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Neos said:

Join the club right here folks, this is the anti-GTA4 thread. You hereby state to have never played the game (or have) yet have a constructive arguments as to why this is probably already the most overrated game ever created.

Here are my first points, you can judge and/or adjust them.

Why no game is perfect.

 

Nothing is perfect in this world. Not humans, not robots, not cellphones, not even movies (music in my opinion comes the closest to perfection). So why are game reviewers rating it as something perfect? Isn't perfection a synonym for groundbreaking? If so, what is so groundbreaking about a sequel? Sure there are dozens of new things and expanded missions/goals added to the game, but the core elements still exist. This solid series of games have taken over the masses as a product everybody wants. Not because it's extremely fun or groundbreaking, but because it comes close to reality (explains why The Sims is a best seller as well). People like replaying reality, playing the bad guy, but mainly because you are the centerpoint of attention.

People are missing the true goal of gaming : F.U.N

Back in the early days when games were still about fun and not about graphics, people agreed on the fact the mario games were groundbreaking. A lot of developers tried to copy the core elements, but often failed in making it a succesfull thing. Exceptions are developers like Sega who turned Sonic into a second phenomenon. Nevertheless, it was all about fun. in fact, people played (and are still playing) games to ESCAPE reality. So why do we want to play reality now, aren't developers nowadays missing the whole point?

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I'll add more as soon as i get back from work. Feel free to post trollish and/or constructive things.

 


 Yeah, clearly most of us would call "beating up hookers", highjacking cars, shooting police on the street a 'reality', right? Heck, we do that daily!

 

This is clearly made by someone who never played GTAIV, since he has nothing constructive to say about the game, and yet wanting to bash it. How sad.

 

 



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surely the point of this topic isn't to bash GTA but to complain about the ridiculously high scores it has been given? i mean, come on! a game has to be just about perfect to receive 100% or 10/10. surely just a couple of these reviewers must have found something. just 1 small thing they didn't like. surely one or two of them would say something like:- "its not my kind of game. but no. They all jumped on the bandwagon and gave it the highest score possible. i think too many of them got carried away with the hype. YET THEY SHOULD BE GIVING SUBJECTIVE REVIEWS. Sadly i don't think that's possible with GTA. I mean surely no game can be perfect. I haven't played the game myself but from what i've heard it has the basic same gameplay from all the other iterations. So surely straight away it surely can't be perfect.
Concerning the outcry from all the nintendo fans, it's no big deal, i'm pretty sure those were the reviewers objectives.......



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Fun is entirely subjective, and it is arrogant to think that GTA can not be fun.



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Both OoT and SMG were both over rated and did not deserves 97 to 98 average review scores.



Rock_on_2008 said:
Both OoT and SMG were both over rated and did not deserves 97 to 98 average review scores.

 



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Has it occurred to any of you that maybe the game deserved a 10 and that's why everyone is giving it a 10 or damn close to it? For Zelda OoT the majority was right but for GTA IV the majority is wrong? That doesn't make sense!



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Thankfully we live in a unique world that has vast differences in opinion--otherwise, it would be pretty damn boring.

Although some don't feel that GTAIV is F.U.N. many others do.  (It's not my cup of tea personally---I prefer JRPG's)

But Super Mario Galaxy isn't my cup of tea either.  I don't find it in the least bit F.U.N. and absolutely hate Mario. (But I like Zelda :)

The same can be said about TV....I hate CSI.  I would rather watch something like Heroes and escape from reality, but others want the same old shit they can find in their newspaper every night--murders, rapes, mysteries, etc. (like CSI).

Different Strokes for Different Folks.  I have NO problem with GTAIV doing well.  Hell, it has earned the right by the massive following it has gained.  Some people obviously find it fun, even if I'm not super excited about it personally.

 My point is that F.U.N. is completely subjective and that we all like different shit.

I think reading Fantasy novels is fun.  Some think reading in general is about as bad as it can get.

And GTAIV is definitely not popular because of the graphics.  The graphics are actually quite poor compared to something like Gears of War or Uncharted.  GTAIV is fun because it is the Creator and King of the Open World.  People love its degree of freedom.  Freedom is a popular thing.



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GTA IV is an extremely good game. It's also flawed.

Multiple reviews praised its acting and dialogue, which are a mix of mediocre and terrible. Reviews glossed over the animation flaws in the game, which border on ridiculous (the crazy lean while turning, the absolutely ridiculous running down stairs animation). The reviews seemingly ignored the somewhat broken cover system.

In short, the reviews ignored a lot in favor of buying into the hype that is GTA IV. Don't get me wrong, it's an extremely good game. Best game ever? Hah. Not even close. IMO, it's not even deserving of the same rating as GTA III, a game that truly broke barriers in gameplay, attitude, and style. Rockstar just put some lipstick on the GTA pig and they're getting accolades from everyone for it. Weak.




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rocketpig said:
GTA IV is an extremely good game. It's also flawed.

Multiple reviews praised its acting and dialogue, which are a mix of mediocre and terrible. Reviews glossed over the animation flaws in the game, which border on ridiculous (the crazy lean while turning, the absolutely ridiculous running down stairs animation). The reviews seemingly ignored the somewhat broken cover system.

In short, the reviews ignored a lot in favor of buying into the hype that is GTA IV. Don't get me wrong, it's an extremely good game. Best game ever? Hah. Not even close. IMO, it's not even deserving of the same rating as GTA III, a game that truly broke barriers in gameplay, attitude, and style. Rockstar just put some lipstick on the GTA pig and they're getting accolades from everyone for it. Weak.

Seriously?  I hear they didn't even do the Spiderpig jingle.  ^_^



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BTW GTA IV is the best gamer ever go and check out www.metacritic.com
PS3 GTA IV has an average of 100%. 360 GTA IV has an average of 99%