GTA IV is the video game equivalent of America's Funniest Home Videos, a breeding ground of comedic domino effects relentlessly hitting the player with circumstantial punchlines that convey the sensation of fun. That's fine but let's call a spade a spade. Grand Theft Auto IV is no more the best video game this decade than Bob Saget is host of television epitome.
GTA IV turned GTA into a more grounded franchise where storytelling and immersion became just as engrossing as wrecking up open-world sandboxes.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.
We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now
Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.
This site supposed to be for news.
These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.
he's not giving the game 10's across the board?? haha
He has some valid points though.
Just because it's the highest review scoring game ever doesn't make it the best game of all time. If you read about how most sites do reviews it is not based on where game X fits into the greatest games of all time list. Some have tried to say since it's the highest reviewed game of all time that it should be put in that conversation, but I think that is false.
I would also take issue with GTA is popular because it's American Funniest Home videos. While there is that aspect of it the story, characters, and sandbox gameplay are all major contributing factors to why this game is great/loved.
But in the end if you are trying to say that GTA 4 isn't the greatest game of all time.. yea I would agree with that statement. But it sure is one hell of great ride so far.
I think he is talking issue with it being called game of the year, which if that's calculated by sales, then yeah, it probably will be. I have the game, it's OK, but he's right, just more of the same, different story, not really better, but different. The gameplay feels a bit smoother, but same old stuff yet again. He makes a lot of good points and I find it hard to disagree with him. I'm still gonna beat the game... maybe... but I'm already finding myself going back to Stardust and Persona 3 and Digital Devil Saga to keep myself occupied.
Game seems fine so far, but yeah I dont see this as the greatest game of all time. I had a better initial impression of AC...of course the repetative citizens dampened that. This has a ton more variety but not quite the polish that AC had with how Niko interacts with the environment and the citizens. Why is no one complaining about the in game camera, its not the worst I have ever seen, but certainly a minor problem worth noting.
i dont know about you guys but im getting bored already with this game and im only 26% into it. I think the game is "lacking" action and challenge...there's no doubt that Liberty City hasnt looked this beautiful, but i think the game lost too much gameplay essence between San Andreas and GTA IV. Too many gameplay options got taken away (Property Ownership, businesses, car customization, RPG elements, clothing, airplanes, bicycles, parachuting, side missions etc etc)
On the other hand we have to realize this is the first installment of the series on the new hardwares...lets remember how the series progressed from GTAIII to San Andreas so im hoping for the same progress on the current gen systems.
In conclusion the game isnt groundbreaking, specially for those of us that already spent hundreds of hours playing the previous installments, its an excellent game but i still think San Andreas is still the peak point of the series