For people who did not like GTA 4...

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

too realistic.

i liked it in vice city where a normal civilian can be more equipped with weapons than the average foot soldier.

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

K1LLR3175

infact this aswell

I'm sorry if this upsets anyone but I didn't like the use of Russian characters, the lack of side missions, no taxi/fire/ambulance/police (to a certain extent) missions, it had a boring story, and the car control left me cold.

Even using cheats and saves from the internet I had zero fun and never finished the game before selling it with great contempt. I wasn't much of a fan of Vice City either but the introduction of businesses that you could take over as revenue generators was great. I forgot all about the pedestrians that were armed and would start a gun fight if pushed too far, that was awesome.

Biggest problem I had with GTA4 was the theme.

GTA III, was rather boring to me because I didn't like that random gang theme. Some might've liked it.

GTA Vice City, again was rather boring to me because I didn't like that Scarface theme, but I bet Scarface fans loved it.

GTA San Adreas, I loved it because I completely enjoyed that gangster theme.

GTA IV, immigrant low gang member theme. Nope don't like it.

I think one of the biggest problem with GTA IV was that no one wanted to be Niko. He was a character with compelling story and whatever, but no one wanted to BE him. It was gritty and realistic, but how should I say this... there was no romance to his story. Like romance of being gangster boss with rapper being your homie. Or mafia boss or whatever.

All those annoying cousin dating stuff, was just minor thing. The major reason why GTA IV doesn't get love (in my opinion) is due to that theme.

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

K1LLR3175

meh. GTA games are too gangsta for me. once you've played GTAIII then yuo've pretty much played the entire series. there are no drastic improvements at all. the graphics and physics. but that's jsut it. no superb new stuff. the transition between 2D and 3D was the greatest. oh, and did i say never to use Englsh/American voice actors to play as Russian or Italian or whatever? it just sounds too stupid.

GTA4 is overhyped. no one plays GTA4 anymore. i never really liked the story in the first place. mafia, gangster, etc. they're trying too hard. it's just like a bunch of rappers with guns. and that ain't no mafia. i'd take Ryu ga Gotoku's (or Yakuza in NA) yakuza than GTA's mafia anytime. vice city and san andreas were more fun than this game. a total meh for me. just meh.

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

K1LLR3175

Biggest problem I had with GTA4 was the theme.

GTA III, was rather boring to me because I didn't like that random gang theme. Some might've liked it.

GTA Vice City, again was rather boring to me because I didn't like that Scarface theme, but I bet Scarface fans loved it.

GTA San Adreas, I loved it because I completely enjoyed that gangster theme.

GTA IV, immigrant low gang member theme. Nope don't like it.

I think one of the biggest problem with GTA IV was that no one wanted to be Niko. He was a character with compelling story and whatever, but no one wanted to BE him. It was gritty and realistic, but how should I say this... there was no romance to his story. Like romance of being gangster boss with rapper being your homie. Or mafia boss or whatever.

All those annoying cousin dating stuff, was just minor thing. The major reason why GTA IV doesn't get love (in my opinion) is due to that theme.

TriangleHard

Of all the GTA games, Vice City is the one that i really liked the most!

the only problem was the lack of electronica music......cow-got-owned

Anyways, I disliked the game because of how realistic they tried to make it feel. In the mean time, they removed every ounce of the stuff that attracted me to the series in the first place. The tanks, the flamethrowers, the jumping out of airliners with a parachute... Also, the missions you were sent on all felt exactly the same. Been there done that.

I agree with all of the listed reasons and even though this sounds petty, in addition to all that my biggest beef was them screwing aroung with the physics and rendering motorcycles completely undrivable. Not a lot of fun when you're forced to do the retarded motorcycle-specific chase missions. I pine for SA where I could drive my bike everywhere. Funny enough I actually really liked Niko as a character.

Here's mine:

Im not saying that it was a bad game, but i am saying it could have been better. After a few hours of playing you soon relise "These missions are really booring" and after that you loose interest in the game completely. And before anyone says anything i know that rockstar was trying to make GTA4 feel alive but in the process also took out all the fun parts like: Go carts, bmx, jetpack, parachute, Sand buggy, Jumbo jets, and all those levels you would spend hours getting up like muscle and fat lol. And what about when you could pick up 2 weapons, but with nearly any weapon once you was skilled enough.

To jump to conclusion what im saying is, all were stuck with is booring stuff, and once you have completed the game you might as well sell it and buy something time worthy like fallout 3 (Which i really think is under-rated).

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

K1LLR3175

money = useless..... I miss buying all the hotels and what not. I Mean they could have made it so we by the theme park and restore it or something.. I just wish it was like vice city...but... HD'r lol Oh and the music stations ***************************************************** i mean latin and rap music for the loss...campzor

I liked the music, especially flashing lights by Kanye West.

I have no real beef with the game...the franchise overall just doesn't interest me. I don't knock people who play it either.MarcRecon

that sums it up, pretty much.

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"]

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

brandojones

May i add:

• Inferior radio and song selection compared to previous GTA
• Phone always ringing, go forth and back to fetch/pick up friends, and bring them home after reached 100%. Felt like relationship / artist manager.

I think its funny, some of the comments I have seen here about GTA4. I agree San Andreas was awesome, but GTA 4 was great in its own right. I dont want the same game personally, or same theme. Also I have heard people say IT IS TO REALISTIC, or I WANT TANKS, etcc. Well if these things you dont like or want. go get Saints row, a more OVER THE TOP and non REALISTIC game like this.

Personally, I want it to be realistic. And who knows what realistic is, are you Russian Mobsters blabbing up on Gamespot? I dont think so.

I found the game to be awesome. The graphics,. the scerny, all the stuff you could do(besides fake tanks you wouldnt see on a city street anyway) This game was superb. And I liked alot of the characters. I am a two time felon, and hung with a bunch of unsavory characters when I was young, and believe me, alot of them in the game reminded me of some of the people I know from my past, even Brucie. lol

Anyway, just as with any game, so will like it, some will not. Personally I think Fallout 3 sucks, but half of you praise it. Everyone has their own tastes, and I feel GTA4 was great. I cant wait for the next one in billion years again.

I really loved and enjoyed this game from start to near the end. The end of the game was not very good...it really sucked. But the feel of the game was to go for realism. I have a friend of mine who acts just like Niko. He has a pretty rough violent past, and really has a different take on life. But like i said he acts the same way, for example he dressess as plain as the Niko Character. So the game is pretty real. And is all about shooting and killin so it's fun. On San Andreas, C.J was more down to earth character...the usual thug. Plus, the story is more compelling (we all love Underdogs to come out on Top).

So for those of us who enjoyed GTA4, we all must admit the game is repetetive...and the end of the game is just to damm long and expected. And the people who don't like it must admit that, you can't compare San Andreas to this one as GTASA is more open-world do whatever you want kinda stuff. While this GTA4 is more story driven, more linear to say the least. There are no 400 side missions to drive you away. It's a direct shooter, with a direct objective...start the game and you finish the game.

Another complain would be the replay value...i found none. I played the game, finished it and then i started doing the vigilante stuff, and after i bought FIFA 09, GTA4 has become paper weight. Don't get me wrong this game for me it's tight! The shooting action rocks, the music, the city, the realism, and i liked the story is all about revenge. For me that's a 10. But after playing the game so much, it's gone down to 9.0 as i don't feel like playing the game anymore.

[QUOTE="K1LLR3175"]

• The lack of things to do
• No planes
• No tanks
• Story was BOOORING
• Characters were terrible
• Living the American dream my ass.Where was the ability to run shops and what not and collect money like in Vice city
• Speaking of money there was NOTHING to spend it on.A few stupid shops,some diners and a toll booth,WOW,
• Tried to hard to be like real life.GTA 4 just sucked all over.BADLY.

americahellyeah

Agreed