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  1. May 11, 2023
    8
    Ok yes it has lots of bugs, but nowadays buggy games are kinda just accepted now.
    So deal with it, the bugs are funny.
  2. 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.
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  3. Dec 29, 2021
    7
    Atmosphere: 7
    Enjoyment: 9
    Gameplay: 9
    Graphics: 8
    Music: 5
    Story: 6
    Total: 7.33
  4. Dec 18, 2021
    10
    This is the best sandbox game with guns and military vehicles, but let's start in order. I started my acquaintance with this series with Just Cause 2 on PC, and I took it only because of the discount) But I really liked the game, good plot, big world (not filled with anything interesting), the main source of fun in this game is chaos and the capture of almost identical bases in isolationThis is the best sandbox game with guns and military vehicles, but let's start in order. I started my acquaintance with this series with Just Cause 2 on PC, and I took it only because of the discount) But I really liked the game, good plot, big world (not filled with anything interesting), the main source of fun in this game is chaos and the capture of almost identical bases in isolation from the missions, and damn it I like that, although I'm sure many do not. So Just Cause 3, this is part 2, only with a more interesting map, good graphics, interesting missions (but not the plot, I like it more from Just Cause 2, and a bunch of cool vehicles, both tanks and fighters, there is even a cannon that summons lightning (Eden Sparkle from the add-on.) I like everything in this game, I recommend it to those who liked part 2. Expand
  5. 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
  6. Jan 5, 2021
    8
    i loved playing for 72 hours don't regret any time playing this at all worth every penny
  7. Oct 29, 2020
    8
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    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

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    ☐ I'm now deaf

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    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Just press 'W'
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    ☐ Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    ---{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    X Some lore
    ☐ Average
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    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

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    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    ☐ Average X Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{Price}--- ☐ It’s free! ☐ Worth the price X If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{Bugs}--- ☐ Never heard of X Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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  8. Jun 20, 2020
    10
    I have never met a game with so fun characters, so interesting plot, and so good of an atmosphere. I almost never play games a second time but I am currently on my fourth play through of this out standing masterpiece, a huge step up from the repetitive missions from the other games. It’s worth every penny.
  9. 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
  10. May 24, 2019
    8
    It’s my friends favourite so I’m good review. Other than that the game is poooooppy
  11. Apr 30, 2019
    9
    Great fun and will keep you entertained for hours if you like shooting things and blowing stuff up. It gives a good challenge and has many side missions which are also fun and different like races and flying through rings with a wing suit, well worth a try if you haven't played before
  12. Feb 26, 2019
    9
    Just Cause 3 FINALLY manages to hit the mark it's previous installments never hit thanks to it's stunning visuals (EVEN IN 2019!), immersive world that you can spend hours upon hours liberating, and it's considerably more intriguing and cohesive (Though still ultimately irrelevant) narrative than it's predecessors Not only is this my favorite game in the franchise, it's one of my favoriteJust Cause 3 FINALLY manages to hit the mark it's previous installments never hit thanks to it's stunning visuals (EVEN IN 2019!), immersive world that you can spend hours upon hours liberating, and it's considerably more intriguing and cohesive (Though still ultimately irrelevant) narrative than it's predecessors Not only is this my favorite game in the franchise, it's one of my favorite games of all time. 9.5 / 10 Expand
  13. Feb 3, 2019
    10
    JC3 is head and shoulders above JC2, and that is saying alot, since I loved latter.

    If you have played the second entry in the series, here are the things that it improves apon: + Graphics are great, and the location is sublime (with the rare case of FPS drag) + Gameplay (boom, boom, boom!, need i say more?!) There are so many ways to elimate your enemy or finish a task. I
    JC3 is head and shoulders above JC2, and that is saying alot, since I loved latter.

    If you have played the second entry in the series, here are the things that it improves apon:

    + Graphics are great, and the location is sublime (with the rare case of FPS drag)
    + Gameplay (boom, boom, boom!, need i say more?!) There are so many ways to elimate your enemy or finish a task. I actually liberated a military base without firing one shot!!
    + Sound effects, voice acting
    + Replayability (is that a word, sorry) This game makes you come back again and again even after you finished the campaign.

    - No aiming of weapons.. (seriously i can't think of another negative thing)

    I bought this brand new and so worth it.
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  14. Jan 21, 2019
    0
    В этой игре все ужасное - от управления до графики. Сюжет дурацкий, локации огромные, пустые и непроработанные, быстрое перемещение ОГРАНИЧЕНО, даже за бесплатно по GamePass не стоит потраченного времени
  15. Dec 30, 2018
    6
    Hikaye = 6
    Oynanış = 6
    Grafikler = 6
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 7
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 6
  16. Dec 25, 2018
    10
    Good game buy 4 me, I do like de graphics and gameplay they are a no downgrade, I say good.
  17. Nov 23, 2018
    10
    You blow stuff up. It's cool.
    -Maddison 2018
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  18. Aug 3, 2018
    8
    This is the first Just Cause game I've ever played and really enjoyed it. The gunplay was nice. The explosions were awesome. The game world was breathtaking. The attention to detail in all aspects of the game were impressive. It is a game that I could define as 'rinse-n-repeat', but each province does get more difficult as you progress through. I just wish that there were multipleThis is the first Just Cause game I've ever played and really enjoyed it. The gunplay was nice. The explosions were awesome. The game world was breathtaking. The attention to detail in all aspects of the game were impressive. It is a game that I could define as 'rinse-n-repeat', but each province does get more difficult as you progress through. I just wish that there were multiple strategies to employ when assaulting a base or liberating at town other than just guns blazing. I did liberate all provinces, finished the story events and ultimately logged about 80 hours and do not regret any of it. I do recommend this game, it was a lot of mindless fun. Expand
  19. Jun 29, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just cause 3 is the game for pyromaniacs as every ten feet from you in all directions there is something to blow up or destroy you can spend hours exploding every bridge petrol station and tank the story may be lacking but it dose not disappoint and the dlcs are the cherry on top you think its fun blowing stuff up than try blowing stuff up in a MECH!!! that improves the experience by one hundred and ten percent so just cause three 12/10 Expand
  20. Apr 7, 2018
    8
    Most reviewers docked points for the game's framerate issues and slow load times. In 2018 playing on a Xbox One X, those issues are barely a thing anymore, so I figure the game must be worth at least an 8/10 now for X owners. The game plays out a lot like recent Far Cry games, and might appeal to fans of other open world mayhem games. There is an insane amount of stuff to do, and you canMost reviewers docked points for the game's framerate issues and slow load times. In 2018 playing on a Xbox One X, those issues are barely a thing anymore, so I figure the game must be worth at least an 8/10 now for X owners. The game plays out a lot like recent Far Cry games, and might appeal to fans of other open world mayhem games. There is an insane amount of stuff to do, and you can spend more time with this game than most of its competition. The big difference in gameplay from other games in the same genre is that you move around and tie things together with a special grappling hook. The story is silly and derivative without being very funny, though. It lacks most of the charm of GTA or Far Cry. There isn't much in the way of random world events. In Far Cry you might happen upon some random things that all converge into some kind of unique crazy encounter. In this game mostly it's predictable where the bad guys will be and what will happen. It also gets a little bit repetitive, though the huge number of challenges break that up a bit. I like that challenges have leaderboards that show you friend scores and sometimes let you race your friends' ghosts if applicable. The challenges can be brutal to get the maximum score on, though, and you need to do them to power up, so if you just want to rush through the story, think twice about picking this game up. The game is probably more fun for a completionist. Expand
  21. Feb 14, 2018
    10
    One of my favorite games ever.
    Look, I don't play a lot of video games, so my opinion could be taken with a grain of salt. On the other hand, the games I do end up buying I log a LOT of hours into. A BUNCH. Mario Odyssey I've logged probably 60+ hours into, only had it for two months. A classic "Minecraft" (don't know if you've heard of it) I've probably logged close to a f*ckin' thousand
    One of my favorite games ever.
    Look, I don't play a lot of video games, so my opinion could be taken with a grain of salt. On the other hand, the games I do end up buying I log a LOT of hours into. A BUNCH. Mario Odyssey I've logged probably 60+ hours into, only had it for two months. A classic "Minecraft" (don't know if you've heard of it) I've probably logged close to a f*ckin' thousand hours into it or some crazy **** like that. And Just Cause 3, my favorite Xbox game, I've probably logged 100+ hours into. This game is so fun that even in the repetitive village captures that have been copy-pasted thousands of times into this gigantic map still seem fresh.
    When a developer is presented with an open-world formula, the first thing that goes through their mind is: mobility. You need to stay fast if you want to transport around open-world settings. Back to Odyssey, as an example. You can throw your hat, bounce off your hat, throw your hat again, jump into your hat, throw your hat a third time, then dive right behind your hat. Its limit for traversity is endless. Just Cause 3 keeps beautiful pace with this requirement with the powerful and iconic grappling hook-wingsuit duo.
    These two tools can let you essentially play god. You are capable of essentially anything in this game, but it still never gets old and tires you out with boredom. There is something remarkable about being able to explode anything or anyone upon command, and something even more fun about being able to glitch out the whole world and throw a truck against the wall to shoot it a billion feet into the air.
    On that subject, there are so many glitches in this game. Unlike other games, this takes the Skate 3 approach and makes the game even more fun.
    the biggest turn-off of this game are the substantial loading times. If you die, the game takes you on a thrilling loading screen adventure, forcing you to wait for many minutes on end. Another gripe I have with this game is the story. It's actually quite cinematic at first, but then you get to this **** beach fight level which really ticks me off. Upon multiple hours of trying I couldn't hold these enemies off... the learning curve was so extreme that I just quit the story and went to solely open-world adventuring. Luckily, the secession of the story didn't take away any fun from the overall experience.
    Overall, 10/10 very good much love yes yes
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  22. 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
  23. Oct 12, 2017
    1
    I wish I could have a more informed opinion, but the game ran so terribly that I traded it in after about three hours. It suffered horrendous slowdown whenever too much was happening on screen, so for a game centered on causing chaos, that's a death sentence. I play games on a console because standardized hardware is supposed to make performance optimization easy, so there's no excuse. OhI wish I could have a more informed opinion, but the game ran so terribly that I traded it in after about three hours. It suffered horrendous slowdown whenever too much was happening on screen, so for a game centered on causing chaos, that's a death sentence. I play games on a console because standardized hardware is supposed to make performance optimization easy, so there's no excuse. Oh well. Just Cause 2 was good, and I think it's backwards-compatible, so try that. Expand
  24. May 11, 2017
    2
    Just Cause 2 avait ses bons moments mais ne faisait office que d'un défouloir en fin de compte très moyen sclérosé par une maniabilité déjà perfectible... 5 ans après, le Just Cause 3ème du nom n'a pas évolué d'un iota, car à part le grappin qui offre une mobilité intéressante, le personnage est incapable d'enjamber le moindre obstacle, d'escalader, de s'accroupir, de faire en somme toutJust Cause 2 avait ses bons moments mais ne faisait office que d'un défouloir en fin de compte très moyen sclérosé par une maniabilité déjà perfectible... 5 ans après, le Just Cause 3ème du nom n'a pas évolué d'un iota, car à part le grappin qui offre une mobilité intéressante, le personnage est incapable d'enjamber le moindre obstacle, d'escalader, de s'accroupir, de faire en somme tout ce qu'un bipède normal est en mesure d'effectuer.

    Il ne sait pas non plus viser correctement, les pétoires tirant partout dans tous les sens sauf là où on veut qu'elles tirent : c'est quand même ballot. On manque en outre toujours de munitions : pour un jeu où on doit tout faire péter, c'est encore putain de ballot. L'absence de mini-carte est rédhibitoire et la maniabilité à chier est handicapée par une disposition des commandes particulièrement merdique.

    Alors, on a de belles explosions certes mais on ne peut pas non plus tout détruire ; la prise des bases implique de désactiver des machins et de détruire des trucs en temps limité, tout le contraire de la philosophie d'un grand monde ouvert donc ! c'est débile et con.

    La conduite des véhicules est aussi atroce, l'humour beauf est pénible et enfin techniquement parlant si le jeu n'est pas vilain, il rame sans arrêt et plombe encore davantage la jouabilité particulièrement délicate lorsque le jeu se promène régulièrement autour des 20 im/s : c'est programmé par des tanches.

    La VF est tout de même sympathique, ainsi que la musique... Mais quelle douche froide que de tenter de jouer à un truc pareil près avoir retourné un Ghost Recon Wildlands ou même un Far Cry 3 ou 4 ! on tombe de haut pour finir dans une gigantesque fosse à purin vidéo-ludique ! c'est tout simplement une expérience terrifiante... à fuir à toute blinde !
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  25. Mar 27, 2017
    10
    Just Cause 3 is a perfect game sure the story is not good but the developers said how you can have a serious story in the game where you don't take anything serious and I totally agree except for the story Just Cause 3 is a perfect game
  26. 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.
  27. Feb 8, 2017
    4
    A. Gameplay - 6
    the are a lot of fun stuff to do, big variety of weapons, tools, air land and sea vehicles at your disposal. the bad thing is that it gets old very quickly and every missionside mission are exactly the same. the map is very large but again every town and every base and location looks and feels exactly the same as if the map is the same 10% copied and pasted to create a
    A. Gameplay - 6
    the are a lot of fun stuff to do, big variety of weapons, tools, air land and sea vehicles at your disposal. the bad thing is that it gets old very quickly and every missionside mission are exactly the same. the map is very large but again every town and every base and location looks and feels exactly the same as if the map is the same 10% copied and pasted to create a bigger scale. AI is horrible and there is no challenge in this game what so ever.

    B. Graphics - 7
    overall the visuals look good but somewhat sterile for example underwater exploration is just empty pool filled with water, same for the mountains. all the towns looks the same. car models are way under-par not to mention the damage models.

    C. Audio - 6
    radio is very limited - no music. soundtrack is OK but very short. voice acting could be much better.

    D. Story - 4
    what story? well there is some story but it is not good or interesting in any meaning and the only reason I kept myself from skipping them completely is the somewhat funny and goofy characters which occasionally makes you grim.

    E. Content Vs. Value - 3
    the map is huge but there is not much to do in it. there are no side missions only collectables and dumb challenges. the main story is short and has no replay value, the game is fun for the first 3 hours after that you just rinse and repeat with no further significant development and for the rest of the game it feels tedious and boring. I didn't bother with the dumb side stuff and after completing the main story I sold the disc for the next day.

    F. Controls and Mechanics - 5
    on foot controls are good, although weapons feel clunky and the control preset is not that comfortable.
    car controls are awkward with bad physics and overall unresponsive. fells like you are driving a card box on wheels.
    sea vehicles are the same as cars.
    air vehicles are actually very good.

    G. Stability and Performance - 1
    the game hard crashed at least couple of times in every sitting, guess what? there is no quick-save option.
    performance is the worst I had experienced in video games, for the most game the FPS is bad way below 30, when there is action, explosions, shooting, Crashing basically anything what this game is about the FPS will plummet to an all time low even to a single digit FPS. IN Fact the only times I had the game run smooth is in distance locations with minimal objects, NPC's and stuff that happens for example walking in the mountains, parachuting above open sea, etc'. Unplayable and Unacceptable.
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  28. Jan 8, 2017
    0
    Just Cause 3 is a total mess on Xbox One. The performance is horrible! Very low fps and insanely long loading times. Too bad, because it could have been the perfect sandbox game. Apparently the developers don't care, because a year after its release they still haven't fixed these issues. The DID release DLC for this failure of a game however.
  29. Dec 3, 2016
    8
    A very fun game that is good if you don't want to take things too seriously. Let's get into it:

    Pros: -A variety of weapons, all of which are fun to use. -A huge variety of vehicles -Awesome destruction elements with cool looking explosions -Very nice graphics -A monster of a map size -Fun side activities to do -Very good use of the tether, parachute and the newly added wing
    A very fun game that is good if you don't want to take things too seriously. Let's get into it:

    Pros:
    -A variety of weapons, all of which are fun to use.
    -A huge variety of vehicles
    -Awesome destruction elements with cool looking explosions
    -Very nice graphics
    -A monster of a map size
    -Fun side activities to do
    -Very good use of the tether, parachute and the newly added wing suit.

    Pros/cons:
    -Story is ok. People who prefer serious stories (such as myself) may not enjoy it as much as those just looking for fun.
    -Main Villian is also ok.

    Cons:
    -Can get repetitive towards the end
    -Some frame rate drops
    -A disappointing ending

    In the end:
    Story: 7/10
    Gameplay: 8.5/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Overall: 8/10
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  30. Oct 1, 2016
    8
    Just cause 3 was a great time. Make no mistake, this game isn't deep or artistic. It simply exist so you can blow sh*t up, and that is all it needs to do. The story isn't too exciting and is very poorly paced. Some of the characters are fun though, and I like how it lets you explore the open world even if the next story mission is urgent.

    The explosions were very fun, but the gunplay
    Just cause 3 was a great time. Make no mistake, this game isn't deep or artistic. It simply exist so you can blow sh*t up, and that is all it needs to do. The story isn't too exciting and is very poorly paced. Some of the characters are fun though, and I like how it lets you explore the open world even if the next story mission is urgent.

    The explosions were very fun, but the gunplay was a bit weak. They don't let you lock onto targets until you unlock the upgrade which was silly, but everything else worked great, included the vehicles which I had no problems with. The design of the bases were always unique and some of them quite large, making it a challenge but one that is always fun because the challenge is to blow stuff up without dying.

    The graphics are pretty solid. For being such a large open world game, the draw distance isn't bad and the environments look good if not fantastic. Make no mistake, if you want perfect graphics you will need to play the PC version, and have a powerful PC at that. The framerate buckled sometimes, but only twice did it ever crash and only two other times did it get very low. While still not acceptable, it didn't affect my enjoyment of the game too much.

    Overall, Just Cause 3 is a really solid game. Playing through the story and liberating the outpost will net you a few dozen hours, and if you found all of the collectibles like I did (which grant you new weapons and vehicles), it adds on another few hours. I would give this higher if it was more technically sound, but I still recommend it, especially because it should be low in price by now.
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Metascore
71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 3, 2016
    83
    Just Cause 3 entertains at first with its symphony of destruction, but becomes repetitive. [Jan 2016]
  2. 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.
  3. 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.