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Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 167.2 hrs on record
Posted: 19 Feb, 2017 @ 6:41am
Updated: 9 Jul @ 12:26am

"WHEN THE WAR CAME, I DID BAD THINGS, BUT AFTER THE WAR I THOUGHT NOTHING OF DOING BAD THINGS. I KILLED PEOPLE, SMUGGLED PEOPLE, SOLD PEOPLE."

Everybody was looking forward to 3rd December 2008. The release day of PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. 3 years later, I found out that some GTA IV exists, when I randomly saw "Move Up Ladies" trailer. Back in 2011 I used to run on Windows XP Service Pack 1. I had to upgrade. SP3 was needed. I never upgraded, and when I did month before to W7 I ruined that. I can't exactly remember how it all went down, but all I remember is, that mother cooked me soup, and while the computer was installing Service Pack 3, I was inpatiently waiting in the kitchen eating that bomb soup. Full of excitement I came to my room and that glorious legendary Windows XP background was shining at me and I immidiately started screaming "OH YES OH YES OH YEEEEEEES".
After that, there was absolute silence in my room for a week. Why? Because I was playing Grand Theft Auto IV.

Now, we all know that it's legendary and before GTA V it was totem to most of the gamers who managed to run it. That optimalization was and is problem to lot of gamers, but it all was a price of the revolution. Maybe, I didn't say it correctly, because revolution is change of something and after that it follows. But no game was able to follow GTA IV.

Physics was totally heaven. It was like from another planet. Just imagine, 9 freaking years ago, game like GTA IV was out. That game didn't even had competition. Still I'm not sure if there's game close to that physics that we were introduced to back in 2008. Yeah I know GTA V bla bla bla bla. Sound, graphics, story, visuals, city, just every everything was new level.

Storytelling and dialogues are gripping as hell. It's really deep and intense, with absolute dedication to detail. Liberty City is dark and so is story. Liberty City is beautiful, sad, sombrely. New York in your hands. Everybody has to play it at least once, so I believe there's no need of going into the story, and if so, I'll just tell you to play it because you won't regret it.

Recent update helped a game a bit, but modders used to downgrade. Mods extend the gaming experience. Game will last you easily around 30 hours. It's highly replayable. I can't even count how many times I've finished that. Easily over 10 times. Multiplayer was and is just a bonus addition. Nothing big, nothing real. GFWL sucks, everybody agrees with that.

Game expansions have been already reviewed so you can check it in my profile. If I forget about anything, let me know please. To sum it up - legendary game that everybody must finish with amazing story and storytelling, awesome visual and physics and great overal gaming experience.

Bonus Point: Soup from my mother
Rating: 9.5/10
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8 Comments
fo_ruM✨ 16 Oct, 2024 @ 2:31am 
Thank you kindly :lcrown:
EllaS 15 Oct, 2024 @ 9:11am 
Your review is lit! 🔥 It's like reading a mini novel, so much detail and passion. You're a pro at this, seriously!
fo_ruM✨ 22 Feb, 2017 @ 9:06am 
Yess :lcrown::abckey:
Bobalazs 22 Feb, 2017 @ 7:42am 
Czech right?
fo_ruM✨ 22 Feb, 2017 @ 4:57am 
@Bobalazs I do acknowledge Mafia 1. It was made in "our" country :lcrown::steamhappy:
Bobalazs 22 Feb, 2017 @ 3:06am 
There was Mafia 1 way before gta 4. That was trend setting of a open world game.
fo_ruM✨ 19 Feb, 2017 @ 7:47am 
THank you Lemy! I appreciate :steamhappy::lcrown:
Lemy 19 Feb, 2017 @ 6:47am 
Ur pretty good at making reviews , Respect! :bryhild: