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Why would anyone want to play a golfing simulator game, or a train driving game or even a tennis game? The simple answer (for most) is that they dont. And why, I hear you ask. Simple! Generally people dont like to do something in a game that could just as easily be done in real life, whether it be on the nearest golf course or tennis club. I believe that games should be about experiencing things that could never be done in real life. But I dont just mean like being able to jump over sky-scrapers or punch a hole in a brick wall with your bare fist. I mean doing something that theoretically you could perform in "the real world" but would never think of doing it in a million years, mainly due to the consequences of such an action. Take, for instance, swinging a lightsaber around your head deflecting blaster shots that zapp past your frail body, (Star Wars - Jedi Outcast II) or being launched out of a WWII duck onto Omaha Beach with bullets whizzing round you whilst you take aim at a sentry post with your sniper rifle and unload a few rounds into a Nazi head! (Medal of Honour - Allied Assualt)
And this is where Grand Theft Auto 3 fits in! GTA3 is one of these games that allows you to play in a fantasy world where there are no consequences in "the real world." Perhaps a more realistic game than the two that I have previously mentioned, setting you in the present time in various citys in america. I could try to list all of the things that you can do in GTA3 that would (not could) not be performed (by the sane) in "the real world" but I fear the list might go on for eternity. And this is where the beauty of the Grand Theft Auto series really hits you, there are no rules to follow, no checkpoints to reach, no linear scripted gameplay, just you, on the streets with a taste for exploring the darker and less travelled side of life.
When was the last time you stole a £20000 sports car, sped the wrong way up a motorway doing a driveby on some gang-members, being chased by 3 police cars with a helicopter roaring above your head, whilst all the time listening to your favorite Top Gear mp3 on you computer at full volume? Sound good? Well thats only my dream, think of the ones that you could come up with! The possibilities for this game are literally endless! And it only gets better from there, assuming all goes to plan and all the rumours are true then GTA3 is shaping up to be the best game the PC has seen in a long while. Imagine putting your own face on the character and actually watching yourself beat up old grannies and steal there money.
And you also have to consider the modding scene which was the problem with the PS2 version, as there was no room for expansion on the original game. All the different skin models that will be available for the cars, so that you can actually drive the car of your dreams and not just some american convertable that doesnt really get you excited. The extra waepons that will be created by those interent geniuses. I can even see people making there own radio channels that you can listen to as you cruise along the streets of liberty city.
What does everyone else think about the topic of games being more fun and interesting if they are based upon something that would not be done in "the real world"? Also how many of you intend on getting this game when it is released?
Phil
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And this is where Grand Theft Auto 3 fits in! GTA3 is one of these games that allows you to play in a fantasy world where there are no consequences in "the real world." Perhaps a more realistic game than the two that I have previously mentioned, setting you in the present time in various citys in america. I could try to list all of the things that you can do in GTA3 that would (not could) not be performed (by the sane) in "the real world" but I fear the list might go on for eternity. And this is where the beauty of the Grand Theft Auto series really hits you, there are no rules to follow, no checkpoints to reach, no linear scripted gameplay, just you, on the streets with a taste for exploring the darker and less travelled side of life.
When was the last time you stole a £20000 sports car, sped the wrong way up a motorway doing a driveby on some gang-members, being chased by 3 police cars with a helicopter roaring above your head, whilst all the time listening to your favorite Top Gear mp3 on you computer at full volume? Sound good? Well thats only my dream, think of the ones that you could come up with! The possibilities for this game are literally endless! And it only gets better from there, assuming all goes to plan and all the rumours are true then GTA3 is shaping up to be the best game the PC has seen in a long while. Imagine putting your own face on the character and actually watching yourself beat up old grannies and steal there money.
And you also have to consider the modding scene which was the problem with the PS2 version, as there was no room for expansion on the original game. All the different skin models that will be available for the cars, so that you can actually drive the car of your dreams and not just some american convertable that doesnt really get you excited. The extra waepons that will be created by those interent geniuses. I can even see people making there own radio channels that you can listen to as you cruise along the streets of liberty city.
What does everyone else think about the topic of games being more fun and interesting if they are based upon something that would not be done in "the real world"? Also how many of you intend on getting this game when it is released?
Phil
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I take that main post as an insult. I like Train Simulator.
philgash123 wrote:
> So i take it your completely against the GTA series then are you?
>
> Phil
Not just for the crime element, but because they are utterly crap games.
> So i take it your completely against the GTA series then are you?
>
> Phil
Not just for the crime element, but because they are utterly crap games.
Well done on GAD.
You gotta now refund the £10 you gave the judges to allow you to win!
So you only really won a £40 prize...
They only let you win 'cos they wanted to prove me wrong.
But they must remember, I'm never wrong.... (99% of the time)
So you only really won a £40 prize...
They only let you win 'cos they wanted to prove me wrong.
But they must remember, I'm never wrong.... (99% of the time)
The best thing about GTA3 is that you beat people with a baseball bat when thereon the floor, it's so funny watching them bouncing under the force of your swing and blood goes everywhere. Or another thing standing on top of a building with a sniper rifle and the gore chaet on. Shoot someone in the neck and their head comes off with a fountain of blood.
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