henke on 28/4/2008 at 18:57
Quote Posted by Jack Thompson
I would encourage you either to play this game or have an adroit video gamer play it for you. Some of the latter gamers are on death row, so try to find one out in the civilian population who hasn't killed someone yet.
This made my day. :D
demagogue on 28/4/2008 at 19:02
Quote Posted by Brethren
AFAIK, this has never been the case, and in fact, the opposite is true. I don't know why, but this always irks me, and I've never, ever heard the GTA folks publicly dispute it. :confused:
They are just jumping on the fact that technically points are awarded for people you kill, including police officers ... in 1 & 2 it was more clear because there was a running point count you could see; in 3+ it wasn't as clear because no one is really paying attention to the points, but mission advancement.
I think it's a culture gap thing; non-gamers don't understand that our games aren't about "points" anymore, but gameplay, where you're exactly right, killings cops punishes you, not rewards.
SubJeff on 28/4/2008 at 19:28
Actually henke just reminded me that Jack is a comedy genius. Thank God for the GTAs to inspire him.
van HellSing on 28/4/2008 at 19:33
San Andreas actually has a tangible reward for cop killing - it raises your respect level (as does killing enemy gangs), which allows you to recruit more gang members.
Papy on 28/4/2008 at 19:35
a lot of games are still about points...
june gloom on 28/4/2008 at 20:49
a lot of console games
SubJeff on 28/4/2008 at 21:00
It depends on if you get it though. I can't think of any games that are all about the points these days. Not like they were back in the day. Some games have a meaningless counter and some score you on specific actions, but the days or raw point hunting are long gone.
One thing that GTAIV has that I see as a negative is this cab system. I don't want to get to places quick. In Vice City I loved driving across the city with the radio on, cruising over a bridge as the sun goes down and the lights come on, listening to Foreigner and Mr Mister with a 9 and a Spas on me, heading to sort something out.
Epos Nix on 28/4/2008 at 21:18
What kind of bizarro ttlg has this thread created where the rules of logic no longer apply??
First someone rips on GTA4 because it has multiplayer and since other games have had multiplayer that means GTA4's multiplayer is nothing noteworthy. And next we have a raving madman claiming that more options is somehow a negative...
I = so confused :(
SubJeff on 28/4/2008 at 21:26
So long as I never have to use it I don't really care. But it does kind of miss the point of having the radio, no?
