I'm not going to lie, this ugly game gives me headaches!
I'll also have to say that Rock Star are the biggest f*ggot liars next to Peter and his Fable BS. There are times when I couldn't play a mission any way I wanted. Like the mission where I'm entering a p*rn shop, I shoot one of the guys in the face and kill him and the mission ends. They also said there are no spray and paint places anymore, well thats also a lie because they still do exist in the game but I have no problem with them. Police officers still play the same way as they always did, running into you making your car get stuck in corners.
The headache part about the game is the poor visuals, for a Next Gen title you'd think that the city would look well done at night but instead when it rains there is this bluish effect that makes the game appear as blurry somewhat. When it rains, the ground has this realistic look which is great.
All in all GTA 4 is technically the same game as the previous titles. The story is a little longer, there is more dialog this time but you are still very limited to the things you get to do. Like dating for instance, you can't date all the people on the web. Some will turn you down so they're just there to be there which only means you get to date only 4 or 5 chicks just like you did in Andreas. Only when you take them out it doesn't show you having lunch or dinner with them.
The game is missing the classic police missions and taxi driving missions as well. Unfortunately the prostit8es are funny as h*ll.
Good points about the game is its variety of music. Better selection of vehicles too and the city is very large. There are plenty of places you can go to but its like I said, the game is limited to what you can do in liberty city. The first few hours of play through feels more like a practice run through to get you familiar with the game controls. Although that's a nice addition to have but it makes the game boring. when thats all your doing is running around picking people up, chasing them in poorly made buildings. Niko himself plays extremely rubbish because the controls are stuck. He has a stiff way of running and walking.
I was never a GTA fan to begin with. I've always hated games that Rock star put out because all of them played the same, looked the same, and felt the same. Not to mention the crappy block graphics they are most popular for. GTA4 doesn't suffer from this but the characters are still quite bulky looking with their clothes appearing to be glued onto them rather than flowing hair and vice versa.
This game was all hype definitely and really isn't worth a 10 score rate. I was being fair when I rated this game. I mean come on, some of the missions in this game is so annoying especially indoor missions.