Having spent the past month finishing Fallout 3 to completion, I'm bored with nothing new to play. I've got an unopened pack of 2100 Microsoft Points just sitting on my desk (accidentally bought around a month ago due to an unfortunate mishap), which I was intending to save for the Fallout DLCs. What with The Pitt being delayed to next month though, it seems like they're just going to waste.
However, Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5 and Halo Wars are all out next week, and I intend to pick up more or more of them -- I'm pretty sure I still have KZ2 pre-ordered, actually.
So, the question I proposed to you, dear Destructoid Community Blogs: Do I wait a week and get the above games in all their entirity, or give in and buy TLaTD now?
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That's one of the main things making me hesitate. I really hated the lack of variety in GTAIV, and it grew so tiresome by the end. On the other hand, though, I did love driving the bikes. :x
Wrong. The missions are a ton of fun, which is what some of Niko's story were missing. Look them up on youtube to see if you'd like them. I don't understand why GTA gets so much hate.
Or let me put it this way, take any 3D GTA game and replace all the characters with Care Bears. Do you think anyone would still play it?
You could swap all the characters from Shadow of the Colossus, or Street Fighter, or even Halo with Care Bears of different sizes and shapes, and people would still play them. Not as many people to be sure, but a lot of people would stick with those games, because they all feature some damn good gameplay.
That's not something you can say about the 3D GTA games. All they have going for them is "cool factor", and being cool rarely lasts. That's the reason that GTAIV sold less than Rockstar expected, and why so many people aren't sure if they even like the series anymore.
Being "cool" isn't enough to hold people's interested for more than a few years.
You didn't like GTA4? Though I like TLAD more due to it's style, you won't if you hate GTA4. Skip it, then.
News to me, aside from the driving, GTA4 had damn fine gameplay. I never said or implied that it was the best series created, just that people seem to rip into it only because of it being so huge.
Yeah, I found it to be pretty bland at times and the dating thing was a joke, but I found the cutscenes and missions to be entertaining; something most VG's are lacking with.
Anyway, my main point of that comment for Reborn is: What do you want the missions to do then? TLAD had some similar appearing missions, definitely, but innovation does not equal fun. What
You had an argument going on there, until you mentioned "Halo" and "good gameplay". Halo is as average as it can get for shooters.
GTA4 has some "damn good gameplay", a good story (if you're into these kind of stories), high production value and more lasting appeal than the average game today.
That said, I've grown bored with these games. I was so excited for GTA4, and all it did was disappoint me. I never even beat it, it got so boring. Every mission seemed to be the same as the last when it came down to it.
I'm most likely done with GTA.
If you like GTA then get it...
I don't play GTA games. So I'm not going to get it.
Get it? Got it? Good.
Simple, eh?!
Problem solved...
But I understand the point your trying to get across, so yes, I would play GTA if it wasn't that violent, just for the gameplay.
And I really loved every other 3D GTA.
Its hard for me to argue against Holmes, because its hard for me to say why I love the game.
One thing I will say though is that the improved motorcycle handling makes the driving/shooting thing MUCH less of a bitch. I actually enjoyed those segments this time.
So yes, if you liked GTAIV or Republican Space Rangers, you get more of that and a dick.
I agree that the mission structure in GTA series blows ass. One of the many things I love about Saints Row 2 is the variety in the missions. Not just drive here/shoot or even worse the drive here while shooting at something invincible like GTA. Here's to hoping Saints Row 2 gets some new content.
Every game is repetitive. To say that GTA's is when there are games like SF4, receiving lots of praise, and more recently - Halo Wars which consists of building a base every level and ultimately killing the other team, is repetitive. That argument is laughable. I could come up with ultimately what you need to do for any game - and say it is repetitive.
How else are you going to complete missions in GTA? Come up with some wacky 'innovative' new thing that plays like shit just to say it's different?
My point is that it's silly to say that GTA is repetitive when there are so many other games that fall into the same category as well, if not worse.
The driving system is realistic, takes skill to master and on its own can actually feel like a standalone racing game. The shooting system, although not great for multiplayer, works pretty smoothly and makes the fights a lot more fun. Also, I realize there were a lot of repetitive missions in the game, but comeon, usually after every 2 or 3 boring missions theres a fun and interesting one to keep you interested.
Also, going back to TLAD, there definitely seems to be much more interesting missions, plus some of the new mechanics, weapons and multiplayer modes are pretty fun. If you enjoyed the main game, get it.
Thanks for all the replies; I'll probably go ahead a buy LTD after all. Here's hoping that 6 months away from GTA will have quelled my annoyance with the repetition.
Oh, and nice spot, Mr Wrighty 987. I'd completely forgotten that RE5 wasn't launching the same time as the others. That makes my decision a lot easier.
I thought the best missions from GTAIV were the assassin missions. There was little to no structure to them, just you and the city. You could climb a building and snipe them if you wanted to. You could get a car bomb and drive that into them, diving out then detonating it last second. You could call some buddies for backup and go guns blazing.
If GTA started structuring missions more like that, I would absolutely adore the game. TLAD gets very close to achieving this in some places and for that alone I recommend it.