Following the official announcement of Just Cause 3 on Tuesday, more details about the game have now come to light regarding the game's story and world size, among other things.
Game Informer reports that Just Cause 3 will take place "several years" after 2010's Just Cause 2. Rico is still the main character, but he has "significantly aged" since we last saw him.
In terms of setting, Just Cause 3 will take place in the fictional Mediterranean archipelago of Medici, where he will square off against General Di Ravello and his ironfisted regime.
Rico will have a number of new items and abilities available to him in Just Cause 3, including a new grapple hook (it can apparently hook onto almost any object), as well as a new wing suit to propel him to incredible speeds while falling from the sky.
As for Just Cause 3's sheer size, Game Informer reports that the title will feature a 400 square mile map, with all three main areas available to explore from the onset. Throughout the game, you'll encounter enemy bases, propaganda billboards, and loudspeakers, which you must destroy in order to "capture" the area. Doing so means you'll be able to fast travel and save vehicles there.
In terms of controls, Game Informer reports that they have been "retooled" and now feel "a lot tighter." Just Cause 3's racing segments, meanwhile, have benefited from the contributions of former Burnout developers, according to the report.
Just Cause 3 launches in 2015 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Despite reports that suggested it would be free-to-play, developer Avalanche Studios has since clarified that this won't be the case, and that the game won't have any microtransactions at all.
2015 will be a big year for Avalanche, as the developer also plans to launch Mad Max for consoles and PC next year. Just Cause 3 is in development at Avalanche's New York City office.
Wasn't Mad Max postponed until 2016? Seriously Gamespot, just hire me as a freelancer already, I always seem to be better informed than Eddie.
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THIS IS AWESOME. My favourite sandbox games of all time were far cry 3 and just cause 2. Now that far cry 4 is out I cant wait for next year. Might have to get it not only for my xbox one but for my pc as well due to me upgrading my pc setup to a msi gaming limited edition gtx 970 4gb superclocked, patriot viper 16gb ddr3 1866 ram, antec hx 650 watt gold rated power supply and a new 3TB hard drive.
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And it's the same size as JC2?! Suh-weet. JC2 was so bland (but beautiful) because it was so large because it was last gen. 8 gigabytes!
This time around, on next gen? They have 50-100 gigabytes to work with. That means a much richer, less copy-paste world in UHD.
And it's in the Mediterranean? That means Greco-Roman ruins and cities on hillsides and... ohhhh!!!
Zeus yes!
@TheSkyHMaestro The power of the console wasn't the problem, Imagine making every building unique in a 400sq mile map in merely 2 or 3 years.
I love this game. JC2 was the S**t and this one will be even better. I just love open world games like this. I've been playing GTA since GTA2. Among my favorites are Mercenaries, Sleeping Dogs, Infamous, Prototype, and GTA of course. If they added destructible buildings and air ordinance like Mercenaries 2, I won't play another video game for a long time.(Except No Man's Sky) Mindless violence, shooting, destruction, flying...it's the stuff we can't do in real life. I LOVE THIS GAME!!!
Will the 400 square miles be filled with copy and paste mediocre optional events and grinds again?
It wuld not be bad if they make new Total Overdose :D
So it's the same theme on the same island with the same map size as Just Cause 2, but prettier ?
Sounds ok to me, I liked the do what you want, how you want when you want / fool around sandbox aspect of JC2.
As long as this one has no extra DRM and external account requirements (besides Steam if they don't sell it on GoG), no ingame shop or microtransactions and keeps to an acceptable amount of optional DLC I'll be okay with it.
@bloody-hell Its not the same island at all.
I'm upset at myself for not getting into this game series :(
I own both, but each time I play it, I get bored far to quick :(
@Bazongaman502 Yeah same here mate. I don't know why, especially with all the crazy awesome stuff you can (apparently) do in the game.
@unDeny @Bazongaman502 That's because there isn't much (JC2). The game was sold on stunts, not an actual game. For as big and beautiful as the map is, they really need to get serious about the campaign, some co-op, and just open world logic in general and I'd live in it. Hopefully, they do actual races as well since some Burnout devs assisted (damn I would love to have another Burnout 3/Revenge...).
@Bazongaman502 Only played JC2 and loved it but know exactly what you mean. The really great stuff for JC2 only really started about half way through. Once I got to that point I had a blast.
I eventually tried starting over from scratch and I couldn't do it. I had forgot how much of a drag the first parts of the game are. Ended up just going back to my old save.
I really hope they get the pacing a bit better for JC3. Though I'll admit I'll probably be getting it either way.
COOP please!
Sounds good. I like the Just Cause series. Looking forward to this game.
400 square miles. How big was JC2?
@prats93 I believe it was also 400 square miles (20 x 20)
JC2 is 2.99 on steam at the moment. Nice opportunity to pick it up for people who want to replay it.
Hmmmmm... I'm only getting it if they keep the ridiculous voice acting.
Sounding really cool at the moment. Hopefully with the Burnout developer they have employed they will improve the vehicle handling. The vehicle handling in JC2 made the cars feel like stiff, twitchy light weight objects flying around the map at stupid speeds until the physics turned on you and a small dip in the road causes your car to start barrel rolling.
It may have been good to mention this is the same size as Just Cause 2, but I'm sure it will be more dense and detailed and JC2 was big enough for me anyway.
All I'd want is a cover system so I could get stealthy sometimes.
I just hope there's something to do besides stunts, like actual campaign missions and no 3 faction-copy/paste types either.
Just Cause 2, also known as Never Beat the Story 2: Free Roam Edition, was one of the funnest things I've played in a long time. Looking forward to 3.
The grappling hook also attached to everything in Just Cause 2. The only difference I saw above is the wing suit. Still looking forward to this though.
@bfa1509 Apparently there is a new grapple hook feature that lets you sling shot things according to the gameinformer cover story.
@shikor1 @bfa1509 Wow, that sounds like fun!
@bfa1509 @shikor1 "New remote teather retracting allows you to attach the tether to any object and have it retract. So a giant statue was pulled down by attaching the tether to the floor and retracting. The statue crumbles in different ways each time, the head stays in tact just in case you want to use it as a giant wrecking ball.
This new mechanic allows you to slingshot enemies without needed a moving object. You can attach a guard to a wall, retract and cut mid retraction to sling shot them. Things get crazier since you can have 3 maybe more tethers going at once. Stuff liking making a bus a battering ram is possible."
@shikor1 @bfa1509 I always wanted the hook expanded on in JC2. This sounds awesome.
@HAZCHEM88 @shikor1 @bfa1509 Did you ever play the original? I loved it when I first got it but I went back to it when I first heard the JC3 rumours and... wow, it's just so limited. It can only hook onto cars and only if they're going a certain speed.
It's not free-to-play, but it won't have microtransactions?
So what is it?
@HAZCHEM88 You pay a fixed amount then get to play forever. Much better. If you wait 2-3 years you could get the whole game on steam for the cost of a single microtransaction.
@HAZCHEM88 Then it is a traditional 60$ game.
Far cry 4 should do nicely till this comes out. All we need now is a fallout 4 announcement...
This game should be good i have played previous parts and i liked them so yeah i hope they will not screw anything up.
That logo looks similar to the Far Cry 3/4 logo
Despite the fact that this game is purely about the explosive gameplay, it would be nice to hear that the story was being improved. JC2's story was as bland as you could get. I'm sure the gameplay will be solid. Having them mention that they are aware of JC2's terrible story and dialogue would at least show us that they are trying to improve it.
As long as it continues where Just Cause 2 left off I'm happy. The story is throw away but that's fine when a game gives you pure fun.
I don't know the size of this studio but heard good things about JC2. I grew up with Mad Max. Should I be concerned that this company is working on two big projects at the same time? Do we think they can pull it all off at the same time okay? I don't know too much about them other than both these titles interest me. Thx.
Your opening sentence is a fail lol:
Game takes place "several years" after Just Cause 3 (should be 2)I hope shooting mechanics in JC3 is really realistic. I also want to see superior animation in JC3.
Oh driving physics : I want to see better and realistic handling for vehicle especially cars. Cars in JC2 felt like fu**ing toys !!!
@Devilish102 You used the cars?
@pongley @Devilish102 I did, mostly to drive into military blockades/bases and declare war
Goddamn it, when are you guys releasing the trailer? C'mon, at least give me a good teaser! :D
Scorpio is back baby! :D
i want to be able to hook a building to my air plane and pull it off the ground then drop it on top of another building, give us an earth quake mode that plays out like the 2012 movie where your dodging buildings falling etc
So is this a time traveling Just Cause if the game takes place several years after itself????
I want the militants to be for aggressive in pursuing you. At times they could be and at others times they wouldn't show up in JC2. I kind of want them on the level of GTA V.
"Game takes place "several years" after Just Cause 3" -- in the title.....lol this is like the 5th typo i have seen between this site and ign lol
Freedom to do anything.
As someone who adores the Just Cause franchise I can't wait for this.
Now I prefer the Just Cause franchise over Uncharted :)
@futureops While the Uncharted series gives you insane cut-scenes, Just Cause lets you make the insanity happen ;)