I've had a bit of time to download new games to my PCs. I have been using Steam, it's much better than going to a store and buying off the shelf - so yes, I am one of the people who is helping to lower PC Gaming sales in stores but that's another story.
Anyways, Grand Theft Auto in general should generate no surprises for those who have played the series since it started. I will say, however, the graphics and realism and freedom in Grand Theft Auto 4 are higher and way more "real" than ever before. If you thought Grand Theft Auto 3 was bad for kids, well you haven't seen Grand Theft Auto 4. I highly recommend you tell all your friends - DO NOT LET KIDS PLAY THIS GAME. It's very fun, but it's also very bad. The content is not appropriate for kids under the age of 18 in my opinion, and thus I implore all parents to pay attention to what your kids are doing!
By the way, I also downloaded the latest Prince of Persia (released December 10th I believe)... and boy, as a huge Prince of Persia fan, and a big fan of Assassins which was a massive leap ahead.. I have to tell you, this latest edition of Prince of Persia is like a huge step backwards. It feels like Ubisoft ran out of money or time and decided to put a cartoon character on the screen with extremely repetitive scenarios. I'm not quite at the point where I want to throw it out, I have only played it for 10 minutes...but let's just say I think it's really bad, in the bad sense of the word.
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I have been playing it the new PoP game, and it makes me sad. They have done such an amazing job with the graphics, but they just got the presentation of the game all wrong. The voice acting feels out-of-place, the moves are confusing, the boss fights drag out, most of the story is heard through optional dialogues that you can easily forget to activate, and the interaction between the prince and Elika just doesn't feel quite as genuine as the interaction between the prince and Farah in Sands of Time.
I play the game and think, "NO, what have they done?!? This could have been one of the best games ever!" I just hate to bash the game since it tries to be creative and different. That's not common in gaming these days. But to put it bluntly, I think the art team succeeded with flying colors while everyone else failed.
The artwork in POP 2008 is amazing and the same thing goes for the visuals. I've seen the gameplay. I even tried it at a friend's place. I think I will have a nice time playing this game. My only complaint is about the corny remarks the Prince makes. It just takes away the seriousness and makes things look stupid.
As for GTA4, I'm not too keen to try it, or the beta drivers that claim to fix it, as yet.
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