A Clever Game! Way Better than GTA!
Cons: Too easy, driving mechanics need improvement, Gunplay isn't very innovative
This game IS kind of easy, but that doesn't mean it's not challenging. And it's on the short side. You could probably beat it in less than 10 hours. But there is so much more you can do in the game. And everything is actually FUN! Leaping from building to building, running people over, blowing things up, kicking cars 20 feet into the air and throwing them at people, shooting thugs in the face with a shotgun. And you powerup in the game as you gain experience. You get faster, stronger, and more driving controls and weapons attack improve.
The world is vast and beautiful. Exploring things, just on foot, is a treat. And like I said...it's FUN!
This game can provide you with endless gameplay and the graphics are really crisp and beautiful. This is my favorite GTA-Style open-world game to date. It combines so many different elements together in a great way. I think that the game could be better even, and that it didn't quite live up to its FULL potential. I see great things coming in the future. I think that Realtime Worlds has a great formula to work with and has truly brought something unique to the table, even with all the similar games out there.
There IS a major weakness in the game. The driving portions. The controls for the vehicles do seem stiff and that is my major complaint. It's not bad, it's just not great and doesn't stand to par with the pros of the game. Another con is the gunplay. It is fun, but it needs improvement. You can either manually kill guys or you can auto-lock on them. The auto-lock isn't very fulfilling, because it's too easy, and the manual would be hard, near-impossible, to finish the game with. They need to find the midpoint of the two and work out a more enjoyable killing system. Something like Max Payne-style shooting or even Stranglehold would have been great. Someone needs to make a game that has Stranglehold Shooting, Soul Calibur fighting, (there'd have to be someway to switch between gunplay and fighting) and Midnight Club 3 driving, (Driving would be easy, it would switch automatically), Crackdown running and jumping, GTA's immersive expansion and creativity, all in a larger Crackdown world, with more detailed textures and atmosphere, like a brighter, less gloomy Resident Evil game. That would be the greatest game ever.