Just Cause 4

This game gets a bad rap because it's a downscale from JC3, but that doesn't mean it's not a great game.
I went in to scratch the itch of driving around blowing stuff up, and JC4 delivers exactly that, so I was certainly not disappointed.
It's a bit more sandboxy than JC3 because capturing regions require you to get squads, which you get by causing Chaos (i.e. blowing stuff up). So you can capture a region without even setting foot in it, though some regions require a specific operation without them to be done before you can capture them - but they're always available, versus only available after you destroyed all enemy assets in the region.
I read some players dislike that approach compared to JC3, on my side I do like it better because that gives you freedom in how you want to approach capturing a region. I got way more than enough squads just playing the game naturally, and before capturing a region I usually went in with a chopper or tank to destroy all the assets I could find (usually in parallel to doing the region-specific operation) just for the fun of blowing stuff up.
You also get mods for the grappling hook which are a fun idea, though a bit cumbersome to set up and use.
You do however feel that the game was a bit rushed, with expedited story lines and features, and a few bugs to overcome (like having to properly set processor affinity every time the game is launched, or fast travel displaying actual keybinds but still using original keybinds). Still very fun to play though!
DLCs are a mixed bag:
* Dare Devils is a hit or miss, I feel. I personally liked it because it's driving around blowing stuff up and that's my thing in Just Cause. If you dislike vehicle handling and physics in JC you might not have a good time though.
* Los Demonios is a great idea but terrible execution. Everything about it was frustrating gameplay to me, starting with the fact you can't use vehicles at all in that DLC which is a huge turn off for me. Add to that a constant supply of flying pestering enemies that suicide-explode on you and tanks blasting you off the sky and you get a frustrating combat experience.
* Danger Rising was okay. It's driving around blowing stuff up so I can't complain. I disliked the DLC vehicle (hoverboard) so your mileage may vary depending on that, especially since it adds hoverboard races which were among my worst experiences in that game. Endless respawning enemies is more or less okay, not so when there are many AA turrets around that you can't destroy with respawning enemies constantly going back to man them.
Overall: I wanted to blow stuff up, JC4 gave me stuff to blow up, I was happy. Less good than JC3, still a great game.

This game is fun and disappointing at the same time.

Good:
* Beautiful Explosions
* Fun casual game play
* Very fun glider + jet dlc
* The game looks better in terms of graphics
* The story is not bad, no wow factors though.
* Compared to 3 the 4's combat shooting game play on enemies are not as "bullet spongey" as before.

Bad:
* Downgrade on the art style. The vibrant colors of just cause 3 was better.
* Downgrade on the progression system, Just cause 3 was better.
* A little rough on the new learning curve of the menus and A.I, they used 1 button as a menu. Its bad.
* The game direction for people who want to focus on main missions first is confusing sometimes.
* There are glitches sometimes, the friendlies A.I are bad.

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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I actually enjoyed this game. Why? Because it was the first just cause game i played. You liking the game matters in what order you play the games. For example, if you beat Just Cause 3 and then Just Cause 4, you probably won't like Just Cause 4. But if you play Just Cause 4 first, then you will probably like it. Now the game is very fun as there are so many things to do, like loading a bunch of vehicles in a cargo jet and jumping out of it with a vehicle, and many other things. One issue that i noticed is that some missions(not many), follow the same scheme, and they get boring over time. One aspect that i also like is that the game doesn't require a lot of skill so it's not rage inducing. Overall, i really enjoyed the game and am sad that it was not well received by the community. 10/10. THIS IS MY OPINION. PLEASE DON'T HATE ON ME.

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.

Still a very fun game. JC3 has better game design but JC4 may be more fun in terms of the open sandbox possibilities, and is much better looking.