I had so much anticipation for this game. GTA III and Vice City were two of my favorite games last gen. I had a bunch of ideas swimming around in my head about what cool locations IV might take place in to really blow the doors off the next-gen sandbox experience. Could it be Colombia, where you could be a drug lord? Imagine driving around in your jeep on crazy drug runs, or owning a mansion like Sosa's in Scarface. Or maybe Tokyo, where you could be a badass Yakuza boss?

When I saw the trailer today, I felt all that excitement and anticipation deflate like a balloon. Liberty City (or New York, whichever you prefer)? I've already played two games on the PS2 there (GTA III and LCS). The last place I would have guessed is a return to Liberty City. I was expecting Rockstar to take some creative and bold steps with respect to the setting, and here they just remodel Liberty City. :| Going back to Liberty City for a third time is not an exciting offer.

Speaking of remodeling....the graphics are utterly unimpressive. The buildings, cars, and pedestrians literally look like high-res models of GTA III. :? Only impressive graphical touch was the lighting. No joke, The Getaway PS3 unveiling impressed me more from a visual standpoint than GTA IV.

The only potentially bright spot from the trailer is the main character--he looks (and sounds) like he might be an interesting personality. But I gotta say--dude's nose is huge! :P

My apologizes if I've sounded like a party-pooper for those of you excited about the game, but IV better have some mind-blowing, innovative new gameplay if it's going to impress me. Including other cities would help too. But for a first showing, Rockstar really disappointed in my eyes.