We're not entirely sure how we feel about moody cinematic trailers. On the one hand, they can work well, providing a sense of atmosphere, while on the other, they can end up seeming far too serious for the actual source material.
And let's face it: Just Cause has never been a serious franchise. Cardboard characters and terrible dialogue are series trademarks by this point, with the main draw of the games being the fact that you can cause total and utter chaos in a massive sandbox world.
The upcoming sequel's first trailer, then, is a bit hit and miss. Sure, it's all about fire and things blowing up, but we'd much rather see some in-game mayhem. Come on Rico, stop being melodramatic and show us what really matters.
On the bright side, though, the video does offer a release date or sorts, although it's a while off yet, as the title's swooping into action in late 2015. Are you excited? Did the trailer do anything for you? Free fall into the comments section below.
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There's far too much smoke for my liking.
I'm unsure about this one. With so many great games coming out I doubt I will be picking this up.
Disagree, its a good teaser to introduce new fans into the series.
@SilentEvil me too, gonna a great year for games with this coming out!
great game, played for hours, big things go boom is good with me and the Torre Florim - Firestarter song is a great song to start with as we slowly come down and hit the floor running..... #ps4ftw
Mmmm, some of these games need to be pushed to next year.....too many to play. My fingers going to fall off.
I actually just bought just cause 2 from amazon last week and am currently still playing through it I'm not even close to finished. Its definitely a fun time and im having a blast with the grapple/parachute combo ive heard so much about and it is cool that you earn upgrades and unlock missions simply by reeking as much havoc as possible but like everyone says there really isn't a plot to hold your interest, the gameplay and sandbox world do all the heavy lifting. When I read the game informer cover article a couple months back on JC3 the developers mentioned still keeping the overall tone in line with the franchise, but delving deeper into Rico's past and Rico as a character in general inferring they're at least gonna attempt to put more effort and emphasis in the narrative this time around. The trailer doesn't show us enough, just giving us a taste, but im not really shocked by the more serious tone of it, and am happy to hear they're planning to bring it out in 2015. Just keep it apart from uncharted 4s release date if you want this game to succeed lol
Can't wait. I've always been a fan of the first 2 with there massive maps and 100s of missions.
Just Cause series.........a B-movie version of GTA on an island.
I kinda liked JC2 in a way that you rent it from Gamefly, beat it, send it back, & never play it again. I don't regret the time spent, but it didn't get me excited for a 3rd entry.
I had a lot of fun in JC2 just messing around. Looking forward to this one.
I really like Just Cause 2 as for me, the game was awesome. I'm quite excited to see what they have for Just Cause 3, this is going to be amazing.
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