Edward 1Living in Liberty City
April 17th 2009 10:24
A man clinging to his car door for dear life as I drive off in it was a hilarious sight! Sadistic, but its ok, it’s just a video game. A video game that try’s very hard to be a realistic depiction of how the real world works.
An unfortunate virtual soul’s blood stains the hood of my car during a mission to catch a motorcycle gang member who stole a client’s money and girlfriend. My car’s radio blares faintly as I walked away from the car. Each pedestrian says different phrases to offend me as I push them out of my way. It is these small details that makes being in Liberty City pleasurable.
So I’ve decided to become a resident of Liberty City. Playing missions is fun, but I’m going to actually explore the game and see what surprises this computer-generated world has in store for me day-to-day (in game).
Just outside Niko’s apartment was an ATM I can actually check how much cash I have earned, even when it’s redundant as the cash on hand is constantly shown on the top right of the screen. Next to the ATM was a crazy beggar screaming that it’s the end of the world and how aliens abducted him once in a while. He was amusing, so I hanged around as he continued his hysterical ways for a few more minutes until I got bored and hijacked the car which stopped to watch the old man as well.
What ticked me off is when the game started playing more like Grand Theft Turismo than Grand Theft Auto. Accelerating from the start of a straight road in a normal car is like accelerating up a very steep hill in a truck. The car mechanics are so weak, that your holding on the controller for dear life just so the “Mr A has escaped” captions didn’t pop up and force you to restart the mission from the furthest destination possible.
After passing the mission, I went back to my apartment and passed out until further adventures await….
An unfortunate virtual soul’s blood stains the hood of my car during a mission to catch a motorcycle gang member who stole a client’s money and girlfriend. My car’s radio blares faintly as I walked away from the car. Each pedestrian says different phrases to offend me as I push them out of my way. It is these small details that makes being in Liberty City pleasurable.
So I’ve decided to become a resident of Liberty City. Playing missions is fun, but I’m going to actually explore the game and see what surprises this computer-generated world has in store for me day-to-day (in game).
Just outside Niko’s apartment was an ATM I can actually check how much cash I have earned, even when it’s redundant as the cash on hand is constantly shown on the top right of the screen. Next to the ATM was a crazy beggar screaming that it’s the end of the world and how aliens abducted him once in a while. He was amusing, so I hanged around as he continued his hysterical ways for a few more minutes until I got bored and hijacked the car which stopped to watch the old man as well.
What ticked me off is when the game started playing more like Grand Theft Turismo than Grand Theft Auto. Accelerating from the start of a straight road in a normal car is like accelerating up a very steep hill in a truck. The car mechanics are so weak, that your holding on the controller for dear life just so the “Mr A has escaped” captions didn’t pop up and force you to restart the mission from the furthest destination possible.
| 46 |
| Vote |
subscribe to this blog
