Do you think GTAIV deserved a 10?

So now that the DLC just came out, I decided to revisit the topic of the original game's very high score. I am wondering if you thought it did, and why. I believe it does not, and here is why:

The graphics (particularly the character models) are below par. They arent BAD, but compared to games like Fallout 3, they are way below the standard.

The missions are repetitive. There are only a handful of original missions (like the bank robbery for instance) and the rest are basically: car chase, foot chase, kill them.

The story takes FOREVER to get off the ground, and it doesnt exactly blast into hyperdrive later on

What do you guys think?

Can we please stop talking about this? This debate is getting very old and people just keep bringing it up and never getting a straight answer.

By the way, a 10 out of 10 does not mean perfect. It just means the game exceeded expectations and left a strong impression on you and managed to be very memorable. GTA IV did that for millions and then there are people who didn't like the game. Big deal, let it go already.

Can we please stop talking about this? This debate is getting very old and people just keep bringing it up and never getting a straight answer.

By the way, a 10 out of 10 does not mean perfect. It just means the game exceeded expectations and left a strong impression on you and managed to be very memorable. GTA IV did that for millions and then there are people who didn't like the game. Big deal, let it go already.

PlasmaBeam44

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No but it's a solid 8.5 game.Bigboi500

Can we please stop talking about this? This debate is getting very old and people just keep bringing it up and never getting a straight answer.

By the way, a 10 out of 10 does not mean perfect. It just means the game exceeded expectations and left a strong impression on you and managed to be very memorable. GTA IV did that for millions and then there are people who didn't like the game. Big deal, let it go already.

PlasmaBeam44

I havn't played GTA beyond the second one (yes, that long ago) it just doesn't interest me, but on the topic of ratings in general:

For me, rating anythign as a 10 (on the 1-10 scale) means it is the epitome of awesome in it's respective class, be it movies, games, books, whatever. It's a PERFECT score.
That being said, in my mind, a game rated that high does most everything right and other games should be compared to it. I don't think there is any game in existence that deserves a perfect score, and when I saw GTA IV rated that high on gamespot I was a tad disapointed.

I don't think ANY game deserves a 10, I mean there is no such thing as perfect. but mainly on video games, I have not seen a perfect one yetTrogeton

The 10 given to GTA IV from GameSpot did not mean perfect. It just meant it was an extremely good game.

[QUOTE="Trogeton"]I don't think ANY game deserves a 10, I mean there is no such thing as perfect. but mainly on video games, I have not seen a perfect one yetPlasmaBeam44

The 10 given to GTA IV from GameSpot did not mean perfect. It just meant it was an extremely good game.

I give it a 9.0 and thats all it really deserves. oh and imbecils 10 does mean perfect, and not your made up idea of what a 10 should be just to serve your own pourposes.Phar_cyde

No, the 360 VERSION of gta iv DOES NOT deserve a 10. Now if you asked me wether the PC and the PS3 versions do then Yes. I'm okay with the fact that games are released on multiple platforms after they've been exclusive to the legacy platforms, but Microsoft just found a new way to grab us all by the balls with this **** EXCLUSIVE DLC, >_metrohub92

So, you're saying that both pc and ps3 ports of the game deserve a 10 because they don't have The Lost & Damned, or the exclusive DLC for the Xbox 360 and that Microsoft's port doesn't deserve a 10 because it does have them?

So now that the DLC just came out, I decided to revisit the topic of the original game's very high score. I am wondering if you thought it did, and why. I believe it does not, and here is why:

The graphics (particularly the character models) are below par. They arent BAD, but compared to games like Fallout 3, they are way below the standard.

The missions are repetitive. There are only a handful of original missions (like the bank robbery for instance) and the rest are basically: car chase, foot chase, kill them.

The story takes FOREVER to get off the ground, and it doesnt exactly blast into hyperdrive later on

What do you guys think?

Essian

how does this get a 10 but fallout3 doesnt :/lil_d_mack_314

It does deserve a 10 and so does oblivion and morrowind :)

I'm saying gta iv (without even saying it has exclusive dlc) deserves a 10 on any system but when a company (microsoft) has exclusive dlc for its system, well thats just a kick to the balls of those who don't have a 360. Imho, i think Rockstar is a sellout for what they did. Because of this I refuse to give GTA IV on the 360 a ten because of its exclusive dlc. Keep in mind I HAVE a 360 but i don't think its fair to all the other gamers. Especially the one's who play gta iv on a pc, GTA IV for the pc has a modding community and so many new things would have been possible with the new content added by the DLC.metrohub92

I understand that it's unfair, but judging that they got paid in millions for making some DLC exclusive is a pretty big deal, I would do so, makes for more funds heading towards future projects, the studio and the personnel that works there.

Because of this I refuse to give GTA IV on the 360 a ten because of its exclusive dlc. .metrohub92

Can we please stop talking about this? This debate is getting very old and people just keep bringing it up and never getting a straight answer.

By the way, a 10 out of 10 does not mean perfect. It just means the game exceeded expectations and left a strong impression on you and managed to be very memorable. GTA IV did that for millions and then there are people who didn't like the game. Big deal, let it go already.

PlasmaBeam44

no, i think that the game should have gotten a 8-9. i thought it should have gotten a 9 or around it. people didn't know how the game would have been because it was hyped peole were expecting a san andreas for the next gen. the reviewers just got in the hype of the game so gave it a big score. iam2green

No, it was the same 5 missions over and over again. First you would arrive at a target's house, announce to the target that you were going to kill him so he would run, then chase the guy. You repeated that like 100,000,000 times it that game.

The characters were also very bad. Most of the game seemed like an annoying cousin simulator sometimes.

Do you think GTAIV deserved a 10?Essian

I voted no, but I did give GTAIV a 9.5 so close enough.

Doesn't deserve a 10/10! A lot missing to me!Djdiddles77

its the biggest open world game that includes amazing multiplayer and solid game play this game deserves a 10 more than mgs4.