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Why Does Rockstar Keep Doing This?

Upon release of GTA IV, the Rockstar writing crew received an excessive amount of praise for the creation of Niko Bellic. Two years later, many people have realized that there was a huge disconnect between the game play and the character of Niko. How can this man, who wants to have a different life in America, kill hundreds of cops and even some men that he has called his friends? Subsequent releases of The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony did little to correct the problem.

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Cpt_Spacebound5074d ago

In a way I agree, that bank robbery mission in GTA4 along with a few others basically forced you to kill more than a few cops in order to complete them. It wouldn't be such a big "disconnect" if Niko was like one of the main characters from Kane and Lynch, but he was a character that showed emotions. Still, Rockstar has no control over what the player does aside from the missions, so in my opinion, it's all acceptable.

Redempteur5074d ago

There is no problem at all these character simply get into a spiral of problems and it's very hard to escape from it .

As for the bank mission , it's a epic mission with a lot of action and it's one of the best ones in GTA4 ( blowing stuff , escaping ... ) So kills cops ? and then ?it's a damn game.. Also by the time , kino realised that there was no american dream for him . ( back stabbed twice , lied by at least 3 people )

Dee_915073d ago

i didnt know so many people get caught up in the life of these video game characters

Bereaver5074d ago

Actually, I think the whole point of Neko is that he has this amazing ability to change himself to please so many people.

gtamike5073d ago

Just make a GTA as good as San Andreas thats all I want

sofocado5073d ago

They did already. It actually was better than San Andreas.

gtamike5072d ago

Not downgrade with new graphics and physics engine (GTA4)

N4g_null5072d ago

What is funny is you the player can choose not to play the game thus having the main character not go thur these horrors.

Maybe rock star should go even further and make an Althernate mission where the character gives up and works as a toll booth worker and get evicted from his apartment.

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Darkstorn5074d ago

I did find it strange that John Marston was willing to kill thousands of frontiersmen, rebels, and government officials to protect his family. Now THAT'S sociopathic behavior...

Incognegro5074d ago

lol so I take it you won't go to great lengths to save the ones you love then. I can understand the author's beef with the game, but I think Rockstar did a better job of presenting John's character than they have with previous tries.

In Mexico, he gets questioned a couple of times with siding with De Santa and John even goes on to mention that he doesn't even care about the outcome of the ware, and that his only concern is to save his family. Another aspect was that he wasn't always quick to kill people either. He would only do so if he really needed to. Well, that's my take on it at least.

Silver3605074d ago

Those people he killed were between him and his family. John only has his family. His mother was a whore that died early his father a drunk that died on him early to. Dutch his father figure left him shot up and dying. He had no one but his wife a former whore and his son. The man is has no human connections outside of those two, so of course the rest of humanity are either there to assist him or obstacles in his way.

Darkstorn5074d ago

That does not change the fact that John Marston's behavior is beyond sociopathic.

seinfan5074d ago

Sociopaths don't care for anyone. Why would he care for his family?

masterg5074d ago

Do you know what a sociopath is Darkstorn?

HolyOrangeCows5074d ago

Better question: Why don't journalists ever catch these disconnects in Rockstar games?

Because Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Metal Gear, etc...they all get away with murder with these giddy journalists.

maddhatter1235074d ago (Edited 5074d ago )

with halo and gta you have a point but you can beat mgs4 without killing anyone even the bosses.

KaBaW5073d ago

How do you 'not' kill the bosses?

Sean Ryno5073d ago

Where in Halo do you have to kill another person? Beyond that, there are very very few situations where you HAVE to kill anything. You can get it done being all Swiss. With the exception of:
-A Scarab Halo3
-Tartersauce Halo2
-The monitor Halo3

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GuruStarr785074d ago

the game was entertaining as hell.....the operative word being "game"....

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Rockstar Might Be Preparing For Red Dead Redemption 1 Release On PC

Rockstar Games may be preparing to release its open world action adventure game, Red Dead Redemption 1, on PC.

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Goodguy018d ago

I just want 4k/1440p and 60fps support. And with little glitches too ofc.

Snookies127d ago (Edited 7d ago )

This is about the PC version of RDR 1. The PC version of RDR 2 doesn't have a frame rate cap. Though I do agree, it is mind boggling that Rockstar still hasn't released a patch for consoles.

XiNatsuDragnel8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

It'll be great if true

LucasRuinedChildhood7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Hopefully 60fps on consoles for RDR2 is next then.

LucasRuinedChildhood7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Honestly, a PS5 Pro isn't even needed for 60fps in this case. But if they wanted to use it show a game running maxed out at a high resolution at 60fps, I wouldn't complain. Just give us 60fps. lol

I think the Series X might have an issue running the One X version at a locked 60fps as that version was a full native 4K but they could just lower the resolution a bit.

purple1017d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I wish to play both stellar blade, and rdr2, on the pro, maxed out like an expensive pc,

would be good, especially for the price, even if thats £499/ £549

last I checked, a rtx 4070super was £580 for just the card!

DaReapa7d ago

There aren't many games I'd double dip for, but having originally gotten this for PS3, I would happily get this if true.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

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ChasterMies26d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken26d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6926d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker26d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6926d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos26d ago (Edited 26d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt26d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken26d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.