Just Cause 4 (Zero Punctuation)

[@motivelacking]

I game tested this for 6 months. I got so much catharsis from the right kicking you gave it. Thank you. This is a Just Cause 4 celebration.

[@TheVolginator]

Christ open world testing must be a NIGHTMARE

[@hiiambarney4489]

Damn. I had to read it twice to get that last bit.

[@Tiglath_Pileser]

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[@samlevy9897]

@@Tiglath_Pileser Did you just have a stroke or something?

[@connormcconnell7805]

@@Tiglath_Pileser I clicked the translate to English button but it just added more "æ" symbols Edit: and a bunch of 9s

[@Groaker]

Which brings me to my favourite Red Letter Media quote: Rich: How does it feel to have lived long enough to see all your favorite franchises go down in flames? Mike: Feels great!

[@BJWeNeedUDefendingUsWithZeMG42]

"Why would you release another one?" Just cause!

[@wobblysauce]

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[@forevercomputing]

@@budthecyborg4575 can't rebind keys? Wtf? PC is not console. But console could benefit from key rebinds.

[@KiddsWithClass]

@@budthecyborg4575 lol it's not better if you can't rebind the keys.

[@fraser9580]

Just Cause 4: Daddy Issues

[@SLChris]

I saw some streamers playing this "ahead of release" and I was like "Wait a sec, what do you mean ahead of release, I've definitely played this game like months ago." I then realized Just Cause 4 wasn't Just Cause 3.

[@woksolid6885]

You didn't see the downgrade in graphics

[@Krosstic]

Sir Lord Chris oh no don’t get mistaken it definitely is just Just cause 3, just with tornadoes now

[@Dolthra]

@@woksolid6885 The funny thing is pre-release versions had way better graphics. It actually looked like a slightly upgraded Just Cause 3.

[@BugsyFoga]

I honestly forgot this game was coming out .

[@chwenhoou]

I didn't even know this game was coming out.

[@stephenbutler9432]

I didn’t even know about it until I got 3 emails from 3 different retailers saying it was out, and then I kind of forgot about until now.

[@aircooledgaming]

My initial reaction was "Wait, didn't we just get Just Cause 3?"

[@usagisan8685]

Pewdiepie is playing it right now

[@habadasheryjones]

I don't even know what a videogame is.

[@tmage23]

I have never finished a Just Cause game. Every attempt devolves into me giggling like a lunatic while playing mad scientist with the physics engine.

[@TheManeymon]

This meme needs to die

[@Saddam_Husaiyan]

Maneymon what meme

[@RaidsEpicly]

@Maintenance Renegade Considering how mediocre some of the normal missions are (the one where you shoot down a rocket with a fighter jet notwithstanding), I was damn impressed with that finale. It really was exactly how a just cause game should end

[@indigo1149]

Seems fair

[@samgomez9942]

@@TheManeymon what meme

[@Montesama314]

That is exactly what I expected. In Just Cause 3, you already had the world at your fingertips, and you could tether that world to a helicopter and watch it explode. What the hell could you do in a sequel except repeat that?

[@Wolfs0n]

It's the opposite problem of Just Cause 3. Where as the A.I enemies use to have inhuman accuracy able to down you in 1-2 shots while gliding at terminal velocity pulling off all these flips and tricks all over the place. (More so with the sky fortress DLC that gives you a jetpack) And even in the lower difficulties. Now you're a bullet sponge and the enemies are a worse shot than Stormtroopers with blindfolds and the safety on.

[@MattJames2211]

The combat in Just Cause 2 was the best I think. The enemies were challenging but you had the ability to crouch and combat roll

[@abirneji]

@@MattJames2211 I kept dying it 3, but it was due to my own stupidity

[@comanderlucky656]

In Jc3 They always turned into stormtroopers when I went to hack something

[@Mincecroft]

The enemies dealt decent dmg in 3 but with the wingsuit and infinite c4 etcetera you are also super overpowered so that it doesn't really matter

[@carljohnson7168]

For me it's the opposite.

[@Igorcastrochucre]

You know it's bad when Yahtzee doesn't make a single Just 'Cause joke in the review.

[@BLZ231]

Although he did kind of beat those jokes to death in his reviews of Just Cause 2 and 3, maybe he felt it would be too obvious.

[@SpankSandwitch99]

Sounds like we have a contender for 2018's Blandest award

[@Jash0192]

This is evidence that just cause is now having the 'saints row' treatment. By being more and more insane it becomes less and less interesting

[@wearsjorge55]

Ehhhhh kinda. Saints row 3 was goofy and fun but threw off alot of it's old fans. saints row 4 took it to the next level and if it didn't go to such stupid lengths to be goofy and fun it would have flopped

[@Dean.....]

Everything after Saints Row 3 was basically reused assets dlc/expansion sold as a new game. Kind of like Fallout 76 but with a bit more effort.

[@wearsjorge55]

@@Dean..... can't argue with that logic aye

[@vali6717]

Funny because the second one of both seem to be the highlights of their respective franchises.

[@StHappyfaces]

I actually rather enjoyed Saints Row 4. It's one of those rare few games where you can actually separate it from the context of the previous games nearly entirely and know what's going on. It does help that everyone was an actual charming caricature of their respective stereotypes. Savant, badass, even more badass, badass lady, villian stuck in the 20's, it all kinda meshed well. It parodied everything it wanted to without being overbearing like "Oh look at us we're Moss Defect now!", and it hit story beats that actually made sense and hit a chord since they were so drastically different from the goofy tone, while keeping in line with everyone's character. Tl;dr Don't write off Saints Row 4, it's a decent game that packs enough into it to be worth the buy, especially now :(

[@Grantofglyn]

Honestly, I really enjoyed this game. It DID feel like an addition to the story and at the end when they talk about taking down the agency, that'll make for a great final game, Rico will be old enough to retire, both him and Sheldon will destroy the corrupt agency they once worked for, Sheldon will probably die to add emotion, etc.

[@kilroy987]

This won't be good. When I saw videos illustrating new enemies with enhanced AI and defenses I got excited. When I found out you could only liberate areas by completing repetitive missions my heart sank.

[@wumbosaurus9121]

The whole point of Just Cause was blowing stuff up to Liberate an area, that made sense. Destroying their equipment and resources to drive them out. Now it is just a side addition, something that is just... there.

[@darkdogzstudioz]

Blame farcry 3 I guess.

[@joshportal2808]

The first game felt like it actually had a real story. The second one had more gameplay and more intros to story but not really any plot. The third game was what the second game was missing, story but felt like a really expensive DLC. The fourth game decided to become really serious with elements from Saints row 3. The funniest thing is the hardest thing in all the games was in the first game. The Xbox original and PS2 did not have achievements but show challenges that would carry on if you did them. This challenge was made into an achievement, day two patched, give a free gamer score or trophy, then patch again and took out of the game. Surviving five stars for ten minutes went from 30 points to 50 points in two days. The challenge was beat the entire game with only the starting pistols with unlimited ammunition and the grable hook. If you did this, any replay of the game gave you unlimited amno for all weapons. The funniest thing was that perk would transfer over to the other games if you play the first game on Xbox 360 or PS3 and all memory was saved on an external drive. Best part is this not a glitch, it was first found out on the PC version.

[@latbat58]

Link to this discovery?

[@Dany21251]

The only (admittedly kind of weak) defense I can think of for the graphics is that it helps with the whole "tornado can wreak havoc anywhere" thing. It's less graphically intensive to show dozens of trees and such being uprooted and strewn about when they look like pieces of fuzz with a vague tree-like shape.

[@DanceTranced]

Clumsily paw at the region like a cat watching watership down on an iPad. Perfect.

[@nicklager1666]

Merry Christmas Kess, Yahtzee and all fans of the channel.

[@SneakyCrocodile]

Nick Lager It’s Boxing Day you’re late.

[@NostraFnDamus]

BAH HUMBUG

[@vandercudo]

U2

[@nitishkapur8193]

Who else can relate to "Cat watching Watership Down"

[@benwasserman8223]

Why does this game let you enter a replica set of the music video "Take On Me?" JUST CAUSE!!!!

[@loneronin6813]

Do you mean, "Take On Me," by a group called, "The Ah-Ha?" I love that song! ^_^ ...If you meant something entirely different I apologize in advance for being a jerk :P

[@raidermaxx2324]

"Take Me on" ??? never heard of it..

[@benwasserman8223]

Ronin 6 No you were right, sorry. Thanks for the heads up

[@loneronin6813]

@@benwasserman8223 No worries, you're good :) I hope you are doing well

[@BenjaminRodriguezReyes]

It doesn't matter anyway because I'LL BE GONE IN A DAY OR TWWWOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@Hamuelin]

Honestly, I would've been happier paying $10-$20 on an expansion to JC3 that improved the vehicle cameras, controls, added more weird shit to mess around with, and if they could manage it, the tornadoes and whatnot.

[@teerawitonsuwan1315]

Around 2.54 I think I heard Pepper jump at the mention of dog, and maybe the vet.

[@Magneto411]

Honestly, I’ll be satisfied if this game plays exactly like Just Cause 3, but with a framerate that doesn’t drop like a lead balloon. On an unrelated note, I’m starting to think Jenny Agutter is Yahtzee’s kryptonite.

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

I had so much frame drop in jc3 I stopped playing it after a couple of hours. I think it was just anither Shitty port

[@keithjohnson1998]

If you play it on Xbox One, that's how many frames you get when you do anything more strenuous than wingsuit over a desert

[@ryanschindler923]

@@keithjohnson1998 That's simply not true

[@thisguy9458]

Ps2 graphics Clunky wing suit The made the tether system shit Everyone look like they escaped the wax statues museum

[@SexierMink1699]

Why is everyone crying about jc3 performance issues. It runs butter smooth on my pc

[@Hunterstiq]

I was going to get this game, the whole tether mod things were pretty neat. Then I looked back and noticed I haven't beaten JC3, then glancing back and JC4, noticed the price tag. I went on steam, saw a holiday sale for JC2. JC2 the actual good one.... going for a dollar and some change.... what.... the.... FUN!?!?!

[@SneakyCrocodile]

Finally! Can’t wait to enjoy this shit show because this game bombed hard.

[@royblekman8186]

SneakyCrocodile not seen a triple A game bomb this hard in a long time.

[@Onthepissmylord]

@@budthecyborg4575 its an ugly buggy mess on console.

[@Monika-di7vv]

@@Onthepissmylord Looks last gen too!

[@r.t.1077]

Goblin Slayer No it’s doing fine

[@HavocBen]

boffa9999 it really is

[@vegladex]

This is amazing, I think I remember every single complaint here being fixed in JC3. How have SO MANY THINGS gone from the series? And for what? The balloons seem to be the ONLY new thing!

[@BadgunmusicII]

50% grass fed, 50% gravity fed

[@Spynmaster]

What do you call a boar being pulled on a tether? Pulled pork. *is shot at*

[@MrOmegatronic]

50% grass-fed, 50% fed the grass.

[@insidertrading9037]

Not having played any other jc games, which may invalidate me to some, I personally liked this game. Not for plot or anything else, just to blow stuff up with physics fun. I enjoyed it, others didn’t. So be it

[@RagnarokMic]

That's basically the only good thing about the entire franchise, I've never actually beat a single one because the piss poor gunplay and driving made the destruction and glider suit/parachute traversal get boring after not too long.

[@adamjennings8133]

The worst part though is you don't remote bombs like the previous one

[@duncanniess1338]

@@thecultofcaged Tethers don't retract automatically, as soon as you can change the settings.

[@7ylerD]

I just want to isolate the phrase “clumsily pawing at the region like a cat watching Watership Down on an iPad”. Fantastic.

[@Dr_Bille]

Remember how much he liked 2? Some things should just end. Matter of fact, all things should end

[@xenan7889]

r/im14andifindthisdeep

[@janesmith1840]

@@xenan7889 Fuck off, it's not deep it's just true. You know there's a reason nobody invites you to parties right?

[@SoEverythingImNot]

"..like a cat watching Watership Down on an Ipad." God I love Yathzee

[@English_Thespian]

3:30 Does anyone want to acknowledge that Yahtzee may have an unhealthy obsession with Jenny Agutter?

[@derekquigley5816]

You mean you don't?

[@pajamapantsjack5874]

I did have a lot of fun with the thruster tethers, I was able to make a normal bus into a functioning magic school bus that was actually easy to control in the air

[@jim.rnilsen9]

Technically that would be beef fed grass...

[@gwadamit8116]

Just cause 4 has improved like a hell lot now

[@DrownedInExile]

1:11 "...sporting a silvery beard that looks like he just photobombed a frost giant bukkake shot!" Aaaand I died! Merry fucking christmas Yahtzee!

[@quincentupleyourmoney5650]

This might be the most underrated ZP of all time. Just line after line of brilliance. Easily on of the ten best ever.

[@britmachine722]

I cant believe that im entertaining the idea that a Just Cause game might end up on the bland 5.....

[@weeblbob233]

The game is a shit ton of fun. I'm really enjoying it so far. Although it still has bugs like crashing randomly but turning off steam auto updates seems to have stabilised it.

[@RUDE7643]

I was really excited about this game. Just Cause a series that I really love, and the third one is one my favorite games. It’s so sad to see it go downhill. That being said, the Easter eggs are still pretty cool.

[@nielsmichiels1939]

3 Was one of your favorite games? Seriously? There was no base variety, the dictator and his "final boss fight" were boring, and more importantly *half the map was empty.* 2 was far superior in almost every way.

[@RUDE7643]

NIELS MICHIELS I’ll admit that while yes two was a better game, three is my favorite for nostalgic reasons. I did play two, but it was my brothers game and he would only let me play a little bit at a time. Three was my game, and I played the hell out of it. Also, I may be biased, but flying around in a wing suit is one of the funnest things in the entire series. That being said I also absolutely love two, three is just my favorite.

[@Acul095]

Just recently found this channel gotta say this is great! Keep the good stuff coming :D

[@cynictrash3814]

I briefly tuned into the livestream when he played some of it, and I couldn't tell whether it was Just Cause 4, 3, 2, or Just Cause... remastered. After somewhat fixing the FOV in 3 to make it playable at all, I've given up on it. They didn't have to make another one, really didn't.

[@kirillsasin]

Does anyone remember when the "Top 5" ZP usually come out on the Escapist website? Is it a week after the New Year?

[@Darkgun231]

I think so. Some time in January, at least.

[@kirillsasin]

@@Darkgun231 Thank you kindly

[@RegretfulDeadMan]

They made another Just Cause game. Why? Because why not... Did I do a games journalism correctly?

[@Soydrinker999]

If you guys havent played any of these, play 2 before 3, it's better than 3 and 4 but has no wingsuit so going back to it after 3 or 4 will make it seem slower, but that means vehicles have a use

[@odinlordofasgard9748]

" You´re the ones making me update my graphics card drivers more frequently than i scratch my fucking bollocks ". Genious. 11/10.

[@texasranger9599]

Watership Down might be why he's so cranky. It has traumatized so many children.

[@DeaconTaylor]

the ending you describe in this reminds me of the ending of operation stealth that you and gabe played all those years ago.

[@UnfoundFilms]

“Its one of those liberate the district style sandboxes” oh Yahtzee as if you had to say

[@SolidSnake684]

From JC2 onward, you can really sum up the series with the box arts. JC2 was a game about crazy action, but it had a certain flair and substance. JC3 just kinda has the crazy action and not much else, so that main selling point is all just farted onto the box. JC4 was so poorly planned that people forget it even exist, so the art has simply become "Blank Man stares at game world".

[@johnhutton4848]

"Like a cat watching Watership down on an iPad" lol showing our age there.

[@NightOmegaX]

"Paw at the map like a cat watching watership down" holy fuck

[@donavandunn9824]

I had the same idea of using the two Assualt rifles like him, But then I found a better one, the Mine thrower. That thing could destroy anything you put it on and you could set up chain reactions with them

[@NatjoOfficial]

A year has passed and still this is the most accurate description of what I felt playing Just Cause 4... besides the graphics. They didn't look awful, maybe high-end last-gen.

[@crossbones116]

Thank goodness I wasn't alone in thinking the graphics were just plain off. Maybe it has something to do with the sheer scale of the map, but I could swear JC3 looked better and more polished.

[@quirkafleeg3959]

Thank you for mentioning Watership Down.

[@Pyro_nPain]

"Clumsily paw at the region like a cat watching Watership Down" Me: Watership Down? *googles it* Oh god!

[@SympatheticStrawmanVA]

I actually quite enjoyed this game a lot. But to be fair, it’s my first Just Cause game

[@bemersonbakebarmen]

Just Cause 3 was like Just Cause 2 but bigger. Just Cause 4 is like Just Cause 3 but shitier.

[@harrybridgewater4269]

There are some great metaphors in this throughout

[@NathanCassidy721]

It says a lot about how much they cared due to the fact I had no idea it was coming until the week before. And I’ve heard nothing about it since.

[@Candylyn1975]

Logan's Run? You went THERE! Nice.

[@epicdude3659]

you mean to tell me the original ending for Just Cause 4 was going to have Rico and Espinosa fighting on that frisbee instead of Rico just tossing it into Espinosa's private jet and having it explode on impact.

[@PaxAuTelamanus]

"Like a cat watching Watership Down on an iPad" 😹

[@TheProBlackcat]

This had some of the best Yahtzee one liners of recent memory

[@fullchomp]

you hshoulda talked about how just cause tried to tap into a bit of every kind of audience by adding a bunch of easter eggs from other stuff

[@BainesMkII]

I played Just Cause 2 not too long ago. Even there combat was often so trivial as to be boring. The "exciting" part was causing chaos with tethers, explosions, and vehicles. Which gets tiring before you finish Just Cause 2, much less before you play Just Cause 3, much less before you play Just Cause 4.

[@grayfox8904]

These reviews are the ultimate listening lessons to train for the final English exams!

[@gingerinajacket8519]

This game seems like a thesis in the study of "How broadband appeal at maximum wackiness will cause tepid reception when it struggles to innovate off of itself."

[@r3l1csvk]

since i am into these mindless games i did enjoyed this one,only minus i see is not using the weather hazards the trailers were boating about (mainly the Eye of the storm trailer) more often

[@Sylfa]

Collaboration idea: Yahtzee VS Nerdcubed - Just Cause 4, two ideas enter, one idea leaves

[@emberd-l795]

“Just 4 cash” that’s fucking perfect.

[@fuckface908]

Does anyone know if Yhatzee is currently writing another book? Also more judging by the covas! Would be so cool

[@dairen9580]

Merry Christmas Yahtzee.

[@Activated_Complex]

The grass-fed beef quip made my day.

[@Marcus_Aurelius42]

How could this new game actually backtrack on the liberating districts? Last game was blowing the hell out of the enemy base and exploding the propaganda and fuel tanks to liberate it and it was a really cool spectacle, now you have to defend a hacking computer?? What the hell?

[@MattJames2211]

That was the best part of Just Cause and they got rid of it. What were they thinking when they made that decision?

[@asiamatron]

@@MattJames2211 It seems like with each game they remove something that was fun in the previous game.

[@vertikil]

this game existed?

[@jaredf9542]

I saw this game in target. It was right next to farming simulator. They were the same price.

[@MattJames2211]

that says all you need to know

[@jaredf9542]

No but for some reason it was 80 dollars.

[@MattJames2211]

@@jaredf9542 farming sim was 80 dollars?

[@jaredf9542]

@@MattJames2211 yes. and so was Just cause 4.

[@MattJames2211]

@@jaredf9542 both games are not worth that much imo

[@tannermilo]

you really have a skill for taking the fun out of games

[@xtr33mreaper]

FYI, if you check Yahtzee's Twitter, there won't be a ZP next week. There will be a week gap and then he'll do his Top 5 of 2018. This explained why after immediately going to the Escapist website after this was uploaded I found nothing.

[@craigkingdon4424]

I guess one good thing is that Rico had managed to remember to keep all his upgrades from the last game, although he did manage to forget that dual wielding was a thing. Oh well

[@MattJames2211]

the bad thing is all the "upgrades" are there at the start, no progression

[@Beriorn]

Does this game have a jet thruster function for your wingsuit? Because you had that in Just Cause 3 (with DLC I might add), and that was quite a bit of fun.

[@TheOdd]

There is buuuut, it's dlc again

[@Onthepissmylord]

Yeah and it's falsely advertised there is no bullet spewing barrel rolls, it's also not as good as 3.

[@Onthepissmylord]

@Stanley Chen I know that what I mean is when you do it there is no bullets spewing anywhere

[@Onthepissmylord]

@Stanley Chen the bavarium wingsuit is better to play with than the black hand wingsuit, the false advertising is a dirty trick they say the prototype jet has an elite loadout it's just a machine gun and how can the wingsuit spew bullets with no guns on it.

[@Onthepissmylord]

@Stanley Chen auto cannon could be added, when I hear elite I assume it to be more than a standard machine gun. If not false advertising it's a bait and switch.

[@therebel1375]

Surprised you didnt mention the new weather effects

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

RIP Just Cause 4. Sacrificed on the same alter all long running franchises of not knowing when to quit while your ahead.

[@Leffrey]

I know Yahtzee said that the final boss of JC3 was "plainer than beans on toast", but it was very awkward getting to the climactic finale built up all the way throughout JC4 and then just not having a final boss. It's like if you left hand had gone a bit numb so you decided to get it amputated. The problem wasn't that it was there, it was the execution and simply removing it was certainly not the solution

[@BeinIan]

1:27 I got a ball itch and reached down to scratch right at this moment 😳

[@Freedomiseverything9486]

I don't know why, but being here this early gives me genuine pride.

[@rainmanslim4611]

How the fuck does yahtzee do this every week!? Week after week, solid comedy after solid comedy

[@matrixlegion3433]

1:15 Was... was that a sound effect!?

[@jermsmason2082]

Oh Yahtzee, you are the only thing in this world that can make me cry from laughter.

[@AwesomeDeBawesome]

Just a reminder that Yahtzee takes a break during the christmas week, so there'll be no ZP this week on the escapist site, and no ZP on this channel next week.

[@sheetsda]

We need that "We fucked it up" ribbon as merch. I'm thinking stickers in 100-packs for use in your local game shop.

[@yidingliu8663]

Did Yahtzee use an Australian tank in this episode? Nice detail I was not expecting to find.

[@MunkeyChips]

Side note: Braindrill is an awesome metal band.

[@Tynansdtm]

Brain drills. I can't wait. Good to know I should skip this one since I got the third for free.

[@Tynansdtm]

@Mi Ke I think I do have the second, but no on a console that's currently plugged in.

[@Nik-ff3tu]

Today I learned the English call rubbers Johnny's

[@allooutrick8266]

Imagine being told to put a Johnny on your willy. To go further, imagine this being said to a guy named Dick.

[@peterllewellyn702]

We Brits find it odd when Americans need a rubber, when you're old enough to be using pens now!

[@FurryWrecker911]

@@peterllewellyn702 As an American I sat here dumbfounded for a good 8 seconds until it clicked that you were talking about an eraser.

[@peterllewellyn702]

@@FurryWrecker911 Hopefully you never lose that. Language is a funny thing, I love those moments where my fiancé looks at me like 'Those aren't actual words, are you speaking Welsh again?...oh...OH!...Yeah, you're a twat.'

[@Anthony-mt7qr]

@@peterllewellyn702 I love confusing my American other half as well... she cant even understand why the English have so many sporting rivalries with all our neighbours... and Australia...

[@Sirnoodlehat]

Graphics driver bit slayed me.

[@Yourwaifuisntreal]

A new Just Cause game already? I swear that there was a Just Cause game released a year ago. Let me check. >Released in December 1, 2015. Christ, time sure flies by fast.

[@jaybowler3121]

Brain drill. Brilliant technical death metal band

[@tentagudule]

Excerpt of the live playing this game: *thirty seconds of awkward silence* Yahtzee: I'm bored