GTA 4 – 42%
I won’t spoil anything, so I will talk about some of the technical merits of the game so far.
At 42% in, I can say the story is simply amazing. I feel like I am sitting in front of a highly interactive movie, and the script is stellar. The choices you are allowed to make and the way those choices can impact the way the game flows have me torn at times, yet are probably one of the most amazing parts of the game.
The only major gripe I have so far is that there’s a constant feel of annoyance from your ‘friends’ in the game. They always want to hang out at the worst times, and what kills me is that I can’t just take 2 hours and cruise around the city without losing some like/respect points from a friend or two simply because (and I really love the way the latest zero punctuation put this) I have to pick their ass up, pretend to enjoy whatever we’re doing (for the 999th time) and then take their ass home. There’s only so much enjoyment I can derive from playing Darts with Little Jacob, mabye if they let me throw darts at his face.