5 ways to unleash creative chaos in Just Cause 3, out today on PlayStation Plus

Hi everyone, I’m Adam Davidson from Avalanche Studios. I was the Senior Producer on Just Cause 3.

We are thrilled that JC3 is coming to PS Plus this month, as it means that even more of you are going to get to share in Rico’s explosive adventures. We are really proud to bring you our sandbox island of Medici and we hope you have as much fun blowing it up as we had making it.

As you may know, Just Cause 3 features our hero’s return to his beloved homeland of Medici. Long ago, he had escaped there during a violent uprising in his childhood which brought the despotic General DiRavello to power, before going on to become the “Dictator Removal Specialist’ for the Agency that we know and love. Now, he is on a mission to set things right.

For those of you who are new to the series, we’ve compiled a top five list of tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your time liberating Medici.

1. Master the grapple hook

Rico’s upgraded grapple hook is a real game changer in Just Cause. Indeed, it is very useful for crossing terrain and moving quickly, but you’ll soon find that it’s ability to tether objects together has incredible destructive and combat capability. There is some strong tech at work here, you can anchor overhead helicopters to the ground and send them spinning to their doom, you can halt pursuing cars with a flick or your wrist – or – you can get really creative and tether explosive ‘chaos objects’ such as oil drums and electrical substations together to tear apart bases in a cacophony of fireworks.

2. Get to know the wingsuit

One of the most exciting new features in Just Cause 3 is Rico’s wingsuit – you get it very early on in the game and it makes a huge difference in how Rico navigates around the massive sandbox of Medici – and it is an excellent tool for getting out of (and into) trouble. Time spent mastering the wingsuit is time spent learning how to rule the skies.

3. Hitch a ride

There are a huge variety of vehicles in Just Cause 3, and some are harder to find than others, but if you see it you can drive it! From helicopters to jet skis and everything in-between, you can hijack every vehicle you find. That includes military craft such as tanks and jets – even mid-flight. The pilot won’t be happy about it but you have an island to free and places to be.

4. Remember the rebel drops

Your best friend Mario owns a series of garages across Medici. Vehicles that you ‘liberate’ and bring back to him can be summoned with a rebel drop if you’ve already secured them via his garages, and you can have weapons and explosives delivered to you as well. If you are finding a base or mission particularly difficult, consider air dropping in some new equipment to help you even the odds.

5. Plan Your attack

In order to free Medici you’ll be faced with liberating many towns and thrashing a whole lot of enemy bases. There are almost an infinite number of ways that you can approach this.

Sure, you can saunter up to the front gate, guns a-blazing, but often it’s worth scouting things out first and weighing your options. See those SAMs over there? You can hack into them to turn the tables on the enemy helicopters. Those bad guys standing too close to a radar dish? Shame if someone were to pull it down on top of them. There are plenty of other creative ways to get the job done, but you get the idea.

And there you have it! Hopefully these handy tips will help to get you started on your quest to free Medici. Have a blast playing Just Cause 3, blow stuff up and remember to use that grapple – it’s part of what makes this open world unlike any other.