Why GTA IV is not crap
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Why GTA IV is not crap
by Toaster Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:35 pm
This is to you Felix
I'm just gonna post a comment I made in a KOTAKU article about GTA IV winning game of the year. Tons of people came in and started trash talking GTA IV. I showed up, owned them, and was awarded a placement among the best comments of the week!
I'm just gonna post a comment I made in a KOTAKU article about GTA IV winning game of the year. Tons of people came in and started trash talking GTA IV. I showed up, owned them, and was awarded a placement among the best comments of the week!
The "Fun factor" is where I disagree.
I buy my single player games to be "Entertained," and do not limit myself to only "Fun" experiences.
To me, being entertained is far better than pure, plain fun. GTA IV was not the game you wanted it to be. There were no jet packs, there were no parachutes, there were no fantasy-like missions, there were no super sonic jets, there were no tanks coming at you for bumping into a police car, and there were no chainsaws. I get it, you like games without depth.
I, on the other hand, like to be enthralled and drawn in by a game. Yes, realism and pretty graphics help, but story is the main factor for me. If the story of a game is good, I come to care about the protagonist, and people around him. I begin to care about what is happening in the game.
GTA IV had a great story. The aspect of the false American dream, and the way Niko spoke of the world of underground America being no less savage and chaotic than the third world country from which he came was brilliantly done. The game had great characters as well. Playboy X is one I will never forget, and as well, never regret killing.
Sure, the story fell apart towards the end, but is that good reasoning for disregarding all that came before it?
I'm tired of people like you clutching your copies of San Andreas and refusing to accept the progression of a title.
No, GTA IV was not the sand box game that many hoped it would be, but it replaced juvenile "Fun" with pure entertainment.
GTA IV is not "This Century's Best Writing," and arguably, not even the game of the year, but it is a great game, and it deserves credit for what it is.
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by Toaster Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:21 pm
Onyxknight wrote:and what did i do?
oh, sorry. I mistook you for Felix. Your sigs are sorta similar. I'll correct that!
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by Onyxknight Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:22 pm
..i might need a new sig...ReconToaster wrote:Onyxknight wrote:and what did i do?
oh, sorry. I mistook you for Felix. Your sigs are sorta similar. I'll correct that!
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by Toaster Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:23 pm
Onyxknight wrote:..i might need a new sig...ReconToaster wrote:Onyxknight wrote:and what did i do?
oh, sorry. I mistook you for Felix. Your sigs are sorta similar. I'll correct that!
lol, yours is better. They just both involve a knight-looking guy.
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by CivBase Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:27 pm
Mhmm... I still don't like the basis for the theme of the game, nor do I enjoy the gameplay from any of the previous games. Even without the cheats, I doubt the gameplay itself changed much.
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by Cheese Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:30 pm
I never got into the story of GTA4. The only real GTA story I've liked was vice city.
The games have felt old to me ever since vice. Sort of a repeat.
The games have felt old to me ever since vice. Sort of a repeat.
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Re: Why GTA IV is not crap
by Felix Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:43 pm
I stopped playing the game because it got old...fast.
The story was eh, and the missions were fun, but not enough for me to keep playing it.
The only "fun" I had with it, was in free mode, where you could do whatever you want. But, that fell short, and was lacking.
The cars were terrible to drive, almost impossible to make a turn without doing a complete 360 and flipping over.
The helicopter was my favorite part, but it was impossible to even shoot at people and fly at the same time.
I don't know if you're trying to convince me to either play the game more, or just that it was a good game.
Either way, I can't accept either of those.
Although, if someone wants to do free mode together, I'll be happy to join you.
The story was eh, and the missions were fun, but not enough for me to keep playing it.
The only "fun" I had with it, was in free mode, where you could do whatever you want. But, that fell short, and was lacking.
The cars were terrible to drive, almost impossible to make a turn without doing a complete 360 and flipping over.
The helicopter was my favorite part, but it was impossible to even shoot at people and fly at the same time.
I don't know if you're trying to convince me to either play the game more, or just that it was a good game.
Either way, I can't accept either of those.
Although, if someone wants to do free mode together, I'll be happy to join you.
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