You can, of course, always skip the cutscenes and jump right into the action. Rico Rodriguez is an avatar for badass behavior: He’s never needed an emotionally weighted reason to unleash wanton destruction before, so it rings hollow now.
It sounds like a perfect fit for the franchise’s B-movie oeuvre, but “Just Cause 4” falls into the trap as the movies that inspired it: It lingers on its characters longer than they can support. The story’s primary components - a personal vendetta, gratuitous explosions, a weather machine - have all the makings of a classically trashy action movie sequel. His goal: Destroy The Black Hand, whose leader is also the local dictator, and dismantle the doomsday weapon his father helped build - a weather machine called “Project Illapa” that triggers blizzards, tornadoes, and lightning storms at will. Though it is the fourth game in the series, “Just Cause 4” feels more like the second part of a series that began in “Just Cause 3.” Upon learning that his father once worked with his longstanding enemy, a mercenary militia called The Black Hand, series hero Rico Rodriguez heads to the fictional island nation of Solis. When you take a closer look at what you actually do minute to minute, hour to hour you can see that the package is far less inviting than it may seem, even for a game named to evoke a carefree shrug. The fourth iteration of the zany, explosion-happy sandbox series looks and feels very appealing when you’re soaring over the jungle, blowing up wave after waves of enemy troops from a helicopter. “ Just Cause 4” is meant to be taken in at 50,000 feet.
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