9th March 2010, 11:13 PM
Great Rumbler Wrote:GTAIV - An Oscar-caliber story couldn't save this fun-less sandbox title from feeling bland and boring compared to its PS2 predecessors. Much of what made those earlier titles so much fun is utterly gone here, everything is played seriously and the game seemed more like it wanted to be a critically acclaimed mob movie than a videogame. It wasn't all a waste, but the massive hype surrounding it and the gushing reviews guaranteed that a lot of people were going to be sorely disappointed.
I gotta agree. Though I did enjoy the game and the character development was typical top-notch Rockstar, it really felt like there was a lot missing. I mean, coming from San Andreas, the return to Liberty City is closer to GTA3 than in locale alone, tons of great features were removed. The characters were good but I didn't quite "connect" with them the same way I did SA's. And the ending? A total disappointment.
The Earthworker Race has ended. Everybody wins.