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SeriesJust Cause

Just Cause 3

Critic score19 critics
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First release
Nov 30, 2015
Publisher
Square Enix
Genres
Adventure · Open world, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Just Cause 3 is a third-person, open-world action-adventure game set on the fictional Mediterranean island nation of Medici. Players explore a large open environment spanning several biomes, using a grappling hook, parachute, and wingsuit to move quickly across land, sea, and air. Gameplay centers on physics-driven destruction and player freedom, with a wide range of weapons, vehicles, and explosives used to dismantle enemy installations and liberate towns and bases. It is the third entry in the Just Cause series and was followed by Just Cause 4.

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Storyline
Set six years after the events of Just Cause 2, the story follows mercenary Rico Rodriguez as he returns to Medici, his fictional Mediterranean homeland, which has fallen under the rule of the dictator General Sebastiano Di Ravello. Hoping to free his people, Rico joins an underground resistance movement led by his oldest friend, Mario Frigo, and reconnects with allies from his past. As the rebellion struggles to hold together, Rico learns that Di Ravello is mining a rare and powerful mineral found only on the island, intending to use it to build an unmatched arsenal. Rico sets out to weaken the regime and support the fight to reclaim Medici.Read more

Set six years after the events of Just Cause 2, the story follows mercenary Rico Rodriguez as he returns to Medici, his fictional Mediterranean homeland, which has fallen under the rule of the dictator General Sebastiano Di Ravello. Hoping to free his people, Rico joins an underground resistance movement led by his oldest friend, Mario Frigo, and reconnects with allies from his past. As the rebellion struggles to hold together, Rico learns that Di Ravello is mining a rare and powerful mineral found only on the island, intending to use it to build an unmatched arsenal. Rico sets out to weaken the regime and support the fight to reclaim Medici.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 30, 2015
PlayStation 4
Dec 01, 2015
Xbox One
Dec 01, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
6h
Main + Extras
28h
Completionist
40h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
modern warfare, helicopter, motorcycle, bloody, monster truck
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At a Glance

Critic Score
76
Main Story (IGDB)
6h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
28h
Completionist (IGDB)
40h
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