Just Cause Developers Decide to Bomb Real Villages to Make Next Game "As Realistic As Possible"

The developers at Avalanche Studios, known for the Just Cause series, have decided to take things to the next level in their quest for realism. To help their team prepare for the next installment in the series, they’re going beyond the usual research methods. Just like you do in the game, they’re going to personally bomb some villages and study the results.

It’s not uncommon for game studios to send their developers on field trips to research the topics of their games. For instance, Mortal Kombat devs visit burn wards, Stellar Blade devs take trips to strip clubs, and Call of Duty devs are drafted into the military for six months. These efforts, of course, are all in the name of creating a more authentic experience for players, who will inevitably end up calling it “gay” anyway.

Of course, this realism often goes out the window once the game is released. These companies can’t help but add the most mind numbingly immersion-breaking skins to ensure you are very aware you are playing a video game. 

Regardless, Avalanche Studios’ latest plan is to strap 4,200 pounds of C4 to 30 cows, drop them from a cargo plane over a village in Guatemala, and “f***ing send ‘er,” as Director Frappuccino Antolini put it. “We’ve also tried giving developers high-powered tether cables to launch themselves, but it almost always ends with their arms getting ripped off. We were losing a ton of money paying for sick leave, so we’re doing this instead!” Antolini exclaimed.

“I wake up so giddy on bombing day, like, ‘Today’s the daaay!’ Just like the starfish from Finding Nemo. It’s a great team-building exercise too,” he continued. When asked about the potential feelings of the villagers getting bombed, Antolini responded, “Nope. I make sure that is not a problem. I close my eyes, spin a globe, and wherever it lands—as long as I can’t pronounce the name, we’re good to go. It’s like they’re not real to me.”

Curious about the ethics of this operation, we reached out to the ESRB for some guidance. Their response? As long as you pay them $40 in Apple iTunes gift cards, you can do whatever you want.

While the thought of this happening is definitely terrifying, we can’t say it doesn’t get us a little excited for the next Just Cause game. After all, this research will surely make a better game and if it doesn’t affect us directly, it can’t be that bad, right? 

Source: Trust me, bro.