Just Cause 3 was near perfect, especially with the stuff the DLC gave you like the jet powered wing suit, lightning weapon, and mechs. Why they took all of those fun things away in JC4 I’ll never know. I think I’ll call it the Saints Row Syndrome
those dlcs were the reason i played more of the game than i should flying on jet powered wingsuit got boring after 4 hours of doing exactly that mechs weren't that fun and i was not gonna let it slide that they added a goddamn skill tree and STILL game that promoted itself with chaos and destruction only allowed for destruction of marked objects.
@@firstname1158you’re right actually. I forgot since they nerfed the wing suit in 4 by not letting you take off from the ground or water anymore, the missiles fired in clusters, you no longer had an A10 machine gun on your back, and you couldn’t do tight braking turns in the air anymore. And they made the mech a DLC again for 4 which is why I forgot about it so that’s my bad on that part. Thanks for the correction
I remember when the demo for Just Cause 2 was released. There was a bug where you could essentially leave the demo-mission zone and explore the massive map without penalty. It did have an hour long time limit though, but you could just repeat the process and replay it over again. While you didn't really get the full game experience, you could still have a lot of fun.
Ah I remember this, the whole map wasn't even rendered but it was fun the run around the weird glitchy landscape. Or just sit in the demo area for a while. If I remember right you had to initiate the glitch at the airfield. I forget how, I think you had to ride a air tank? Good times.
I remember the glitch on PS3 that if you kept pressing the home button during the countdown, it negated the timer and the world boundary. I probably put in over 100 hours on that demo before getting the full game as a kid. After I bought the game, I fell in love with it and the whole series
Just Cause 3 was pretty dang fun in short doses. I think the issue was that each story was just “talk to this Npc and then go attack enemy property.” That’s a wonderful game to play casually, but it overstays it’s welcome pretty quick
Can't agree atall I could never put it down, and still can't when I play it from time to time, it's so much fun just wingsuiting around and blowing shit up, there's just no way to get bored of it
the story of JC 3 was a big letdown, took itself way too seriously. the gameplay loop was very good, i especially enjoyed the upgrade missions for the Mods. they were different to the core gameplay so i t was a nice diversion
@@LiamKennedy-nc1wn yes that was funny. But in general the storytelling was too serious. Just cause has to embrace his action over the top silliness in it's storytelling. Imo
I've been saying it for months now but Just Cause 2's Map of Panuao is the most underrated open world ever made. It's size is a massive Credit alone but something that doesn't get talked about is the variety within its many islands. You have Snowy Moutain top Military Bases,you have Jungles,you have Deserts with air Strips located,you have Cities located next to Beaches that remind you of Brazil or Miami,you have A Dance Club floating around the Capitol City,you have Casinos,you have Oil Rigs located next to ankle deep watery beaches,you have Black ops Programs on secret off Shore islands etc. The variety in its locations along with its size and its Unique Aesthetic of being a Southern Asian inspired country really helped make it stand out and I'd love to see a remake of that Game with Just Cause 3/4s engine behind it.
@@sprucemoose6311 i kind of hated the wingsuit tbh. i felt like it broke the gameplay completely - being able to just navigate everywhere like the incarnation of a boing 747 made obtaining pretty much every vehicle in the game redundant and simplified navigation too much.. which was half the fun of Just Cause 2, launching jeeps off mountains to get into river basins Just Cause 2 is perfect to me. love that game... although, it never got the respect from me it deserved
It sure reminded me well of the Philippines. Heck, I even understood the occasional Tagalog spoken there... that and other Filipino languages really need more fictional exposure. Can agree with the wingsuit, though. It's way too good to even feel worthwhile to me. I'd rather play any Batman: Arkham game with its gliding system instead.
Just Cause 2 is my favorite in the series. I love the game world‘s diversity, over-the-top 80s-physics and its “down to earth” feeling (I don’t know if this description fits a Just Cause game but you know what I mean…). Also, the game still looks good today, especially the long stretches of open water. JC3 was great too but the game world was not as varied as 2 and some weapons felt a bit gimmicky
Man, I loved just cause 2 and 3. I convinced a lot of friends to play 2. Three may have improved on a lot of things but 2 still holds a special place in my heart.
The key for me was that JC 2 had a playable demo with a time limit. I downloaded and played that demo a ton -- they got the mechanics just right (with the exception of no yaw control when flying airplanes). JC 3 wingsuit was fun, but removed the need to use diverse vehicles to cross the map, because you could wingsuit just about anywhere. JC 4 -- I uninstalled after about 5 hours. The bizarre side plot of 'stunting' for a movie producer broke the tone -- instead of a surreal overindulgence, it became a parody of itself.
It really is sad for me, Just Cuase was the series i had a bond over my Grandfather with.. he was a Vietnam vet, served in the navy during the 60's, but me and my Grandfather were into Games, tech, Guns, it was awesome.. and Just Cuase 2 was the Game that got us into gaming... Rest in Peace old friend..
@@Zodroo_Tint sometimes when I would play the PS3 with him way when, we would play Black Ops 1 Local MP matches against bots on recruit, we were just having simple fun back then! He also used to tell me alot about history too! when I was really young, I miss him more than you guys know..
Just cause 3 will always be my all time favorite. Just cause 4 really disappointed me especially the destruction was a downgrade as well which upset me a lot.
@@daabthegreat1528 Everybody hates JC4 because blowing stuff isn't the point anymore. Also the unlocking regions system was pointless and tedious. It was like the game was made by ppl who never played JC.
The irony is that with the sheer size and scale these games work with, it would've been more profitable for them to have gone the Running With Scissors route and continuously update and improve the game like the latter did with Postal 2. Just Cause 2's map was already bigger than all of Rockstar's GTA games combined; it had everything from distinct biomes to entire cities, yet all you could do was blow stuff up, do checkpoint races or collect things. Imagine all the stuff they could've added to make these places feel more alive, such as shops or small-scale sidequests or just random encounters to give the world a sense of depth. I could be missing something, but with all the stuff modders added to the game, the developers could've done just that and made an already fun and crazy game even more fun. Considering the mixed reception of JC3 and 4, the improvements they featured weren't enough to warrant an entire game by itself.
Let's hope the JC2 modders become so good they'll even make their own games out of it, just like how Half-Life 2 and FreeSpace 2 did things with Black Mesa and Silent Threat: Reborn respectively.
I mean those are fantastic ideas but the idea of a not-CIA agent doing side quests while serving undercover in a country that hunts him down just wouldn't work. He's already doing side quests with the three factions against the Government...
Anyone deriding JC2's campaign is missing out. The final mission has you shooting a midget as you and him are surfing on nukes flying over the ocean towards the US, it's the wildest fucking final boss fight I've ever experienced and it feels like so few people ever got to see it.
I am surprised they can criticize that game's plot. Like the whole thing is campy as all heck from the get-go. How can they nitpick something that is a parody of Southeast Asian doctatorships and civil wars?
Just Cause 2 is incredible value for the money. Picked it up for a few dollars on Steam. Such a good, underrated game. The sandbox is amazing, flying up high with the smallest agent jet and seeing the whole map is just something else.
2 is hands down the best in the series. Id love to bring some mechanics from 3 to the world of 2. You really can not beat the limitless destruction you can do in that game. Ignore the campaign, run around and try to level as much of the map as you can. I legitimately do not understand why people seem to overall prefer 3. The wingsuit is great i agree but thats really the only thing i truly prefer from 3.
I think the problems lie at how bad the controls aged, additions in 3 that felt like QOL changes, and how a minimalist HUD works better for this kind of gameplay. I played a LOT of JC2 then played a LOT JC3 when it came out. After a long while of playing neither I went to JC2 and realized why a lot of things were changed; in 3 the flow of combat was much better, weapon and vehicle drops were more streamlined, less noise from HUD so that you focus more on your self-assigned targets and environment, etc, etc. There are elements that would be nice if ported from JC2 and into JC3, but the I feel that the pros of 3 outweigh the cons of replaying 2
Don't leave out the first game as that's my personal favourite. The cutscenes were much funnier with Rico's one liners and it had by far the most kickass soundtrack in the entire franchise.
If the francise reboots then I can agree with the character creator, however having Rico not be the player character in Just Cause5 makes no sence based on how the final DLC of 4 ended.
In the first game the music that played while free falling really made the game for me. The fact that it was abandoned in the sequels kept me from getting engaged.
The soft flamenco guitar music during the ring challenges of JC3 was great for me. I played it in the background for months after I hung up my wingsuit.
Can understand the feeling, but to each our own. Would rather play JC2 all over again rather than just hear otherwise great music in a weak first installment of the series.
Not being able to take over bases by blowing them up and watching the explosions in JC 4 in comparison to JC 3 was a big deal. What made that game so fun was the explosions and they got rid of soooooo much of the explosive items that made the game so addictive. Plus they didnt give recommendations for what combinations should you make for the mods making it confusing. It took time to figure out how to work with the tools the game has to offer in 4. When I did figure it out it was amazing and I would be crying laughing wiping people around the carasole. This game series deserves more for sure because it is about having fun and I love that about the Just Cause series.
2 and 3 are incredible games! I really hope they remaster JC2 someday and fix the PC port. It's been a while since they released something, and certainly "Contraband" is not the game I expect from this awesome studio.
Honestly, I only played 2 and 3 all the way through, and I would say 3 was better. I attempted to get into the 4th game but it amazed me that blowing stuff up didn't seem to be the aim of the game anymore :(
i was never really impressed with Just Cause 3 tbh. it kind of took the "game" out of Just Cause for me.. i loved how over-the-top action based nature and unapologetically gamey feels of Just Cause 2
@@michaelandreipalon359 I absolutely loved Rage 2. One of my favorite gaming experiences on the PS4. I don't understand the hate and am suspicious that I might like Just Cause 4 even though I wasn't a fan of Just Cause 3 based on the fact that I seem to like what most of the internet hates.
Fingers crossed they go back to the JC3 formula for the next one. Was simple, but so so fun. Decent and gradual unlocks too. Which really pulls you through
31:58 If only 18% Of players completed the story of your game, it only meansthat 18% of players _cared_ to complete the story of *_your_* game. It by *no* means indicates that 82% of all players just don't care about story at all.
And even then, did the 18% even play through any of the side stuff? I swear, I doubt they're even completionists to begin with, and if not, well, something's up with whoever got those game calculations and ratings.
Just Cause is what more videogames should aspire to be. Who wants realism when you are basically a superhero? As a superb B-game it successfully delivers one of the most fun experiences you'll have. The elements all come into play, especially with the wingsuit. JC3 is an awesome game and I'd rather play it over CoD or GTA anyday.
I still remember getting the shit scared out of me by the shark fin, only to realize it was the equivalent of being frightened by a kid with Super Swimmer Shark Attack attire.
I hate to say it, but Just Cause 4 had Nerd³ problems. They catered too much to the TH-camrs who just wanted to make little messing around videos, rather than the normal players who wanted to be able to do more than just that.
The first and second outings of this series where absolutely fun. Me and my cousins spent hours engaged in stunts trying to out do the other and surviving in the open world. Fun times.
I remember having so much fun with JC2. I knew it wasnt like most other AAA actuion games, but the world and the travel and combat was SO satisfying! Never played JC3 cause i fear it wouldnt live up to JC2
I think they just ran out of idea where to take the game, where to escalate it. Only way was to either do weather or go to space, really. But instead of just bringing the scale up by making an even more massive world, they really should've just focused on the destruction aspect. If they ever make Just Cause 5, I hope it's more like Red Faction Guerrilla: Fully destructible buildings. Fully deformable terrain, crackable rocks, splittable trees and burnable foliage. The map could be much smaller, hell: Get rid of the wingsuit as it invalidates all other forms of transport.
Giving the JC series the Deus Ex: Human Revolution/Wolfenstein: The New Order+The Old Blood revival treatment would be a godsend, but only if it's done well.
the detail that has me most interested in trying, is Embracer group now owns Deus Ex series, so i am hoping they continue that franchise with fresh eyes
Just Cause 1 = gem Just Cause 2 = top 20 greatest games of all time, I still play regularly Just Cause 3 = great but the micro design choices start causing cracks in the fun. Just Cause 4 = cracks in the design turn into full on sinkholes, ironically causing immense damage to the gameplay.
Just cause 2 is what drew me in. I remember, I believe, there was a demo on Xbox? I tried it and went and bought it, within the 30 min of playing. It was awesome. Loved 3 as well. But 4 was just boring to me. Let’s hope they can revamp the series!
Craziest thing about Just Cause 2 is that it only takes up around 5 GB despite having such a massive open world. Meanwhile today developers expect you to just buy an additional storage drive whenever a new game releases since they dont understand anymore how to compress and optimize their game files sizes.
Its called people want 4k games, welp the higher the rez of the textures the larger the file size is going to be. There seem to be alot of people who also don't grasp that you can't compress 4k images like you can the 720p and lower textures.
@@lutherheggs451I really don’t think people give a fuck about 4K. It’s hardly noticeable compared to other graphical enhancements. Hell HDR & frame rate have a MUCH higher impact on visual fidelity
I’m done with the great graphics, impressive frame rate, and hi fidelity sound.. I’m ready for the next step up VR/3d whatever.. Only issue is I’m kinda broke after springing for ps5
idk if this is just me but i find it kinda weird how opaque GVMERS' production crew is. there is literally like 0 information on the internet about them aside from the original idea
I adored JC3 and while JC4 certainly had its pitfalls, I definitely found some fun in it. Admittedly, I never completed the game but I can't deny I have a fair few fond memories of messing around with that tornado. Whatever may come next, JC5 or otherwise, I'm cautiously optimistic.
And here i am, a guy who Loooved Just Cause 4 and prefered it to Just Cause 3. Can't deny the critisism tho... Hope they learn some things for the Next game if there's any 😌
I played Just Cause 1, 2 and 3 growing up, and they were absolute blasts to play, pun intended. But seeing the trailers for the 4th game just didn't grab me like the other games did, and it's much clearer now that i'm not alone in that sentiment. For me personally, aside from the lack of multiplayer, Just Cause 4 gave me the vibes that it was getting too bloated with the ridiculousness, especially with how pandering the trailers and marketing felt. Like "Look guys! Tornadoes! Futuristic robot mechs! That's cool, right?!", just felt very try hard-ish? I don't know, I think there's only soo much over the top and ridiculous shit you can do before even the most dedicated fan rolls their eyes and goes "Okay dude...". I feel like I can speak for Just Cause fans and say "We want to be the ones to cause the chaos, not the chaos coming to us.". There was a wonderful simplicity about you going to a tropical paradise, destroying towns and facilities one by one, all the while the government struggled to take you down with everything they had. You felt a combo of both Spiderman and Batman in one person. We want to fuck up a heavily armed oil-rig using jets, grapplers and explosions, not a tornado or futuristic spider mech who does that job for us. I don't know what can be done for a Just Cause 5. I like the idea of a Just Cause Remake, as long as they kept the original game's simplistic nature, whilst refining and adding onto the mechanics that felt short in the original game. The original they always wanted to make or some shit. Regardless, if this is where the series ends, it'll absolutely be remembered by fans for it's countless hours of fun and remembered fondly.
Just Cause has fallen? I hadn't really noticed. Honestly, not every game series needs to go forever and constantly push out great game after great game. Just Cause has done what it set out to do, which is give us a big map full of stuff to blow up. It can rest.
You can say the same for FPS games, racing games and pretty much any other genre. The JC is known for its epic explosions and destruction so in a way its like GTA but more fantasy than realism and how you interact with the world around you
Just Cause 2 was a master piece, but the 3rd tops my list for favorite of the series! I love the environment and Rico's personality development! It also had an iconic menu when you started the game!
They really goofed up with the 4th one. I’d love it if someone made a mod that used 3’s gameplay objectives of destroying things, into a mode for 4. Would change the game overnight, while giving us a proper Just Cause 3 sequel 💯
I remember playing the first game on PS2 and the first hours of the sequel on PC, heard about the sequels but never played it, however for no reason I also played the beta of the mobile game. Thank you for making such a great documentary about the franchise and its development.
If they could capture the rediculous fun of 2 with the technical prowess of 4, add more variety to mission types, and write a gripping story tying it all together they would have an all time masterpiece. The biggest problem though, is people are burnt out on that type of game with the oversaturation of the market with Far Cry, Assassins Creed, Saints Row, Etc... so it would have to stand out in an exceptional way to sell really well.
Story, Character Development, Worldbuilding and Gameplay. All the 4 main points of creating an amazing aka 9/10 open world game. The Just Cause franchise only ticked off the latter and lacked all three formers.
When we do get another just cause game, I hope avalanche studios take their time to make this game in fact don't rush and release the next game to early if it's not finished and if this game takes like 5 years to make to make then fine take the time to make it if they have to delay the game then delay it till next year or so to work the game much longer to make it better at release so that why they won't have to make update patches later on and make sure the runs well and smoothly and please this time add in building destruction and multiplayer, weapons customization, vehicle customization, character customization and put back to mini map and give us sprinting please Rico runs to slow and more and yet again take the time y'all need to make the game.
I remember there was a glitch to stop Just Cause 2’s demo timer on the Xbox 360. I played that demo so many times that I almost skipped that area when I eventually bought the full game.
I know this episode is gonna be good! Thanks for this video I only played just cause 1,2 I will eventually get to 3,4 the game is pretty fun when you get into it.
I absolutely adore your guys' videos. Keep me coming! Have you ever thought about doing a video on Burnout? Might not be a "Rise and Fall of", but I do think Paradise was a step back, and now the series has disappeared all together.
@@thedude5449 Well typically it's because there was a significant drop-off in quality, and I believe I'm in a minority when it comes to not liking Paradise as much.
Paradise is good in its own way, but then again, that's mostly me being a PC gamer who only played that game more compared to its hard to get predecessors... curse those car rights licenses delisting those installments.
Never played a full game, but I remember playing THE SHIT out of the Just Cause 2 demo lol. I’d play it all the time just to grapple hook onto propane tanks.
It's always bothered me that these games never had real character customization. Edit: I'm talking about adding skins or clothing. Not changing his face or voice.
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 just like you can't customize Snake, Shepard, DOOM GUY, Spider-Man, Edward Kenway, Aiden Pearce, Aiden Caldwell, Kratos, Noble Six, Starkiller, Jesse, Arthur, Lara Croft, or Batman. Oh wait, you can actually customize all of those characters? Crazy. And many of them from far more narrative driven titles? Truly unfathomable.
In my view one of the issues with the Just Cause franchise comes down to (aside 1) that each game by itself is a great game, and what makes the game so good is not the storytelling, environment etc but the freedom for the player to do whatever he wants and cause chaos. Which means you can't recreate the experience for someone whose already played the game before and it's not particularly feasible to keep someone buying new releases when they can just play the prior version, or move on to a different experience all together. That's not a problem with the games themselves but a problem with the idea that its a viable franchise. It would be like constantly releasing new simulators of the same experience, at some point you question why it needs to exist when the experience remains the same and its the experience that captivates the players to begin with.
Just Cause 2 was never matched in my opinion. It didn't go totally overboard with the gadgets and had a great map that didn't bore you after a few hours of playing.
Got introduced to Just cause when it was on discount. Had low expectations but was blown away by the freedom of the open world. And it spoke to the 6 year old boy in me, blowing stuff up and shooting everything that moves. There isn't another game that replicates total chaos like a Just Cause game. The wingsuit gives you a lot of freedom and works well. JC3 is awesome, number is mostly a decent upgrade but the tornado I didn't care for. Heard in 2022 they were working on JC5, but haven't heard anything since. Hopefully hear soon as Im worried it might be canned in the end. 😎
I spent countless hours (a big big number) in JC2 multiplayer mod. So many "movie moments" happen when you give players the freedom to do whatever they want whenever they want (looking at you gta online :
as a child, i always thought that "just cause" was the answer to "why?". i later put the pieces together in my mind that it was a cause that was just lmfao
As a kid, I played the shit out of Just Cause 1. I don't know how much of the story I actually played, but I definitely would jump into it and just roam around causing chaos, similarly to how I did Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (though I actually beat that game so I could unlock the whole map). My sister loved watching me fly the planes and doing crazy stunts. I think I played 100% of Just Cause 2 years later on the Xbox 360. That was when I still had a standard definition television that took like 45 minutes to heat up enough to make the image look normal. I remember having a lot of fun in that game, but I was at the age where you lose (or at least I lost) that magic of being able to create your own stories in the game. Back in GTA San Andreas, I actually wrote myself missions with objectives and then would try to do them. I created a story about a man named "Gangsta Man" who killed people and delivered drugs. I would later co-opt that persona into the persona for my high school rap career (where I almost got expelled because my school did not like me talking about gang activity, even if it was fake, on TH-cam). It's weird to think how what seems like just another game for some people can have profound effects on another person's life, albeit in a tangential way.
Meh, I liked all the Just Cause games just fine. I'd say 4 is probably my favorite because of all the cool things you can do with the tethers. JC2 is probably my most nostalgic because of the demo and how long I've played it before playing the others. Also, the JC2 multiplayer mod was a TON of fun. We used to gather together to go on long road trips around the map, or have crazy dog fights, or have fun crashing into each other, or trolling each other by just blowing everything up, or have long distance rocket launcher fights, or be assholes to each other in the chat, damn I miss that.
JC3 is my favorite but I still liked JC4 even though the explosions were not as massive and immersive as JC3 but JC4 graphics and the newer attachment system was really entertaining so I feel like people are still exaggerating how bad it is just like they did with AC Unity
I am actually surprised that Just Cause 3 had a middling reception, it's my favorite one on the series, specially because of its graphics that still look fantastic despite it being a nearly 8yr old game.
Great documentary, the highlights: 3. Objective overview of the series; 2. Sympathetic treatment of an underrated series; 1. @41:05 including someone from Team WankeR in the footage.
Just Cause 2 is easily the best game in the series. Vehicles aren't clunky and unusable, transport feels paced just right, the physics was way more fun, more varied map, etc. 3 was good and had improved physics on some fronts but still left much to be desired. 4 was unplayable.
The original Just Cause blew my teenage mind when it first released I'll never forget the feeling I had when I saw my brother in law playing it when it released. I knew I needed that game
@michaelandreipalon359 ignore that thought it was comment on a different video. As for JC I played 2 for a while not too long but enjoyed what I played and avoided 3 & 4 like the plague purely because they were so different to what I loved in the original
I can never forget the amount of fun I had causing chaos in Just Cause 3. It was one of the best things I got to do in my life. Yeah, maybe the story was not that great, but the fun I had overshadows everything else.
Just Cause 3 was near perfect, especially with the stuff the DLC gave you like the jet powered wing suit, lightning weapon, and mechs. Why they took all of those fun things away in JC4 I’ll never know. I think I’ll call it the Saints Row Syndrome
Just Cause 3 was absolutely the best title in the series. It's a shame that the fourth release couldn't build upon what made third one so great.
agreed
They have a jet powered wingsuit and a mech in 4.
those dlcs were the reason i played more of the game than i should
flying on jet powered wingsuit got boring after 4 hours of doing exactly that
mechs weren't that fun
and i was not gonna let it slide that they added a goddamn skill tree and STILL game that promoted itself with chaos and destruction only allowed for destruction of marked objects.
@@firstname1158you’re right actually. I forgot since they nerfed the wing suit in 4 by not letting you take off from the ground or water anymore, the missiles fired in clusters, you no longer had an A10 machine gun on your back, and you couldn’t do tight braking turns in the air anymore. And they made the mech a DLC again for 4 which is why I forgot about it so that’s my bad on that part. Thanks for the correction
I remember when the demo for Just Cause 2 was released. There was a bug where you could essentially leave the demo-mission zone and explore the massive map without penalty. It did have an hour long time limit though, but you could just repeat the process and replay it over again. While you didn't really get the full game experience, you could still have a lot of fun.
Ah I remember this, the whole map wasn't even rendered but it was fun the run around the weird glitchy landscape. Or just sit in the demo area for a while.
If I remember right you had to initiate the glitch at the airfield. I forget how, I think you had to ride a air tank? Good times.
I remember the glitch on PS3 that if you kept pressing the home button during the countdown, it negated the timer and the world boundary. I probably put in over 100 hours on that demo before getting the full game as a kid. After I bought the game, I fell in love with it and the whole series
One of the best demos of all time
yes! played that too!
You can actually get around the time limit. I managed to record it revealing some early content. It was interesting and at the time scary.
Just Cause 3 was pretty dang fun in short doses. I think the issue was that each story was just “talk to this Npc and then go attack enemy property.” That’s a wonderful game to play casually, but it overstays it’s welcome pretty quick
Can't agree atall
I could never put it down, and still can't when I play it from time to time, it's so much fun just wingsuiting around and blowing shit up, there's just no way to get bored of it
the story of JC 3 was a big letdown, took itself way too seriously. the gameplay loop was very good, i especially enjoyed the upgrade missions for the Mods. they were different to the core gameplay so i t was a nice diversion
@LiamKennedy-nc1wn that's boring tho 😅
@@typie34 you say that while ignoring the whole ass mission where Mario pretends to be a cow
@@LiamKennedy-nc1wn yes that was funny. But in general the storytelling was too serious. Just cause has to embrace his action over the top silliness in it's storytelling. Imo
I've been saying it for months now but Just Cause 2's Map of Panuao is the most underrated open world ever made.
It's size is a massive Credit alone but something that doesn't get talked about is the variety within its many islands.
You have Snowy Moutain top Military Bases,you have Jungles,you have Deserts with air Strips located,you have Cities located next to Beaches that remind you of Brazil or Miami,you have A Dance Club floating around the Capitol City,you have Casinos,you have Oil Rigs located next to ankle deep watery beaches,you have Black ops Programs on secret off Shore islands etc.
The variety in its locations along with its size and its Unique Aesthetic of being a Southern Asian inspired country really helped make it stand out and I'd love to see a remake of that Game with Just Cause 3/4s engine behind it.
My dream would be a remake/remaster of 2 with 3’s wing suit
@@sprucemoose6311 I'm on board with that all the way.
@@sprucemoose6311 i kind of hated the wingsuit tbh. i felt like it broke the gameplay completely - being able to just navigate everywhere like the incarnation of a boing 747 made obtaining pretty much every vehicle in the game redundant and simplified navigation too much.. which was half the fun of Just Cause 2, launching jeeps off mountains to get into river basins
Just Cause 2 is perfect to me. love that game... although, it never got the respect from me it deserved
That giant city that makes up like 4 huge islands connected by the bridge freeways alone - just the coolest thing anybody has ever thought up.
It sure reminded me well of the Philippines. Heck, I even understood the occasional Tagalog spoken there... that and other Filipino languages really need more fictional exposure.
Can agree with the wingsuit, though. It's way too good to even feel worthwhile to me. I'd rather play any Batman: Arkham game with its gliding system instead.
Just Cause 4 is *THE* definition of a pool a mile long and an inch deep 😬
Just like your mom.
Only played 2 and I have 4 as a cheap pack. Is it that bad?
@@RodaMoonknight 4 is squandered potential
@@Aragorn7884 shit... Now I kinda want to play 2 again and 3, maybe 4 too
@@RodaMoonknight skip 4, save your time.
They need to make a badass comeback with JC5
JC 2 and 3 are still my favorites
The lost Easter eggs and that entire island in JC2 were so cool
Still one of the best open world map ever made.
In 3 there was also Lost easter egg.
@@JakubSlovenskono one asked
Just Cause 2 is my favorite in the series. I love the game world‘s diversity, over-the-top 80s-physics and its “down to earth” feeling (I don’t know if this description fits a Just Cause game but you know what I mean…).
Also, the game still looks good today, especially the long stretches of open water.
JC3 was great too but the game world was not as varied as 2 and some weapons felt a bit gimmicky
Worlds variety, thanks
There's also the fact that JC2 runs excellently on personal computers, while JC3 isn't for some reason.
@@Cenot4phNPCs will see a word they don't like and immediately go insane
Man, I loved just cause 2 and 3. I convinced a lot of friends to play 2. Three may have improved on a lot of things but 2 still holds a special place in my heart.
I'll say the same when it comes to the second game. The rest can't compare.
The key for me was that JC 2 had a playable demo with a time limit. I downloaded and played that demo a ton -- they got the mechanics just right (with the exception of no yaw control when flying airplanes). JC 3 wingsuit was fun, but removed the need to use diverse vehicles to cross the map, because you could wingsuit just about anywhere.
JC 4 -- I uninstalled after about 5 hours. The bizarre side plot of 'stunting' for a movie producer broke the tone -- instead of a surreal overindulgence, it became a parody of itself.
It really is sad for me, Just Cuase was the series i had a bond over my Grandfather with.. he was a Vietnam vet, served in the navy during the 60's, but me and my Grandfather were into Games, tech, Guns, it was awesome.. and Just Cuase 2 was the Game that got us into gaming...
Rest in Peace old friend..
The power of games.
This is what victory feels like huh, old friend?
You should have played Vietcong with him. :)
@@Zodroo_Tint sometimes when I would play the PS3 with him way when, we would play Black Ops 1 Local MP matches against bots on recruit, we were just having simple fun back then!
He also used to tell me alot about history too! when I was really young, I miss him more than you guys know..
@@Zodroo_Tint which dlc is that the one where the 1.1 million died?
Just cause 3 will always be my all time favorite. Just cause 4 really disappointed me especially the destruction was a downgrade as well which upset me a lot.
BIG GD downgrade
I mean just cause 3 was running on 12 frames for any action that happens
@@ALIAlakber not unless you got Xbox series s/x, ps5, and a gaming pc. Either way it’s much more superior then 4
@@gamergeek_2470
The game came out on last gen, besides just cause 3 is poorly optimized for consoles that's why just cause 4 was a downgrade.
@@daabthegreat1528 Everybody hates JC4 because blowing stuff isn't the point anymore. Also the unlocking regions system was pointless and tedious. It was like the game was made by ppl who never played JC.
The irony is that with the sheer size and scale these games work with, it would've been more profitable for them to have gone the Running With Scissors route and continuously update and improve the game like the latter did with Postal 2.
Just Cause 2's map was already bigger than all of Rockstar's GTA games combined; it had everything from distinct biomes to entire cities, yet all you could do was blow stuff up, do checkpoint races or collect things. Imagine all the stuff they could've added to make these places feel more alive, such as shops or small-scale sidequests or just random encounters to give the world a sense of depth.
I could be missing something, but with all the stuff modders added to the game, the developers could've done just that and made an already fun and crazy game even more fun. Considering the mixed reception of JC3 and 4, the improvements they featured weren't enough to warrant an entire game by itself.
Let's hope the JC2 modders become so good they'll even make their own games out of it, just like how Half-Life 2 and FreeSpace 2 did things with Black Mesa and Silent Threat: Reborn respectively.
I mean those are fantastic ideas but the idea of a not-CIA agent doing side quests while serving undercover in a country that hunts him down just wouldn't work. He's already doing side quests with the three factions against the Government...
Just Cause 4’s biggest issue for me was having nothing to liberate unlike JC3, felt like the entire map was wasted.
Anyone deriding JC2's campaign is missing out.
The final mission has you shooting a midget as you and him are surfing on nukes flying over the ocean towards the US, it's the wildest fucking final boss fight I've ever experienced and it feels like so few people ever got to see it.
And besides, anyone just nitpicking on the campaign sure doesn't appear to be capable of even liking the game.
I am surprised they can criticize that game's plot. Like the whole thing is campy as all heck from the get-go. How can they nitpick something that is a parody of Southeast Asian doctatorships and civil wars?
Just Cause 2 is incredible value for the money. Picked it up for a few dollars on Steam. Such a good, underrated game. The sandbox is amazing, flying up high with the smallest agent jet and seeing the whole map is just something else.
JC2 is in my top ten games of all time list. Skipping Between Helicopters during combat was so much fun.
2 is hands down the best in the series. Id love to bring some mechanics from 3 to the world of 2.
You really can not beat the limitless destruction you can do in that game. Ignore the campaign, run around and try to level as much of the map as you can.
I legitimately do not understand why people seem to overall prefer 3. The wingsuit is great i agree but thats really the only thing i truly prefer from 3.
I think a lot of people prefer JC2)
I think the problems lie at how bad the controls aged, additions in 3 that felt like QOL changes, and how a minimalist HUD works better for this kind of gameplay. I played a LOT of JC2 then played a LOT JC3 when it came out. After a long while of playing neither I went to JC2 and realized why a lot of things were changed; in 3 the flow of combat was much better, weapon and vehicle drops were more streamlined, less noise from HUD so that you focus more on your self-assigned targets and environment, etc, etc. There are elements that would be nice if ported from JC2 and into JC3, but the I feel that the pros of 3 outweigh the cons of replaying 2
Don't leave out the first game as that's my personal favourite. The cutscenes were much funnier with Rico's one liners and it had by far the most kickass soundtrack in the entire franchise.
As much as I like Rico, I hope you can create your own character next game. He's been doing the "One last ride" thing for 3 games now.
This time for sure, last time
@@nas9971 50% of the time, it's last time every time.
When it is third person I like to play with a girl. It is much more fun to look at.
If the francise reboots then I can agree with the character creator, however having Rico not be the player character in Just Cause5 makes no sence based on how the final DLC of 4 ended.
@@spouwnerring Haven't played the 4th one yet but I remember hoping the female villain would become his protégé somehow.
In the first game the music that played while free falling really made the game for me. The fact that it was abandoned in the sequels kept me from getting engaged.
I was so immersed as a kid! Seeing the whole world below you as you free fall was such a unique feeling!
The soft flamenco guitar music during the ring challenges of JC3 was great for me. I played it in the background for months after I hung up my wingsuit.
Can understand the feeling, but to each our own. Would rather play JC2 all over again rather than just hear otherwise great music in a weak first installment of the series.
Creates a Terrible Story/Narrative with repetitive missions, then blames players for not finishing the campaing. "Players dont care aboth the story".
Not being able to take over bases by blowing them up and watching the explosions in JC 4 in comparison to JC 3 was a big deal. What made that game so fun was the explosions and they got rid of soooooo much of the explosive items that made the game so addictive. Plus they didnt give recommendations for what combinations should you make for the mods making it confusing. It took time to figure out how to work with the tools the game has to offer in 4. When I did figure it out it was amazing and I would be crying laughing wiping people around the carasole.
This game series deserves more for sure because it is about having fun and I love that about the Just Cause series.
Just Cause 2 and 3 were f'n briliant, utter shame how lackluster and bad JC4 was ya know.
JC3 best rico and setting, so goood.
I agree, Rico in JC3 is great, both in design and personality. "Fuck you, missile!" :p
JC2 Rico for me, alongside many other bits of the series.
Lackluster how??
2 and 3 are incredible games! I really hope they remaster JC2 someday and fix the PC port.
It's been a while since they released something, and certainly "Contraband" is not the game I expect from this awesome studio.
Honestly, I only played 2 and 3 all the way through, and I would say 3 was better. I attempted to get into the 4th game but it amazed me that blowing stuff up didn't seem to be the aim of the game anymore :(
totally, big mistake
I got pissed at 4 how u dont have ulimited c4 to just fly and sabotage around like in 3 , i find all that baloons and second thing boring
I preferred 2 more. Dual wielding and gun upgrades beat wingsuits and a wonky PC port.
2 i still play now becasue of how funny the mods and ragdolls are
Just cause 2 and 3 are god tier.
I will never understand how badly they messed up 4.... what a shame
i was never really impressed with Just Cause 3 tbh. it kind of took the "game" out of Just Cause for me.. i loved how over-the-top action based nature and unapologetically gamey feels of Just Cause 2
At least they nailed the likes of Mad Max in return... although they did another misstep with Rage 2.
@@michaelandreipalon359 I absolutely loved Rage 2. One of my favorite gaming experiences on the PS4. I don't understand the hate and am suspicious that I might like Just Cause 4 even though I wasn't a fan of Just Cause 3 based on the fact that I seem to like what most of the internet hates.
So is 1. That one has to be the most underrated of all JC Games.
Just Cause 2 was one of the most awesome games i have ever played. That game was sooooo fun
Fingers crossed they go back to the JC3 formula for the next one. Was simple, but so so fun. Decent and gradual unlocks too. Which really pulls you through
Didn't get into the series till the 2nd game and loved it. 3 was great. I didn't even last 5 hours into the 4th game and dropped it.
Just Cause was just mindless FUN. In that regard, it highly succeeded. Id love to see another one.
31:58 If only 18% Of players completed the story of your game, it only meansthat 18% of players _cared_ to complete the story of *_your_* game.
It by *no* means indicates that 82% of all players just don't care about story at all.
And even then, did the 18% even play through any of the side stuff? I swear, I doubt they're even completionists to begin with, and if not, well, something's up with whoever got those game calculations and ratings.
Am I the only one that gets that sunny afternoon vibes around late 2000s whenever I watch GVMERS' videos?
Yes.
@@Zodroo_Tint :(
I swear I've heard this guy's (or another one that sounds like him) voice in a TV show back in the mid-aughts. Also a game documentary type thing.
Just Cause is what more videogames should aspire to be. Who wants realism when you are basically a superhero?
As a superb B-game it successfully delivers one of the most fun experiences you'll have. The elements all come into play, especially with the wingsuit. JC3 is an awesome game and I'd rather play it over CoD or GTA anyday.
i never played any Just cause but i saw the easter eggs and they are by far the best around
I still remember getting the shit scared out of me by the shark fin, only to realize it was the equivalent of being frightened by a kid with Super Swimmer Shark Attack attire.
@@DecayingReverie lol yeah that Shark fin is great
Currently playing through Just Cause 3 after sitting on my backlog since it launched and right now I'm nearing the end, good timing!
I hate to say it, but Just Cause 4 had Nerd³ problems. They catered too much to the TH-camrs who just wanted to make little messing around videos, rather than the normal players who wanted to be able to do more than just that.
when the GVMERS video comes out for a game series you love.... you know it's over 😔
love this channel but this notification broke my heart
Too soon
Funny you made this comment jc5 just got announced on kotaku
@@thedude5449 kotaku sux, ign sux, u suk.
@@thedude5449 don't lie to me the pain is already too overwhelming
@@latecore_ 😂
The first and second outings of this series where absolutely fun. Me and my cousins spent hours engaged in stunts trying to out do the other and surviving in the open world. Fun times.
I remember having so much fun with JC2. I knew it wasnt like most other AAA actuion games, but the world and the travel and combat was SO satisfying! Never played JC3 cause i fear it wouldnt live up to JC2
I think they just ran out of idea where to take the game, where to escalate it.
Only way was to either do weather or go to space, really. But instead of just bringing the scale up by making an even more massive world, they really should've just focused on the destruction aspect.
If they ever make Just Cause 5, I hope it's more like Red Faction Guerrilla: Fully destructible buildings. Fully deformable terrain, crackable rocks, splittable trees and burnable foliage. The map could be much smaller, hell: Get rid of the wingsuit as it invalidates all other forms of transport.
Giving the JC series the Deus Ex: Human Revolution/Wolfenstein: The New Order+The Old Blood revival treatment would be a godsend, but only if it's done well.
the detail that has me most interested in trying, is Embracer group now owns Deus Ex series, so i am hoping they continue that franchise with fresh eyes
Just Cause 1 = gem
Just Cause 2 = top 20 greatest games of all time, I still play regularly
Just Cause 3 = great but the micro design choices start causing cracks in the fun.
Just Cause 4 = cracks in the design turn into full on sinkholes, ironically causing immense damage to the gameplay.
Just cause 2 is what drew me in. I remember, I believe, there was a demo on Xbox? I tried it and went and bought it, within the 30 min of playing. It was awesome. Loved 3 as well. But 4 was just boring to me. Let’s hope they can revamp the series!
Love these games but having just played the first recently made me realise just how much the Grapple Hook carries the second game.
Craziest thing about Just Cause 2 is that it only takes up around 5 GB despite having such a massive open world.
Meanwhile today developers expect you to just buy an additional storage drive whenever a new game releases since they dont understand anymore how to compress and optimize their game files sizes.
PS3?
Its called people want 4k games, welp the higher the rez of the textures the larger the file size is going to be. There seem to be alot of people who also don't grasp that you can't compress 4k images like you can the 720p and lower textures.
@@lutherheggs451I really don’t think people give a fuck about 4K. It’s hardly noticeable compared to other graphical enhancements. Hell HDR & frame rate have a MUCH higher impact on visual fidelity
@@ca20mn I think you are high as a kite.
I’m done with the great graphics, impressive frame rate, and hi fidelity sound.. I’m ready for the next step up VR/3d whatever.. Only issue is I’m kinda broke after springing for ps5
Always a good day when GVMERS uploads!
idk if this is just me but i find it kinda weird how opaque GVMERS' production crew is. there is literally like 0 information on the internet about them aside from the original idea
@@Retrofire-47What do you mean by that?
I adored JC3 and while JC4 certainly had its pitfalls, I definitely found some fun in it. Admittedly, I never completed the game but I can't deny I have a fair few fond memories of messing around with that tornado. Whatever may come next, JC5 or otherwise, I'm cautiously optimistic.
And here i am, a guy who Loooved Just Cause 4 and prefered it to Just Cause 3.
Can't deny the critisism tho...
Hope they learn some things for the Next game if there's any 😌
Just Cause 2: best map
Just Cause 3: best game overall
Just Cause 4?
Just Cause 3 felt really unsatisfying to me. It felt very weightless compared to Just Cause 2 in terms of physics, sound design or even humour.
@@UmbrellaGent Just cause 3 has the Wingsuit tho
@@nevousabonnezpas4286 and it makes 90% of vehicles useless.
I played Just Cause 1, 2 and 3 growing up, and they were absolute blasts to play, pun intended. But seeing the trailers for the 4th game just didn't grab me like the other games did, and it's much clearer now that i'm not alone in that sentiment. For me personally, aside from the lack of multiplayer, Just Cause 4 gave me the vibes that it was getting too bloated with the ridiculousness, especially with how pandering the trailers and marketing felt. Like "Look guys! Tornadoes! Futuristic robot mechs! That's cool, right?!", just felt very try hard-ish? I don't know, I think there's only soo much over the top and ridiculous shit you can do before even the most dedicated fan rolls their eyes and goes "Okay dude...".
I feel like I can speak for Just Cause fans and say "We want to be the ones to cause the chaos, not the chaos coming to us.". There was a wonderful simplicity about you going to a tropical paradise, destroying towns and facilities one by one, all the while the government struggled to take you down with everything they had. You felt a combo of both Spiderman and Batman in one person. We want to fuck up a heavily armed oil-rig using jets, grapplers and explosions, not a tornado or futuristic spider mech who does that job for us.
I don't know what can be done for a Just Cause 5. I like the idea of a Just Cause Remake, as long as they kept the original game's simplistic nature, whilst refining and adding onto the mechanics that felt short in the original game. The original they always wanted to make or some shit. Regardless, if this is where the series ends, it'll absolutely be remembered by fans for it's countless hours of fun and remembered fondly.
Loved this documentary, well done, and great voice.
This series filled the hole left by the death of Mercenaries and Pandemic Studios. Still love it.
Ah, when's the first Mercenaries gonna get a rerelease/remaster nowadays? Would be nice to play on the PC finally.
I played 2,3 and 4 and enjoyed all of them. Shame the game didn't sell better.
At least to me, it felt as if every just cause after the second one worked with the idea of "two steps forward one step back"
Just Cause has fallen? I hadn't really noticed. Honestly, not every game series needs to go forever and constantly push out great game after great game. Just Cause has done what it set out to do, which is give us a big map full of stuff to blow up. It can rest.
On one hand I’ve always enjoyed the destruction in these games, on the other hand it’s always the same thing again and again.
This was my issue with the series. It's cool for about an hour and then you're bored.
It's an acquired taste, like Dynasty Warriors. And then there's Just Cause 4, we don't know who it was for.
Yea it got boring quickly
That's what I like about JC and Mad Max, I freakin love to do stunts and blow things up, it never got old for me until JC4.
You can say the same for FPS games, racing games and pretty much any other genre. The JC is known for its epic explosions and destruction so in a way its like GTA but more fantasy than realism and how you interact with the world around you
Just Cause 2 was a master piece, but the 3rd tops my list for favorite of the series! I love the environment and Rico's personality development! It also had an iconic menu when you started the game!
They really goofed up with the 4th one. I’d love it if someone made a mod that used 3’s gameplay objectives of destroying things, into a mode for 4. Would change the game overnight, while giving us a proper Just Cause 3 sequel 💯
I remember playing the first game on PS2 and the first hours of the sequel on PC, heard about the sequels but never played it, however for no reason I also played the beta of the mobile game. Thank you for making such a great documentary about the franchise and its development.
If they could capture the rediculous fun of 2 with the technical prowess of 4, add more variety to mission types, and write a gripping story tying it all together they would have an all time masterpiece. The biggest problem though, is people are burnt out on that type of game with the oversaturation of the market with Far Cry, Assassins Creed, Saints Row, Etc... so it would have to stand out in an exceptional way to sell really well.
Story, Character Development, Worldbuilding and Gameplay. All the 4 main points of creating an amazing aka 9/10 open world game. The Just Cause franchise only ticked off the latter and lacked all three formers.
That Just Cause Mobile UI looks absolutely horrendous lol
When we do get another just cause game, I hope avalanche studios take their time to make this game in fact don't rush and release the next game to early if it's not finished and if this game takes like 5 years to make to make then fine take the time to make it if they have to delay the game then delay it till next year or so to work the game much longer to make it better at release so that why they won't have to make update patches later on and make sure the runs well and smoothly and please this time add in building destruction and multiplayer, weapons customization, vehicle customization, character customization and put back to mini map and give us sprinting please Rico runs to slow and more and yet again take the time y'all need to make the game.
I remember playing JC2 for so many hours back then, JC2MP was so fun too
I remember there was a glitch to stop Just Cause 2’s demo timer on the Xbox 360. I played that demo so many times that I almost skipped that area when I eventually bought the full game.
I know this episode is gonna be good! Thanks for this video I only played just cause 1,2 I will eventually get to 3,4 the game is pretty fun when you get into it.
JC2 is one of the best games i ever played.
Great documentary video as always
I was played Just Cause 2, it was so amazing game, that game is so intense
I absolutely adore your guys' videos. Keep me coming! Have you ever thought about doing a video on Burnout? Might not be a "Rise and Fall of", but I do think Paradise was a step back, and now the series has disappeared all together.
That's literally exactly a rise and fall lol
@@thedude5449 Well typically it's because there was a significant drop-off in quality, and I believe I'm in a minority when it comes to not liking Paradise as much.
Paradise is good in its own way, but then again, that's mostly me being a PC gamer who only played that game more compared to its hard to get predecessors... curse those car rights licenses delisting those installments.
Never played a full game, but I remember playing THE SHIT out of the Just Cause 2 demo lol. I’d play it all the time just to grapple hook onto propane tanks.
It's always bothered me that these games never had real character customization.
Edit: I'm talking about adding skins or clothing. Not changing his face or voice.
You are playing as Rico Rodriguez. There is no customization for a set character...
Bruh what go play Saints Row
It's like asking to have character customization for Indiana Jones!
@@theotherohlourdespadua1131 just like you can't customize Snake, Shepard, DOOM GUY, Spider-Man, Edward Kenway, Aiden Pearce, Aiden Caldwell, Kratos, Noble Six, Starkiller, Jesse, Arthur, Lara Croft, or Batman.
Oh wait, you can actually customize all of those characters? Crazy. And many of them from far more narrative driven titles? Truly unfathomable.
@@Volker_A4I stand by my statement. You are playing a not-CIA agent on a secret mission. You don't expect a covert operative doing that...
The guy who does the voice overs, i never wanna see your face because youre so iconic at this point
In my view one of the issues with the Just Cause franchise comes down to (aside 1) that each game by itself is a great game, and what makes the game so good is not the storytelling, environment etc but the freedom for the player to do whatever he wants and cause chaos. Which means you can't recreate the experience for someone whose already played the game before and it's not particularly feasible to keep someone buying new releases when they can just play the prior version, or move on to a different experience all together. That's not a problem with the games themselves but a problem with the idea that its a viable franchise. It would be like constantly releasing new simulators of the same experience, at some point you question why it needs to exist when the experience remains the same and its the experience that captivates the players to begin with.
Just Cause 2 was never matched in my opinion.
It didn't go totally overboard with the gadgets and had a great map that didn't bore you after a few hours of playing.
I played the trilogy on multiple platforms but not the fourth game yet. I never 100% any of them but 2 is the closest.
If JC 4 wasn't 30fps on ps5, I would be playing it rn.
Just cause 2 will always be the best in the series and with the mods made it even more fun
I remember playing JC2 on my PS3 for many many late nights. Time for a fresh play-through! I liked 3 and 4 was fun but for me 2 is still the best.
Got introduced to Just cause when it was on discount. Had low expectations but was blown away by the freedom of the open world. And it spoke to the 6 year old boy in me, blowing stuff up and shooting everything that moves. There isn't another game that replicates total chaos like a Just Cause game. The wingsuit gives you a lot of freedom and works well. JC3 is awesome, number is mostly a decent upgrade but the tornado I didn't care for.
Heard in 2022 they were working on JC5, but haven't heard anything since. Hopefully hear soon as Im worried it might be canned in the end. 😎
I played the JC2 demo so much!! It felt so inovative and new!! Then i borrowed the game from a friend. This era of gaming was so good!!!
I spent countless hours (a big big number) in JC2 multiplayer mod. So many "movie moments" happen when you give players the freedom to do whatever they want whenever they want (looking at you gta online :
as a child, i always thought that "just cause" was the answer to "why?". i later put the pieces together in my mind that it was a cause that was just lmfao
I never experienced this series yet but i will be diving into it in a couple of weeks so ill start with the first game then work my way up
Start with JC2
Happy that you guys covered these games, I love them a lot.
Though I might be a little biased considering I’m also Swedish…
As a kid, I played the shit out of Just Cause 1. I don't know how much of the story I actually played, but I definitely would jump into it and just roam around causing chaos, similarly to how I did Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (though I actually beat that game so I could unlock the whole map). My sister loved watching me fly the planes and doing crazy stunts. I think I played 100% of Just Cause 2 years later on the Xbox 360. That was when I still had a standard definition television that took like 45 minutes to heat up enough to make the image look normal. I remember having a lot of fun in that game, but I was at the age where you lose (or at least I lost) that magic of being able to create your own stories in the game. Back in GTA San Andreas, I actually wrote myself missions with objectives and then would try to do them. I created a story about a man named "Gangsta Man" who killed people and delivered drugs. I would later co-opt that persona into the persona for my high school rap career (where I almost got expelled because my school did not like me talking about gang activity, even if it was fake, on TH-cam). It's weird to think how what seems like just another game for some people can have profound effects on another person's life, albeit in a tangential way.
"Getting Sidetracked by the Gold Saucer" all over again. Nicely relatable, though.
anyone who's ever played the first Just Cause will know how unintentionally hilarious the game is
Definitely had my laughs playing it back in 2010 😂
Great documentary!
Meh, I liked all the Just Cause games just fine. I'd say 4 is probably my favorite because of all the cool things you can do with the tethers. JC2 is probably my most nostalgic because of the demo and how long I've played it before playing the others. Also, the JC2 multiplayer mod was a TON of fun. We used to gather together to go on long road trips around the map, or have crazy dog fights, or have fun crashing into each other, or trolling each other by just blowing everything up, or have long distance rocket launcher fights, or be assholes to each other in the chat, damn I miss that.
One of the only bad parts about the jc3 dlcs are that they don’t have Cutscenes it’s practically a slide show
JC3 is my favorite but I still liked JC4 even though the explosions were not as massive and immersive as JC3 but JC4 graphics and the newer attachment system was really entertaining so I feel like people are still exaggerating how bad it is just like they did with AC Unity
I love 2&3 so good and mindless fun on a massive map
I am actually surprised that Just Cause 3 had a middling reception, it's my favorite one on the series, specially because of its graphics that still look fantastic despite it being a nearly 8yr old game.
Play JC2, and you'll probably understand if you notice some missing features from that game.
When all the possibilities are closed for meaningless trials, it kills all the fun.
Great documentary, the highlights:
3. Objective overview of the series;
2. Sympathetic treatment of an underrated series;
1. @41:05 including someone from Team WankeR in the footage.
I really hope, if they do a new game, we finally get different outfits. It's a feature far too long overdue.
Just Cause 2 is easily the best game in the series. Vehicles aren't clunky and unusable, transport feels paced just right, the physics was way more fun, more varied map, etc. 3 was good and had improved physics on some fronts but still left much to be desired. 4 was unplayable.
Just Cause 2 and 3 will always be my favorite🔥🔥🔥
The original Just Cause blew my teenage mind when it first released
I'll never forget the feeling I had when I saw my brother in law playing it when it released. I knew I needed that game
Hope you also played the far more expansive and well running sequels some time afterwards.
@@beardedweirdo790 How'd JC2 go on the rest of the way then?
Hmm, why Crackdown?
@michaelandreipalon359 ignore that thought it was comment on a different video. As for JC I played 2 for a while not too long but enjoyed what I played and avoided 3 & 4 like the plague purely because they were so different to what I loved in the original
they had a good idea, and then they never built upon it, just rode it out.
Watching this just made me re-purchase Just Cause 1, 2, 3 and 4 on PC.
remember getting my box copy of 1 when I was little... and love it. played Hellalot of jc2 too
I can never forget the amount of fun I had causing chaos in Just Cause 3. It was one of the best things I got to do in my life. Yeah, maybe the story was not that great, but the fun I had overshadows everything else.