Likes/Dislikes and bits inbetween! (SPOILERS)

[b1g_dav3]

Well I've completed the game once and I'm mid second play through so I thought I'd make a thread on my observations so far

 

I do have a few niggles with the game and a few bits I'm not so keen on, but generally speaking the game is absolutely outstanding, and is a masterpiece really, you can definitely tell that time has been taken to make this game, and it's perhaps the best way to end this current generation of consoles.

 

I'd say the highlights of the game is the story, the missions are fantastic and thank God there's no more 'go to A, collect B, go to C, go to D, kill E', the missions seem much more well thought through. Trevor I must say is the highlight of the game character wise, his missions are the most fun, his personality is just brilliant for the game, and it feels just right having him march into a mission with an RPG in hand, plus switching to him in a dress in the middle of the military base was quite a laugh.

 

I like how all the characters are intertwined as well, and the final mission is a real decision point,

do you do as the FIB want (which for me was a definite no-no, do you betray Michael who took you in, for someone else who on the face of it wants to replace him (again, I felt throughout the story that turning on your fellow crew was a huge no-go, I doubt even Trevor would be happy with you killing Michael), or go through a blast of a mission cutting all loose ends.

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Furthermore, the cars in this game are fantastic, they're well modelled and a lot can be completely modified which is nice, I love the modern Muscle cars especially, such as the Dominator and Buffalo, they sound great when modified to the max too. However I do feel quite a few cars are missing unfortunately, but this is only minor.

 

The scale of the map is great too, it's big without being dauntingly big. I like the addition of changing radio stations depending on if you're in Blaine County or in Los Santos which makes it feel much bigger. As well as this, all of the little things added in, so for example the new AI that tells other drivers you're waiting at a red light, and the fact you can flip people off and end up in the middle of a load of road rage (or a gang war if you decide to flip off the Ballas), and much more.

 

 

However, there are a few issues and my main gripe is the cops - they're not too hard at all and I don't feel like they're too strong, I just think they're a little omniscient, for example I go into an alley way tucked away and I'm found, or to the top of a car park and I'm found by ground units almost straight away. I also think a few things have been missed out - with the return of taxi missions, what about the vigilante, paramedic and firefighter missions? Also what's happened to import/export of cars? I personally always enjoyed doing these. And finally, I'm not overly impressed by the music in this GTA, I've always liked the radio stations, in fact I felt them to be the highlight of Vice City and San Andreas, but the radio now just seems a bit background, there's no real metal music, it's all just rock music. The pop radio station is about best on here.

 

Well that's about it for now