I think my favorite thing about Grand Theft Auto IV are the expansions released for it. The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony were nice bites of Liberty City. Nothing so grand and epic as Niko's tale, but less complexity isn't always a bad thing. I actually think I'd quite like the next release to be a series of shorter stories with different protagonists.
Anyway, I'm straying way off the point. If you haven't had a chance to check out Episodes from Liberty City yet, maybe today is a good day to pick it up. The standalone game is reduced by ten dollars on all platforms as Amazon's Deal of the Day. That puts it at $30 for the consoles and $20 on PC. Not shabby.
Amazon.com's Video Game Deal of the Day [Amazon]
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6:00 AM on 05.26.2010 | 
Not only would this be a good idea, it would also be a return to it's roots. The original GTA actually had 8 protagonists that you could select from.
I'd also like them to return to GTA2's gang system, where your behavior determines which gangs offer you jobs. It added replay value.
I want to play these but I cannot condone the exclusivity deal.
Had they come out at the same time I would have snapped them up (would probably still be playing GTA4 at that time too)
Not sure if you only need the GTA4 disc to download it or whatnot, but fuck it I'm pretty done with GTA4 now.
If my buddy gets it, I'll perhaps borrow it from him.
I was hoping for a San Andreas style GTA to come to current gen, then i got my wish and it's even got a sweet Western theme to it! I <3 RDR.
Yep, I had more fun with TBoGT than I did with the entirety of GTA4. The missions were more consistently fun, and those new weapons were awesome. TLatD was a little meh in comparison, but still worth playing.
I have to echo everyone's sentiment that the bite sized episodes worked alot better to make the story more concise and less confusing. Episodes From Liberty City works well because neither episode overstays it's welcome and combined they're both shorter than Grand Theft Auto IV.
Plus alot of shit happened in Niko's story that I have long forgotten, but for the most part (plus since I did beat both episodes recently) I can honestly remember everything from those. Plus I have to admit, The Ballad Of Gay Tony's story does rival Nikos (if not tops it) for awesomeness. The ending is a blast.
I'm pretty sure if you download them from the PSN you'll need the original Grand Theft Auto IV installed to play them. I can't confirm that though.
I ended up buying the disc'ed version with both episodes and it says on the back "You do not need Grand Theft Auto IV to play" so there you go.
I'd recommend them though cause like most have said The Ballad Of Gay Tony is really good, and depending on your feeling towards bikers, I think The Lost And Damned is pretty bad ass.