Chaos, explosions and total dhamaal, is the best way to describe Just Cause 3. Wait isn’t that the same that can be said of Just Cause 2? Of course, it wouldn’t be Just Cause without it.
The plot (yes there is a plot) revolves around our older and grizzlier protagonist Rico Rodriguez, who’s altruistically concerned about liberating the people of Medici from Sebastiano Di Ravello's military dictatorship…basically a setup for the player to go “I want more boom boom” but not in the Hot Coffee mod way ;D
Just Cause 3’s island of Medici map is HHHUUUUGEEEE over 400 square miles as per the developer. This might sound bigger than their previous game’s map but it isn’t, it’s around same size, however it is prettier and denser. In other words, you have more things to go BOOM!
Avalanche studio has made Just Cause 3 characters a lot more likable, Rico himself is warmer, he has a lot more engaging presence than Just Cause 2.The supporting characters add a fun likable flavour, and the entire game has a unique sense of ridiculousness to it, like a silly 80’s action comedy flick.
The grappling hook cum wing suit has been upgraded, it can now shoot farther, tie several things together (such as vehicles), and act as your primary means of getting around the island if you are so talented. This is a nod to the amazingly fun grappling hook mod of Just Cause 2 which allowed all of this.
Just Cause 3 throws the player (literally) into the heat of the action without nudging or showing you the way. Basically here are your new weapons, it makes things go BOOM, and this is where you need to go. That’s it, everything else you figure out. Fly around to take a sports car, shoot everyone in the face, get to the attack chopper, shoot everyone in the face and make things go BOOM, go to objectives, double BOOM BOOM, jump out, for some ground battle, shoot everyone in the face and the arse twice over. Oh and don’t forget…make things go BOOM again! While this is no different from its predecessor Just Cause 2, it does have the same flaw,too much repetition, and no real staying power.
Just Cause 3 needs a lot of muscle to run, you cannot throw a mid range 4GB rig at it, it WILL be unplayable. When the developers say minimum 6GB system RAM, they mean it. Ensure that you are somewhere above the minimum mark and you should be good to play the game. Despite the performance bugs that have been ironed out since its launch, expect the game to slow down occasionally or worse crash even.
All in all, you don’t want to miss this dhamaal of a game. It isn’t GTA V and it doesn’t pretend to be. It is a junk food game that lacks the richness and depth but is good at one thing– Making you have a blast till it lasts. Suddenly I feel hungry for Mc Donald’s fries!
By- Nikhil Rastogi
The plot (yes there is a plot) revolves around our older and grizzlier protagonist Rico Rodriguez, who’s altruistically concerned about liberating the people of Medici from Sebastiano Di Ravello's military dictatorship…basically a setup for the player to go “I want more boom boom” but not in the Hot Coffee mod way ;D
Just Cause 3’s island of Medici map is HHHUUUUGEEEE over 400 square miles as per the developer. This might sound bigger than their previous game’s map but it isn’t, it’s around same size, however it is prettier and denser. In other words, you have more things to go BOOM!
Avalanche studio has made Just Cause 3 characters a lot more likable, Rico himself is warmer, he has a lot more engaging presence than Just Cause 2.The supporting characters add a fun likable flavour, and the entire game has a unique sense of ridiculousness to it, like a silly 80’s action comedy flick.
The grappling hook cum wing suit has been upgraded, it can now shoot farther, tie several things together (such as vehicles), and act as your primary means of getting around the island if you are so talented. This is a nod to the amazingly fun grappling hook mod of Just Cause 2 which allowed all of this.
Just Cause 3 throws the player (literally) into the heat of the action without nudging or showing you the way. Basically here are your new weapons, it makes things go BOOM, and this is where you need to go. That’s it, everything else you figure out. Fly around to take a sports car, shoot everyone in the face, get to the attack chopper, shoot everyone in the face and make things go BOOM, go to objectives, double BOOM BOOM, jump out, for some ground battle, shoot everyone in the face and the arse twice over. Oh and don’t forget…make things go BOOM again! While this is no different from its predecessor Just Cause 2, it does have the same flaw,too much repetition, and no real staying power.
Just Cause 3 needs a lot of muscle to run, you cannot throw a mid range 4GB rig at it, it WILL be unplayable. When the developers say minimum 6GB system RAM, they mean it. Ensure that you are somewhere above the minimum mark and you should be good to play the game. Despite the performance bugs that have been ironed out since its launch, expect the game to slow down occasionally or worse crash even.
All in all, you don’t want to miss this dhamaal of a game. It isn’t GTA V and it doesn’t pretend to be. It is a junk food game that lacks the richness and depth but is good at one thing– Making you have a blast till it lasts. Suddenly I feel hungry for Mc Donald’s fries!
By- Nikhil Rastogi
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