A Great game but not as good as the others.
First of all, customization. If you played San Andreas and then GTA 4, is kind of obvious that there is so much less customization. SA had 6 or 7 stores for clothing alone and GTA 4 has 3 measly shops. Also, SA had great things to add like tattoo shops and what would seem kind of obvious: a barber shop. But somehow GTA 4 left those two things out. Another thing that SA was vehicle customization, and while it wasn't as good as say, Saint's Row, it was decent. The closest thing GTA 4 has to this is Pay n' Spray, where you get to have a random new color. Another big thing GTA 4 left out was more weapons to select. There are two of about everything but besides from looking different you basically have 8 weapons. Now if they played very differently from each other you would have about 14. A notable weapon left out from the bunch was a silenced pistol. Again they had one in SA but not here, so if you wanted to be super sneaky and stealth kill a few guys you're out of luck. Another complaint is the lack of really awesome vehicles. SA nailed it, but GTA 4 missed it by a long shot. The only air vehicle is a helicopter, which I find to be very disappointing. In SA they had planes of all shapes and sizes as well as helicopters. In fact, I get angry every time I see that stupid plane flying around in GTA 4 because I know I will never get to drive it. Also, SA had one completely awesome vehicle that I think should have made an appearance, the jet-pack. One final thing about GTA 4 is the extremely limited location. A city, thats it, now mountains, no county side, no sunny beaches, just a smog filled, water-polluted, city. If you could have gotten out of the city and went somewhere else that would be great, but nope just a stinkin city. This game would probably have gotten a higher score in my mind if it wasn't a GTA game, just because it would fail to live up to the hype. But I guess we'll just have to wait for the next one to see the GTA we all know and love.