Avalanche Studios is bringing Rico Rodriguez back for more gravity-defying action with a sequel to its free-roaming third-person shooter, Just Cause. In an interview with CVG, Just Cause 2's lead designer Peter Johansson talks about what we can expect from the game:
"We identified the key areas we wanted to improve for Just Cause 2. We wanted to make better use of our huge game world, enhance the stunts, improve the combat and reward exploration more."
One of the biggest draws to
Just Cause was the setting, and wouldn't you know it,
Just Cause 2 is going to take place on a tropical island -- except this time around it's located in South East Asia. And because you can't have a game like
Just Cause and not include an evil dictator somewhere in the plot,
players will have a new enemy in their sights:
"Baby Panay." How utterly ridiculous. While I never ended up purchasing the original Just Cause (the demo was enough, thanks), I'm going to go out on a limb and say that side-missions weren't one of the game's strongest points. What makes me say that? For starters, Johansson had this to say about the sequel: "the side-missions are out. You'll begin the game with nothing but your Cuban heels and a winning smile."
Sounds good to me. Just Cause 2 has only been announced for PlayStation 3 at this point, but I wouldn't be terribly shocked if it makes its way to Xbox 360 and PC as well.
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9:10 PM on 01.03.2008
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Agreed
is work time fun good though? looks so damn insane. i want to dive in and let the giggles flow.
On topic:
this is probably another game ill just never get around to playing.
fix the GD controls!!! It was the number 1 reason why I didn't even bother to finish the original.
ive been gaming 20+ years and no longer have months of time to invest in gaming. I played the Just Cause demo on PC sometime ago, it was decent. Picked up a 360 a little less than a year ago and bought Just Cause and I must say once you get over a few things/glitches the game is pretty enjoyable and can be picked up for $15 at EB.
Just saying.
It was a strange game cause it was kinda crappy but it was still a good bit of fun to be had. The side missions got a bit repetitive after a while seeing as you were doing basically the same thing but it was pretty decent despite its problems.
PS- It came out about 5 months before Crackdown. I wouldn't count that as "around the same time"
lol my memory betrays me