Is GTA 4 a shoe in for Game of the Year? Best Game in History?
Based on its reception, I highly doubt any game this year will be able to compete with GTA 4 for game of the year. From the reviews I have read and watched, it appears everyone is blown away by this game. Now I am certain it will have problems as no game is perfect, but at the same time, I don’t think any game has been developed to this scale in quite some time. Personally, I was never a real fan of the GTA series so I hope this one changes my mind.
What I find more unbelievable is how Gamerankings has given this game a 99/100 a feat that has never been accomplished by any game ever before.
I also feel that Microsoft and there exclusive content may play a much bigger role following GTA 4’s reception if the content is significant. I compare this to the Halo, Mario or the Final Fantasy series. The receptions of these games are always elevated by media and gamers alike, that the notion of “more/exclusive content” will likely lead to additional software and hardware sales now and in the future. I am not ragging on the PS3 as I am sure it will obtain some form of content exclusive or not. What I am saying is Microsoft has “hyped” this content at a large scale (see TV ads, Pre-order GTA 4 case, or xbox.com for details) and based on this I feel they have a noteworthy competitive advantage for GTA 4.
Best game in history? Hard to say, but the statistics and reviews would make me assume so. Needless to say I have my GTA 4 SE pre-order and can’t wait to play it tomorrow.
I hope it is everything that reviewers and editors have claimed.
Cheers all and hope to see you online.
Gamer 1211
Gamertag: Locked Shot
Reviews:
A+[87] | |
9.5/10 (Xbox 360) | |
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5/5 | |
10/10 | |
9.8/10 | |
IGN – I hate you Hilary Goldstein! | 10.0/10 (PS3, 360)[88] |
9.5/10 | |
10/10 | |
10/10 | |
10/10 | |
10/10 | |
5/5 (Xbox 360) | |
98% | |
10/10 | |
