Most over rated over hyped game I have ever known. Sold after 3 days and I have loved the previous GTA's. I was gutted.

What people new to gaming in the generation think - who have no pre GTA experience. Is there anyone here who can answer that?

felt what everyone else felt when playing GTA3.

I personnaly hate GTA and sandbox games in general , I really dont see whats so fantastic about them.I tried hard to like Vice City and San Andreas but it was just so booooooring.Lets not even talk about Saints Row...

Then I tried GTA4 , hoping that I would finnaly sexperience the "greatness" everyones talking about...it was the same old everything I hate.

I never finished the game, Still have all intentions to do it. I dont think it was the be all and end all of gaming but I can certainly appreciate the greatness behind it. The attention to detail is fantastic. As for being over hyped... It sounds weird but in this case I didnt think it was such a bad thing. Everyone was talking about this game and people were extremely excited before hand. So many people for a short time had something in common. I have to ask how can something like that be anything but good for the industry we love?

Thing is, I can remember causing many roadblocks again and again, then blowing up all the cars, then shooting loads of pedestrians, then shooting the cops as they came after me. Back in GTA1. And then GTA2 was more of the same, really. GTA3 the most fun bits, again, were causing roadblocks and blowing up stuff. But you could also fly around in a tank (or was that vice city?) and there were lots of things to muck around with. But vice city was more of the same, and I even gave up san andreas before I'd even beaten the main storyline. The missions are just sub par, and the mucking around is the same. I'd got bored of it.

Now, GTA4 is exactly the same. There's not really anything new. OK so the missions are improved and the storyline is a lot better, but they're still below the quality of linear games. And the mucking around is the same. So I'm sure everyone who's already played the previous games will be bored of all that already.

I think it's ridiculous how games like this can be rated so highly. I don't know whether it is payoffs, reviewers' bias or just the fact that if they gave it anything _less_ than a 9 they would be ridiculed for saying it didn't live up to the hype. An 8 on an overhyped game is a disaster, apparently. So if it doesn't suck it has to be given a 9 or 10/10.

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If only it would have been a 360 exclusive, they could have put in so much more features. R* themselves said that the PS3 was holding them back and had to cut many features because of it. Once again more cases of the PS3 holding back the gaming industry because it cant keep up with current tech.

I wouldn't be surprised at all if the next GTA is an Xbox exclusive. It would be perfect and be able to take advantage of the 360's power without bein held back by the weaker console.

I mean this is GTA.....the biggest multi-plat selling franchise to grace us the last 10 years.

It was gaurenteed to sell regardless. It's just one of those games. Once you get the casuals on board it's gonna sell pretty well.

I've talked to many different people and I get similar views like Halo 3 but halo 3 will be played for years.

I love GTA and I am a fanboy .... BUT

Doesn't Saint's Row 2 look like it's going to be more of a true sequel to GTA SA than GTA 4 was?

The game was fun but there was nothing to do in it after the story was done.

What did GTA fans expect?

The fans expected replayability like the old GTAs gave us. Sure there is Multiplayer, but you can't even do most the things you can do (which isn't alot ) in the single player game.

Yes it was.

I reached the fifth mission and for some strange reason I could not go beyond that. This did not play like the Grand Theft Auto I remembered at all. Grand Theft Auto III was fun as hell, and this game sucked.

That's why I sold it and got Uncharted and a PS2 fighting game instead.

GTA series on ps2 was highly regarded b/c the graphics/gameplay were still considered top notch given the ps2 hardware and compared to the general content of other ps2 games.

i always found the movement of past ps2 gta games a lil blocky and stiff, but given the situation it was advanced enough for its time.

cue 360/ps3, where we are treated to gears of war/uncharted/hell even saint's row, and the gameplay mechanics, although vastly improved feel a lil....average.

and then that small seed of doubt in the back your mind grows the more u play...

Was GTA4 over hyped? Yeah, I'd say more like devastatingly over hyped. The worst game I've played this generation.

The plot and the driving experience are next-gen IMO. Running toll booths, driving around, it's everything I wanted. I love the storyline, and the city is more alive than any other. Just pop in Vice City Stories for 5 minutes, it's the last GTA III engine games, and then try GTA 4, you'll see where the love went.

Anyway, alot of gamers seems to take excellence for granted. George Lucas said in the phantom menace documentary - "You can screw these things up, you know" and it's true.

GTA IV is game of the year as far as I am concerned.

Especially when every damn person from this site was submiting reviews, its all we could read.

GTAIV has really put me off the franchise. All the missions were basically identical and that ruined it for me. What I don't understand is why all reviews were giving this game a 10/10 at release but now they're all saying how overrated it was. Make your minds up!

yes gta4 was overhyped and thats including the 360 DLC every body went crazy over what an extra errand mission in the game- please this game aint even fun to play its just aggravating

GTA 4 sucked. They got away from everything people liked. Game looked like ass... Cant wait to play it on a PC so you can actually see straight lines!

Nice to see they've employed some scientists over at gameplayer.

on further playing this game

its quite a beautiful looking game
just control issues and that damn sixaxis option slip when doign cheats
is maddenin on ps3!!!

i love the look of the game its amazing
just wish there was more to do

10 though for effort

yes, this gta was not fun to play

The haters above obviously suck. Personally for me the previous iterations of GTA were boring basic and silly, IV finally created a realistic world in which ones actions would lead to some consequences. It is one of the greatest games this gen, not without flaws but certainly great. I find that most people who hated on IV also suck at games in general with no or little appreciation of what makes a good game. So to all the haters- you fuvking suck at video games get a new hobby dumbasses.

he11 yea, GTA4 was over-hyped. it looked great but that's it. i traded it in after 3 weeks. biggest gaming let-down for me in years.

I don't think GTA 4 was over-hyped, I believe it did deserve the hype it got because before it was released, the game was looking seriously good from what many could see in the previews. But however I do believe that GTA 4 was over-rated and it should have definitely NOT been given a 10 out of 10. It should have gotten a no more than a 9 out of ten. Even an 8.5 or 8 of ten would have been generous enough for a genuine GTA 4 review rating.

I still think GTA 4 is an excellent game - it's control system plays very well, it has smooth, realistic graphics and animations, and the immense visual detail is amazing to look at. I think it's the best-looking, most realistic open-world city ever seen a sand-box video game. The main thing that let the game down was a significant lack of in-game content. I respect Rockstar's aims and objectives for their game's ideas but I felt they stripped GTA 4 of the best features seen in the previous titles. For instance when you played as the character Niko:

* What happened to buying properties and businesses? - Money was not much use in the game if you could'nt really spend it properly.

* What happened to starting your own illegal enterprises like selling drugs, counterfeit, gambling, scams, theft? - The varied missions would have offered a great deal motivation to play the game more, rather than just going around the city killing people all the time on assassination hits.

* What happened to building up your own criminal organization or gang? -This would have been a nice RPG element added to the game for variety.

* What happened to starting or witnessing gang wars? - This would have made the game look and feel alot more action-packed and explosive.

* What happened to robbing stores and houses? - Again, this would have added more mission variety, rather than being a hired hitman 99% of the time the game required you to.

* What happened to customising your cars? - It would have been nice to have something else to with your spare time rather than just go on dates or meet friends.

* What happened to the buses? - You could'nt use them as public transport and you hardly ever saw them!

* Why could you not enter all or at least most of the buildings?Especially the public ones - You could'nt even enter at least one police station!

* Why was there not enough variety of stores, clubs, bars, cafes and restaurants around to enter? - Liberty City was really huge for being just one city in a sandbox game, surely they could have reflected that with this?

I just felt that GTA 4 was quite repetitive when it came to carrying out and completing the missions. I really the enjoyed the storyline and I think it was well-written and thought out, but the repetitiveness of the missions kinda took away the fun and excitement towards the end of the game. Niko was basically a hired hitman for 99% of the time. He always just seemed to be going from A to B, chasing and finding someone and then killing them. (The bank robbery and heist mission was brilliant stuff to play though I must admit). Even though Rockstar added some real nice new features like the in-game internet service, dating, socialising and the MOST WANTED police computer database vigilante-style missions, it just was not enough to sustain enduring excitement or interest in playing GTA 4 any further than the main storyline. To round it off, Rockstar left out too many essentially good features for GTA 4 to be considered one of the greatest games and best in the series. It still is an excellent game and I enjoyed playing it alot, but I was let down alot at the same time. And it's very dissapointing because I'm a massive GTA fan (Vice City is my favourite one). Considering the huge scale of GTA brand-name success, repuation and fame, was GTA 4 over-hyped? The answer is NO. The hype was justified and expected. Was GTA 4 over-rated? Most definitely, the answer is YES.

i gave up on some review sites after this game got a 10 most overrated game in a long time

This game isn't really fun. First when you get the game you're like "wow, this is really cool" but then it just gets boring. The online is boring and the Single player got repetitive.

Yepp GTA 4 is boring,i played it like 3 days after that i got bored.

The most disappointing thing about this gta is there is no bikes.

And you couldn't train to get bigger or fatter or whatever.

That was the funniest part in gta:sa or vc don't remember wich one it was.

But i think some expected little too much! i know i did!

i wonder how many even bothered to finish it. i finished till 30% and i gave up and started taking a bus and just drove around the city.. lol.

Yeah, it was extreamly over hyped.

for a no brainer answer...HELL YEAH!! I got bored very quickly and have no intention in finishing it anymore! yet I've finished Uncharted 5 times and MGS4 4 times!

wow...im glad it wasnt just me who sold theirs back after playing it for about a week. had it been the first gta it would have been killer. but ive already experienced more depth in gameplay on the ps2 or psp from this series. i wont be buying gta5, nor do i care about dlc for gta4. they are going to have to show me something special to get me excited about this series anymore.

people PÍSS ME OFF when they come out with this crap "the game is garbage"

how by any stretch of the imagination was it garbage

the online is amazing

the living breathing huge city is amazing

euphoria engine is amazing

the story was brilliant

maybe it was overhyped but it still deserves a solid 10/10

maybe it has alot of stuff missing from the past gta games

but stop comparing it and look at it on its own and youl see

10/10 no question

first of all...360, your an idiot! second, the game was an 8 at best and i sold it on ebay after owning it 2 weeks.

but yeah it was overrated. But I still love the GTA series. I think they need to do something a bit different next time around to keep it fresh. But fav. is still Vice City.

You GTA haters are ridiculous, GTA 4 is game of the year.

It's really a perfect game. I guess my tastes are just different.

Indeed it was.
I mean it's a good game, but the characters still looked boxy.
The gameplay was repetitive.
And I still think Vice City is the best GTA game.

but i played it for 50 hours and ejoyed most of it

but the last GTA i spent 80 hours and enjoy all of it

If i go by Story GTA was top notch! if i go by gameplay it was average leaning 2wards boring

8.5/10 for me

Hell yes it was overhyped. Not as much as Halo 3, but still, overhyped. I'm sorry but if it didn't have the name Grand Theft Auto in the front, I would have assumed it was a cheap, GTA knock off only with ugly graphics, tedious missions and frustrating controls. Honestly? I wished they would re-make Vice City with online multiplayer; I'd be a happy boy.

Rockstar removed most the chaos the games are famous for. Was a bit of a let down, there's not much to do after you complete the game except play online.

Am I gay?
Not...
Had to clarify :)

MGS4 is GOTY or GOTD(decade)

yes it was, I'm like maybe 1/3 the way through the game, i bought it at a midnight launch i have absolutely no drive to play the game at all, the missions get so boring and repetitive, yeah go kill this guy and you go pick up these drugs, do that like a 100 times theirs the game like c'mon. San Andreas was so much better, much better story and the play area was WAY bigger

honestly rockstar could have re-released gta sa with good graphics and new story line and it wouldve been a lot better. and I dont know how anyone thinks the story is good, in the end the main guy he owed money to was still alive and nothing was solved.

A$$.

This one and Vice City have gotta be the best GTA's of all time. I dont think it was hyped at all. Look at the gameplay and graphics, just amazing and well worth the wait. Some of you kids must be smokin crack! If you wanna talk about a hyped game, take a look at Halo 3. To me and most people i know, that has gotta be one of the most hyped games of all time. Not saying its a bad game, its just the same Halo we are all used to, FPS gets a little boring after awhile. Especially online, same ole gameplay, over and over. No fun!

BECAUSE OF XBOX 360'S DISK CAPACITY NOTHING ELSE.

because we as GTA fans wanted it to be so damned good.
We only have ourselves to blame...and maybe Jesus

Overhyped nah. After playing San Andreas it was kind of let down to me just because SA was packed with tons of stuff to do and most of it was fun. I set my expectations for the game so high I blame myself for being let down. Still a fun game though.

i boosted there sales . I dont even know why i bought the flippin game . the previous gta i spent about 2 hours and got bored . I thought this would be different . But again i played it for 2 hours and got bored . This will be my last GTA.........lucky i didnt get the collectors .

ps. hey bots you can have your downloadable content . nobody cares anymore about this game. anyone who gave this game a 10 should be ashamed of themselves

I'm a big fan of the gta series, for gta3 i went a got me a new graphics card when it came out and really love it played to death many times like 4 or 5 times till i got bored. Then vice city came out and i was so amazed at what they did, got it on pc also and added so many mods with cars, land stuff, buildings, it was much fun for me. Last but not least came san andreas i was so eager to play it but my pc could run it. So i got it on the ps2 it was better than the previous 2 I was so into that game. It was so great i loved the big open land and so much to do and so many gadgets skydiving, jets, cycles, gangs to lead, planes to jack, ect.. so many stuff to do gamble, big landscape so much to offer. Then i was expecting so much from gta4 i was so hyped over it then when i got it I was so dissapointed with the limitations u can't even put ur cars in a garage and save them and come back to them when u restart the game how lame is that. One thing i was looking foward was the theme park when i saw the first trailer and then when i went to the theme park in the game i couldn't ride the rides what a f***ing low blow. The game does look great and it plays decent and it is very repetitive i let my girlfriend play most the missions, she was so into it and she hates games. So anyways yes it was so overshyped and I am so dissapointed in the game, who wants to shoot f***ing birds anyways 200 of them how boring it has nothing new to offer but the same old crap and making more real it took away the fun the original gat's had. The crashing out the windshield everytime u crash with ur car thing got so annoying.

SCOOOCLCHEA just reminded that the people who game that game a 10 out of 10 i bet don't even play the game no more. The online was so lame the auto-aim killed the online experience that was supposed to be fun. Another thing i havent finished the damn game and for those who still want the downloadeble content that xbox offers I don't see why that game should be any longer than what it is so long and so repetive I think M$ should spent those 50mill on more important stuff than DLC cuz me a ps3 fan don't even want that DLC the game is to long and to repetive. See like GTA:SA that u start at the bottom and build ur way to the top but this one just didn't have that freshness to it. One more thing I'm really looking forward to Mercenaries 2 world on flames i hope i don't get my hopes up to high but i loved the first Mercenaries cuz u can destroy anything and the vehicles are so cool and the airstikes are so f****ing cool and the Mini A-bomb looks awsome.

was the best game of the year. The most overhypes game of 2008...METAL GEAR 4. No game play, just one long movie.

I hope the next GTA game is an exclusive to a console 360 or ps3 (not gonna lie, I'd hope for a ps3 one since I own one =)) Because it seems too big and costly of a game to multiplatform if the people want a San Andreas-like GTA installment. Go with one console and make it a timed exclusive.

Nah it wasnt over hyped...GTA: SA was an incredible game! So GTA4 deserves da hype...everyones been waitin 4 da new GTA and it arrived. It wasnt a bad game, not at all...just a bit flawed.... they should've kept all da extra features in GTA:SA and use the CORE of GTA4...then it'll be the ultimate open world game. It wasnt over hyped...

...the graphics they showed on their engine was supposed to do all sorts of things, it never approached the level of quality showed on either console.

I have never played a Grand Theft Auto game before being a long time Nintendo fan. Sold the Wii and focused all my time on my PS3. I wasn't even excited for this game's release to be honest. I was plenty happy with COD4. Now that I have played through the game twice, I'm realizing what a fine piece of art this game truly is. I also was a little disappointed intially with the game because it starts off slowly and has the feel of a movie rather than a game that you can do anything you want to anyone. But as the game progresses, the story and gameplay shine so undeniably. This game is for those that are hardcore gangster movie fans, it's definitely like Resevoir Dogs, Scarface, Godfather in one game. Niko Bellic is one of the most unique characters ever created in a game, his nefarious history actually plays into his decisions in the gameplay. He's freaking BADASS. Rockstar nailed the realsim and humor in this game so hard. The story annd gameplay and graphics are ridiculous and the physics system is beautiful. Say goodbye to ragdoll effects, motion capture euphoria engine PWNS. This game is just unbelievable and anyone that can't see that didn't put in the effort to appreciate the game. Oh, and by the way, I thought uncharted sucked. I only own COD4, GTA4, Turok. Sold BAttlefield, Dark Sector, and Resistance all because of GTA4 and I have no regrets about it, THANK YOU ROCKSTAR.

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