Saturday, April 26, 2008

Grand Theft Auto 4 review

IGN's GTA4 review

Grand theft auto is a strange beast. Take away all the controversial violence and you still have an absolutely incredible single player experience. The gameplay is varied and unique, and the worlds are open ended and expansive. When your tired of one mission, go try another, when your tired of that, go deliver pizza's. Or, you can just explore and play with the world.

I think a lot of people misinterpret that part. These are not games where the players are fulfilling their sadistic desires, they are playing around in a giant sandbox.

Grand theft auto 4 looks like it takes all that to the next level, and then adds multiplayer. Multiplayer is key for me, sure I love to fuck around with a game for a while, but enjoying a memorable gaming experience with friends is the shit. Similar to the Battlefield games, I foresee many crazy things happening in a game where there are so many things that can be done.

I find it funny how the pre-release hype has been so enthusiastic and positive, without hearing anything from uptight anti-gamers. I think if they want to try and make a message, they've already missed the boat. By the time they start screaming about how the game is making the children evil, the game will be in 1 out of every 5 households.

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