So let's actually do some creative writing shall we? Let's examine Evidence A...
Grand Theft Hypo
It was possible that Grand Theft Auto IV, would live up to the hype. But it was also possible that the LHC would kill us all :D... what the gamers realise is that hype works a bit like coffee. The develops give you beans and you got the hot water, too bad there isn't any caffeine in the chip beans. So what do you do? Make your own. All developers do is dish out a few trailers, screenshots and slip the occassional $10,000 bill in IGN's pocket for perfect reviews and wallah! Message boards go crazy, the nerd population explodes and everybody else ends up hearing about it. Hype can mean the diffeference between dissapointment and awesomeness, I like to block out every single ''omg gta iv is gna b cul''.
''We've deffinetly ruined the game by ruling out over 15 features.''
Let's admit it, Grand Theft Auto IV... felt like it was missing something (like a empty cup of coffee he he), well, I found 15 things missing
It's got Rockstar on the front, so it's gotta be awesome!
Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. I hate to say it but I don't think Rockstar aren't as great as I thought they were. My first true taste of Rockstar was back in 1999 when I was just a wee lad, my mother didn't care what I played, I ended up getting this strange thing called 'Grand Theft Auto' and mutha-freakin' loving it. I ended up losing out on school and sleep because of this thing, but it was a true work of art - by golly god it was. The amount of things you could do and see, could be compared to GTA IV, it's old as **** but it's one of the best damn games I've ever played. Times move on and you realise what a piece of crap it was, and you expect Rockstar to double the size of San Andreas and double the size of CJ's hair and double the size of the logo on the front.
Rock-sellout
When the DLC was announced exclusive to the 360 and PC versions, I thought that Rockstar were simply leaving us a good version and maybe a better experince. Boy wuz I wrong! I got a 7 minutes 4 GB install, bugs galore, freezes and godamn bricking PS3s everywhere. When I heard that Microsoft DID pay over $50 million, I was heartbroken. I know Rockstar is a company and I'm taking my bussiness studies next year, but ol' Rocky was like a father (LOLWDFBBQ) always giving me attention and shunning the big kids - until they offered him some coffee. Rockstar basically looked at the Blu-ray's 50 GB disc, thought ''ooooh shiny.... we could fit 10 san andreas-s on that!'' and looked at the 360 DVD disc, which had a 50 million dollar paycheck on top.
Story? YOU MEAN ROMAN/ KATE DIES LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Spoilers lol. But godamn every single publisher was praising it for ''being the best gaming story ever'', ''the emotion is so intense'' ''this game is awesome because of it's story''. NO NO NO NO! All it was wuz Niko going around, shooting people in the face - then getting almost shot in the face and either getting his brother/ girlfriend killed, then beating the crap out of the guy who tried to shoot him in the face. That's how ******* predictable this game is, I guessed the ending even half-way through the peace of crap it is.
Concloosion
I love GTA IV, but I hate it. The multiplayer is sorta fun (but a big letdown) and the whole GTA formula is still there, but it sorta looks like the whole mix of coffee is wearing thin (has anyone guessed the San Andreas reference yet?) and when Rockstar decided to half just about everything (not the 360's fault) it was sort of blurgderblurgcakc. I know companies are just big corporate ladders just there to make as much money as possible, but they could at least tell us what they are putting in their product and what their taking out, that way I won't be as dissapointed as I was when I opened the damn case.
P.S I'm thirsty now... I better go get some Starbucks.
It was possible that Grand Theft Auto IV, would live up to the hype. But it was also possible that the LHC would kill us all :D... what the gamers realise is that hype works a bit like coffee. The develops give you beans and you got the hot water, too bad there isn't any caffeine in the chip beans. So what do you do? Make your own. All developers do is dish out a few trailers, screenshots and slip the occassional $10,000 bill in IGN's pocket for perfect reviews and wallah! Message boards go crazy, the nerd population explodes and everybody else ends up hearing about it. Hype can mean the diffeference between dissapointment and awesomeness, I like to block out every single ''omg gta iv is gna b cul''.
''We've deffinetly ruined the game by ruling out over 15 features.''
Let's admit it, Grand Theft Auto IV... felt like it was missing something (like a empty cup of coffee he he), well, I found 15 things missing
- Finger-less gloves as shown in the trailers
- Jetpacks, jets and planes
- Over 2/4 of space, games are supposed to be bigger not smaller
- Half of the weapons in San Andreas
- Car customisation
- Gangs and territory
- The camera (unless you count the phone camera, which is useless)
- Parachutes (could've REALLY helped)
- Underwater swimming
- Driving and flight schools
- Bikes/ BMXes
- Co-op multiplayers offline
- Actually choosing your safehouses
- Real use of money (All you can really buy is food, weapons and... clothes)
- Customisable hair (now I'm just nit-picking)
It's got Rockstar on the front, so it's gotta be awesome!
Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong. I hate to say it but I don't think Rockstar aren't as great as I thought they were. My first true taste of Rockstar was back in 1999 when I was just a wee lad, my mother didn't care what I played, I ended up getting this strange thing called 'Grand Theft Auto' and mutha-freakin' loving it. I ended up losing out on school and sleep because of this thing, but it was a true work of art - by golly god it was. The amount of things you could do and see, could be compared to GTA IV, it's old as **** but it's one of the best damn games I've ever played. Times move on and you realise what a piece of crap it was, and you expect Rockstar to double the size of San Andreas and double the size of CJ's hair and double the size of the logo on the front.
Rock-sellout
When the DLC was announced exclusive to the 360 and PC versions, I thought that Rockstar were simply leaving us a good version and maybe a better experince. Boy wuz I wrong! I got a 7 minutes 4 GB install, bugs galore, freezes and godamn bricking PS3s everywhere. When I heard that Microsoft DID pay over $50 million, I was heartbroken. I know Rockstar is a company and I'm taking my bussiness studies next year, but ol' Rocky was like a father (LOLWDFBBQ) always giving me attention and shunning the big kids - until they offered him some coffee. Rockstar basically looked at the Blu-ray's 50 GB disc, thought ''ooooh shiny.... we could fit 10 san andreas-s on that!'' and looked at the 360 DVD disc, which had a 50 million dollar paycheck on top.
Story? YOU MEAN ROMAN/ KATE DIES LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Spoilers lol. But godamn every single publisher was praising it for ''being the best gaming story ever'', ''the emotion is so intense'' ''this game is awesome because of it's story''. NO NO NO NO! All it was wuz Niko going around, shooting people in the face - then getting almost shot in the face and either getting his brother/ girlfriend killed, then beating the crap out of the guy who tried to shoot him in the face. That's how ******* predictable this game is, I guessed the ending even half-way through the peace of crap it is.
Concloosion
I love GTA IV, but I hate it. The multiplayer is sorta fun (but a big letdown) and the whole GTA formula is still there, but it sorta looks like the whole mix of coffee is wearing thin (has anyone guessed the San Andreas reference yet?) and when Rockstar decided to half just about everything (not the 360's fault) it was sort of blurgderblurgcakc. I know companies are just big corporate ladders just there to make as much money as possible, but they could at least tell us what they are putting in their product and what their taking out, that way I won't be as dissapointed as I was when I opened the damn case.
P.S I'm thirsty now... I better go get some Starbucks.
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