Just Cause 2

[Daft]

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Just Cause 2 Car Chases: "The Laws of Physics on Drugs"

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Again, the biggest selling point for Just Cause 2 is that it just does not give a damn. Motorcycle jump to a parachute landing? No biggie. Lasso a humvee to a cenotaph? All in a day's work.

About the only time where Just Cause 2's vehicle physics work against you is when it has the chance to create an even BETTER awesome car crash, such as street vehicles going off road, or anything trying to get a grip on icy surfaces. God, I lose it when that sportscar goes off the sand dune. Just lose it.

The thing is, I want this game to take itself seriously while all this crap is happening. Oh, sure, this would be hilarious if it was all set to a Dukes of Hazzard banjo accompaniment. But, like giggling in study hall, it's even funnier when you beach a cigarette boat, parachute onto the dock and karate kick a bad guy and try to keep a straight face throughout.

http://kotaku.com/5420169/just-cause-2-car-chases-the-laws-of-physics-on-drugs

The first one was an awesome game but I wasn't too looking forward to this until I watched that video. *drools*

[Cube]

I don't know much about the first, but after seeing that I want this one.

[Daft]

You can pick the first up cheap on the 360. Well worth it. It's a lot of fun and the graphics are pretty juicy if memory serves me (although it might have been all the colours! :heh: ).

[dwarf gourami]

If most of it take place in the vehicles wont it get a bit old blowing up the same old shizzle?
Dont beat me up just cause I dont like the look of it.

[spirited away]

If most of it take place in the vehicles wont it get a bit old blowing up the same old shizzle?
Dont beat me up just cause I dont like the look of it.

Can't we just beat you up anyways?

[Daft]

If most of it take place in the vehicles wont it get a bit old blowing up the same old shizzle?
Dont beat me up just cause I dont like the look of it.

Most of it doesn't take place in vehicles, unless you want it to. It's a sandbox game.

[dwarf gourami]

I actually only posted that because I had to get the pun out of my head. The game actually looks pretty fun.

[Daft]

I thought the first game was criminally underrated. I urge 360 owners to pick up a copy. I bought it because I was bored and it was half price, I hadn't really read anything about it. Really surprised. Skydiving through the clouds is awesome.

This and Saints Row are the only shooty sandboxy games I need.

[Daft]

Eurogamer - Hands On (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/just-cause-2-dec-hands-on)

[tapedeck]

Just been playing the demo of this on the PS3.

Wow. It looked awesome from both a graphical and gameplay point but to play this is to really see how good it is. It really feels epic in scope and the simple grappling/'chute mechanics are a joy to play with.

I've done a ton of missions which has opened up the map even more and even details such as swimming are beautifully handled. Racing around in cars/bikes is great fun and, well, everything just feels 'fun'.

Can't wait for this now!

[Charlie]

The first Just Cause was awesome. Will probably buy this one as I'm needing a new game to play after getting bored of MW2.

[gaggle64]

I bought the 1st Just Cause and it was brilliantly fun but had aged horrendously by the time I got it. This demo is simply superb - the feeling of tearing down statues and watching cranes tumble is awesome. I also love slamming cars into oncoming traffic and fuel stations, leaping clear and then parachuting straight down to jack another one. It's just great fun up and down.

[dwarf gourami]

I thought the demo was poor personally.

[Daft]

Yeah, I couldn't really get into it. Seemed a bit too fiddly.

[Bren]

ah i loved the demo, speedin around the desert with a load of police behind me, some proper hollywood action moments, just like the first. Ill be pickin this up when it drops in price

[dwarf gourami]

Yeah, I couldn't really get into it. Seemed a bit too fiddly.
That's probably what it was, plus I got the same feeling I get with all these 3rd person sandbox-type affairs.
It just seems too familiar, with the blowing certain shit up, then blowing another bit of shit up before blowing the main bit of shit up.

This/Mercenaries/The Saboteur/Red Faction are identical as far as I'm concerned, and big explosions and gimmicky special moves aren't going to change that. They all just feel a bit budgety in the presentation and old in the actual machanics department.

[Happenstance]

I thought it was ok but I dont think the controls are nearly good enough. Originally I was planning on buying the game but with the poor controls I think it'll just be a rental now.

[gaggle64]

I just don't understand how a game that lets you bring 300ft cranes down with a minigun doesn't appeal to you as much as it does to me.

[Daft]

Honestly I wish it did. Blowing shit up is the first thing I look for in a game but it just felt a bit fiddly.

Are there actual missions in the demo? Because I couldn't find any. I was just running around aimlessly...which was probably a big part of the problem.

[Mundi]

Yeah, at one point where you've collected enough points the game forces the map up to show you where the mission is.

I've never done it though, the idea of dropping a helicopter into a military base and seeing how much I can destroy is much more appealing to me, I call it helicopter bowling.

Going from the demo I'm gonna wait until sometime this summer and get it cheap during a games drought, I liked it but not enough to buy on a "day one" price.

[Emasher]

I just played the demo and loved it. This has to be one of the first games that I've convinced myself I need to buy after playing the demo. Although, I'm probably going to wait for a price drop, as its almost guaranteed to happen after a few months for this sort of game.

[dr4hkon]

Loved the demo, too. I just can imagine how much fun this game will be. :)

I think I'm getting this tomorrow since I still have a voucher for GameStop, which means I will have to pay 30€ less :D

This and FFXIII will keep me occupied for the next weeks (and maybe getting the GoW 3 Platinum).

[Daft]

LOST island hidden in Just Cause 2 (http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2010/03/lost-island-hidden-2/)

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Stopped watching LOST but that is amazingly cool.

[flameboy]

LOST island hidden in Just Cause 2 (http://www.ps3attitude.com/new/2010/03/lost-island-hidden-2/)

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Stopped watching LOST but that is amazingly cool.

OMG WHAT?!!! I'm going to have to buy this game now!!!!

[Daft]

You can't fly over it because your plane crashes. :heh:

[dwarf gourami]

That's one of the coolest things ever. I don't even give a shit about Lost, but the designers are pretty awesome for coming up with the idea.

[martinist]

This arrived yesterday, just been spending most of my time exploring and taking down military bases. ammo is pretty scarce imo, especially if you're using your guns to blow stuff up

[Domstercool]

People not sure about this game really should go check it out. It really tries to say it is a game and not something else, games are about fun and this is at the top of the fun scale, you can do sooooo much stuff and in turn you just sit in your chair chuckling to yourself wondering when was the last time you had this much fun.

[Dyson]

Absolutely loved the demo and can't wait for this to come through the post. Bought it off ebay for £28.

[tapedeck]

Bought it. Love it.
Will never cover a ton of it...

[Dyson]

Yup, it came today and I spent about 6 hours straight on it. Awesome game :D

[tapedeck]

Can't believe more of you don't have this. Granted, it has come at a weird time, but it's a breath of fresh air.
Sure, the sandbox design is totally mind-blowing at times (the sheer scale is insane) but the fundamental tools at your disposal make for an adrenaline fuelled experience.
You can spend literally hours in just a tiny area of the map working through a ton of content before going off to a whole other area and being surprised all over again - ala GTA: San Andreas. The snowy mountain ruins reminded me of Uncharted 2's latter stages whereas running/driving through the cities felt like GTA. There's then the tropical islands which are brilliantly detailed.

I've just been playing it and taking over an oil rig in the middle of a vast lake. As if to prove the scope of the game I was airlifted to the local airport, sky dived out onto the airport roof (take that GTA IV) and stole a jet before plummeting it into the oil rig to destroy it ...all as I was chased by helicopters and as I dived out into the ocean everything exploded in a huge ball of fire!

God this game is awesome. Pick it up when you find the time or cash.

[Dyson]

I've run out of thanks for today but I'm with you 100% - this game is awesome.

[Rummy]

Well, I bought this a few weeks ago for £25 from Asda, having downloaded the demo and managed to keep playing it over and over for about 3 hours with Marcamillian. I came here expecting a bit more of a thread for the game though! I don't know how/why not, but for some reason I'm really struggling to get bored with this game. There's something deliciously satisfying about its ridiculous epic/manliness, and crazy shit just keeps happening. I'm fairly convinced now they've put in a mechanic to make SURE cars blow up after you jump out of them, when they wouldn't if you were in them. Got over 20 hours racked up, and still going. One thing I can say for it, it's definitely a game you can show your friends, and they'll probably love it :D

Anybody on here 100%'d it?

[Dyson]

I don't think anyone has 100%d it due to how much stuff there is. It's crazy. I love it - get all the DLC for it for major fun. It's worth the entry fee.

[Rummy]

What they offering in the DLC? Also, I've been wondering for a while, but when you blow up pipelines/kill generals/destroy statues/propaganda trailers, and it says stuff like morale or influence being lowered, does that actually even do anything? Other than adding to completion tings?

[Dyson]

Not sure to be honest, I don't think that does anything. There are 4 pieces of DLC - First is a free ice cream truck with a snow plow on the front. God knows why but it's good fun. And free! Second up is a monster truck for 80 points. Has a MG and Grenade Launcher attached to the top of it. Good fun :D

The two best bits are the 160 point DLC's though: One of them is a pack which includes my favourite addition, parachute thrusters. Basically you hold RB whilst parachuting and two jet thrusters propel you forward. It also includes a jet fighter with 4 miniguns and double rockets, and finally a multilock missile launcher. The second pack adds the most fun weapon in an Air Propulsion Gun, which is basically like having an ubercharged leafblower as a weapon. So much fun. It also includes a cluster bomb launcher and a shotgun rocket launcher :D

[Rummy]

Ok, I won't deny that does sound pretty awesome. I might contemplate purchasing them when I get paid...

[tapedeck]

DLC stuff sounds awesome. I love this game. It never ceases to amaze me how much fun you can have. Its like one huge playground where you can be as mischievous as you like. Definitely an underrated gem.

[Dyson]

Apparantly they've added a new free piece of DLC called the Tuk Tuk Boom, and just from the name I already know I'll love it as the Tuk Tuk's make me laugh enough as it is in JC2 :heh: