masschamber said:
because pro-reviewers have a history of letting significant flaws slide in the face of grand theft auto? clunky driving? Perfect controls, clunky action? perfect gameplay, frame rate issues? perfect graphics!, lasting appeal, shooting cops ftw! frankly I'll remain sketical about plus ultimately every reviewers big draw about the game comes down to "I get to pretend I'm a criminal, oh boy I'm such a toughy, this game is for mature people like me, cause nothing is more mature than pretending to commit crimes" all the flaws are simply glazed over for the crime lord fantasy and in the end that is grand theft auto's claim to fame |
If you read their summary, with graphics they were most happy with the art in creating the city. They are willing to forgive the flaws because there as so many little things that make it so good. The comedy from the radio, and the billboards dotted around town. The random acts of peds that make it seem like a real place. The missions are varied and not every single mission is shooting cops. Have you played a GTA? San Andreas included missions where you had to move stuff around a quarry. In how many other games can you build relationships with people, and make them your friends, so you can get extra stuff from them. This game also has very good multiplayer, allowing you to do whatever you want at all. There is also the exploration aspect of the game, looking around the whole city for little extras, like easter eggs etc.
EDIT: In the review they actually said they felt a little guilty performing random acts of violence, cause they felt it would be out of character with Nico, with whom they had engaged so much
