Poll: GTA4... have you really played it?
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When GTA4 first came out I played it on the Xbox 360 for about 30mins at a friends house, that was about 27mins too long.
I hated the over emphasis on realism, the main reason I used to like playing GTA was to do the stupid stuff I couldn't do in real life like blowing up petrol stations, going on the run from the cops or pulling a handbrake turn around a corner at 80mph in a mule.
San Andreas wounded the franchise and GTA4 finished it off in my eyes.
I hated the over emphasis on realism, the main reason I used to like playing GTA was to do the stupid stuff I couldn't do in real life like blowing up petrol stations, going on the run from the cops or pulling a handbrake turn around a corner at 80mph in a mule.
San Andreas wounded the franchise and GTA4 finished it off in my eyes.
I played a lot of it actually. Got into it quite a bit. However the drive here shoot this mission structure and lack of checkpoints, as well as the tedious pacing and extraneous missions, eventually just stopped me from finishing it. Same with all other GTAs.
I have. I am. I will. At first, when I decided to get it, it was this random purchase of a critically acclaimed game. I thought it was okay but didn't even play it all the way through in one sitting.
Then one day, the crime drama hardened version of myself picked it up again. I was hooked. I loved the plot, the characters, the way the DLC (big ups to TLAD from a big Sons of Anarchy fan)
intertwined with the main game in a Crash-esque way. The cellphone stuff, Roman's constant need for bowling, Brucie's heli rides when I was just going to start a mission and such were annoying, especially when the time given to get to the location was always one hour (minute) whether you were close or on the other side of the city (thankfully both issues were fixed in the DLC ones).
Other than that there was nothing I didn't like about the game. I was never a fan of the "ultra violence death maim kill blow up fucking everything with tanks"- style of playing GTA so the new, gritty, realistic GTA really won my heart.
Then one day, the crime drama hardened version of myself picked it up again. I was hooked. I loved the plot, the characters, the way the DLC (big ups to TLAD from a big Sons of Anarchy fan)
intertwined with the main game in a Crash-esque way. The cellphone stuff, Roman's constant need for bowling, Brucie's heli rides when I was just going to start a mission and such were annoying, especially when the time given to get to the location was always one hour (minute) whether you were close or on the other side of the city (thankfully both issues were fixed in the DLC ones).
Other than that there was nothing I didn't like about the game. I was never a fan of the "ultra violence death maim kill blow up fucking everything with tanks"- style of playing GTA so the new, gritty, realistic GTA really won my heart.
I love SR2. Still play it.EightGaugeHippo said:
To the topic, I played GTA IV and I was in love for a little while. But once I got past the shininess, there wasn't much. I hated the cardboard characters and the clunky controls. I played at least 80% of the game's main missions (Given the FAQ I just referenced), and spent a fair amount of time messing around, but it just got so...Boring. It was more like a chore.
I've still got it, but dang, I've yet to finish it. Don't get me wrong, it's incredibly impressive--Liberty City itself is a living, breathing work of goddamn art. And the new level of maturity and semblance of realism exhibited by the series is really refreshing, and I think a good sign of the medium continuing to evolve.
But. It got really boring really fast. Taxi to get food and armour. Taxi to a mission hub. 10 minutes of chauffeuring and exposition. Obtuse, finicky cover-based shootout/timed, scripted vehicle chase with poor-(realistic!)-handling cars. 10 more minutes of driving and talking. Ignore a pointless minigame. Repeat.
On the other hand, while I don't respect it anywhere near as much as the venerable GTA series, I found Saints Row 2 to be a much more fun, satisfying game to play. It was crass and cartoony and relentlessly stupid, but goddamn it, it was fun. Getting into firefights with the local law enforcement while joyriding a helicopter in Grand Theft Auto is fun, but doing it with regenerating health, diverse weapons, and a character I built from scratch in Saints Row is awesome.
GTA IV was significant as all hell, but I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as, say, R*'s Bully or Red Dead Redemption. Or earlier GTAs for that matter.
But. It got really boring really fast. Taxi to get food and armour. Taxi to a mission hub. 10 minutes of chauffeuring and exposition. Obtuse, finicky cover-based shootout/timed, scripted vehicle chase with poor-(realistic!)-handling cars. 10 more minutes of driving and talking. Ignore a pointless minigame. Repeat.
On the other hand, while I don't respect it anywhere near as much as the venerable GTA series, I found Saints Row 2 to be a much more fun, satisfying game to play. It was crass and cartoony and relentlessly stupid, but goddamn it, it was fun. Getting into firefights with the local law enforcement while joyriding a helicopter in Grand Theft Auto is fun, but doing it with regenerating health, diverse weapons, and a character I built from scratch in Saints Row is awesome.
GTA IV was significant as all hell, but I didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as, say, R*'s Bully or Red Dead Redemption. Or earlier GTAs for that matter.
I played it for a bit at a friends place. I liked it. He showed me the heart of New York City. It was creepy.
Id buy it, but I just have too many other games to play
Id buy it, but I just have too many other games to play
It's like every good game, it has lots of flaws. For example, I don't make my moral choices in the game based off of moral choice, so much as off of which option doesn't give me another homie that will bug me day in day out... I played it through twice by the way
Played it and completed it twice (not 100% mind, fuck the flying rats). It's a great game in its own right but San Andreas was miles better in my opinion. GTA IV tried to take it self to seriously, I missed the humour and over-the-topness of it, the story was pretty good though; better than other GTAs but the gameplay wasn't up to par. I too prefer Saints Row 2, sure it's not as deep or immersive, but on the other hand you can throw pensioners under the wheels of oncoming traffic.
I've played through it twice.
The first time to complete the story, and the second time to really enjoy it.
And by really enjoy it, I mean walk to the missions, steal cars only when I really needed to, take strolls through Liberty City, hang out with friends...
I lengthened the story by about a day, but it was worth it.
To see all the sights, visit all the places, hear every pedestrian conversation, get completely immersed in the city.
It's a great game.
The first time to complete the story, and the second time to really enjoy it.
And by really enjoy it, I mean walk to the missions, steal cars only when I really needed to, take strolls through Liberty City, hang out with friends...
I lengthened the story by about a day, but it was worth it.
To see all the sights, visit all the places, hear every pedestrian conversation, get completely immersed in the city.
It's a great game.
I loved it,then my friendgot ahold of it and now we play the living hell out of it....Still love it, but i've just done everything...hunting the birds, Side missions, exploration, etc. etc.
I like the story, too.
I like the story, too.
