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92% might just be enough

by brandler

When I first got GTA IV back in April, it sucked me in. It was immersive, addicting, and as a lover of movies like Goodfellas and Heat, it was right up my alley. The more I played, the more I thought about trying to go for 100% completion (despite not having gotten past 50% in any prior GTA game). After finishing the campaign, completing many activities with friends (some of them kind of tediou...

When I first got GTA IV back in April, it sucked me in. It was immersive, addicting, and as a lover of movies like Goodfellas and Heat, it was right up my alley. The more I played, the more I thought about trying to go for 100% completion (despite not having gotten past 50% in any prior GTA game). After finishing the campaign, completing many activities with friends (some of them kind of tedious), doing all 50 stunt jumps, completing races, finding all the random characters, etc..., I think I'm comfortable sitting at only 92% complete. It sure would be nice to see that extra 8% show up on the in game stats screen, but I don't think it's worth tracking down all those damn pigeons or taking Dwayne bowling enough times to get him to 90%. I think I also have one or two random character missions left as well. After 60ish hours of game time, I think I might have to call it quits and move on to any one of the many spectacular games that came out last fall that I have yet to play. It was great while it lasted, but GTA IV, I'm done with you (at least until the DLC hits). The flying rats can live.