Andrew Crystall wrote: > On 7 Jun 2008 at 2:19, Charlie Bell wrote: > >> Not really. Good games are good games. I loved Lemmings and the >> Lucasarts adventures (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Loom, The Dig...) >> as much as San Andreas and GTA4 (and Half Life, Far Cry, Deus Ex...). > > I think GTA4 as a game is fairly meh - I'm not seeing where it's > taking people that GTA3 didn't. Same for Halo 3 - give me something > like Gears of War instead (until you hit the silly dark sections...)
GTA4 tries to up the story-telling of the series, particularly by having a protagonist with an actual background and character development. It succeeds to a certain degree due to the fact that previous GTAs mostly tacked story on as an after-thought. I quite enjoyed the dark sections in Gears, they brought some interesting tension to the game. But probably the biggest reason I enjoyed them is that they absolutely shined in co-op play. In fact it's one of the reasons that I recommend that Gears of War is very much a co-op shooter and you do yourself a disservice not to play it with some cohort. There are several areas in Gears that make much more sense when doing it with a real human compatriot and there are some interesting strategies to find in those areas. Rumor has it that Gears of War 2 will ship with 4-player coop (via System Link or Online) and if that indeed happens, it could be an amazing squad tactics experience for those willing to work together to plumb the game's depths... -- --Max Battcher-- http://www.worldmaker.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
