Just Cause has so much to offer but doesn't bring much to the plate. With really only 3 things to do mission wise, you can find yourself doing the same thing ovver and over again. This is what happened for me. I played straight through with the story missions expecting it to be long. Very quick, unlike other openworld games. Then i moved to side missions which I found to repetitive, so I started the liberations. Here lies the problem. When doing both the side missions and liberations, you felt as if you already did it already. The story mode has more depth, but not enough. And the races aren't anything special, making it seem like those were an after thought. But flaws aside, the game is beutiful.
Driving boats and cars, and flying helicopters and airplanes is something you can do for a while. The landscapes are great, with sunsets that someone could mistake for real. Plus, Grappeling to cars is a blast to do.
With the flaws and good things whieghed up against eachother, the flaws win by just a little. This game is something worth renting, and based on what you think, you can have the choice to buy it. Why am I not giving my thoughts on buy/rent? Just Cause...
Finished Just Cause and I have to say this is one mixed game that for everything it does right, it does two or three things wrong. In the end it does come through as a solid action game despite production decisions that... Read Full Review
Take Far Cry and Grand Theft Auto. Now make them have sex. Out comes Just Cause. This game has the open world, jack and vehicle you see feel of GTA, but it's actually on a beautiful island setting, which is loosely ba... Read Full Review
