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Repetitive but still good
ol’ fashion fun Who needs graphics when
you got epic explosions
The game is naturally repetitive. It is fun at first The graphics are pretty dreadful. Most of the
as stated beforre, but it does get old quickly. The time, the game is so disorderly that you’re not
wingsuit struggles are back (and are simpler even paying attention to the graphics and they
today, thank god. JC3’s wingsuit challenges were make no difference to the core gameplay itself.
infuriatingly hard), speed challenges and then But, you only really notice it if you’re standing still
there are such tomb challenges (a clear nod to and you are not standing still very often. You’ll
Square Enix’s other series, Tomb Raider) in which most notice it during cutscenes, which are just
you have these brief little mystery challenges to poor in general (it is Just Cause after all, it’s not
find out. Nothing crazy, but they are great for a assumed to have a good story or engrossing
quick change of pace. cutscenes) but the cutscenes look like in early
PS3/late PS2 game and that’s no exaggeration.
The controls are extremely good and texture real-
ly fluid. You may easily switch from the grappling
.
to the parachute to the wingsuit and again and it The Beautiful within an enormous
walled garden of chaos
makes traversing the world fun. The gunplay and I like all the alterations they introduced into the
tether system can be very nice and simple to con- tethering system and the improved physics to
trol. Apparently, this game was built using a new allow more craziness and imaginative destruc-
engine, it doesn’t look like it when you examine tion which is always excellent. I also enjoy the
the graphics but it is obvious during gameplay. enormous and diverse map.
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It improves in some regions over JC3 while
downgrading in other areas.
We like all the alterations they introduced into the tethering system and the improved physics to allow to let more craziness and
imaginative destruction which is always excellent. We also enjoy the enormous and diverse map. The gameplay is still pretty stag-
nant and repetitive and the images could definitely be improved but overall it is extremely fun for short bursts but it gets old quick.
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