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not quite a masterpiece, but still a damn good game

by timewaffle on July 21, 2008
5 out of 5 starsScore: 100/100

Grand Theft Auto IV will change the quality of stories told in video games. GTA IV opens up with an Eastern European immigrant named Niko Bellic  arriving in Liberty City and you probably know the rest.  What makes GTA IV  such a good  game is that the characters are all so memorable. They all have their ways of standing out like Little Jacob who you can never understand what he says but he is still very likable.  The best parts of  the game  come when you have to choose between one of two characters and which one gets to  live and which one  has to die. There is never any plain "good" or "bad" choices in the game it's usually shades of gray.

The gameplay has been much refined since the last GTA . Gone are most of all the customization options that you had with CJ but they  aren't missed too much mainly because  Niko is such a complete character already. They have add a new  cover system which works much like Gears of War and is much welcome addition to the  shooting sections of the game and makes it a game that is much more fun to play overall

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