Is GTA IV the GOAT?

[Beantown]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

Yes. Only because I can't think of a game that can top it.

Oblivion was great, but just didn't capture me as much.

Bioshock was amazing, but has zero replay value.

Sports games...well, I get a new one every year so there is no way I could ever consider them a GOAT.

[Heelfan71]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

no way. Story is great but the game is pretty limited compared to Saints Row.

[Brandwin]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

Nah, but great game.

It's not even my favorite 360 game, that would go to COD 4.

[Tomba]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

Nah, but great game.

It's not even my favorite 360 game, that would go to COD 4.

HUH?!

man dook, thats just horrible...

COD4? It's JUST a shooter. it's not anything but. it might be a GREAT shooter, but it's a plain and simple military shooter. with environments that stay the same as you play through the main campaign and everything. it's either a score fest online and thats it. the fascination everyone has with COD4 is BEYOND me.

[videobastard]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

GTA IV is an addictive game but i actually had more fun when vice city came out. I liked the theme for vice city and how it had some scarface elements to it. If there was no gta 3 or vice city then this game would of been like crazy with the wow factor. But its like i been there and done that. The mutiplayer is a great addition but i would of rather had co op for the story mode.

[KobeBryant]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

no way. Story is great but the game is pretty limited compared to Saints Row.

Thank you, I just don't see anything revolutionary about this game other than the comedy clubs and TV's which get really old quick. It is a very good game IMO about a 7.5 out of 10 but I feel that the city is pretty empty when you take out the side missions of taking friends out to do things. I mean this game is like 90% story and 10% roam around and have fun and do other things besides missions. All the other GTA's were like 50/50% on that and this one just feels so empty and has no replay value at all for me and I haven't even beaten it yet, nor am I going to.

[Cebby]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

no way. Story is great but the game is pretty limited compared to Saints Row.

I have been pretty disappointed that none of Saint Row's customization options made the game. When I first got GTA4, I was thinking about changing up the appearance, but there's no character options, and the clothes are very limited, and no car stuff.

[KobeBryant]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

I honestly think when the dust settles in a month or two, people will step back and say that GTA IV took some major steps back in terms of trying to be so realistic. And it has ruined the game for many like myself. Now that being said, they may have done that on purpose like with the first Madden and NCAA on next gen, you know take a step back and then do better the next time.

I can't wait for Saints Row Two it will be good for R* to have some competition and a back and forth thing in the future between the two.

I know a lot of people think this is the greatest game ever, good for them I'm so very happy for them, seriously. But I am so letdown by this game, I'm almost nauseated. I didn't read any stuff about this game, any previews or anything I just knew I wanted to get it when it came out, so I didn't buy into the hype. I'm letdown from my own expectations of what GTA games were in the past and believing that this would be a game that would top them all.

Also as someone else said at another forum, I'm afraid online gaming is ruining things for me. I don't have XBOX live and can not afford it right now and don't want it anyway. I'll take playing with real people in my house anyday over playing with strangers online, no offense anyone.

I think most of the people that are so in love with this game are either captivated by the story which is the centerpiece standout and is excellent or are playing online almost 85-90% of the time. The single player mode gets boring really quick and I just don't don't find the replay value that SA or GTA III had where you want to explore and roam because you know so much is out there. It's a like pretty girl with no brain (GTA IV that is), as opposed to an ugly girl with an amazing personality and great intelligence.

[Pared]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

As amazing as this game is... the original GTAIII was more "re-defining" of video games.

Some of my fav's of all time still are classics... Legend of Zelda:LTTP is up there... Super Metroid too.

[bigfnjoe96]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

When it comes to Sandbox Games, GTA IV is the best yet. With CRACKDOWN a close 2nd

[Beantown]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

I just don't don't find the replay value that SA or GTA III had where you want to explore and roam because you know so much is out there.

I'm the complete opposite.

I had absolutely no interest in replaying III or SA, and actually didn't even beat San Andreas because it go so boring. If I wanted to play the Sims and make sure my guy didn't get fat because I was doing missions instead of going to the gym...I'd play The Sims.

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

I'm the complete opposite.

I had absolutely no interest in replaying III or SA, and actually didn't even beat San Andreas because it go so boring. If I wanted to play the Sims and make sure my guy didn't get fat because I was doing missions instead of going to the gym...I'd play The Sims.

I almost gave up on SA when you had to build your lung capacity before you could continue on the the next mission. aside from the friends incessantly calling you ( and you can choose to ignore them). I like how you dont have to worry about any of that crap in GTA IV. The story is also one of the better ones i have seen, and the story is keeping me drawn to the game.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

Yeah, thats one thing that annoyed the hell out of me in SA and the reason why I said **** the 100% completion was because of the over-the-top "RPG" elements. Going to the gym to bulk up was tight, but losing it over the course of a week was ********. Eh.

The only GTA game (so far) I have played again once I completed 100% was III and I think I got 100% on that at least one or two more times.

[Misfit]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

As amazing as this game is... the original GTAIII was more "re-defining" of video games.

Some of my fav's of all time still are classics... Legend of Zelda:LTTP is up there... Super Metroid too.

Agreed. As much as I liked Vice City, San Andreas, and now this one, none had the same impact as GTAIII. I also think Rockstar lost a little with this one in trying to make it too realistic and forgot they were still making a game. I always felt like that's what makes the Metal Gear Solid series great, they incorporate so many realistic elements but never lose sight of the fact that it's still a video game. I miss the power-ups just laying around and some of the other ancillary activities found in previous titles. I've also always felt like the GTA games do a lot of things well, but nothing fantastic, and the same holds true here. Running and gunning is fun, but there are better shooters out there. Driving around and racing is fun, but again, there are better games if you want to do that. GTA just covers up all of its shortcomings but just overloading the player with options. GTA4 is still a great game, but its not my favorite of all time.

[KobeBryant]

Re: Is GTA IV the GOAT?

Having to eat was probably the only thing I hated about SA. That was annoying but other than that, I like everything about SA better than GTA IV. I loved the fact that all my friends CJ's looked completely different and had different clothes on, I would go to my friend Chris's house and his CJ was like DMX with a shaved head and pretty buff but not all the way buffed up, with grey sweatpants and a black tank top and he liked to go on rooftops and shoot helis with his shotgun. At my friend Lindsay's house her CJ looked like Lenny Kravitz with the short puffy fro and beard and he was buffed all the way out and was dressed in blue jeans and one of the African T-shirts with a big chain and blue sunglasses and she liked to do all the taxi and police and fire missions with him and other stuff. My CJ looked like Jimi Hendrix on steroids and I always changed my outfits up for about every missiona and I went with the blonde fro a lot, too I loved that look so much. I loved going to the horse races and I would win so much money and I could go buy houses and get cars modded and still buy weapons for missions. My CJ also looked just like Benny from City of God and seeing City of God made me love San Andreas even more.

I have gone back to playing San Andreas and am having a blast, if there had been an attempt by rockstart to combine the graphics of GTA IV with the activities of SA, I would think GTA IV was by far the greatest game ever.

I just think the DLC is so stupid, I mean put stuff in the game or don't, but I mean we shouldn't have to download stuff that probably should have been in the game anyway.

By the way if you don't have xbox live you can't get DLC? Right?