Gta 4 is definitely one of the best games of the year but it's replacement of fun with realism hurts the game alot.
ways and bad. The game offers top notch graphics and an amazingly
detailed environment to play in. Everything in gta 4, such as the explosions,
cars, weather effects and the city itself look pure awesome.
The game also makes very good use of its physics engine, crashing
into a car while on a motorbike and seeing Niko go flying and getting
slammed into various objects in painful ways may never get old for some
people.
One of the elements of Gta 4 that i really enjoyed was its story. The plot
is well written and definitely a huge step up from previous Gta games.
Theres also some fantastic voice acting and Niko himself is by far the best
protagonist in the series so far.
Gta 4 introduces some new changes to gameplay. The car handling feels
a little different, theres a new cover system which makes gun fights alot
easier and even more entertaining. Theres also a neat cellphone system
that lets you do various things, although it can get a little annoying to keep all your virtual friends happy. Plus theres a new internet system which features tons of websites, some of them do have funny blogs but overall theres only about 3 to 5 sites that are actually useful, the rest is wasted space imo.
Another new feature in Gta 4 is it's online multiplayer mode. Some of the
modes are pretty fun and it can keep you entertained after you beat the
story mode but eventually it does get a little dull. There isn't really much to
accomplish in multiplayer.
The game is definitely worth a buy and newcomers to the series will love it.
Although, those who have played San Andreas to depth will be left wanting more from Gta 4. One of it's biggest downfalls is it's lack of content. There are fewer missions, fewer vehicles, fewer weapons and a smaller environment. For me, the worst thing of all was its lack of cheats. Cheats
such as the rhino tank, ped riot and peds with guns are what made the previous games in the series gold. It gave alot of replay value to those games and it's exclusion from Gta 4 hurts the game badly.
Rockstar has replaced so many fun elements from previous gta games with realism in gta 4, which is pretty cool for a while but a very huge disappointment. It just doesn't feel like a true sequel to San Andreas. I was left just wanting so much more. This game has alot less replay value and alot more disappointment.
Overall, Grand theft auto 4 is an awesome game with alot to do while it lasts, though it doesn't feel as awesome as San Andreas, it is still a great game and worth a buy. You can get alot out of it but as i said earlier, its just so minor when compared to San Andreas.