bishop
04-30-2008, 02:16 PM
just picked up a copy for my 360 yesterday and played it nonstop from 9pm to 2am.. the game's definitely as good as the hype and the stellar ratings. i should've pre-ordered it, especially since i went to 5 different stores before finally finding a place where they weren't sold out. (fortunately, part of living in the city means that the stores are only about 2-3 minutes distance from each other.)
rockstar put in so much content it's almost impossible to comments on all of it. but altogether, the content (from environment, to AI, to inanimate objects, to sound & music, etc.) all come together to create a genuinely immersive atmosphere. analogous to something like elder scrolls, it truly feels like you can do almost anything in gtaIV. i'm still getting a little used to the controls, which is normal with most games imo - and noticed dramatic improvement from 9pm to 2am.. and the story's plot and cut scenes are simply outstanding. very cinematic, strong character development, etc... the addition of the cell phone, while ever-so-subtle, makes a huge difference in immersing you into the gameplay.
i spent my time completing the first 3 missions, going on a couple dates, bowling, playing pool, going to a bar (then drunk driving my date home), a cabaret club, picking fights (with bums, women, drug dealers, white collars, etc.), knifing random people, running people over, demolishing and blowing up cars, running from the cops, getting massacred by the cops, doing some shopping, watching tv... definitely some damn good fun.
rockstar put in so much content it's almost impossible to comments on all of it. but altogether, the content (from environment, to AI, to inanimate objects, to sound & music, etc.) all come together to create a genuinely immersive atmosphere. analogous to something like elder scrolls, it truly feels like you can do almost anything in gtaIV. i'm still getting a little used to the controls, which is normal with most games imo - and noticed dramatic improvement from 9pm to 2am.. and the story's plot and cut scenes are simply outstanding. very cinematic, strong character development, etc... the addition of the cell phone, while ever-so-subtle, makes a huge difference in immersing you into the gameplay.
i spent my time completing the first 3 missions, going on a couple dates, bowling, playing pool, going to a bar (then drunk driving my date home), a cabaret club, picking fights (with bums, women, drug dealers, white collars, etc.), knifing random people, running people over, demolishing and blowing up cars, running from the cops, getting massacred by the cops, doing some shopping, watching tv... definitely some damn good fun.