MontanaHatchet said:
Xponent said:
ssj12 said:
Xponent said:
MontanaHatchet said:
Xponent said:
In what way is GTA4 revolutionary? |
Revolutionary in what way? That's a very open-ended question. Revolutionary for the series? The genre? All games? All art forms? |
I was responding to Roadkillers opinion that it is revolutionary. Maybe we should ask him. |
The game is revolutionary due to what it has done in taking the franchise and genre to the next level. From a technical standpoint the game is a marval all the things going on and happening at once. The amount of AI in the game is amazing. Each of the 700 different civilians have a different personality, movement, etc. Each car drives differently. All the weapons fire more realistically. Not having 1000 health pickups and having to make the player actually use his head in times of combat. After combat have it so the only way to heal is hunt for a randiom health pack or spend money on food. Thats what is revolutionary about GTAIV. |
IMO, despite those technical advances you describe, there is nothing fundamentally different about it compared to previous iterations. It's more evolutionary IMO. Great game nonetheless. |
So, it's essentially the same as a sequel in any series. |
Not neccesarily. For games that witnessed the transition from 2d to 3d, that shift was what I would regard as revolutionary. GTA3 for example was radically different from its 2d predecesors, and Mario 64 was perhaps more so, given that the basic structure was fundamentally different from earlier games in the series. I think the term 'revolutionary' is often used too liberally. For me, not many games meet that definition, particularly since we have been playing 3d games for more than a decade now. A revolutionary game is influential. It sets a standard which opens doors for 'copycat' titles to follow. Since GTA3, we have seen numerous sandbox titles follow in kind. Similarly, Mario64 set the standard for platformers ever since its release. Likewise, Wii Sports and Wii Fit have set a precedent for many minigame compilations and the inevitable fitness titles we will see in future. Look at all the 'virtual pet' and 'edutainment' games that Brain training and Nintendogs have spawned. Those games are revolutionary.
