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Just Cause 4 reviews round up – Here’s what critics think of Avalanche’s latest sandbox

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The Just Cause series has always been the best for a bit of mindless catharsis. There’s no real point getting too emotionally invested in anything. Instead, it’s great for just blowing things up and doing ridiculous aerial stunts…before blowing more things up.

The last game was fun, but it was plagued with technical issues that made it run way worse than it should have. Thankfully, it seems that the sequel isn’t quite as afflicted with performance issues. But how is it as a game? Here’s what critics think of Just Cause 4.

Windows Central – 5/5

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Everything is absolutely fantastic, and while in-game performance isn’t perfect, it’s hardly enough of a downside to affect my view of the game overall. Avalanche has truly brought the thunder.

God is a Geek – 8/10

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You can accept a few flaws in games like this, because the rest of the game is so fun and explosive. Just Cause 4 is the pinnacle of the series so far, with some of the most impressive action sequences that are all the more mind-blowing by their inclusion in standard, open-world play. Tornadoes and more can spring up during your general travels, no longer confined to scripted set-pieces like most other action games, and I don’t care who you are, that’s just brilliantly ridiculous.

PC Gamer – 73/100

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With so much adventure-holiday-with-guns fun to be had here, it’s frustrating that Avalanche is content to just gloss over existing issues rather than fix them (couldn’t the studio even have looked at its own Mad Max game for ways to improve the vehicle mechanics and melee combat?). Just Cause 4 still taps into that need for reckless abandon that resides in all gamers, but its impact is softening. I have a good several hours of tethering tomfoolery left in me, but once I put it down, I can’t see myself returning to this series until it gets the refurbishment it deserves.

Gadgets 360 – 8/10

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In spite of trotting out a premise that’s been done to death, Just Cause 4 remains fresh thanks to its creative gameplay features and varied missions. With explosions aplenty and stunning visuals, there’s little amiss with this over the top entry in the series.

PCGamesN – 7/10

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Just Cause 4 refines everything that made its predecessor great. It’s still one of the most generous and bombastic open world games, but its new systems don’t progress the sandbox as much as they should.

 

Last Updated: December 3, 2018

11 Comments

  1. Pixelated Gambit

    December 3, 2018 at 15:51

    Genuinely can’t wait to once again become the love child of James Bond and Antonio Banderas.

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  2. Ghost In The Rift

    December 3, 2018 at 16:58

    Joh..i see the ban HAMMER has been busy!!!

    Anyway awesome article….Need this game in my life after a hard year, just the type of relaxing i need.

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  3. G8crasha

    December 4, 2018 at 13:15

    I just want to know if the games is still has repetitive as before. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy Just Cause 3, but I got to the last boss battle, and then gave up. I just wasn’t invested in the story. From what I’ve seen in gameplay vids, this seems to be slightly more story driven than its predecessors, but maybe I’ll adopt a wait and see approach.

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    • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

      December 5, 2018 at 13:29

      I never got close to the last mission. Been too busy blowing stuff up in game

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    • Gr8_Balls_o_Fire

      December 5, 2018 at 13:29

      I never got close to the last mission. Been too busy blowing stuff up in game

      Reply

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