Just Cause 3 - PlayStation 4

Several years ago, I wanted to play Just Cause 2; but I never got around to it. When I heard about Just Cause 3, I wasn't going to allow another Just Cause game to get away from me, so I played it as soon as I had an open spot in my gaming schedule. Little did I know; I would spend the next three months playing it![Combat]At its core, Just Cause 3 is a third-person shooter. However, if you find yourself in close quarters with an enemy or two, you can perform a little shoulder charge to get you out of trouble. Depending on the enemy; you'll either kill him or temporarily stun him. It's very simplistic, but I enjoyed doing it. The combat can get hot and heavy in a matter of seconds, which can lead to a lot of deaths; if you're not careful. In most of the third-person games I've played; you're able to take cover behind objects when the going gets tough; but not in Just Cause 3. There's no such thing as "taking cover", and you're strongly encouraged to run out in the middle of the fray, which is right up my alley. If you need to regenerate your health, your best bet would be simply running away or using your grappling hook to quickly leave the scene and your health will replenish on its own. I can't begin to tell you how many different ways I've died! If you can think of it, it's probably happened to me. I've died from grenades, bombs, guns, rocket launchers, melee attacks, getting run over by vehicles, drowning, falling, helicopter missile guns, etc -- And that's just to name a few ;)[Weaponry]Regarding weapons; Just Cause 3 is everything a game like Uncharted 4 isn't. You have a TON to choose from; for starters. I'm not necessarily a 'gun guy'; so I'll refrain from naming each and every one. There are three main weapons at your immediate disposal -- A two handed gun, dual guns, and a special weapon. My two handed weapon of choice was the Ump; the dual weapon I chose were some type of machine guns, while my 'special' weapon was a rocket launcher (Capstone Hydra) that fired several rockets at once! Yes, it's as cool as it sounds. There's one more weapon I saved for last. My favorite, by far; are the C4 explosives! First of all; you can never run out of them. Secondly; there's nothing quite like planting a few explosives on a massive fuel tank and watching it blow to smithereens! In a game like Just Cause 3; it probably goes without saying you'll be able to use just about anything as a weapon, if you get sick of your traditional weapons. For example; you can take flight in a chopper and make use of its mini guns and missile launcher. Or, feel free to be creative and use your grappler as a weapon.[Enemies]As to be expected with a game like this; enemies are probably the only weak point. You'll have your run-of-the-mill military personnel, and that's about it. Believe me when I tell you the lack of enemy variety doesn't make the game any less fun. Heck, I've taken down more military bases and settlements than I can count; and not once, did I get bored of it, regardless of the 'meh' enemies. It's important to note that you'll be attacked from land, air, and sea. If you're lucky; you'll have to deal with all three at once :) There's just one boss battle, and to be honest; it wasn't too bad.[Miscellaneous]There are quite a few things to hunt down and collect; to scratch that 'exploration itch' in all of us. I really wish Just Cause 3 kept track of how many hours I spent playing because I'm thinking the number of hours I logged is north of 100. There are more sidemissions and mini games than I was able to keep track of; so you'll have plenty to do in between missions.Just Cause 3 is a beautiful open world game with a massive map that offers plenty to do. It exceeded my expectations and kept me busy for hours. In my opinion, it's a vastly underrated game that deserves to be given a chance. Rise of the Tomb Raider; you're up next!

This game might just be the best game I own thus far. It doesn't have online multiplayer nor does it have offline multiplayer, but it is still very fun to play. The character Rico, while he doesn't have super powers like Infamous or Dragonball, doesn't have robotic limbs like some of the characters do in Call of Duty black Ops 3, it isn't a third person shooter like other shooting games, and while it isn't your typical action game; this game is very entertaining. I do have to mention that I have played demos to the previous Just Cause. Just Cause didn't appeal to me, but playing Just Cause 3 has been good so far. The missions are just part of the fun. Driving, flying, boating, gliding with a wing suit and parachuting are also part of the fun in this game, as well as exploding things around you, but let's not forget the grappling hook. While this is much fun, the game got even better with DLC. I'm not talking about vehicles and weapons, but new missions and the Bavarium wing suit, which made things that much more fun, being able to use its weapons and boost. While I thought to myself before finding out about and then downloading the first DLC pack that came with the season pass; why don't they have a jet pack? Well, even better, a wing suit with boost and weapons. Can't wait to see the next 2 DLC. I have to mention that I usually don't write on DLC, but this time I thought I'd make an exception.Back to writing about the actual game, I'd have to say it is a rather challenging game, which is good so that I don't beat it too fast. The missions are fun to play, and some of the cutscenes are fun to watch, as they are pretty humorous. While you won't hear "authentic" gun sounds for the most part. It is a game that I would say doesn't take itself too serious, which is what I like. Some games take it too far with the "seriousness", but this game has something to bring to the table, showing that the characters aren't "perfect", they joke around with each other, the tyrant enjoys his food, they get mad at each other; some throw fits here and there. Sure games try to portray the "humanity" of the characters involved but this game does it well.

I love it so much, that I got one for my Sister.

I was a little worried buying this considering the reviews. I usually agree with the major review sites like Metacritic, IGN, and Gamespot. I must say they got this one wrong (IGN and Metacritic). The load times are a bit long but other games are worse (BLOODBORNE!!!!). This is like Infamous mixed with Far Cry mixed with Spider-Man and others. The means of traveling through the open world was well done. You can jump from a plane/helicopter to another plane/helicopter or wingsuit/parachute to the ground. I was a huge Far Cry fan and beat all 4 versions and will play Primal when it comes out, but I definitely prefer this over all of them so far. Driving a car in this game is BORING only because traveling by wingsuit/parachute is so much fun. I gave this 5 stars only because I can't give it a 4.5 and don't think it's a 4 star game. Definitely recommend for the Far Cry and Infamous fans out there.