It runs like trash and if there is a mortar or AA cannon shooting close to you, it feels like a powerpoint presentation

I've heard of the Just Cause games being described as physics engines passing off as games, and that description has never been more appropriate until this game because there's very little "game" here in my opinion.

There's only a handful types of missions/activities that is then multiplied a hundred times over and scattered all around the map so you'll quickly find yourself doing the same things over and over again, whether you're in the snow, the desert or the jungle. You know those escort missions that every gamer hates? That's almost all of the missions in Just Cause 4. The only saving grace is that the AI have absurd amounts of HP but nevertheless you're still babysitting AIs and all the fun that comes with it. If it's not an escort mission then it's a push-a-button-and-wait mission, and both types of missions go on for far longer than they need to.

Moreover, the main story is terribly short and hard to care about. I cared so little about the story that I wanted to skip the cutscenes. That's a first for me. There are several moments in the story where the game is obviously trying to elicit some sort of emotional response and I just couldn't find it in me to care. Espinosa barely qualifies as a villain because you hardly get to know him. I remember the audio logs in JC3 for Di Ravello, and I enjoyed listening to those. There's none of that here, nothing to flesh out Espinosa's character. If I remember correctly, he only shows up 2-3 times in the story. Liberating the map gets no reaction from him whatsoever. I honestly forgot he even existed until he showed up again in the last mission. This is crazy because he is the leader of Black Hand, the paramilitary group that Rico has been fighting since the first game. This was supposed to be the culmination of all the games and yet the man behind the curtain is barely a character in his own game.

There are also "minor" inconveniences that I absolutely hated, chief among them being the default vehicle camera - why is it so damn close? It's close enough to be uncomfortable and affect your ability to drive especially for larger vehicles. It's even worse if you're in a helicopter or a jet. Yes, you can change the camera view but you can't change the default so you have to manually change it every time you hop on a vehicle. Why, game? Don't even get me started about the motorcycles in the game. They're terrible.

I realised while writing this review that I couldn't come up with anything good to say about the game but in spite of that, I did not hate it. I managed to finish it and all of its DLCs so it's safe to say that I somewhat enjoyed it (except you Los Demonios) but I still cannot recommend this game to anyone because it's simply not a good game. Maybe it's just nostalgia, maybe it's not but I remember enjoying Just Cause 3 a lot more than I did this game so if you have to play a Just Cause game, get Just Cause 3.

This is so poorly designed and executed, and atleast wouldve been nice if they fixed after release, but its a half assed game that could've been good