Just Cause 3: XXL Edition

released on Oct 24, 2018

The Just Cause 3 XXL Edition packs the critically acclaimed Just Cause 3 game as well as a great selection of extra missions, explosive weapons and vehicles to expand your experience in Medici. Just Cause 3: XXL Edition includes: - Just Cause 3 - Air, Land and Sea Expansion Pass - Weaponized Vehicle Pack - Explosive Weapon Pack - Reaper Missile Mech - Kousavá Rifle


Released on

Genres

Version

XXL Edition


More Info on IGDB


Reviews View More

Despite my love for the second game, I think this just has to be the best Just Cause game. It takes every good element from the previous game, expands it just enough to add more depth and options what with the wingsuit and tech weapons, and possibly most importantly is the most visually striking of the series. That last element too struck me the more I played, as this is a really beautiful environment to swing around in compared to the grungy jungles of the other games. Sure, it looks more like a lovely Mediterranean tourist trap than an oppressed nation unlike all the other locales that look kind of like slums, but it's the most soothing to just repel & fly around in.

There are core flaws in Just Cause that are still present here. With all the options you have, it's pretty hard for the game to ever get really challenging since as long as you have tethers and move fast enough you can beat almost anything in the game. This freedom of movement, the greatest element of the series, betrays the game also in the copious side content since I was not at all interested to finish all of it. I went for the memorial shrines immediately as everyone should since it gets you....the fast travel (which is kind of important), and I did the wingsuit & weapon challenges since those are the most important upgrades....but pretty everything else is mechanically pointless (what sick psycho is actually going to do all the BOAT missions?????).

The other core flaw is of course the story, or the skeleton of one. Like all the others, it's a schlock action movie crammed into a very long game, but at least the writers tried to give it some stakes with it being Rico's homeland and all. Not that this is taken seriously at all, and I'm glad the developers knew people don't play these for story at this point so most of the plot is them dicking around for fun (shoutouts to David Tennant as hands down the best aspect on display here). So, mixed bag there.

Overall, while this is a kind of mid game in a lot of singular aspects, it all coalesces into something that is extremely satisfying to play and can be put down/picked up again in an instant. Don't know if I'll come back to it any time soon (yeah this review is a beast but c'mon this is a long ass game) but personally it's pretty high up for me in my games just for the sheer fun factor of it.