GTA IV
Sunday 4 May 2008 ◷ 04:04
I like it. I've kind of lost the storyline (I think Michelle is a transexual war-criminal I'm after) but just cruising around Dukes in a Cavalcade at sunrise or in a thunderstorm listening to Electro Choc or K109 is brilliant. It hasn't got the depth of Nethack, but it has a soundtrack including Supernature, Dominion/Mother Russia and Criticize. Liberty City is huge and after days of playing I still can't get from A to B without looking at the map, and that's only Broker. You can't get too creative - take Michelle to the carwash in a convertible for example - but jumping in the river and escape swimming was a surprising opportunity, and ending up on the subway line with my bike also just worked. Since I'm no hardcore gamer I find the shooting sometimes difficult, especially aiming while driving. And I suck at pool. When I went to New York it was already weird because the whole time I was thinking how it just looked like in al the movies it has featured in, and for people experiencing New York IRL after spending so much time in Liberty City that must be crazy.