Just Cause 3

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

zaphod79 wrote:

Just Cause 3 'teaser'

This looks, oh, we don't know, but it'll look the tits and probably be reet smashy pew pew boomy.

Plus: Wing Suit by the looks of it.

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

No day 1 MP, but a possibility for it to arrive in the future apparently.

May wait. Just Cause MP would be Amaze.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Awful Prodigy cover.

No actual gameplay.

Terrible trailer.

Game is probably going to be fucking fantastic though. Loved Just Cause 2 so much.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Mon Feb 16, 2015 22:34

Will we actually have a just cause, this time? I've always been amused at how you're clearly ruining a country for no real good reason in the series.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

I can't remember the story in either game. All I can remember about the first one was finishing it and thinking "it's done!?"

But then I still captured 50% of the bases. Bloody good map that if my memory serves me correct, but sorely underused: you never had any reason to knock around the bottom bit of the map.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

NervousPete wrote:

Will we actually have a just cause, this time? I've always been amused at how you're clearly ruining a country for no real good reason in the series.

"Why are you blowing all this stuff up?"

"Just cause"

NervousPete · **Posted:** Tue Feb 17, 2015 0:54

It should be called 'Because Reasons'.

*KA-VADDA-BOOM!*

"Our village water-purification system! But why, Scorpio? WHY?"

Gruffly: "Because Reasons."

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Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

IT LOOKS AMAZINGLY STUPID THIS IS A VERY GOOD THING.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Might help if I shove this gameplay trailer in...

If that's not everything you want Just Cause to be about then you're dead inside.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2015 15:17

That's a gameplay trailer?!

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2015 16:50

Sugar coated son of a deity!

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

DBSnappa wrote:

Sugar coated son of a deity!

Correct answer.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

Cool, looks like it is out today, as i'm on holiday

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Apr 29, 2015 9:31

Trooper wrote:

Cool, looks like it is out today, as i'm on holiday

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Trooper wrote:

Cool, looks like it is out today, as i'm on holiday

Don't fuck with me, man. (It's not out until November.)

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22266

It says holiday 2015 in the trailer.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Things I read about this:

Good things: The grapple returns.

Excellent things: THREE GRAPPLES! FUCKING THREE!

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2015 18:43

Much excited. I loved JC2. The sniper missions were hilarious and I used to love detaching a mini gun and taking a whole town out

I also loved stealing one of the cars that looked like an RS Turbo and going joy riding

This could be epic.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

You want to see a trailer done right?

No bullshit. No flashy cut scenes. Just a load of stuff blowing up while the narrator blandly tells you what is on offer against a backdrop of stuff blowing up. The narration is boring but the blowing stuff up looks blowing stuff up.

The narrator, for example, never says "Hey, Rico is tethered underneath a helicopter upside down blowing stuff up with an RPG" - you just see Rico underneath a helicopter upside down blowing stuff up with an RPG.

This looks like it will be filled with fun. And stuff. And that stuff will blow up. Maybe that stuff is a bridge?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Boom.

Findus Fop · **Joined:** 14th May, 2009 **Posts:** 4299

Is anyone else upset about the overpowering energy-drink sponsorship that's accompanying JC3? (Check out the wraparound banner on Eurogamer atm). I first saw it ages ago, but it was so OTT, I assumed it was a satirical product from the game itself.

But it's unpleasantly real, and looks really unpleasant.

Just Why?

Always had a lot of love for Just Cause, but this just feels gaudy and cheap.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Dear God November is going to be expensive.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 15:49

You getting that boob job?

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

ha ha.

Buying a PS4, plus getting Fallout 4, SW Battlefront and now JC3.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 16:15

And GTAV.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

I already have it on the 360, and am bored of it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 16:33

That's because you've not played it with us.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Jun 19, 2015 16:36

Grim... wrote:

That's because you've not played it with us.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Ha. Fine, that too then. That'll be about £500 in one month...

The last video Sat posted comes up as "private" - does everyone else get the same?

I luffed JC2 so very very much. The bottom half of the map is most important cos that's where the airbase is that you can get the mahoosive military transport plane.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

The last video Sat posted comes up as "private" - does everyone else get the same?.

Yeah, me too. Weird. There's a fair few gameplay videos online now anyway.

Still, it was a great trailer.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

LOOKS AMAZING (still): http://gfycat.com/DelectableFantasticAllosaurus

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

I've heard a few rumblings of this having significant technical troubles on all platforms. Might want to hold off for reviews.

Morte · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:49

When does the review embargo get lifted?

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14487

Morte wrote:

When does the review embargo get lifted?

I think its today at some point

myp · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:30

http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/just_caus ... eport.html

Quote:

Just Cause 3 can drop to 17fps on Xbox One, suffer 15 minute load times

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:42

Uh-oh.

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

Yeah, seen quite a few people moaning about low frame rates.

If it's as bad as 17 then I think they've just cause to complain quite frankly.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

A couple of reviews popped up in my RSS feed:

http://www.destructoid.com/review-just- ... 2878.phtml
http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/just-ca ... 0-6416323/

The game itself sounds great and although the Gamespot guy reported some glitches this was the added summary paragraph:

Quote:

Editor's Note: The majority of our time with Just Cause 3 was spent with the PC version, followed by several hours on both PS4 and Xbox One. Based on the review builds provided, the game performed better on PC, with higher and more stable frame rates, fewer bugs, and better looking environments. However, the problems did not affect the overall experience enough to impact individual scores.

The comments in the body of the review call out issues with AI and checkpointing rather than the raw technical issues that were rumoured. Selfishly it's still a bit worrying that both reviews were based on all or most time spent on the PC version. While that does rule out an Arkham Knight-esque Windows disaster I'm still suspicious of the performance on the console versions given the open world and explodey nature of the game.

ETA: Oh, and there's some worrying chat about how online the game is desperate to be. While an online connection isn't required, it will constantly check for one and force pause the game over and over if it can't get one. On the PC that means putting Steam into offline mode, which is irritating enough, but on the consoles presumably you'd need to just kill their internet connection entirely if you were getting any problems.

Morte · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:18

...I just wanna blow shit up.

Still looking forward to having go on this...

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 10:19

From what I've read this morning it appears to be pretty broken on everything but the PC.

DF report is here, but it doesn't mention the hellish load times some people are experiencing: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digit ... e-analysis

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 14:24

Sounds just like JC2 only with better graphics (and thus awful performance).

I'd still be all over it if it weren't for Fallout 4. I'm 48 hours in and don't see it stopping any time soon. Bargain bin perhaps?

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

The Eurogamer review's come along a bit later because, allegedly, they wanted to spend more time with patches that were released yesterday and the news isn't great:

Quote:

More problematic still are the game's technical issues. Loading screens are frequent, ponderous and distracting, with waits of a minute or more to restart challenges or reload checkpoints. Minor physics glitches abound, though that's hardly unique in a game this size. That doesn't make it any less annoying when, for example, the helicopter you call in from an airdrop lands and is on fire for no reason. Or when the car you're using in a race suddenly vanishes, leaving Rico standing in the middle of the road.

It's the frame rate that truly strikes at the heart of Just Cause 3 though. This is a game built around massive, explosive anarchy, yet (on console) the game engine slows to a crawl whenever that actually happens. Not just occasionally, but constantly. Even during quieter moments, it's an unpredictable thing. The fact that the game's raison d'etre makes it feel like you're playing in treacle is a real enthusiasm killer, especially when that sluggishness results in your death and another elongated loading delay.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015- ... e-3-review

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Dec 01, 2015 15:48

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Or when the car you're using in a race suddenly vanishes, leaving Rico standing in the middle of the road.

I'm not convinced that can be described as a "minor physics glitch".

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

I've been reading the gaming Reddit (the serious no fun one) and peeps are saying the loading times are no worse than GTAV after a death/restart and are, in fact, better. So, y'know, anecdotal stuff.

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2015 16:14

http://i.imgur.com/wM3GIK8.gifv

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Dec 22, 2015 22:08

Grim-beard... the noisy wrote:

http://i.imgur.com/wM3GIK8.gifv

That looks awesome!

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:28

Just finally got around to buying this. Installing it now

Morte · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:44

I was playing it over Christmas on the Xbone, no problems to report, seemed to work fine.

(And it's all rather lovely and explode-y)

Dr Lave · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5979

I've had no problems on PS4. Initial load into game is long, but reset time isn't something I wouldn't have thought to mention without it being in the news. I've been repeating challenges too, which I normally stop the moment a reload gets too trying.

It's silly, stupid fun.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

This is all kinds of the usual JC fun. It's lovely, but there ain't many vehicles pondering about so it can feel a wee bit empty but then you steal a helicopter, jump out, parachute down, grapple a car, jump on top, tether the car to the helicopter and jump off as explosions explode. Then you get a rocket launcher and just blow shit up as shit blows up. It's fucking awesome.

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