GTA IV + A New Category
I decided that it was kind of…irresponsible of me to start a digital entertainment blog without video game coverage - especially games that emulate virtual reality, which has always been a passion of mine. As you might’ve guessed, I’m a fan of Grand Theft Auto’s sandbox and playing environment. …not so much all the illegal activity, sex, or violence.
photo credit: William Hook
Every game should take place in a completely open environment. Wow. Even though it’s hard to create such environments, linear storylines are incredibly boring and should be a thing of the past. I’ve played GTA before - believe me, it’s fun. You can do anything! Even when compared to Mario Galaxy - which I own, as a Wii-owner, I found myself enjoying GTA much, much more. Sorry Mario. Sorry.
First things first - GTA is high-def, at last. Which explains why it’s not available for the Wii - but why not the PC? I’m going to expect it to be released for the PC sometime soon, but I’m begging developers to change their minds if they don’t have it planned. Please. Please. And don’t kill my graphics card. Please. Please.
Asides from that, GTA IV also introduces a much cooler multi-player system, which takes place over the Internet. There are different modes to play, such as Cops vs. Crooks (think Cops and Robbers but in Liberty City and with real guns). Wow, that actually sounds so fun (not the shooting part, of course). And that’s enough out of me about GTA IV.
photo credit: William Hook
This new category takes care of upcoming games that I happen to hear about and I think are very virtually realistic, but also productive - should be a nice focus for digital entertainment, although it could get a bit hard to find productive games (Wii Fit, but that’s pretty much it).
Hopefully this works out - but then again, everything is pretty much about experimentation.
