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  1. Dec 4, 2018
    10
    This game shows the true genre of Super-Destruction, with great implementations of Co-op, new ways of blowing things up, good graphics adaptations to be fairer compared to Game 3, and undoubtedly a great story that explores the whole story of Rico Rodriguéz, showing why everything is going to be like that with Black Hand, Avalanche really got over this time.
  2. Apr 28, 2019
    10
    One of the best open world games around! You can go from the bottom of the ocean to above the clouds! The new grappling hooks adds a ton of variety to the fun! It's all about creativity and mechanics! Lots of vehicles and guns to use and a huge entire island at your disposal with total freedom!!
  3. Sep 18, 2020
    10
    es un juego bastante entretenido y lo bueno de el es que no depende solo de su historia, me refiero a que aunque acabes su historia lo pues seguir jugando y entreteniendote
  4. Jun 25, 2021
    9
    Um jogo de mundo aberto muito divertido, bons graficos, jogabilidade e historia envolvente.
  5. Dec 5, 2018
    8
    Playing on Xbox One X

    First, the good: It's Just Cause, so destruction and explosions are front and center. The game is incredibly fun. The physics and using the new devices bring another level of craziness to the open world genre. A ton of stuff to do The new map system and using recruits to take over regions is new and pretty neat The bad: Mostly more of the same from JC3
    Playing on Xbox One X

    First, the good:

    It's Just Cause, so destruction and explosions are front and center.
    The game is incredibly fun.
    The physics and using the new devices bring another level of craziness to the open world genre.
    A ton of stuff to do
    The new map system and using recruits to take over regions is new and pretty neat

    The bad:

    Mostly more of the same from JC3
    The game seems kind of dark in some areas for some reason - maybe HDR is not used correctly in the game
    The graphics are not the best, but good enough
    The story is non-existent
    Why no reviews for the console versions of this game? PC reviews are everywhere. Seems Avalanche knows the game is not up to snuff on the consoles.

    Overall:

    If you are a Just Cause fan, you will love it. Although the graphics are not top level, they are good enough to enjoy the game. Seems suspicious that there are no console reviews up yet. I suspect Avalanche had to dial down the graphics to make game run better because of all the physics going on. The game is a lot of fun and if you look at the game from that viewpoint, you will enjoy it.
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  6. Mar 11, 2019
    8
    La verdad no es un GOTY ni mucho menos, tiene caídas de fps y los gráficos no se comparan con los mostrados en la e3, pero la verdad es que entretiene, es un juego divertido y agradable de jugar cosa que inclusive a grandes producciones a veces se les olvida, es divertido la destrucción, la versatilidad de movimiento del personaje, es como estar en una película de acción con la capacidadLa verdad no es un GOTY ni mucho menos, tiene caídas de fps y los gráficos no se comparan con los mostrados en la e3, pero la verdad es que entretiene, es un juego divertido y agradable de jugar cosa que inclusive a grandes producciones a veces se les olvida, es divertido la destrucción, la versatilidad de movimiento del personaje, es como estar en una película de acción con la capacidad de explotar los clichés de esas mismas películas, por eso le doy un 8, ya que cumple la función de un juego que es divertir y entretener. Expand
  7. Sep 1, 2021
    8
    У Ubisoft есть Watch Dogs и The Division, у Rockstar Games есть Red Dead Redemption и GTA, а вот у Square Enix ведь тоже должно что-то быть. Японцы определенно метят в топовых издателей игровой индустрии, и при таких раскладах иметь многосерийный боевичок от третьего лица с открытым миром дело важности крайней. Ячейку эту у эниксов занимает Just Cause, от шведской Avalanche Studios,У Ubisoft есть Watch Dogs и The Division, у Rockstar Games есть Red Dead Redemption и GTA, а вот у Square Enix ведь тоже должно что-то быть. Японцы определенно метят в топовых издателей игровой индустрии, и при таких раскладах иметь многосерийный боевичок от третьего лица с открытым миром дело важности крайней. Ячейку эту у эниксов занимает Just Cause, от шведской Avalanche Studios, подарившей нам прекрасные Mad Max и Rage 2. Со всеми прочими частями вплоть до четвертой знаком я весьма слабо. Как-то пробовал погонять в третью еще до знакомства плотного с Лавинами, но душа поэта не вынесла всех «прелестей» местных специфических механик, легкого хронического багования и не самой выдающейся графики. Четвертая же часть является последней на сегодняшний день игрой про суперагента ЦРУ Рико Родригеса, и прилипла она к нам за счет лютой скидки вкупе с неподдельным любопытства о делах грешных весьма уважаемого нами разработчика, ибо повторюсь, что Безумный Макс и последующая вторая Ярость, кто бы что ни говорил, нам очень даже зашли. В общем, с Just Cause у шведов вышло не так всё гладко конечно, нежели с вышеозначенными проектами. После Watch Dogs, отполированного до предела, к кривоватому Рико Родригесу и его похождениям пришлось некоторое время привыкать и, честно говоря, откровенно закрывать глаза на многие вещи. Даааа, в этот раз начну с критики. Прежде всего разочаровала всратая механика управления транспортом и особенно самолетами с дерганой камерой — это вообще просто финиш какой-то. Как ни странно, но с вертолетами вышло всё сносно. Далее — катсцены… это вот специально так всё убого было сделано, хочется у шведов поинтересоваться? Вроде бы 2018 год, а эта прелестная «анимация» выглядит этак на 10 лет постарше, что, собственно говоря, не сильно способствует положительному восприятию происходящего, по крайней мере сюжетной части. Хотя и не сказать, что история сильно увлекательная получилась, есть в ней конечно своя изюминка, но в любом случае срежиссировано всё очень бездарно. О чем можно говорить, если главных злодеев игры мы видим только в начале игры и в самом ее конце… Это вообще как?!?! Всё остальное время мы разносим в пух и прах отряды Черной руки, сжигаем в пыль инфраструктуру этой сомнительной организации местного тирана-диктатора Сальвадора Мендосы — как говорится привлекаем к себе внимание в весьма агрессивной форме. Наши злодеи же забились куда-то в угол и отмалчиваются на протяжении всей игры. И молчали они до самого конца, пока мы уже не подкатили к последней точке их обители и не постучали им практически по кумполу. Поругаем обязательно конечно за баги Just Cause 4, за три-то года могли бы и поправить в конце-концов. Expand
  8. May 28, 2022
    8
    Игра мне понравилась. Я не играл в прошлые части, может быть из-за этого мне сюжет показался слабым. Самое лучшее в игре - это полёт. Благодаря этому игра динамична и красива.
  9. Dec 8, 2018
    7
    The presentation side of the game has a few shortcomings here and there I still enjoyed what both the visuals and sound design delivered. There is a solid selection of missions for you to play through and each mission has variety which make each mission feel important. When in full flow the gameplay can be an incredible amount of fun and will no doubt satisfy you like its predecessor. IThe presentation side of the game has a few shortcomings here and there I still enjoyed what both the visuals and sound design delivered. There is a solid selection of missions for you to play through and each mission has variety which make each mission feel important. When in full flow the gameplay can be an incredible amount of fun and will no doubt satisfy you like its predecessor. I really enjoyed the new addition of weather effects because it does impact the overall gameplay from time to time. Unfortunately the game suffers with a few technical issues occasionally and then which do hold the game back some. The story present in the game failed to hit the mark in several areas and was nothing too overly special. When played for long periods the game does get repetitive quite quickly and things do start to become tedious, but I have a similar feeling when playing the beloved GTA series. The Just Cause series is a series that I like but in some ways I’m often left wanting more because it does lack in certain area, hopefully the DLCs and updates correct the shortcomings. Despite this though I still enjoyed Just Cause 3 so there was quite a bit of interest from me when it came to Just Cause 4, and for the most part this new addition to the franchise was very enjoyable but once again it had a few shortcomings that ultimately held it back, but I did enjoy the improved frame rate and new playability. Thankfully though the shortcomings aren’t profound in all areas and when in full flow the game offers you an action-packed and at times thrilling experience, but I would recommend that you play the game in short bursts though. The reason I say this is because it gets repetetive quite quickly and the story doesn’t really do anything to help ease this repetetiveness because there isn’t much that really stands out in the narrative. This is a shame because the missions have been done really well with tons of variety present in each one and it would’ve been nice to have seen this variety present in the story as well. At the end of the day then Just Cause 4 is pretty much a mixed bag but in the end it probably does just enough to get a recommendation from me because it has introduced new aspects such as weather effects and new weapons so fans of the series will find enough that satisfies them here. As stated earlier I would expect a lot of improvement and DLC to come as did JC3. Definitely worth checking out, so thumbs up. Expand
  10. Feb 26, 2019
    7
    La calidad gráfica es buenisima, pero este videojuego decepciona, después de un rato y avanzar algunas misiones se vuelve aburrido y bastante complicado, ya que al principio no se sabe distinguir entre misiones principales, secundarias, encuentros o desafios, cosa que en la anterior entrega estaban clarisimas. Just Cause 3 es muchisimo mejor, y esta entrega queda bastante mal parada frenteLa calidad gráfica es buenisima, pero este videojuego decepciona, después de un rato y avanzar algunas misiones se vuelve aburrido y bastante complicado, ya que al principio no se sabe distinguir entre misiones principales, secundarias, encuentros o desafios, cosa que en la anterior entrega estaban clarisimas. Just Cause 3 es muchisimo mejor, y esta entrega queda bastante mal parada frente a las anteriores entregas de la saga. (Jugado en Xbox One X). Expand
  11. Jan 5, 2020
    7
    Yes its not as good as JC3 and has technical issues, but i had a lot of fun with it and it was kind of relaxing. It has some weird game design decisions but at least it tries new things.
  12. Apr 8, 2020
    7
    Alright let me just say that this game is basically the Fallout 76 of Just Cause. I have not played Fallout 76 but I've heard about how terrible it is and this game is almost like that, the graphics are absolute **** **** beyond belief and the Story is so far just okay and it's a great game but not a great Just Cause game
  13. May 1, 2020
    7
    Buen juego., es entrenado romper todo. Si está a 20 dolares es un precio justo pagar por el
  14. Sep 6, 2023
    7
    El juego tiene muchas cosas que puedes hacer en sus sistemas de combate esta bien, te ofrece mucha movilidad y mucha maneras de resolver un combate, pero el juego flojea muchísimo en su historia aunque me guste el juego no puedo negar que la historia es una de las peores escritas en un videojuego, pero lo que hace mal su historia lo hace bien la jugabilidad.
  15. Feb 26, 2019
    6
    Packing the signature Just Cause destruction and improved flight mechanics, but nothing else, Just Cause 4 proves that even destruction can become a slog to sit through. 6.2 / 10
  16. Dec 6, 2018
    6
    JC4 has the same great action hero combat as its predecessors, and possibly then some. JC4's story isn't great, but that's not what the franchise is known for anyways. Where this game really hits poorly is its graphical choices(?) and textures. Really buggy pop in textures at times and just looks poor overall. The cutscenes especially are possibly the worst I've seen this entire gameJC4 has the same great action hero combat as its predecessors, and possibly then some. JC4's story isn't great, but that's not what the franchise is known for anyways. Where this game really hits poorly is its graphical choices(?) and textures. Really buggy pop in textures at times and just looks poor overall. The cutscenes especially are possibly the worst I've seen this entire game generation for a AAA game.

    There have been multiple times where I recommend a past entry to a franchise rather than a current one because its a better game, but I have never been able to say that a past entry in franchise looks graphically and artistically better than the current one....until now.

    Overall: Good gameplay, unimpressive story, is pretty buggy, and has absolutely HORRIBLE graphics. A fun game, but had the opportunity to be way better than it is!

    Reviewed on the XBOX ONE X
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  17. May 3, 2019
    6
    This was an alright game, it wasn't as good as JC3, mainly because they kind of ruined the liberation system, where all I'd have to do is press a button and I get my liberation reward. The missions are definitely very fun, and the new grappling hook features are really fun to mess around with.
  18. Jul 15, 2022
    6
    it doesn't look good in modern graphics but you still can mess things up in this so it's cool
  19. Jan 21, 2020
    5
    I have finished first 3 games but this one I gave up after first mission. Looks bad even on Xbox One X.
  20. Dec 25, 2018
    5
    As a fan and owner of Just Cause 3 and all of its DLCs I think I have a valid opinion as I say that this game is actually the most forgettable thing I have played all year. As some others may have mentioned the gameplay is identical to its predecessor except for the fact that balloons have been added to your wrist rocket. Graphical improvements are essentially unnoticeable and sideAs a fan and owner of Just Cause 3 and all of its DLCs I think I have a valid opinion as I say that this game is actually the most forgettable thing I have played all year. As some others may have mentioned the gameplay is identical to its predecessor except for the fact that balloons have been added to your wrist rocket. Graphical improvements are essentially unnoticeable and side activities and objectives are buried in the map. And along with all of that the gameplay loop is so hollow it just wants you to keep playing and then... keep playing. Expand
  21. Jun 27, 2019
    5
    game which was said to be the best just cause and is neither playable nor graphically.
    the cinematics look horrible and the open world is empty of animals and people.
    the best of this game are the weather effects that are very good and a destruction that makes the game fun.
  22. May 6, 2021
    5
    A jogabilidade é boa, mas tem uma história mediana e missões muito repetitivas.
  23. Jan 5, 2021
    5
    i like some of the aspects to just cause 4 that were not present in just cause 3 but i feel like just cause 3 is more base on being a bad ass unlike just cause 4 its just do mission with having fun
  24. Apr 9, 2022
    5
    It is ok. Terrible story, voice acting and huge empty map. But the decent gameplay saves that. It's on game pass.
  25. Dec 1, 2022
    5
    the over the top presentation is what set the game apart from other game I would say
  26. Aug 12, 2023
    5
    Great fun as a sandbox but not a good game. The missions are repetitive, no place for strategy or stealth, only go in all guns blazing. The story is shallow as are the characters and bizarrely there's only one difficulty level. I'm quite a noob to gaming so found it too tough to complete but I bet more experienced players will find it childishly easy.
  27. Feb 23, 2020
    4
    Están tan roto que se hace muy duro jugar sin perder la paciencia. Moverte por la isla es un suplicio ante la lentitud tanto de los vehículos como del personaje protagonista, y cada misión se hace demasiado larga y aburrida ya que son todas prácticamente iguales.
  28. Aug 30, 2019
    4
    Empty and dull. Boring. Make me prefer to go working than playing video game.
  29. Dec 30, 2018
    4
    Being a Just Cause 3 fan, I was excited to get the 4th installment. What a disappointment. You no longer go into bases to destroy there infrastructure, you go throughout the region, destroy things to get "army of chaos", which then gives you ability for troops to overrun an area. After destroying a section it just respawns and is back the way it was in some cases just minutes after leavingBeing a Just Cause 3 fan, I was excited to get the 4th installment. What a disappointment. You no longer go into bases to destroy there infrastructure, you go throughout the region, destroy things to get "army of chaos", which then gives you ability for troops to overrun an area. After destroying a section it just respawns and is back the way it was in some cases just minutes after leaving it it destroyed. It's boring. The only good things are the improvements to the grappling hook. But additional changes to the menu screens can start you off a bit slower because of a new things to learn. Overall this is a huge disappointment. I find it interested that just 2 days ago there were almost no positive reviews. Everyone gave this 0,1 or 2. Now there are plenty of 10s and 9 ratings. I'm guessing employees of Avalanche Studios or Square Enix purhaps. Game has potential, but don't buy it now, wait 6 months for the price to go down and hopefully more content. I got in on sale for $42 on xbox live. This is at best a $30 game in it's current state. That's being generous. Expand
  30. Dec 27, 2019
    4
    Look at Just Cause 3. Name me one thing that has improved over that game. Oh wait, nothing. It's not the worst game in the world, it's just one of the biggest scams in gaming history, just like Battlefield 5.
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Feb 27, 2019
    80
    I you can't enjoy its over-the-top charms, there's precious little hope for you.
  2. Jan 9, 2019
    65
    Whether it is fatigue or poor implementation, Just Cause 4 doesn’t feel like a true sequel. The issues I had with the third game have been fixed, but I still fell off this game much faster than I had anticipated. I adored the second game, dealt with the third one, but this fourth entry just lost its appeal far too quickly. It might be time to rethink and restructure the series, or perhaps move on to a new idea.
  3. Dec 21, 2018
    70
    Just Cause 4 keeps on with the series' tradition of over-the-top explosive action, thanks to an even more refined physics engine and lots of new tools at Rico's disposal. Unluckily, though, it fails on propelling the series to higher grounds, mainly due to a very repetitive mission structure, bad AI and a predictable plot.