Just Cause 4

I really like JC4 quite a lot honestly, but it's undeniable that for every two steps forward it takes from JC3 it takes one back and that truly is unfortunate. Rather than go on a lengthy tangent I figure it'd just be easier to do a pros and cons list (primarily compared to JC3)
PROS:
1. Much better grapple loadouts, not only can you have 3 unique loadouts equipped at a time you can actually individually customize each tether with distinct mods like retractors, air lifters and boosters for the very first time in the series
2. Much better map (imo) - it is simply much more diverse. JC3 is primarily a mediterranean biome filled with islands and a couple of snowy peaks while JC4 has rain forests, deserts, snowy mountains, large plains etc, and is more of one giant landmass (also the actual world map / mini map is significantly better in JC4 too)
3. Dynamic weather - tornadoes, blizzards, thunderstorms, and sandstorms (JC3 has none of that)
4. Dual fire modes for all weapons
5. More arcade like vehicle handling - which is just my preference for this type of game.
6. Unlock vehicles by doing missions rather than having to find them and bring them to a garage in JC3
7. Vehicles now have radio
8. Hoverboards (lol)
9. Runs much better and is far more stable than JC3
10. Arguably prettier to look at
CONS:
1. Worse physics and explosions - bummer
2. Worse looking water and absent water effects (which is odd since JC4 actually has weather effects) but alas JC3 has significantly better water physics.
3. Worse simulation in just about every way really
4. Abysmal menu UI - I didn't love JC3's that much either but this is so so much worse.
5. No C4 and grenades anymore - completely stripped from the game - REALLY?
6. Far more boring and lame villain. JC3's Di Ravello is just so much better.
7. No jetpack wingsuit :(
8. I've saved the very worst for last! JC4 has an absolutely horrendous and egregious progression system - you no longer need to destroy bases to progress, rather each "zone" has a generic, lengthy, and redundant mission to unlock the area. It's made it so now blowing up anything at all is completely optional - This is the greatest sin of this game by far - it took something that worked absolutely perfectly in JC3 and completely and utterly ruined it. Why would you make a game based around blowing ♥♥♥♥ up and yet remove its relevance in contributing towards any meaningful progression in the game? What in the actual ****?
And yet JC4 is still really fun its own special way with its ability to let you mess around in a way you just can't in previous titles - primarily with the much improved upon grapple loadouts and crazy weather effects/physics - plus I really do enjoy the map variety a whole lot more.
I just think this game had all the potential to be so much more and that is a damn shame. I hope one day they make a JC5 and that's it's everything that this game should have been.

dont expect this game to be like just cause 3. The gameplay is totally different. But its still fun, and i only paid 10 bucks for it so ill take it. But for 60 bucks? thats a scam. There are a lot of bugs, every military base has the same buildings over and over, maps feel kinda empty. But the grappling hook mechanics.... Thats all i care about here. You can make a flying tank.

I don't know what everyone is talking about this game is absolute peak. If you want to have a good time blowing stuff up and feeling like you're in a movie even after you've beaten the game, this is the game for you.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS
---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't
---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf
---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma
---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☑ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer
---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls
---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☑ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding
---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life
---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond
---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money
---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☑ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs
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Cautious recommendation. Didn't buy for years based on bad reviews, and I don't disagree. This game is a fun little romp, but everything that was janky about Just Cause 3 is still here, combined with mechanics that are a bit more tedious than that game. One of the fun elements of prior games was causing chaos and demolishing the enemy bases in creative ways. Here, the fun destruction elements are completely de-emphasized. You can still break stuff, but it usually serves very little purpose. Instead there are repetitive objectives that seem fresh in the first 3 hours but quickly become stale.

Worth the ~10 bucks I paid for it, would have felt like robbery at full price.

I mean... it's fine, all good, but...
it's not like terrible, but the fun is kinda gone. I liked much more destroying red objects and gaining percentage from it to own base, or town than to complete stunts to earn village. It is not really worth for full price. Way too complicated for simple things.
But it is fine.

Just as an open world mess around game this is a brilliant example, its a great example of a pretty cheesy action film which is endearing in its own right
Tons of toys, lots of explosions and really relaxing to just wingsuit around while very high