Why is GTA IV being called overrated?

Also, don't you think the storyline is kind of ruined when Niko says "I need money" despite the fact he just earned $250,000 from 1 job alone? Fair enough early on in the storyline you're very poor but when you're pushing a $1,000,000 and he STILL says he wants to earn more money, it feels sort of, well, wrong.

It takes away the whole "trying to live the American dream" of cars, money and women when he is practically living it anyway.

TheCraving

You can never have enough.;)

[QUOTE="monie11k"][QUOTE="BioShockOwnz"][QUOTE="moej88"]

The game is amazing I agree.

But If we look back at VC and SA we would be able to see how much content there was in the game aside from the main story.

For example and these are a few of many things that should have been worked on:

U cant buy property

U cant collect weekly or daily money from places that u own or u have control over.

There is not a signle gang that hates u. I drive down the street feeling safe no one is gonna shoot me or give me a reason to shoot them.

It is still an amazing game, but if they update it that would be great.

BioShockOwnz

Quality > quantity.

they should have build upon those elements and others.

I disagree. I like the more gritty and realistic vibe of GTA IV.

no one is talking about the look of it, he was talking about the gameplay elements in the game, instead of rockstar going deep into the internet mechanic and TV stations they could have made the property buying and gang wars way deeper.. that would make players coming back to play the game some more after completing it.

maybe in the next GTA :)

Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. ihacker

because it is. Seriously the missions are no fun. Opinion so don't flame but i really don't like the series.

Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. ihacker

Gta4 isnt HALF the game that San Andreas and Vice City were.

[QUOTE="ihacker"]Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. NoobisMaxcimus

Gta4 isnt HALF the game that San Andreas and Vice City were.

Your name reflects your post. :lol:

no one is talking about the look of it, he was talking about the gameplay elements in the game, instead of rockstar going deep into the internet mechanic and TV stations they could have made the property buying and gang wars way deeper.. that would make players coming back to play the game some more after completing it.

maybe in the next GTA :)

monie11k

Meh, those deeper parts didn't interest me in Vice City Stories or San Andreas, so I was fine seeing the more role playing elements removed.

I enjoyed GTA IV a lot. I loved GTA III, and GTA:VC but GTA: SA was good but I got bored with the series. I think the subtle details, and improved game engine, and game elements made GTA IV quite memorable in my eyes. I wouldn't necessarily agree a perfect 10 from GameSpot, but nonetheless a game that deserved a 9.0 or above. Niko is also a very likeable character, and the best protonagist of the series so far.mjf249

I agree with that.

its a great game but it couldve been better. What happend to the crazy taxi mission, the ambulance and fire fighter missions. Whats the deal with that internet thing, which served no purpose. That dateing thing was ok, carman made me laugh a lot, but there isn't much places to take your friends. Whats the deal with that amusement park, with the ferrist weel, roller coster, mini golf, and go carts. You can't even use them. I hope are unlocked later on. Im a little annoyed that i can't use them. Its agreat game but SA was a whole lot better. There was a lot more to do in that game.KingFrostman

At the expense of being a far less polished game.

Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. ihacker

cuz it s*cks, and its the same thing that the others GTA... its like... oh its an awesome game... then 4hrs later... oh, im doing the same... 2 hrs later... how boring...

You know what would make the game a lot better for me. Being able to redo the missions outside of the story. After i finnish the game ther isn't much left to do. I dont have the urge to go around causeing mayham. I prefer stormin the building and shooting down the bad guys.

Also it needed a money sink, i got all this money but no where to put it. I do go through ammo like i go through oxigen, but it still not enough.

[QUOTE="ihacker"]Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. gera34

cuz it s*cks, and its the same thing that the others GTA... its like... oh its an awesome game... then 4hrs later... oh, im doing the same... 2 hrs later... how boring...

Just like EVERY VIDEO GAME EVER! :evil: That is not a valid point. Due to genres every video game is repetitive.

Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. ihacker

gta is great!... its holding me over till tues...when i get SOULCALIBUR 4 .... woop woop

[QUOTE="PStringa"]I think it's probably due to the lack of small extra RPG feature's which were present in SA and next to nothing apart from weapons to spend your money on. Just basically not much to do if you don't wish to follow the main plot. However multiplayer I think was supposed to be the answer to that problem but sadly for me just didn't quite cut it.kenshinhimura16

Yep, that was the thing that bothered me the most. I consider that all games require little RPG elements in this age to keep you going. There are only a few that can go away without them. But in GTA, you need them, a reason to be there or to use something. Not having at least skills was a real piece of crap imo.

It's overrated because it isn't a great game. After the story there isn't anything to do, and the story is terrible compared to other GTA's. Niko is a good character, but the missions just got so repetitive after a while.Foffity

I think that people just think it's cool to hate this game. It's a solid experience, but it wasn't revolutionary. Perhaps that's what people expected.

[QUOTE="Foffity"]It's overrated because it isn't a great game. After the story there isn't anything to do, and the story is terrible compared to other GTA's. Niko is a good character, but the missions just got so repetitive after a while.bdhoff

I think that people just think it's cool to hate this game. It's a solid experience, but it wasn't revolutionary. Perhaps that's what people expected.

montanna laughs at you,you will find that san andreas has much more variety than gta 4,san andreas was a masterpiece

I agree completely, now-a-days game's require much more depth to be successful and the only way (at least in my opinion) is to have some RPG elements even if it's just a simple level system because you can't get much more depth and realism (which is what gaming is striving for) that a real-life simulation.PStringa

[QUOTE="PStringa"]I agree completely, now-a-days game's require much more depth to be successful and the only way (at least in my opinion) is to have some RPG elements even if it's just a simple level system because you can't get much more depth and realism (which is what gaming is striving for) that a real-life simulation.bdhoff

gta 4 is ruined by its releasim,montanna says that a level up system would be good

montanna laughs at you,you will find that san andreas has much more variety than gta 4,san andreas was a masterpiece

MONTANNA632

montanna liked the bodybuilding,lots of the features that was in san andreas were taken out in gta 4.

mostly due to the fact that it had to fit on the x box disk

[QUOTE="bdhoff"]

[QUOTE="Foffity"]It's overrated because it isn't a great game. After the story there isn't anything to do, and the story is terrible compared to other GTA's. Niko is a good character, but the missions just got so repetitive after a while.MONTANNA632

I think that people just think it's cool to hate this game. It's a solid experience, but it wasn't revolutionary. Perhaps that's what people expected.

montanna laughs at you,you will find that san andreas has much more variety than gta 4,san andreas was a masterpiece

BioShockOwnz laughs. BioShockOwnz eats poptart. BioShockOwnz says San Andreas was awful. BioShock Ownz thinks GTA IV is superior. BioShockOwnz is right 100% of the time. BioShockOwnz wins. BioShockOwnz exits thread.

[QUOTE="MONTANNA632"][QUOTE="bdhoff"]

[QUOTE="Foffity"]It's overrated because it isn't a great game. After the story there isn't anything to do, and the story is terrible compared to other GTA's. Niko is a good character, but the missions just got so repetitive after a while.BioShockOwnz

I think that people just think it's cool to hate this game. It's a solid experience, but it wasn't revolutionary. Perhaps that's what people expected.

montanna laughs at you,you will find that san andreas has much more variety than gta 4,san andreas was a masterpiece

BioShockOwnz laughs. BioShockOwnz eats poptart. BioShockOwnz says San Andreas was awful. BioShock Ownz thinks GTA IV is superior. BioShockOwnz is right 100% of the time. BioShockOwnz wins. BioShockOwnz exits thread.

montanna says bioshock ownzs has bad taste in games and should give up the hobby.

I think that gta4 was a great game but i dont think that its a perfect game. I didnt think it was that great mostly because of the driving setup but it was still a good game.

There is a over abundant amount of flaws in this game. The graphics are decent but not great. The story line is good and I really got into it. the game-play is where I had a lot of problems. I kept trying to get out of that peep aroud the corner move and all Nikko kept doing was jumping from one side of the door to the other. Sometimes when you run into a room to shoot someone he would point a the wall and shoot if a wall was close to the door on the inside., same going up a flight of stairs. Head shots were useless on many characters, I would shoot a henchmen in the head with the sniper rifle and they would stumble and start firing again, are these guys zombies or something.

****SPOILER****

When getting onto the boat when chasing Dimitri, I had to press the triangle button 3 or 4 times before he actually sat down to drive the boat, and that means I missed the helicopter ride or got blown up by Dimitri.

This games rates a 8.9 the most, a 10(ten) I don't think so, and I am a fan of the series, I own them all.

There is a over abundant amount of flaws in this game. The graphics are decent but not great. The story line is good and I really got into it. the game-play is where I had a lot of problems. I kept trying to get out of that peep aroud the corner move and all Nikko kept doing was jumping from one side of the door to the other. Sometimes when you run into a room to shoot someone he would point a the wall and shoot if a wall was close to the door on the inside., same going up a flight of stairs. Head shots were useless on many characters, I would shoot a henchmen in the head with the sniper rifle and they would stumble and start firing again, are these guys zombies or something.

****SPOILER****

When getting onto the boat when chasing Dimitri, I had to press the triangle button 3 or 4 times before he actually sat down to drive the boat, and that means I missed the helicopter ride or got blown up by Dimitri.

This games rates a 8.9 the most, a 10(ten) I don't think so, and I am a fan of the series, I own them all.

itwiz90

BioShockOwnz owns 'em all...

BioShockOwnz says it gets a 10 and BioShockOwnz says it's the best in the franchise.

[QUOTE="MONTANNA632"]

[QUOTE="bdhoff"][QUOTE="PStringa"]I agree completely, now-a-days game's require much more depth to be successful and the only way (at least in my opinion) is to have some RPG elements even if it's just a simple level system because you can't get much more depth and realism (which is what gaming is striving for) that a real-life simulation.PStringa

gta 4 is ruined by its releasim,montanna says that a level up system would be good

It would totally make it much more realistic, In the real world, the more you do things...the better you get at them??? Am I not correct???

montanna likes your thinking,in real life if you killed alot of people you would get better at it.montanna is all for a level system.

[QUOTE="PStringa"]I agree completely, now-a-days game's require much more depth to be successful and the only way (at least in my opinion) is to have some RPG elements even if it's just a simple level system because you can't get much more depth and realism (which is what gaming is striving for) that a real-life simulation.bdhoff

It would totally make it much more realistic, In the real world, the more you do things...the better you get at them??? Am I not correct???

The idea of leveling this sequence is simple to help users understand which point in their progression their at.

[QUOTE="itwiz90"]

There is a over abundant amount of flaws in this game. The graphics are decent but not great. The story line is good and I really got into it. the game-play is where I had a lot of problems. I kept trying to get out of that peep aroud the corner move and all Nikko kept doing was jumping from one side of the door to the other. Sometimes when you run into a room to shoot someone he would point a the wall and shoot if a wall was close to the door on the inside., same going up a flight of stairs. Head shots were useless on many characters, I would shoot a henchmen in the head with the sniper rifle and they would stumble and start firing again, are these guys zombies or something.

****SPOILER****

When getting onto the boat when chasing Dimitri, I had to press the triangle button 3 or 4 times before he actually sat down to drive the boat, and that means I missed the helicopter ride or got blown up by Dimitri.

This games rates a 8.9 the most, a 10(ten) I don't think so, and I am a fan of the series, I own them all.

BioShockOwnz

BioShockOwnz owns 'em all...

BioShockOwnz says it gets a 10 and BioShockOwnz says it's the best in the franchise.

How come you didn't get GTA4 on the 360?

montanna owns all gta's,even the 2 psp games.the only one montanna doesent own is 3MONTANNA632

Soo that means you don't own all GTA's

[QUOTE="gera34"]

[QUOTE="ihacker"]Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. warbmxjohn

cuz it s*cks, and its the same thing that the others GTA... its like... oh its an awesome game... then 4hrs later... oh, im doing the same... 2 hrs later... how boring...

Just like EVERY VIDEO GAME EVER! :evil: That is not a valid point. Due to genres every video game is repetitive.

yes i know but at least the other games are bit diferent, and the history change a lot or is something ur waiting... but this GTA4 is like GTA3 with bettr graphics

[QUOTE="warbmxjohn"][QUOTE="gera34"]

[QUOTE="ihacker"]Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. gera34

cuz it s*cks, and its the same thing that the others GTA... its like... oh its an awesome game... then 4hrs later... oh, im doing the same... 2 hrs later... how boring...

Just like EVERY VIDEO GAME EVER! :evil: That is not a valid point. Due to genres every video game is repetitive.

yes i know but at least the other games are bit diferent, and the history change a lot or is something ur waiting... but this GTA4 is like GTA3 with bettr graphics

Um, no. Liberty City isn't even the same.

[QUOTE="NoobisMaxcimus"]

[QUOTE="ihacker"]Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. warbmxjohn

Gta4 isnt HALF the game that San Andreas and Vice City were.

Your name reflects your post. :lol:

Everybody is saying that gta is overrated and boring. The game had an amazing 20+ hour long campaign with amazing detail and many really fun multiplayer modes. What else do people want? I guess they thought the game would last forever and they could drive around the city and blow up cars and it would never get boring. But it's just a game, and it has to end. Post what you think of GTA IV now that the hype is gone. ihacker

Because it is boring. The main thing for me that hurts the game is the cell phone going off constantly. And if you turn it off then people hate you for it. Just lame. Plus the 200 flying rats is way to much for just 1 thing.

montanna says that you know what montanna meantMONTANNA632

I think montanna needs to stop talking in 3rd person :lol: