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Just Cause 2

360 version has 'minor' tearing, (really hard to notice compared to say resident evil 5), but has 'slightly' better texturing throughout and features better post processing effects (motion blur) and has anti-aliasing too over PS3.

However they are so close that unless you purposely set out to look at the differences between all 3 version as I did, you would be hard pushed to see the differences. Eidos did a great job at creating an 'almost' exact experience on all platforms.

PS3 version has some skipping dialogue in some of the cutscenes but minor problem in all effect as the cut scenes are hardly oscar material.
 
how can you not be endeared to a game with lines delivered in a saucy and gloriously overdone Spanish accent like "if you don't shut your mouth, I will slice of your hands and bitch slap you with them for the rest of the way!!"
 
So PC version fully play tested. With a MacPro Octo 2.8, 12GB DDR, 1TB Windows HD, Radeon 4870 1GB.

Running game at 1920x1080, Everything set to high / optimal settings with AA reduced from 4x to 2x the game looks great however the frame-rate is inconsistent. The game will often slug and then spring back to normal.

The extra benefit of higher res is diminished by the flow being interrupted with the framerate. Reduced the game to 1360x768 however it still does the same thing, it runs ok and then slugs here and there and not necessarily when there is a lot going on.

Personally I prefer the 360 version as even though the frame-rate never reaches as high as the PC's it feels more consistent.

PC version also tears if you take V-Sync off.
 
I got this game. I haven't even been doing the missions, I've just been messing around. Way too much fun blowing stuff up. Haha.
 
I'll see how long this one will actually last for me. At some point, it seems I'm starting to exhaust all the grappling/tethering possibilities, and then I am not sure what will be left. The story doesn't interest me much so far. The world is big and varied....but all the different places don't really "play" different, it seems. It's the same handful of civilian and soldier character models everywhere, and they all behave the same.

It's definitely fun, but I can see myself trading it back in after a few months...


P.S.: I may also STILL be grumpy that the guy cannot freaking CLIMB!
 
Taustin Powers said:
I'll see how long this one will actually last for me. At some point, it seems I'm starting to exhaust all the grappling/tethering possibilities, and then I am not sure what will be left. The story doesn't interest me much so far. The world is big and varied....but all the different places don't really "play" different, it seems. It's the same handful of civilian and soldier character models everywhere, and they all behave the same.

It's definitely fun, but I can see myself trading it back in after a few months...


P.S.: I may also STILL be grumpy that the guy cannot freaking CLIMB!
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Yeah, it frustrates me too that I can't simply climb onto a chest-high deck or something. Too bad it's not as intuitive as Uncharted but with a grappling hook and parachute.
 
Yeah climbing is cumbersome alright. Especially given the nature of exploration that is supposedly encouraged. A little reward for spending 15-20 minutes clambering and grappling up a mountain would be nice too rther than just 'the view'....
 
I actually managed to spend a good bit of time with Just Cause 2 today. The map is massive and gorgeous, but the missions just seem incredibly dull. They should have spent less time making tons of wasteland between towns and more time spicing up the objectives.
 
I have had this game sitting in my console and I keep forgetting to play it. the game just didn't start off that interesting to me. the open world aspect is pretty jaw dropping but everything else seems pretty cheesy so far from game play to the really bad cut-scenes. Glad I got this for free.
 
Well I got it for the 360. I have may have done all but 4 missions so far. I have probably 24 hours of gametime so far. The island is so big and I just love exploring it. Plus the "Lost" island reference is great! and the hatch in the jungle on that island!!
 
sikkinixx said:
Kinda fun I suppose. Controls feel clunky as hell though. The guns lack good punch and it has Red Faction syndrome (ie. the game simply throws as many baddies as it can render at you until you just run away). I know you have the hook and all but I wanted to climb a la inFamous or Ass Creed rather than have to grapple up 10 feet.
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:p

I just picked up this game last weekend, and my feelings were exactly the same. It's very similar to Red Faction Guerilla in gameplay; and the firefights are equally frustrating: "Fight until you die, or decide to run away". There's no real sense of satisfaction in that.

And the lack of any ability to climb is annoying. Some times you have to take a few steps back from a short wall in order to be able to grapple over it.

I thought most of the vehicles' handling are fairly poor; which means a lot of the races aren't much fun. I spent 10 minutes on one race alone, nearly made it to the end until the soldiers started shooting at me and blew up my car - and there's no "Restart race" option. You can Extract back to the race start (if you remember where!).

A lot of the missions are very repetitive, as are the mission briefings.

The game world is very big, and beautiful; but there just isn't much interesting to do, IMO. The collectibles are bland (you have 179 of 1000 weapons upgrades) as opposed to finding unique weapons or weapons parts.

I'll still play it, of course. Too much fun not to. :)
 
Just finished this game last night... Oh dear lord... Probably the first game that would have been better WITHOUT the main storyline; just free roaming around. :p
 
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