Ju 17, 2008 6:45 pm - ah that’s tough you got some good ones.
the sploodge one makes me lol everytime though so i will say that one.
and i’m glad i did this cause I found a new movie to add to me ’To See’ list (the queen of the desert one)
Jul 01, 2008 6:46 am - My top ten reasons why GTA IV sucks. (but it’s still an ok game)
10. Multiplayer doesn’t work
Multiplayer can easily be one of the best parts of a game. It’s too bad I can’t play for more than 2 minutes without getting disconnected.
9. The radio is lousy
I usually love the radio in GTA. It’s always funny on the call in stations, and there was always a station that I loved. I’m just not attached to it in GTA IV.
8. The controls are clunky
Rockstar really should have kept the layout the same as in previous games. The layout change worked with the vehicles, but you don’t assign two important functions to one button. I’m looking at you, Jump/Vault.
7. I don’t like Nico
In San Andreas, I became very attached to Carl Johnson and his life. In GTA IV, Nico is pretty much exactly who he was imagined to be, it just didn’t work. He’s an ugly, slightly chubby Russian illegal immigrant with a shoddy accent. In fact, I don’t like most of the characters. Take for example his cousin, Roman. He’s always calling me asking me if I want to go get some chicks at the titty bar. Nice. Which brings us onto the next point...
6. The cell phone
The cell phone was a nice idea. And that’s where it’s good features end. I shouldn’t have to memorise a whole cell phone number just for one cheat. And taking out the phone is a hassle too. Not to mention the screen glare of the phone when you are in a sunny area. In theory it makes the game more realistic, but not everything in real life is joyful. I don’t want to have to find a bridge every time I want to call one of my contacts to go bowling...
5. Calling your contacts to go bowling
Socialising sucks. Well, in GTA IV that is. Every time I finish a mission, there’s always someone feeling lonely for me to pick up and take out for a date. It’s boring.
4. Censorship
Earlier on I was saying about how cousin Roman is always calling to go out to a titty bar. That would be nice, if I could actually see what was going on. There’s always some shit in front of the camera. The same goes for the hookers. I didn’t buy GTA IV to stare at a number plate while listening to some cheap whore moaning. Admit it. It’s one of the things that makes GTA awesome.
3. Camera filters
GOD DAMN ROCKSTAR. YOUR GAME LOOKS SO FREAKING AWESOME WHEN IT’S BLURRY. Well that’s what you expected us to say. I’ll agree that some of the filters look good, i.e. the dazzling blue light in the sky, but was the blur on everything that’s more than three metres in front of me necessary? Also it looks like someone spilt a cup of coffee on the game.
2. Missing features
You gave them to us in previous games. Why take them out if they were so much fun? Here’s a list for you:
*Aeroplanes - Don’t give us that bullshit about the map not being big enough. It’s huge.
*Parachutes - They were so much fun.
*Swimming underwater - More to explore, gave some missions more depth.
*Jetpacks and other sick vehicles - They’re all so boring in GTA IV.
*Less blatantly obvious rip offs/easter eggs - I loved the San Andreas billboard reading "A taste of come" after you crashed through it. GTA IV just takes itself too seriously. LOOSEN UP! WE NEED SOME FUN! Which brings us onto my top reason...
1. The missions are shit and don’t get you anywhere
Ok, there were enough boring missions in San Andreas. But I survived because there were some awesome missions like the one where you have to steal the jetpack. That was so good! The best mission I have done so far in GTA IV was where I got to shoot a bunch of people. EVERY OTHER FUCKING MISSION WAS EITHER AN ESCORT, DRIVING REDICULOUS DISTANCES OR SOME OTHER BORING BULLSHIT. If your game was short with good bits in it (though I am yet to find any), LEAVE IT SHORT. For fucks sake.
The second point of the No. 1 reason is that nothing gets you up in the world in GTA IV. I felt a sense of achievement at the end of GTA San Andreas. I had my own jet, I had my own private airfield in the desert, I owned a multi-million dollar jetpack that I stole from the government, I owned half of a huge casino hotel in Las Venturas, I had (I think) 6 girlfriends, I was the manager of successful rapper Mad Dogg who had his own recording studio and record company, I owned a mansion and about 20 nice homes around the map, powerful contacts everywhere, ET FUCKING CETERA. What do I have in GTA IV so far? An ok apartment and a small, dodgy taxi company. A FUCKING TAXI COMPANY. Oh and everyone seems to hate me. Real smooth Rockstar. You claim that over 1,000 people worked on GTA IV and over 4 years were spent on it. Well you know what they say, too many chefs make a bad egg, or something.
Jul 01, 2008 6:58 am - LoL, Sorry ’bout that.
GTA has been getting too much publicity. If it was in the background of the gaming community, it’d be better. They’d do the risky things more.
And in a way, it’s like Windows. They try to make it better, but trip over their past successes.
Jul 01, 2008 12:35 pm - I liked your layout but I love the game and disagree on most points, the other day I was at a friends and we played san andreas then I realised how much better GTA IV really is.
I liked your layout but I love the game and disagree on most points, the other day I was at a friends and we played san andreas then I realised how much better GTA IV really is.
Ok, I’ll say this now. I have San Andreas on PC, and GTA IV on PS3. That probably makes a difference. Also, San Andreas isn’t great without playing it for a while, but then you learn to love it. I just feel no love for GTA IV.
Jun 19, 2008 11:25 pm - Mid year holidays three weeks of holidays :D.
On a side note, would anyone care to explain to me the schooling system in America? I mean as in what all the sophomore and freshmen and senior and junior stuff means.
Jun 19, 2008 11:59 pm - Freshman is the first year of high school, sophomore is the second year, junior is the third year, and senior is the fourth year.
Jun 21, 2008 7:28 am - we DO have a 9 week summer holiday. Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, and we have christmas in summer and that’s when our holiday is.
RWS, I go to a private school. All the state schools (in Victoria at least) have another week.
