Vire
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Just Cause 3 Review Thread
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Beautiful Ninja
Member
So it sounds like this game is Just Above Average. I'll stick with JC2 for now when I want to maliciously destroy stuff.
Kacho
Member
Yep.
I don't have a problem with open world games like some here do, in fact I prefer the freedom they offer. But if you're going to make an open world game nowadays please try to move past the PS2 open world blue print. A random assortment of uninteresting stuff to do just doesn't cut it these days. It needs to be more.
Karak
Member
Appreciate that Vire thanks.
In many ways it actually feels far more shallow than the prior titles. Its odd.
texhnolyze
Banned
JC2 had a pretty robust modding community. There was even a multiplayer mod for the game which is now has its own official steam page.
I believe JC3 will follow the pattern.
Given the issues console versions have, not at all. The Metacritic score is going to be high(comparatively), with missleading results for the consumer.
So you have the same problem with open world games that some here do.
XANDER CAGE
Member
2 did this with several key items and mechanics as well with the black market, it was a huge pain in the ass.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
Definitely seems smart to get it on PC.
Krappadizzle
Member
I'm excited to play this. Looks great. I'm hoping for 1440p/100fps or so on my rig. I know I'm gonna spend a lot of time just wingsuiting around. I spent so much damn time just using the superman mod in JC2. I'm excited to see what the mod community brings to the table too.
I usually don't listen to reviews (not for anything other than mere curiosity anyway) because i haven't found a particular reviewer i agree with on a consistent basis, but i was interested in hearing about the technical side of things on PC, and it ain't looking too well, i gather.
Oh well, preload is done, and i certainly wouldn't have let that stop me from getting the game.
As long as it isn't Batman AK level of bad.
Oh well, preload is done, and i certainly wouldn't have let that stop me from getting the game.
As long as it isn't Batman AK level of bad.
Cheat Code
Member
NerdCubed was working with Square Enix before release, literally anything he says about the game is without merit.
jediyoshi
Member
Fortunately, the less important ways.
uncleniccius
Member
I enjoyed 2 but I'm already feeling open world tedium so this sounds awful for me. I think I'll send my copy back - glad I didn't open it.
Fast travel limited?! Ugh.
MHWilliams
Member
I counter Karak. I think JC3 feels far better than JC2 did.
USgamer 4.5/5.
Biggest issue I had was the online connection problem.
USgamer 4.5/5.
Biggest issue I had was the online connection problem.
Not too many games out there that let you pull off the kind of shit you can do in Just Cause, though. It is not exactly trying to be AC or Batman.
SlickShoes
Member
Sounds like it will be well worth the £15 I paid for the PC version, just want to fly about in a wing suit somewhere that isn't pouring with rain and depressing, while also causing stuff to blow up.
Shame the consol versions are abysmal though I suspect lots of people will get this at Xmas.
Shame the consol versions are abysmal though I suspect lots of people will get this at Xmas.
Karak
Member
I consider funfactor the most important way.
LOL. I chuckled at the counter! But your sort of...countering a good deal of people, or at least more than just me lol. Counter-counter!
But as I say in the reviews. I dig it when people enjoy something they bought. Thats pretty much all that matters
QuantumSquid
Member
Pretty much what I expected.
If it's like Just Cause 2 then it will be a great game for people who like to make their own fun, but if you prefer more structured stuff then there are far better games out there. That's the reason people like NerdCubed say it's the "best game ever" - I haven't watched his videos in years, but I recall him saying JC2 was his favorite game of all time because he loves to make his own fun and the JC games are an amazing platform for that.
If it's like Just Cause 2 then it will be a great game for people who like to make their own fun, but if you prefer more structured stuff then there are far better games out there. That's the reason people like NerdCubed say it's the "best game ever" - I haven't watched his videos in years, but I recall him saying JC2 was his favorite game of all time because he loves to make his own fun and the JC games are an amazing platform for that.
Kacho
Member
Not quite. I don't hate open world games because they're open world which is what I was referring to with other people.
It's definitely very, very reminiscent of Far Cry, at least.
Although Far Cry 3/4 were obviously taking cues from JC2.
lowhighkang_LHK
Member
According to many of these reviews, performance issues exist on gaming pcs too.
I know, but i'm just bitter because while I was waiting for my bus to work today, every bus going the other way was saying that and I was like "Hmm...this is getting annoying".
Wow, I don't know who to trust more: Buzzfeed or Nerdcubed?
Both seem pretty credible...
Hip Hop
Member
I enjoy this type of mission layout with the franchise for some reason. Just mindless, "capture a point here and there".
It's why they give you so many tools and other stuff to play with so you can mess around with them, a big open sandbox. If you're not into doing that, creating chaos, creating your own fun, then of course this isn't the type of game for you.
It's pretty much what I was expecting from a sequel, it looks like JC2, with more things added on top of it. I'm happy with that.
It's why they give you so many tools and other stuff to play with so you can mess around with them, a big open sandbox. If you're not into doing that, creating chaos, creating your own fun, then of course this isn't the type of game for you.
It's pretty much what I was expecting from a sequel, it looks like JC2, with more things added on top of it. I'm happy with that.
I was really looking forward to this game, but for some reason I had it in my mind that it was shipping with multiplayer. You think after the huge efforts by the modding community to get it into JC2 that Avalanche would of made it one of their top priorities. They didn't even have to make it the crazy 100 person server stuff either, just one or two more people to join you in random stupidity would of made the game a lot more attractive IMO.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I fully expected a lot of middle of the road scores and a few upwards of around 8. It was never going to be some mega blockbuster, its Just Cause and those who enjoyed JC2 should know what they are getting into. The same kind of deal, but in a prettier world and with more tools to have fun with.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Sounds exactly like the second game with better graphics and a new environment.
Yep. Definitely not worth $59.99 to me, but I'll pick it up once it hits $30 or so.
Yep. Definitely not worth $59.99 to me, but I'll pick it up once it hits $30 or so.
Hip Hop
Member
Yeah, that was a really baffling decision from them.
Keyser Soze
Member
To be honest, NerdCubed seems like one of the more down to earth YT guys. He at least knows the significance of been paid to attend events by publishers - and he has said he refused to do so for JC3. He might be spouting sensationalistic phrases - which is another kinda problem - but at least he seems to try and tackle this endeavor of his the correct way.
4/5 PC
Seems like the PC version at least is OK technically while perhaps not perfect.
I think one problem they face is that JC2 was an underdog in a way, JC3 isn't anymore.
What i mean by this, is that when people played JC2, they were playing this weird game that nobody really gave a shit about and was actually sort of unique and cool.
So a little cult following grew and JC became a bigger name.
Now JC3 has to play it straight, and expectations are as high as any regular AAA, which means they don't have that leeway luxury to fall back on, anymore.
That said, i'm still pumped as fuck for it and thankfully many of the (legitimate as they are) complaints i've read didn't really worry me too much, aside from the technical side of things.
What i mean by this, is that when people played JC2, they were playing this weird game that nobody really gave a shit about and was actually sort of unique and cool.
So a little cult following grew and JC became a bigger name.
Now JC3 has to play it straight, and expectations are as high as any regular AAA, which means they don't have that leeway luxury to fall back on, anymore.
That said, i'm still pumped as fuck for it and thankfully many of the (legitimate as they are) complaints i've read didn't really worry me too much, aside from the technical side of things.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Wow, that's a tough review by Jim. Eeesh.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
I'm out. Will pick it up on a Steam sale next summer when hopefully I've recovered from open world fatigue.
MHWilliams
Member
Counter-counter-counter!
Yeah, it's all good. I honestly think this will be a decisive game for many. Not quite heaven or hell, but probably a wide variety of opinions depending on where you preferences lie.
Blitzrules240
Banned
Seems like a rough gem to me.
I feel fine splitting time between this and Fallout 4.
I feel fine splitting time between this and Fallout 4.
It is a giant sandbox with crazy explosions, destruction and tools to pull off fun as hell stunts. Love it or hate it, it's doing it's own thing at the core and is not trying to really copy anybody. As most of the fun is totally left up to the limits of your imagination. That's what I dig about it.
Delusibeta
Banned
I think Jim has burnt out on open world games. With the notable exception of Metal Gear Solid V, pretty much all of the open world games released this year he's marked down due to employing the standard open world content tactics of collectibles and side missions.