| A few weeks ago I bought GTA IV hoping for an | | | | completely different landscapes and people. It |
| amazing game, after reading all the reviews that | | | | really feels like you are progressing through life |
| gave it perfect scores. Well… I did get an | | | | (as corny as that sounds). In GTA IV, it |
| amazing game! The problem is, I really | | | | doesn’t feel the same. It’s more |
| don’t think that it is the most amazingnest | | | | like you are just moving around a city, without |
| (you heard me) game in the series. I really believe | | | | much variety. |
| that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the best | | | | |
| game in the GTA series. | | | | Carl Johnson could kick Nico Bellic’s ass! |
| | | | Well, at least his GAME could. |
| Don’t get me wrong, GTA IV is a great | | | | 2. Story: |
| game… | | | | The story in GTA IV, while interesting, |
| Obviously, GTA IV is a fantastic game. The game | | | | doesn’t match San Andreas’. I just |
| looks great, sounds great, and plays very | | | | think the characters are much more developed |
| smoothly. I don’t want to blab on about | | | | and interesting, and this drives the story to be |
| how good GTA IV is, you can read a review if | | | | more compelling. Samuel L Jackson is one of the |
| you want that. I really want to explain why | | | | voices in San Andreas, I mean, come on! |
| it’s not as good as San Andreas. | | | | In San Andreas, the story is what drives the |
| So here are 2 reasons why GTA IV is not as | | | | game. Gang wars and side stuff are fun, but what |
| good as GTA San Andreas: | | | | really makes you want to keep playing is the |
| 1. Scope: | | | | story. The fact that the story is constantly |
| GTA IV takes place in a city setting, smaller than | | | | moving to different cities and landscapes makes it |
| the setting in San Andreas. However, its not the | | | | even more interesting. In GTA IV, the story is |
| size of the map that makes me like San Andreas | | | | somewhat interesting, but I don’t think it |
| better, it’s the variety. In IV, | | | | drives the game as much as the extra stuff tries |
| you’ve got city, city, city… just city. | | | | too. |
| In San Andreas, you’ve got city, desert, | | | | So there you have it, Grand Theft Auto IV is a |
| country, woods, mountain, secret-military-base, | | | | fantastic game, however its just not as good as |
| etc. You even have 3 very different feeling cities. | | | | Grand Theft Auto San Andreas because of the |
| As you move along in San Andreas, it really feels | | | | scope and story of the game, and because of |
| like you are traveling across a state, visiting | | | | one Samuel L Jackson. |