movie Genre as a video game that's been turned to 11 and that is when it's at its best but like most action movie the story is bland and generic

    it honestly gets boring after a few hours because everything is basically the same you go to an area basically singlehandedly fight against an army all the while blowing stuff up and repeat. overall if you    The game is basically the Action Movie Genre as a video game that's been turned to 11 and that is when it's at its best but like most action movie the story is bland and generic

    it honestly gets boring after a few hours because everything is basically the same you go to an area basically singlehandedly fight against an army all the while blowing stuff up and repeat.

    overall if you want to be an Action Movie Hero and blow stuff up go ahead and play this game just try to do it in short bursts, so you don't get bored too quickly.    … Expand
  24. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Atmosphere: 7
    Enjoyment: 9
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 8
    Music: 5
    Story: 6
    Total: 7.33

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 13 out of 24
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 3, 2016
    83
    Just Cause 3 entertains at first with its symphony of destruction, but becomes repetitive. [Jan 2016]
  2. games(TM)
    Jan 9, 2016
    60
    The lasting memories of Just Cause 3 will be the small moments where everything comes together to make the most insignificant action feel like a unique event. The fact that all of the mechanics work together so seamlessly is impressive, but the magic is fleeting.
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  3. Game Over Online
    Jan 8, 2016
    80
    Just Cause 3 is the game for you, so long as the game you’re looking for is almost exclusively about bending the laws of man, nature and physics until they break for comedic effect.
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