I shouldn't, at least right away. I just may fail all my classes if I do, as I only have 2 1/2 weeks left in the semester.
As to the negative comments however, while I respect that people have the right to not like a game, no matter how greatly made it is, I still disagree with some of the reasoning here. First of all, you're seriously going to hit it for being all about a crappy physics engine with sex, violence, and swearing to sell millions, then in the very same post talk about how you liked Saints Row. You're kidding right? That's the dumbest thing ever, especially since Saint Row had just as much violence and swearing as any of the GTA's. And Crackdown? Seriously? I owned it, and it was fun up until you just about maxed all your attributes out, when it became the most repetitive and nonsense game in the world (jump on the buildng, throw the car, blow up the gangsters, wash, rinse, repeat). I basically bought that game specifically to get in the Halo 3 beta, and traded it back in after the extremely shallow story line and even more repetitive missions finally caved me in. Even Saints Row was better than that crapfest. I do admit, I enjoyed Saints Row as an "in the meantime" game while I waited for GTA IV. It had the improved ragdoll physics, improved shooting, and the whole waypoint system. I also thought the story mode and side games weren't bad. However, the cinematic nature and ability to tell a story nowhere near matched GTA in any form, and don't bring the crap about it stealing from other stories. It's called satire. It satirizes those stories, and above all pays homage to the greats that have come before it.
My biggest issue however is that you are comparing a GTA-ish game to hold us over that was made for this generation to GTA games of last generation. That is just dumb. That is like my comparing PGR3 for 360 to Gran Turismo 2 for the PS2. For your complaints about GTA like physics? A complaint about last generation, definitely not about this generation if you've been paying even a little attention. The new physics on this one are so vastly improved and advanced that they actually completely blow what you seem to hold so dear in your Crackdown and Saints Row clear out of the water. Story line has improved vastly. Combat has improved vastly, along with interactivity and immersiveness.
While I'm sure this doesn't apply to all of you, it seems like some in here are just grasping at straws and lame excuses to support their dislike of this game, when the reality is, you should just join up with the rest of the close-minded politicians and media groups to talk about how games like GTA caused so-and-so to shoot and behead so-and-so, rather than looking at the real issues: you're ignorant.
Again, doesn't apply to all of you. Some of you just don't prefer sand-box games period because of the slower pace and "repetitiveness". That's cool and your right to feel that way. Those who claim to love sand-box games and still talk trash however? Just shut up and go back to your PTA meeting to blindly spit your venom.
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Yup. Oh wait *re-reads post* uh huh. That's pretty much what I was gonna write. Good Job.
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