cleveland124 said:
Saint's Row is a different type of game (although still sandbox) and certainly did not have the budget that GTAIV had. Honestly, GTA IV is GTA III but bigger with minior improvements in gameplay here/there so I do not know why anybody couldn't improve on the foundation. The problem with these arguments are that they are all preference based. Believe it or not, some people may not feel that the Simpsons is the greatest show ever. |
I don't know how you can say Saint's Row is a different type of game; almost every single idea in the game was lifted wholesale from San Andreas. The problem is that it lacked the style, wit and intelligence of the GTA series. None of these things should be affected by budgetary constraints, although I accept that it is a legitimate reason for other games not being able to compete easily. In fairness, SR isn't that shit; it''s just shit in comparison to GTA.
You're right that the foundation of GTA4 can be improved upon. I expect the next two games built on the engine to show as big a leap over GTA4 as VC and SA did over GTA3. GTA4 is just an hors d'oeuvre. Damn tasty one, though.
I know there are some people that don't think The Simpsons is the greatest show ever, but they have a word for people like that. Actually, they have many, many words, but most of them can't be used in polite society!
