After years of waiting, tons of hype, DLC fuss and even more hype, Grand Theft Auto 4 is out.As the first next generation GTA game, expectations were high and unfortunately, I myself was left a bit underwhelmed by an albeit very good game.
First let's talk graphics.I don't have much to say here, except that the city is fantastically modeled, the character models are excellent and so is the lighting, but there is something I've noticed, and that's the excessive post-processing.Everything is blurred out you kind of have to squint to see afar.The Euphoria technology exists but isn't quite fully used, though it still adds even more realism to the world of GTA IV.
The gameplay has been refined, a very efficient cover system has been introduced, on the PS3 we also have SIXAXIS support.Another brilliant addition is a fully-fledged cellphone from which you can call buddies and be called by them, send/receive text messages and so on.Side activities have been a disappointment for me, I was expecting much more from Rockstar since San Andreas practically featured 30 different games in one if you counted the minigames.GTA IV, on the other hand, offers us a buddy system, thus you can go out with your friends and even have a girlfriend, but it doesn't quite replace the awesome minigames.What has also remained intact is the freedom of Liberty City which can be exploited in many ways.Airplanes have been removed though, for "realism's same", so you can't skydive anymore or crash virtual planes into virtual skyscrapers.Taxis are a new and fantastic adition, since they can take you anywhere around the city.Now you just have to find one.
The multiplayer aspect is something new for GTA games, and while I find it to be a great addition, I still can't say it's as good as it gets.The matchmaking's cumbersome, to access multiplayer you have to use your phone and if you drop out of a game you have to use you cellphone again to find another, but the overall experience is a very solid and entertaining one.
The bottom line is that Grand Theft Auto IV mostly satisfies, but doesn't wow as it was promised to.For 360 owners, the oncoming DLC might add some incentive to the game, and a trophy patch has already been launched for the PS3, but the game still doesn't have the long-term appeal of previous games.
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."
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.
Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.
There’s never a bad time to relive its magic, and with rumours of a potential Grand Theft Auto IV remaster making the rounds, why wouldn’t you?
Not really
Overrated
Boring
Liberty City despite being a reimagined version for the HD era lacked any variety
Lacked the GTA fun charm overall
Niko was bland compared to past protagonists like Tommy, CJ or Victor
Like hell it is. San Andreas was far better, much more fun and a better game overall.
Nah, it's a masterpiece in attention to detail and the amount of immersive systems at play. But it really isn't very fun, ESPECIALLY when compared to the previous games in the series. Like tons of things are just wonky and actively kneecap lots of experimentation, or is just lame. Like why do I take huge damage when falling into water, why can I only stand in very specific large trucks when they are moving but not smaller trucks and vehicles, why is the melee combat such a massive down grade from GTA SA and GTA IV, why is the euphoria nowhere near as reactive, why is being drunk using a rasterized animation of staggering rather than the far more entertaining euphoria GTAIV and RDR used when you were drunk, why do npc vehicles barely react to you popping there tires even at high speed, etc etc.
I've always loved playing around in GTA games world. Like the campaigns are great but the majority of my time was always spent just playing in the open world. Yet GTAV is the only game in the series I never really returned to after beating it, it just lacks that fun factor the others have, I spent more time in GTA SA remastered than GTAV
It's one of my least favourite GTA games. It's clunky, the ai is exploitable, it's far too long and the writing is absolutely awful.