Ranking EVERY Just Cause Game From WORST TO BEST (Top 4 Games Ranked/Reviewed)

Howdy everyone and today we are ranking the Just Cause games from worst to best! We are looking at each one, giving them a little review and seeing how they stack up against each other. Share with someone you know!
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[@aungpyaesone5613]

2 and 3 are really absolute masterpiece.

[@rcplayground7]

4

[@deadlan2424]

@@rcplayground74 is a stain on an amazing series it’s boring and repetitive

[@rcplayground7]

@@deadlan2424 That's your opinion, for some reasons..

[@mikerusby]

@@deadlan2424 agreed, it's the one I have replayed the least, but it does have it moments

[@PECINTAKPOPCUY]

agree

[@playrillow]

Don't forget the music from Just Cause 3, which always created a great mood. Even today I still listen to the JC3 playlist on Spotify every now and then. Good times..

[@shaun1293]

My naaaame is BOLO Santosi. I am the LEEDUR of the revolutionary army known as the REEEEPURS

[@UnbreakablePig]

One of my favourite series, too many hours put into just cause 2 over the years ❤😂

[@natejennings5884]

Same here. I've played JC, JC2, and JC3 and Just Cause 2 just ticks all the boxes for me. Replaced GTA Vice City and Mercenaries Playground of Destruction as my favorite open world action game.

[@pankajchoudhary2106]

100 percented JC2 3-4 times

[@nukey_nuke]

Can’t blame you, after all, it’s the best Just Cause game

[@MrJitsuJu]

Same lol

[@caderedfield9372]

getting 100% in the big citys on boxes was difficult without a helicopter

[@lek1223]

JC2 was just so wild, JC3's wingsuit and C4 changes were great, but JC2 was where it was at, it felt ahead of its time for once, you fight ninjas, on a nuclear submarine, on a frozen lake, on top of a mountain, then you grabble onto a pair of nukes and get sent away, i mean, its wild

[@thecoolguy2317]

Just cause 2 was wild, i remember when i fight the ninja i start laughing because of how stupid the idea

[@TatsTopVideos]

Just Cause 2 was my favourite, cause of the different locales and areas on offer. Beach front with tourists, hot desert, deep jungle, snowy mountains, sprawling metropolis. Everwhere in JC3 looked similar, it didn't have much in the way of iconic locations There's also a lot of hidden attention to details that are not preset in JC3, that was in JC2, such as seeing Rico sweat in the desert, or having abrasion on his clothes from the jungle. Cars also get more dirtier when they drive off road, and can be cleaned by driving into the water. Rico's clothes get soaked depending on what parts get submerged. Even in rain. When a vehicle spins in the air, you actually hear it whooshing. I didnt like JC3 as much because of the whole liberation thing. One of the objects has glitched and fallen off the map and i cannot liberate the prison. Since the game requires me to destroy key props. This was never patched to this day. I do prefer the old system that JC2 did, where weapon crate, vehicle parts and money were scattered in different settlements, and required you to find them all in that location to get 100% conquered.

[@mikerusby]

it was also huge, so many places to explore and when you blow up the garages, they count towards achievement the flying and destroying things was great too

[@rishabh9788]

Nah man to be honest i found the 100% settlement in jc2 is annoying because you have to look for weapons parts boxes etc

[@zenhole26]

That's literally just cause 4, been playing in 2024 XD

[@misterbacyon3508]

But the jc3 map was more realistic. You wouldn’t see snowy mountains a couple kilometres away from a desert.

[@TatsTopVideos]

@@misterbacyon3508 I understand the whole geography thing with JC3 and it works well. Environments are detailed beautifully. But it seems anywhere on Medici just looks the same once you're inland ground and not in the mountains. But Panau had such a variety of unique locations and settings which made it feel like a functioning nation; as mentioned above with the whole buildings, places of interest and locations. Medici is just villages, sea port cities, military bases, a quarry and a few mines. Even with the Air DLC, its a giant sky fortress that isn't much to really explore. Medici had 3 regions in the game, and I thought each one of them would offer a unqiue feel and setting, but that really wasn't the case.

[@gosteronlinecourses]

Mario Frigo should have his own game - just for stealing cars and getting to his garages. His character was great in JC3

[@PHILLIPAYx]

I was able to get the platinum trophy for JC2 back in the day. Something special clicked with me in terms of its world. It just felt like an actual place with so much variety and detail. i.e. snow, desert, jungle, city. All perfectly interconnected to each other with plenty of easter eggs as well-- it just felt alive. Up there in the ranks of a rockstar or bethesda open world imo. JC3 had fun gameplay but the environment was essentially just 1 biome and felt like its cities, towns and military bunkers were just randomly placed around with no cohesion which really broke the Immersion. Never felt the need to just go around and explore.

[@idkfortheday]

Wasn’t there a glitch where you couldn’t get 100% though

[@isaaciktaile1118]

​@@idkforthedayI think the most you are required is 75% so it's possible to platinum.

[@PHILLIPAYx]

@idkfortheday Yeah it was 75% so it was doable. Funny enough mad max was 100% to get platinum, made by the same developers, and that was glitched so I missed out on that one

[@isaaciktaile1118]

@@PHILLIPAYx I never played that Mad Max game was that game filled to the brim like JC2 with things to do to 100%?

[@bobmarley6306]

This is exactly how I feel, and the map of Just Cause 4 gave me the same feelings as 2, it felt alive and had huge variety. Despite the many issues with Just Cause 4, it had a brilliant map.

[@tirannlaws8311]

I've had Just Cause 3 and 4 for awhile now but never really played them due to having too many games and not enough time to play but now that I do finally have some extra free time I think I'm going to check this series out a bit great video btw

[@geargod39]

2 months later have you played them?

[@pyropulseIXXI]

JC2 and JC3 are the best ones by far. I would suggest playing JC2 then JC3, and if you want... JC4, but JC4 is a substantial downgrade from JC3.

[@chupitolepame5357]

For me JC2 was the best, the third seemed like a copy for me, not much new to do. Also I prefer the "water GPU" from JC2 that was innovative and blew my mind at the time

[@douglasmitchum1488]

Just cause 3 was my first then I went to the 2nd right now actually, I was glad the third gave us a list of what to destroy cause I spent so long already trying to 100 each base I see

[@scrapcuz8370]

I remember playing the the first just cause damn time fly’s

[@FloppyCheeks.]

Im in love with these style videos! I hope your channel blows up soon!

[@mizer9510]

I am very proud to say I have every achievement in all 4 games. One of the only game series that I have done that for. I agree that 2 and 3 are the best. I love them both. So many memories of playing them.

[@mikerusby]

In JC2 you cannot get 100 percent without a mod. Have they changed that now?

[@mizer9510]

@@mikerusbyI don't know what you are referring to. I played them on the XBOX, and was able to get every achievement in them just by playing normally.

[@mikerusby]

@@mizer9510 On the pc version there is a glitch where you can't get to the 100 percent without a fix. really infuruating

[@cmoneytheman]

I first played this series 3 years ago i first played 3 and then went back and played 1 and 2 months later of course they were outdated compared But 2 is my 2nd favorite 4 i dropped after the 5th mission it just wasnt as crazy as 3 yea I know 3 wasnt as realistic but it was more fun With 3 u get to blow up more stuff and its tougher and it seems like the areas have more stuft to do its like they put all the resources in 3 I guess they didnt have any motivation to be better then 3 when they did 4

[@aranerem5569]

2 and 3 were the best ones

[@suthishofficial]

I'm a hardcore JC fan clocked more than 1000hrs in JC2. For me based on fun JC2 > JC1 > JC3 > JC4 I put JC1 on 2nd because it's not good on current standard but the time it released it's gud and really enjoyed it. In JC3 and JC4 i don't know if I spend any more than 10hrs. It feels more tedious than fun.

[@mikerusby]

lol 1564.4 hours in JC2. enjoyed every minute of it

[@noobtube1323]

Lmao I have 1.1k hours on jc3

[@aungpyaesone5613]

JC2 is good but JC3 can be the greatest and deepest theme-defining in the entire series. JC3 is repetitive but so so so worth playing a chance because it is the revolution game and it has the best characters in the entire franchise.

[@ok10469]

This is actually crazy I couldn't disagree more lmao tf were you doing in jc2 FOR 1000 HOURS

[@ACGBOOTS]

I remember randomly finding a montage of jc2 back in the day. It blew my mind because at the time GTA V wasnt even out yet !!

[@aircraft2]

I absolutely agree with your list and would number the games that way. BUT, -Cut JC1 some slack, it was the first game in the series and although it aged poorly it was the humble starter that would lead to the masterpieces that are JC2 and JC3. However, I've never played it personally, so maybe it's worse than it seems, IDK. -That being said, JC4 feels like a JC2 graphics mod. The story and characters are boring (compared to JC3 at least), the map sucks, the Black Hand are annoying enemies to fight, and JC4 dumbed down a shit ton of features for no reason. For example, in JC3 and JC2 vehicles have unlimited ammo. JC4 said screw you and added ammo limits to vehicles. Not to mention they completely replaced the liberation system featured in JC3 and force you to do boring and tedious base missions instead. No wonder it sold poorly. -JC2 is also my second favorite in the series. I loved the over the top action and the map was good too. -JC3 is also my most favorite game in the series. I loved the setting, the liberation, the story was actually good, the gameplay was amazing, destruction the best in the series, and who could forget the introduction with Rico launching rockets off a plane? Not to mention the beautiful color tone of JC3. In my opinion, JC3 was the peak of the series. TLDR: JC3 and JC2 are masterpieces. JC4 is OK but is VERY flawed. And JC1 was the start of it all.

[@chadbertrand1460]

Rarely mentioned is that Just Cause 4 introduced in-vehicle radio stations with decent music, and well acted, sometimes hilarious commercials. Especially those ads for Jóvenes y Bellos. "Gustavo!". I also enjoyed playing around with the new grappling hook mods... once I understood the mechanics of it. Totally agree with your ranking though.

[@abdulmuiz4239]

3 is my favourite its also really REALLY cheap, I got the game and all DLC for about 5-10 dollars and it was amazing I finished the game 2 years ago but I still play once in a while, and so far I have about 200 hours in the game.

[@sillylittleidiotlol]

I just hate how the series is dying ever so slowly, and leaving US to suffer for THEIR mistakes

[@TayRich93]

I been thorough enjoying open world games, the good ones that is, I recently got a x360 slim for 65$, i remember playing just cause 2, but so vaguely tho now that I'm playin it again nowadays the feel of it gives me a 90s/2000s type action movie vibe, the story is so over the top lol the snowy mountains is a great feel, the whole map is

[@piratX3]

15:24 bro just used the wingsuit in jc2 👀👀👀🔥🔥🔥

[@AhmadEdinHodzic]

I think Just cause is ranked perfectly already worst one is 1 but it holds sentimental childhood value personally. Best one for me is 2

[@kieranrattray8111]

Also just cause 4 got rid of the unlimited ammo for vehicles and the old style of causing chaos like in jc2 and jc3

[@markula_4040]

Couldn't get into 1 even though I tried more than once. 2 was phenomenal. I also liked 3 very much but I when tried replaying it a year ago I quit after a few hours. I also quit on 4 when I got tired of running into some defend X missions I could not beat. If 5 is just a cookie cutter sequel like 4 was to 3, I'll probably skip it unless it ends up in my lap for free or extremely cheap (like under $5).

[@docsavage4921]

I think Red Faction Gunilla and Just Cause 2 are sitting on my 360 hdd, maybe I should dust it off. :), I remember everyone saying Red Faction is best enjoyed on easy mode so you can enjoy blowing stuff up without the tedious combat, is JC2 the same way?

[@homunculi.collector]

Came here after playing Just Cause 4. Totally should play 3 as well!

[@breadloaf176]

ok jc 4 looks like one of those graphics consept vids

[@hexagon2590]

for me it was the atmosphere of the just cause 3 and its setting that felt mouch better and more original than the other three games

[@m1garand164]

7:37...That shooting the guy off of the speeding motorcycle sending him into a violent cartwheel is a microcosm of why I even bother with these games. The ragdolls and pure mayhem is a blast but the game's goals and missions themselves are just so uninteresting. "Generic over the top budget gta" comes to mind when I think of just cause. It has great moments but the overwhelming feeling I get from just cause is "meh".

[@Mkgaming252]

Just cause 3 is the only just cause i play and I love so much just cause 3 that I played 3 time in 3 different systems ps4 , Xbox, pc start to finish and even now and then still play this game

[@aftershock7064]

Just Cause 2 got me into the series, and I bought Just Cause 3 but it's not compatible with my system, have to upgrade

[@hjd-vh1wg]

Just Cause 3 has the best explosion effect.

[@strangevideos3048]

Just Cause 2 and 3 masterpiece !

[@user-pk7ii1cn1z]

My list would probably go as follows: Just Cause 2 > Just Cause 3 > Just Cause 4 > Just Cause 1 (never played 1 though) Personally I didn't even really mind the limited presentation differences from JC3 to JC4, but it was the differences in how you liberated sectors and how it was tied to missions that threw me off so bad I never got halfway through JC4.

[@simPL306]

Wait, you listed that jc2 is the worst and jc1 is the best? or am i wrong

[@ImJustLayZ]

@@simPL306 no he just listed it wrong

[@simPL306]

@@ImJustLayZ oh alright

[@demirpantolon299]

Actually 1 is fun to play . Liberated to hole ısland ıs fantasie for me

[@Mentelgen-1337]

i played 1 first. its nice ngl i found the game interesting as a kid.

[@JimmyYogurt]

my dad worked on just cause 1 2 and 3

[@mikerusby]

2 and 3 were simply grreat. I played JC 2 for about 4 years , got to 99.7 percent. just great fun JC4 had its moments, but they messed with the gameplay too much and those stupid tornados

[@prinzdenax]

2 was impossible for me to play cuz missing the wingsuit felt like playing an old Minecraft version and not being able to sprint lol

[@Jim_Schorts]

The amount of time I spent in the just cause 2 demo i remember glitching were the demo would never end (yes there was a timer)

[@Ataximander]

The only reason I play 4 over 3 was new game plus.

[@Martymac1973]

Jc 2.. Was amazing..

[@sary7154]

I honestly love going full Omni-Man in JC3 with the DLCs allow. I have close to 5,000 hours in this game and should maybe be banned.

[@Vini_Romann]

My list Just 4 Just bad compared with jc3 Just 3 A very solid and fun game but still i think that still i too og Just 1 The worst? Yes but the og is the king +1000 hrs easy i played Just 2 Just perfect man my very first 360 game and till this day one of my personal favorites of any game

[@douglasmitchum1488]

I currently have a huge problem in just cause 3 I am obsessed with the Eden spark gun

[@SirBobbyDuncan]

I completely agree with your rankings

[@sokraksmey8595]

nice play brother

[@allgame7836]

Ive only played jc4 and it's super fun!

[@TwoNumbahNiens]

2 is the best one by a mile. 3 is good but 2 has the better map, missions, gameplay, etc we dont talk about 4

[@abcdoooabcd]

are dlcs are important ?

[@aurabean1588]

You got it wrong. 2 is best! best game I ever played.

[@AccursedHawk]

Nice video man, I myself have a ranking and gaming channel just did a Mario rpg one

[@TotallyTubularJonathan]

I’ll check it out! Thanks for watching! Always supporting fellow ranking vids lol

[@bobwoods4892]

Just cause 4 is my Favorite game. I'm on PC so I use Cheats like Never die and Infinite ammo.

[@deniscare112]

Play Just Cause was great until started to repeat, 2 i don't remember! 3 i am for challenges so was great! friend tell me he played 4 me what 4 come out :O saw youtube videos eh only what i saw better maybe graphic!? is copy paste of 3 so yea agree with you only 3 was good and first one was at that time totaly overshadow by Mercenaries 2!

[@AllFather97]

Make a rank for every ace combat games

[@c.sandiego8425]

Just Cause is a full punished game, but is historical and so much funny

[@Ryattt81]

I never played 1 or 2, but I spent hundreds of hours in 3...I was obsessed with it, and couldnt wait for 4, but I absolutely hated it. I hate the grappling hook updates, I hate that you cant clear bases by 100% destroying them. I hated the lack of the upgrade/challenge system etc... the best part of 3 was the sandbox and the weakest points were the missions, and this game deincentivizes all sandbox fun and chaos. The only thing 4 has over 3 is the shooting. Shooting felt way better in 4.

[@comradestalin5072]

Just Cause might be one of the few series with an objective correct quality ranking, because the series was able to improve so consistently between 1, 2 and 3 before falling off with 4. So your ranking is probably what the majority of people would rank the series

[@jaysilva5854]

I enjoyed 4 better than 3. At least in 4 the map is more diverse. I hated how every town looked the exact same in 3. It's easy to dislike the 4th game when you are burned out on the series but 3 was worse than 2 and 4 to me. JC 2 8/10 JC 4 7/10 JC 3 6/10 JC 1 5/10

[@luigiwiiUU]

tbh the map wasnt well made in 4, it looked like a fortnite map with all the biomes randomly taped together with no physical rhyme or reason for it. 3's map IS well made but the problem is that they reused too many assets that made it look too samey. 2 truly has the best map

[@DannyBirchTheAnimeLoverGamer]

My favorite Just Cause games are Just Cause 1 and Just Cause 2.

[@emmanuelshamel7196]

What ever you say man am still playing just cause 1 😂😂😂😂😂 but just cause 2 is my favorite 😁

[@ahmadbarek-me2kp]

Jc3 is the best, even after 8 to 9 years I still play it everyday It is amazing

[@Shipnot_Nonindustries]

...Whether it's just blowing shit up..." let's see... i shot a single rocket in that direction and now it doesn't exist anymore :)

[@mysteries_117]

I never played the first one 2-4 yes

[@guybehindacamera]

Just cause 3 is the goat

[@zredeth3nz716]

just cause 2 but its like mercenaries 2 world in flames but not buggy as hell but u can grapple anywhere in just cause 2 but in mercenaries 2 u can only grapple air vehicles and hijack them, they both good games but story for both games are crap but the destruction and explosives are fun also the vehicles aswell blowing up bases.

[@AvalancheStudiosSE]

They're all great, obviously.

[@blasterxt9]

Jsut cause 2 missons are one of the best

[@theguy318atyomom]

The hoverboard and mechs in just cause 3 were the shit

[@imreallybadatgamesonps4]

I'm pretty sure that solis is pronounced like soul-ees

[@BigSlick98]

Never played the first game, but I agree that 3 & 2 are the best. I didn’t care for 4.

[@bobmarley6306]

Not sure if you realised but the story in 2 and 3 is supposed to be a cringey parody of action movie tropes and so imo its a very good story for this game, in that its supposed to be predictable and bad, but entertaining and ridiculous. Anyway I also disagree with your comment on the map of Just Cause 4, which contains significantly more variety than 3, but you're entitled to your opinion and I just wanted to post mine as well. Good day.

[@lukeryan1934]

2 was the best far and away.

[@aurabean1588]

You got it, 2 kills all others! So big!!!

[@timhaas6021]

3, 2, 4, 1

[@andrewstencel]

Didn't finish 4 yet, but for now, from worst to best, I'd say 1, 4, 2, 3. Still, the only one I didn't have much fun with, and only rushed through its content in about 5 hours, is JC1, which is just a bland game with some wasted potential.

[@Hell_diver1]

I hope I’m wrong about this but I don’t think just cause will be GOOD again, I mean how much can you change about “blow everything up” ? I personally love JC4 but I want to say the game is somehow WORSE than when it started, this about it, when you “liberate” all the locations there’s no frontlines and when you beat the main story all the natural weather problems need to be started yourself so there’s no “oh shit there’s a tornado over there” it’s instead “oh I need to start the tornado”

[@MaxPower0109]

W list

[@3bdu2]

i replayed just cause 3 like 100 time then did it agine

[@DeadJack1999]

I think the jc4 dlc really put the cherry on top for me. After replaying it with the dlc from the beginning i can say i do prefer it over the others

[@turtleguy111]

Just cause 3 and 4 were really good games in my opinion

[@turtleguy111]

3 is better

[@luigiwiiUU]

The only good Just Cause game is 2 3 isnt so bad but the map has overused assets and its a repetitive game, DLCs carried it

[@sodiqlawal7309]

Just cause missions are repetitive even in 2 But they aren't a pain in the ass to replay I played far cry 5 bruh the game is so repetitive

[@infinitiy215]

I still play jc2

[@Duzykutas]

Just Cause 2 is fanstastic 9/10. 3 and 4 was made by a bunch of hacks.

[@CT--6666]

I really enjoyed all games but for me Just Cause 4 was the best. I liked the map. The gameplay was also great even if it was similar to Just Cause 3, but that didn’t matter to me. What I liked the most out of Just Cause 4 would be the Frontlines system, I just like to watch those Battles from afar and those are great if you want to take a break from the story. Just sad that those battles don’t happen anymore once you beat the story.

[@J95SYT]

Just cause 1: shit Just cause 2: amazing Just cause 3: one of my favourite Just cause 4: slightly good

[@CRAZYMUGMAN]

jc2 and jc3 are the best ones

[@Martymac1973]

Flying helis was definitely better in jc2

[@Xpzilla]

2 > 4 > 3

[@GenuineGuitar56]

Just cause 4 was the most tedious game to get 100%

[@TheXingu27]

my personal ranking: #1) Just Cause 3 most of the points you explained are why it's the best for me. and plus the DLC expansions (especially Sky Fortress with the Wingsuit Boost feature) made the game more enjoyable than any other JC game. I also loved the additions of the infinitely destroyable gas stations, the challenges to earn gears to get mods for your vehicles & gear, and lots of other mechanics. the game even gives you the option - after completing the main story - to re-oppress the locations on the map to reclaim them again #2) Just Cause 4 this was a close tie between 2 & 4, but I chose 4 because of its expansions upon the stuff from JC3. some things i like about JC4 are the map with the weather effects & hazards, the features you unlocked via mods in JC3 are made basekit here, and the weapons with secondary fire abilities. Some things of the game did turn me off though, such as the stupid transmitter defense missions (looking at you, Zona Tres Upload, Tanques Heist & such similar missions) and how aggressive & persistent the Black Hand were, where if you attack one guy they send infinite soldiers your way as well as immediately sending Tanks & Choppers right out the gun, which caused you to get blasted around every 10 seconds. But still i do enjoy it a lot and the game does have its fun moments at times. #3) Just Cause 2 this game was pure nostalgia for me. I sunk a lot of time into it on the PS3, and the game had a lot of ways to have fun. the story was alright, just that the causing chaos to unlock the main story missions was a bit tedious. the one thing that put this below JC4 for me was that this game doesnt have the wingsuit, but it's understandable since the game was made way before the inclusion of the wingsuit. Just Cause 2 is still very enjoyable for me #4) Just Cause 1 the only JC game I never played, so I have nothing to say for it

[@JJ2NEXUS]

Lemme guess 4 1 23

[@user-tm1ij3tr6p]

Just Cause 2

[@CorneliusGrimm-dq3sb]

After playing 3 and 4 I’ve decided to play 2 because everyone keeps saying it’s the best. It’s the greatest game I’ve ever played in my life. 3 and 4 is such a downgrade

[@jolly785]

2 is the best 3 and 4 are mid 1 is unplayable

[@trevorphillips8734]

I believe this series could’ve went sold so many more copies if they would’ve brought online to 3. The 2nd ones online mod carried its life for years and then they didn’t even incorporate it.

[@louisbogli1804]

No matter how hard I tried, I never could finish Just Cause 4. It’s just so BORING and UNPLAYABLE! What a letdown after the masterpiece JC 3 !

[@user-ff2ce4ky5w]

i think #4 is my fav, then #3, then #1, then #2.

[@sodiqlawal7309]

Jc3 dlc are way better than jc4 dlc

[@Moldok]

Just cause 3 map is really flate and lost the 4 is better

[@NokturnalSodom]

Just Cause 4 was the worst