It's a really great game. It's a revolutionary game. But is it really that good?
GTAIII. The name strikes fear into the hearts of mom's and Senators. Well, I say screw them all. This game rocks. It's fun. It's gritty, It's funny, It's revolutionary. If you've been paying attention, you would have noticed that's the third time I've used that word. Why am I making such a big deal out of a word that makes you want to scream at the Matrix Trilogy (subtle joke)? Cuz it was the first of its kind that did it right. From then on, all other free-roaming, car/hovership/whatever-jacking, mission-based, little circular map-including games were known as GTA clones. And that's cuz it works. It's fun. What are games for? No, not for coffee coaster. For enjoyment. This game is enjoyable. You play as a crook and get missions from bosses, who aren't always obese, cigar-smoking Italians, and do them. They range from pathetically easy to onerously difficult. They're quite creative, too.
In addition to this, you can do what you want. At least, in a reality based setting of a large urban place. Yes, police, FBI, and tanks do eventually come to kick your (oh my God, he's not actually gonna use the word!) and (he's going it again!) you hard. While in the cars that you'll probably be in for most of the time, running from the fuzz, you get radio channels. Bona fide, pre-recorded radio broadcasts. And a really hilarious talk-show. And commercials (not the everyday kind, the insane kind). Good stuff. The graphics are pretty good for the city, but the characters in the cutscenes look like (what a loser, he's doing it on yet another occasion!). Value? Did you not hear what I said about the free-roaming, do what you want-ness? OK, just checking. Oh, one last final note. On the mindnumbingly difficult missions I mentioned at some point, it really is impossibly hard. For someone like me anyway. I had to resort to... *gasp* CHEATING. It may be dishonorable band cowardly, but it was the only way I could continue the enjoy the game. I mean, sure, I'd eventually pass the mission, but it would cease to be fun. What are games for again? Oh yeah...
I like this game. It may be inferior to Vice City and San Andreas and (why is he blocking out this word? It's not that bad.)ed me on many occasions, even with... CHEATING... I still recommend it.
Now that wasn't too lengthy, was it?