Just Cause 4
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Action, TPP, sandbox, TPS, shooters, PS Plus Premium, PS Plus Extra, singleplayer
Steam
The fourth entry in the series of open-world action games, in which the players assume the role of chaos-wrecking Rico Rodriguez. This time, he is trying to bring order to the fictional country of Solis in South America. Thanks to the Apex technology, Just Cause 4 features high-quality graphics and dynamically changing, frequently extreme, weather conditions.
Last Update: December 6, 2018
Just Cause 4 Guide
Just Cause 4 guide is a collection of the best tips and a detailed walkthrough for this very effective action game.
October 17, 2018
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Videos and Screens
[1:10] Just Cause 4 launch trailer
[1:39] Just Cause 4 story trailer (PL)
The main pros of the game
- Open World Exploration: Many players enjoy the vast and diverse landscapes of Solis, which offer opportunities for chaotic and fun exploration.
- Grappling Hook and Wingsuit Mechanics: The grappling hook and wingsuit are frequently praised for providing players with creative ways to navigate the environment and engage in action.
- Extreme Weather System: The introduction of extreme weather events, such as tornadoes and hurricanes, adds a unique and entertaining dynamic to gameplay.
- Mindless Fun: Several reviews highlight the game as a great way to relieve stress and enjoy mindless destruction, consistent with the series' reputation.
- Variety of Chaos: Players appreciate the ability to create elaborate disaster scenarios and engage in chaotic gameplay.
The main cons of the game
- Poor Optimization: Numerous users report severe performance issues, including stuttering, crashing, and poor frame rates, even on high-end hardware.
- Repetitive Gameplay: Many reviews mention that the missions and challenges become monotonous, lacking the depth and excitement of previous titles in the series.
- Lack of Destruction Mechanics: Players feel that the iconic destruction mechanics have been diminished, with less emphasis on liberating towns and bases compared to earlier games.
- Subpar Graphics and Presentation: The graphics are often described as lacking polish, with cutscenes and menus criticized for their quality.
- Awful Enemy AI: Users report frustrating enemy behavior, including teleportation and overwhelming reinforcements, making combat less enjoyable.
The features or elements that are missing from the game according to users
- Dynamic Destruction: Players miss the ability to destroy military bases and towns extensively, which was a hallmark of earlier games in the series.
- Engaging Mission Design: Users express a desire for more strategic and varied mission structures, rather than the simplistic "press a button" style of many current missions.
- Improved Menu Navigation: Many reviews criticize the menu system for being unintuitive and cumbersome, making it difficult to adjust settings or navigate options.
- Better Story and Dialogue: The narrative and dialogue have been deemed weak and unengaging compared to previous installments, leading to a lack of investment in the story.
Summary
- Overall, while Just Cause 4 Reloaded has its fun moments and offers chaotic gameplay, it suffers from significant performance issues, repetitive mechanics, and a lack of the engaging features that fans loved in earlier titles.
Summary generated on:
GAMERS Score
Average score from 597 votes. 193 players anticipated the game.
Just Cause 4 Description
Just Cause 4 is the fourth entry in the popular series of open world action games developed by Swedish studio Avalanche Studios. Similarly to the previous entry in the series, the game debuted on platforms like PC Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One etc.
Plot
The main protagonist of Just Cause 4 is Rico Rodriguez, a character well known from previous entries in the series. This time, he enters the fictional country of Solis in South America. The citizens of this country must face harsh weather conditions and the regime of the Black Hand – a paramilitary organization led by the merciless Gabriela Morales. Rico must deal with her by wrecking chaos and destruction wherever he appears. He will also discover the truth about his father.
Mechanics
In Just Cause 4, the action is presented from a third-person perspective. The players are taken to an open world the size of one thousand twenty-four square kilometers. It’s the biggest sandbox map Avalanche Studios ever created and it includes tropical forests, high mountains, deserts, cities, and villages. The players can travel through the areas on foot and by using various vehicles. In addition to motorcycles, cars, helicopters, and jets, there are transporters, bulldozers, cranes, jet skis, and microjets available. The players can also glide with a wingsuit or participate in parachute jumping.
During the game, the players are completing story missions and various side activities that gradually reduce the influence of the Black Hand. Rico can use a variety of weapons and gadgets, including the famous grappling hook that enables him to join various items and objects together. Although it was possible to use the tool in various ways in the previous game in the series, now it is even more versatile – the players can customize it and, for example, add a rocket launcher to it that makes the objects connected to it float in the air.
The greatest novelty in Just Cause 4 are dynamically changing, extreme weather conditions like tornadoes, sandstorms, blizzards etc. They can provide Rico with an advantage; these aren’t merely visual effects, but fully simulated events. For example, a tornado can consume cars and smaller objects and destroy buildings.
Technical aspects
Just Cause 4 is powered by Apex technology that was also used in games like RAGE 2 (developed by Avalanche Studios in cooperation with id Software) and the Hunter: Call of the Wild. The game features high-quality graphics.
Last updated on July 12, 2018
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Just Cause Series
A series of sandbox action games with a third-person perspective (TPP) view, the creation and development of which is the responsibility of the development team of the Swedish studio Avalanche. The brand rights are owned by Square Enix's Eidos Interactive.
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Just Cause 4 Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Avalanche Studios
Publisher: Square Enix
Just Cause 4 System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-2400 3.1 GHz / AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 760 / Radeon R9 270 or better, 59 GB HDD, Windows 7 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i7-4770 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1600 3.2 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX Vega 56 or better, 59 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
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