why is this game rated so high?

[stable fly]

i played it on my 360 years ago. my experience was absolutely pathetic. im playing watch dogs 1 recently (free from uplay), first i thought it was boring af but then it actually turned out ok, and made me think how much better it was than gta 4 (it obviously borrowed a lot of gta ideas). the graphics of gta 4 is completely junk, and obviously im not comparing to watch dogs im comparing it to games of its day like halo3/cod4/oblivion (all on my 360). the gameplay is boring AF it was a torture to even finish the game. saints row 3/4 were also MUCH better than this trash.

i havent played gta 5 so i cant judge it. but im wondering why is this series SO successful and get 98/100 score? it easily mogs cod sales wise, mogs any other series in score. i got gta because of the hype and it was among the worst games ive played.

i feel asleep many times. wtf is it about at least gta 4? (havent played 5 so cant comment)

[PainkilleR]

Probably because of euphoria engine.

This thing is so good, that people (me included) close eyes on pathetic performance and other issues.

[Kiwi]

GTA IV is considered to be one of the best in the series where the game graphically looked much better than ever before.

The story is engaging, the AI has improved but by modern standards a bit janky
For many it's a buttload of nostalgia and want to keep the game running in it's full glory.
And rightfully so.

I'm sorry you feel the way you do about this game.
But many will tell you it's a masterpiece before newer games came along and became lackluster and full of features like in V that no one asked for.

People who played GTA IV and went over V were mostly outright disappointed.
Cars that felt like they were made out of plastic.
Normal family cars and even buses that were capable of making turns as if it's a japanese sports car

The immense amount of grinding, microtransactions that screamed bull-crap to speed things up to even get anywhere ruined it for a lot of people.

GTA IV is more there for those who need the nostalgia :)
And plenty still have a lot of fun in a game that is still considered to be one of the main pillars in gaming history.

Even on the PC, a notoriously bad port, people didn't care.
The game ran and is playable above 30 fps where the input lag disappeared.
And everyone loved it.

Complaints were there, like any other game but we were not complaining like it's 2018... whoops.

[Manic Jorge]

When this game came out it was the most next gen open world experience , the graphics are really good too I think your trolling or aren't maxing it out. I've got in game screenshots that look so crisp people think I'm using mods

[Lord Lamer]

What is more amazing is people to date claiming this game is better than gta 5, that makes me laugh hard as hell. Im actually struggling through it because of the very boring graphics, insanely crap camera movement and not to speak of the driving.. Oh my.. I will however finnish the game just because i want to just get the story done and forget about this game..

Gta 5 however was brilliant in almost all aspects. It was a sad moment to end that one.

[PainkilleR]

引用自 Han Trolla：

What is more amazing is people to date claiming this game is better than gta 5, that makes me laugh hard as hell. Im actually struggling through it because of the very boring graphics, insanely crap camera movement and not to speak of the driving.. Oh my.. I will however finnish the game just because i want to just get the story done and forget about this game..

Gta 5 however was brilliant in almost all aspects. It was a sad moment to end that one.

Playing games for story, eh? : )

I heared that books have good stories.

[stable fly]

引用自 Manic Manager Jorge：

When this game came out it was the most next gen open world experience , the graphics are really good too I think your trolling or aren't maxing it out. I've got in game screenshots that look so crisp people think I'm using mods

dude wtf? the graphics are TRASH, and its 360 u cant "max out graphics" on a console lmao. maybe pc graphics is good but on console its just trash.

oblivion came out 2 years before and IT was the best open experience, i admit though i prefer the fantasy type open world a lot more but the graphics were objectively better. also gta's control were sluggish af, i had insane trouble aiming without autoaim (and i was very decent at cod at the time), the driving was terrible way too sluggish. the story didn't appeal to me that's a subjective thing though, i dont like gang stories (except for the legendary scarface ofc).

the whole game just felt like a black & white movie made in the 1920s.

[stable fly]

引用自 Han Trolla：

not to speak of the driving..

omfg the driving almost made me through my controller at the tv 100 times. i kept failing missions cuz of the driving. lucky i have good self control.

[shard]

引用自 I Run New York：

i played it on my 360 years ago. my experience was absolutely pathetic. im playing watch dogs 1 recently (free from uplay), first i thought it was boring af but then it actually turned out ok, and made me think how much better it was than gta 4 (it obviously borrowed a lot of gta ideas). the graphics of gta 4 is completely junk, and obviously im not comparing to watch dogs im comparing it to games of its day like halo3/cod4/oblivion (all on my 360). the gameplay is boring AF it was a torture to even finish the game. saints row 3/4 were also MUCH better than this trash.

i havent played gta 5 so i cant judge it. but im wondering why is this series SO successful and get 98/100 score? it easily mogs cod sales wise, mogs any other series in score. i got gta because of the hype and it was among the worst games ive played.

i feel asleep many times. wtf is it about at least gta 4? (havent played 5 so cant comment)

Because you remember it from years ago. The PC port is so much better and graphics, bugs, anything can be fixed with mods. This fourm is for discusson for the PC version. Go shitpost somewhere else.

[zleeps]

I remember buying it on ps3 with the collectors edition when it launched, I remember seeing how detailed everything was, especially the graffiti seeing cope and indie everywhere, it really popped out, now im replaying and forgetting its there, even with mods.

[B Dawg]

引用自 Han Trolla：

What is more amazing is people to date claiming this game is better than gta 5, that makes me laugh hard as hell. Im actually struggling through it because of the very boring graphics, insanely crap camera movement and not to speak of the driving.. Oh my.. I will however finnish the game just because i want to just get the story done and forget about this game..

Gta 5 however was brilliant in almost all aspects. It was a sad moment to end that one.

GTA 5 brilliant, and 4 having bad camera and driving?
GTA 5 is one giant, dumbed down mess, filled with a crap ton of piss poor design decisions.
San Andreas and 4 are much, much better games than 5 in pretty much every way, story, driving, side activities, characters, combat, AI, etc...

[The Red Owl]

So you are comparing a game from 2014 with a game from 2007? Hmm OKAY, no wonder you're here asking this question why it's rated high you're either dumb or playing dumb, or maybe you were born one but trying to be a smarta**.. However it was rated high cause for the time this game was like golden, it had everything smarter AI than before, it had graphics that were better than before and the story was more realistic since back when i was playing san andreas people were asking for a realstic story and gameplay and they've got it and after it came out everyone complained about the realistic driving and how the cars felt heavy and how the story was dumb i suppose.. But look at GTA V it's more like a hollywood movie that's why it sold alot cause Rockstar perfected every detail as always and polished it alot and GTA IV had it all just like GTA V has it now but as time passes by, you see that the graphics are degraded and you don't see it like the new one. Now why don't you ask/compare Medal of Honor Allied Assault and Battlefield 3? 2 different games from the same genre but from waay different year release? :'D

[Incarnate]

引用自 I Run New York：

引用自 Manic Manager Jorge：

When this game came out it was the most next gen open world experience , the graphics are really good too I think your trolling or aren't maxing it out. I've got in game screenshots that look so crisp people think I'm using mods

dude wtf? the graphics are TRASH, and its 360 u cant "max out graphics" on a console lmao. maybe pc graphics is good but on console its just trash.

oblivion came out 2 years before and IT was the best open experience, i admit though i prefer the fantasy type open world a lot more but the graphics were objectively better. also gta's control were sluggish af, i had insane trouble aiming without autoaim (and i was very decent at cod at the time), the driving was terrible way too sluggish. the story didn't appeal to me that's a subjective thing though, i dont like gang stories (except for the legendary scarface ofc).

I'm pretty sure you're trolling. And not even that well, I might add. You are complaining to PC users that consoles back in 2008 had crappy graphics and lousy controls. We already know consoles suck. Obviously a PC game from 2014 is going to make a 2008 console game look godawful.

If you don't like gang stories a crime simulator might be a bad choice of game. And you might be the only one to think Watchdogs was great, btw. But to each their own.