binnychicken
2024
2008
to begin, this is one of the worst pc ports i played, though im not gonna let it affect my overall rating because gta 4 is a great game. So my recommendation is to play it on ps3/xbox you will get less glitches and less save corruptions
From the characters to dialogue its truly great, I loved Niko from his choices (that the player influence) to his thoughts on society and other characters, which highlight his motives. The open world is fun and interactable by yourself or even with other characters. The endings are written beautifully, though i preferred revenge over the other ending. I think gta 4 is a must-play game, because the story and characters carries it.
Despite all that i still can’t give it a full 5 starts since i feel that a small portion of the missions are a little repetitive and just a filler to make the game longer, like the missions where a deal comes in place. it always goes wrong which made that aspect of the game too predictable.
From the characters to dialogue its truly great, I loved Niko from his choices (that the player influence) to his thoughts on society and other characters, which highlight his motives. The open world is fun and interactable by yourself or even with other characters. The endings are written beautifully, though i preferred revenge over the other ending. I think gta 4 is a must-play game, because the story and characters carries it.
Despite all that i still can’t give it a full 5 starts since i feel that a small portion of the missions are a little repetitive and just a filler to make the game longer, like the missions where a deal comes in place. it always goes wrong which made that aspect of the game too predictable.
2023
I think this was great, though i heavily disagree with people comparing it to re4 since it does have similar mechanics (like merchant) but i still feel re8 stands out in its own game.
The bosses were done so well, every boss segment had its own lore which made them more interesting. Though i did feel Heisenberg lair was a bit tedious with a few cheap scares and felt too long yet rewarding when you approach and finish his boss fight. Art direction was fantastic, every shift in boss segment was done so well, i really enjoyed house of beneviento, truly emphasised horror.
I also surprisingly liked Chris’s segment, learning about mother Miranda's lore really intrigued me, it was a little action heavy but i felt it make sense lore wise.
Despite all that i didn't feel like it was enough to get more than 4 stars, there were still aspects that were lacking, like the enemies and the puzzles, i just felt they were rather just there and rather repetitive and dull. the lycans always gave a cheap scare, and just felt repetitive to kill.
otherwise i still found village to be a good game
The bosses were done so well, every boss segment had its own lore which made them more interesting. Though i did feel Heisenberg lair was a bit tedious with a few cheap scares and felt too long yet rewarding when you approach and finish his boss fight. Art direction was fantastic, every shift in boss segment was done so well, i really enjoyed house of beneviento, truly emphasised horror.
I also surprisingly liked Chris’s segment, learning about mother Miranda's lore really intrigued me, it was a little action heavy but i felt it make sense lore wise.
Despite all that i didn't feel like it was enough to get more than 4 stars, there were still aspects that were lacking, like the enemies and the puzzles, i just felt they were rather just there and rather repetitive and dull. the lycans always gave a cheap scare, and just felt repetitive to kill.
otherwise i still found village to be a good game
2008
2010
2020
I had always stood on business for cyberpunk 2077 and i’ll continue doing so. Despite the buggy launch i was able to look past that through the games content.
the best aspect about cyberpunk in my opinion is the side quests/gigs overweigh the main story, if you only play the main quests you wouldn’t be getting the full cyberpunk experience, V and Johnny literally develop through their side quests which aligns seamlessly with the mainline.
The art direction is beautiful, every part of the map shows the high and lows of night city, soundtrack is awesome. gameplay is sick when you know to to build V, whether making them a netrunner or using a sandevistan build. Which are both fun and depending on your preferred play-style.
the best aspect about cyberpunk in my opinion is the side quests/gigs overweigh the main story, if you only play the main quests you wouldn’t be getting the full cyberpunk experience, V and Johnny literally develop through their side quests which aligns seamlessly with the mainline.
The art direction is beautiful, every part of the map shows the high and lows of night city, soundtrack is awesome. gameplay is sick when you know to to build V, whether making them a netrunner or using a sandevistan build. Which are both fun and depending on your preferred play-style.
2009