We're all looking for that special someone. So we can kill them or let them live. Its our choice now.
GRAPHICS: A huge improvement over past titles obviously, but still has some rough edges and flickering shadows. Main characters are well designed and pedestrians look almost as good as main characters. Liberty City looks more like NYC than the old Liberty City which is a good thing since the game is going for a more realistic approach. Guns, explosions, cars, building, etc. everything looks better. The new Euphoria Physics Engine is some thing every game needs to have. Hitting and running people over with cars has never been better and more fun. The way bullet holes stay on your car no matter where you shoot it or where it was shot by someone else is amazing. Shooting someone the windshield and seeing the blood, bullet holes, and cracked glass is nice. Weather effects are also better driving in the rain drifting your car is crazy.
SOUND: Gunshots all have a different sound that is dynamic and really helps make gunfights cool. Grenades and rocket launchers are the best weapons to use if you want to see the graphics do their thing. Weather is great such as when it is thundering and you can hear the roar blocks away. Cars all sound different and many if not all of them sound like the real life car they are imitating. Pedestrians have more dialog than ever and it is just as crazy and insane as it always is. You should try following closely behind someone answering their phone and eavesdropping on their conversation for some funny dialog. With all the money spent on the soundtrack it was worth it considering how much music is in the game. There is something for everyone to enjoy no matter what you like listening to. I was surprised to find myself listening to the Eastern European radio station and Radio Broker more than The Beat and rap music is my favorite CRAZY. The talk radio stations are even funnier that before with WKTT being my favorite. The Richard Bastian Show & the courtroom judge are hilarious. I'll also note without spoiling anything that adding three of the funniest people on SNL is a big plus for the talk radio stations.
CONTROLS: The controls are much better than past games and the new cover system is a great addition to make gunfights better if not a little too easy. You can now target individual body parts on enemies to shoot what you want to hit. You can also free-aim with every weapon if you prefer using your own skills. Most guns allow you to zoom in on targets once you are targeting them which is a nice addition. Cars handle differently than they did before feeling heavier, but it helps with the realism and you get use to it before long. Motorcycles are harder than you would expect to control and will take most people some time to get use to driving them all over again. Another thing to get use to is the way the camera takes an over-the-shoulder view of the car and how you have to move the camera yourself so you won't crash into anything. Though it was weird at first having to do so much while driving it is not that complicated and is actually a way better design than older games. Don't bother using the sixaxis controls they will cause you more frustration than they are worth. Also playing with a Dualshock 3 controller is a must for you to get the most out of the game, although it's not required.
OVERALL: There is so much things that this game does I can't type all of them. Most people will not even hear, see, or do everything that this game offers. One example is that when you fail a mission you do not hear the same dialog you heard last time. They have another dialog track that will start. Most people would not even hear half the dialog in this game and that is saying a lot. The interactive cell phone, the internet, TV shows, comedy shows, etc. just add even more to the depth of the game. This game delivers on all promises even though it isn't perfect it is as close to a perfect game as a Grand Theft Auto game has come thus far. If you don't already have this game what are you waiting for buy it.