05-06-2008, 09:46 AM
The game is really something. I am amazed at the level of detail. Random things that made we wonder how far Rockstar went:
- The smoke billowing out of the car when driving with Little Jacob. At first I thought the car's engine was going to be bust, when I noticed an arm casually flipping a stub out of the window... every three minutes or so. I had to turn on subtitles to get at least some bits of what Jacob says..
- TV. The concept is really weird. A TV in the game, and I really sat and watched a whole episode of "Republican Space Rangers" or what they're called. Later I saw in the game manual that Wil Wheaton voiced one of the aliens. Nice nod to him.
- You have to pay to cross the bridge? Do you have to pay to cross into Manhattan too?
- Algonquin (the in-game caricature of Manhattan) is huge compared to the first two islands. The ramps on and off the bridges alone are so complicated, I wonder how many people worked on these...
- Sometimes I really try hard to drive by the rules, just to prove that I can still do it. But still it's very hard. Once I thought I managed to do it, but when I looked at the car really closely (I wish there was a zoom) I noticed small scratches in the lacquer.
Compared to Vice City, the only other GTA game I own, this is so much more complex. And almost everything is over-the-top; radio, commercials, burger restaurants, even the stuff the pedestrians say.
I like the story and can sympathize with the main character, despite the atrocious things I have to do to advance the story. I think at one point I had the choice to spare one life, but did him in anyway... since I only use one save-slot I will probably play the game at least twice. Maybe many times more.
Cutting corners, running red lights, hearing the other drivers and pedestrians swearing makes me giggle like a little girl. B)
- The smoke billowing out of the car when driving with Little Jacob. At first I thought the car's engine was going to be bust, when I noticed an arm casually flipping a stub out of the window... every three minutes or so. I had to turn on subtitles to get at least some bits of what Jacob says..
- TV. The concept is really weird. A TV in the game, and I really sat and watched a whole episode of "Republican Space Rangers" or what they're called. Later I saw in the game manual that Wil Wheaton voiced one of the aliens. Nice nod to him.
- You have to pay to cross the bridge? Do you have to pay to cross into Manhattan too?
- Algonquin (the in-game caricature of Manhattan) is huge compared to the first two islands. The ramps on and off the bridges alone are so complicated, I wonder how many people worked on these...
- Sometimes I really try hard to drive by the rules, just to prove that I can still do it. But still it's very hard. Once I thought I managed to do it, but when I looked at the car really closely (I wish there was a zoom) I noticed small scratches in the lacquer.
Compared to Vice City, the only other GTA game I own, this is so much more complex. And almost everything is over-the-top; radio, commercials, burger restaurants, even the stuff the pedestrians say.
I like the story and can sympathize with the main character, despite the atrocious things I have to do to advance the story. I think at one point I had the choice to spare one life, but did him in anyway... since I only use one save-slot I will probably play the game at least twice. Maybe many times more.
Cutting corners, running red lights, hearing the other drivers and pedestrians swearing makes me giggle like a little girl. B)
Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and enthusiasm!