Just Cause 3

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Above: Problems with the console versions are widespread.

For a more in-depth look at all the things Just Cause 3 does right when it's running well, please check out my Just Cause 3 PC review. Unfortunately, the console versions simply don't give it a chance to shine. When the spectacular fireworks and hilarious, delightfully destructive chaos kick off, the frame rate often drops well below 30 frames per second. And when the frame rate drops, it’s much harder to defy death as you’re piloting one of the many helicopters, jets, or cars, or stay in the air when you’re using the fun but touchy wingsuit. When you die, you’re subjected to loading times that can last 90 seconds or more.

“ I found myself afraid of another stint in that load-screen penalty box

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Watch our Xbox One vs PlayStation 4 vs PC graphics comparison above.

Likewise, the strength of its enormous open world is undermined by start-up loading times that can brush up against four minutes. And when it crashes on you every so often, you get to repeat that. And the beautiful vistas don’t look as beautiful when they’re smeared by low-frame rate motion blur. The problems seem a bit worse on the Xbox One than the PlayStation 4, but they’re both pretty bad.