Just Cause 3
Moderate overall intensityWhat's in it
Strong profanity appears in cutscenes and dialogue, largely from the dictator and rebel characters.
Third-person gunfire, explosions, and vehicle destruction against armed soldiers with blood effects; no gore or dismemberment.
Drug cartels and their operations are referenced in the world and mission fiction.
The story centers on life under a violent military dictatorship, oppression, and armed rebellion.
The player wages an insurgency, destroying government and military property and provoking a wanted-style 'heat' response, framed as liberation.
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What it is
Just Cause 3 is a single-player open-world action game where you play Rico Rodriguez, a operative returning to his fictional Mediterranean homeland of Medici to topple a military dictator. The core of the game is large-scale, explosive destruction: using guns, rockets, a grappling hook, a parachute, and a wingsuit, you blow up military bases, tanks, helicopters, and regime property while fighting waves of enemy soldiers. Combat is frequent and realistic with gunfire and blood, though there is no gore or dismemberment. The game contains strong profanity, references to drug cartels, and themes of dictatorship and armed rebellion. There is no sexual content or nudity, and it is played entirely offline with no online chat or purchases.
How it's framed
The game frames Rico as a heroic liberator freeing an oppressed population from a cruel dictator, so the widespread violence and destruction are presented as justified rebellion against a military regime rather than as random crime, and civilian harm is not rewarded.
Details
- Developer
- Avalanche Studios
- Publisher
- Square Enix
- Released
- Nov 30, 2015
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