I haven't played GTA4 yet (it is on my rental list and I haven't received it yet) ...

One thing I find interesting is how it was (almost universally) acclaimed as the "Greatest game of all time" by reviewers with an average review score of over 97% on gamerankings,  reviewers have claimed they received the game too late to play through it (entirely) and were basing their scores on a partial playthrough, it has a user average of 84% on gamerankings, and gamers are constantly commenting on how much of a dissapointment it was and how buggy the game is.

I'm not saying that the game is bad or anything, but it is one of the games which adds weight to people's suggestions that the current review system is broken and (potentially) corrupt.

It took me 5 hours (about) to get the driving down, cuz, that was pretty much all I was doing.

@OP: I cannot agree more.

I kinda agree. It is a great game, but it isn't a true GTA sequel. I'm looking more forward to Saints Row 2

TruckOSaurus said: MontanaHatchet said: Well I was trying to adjust to his learning curve. I learned to drive well after the first couple missions, but everyone is different. And for that matter, it took me several hours to master some of the controls in Super Mario Galaxy. Does that mean they suck?   No it means you suck! (JOKING! Sorry too easy...) What controls exactly? Edit : If you're talking about Spring Mario, I totally agree that those controls suck!

Blooper racing took a really, really long time to master. Ball rolling was actually pretty easy once I learned the trick. Spring Mario had crappy controls that I never bothered to master.

 

it is definitely overrated but it is still fun, and i enjoyed playing it

the reason you cant turn corners is because u have to learn how to drive with brakes

BengaBenga said: XGamer0611 said: Funny, GTA 4 got high score because it's GTA. Well, MGS4 got high scores because its MGS. Every HD game this gen has been hyped to death. GTA4 and MGS4 to the fullest. I personally like GTA4. You're right everyone is entitled to their opinion. Heck, I think MGS4 was overrated. However, IMO in three hours you did not get far enough to see how good GTA4 really is. Some of the missions later in the game are fun. What mission did you stop at?   Fixed for truth. That being said there's an insane difference between the reviews and the comments from gamers. A lot of negativity for this game. I hope for R* and TT that they didn't make the first step in killing the franchise. Killing in the sense that the next game will be far less hyped and sold, because people don't like IV. It does prove that graphics aren't everything, cause I'm sure a lot of people love the GTA3 games.

 

Yes GTA4 was hyped to death and really failed to deliver at the level that the reviews would have you believe but SSBB is the same story. Everyone was aboard the hype train and missed the problems with reviewers letting the faults slide and awarding it an inflated score.

 

Now you have to use breaks before corners or use the handbrake very carefully. What a disgrace. The GTA makers really should have known that making driving better and more demanding would be seen as a deadly sin by people who have a 5min attention span.

Sorry but driving is SO MUCH FREAKING BETTER than before. If you cannot get around corners than practice a little bit. After a while it is second nature and its much much better than before.

And yes the beginning is a bit slow but its a kind of tutorial that slowly gives you more possibilities so this may annoy people who know GTA in and out but its cool for newbies. And the game gets really going once you enter the second hiding place.

I could really accept that people say GTA4 is a disappointment. But why are the reasons always so bad?

- The driving is harder? Cry me a river its so much better.

- You cannot drive with a tank or have a fitness regime like in SA? Complaining about this in the game that is arguably the biggest game with the most things to do this gen is a bit silly. The campaign alone took me a 1.5 months (I don't have that much playtime)

- besides the multiplayer is actually really really good. Not Call of Duty4 but fun and a huge addition.

etc. pp. We will see how many people have been disappointed with GTA4 when the next GTA comes out and has 15m sales again.

megaman2 said: MontanaHatchet said: Learn to drive and play for more than 3 hours. Driving is not that hard. LOLL the steering in that game is just awful, and im a good driver

 

 

I agree GTA: SA was the pinacle of the series hands down.  And it's a great game.