I got JC2 three days ago. Though I didn’t know if I should get it at all. Due to the fact I never played the original Just Cause. But this has nothing to do with the original.
The game is like Crysis, GTAIV, and FarCry 2 in one. Crysis due to the island setting. FarCry 2 due to the factions, and GTAIV for the car chases/hijacking.
It starts as you being a secret agent. Almost like James Bond. Even the music makes you feel like some international spy only seen on TV.
After you do three missions, you’re pretty much on your own. You can go ANYWHERE on this humongous island complex. There is a few places where you will be killed on sight by the military if you decide to just waltz into one of their bases.
As I said, it’s been three days. Yet I haven’t even discovered half of all the settlements. I’ve been dicking around using the BOLOpatch (aka Trainer + Anti-Crash) and other mods I downloaded, with the Military; blowing up their generators and shit and laughing as I take down their Air Support with one RPG. Not to mention boring the Dragon Megathread Chat with my ramblings on how awesome this game is. How I did this and that and found it funny.
Anyway.. the story of the game is about a rogue agent and former mentor of the player character, and a power-happy leader of this fictional island complex known as Panau. You can decide to continue the story, or help out the three local factions, or… do whatever you want. Completing the game isn’t really a requirement, as you’ll still be able to do everything even if you complete it.
Then why am I not doing it? One good reason. I can’t handle “OMG HURRY! BEAT THE CLOCK BEFORE THE BOMBS BLOW!!” pressure. It’s not that I crack up under pressure, it’s the fact of my … high temper level. I will rage and throw things if I don’t win every, and I mean every mission I sign up for.
I am waiting until someone releases a Freeze Time mod that stops the fucking time limits! This is also why I’m not doing the many races available to me. I HATE everything ‘beat the clock’. I know this feature was placed for challenge-loving people. Too bad I’m not one of them.
Still, it’s a fun game. But you got to make the fun happen. But it was worth every bit the $50 I paid, and made me glad I upgraded to Windows 7, since it only works with it or Vista.