Yes. its very different from JC2. i wish it had a photomode. so much stuff going i don't have much time to screen grab lol. but its a lot of fun. no issues on my rig either. smooth except for the txa messes up and makes a blurry edge. downloading new drivers to see if that fixes that.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Just Cause 3 |OT| Procedural Chaos
- Thread starter Chris R
- Start date
Yes. its very different from JC2. i wish it had a photomode. so much stuff going i don't have much time to screen grab lol. but its a lot of fun. no issues on my rig either. smooth except for the txa messes up and makes a blurry edge. downloading new drivers to see if that fixes that.
I sometimes wonder if a lot of this is GAFerbole.
Conkerkid11
Member
Turns out my issues with the visuals of the game had more to do with the crappy PC port.
Relaunching fixed it. Game looks pretty. Won't refund for now. I can deal with the rest of the issues.
I can't decide between mouse and keyboard or controller though. I was gonna swing with controller because I thought wingsuit controls were easier, but I've been doing better on this wingsuit challenge with mouse and keyboard.
Relaunching fixed it. Game looks pretty. Won't refund for now. I can deal with the rest of the issues.
I can't decide between mouse and keyboard or controller though. I was gonna swing with controller because I thought wingsuit controls were easier, but I've been doing better on this wingsuit challenge with mouse and keyboard.
I'm not willing to apologize for or fight over the game's shortcomings but the AI isn't one of them imho. On the contrary I feel like it is part of its sandbox WTFesque feel. Like the lack of story. It's Just cause, Just "Stupid Fun" Cause.
After a few hours I think I love it as much as I hated every minute of Mad Max.
Not saying the game is perfect, far from it. Six years to make Just Cause 2.1, really ?
DarkStream
Member
Man, you guys worry me! I don't know what it was about JC2, but it is probably my most played single player game of all time. Played on consoles, no mods. Probably put about 500 hours in!
Hearing all the negative....
I'm installing on PC right now.
Hearing all the negative....
I'm installing on PC right now.
The perfect Dark
Banned
- Hilariously bad rain effects
- bad animations
- bad character models
- bad lighting
This looks like a HD version of Just Cause 2. Even GTA IV looks better imo.
Edit: Enemies spawning right in front of you. Lmao, what a terrible game.
I am impressed by little things like vegetation deformation from being pressed down by spinning helicopter blades as you land or take off and how objects react differently to how you blow them up. Some will just bob and sway from the blast, requiring you to destroy them another way, etc. There is just a lot going on under the hood and it deserves props for that. You can clearly see some of the ambition as you mess around with stuff and it is a huge step up in production over JC2.
It's satire of the usual GAFerbole.
Liabe Brave
Member
Yeah, lots of stutter there. I'm not sure what's going on, because it doesn't seem to be GPU-bound. When you destroy that gas station it doesn't dip at all, for example. It's just consistently wonky through the whole area.
LOL, don't worry. Chances are you will fall in love with this if you loved JC2. It is a better game in a better world pure and simple, with more of what you love on steroids.
The perfect Dark
Banned
GTA IV? Really?
That is the Xbox One version as well.
Lol, GTA V. Sorry ^^
Often DLC won't activate until the servers are online - launch day, today. And the game seems to have its servers set to a strange timezone. So you might be able to use it later tonight.
Edit - ignore me, poster below negates what I said.
Well, the GTA V remaster is a stunning looking game. I actually agree that it looks better in most aspects. But JC3 can still look quite pretty on it's own.
I was able to use mine yesterday.
So excited to play. Will only squeeze in about an hour today though
Definitely, and it's been proven that critics are being harsher than they were 5-6 years ago.
I mean, Dying Light should have gotten 9/10 average. The flaws in that game are so minor in comparison to the stuff it does right. But because the dialogue isn't great and it's a bit beige to begin with, they rammed it with a 7/10 average (still a good score, but it deserves far more).
OK. Ignore me.
But you cant flip cars anymore they are way too weighty. Nothing like the awesome cars in jc2
Chaos is worthless now. Smart design!
The damage is still nuts, though. I have had some crazy crashes and have definitely flipped at the right angle.
Same boat. This is the SIXTH shipping fuckup I've had from Amazon in the past half year. They have gone to absolute garbage and their customer service is essentially ¯\_(ツ
_/¯Midshipman
Member
Any advice for old PC vs PS4?
My PC is a FX6300 and GTX 660 which is minimum specs, would I see better performance than PS4?
My PC is a FX6300 and GTX 660 which is minimum specs, would I see better performance than PS4?
PS4 will probably give you a better performance with those specs atm
This is my biggest complaint so far. No idea why Avalanche thought this was a good idea.
Haloid1177
Banned
Got a half price PC code from the BST thread and am downloading now. Only played JC2 a little but this seems fun.
A Serious Man
Member
Question for the master race, kb/m or X1 controller?
I played JC2 with kb/m and have been playing JC3 that way so far but it feels a little wonky. I may just need to remap some things but if the controller works well I'll just switch to that.
I played JC2 with kb/m and have been playing JC3 that way so far but it feels a little wonky. I may just need to remap some things but if the controller works well I'll just switch to that.
The PS4 version? US version?
Using xbox 360 controller here. works like a charm. no issues. i prefer it over the kb/m but i know some people like to use the kb/m for more accurate aiming.
SolidChamp
Banned
L M A O
I barely have time for the games I'm currently playing as it is (with a lot of them being massive, open world titles like The Witcher 3)... Fuuuuck that shit!
This game went from a "must-buy" to a "maybe a cheap copy later on down the road" to "nope, not at all."
So unfortunate because I fucking loved JC2.
Sexually Aggressive Uncle
Member
I'm loving it so far. It's just a bunch of mindless nonsense like the other Just Cause games perfect for just goofing off. I'm not sure what some people around here were expecting TBH.
I can't seem to do the wingsuit very well though. I've only attempted the first challenge the game throws at you but I can barely make it to the first ring in the tunnel. There must be some nuanced controls that I missing here.....is there a button combo I should be pushing to make this thing fly differently?
I can't seem to do the wingsuit very well though. I've only attempted the first challenge the game throws at you but I can barely make it to the first ring in the tunnel. There must be some nuanced controls that I missing here.....is there a button combo I should be pushing to make this thing fly differently?
do the wingsuit challenges to get used to it. once it clicks its pure awesome. i love the wingsuit.
I feel like I owe Rico an apology... or seven. The wingsuit in my hands is more like Faceplant Simulator 2015. If there is a tree, Rico will hit it. I figures out that holding down while wingsuit grappling will allow Rico to gain altitude, but I'm having some trouble controlling him. I'm using a 360 Controller on PC, by the way.
I do like how open the game is. I saw an oil rig in the distance. I grabbed a boat. Now it's my oil rig. I should probably advance the story a bit, but there's red on the map and that cannot be allowed to stand.
Also, I'm not entirely sure of how to use the Rebel Drop system. Do I get Beacons automatically, or do I have to pick them up at bases? Do they respawn?
I do like how open the game is. I saw an oil rig in the distance. I grabbed a boat. Now it's my oil rig. I should probably advance the story a bit, but there's red on the map and that cannot be allowed to stand.
Also, I'm not entirely sure of how to use the Rebel Drop system. Do I get Beacons automatically, or do I have to pick them up at bases? Do they respawn?
The handling is.... decent. The drifting is what kills it. It takes a lot of time to get used to and not in a good way. It feels like there's not enough pull when you drift and if you go in too hard you'll totally skid out. It feels like controlling a supermarket trolley full of rocks.
The perfect Dark
Banned
These are the worst car controls since Deadly Premonition.
It takes a fine touch for sure. At first, I kept going headfirst into the pavement as soon as I started to dive. Just gently pull back until you get some loft and gently dive forward to dive and pull back with a soft touch as needed. After a few tries I made it through the entire course and got all 6 gears. You will get it and will feel like you earned your upgrade and got better at the game to boot. That is why I like the challenges.
LOL, not hardly. It feels like an average arcadey racer with some weight.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I think it looks okay.
I think it looks okay.
looks like the sour side of a cow tit
In other words, not so bad.
The perfect Dark
Banned
I don't know any other open world game with such bad car controls ^^
Bought it off PSN today, since I know I'll never delete it.
I played a bit on Boom Island, and it was okay. Wingsuit feels very interesting, and I hope there are upgrades to make it easier to control, because it doesn't control all that well now.
Could be the tiny-ass island and me sucking though.
I played a bit on Boom Island, and it was okay. Wingsuit feels very interesting, and I hope there are upgrades to make it easier to control, because it doesn't control all that well now.
Could be the tiny-ass island and me sucking though.
Krappadizzle
Member
I found myself enjoying m/kb controls a lot more than Xbone controller. Especially with the way the wingsuit works and how it responds to where you've placed your tether to pull yourself along. The added precision to tether aiming helps a lot.
Ugh, I don't like the sound of that. Do you have to just complete the challenges to unlock the gear/abilities, or do you need to get a high rating on the challenge as well?
If we take for example a wing suit challenge, you get graded for the distance you travel. The grading works on a five star system (represented by gears) and there's a level of gears you need until you get to the next unlock. So if, for example, you don't make it across the entire distance of the challenge and only get three gears, however you only need one more gear to unlock the next mod, then you'll receive the mod regardless.
The mod unlocks not being tied to Chaos is something I don't really mind that much personally because several challenges are already destruction oriented and some of these are really fun, especially the wing suit challenges since you really learn how to utilize the maneuverability.
SoundofSilence
Member
What are you playing on??
Sounds like the performance isn't as bad as we feared. Did you notice any really bad frame drops on the XB1?
Maybe it is just you. It is not Forza Horizon (nor do I need it to be), but it sure as hell is not like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7mExQETbEo
For a more accurate comparison, I would say that it is better than something like Sleeping Dogs. Which is another game I love dearly, btw.
Just a small little hitch here and there. Nothing that has even bothered me at all. By and large it is playing just fine.
Haven't you played Project Cars on Bone? LULZ
In any case this is simply not true, DP was much better (satire).