Originally posted by Lana
There are plenty of games that can be compared to GTA and beat it. Plain and simple. It's a good game, but NOT the best ever. Plenty of games that are advertised also turn out to be flops, remember.
i dont remember but did I say it is the best ever? anyways, this is all of a matter of opinion. There are a lot of games now that are following the GTA free roam trend. In this game you have the choice to go around do what you want, or do missions.
You can't do what you want in GTA. You can go around a big city and explore a bit.
You can't go into any building. You can't do anything you want. Driving around a big city between missions doesn't mean you can do anything in the city.
The Merovingian said it best: "Choice is an illusion created between those with power, and those without."
In this case, the games makers aren't giving you freedom. They're giving you simply another choice than to play the game missions. They've not gave you freedom, just the ability to not play the game.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You can't do what you want in GTA. You can go around a big city and explore a bit.You can't go into any building. You can't do anything you want. Driving around a big city between missions doesn't mean you can do anything in the city.
The Merovingian said it best: "Choice is an illusion created between those with power, and those without."
In this case, the games makers aren't giving you freedom. They're giving you simply another choice than to play the game missions. They've not gave you freedom, just the ability to not play the game.
-AC
ok, you cant do anything or everything you want to but, you have A LOT of choices. Choices as small as, deciding what your character should wear, to taking over territories and improving your rep. and GTA also has a hell of a lot of bonus things to do, like taxi missions or those crazy stunt bonuses.
Another great example of a free roam...violent...game is Mercenaries. Allows you to make friends or enemies with other factions, and lets you finish your missions any way you want.
Originally posted by Silverstein
ok, you cant do anything or everything you want to but, you have A LOT of choices. Choices as small as, deciding what your character should wear, to taking over territories and improving your rep. and GTA also has a hell of a lot of bonus things to do, like taxi missions or those crazy stunt bonuses.
You have a lot of choices in many games. What's the point being made?