Burned by a video game…
Posted on April 30th, 2008 at 2:27 am
Ain’t that a bitch?
So, I got GTA IV Monday night. So far it totally is living up to my expectations. The single player story is easily the best in the series. Nico, the main character, is actually a likable guy, which is a first in my experience with GTA games, and he’s pretty funny too. The story line develops at a great pace. It’s not too fast, which is another first with GTA games, but doesn’t really feel like it’s dragging on either. Anytime I’m not in a mission, I’m either checking emails at the internet cafe, named TW@, or hanging out with characters from the game. That brings up another great aspect of the game. While some connections are still purely business, there are others that are also friends. And like friends in the real world, you have to hang out with them sometimes. That means playing pool, shooting darts, getting a drink, or even just having lunch together. Another awesome touch is that, finally, you don’t need to jack a car to get around when you want to go somewhere. You can just hail a cab, and then sit back and look around at the city from your backseat window as you ride along. All in all, while it’s still a GTA game, it has such a fresh feeling that makes you feel like you’re playing something totally new.
Speaking of totally new, the multiplayer is great! Even standard deathmatches, which I’m usually not a fan of, are good times. Whether you’re shooting someone in the head, or running them down in an SUV, it’s always fun. My favorite mode, so far anyway, has to be Cops N Crooks though. Basically, your assigned a role, cop or crook. If you’re a crook, you have to escort a randomly assigned “boss” to an escape vehicle then make sure he survives on it. The cops can see you on their radars, but they can’t see where the escape vehicle is. As a cop, you have to kill the crook “boss.” You can see the crooks on your radar, but they can’t see you. In my first time playing, I was a cop, and within minutes of the beginning of the round, I had put a bullet through the boss’s head. Then the game flipped and I played as a crook. We managed to get the boss to the vehicle safely, and killed quite a lot of cops while cracking a million stupid jokes. It was really fun. Really fun.
Any of you with GTA for the 360 out there, my xbl name is thelivingrobot. Let’s rock this shit.
Okay, that’s it. </nerd rave>
