Snotnarok said:
Boyninja616 said:
Snotnarok said:
Well GTA IV was too 'real' and boring with only the bank mission being the real fun of the game and this sounds even worse. I just don't see the appeal of this level of realism in any game, this is why Saints Row just took over. Far more crazy, far more fun and just 10x more batshit.
While I agree, there is a certain level of craziness associated with GTA games (Maybe not IV). The return of flyable planes will no doubt cause hilarity for some people, but Temperance is a virtue, and there is some appeal of the realistic aspects of gaming, otherwise they wouldn't be made.
We'll just have to wait and see. Rockstar does tread a fine line, especially with San Andreas, so let's hope Rockstar can rekindle some of that fire (James Woods, anyone?)
I'm sure it's fun for some, personally I don't get it. I assumed the main reason for playing games were to escape reality/problems/have fun. I don't see playing a realistic game as being fun, in a GTA styled game I want to see crazy things happen. In IV the amount of realism was depressing and annoying, the cellphone was just as annoying as it is in reality and such.
Each to their own!
Ah depends on what you want really, Saints Row 2/3 have the market on batshit crime sandbox covered, there's no point in Rockstar trying to compete.
If they get the writers in from Red Dead Redemption, I can imagine it being a lot of fun, as it would work with the gritty realism. When I want to divebomb naked from a pimped out rocket helicopter onto an old lady while skewering her with a 6 ft dildo, I'll play SR3, wheras if they get the writing good, I can go to GTA 5 for a serious crime story.
It's still fantasy to a certain degree, as I can't get away with doing GTA stuff in real life, but I can in a quasi realistic way on GTA5. Hence why I enjoy LA Noire, the story hasn't really gripped me yet, although the overarching plot hasn't really emerged yet either, but because of the "realistic" tone I just enjoy pretending I'm a detective, all the while chain smoking while trying to get into the mind of the serial killer and severely over thinking it from watching too much dexter.