I had no intention of buying it anytime soon, then I watched the gametrailers review and just figured why not and bought it for PS3.  I'm having a blast, the game is ridiculous.  I just finished the first mission which was a night time drop from a helicopter to go retrieve some important stuff that we lost when we got hit.  I had to get used to the fact that I can grapple anywhere, so even though I fell off the gondola I was supposed to ride, I just grappled onto some building and found myself looking down at some baddies with my dual pistols.  It's fun to get headshots and explosions look and sound great.  At the end there I took this big gatling gun, ripped it off it's mount, and started shredding everybody including several vehicles and a statue.  I'm glad I bought this, gonna go back to playing it now.  Also there's a video capture feature right in the pause menu that lets me upload straight to youtube from my PS3, that is really awesome.
 
Tested the upload feature.  Or rather my friend did.  He found the airport, and saw a jumbo jet there.  I told him it would be like GTA where you wouldn't be able to fly it, but he grappled onto it, and then jumped in haha.  Anyway, he wrecked it up.
 

Yeah, I've only done the first required sort of missions and the rest of the 4 or 5 hours I've been playing is just complete random mayhem. So much fun. I'm a little disappointed in the video upload feature, I was hoping for some customization or at the very least the ability to view the video before you upload/download it. Still, neat anyways.

Oh, that video capture feature sounds RAD. Any idea if that's also on the 360 version as I had that version ordered long ago.

i played the PC demo "extensively." I think i pretty much got that gist of what the game is. its fun for a little bit, but it does get boring after a while. Had the same problem with the Mercs. series.

yeah just got home from work like 3 hours ago, pick this game at game stop and crack it open. still trying to get use to the controls and the grappling hook overall. the game is really great!  cant wait to play this tomorrow after work. right now i need some sleep.

I'm enjoying it but with some mixed feelings. The original came out of nowhere, it was pretty rough but I loved it. I find JC2 kind of lacks a lot of that rough charm of the first.
It's still fun, and from looks if it, huge.
 
ps: I've had a few loading issues on the 360 version (installed to HD) - it'll load, go black and hang for about 20 seconds or so, and then run.
Curious if it's my copy, my box, or the game.

I have no mixed feelings, I love this game. It can be really hard sometimes, and the story is shit but it's just too much fun to give an F. The controls are a bit wonky but again the experience cancels it out for me. And I didn't even know about the youtube feature until I started to play, bonus. This game feels like what I always dreamed of  as a kid playing with action figures, imagining them flying around, blowing stuff up, driving off of a cliff and parachuting. If you hate fun, then I guess this game is not for you.

It can be really hard sometimes,

" @yakov456 said:

It can be really hard sometimes,

I was a little surprised by the difficulty too. I'm playing on experienced, so maybe I should've expected it, but I didn't, and it seems it was just a matter of getting used to it. "

The one thing I guess I would wish for in this game is a cover system. Sometimes the enemies are coming from all over and I feel overwhelmed.

I was supposed to pick this game up on Tuesday, but I was a nice guy and lent the contents of my wallet to a family member in need. 
 
Now I don't get to play until NEXT Tuesday.
 
Being a nice person sucks =(

Don't worry, Panau isn't going anywhere. It will still be there for you to blow up next week. Just play the demo some more, the week will fly by.

I played the demo everyday since it was released. But it looks like I'll have to keep playing, as I have no money to purchase the game...

Had it paid off months ago, and just picked it up yesterday.  It's a ton of fun.  A lot of times I just get overwhelmed with my choices.  The more creative you are, the more fun the game is.  Literally 5 or 6 times, I said I was going to fly this plane to this building and then base jump from the building, but each time I got sidetracked by something I noticed en route.  I love it.

Yeah I notice that too, its a bit overwhelming and it's extremely easy to get sidetracked. I was in a jet and was about to abandon it, and then I saw another jet fly by so I decided to chase it and blow it out of the sky. Next thing I know I'm on the other side of the map and no where near my objective anymore.

I........totally forgot this was coming out this week.  I now feel like I must commit seppuku. 
 
I'll end up playing it at some time.  I think I'm too hyped about SSFIV right now to focus properly.

Just wanted to add that having the entire MASSIVE island of Panau all just wide open right from go is wickedly refreshing. :)

i agree

Open world game of the year.

" I had no intention of buying it anytime soon, then I watched the gametrailers review and just figured why not and bought it for PS3.  "

" its fun for a little bit, but it does get boring after a while. Had the same problem with the Mercs. series. "

" @Ahmad_Metallic:  yeah I don't normally do that, but I figured because the next PS3 game I'm looking to get is probably GT5 in November (or whenever it was), I may as well just get a good mess around game like Just Cause 2.  I'd end up getting it over the next few months anyway. "

" @DOUBLESHOCK said:

" @Ahmad_Metallic:  yeah I don't normally do that, but I figured because the next PS3 game I'm looking to get is probably GT5 in November (or whenever it was), I may as well just get a good mess around game like Just Cause 2.  I'd end up getting it over the next few months anyway. "

i see... so, do u recommend the game ? "

Every time I look at this game I wish it had Red Factions destruction capabilities... it's be so much better.

" Every time I look at this game I wish it had Red Factions destruction capabilities... it's be so much better. "

I am seriously considering picking this game up tomorrow.  I really don't have the money for it but it looks awesome and super fun to play.  I will probably just wait for it to come down in price though.

This is seriously one of my favorite open world games. It's faster than GTA, stupid exaggerated like Crackdown, and actually has a somewhat interesting story. And, you know, explosions. I'm seriously thinking about buying a 360 copy in addition to my PC copy. Cause, you know. Points!

hmm yeah it was fun, for the first 4 hours or so 
 
I know I'm not supposed to focus on the piss poor mission structure/voice acting/story - as if thats an excuse anyway - but yeah, all that turns me off from doing the missions and story progression, thus it's getting incredibly repetitive; especially since at a certain point, you are obligated to do missions to unlock black market gear (weapons n shit). I find myself loading up the game, ordering the super fast agency aircraft, flying around dodging mountains, flying to the big crusier-blimp-thing-playing-house-music, killing everyone there, going to the airfield in the desert area, stealing an Eclipse fighter jet, bombard a few towns, go "okay im done", quit.  
 
I guess it serves its purpose between BFBC2 rounds of blowing shit up Single Plyr style without any assholes mortar striking you.  
 
 
oh yeah, one thing i love, paragliding forever with the sling thing

" Oh, that video capture feature sounds RAD. Any idea if that's also on the 360 version as I had that version ordered long ago. "

" Open world game of the year. "

There are lots of explosions and cool things going on, as long as you aren't shooting with standard weapons.  That is when the game is at its weakest.  I'm having a blast doing crazy shit though, I imagine I will play it for a solid week or so then send it back to Gamefly.  Perfect rental.

I had concerns it would get old after a few hours.
 
I happily say that it hasn't. You'd think constant free-roam for hours would get boring real fast, guess I was wrong.
 
Though after this really, really long session I had I think I'm going to stop playing for a day or two. Kinda burnt out. Plus I need to keep chugging along with my Rome: Total War campaign.

I bought this 'just cause' I could buy it. Nah, I just wanted to use a pun, it's awesome game but sometimes I wish you could shoot while crouching and didn't run out of ammo so much! I also love how the cars just go insanely out of control because of the smallest bump. Should play it lah.

damn i'm having too much fun with this game... in the 3 hours total play time for the day, did two faction missions for less than an hour, then for the rest of the time, I was just blowing stuff up and exploring.  I never thought exploring in this game can be a lot of fun hehe!

My brother bought this yesterday and let me play it for a bit. It is so awesome ^_^
I can't afford it yet though grr.

Flying the planes feels nice , but found the race frustrating... never finished  even one race mission i suck at that. 
 
 
 
 
Just Cause 2  

Why does this thread have over 1000 views?

i got bored of it fast, until i saw a mod on PC that allowed coop multiplayer.