Grand Theft Auto IV review - ColourShed

Don't forget to check out other reviews, subscribe, click the notification bell, support on Patreon, join the Discord server, and follow on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram & Facebook!
► Twitch: / colourshed
► Discord: / discord
► Patreon: / colourshedproductions
► Twitter/X: / colourshedprds
► Instagram: / colourshedproductions
► Facebook: / colourshedproductions
Grand Theft Auto IV review
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC
Release Year: 2008
Developer: Rockstar North
Publishers: Rockstar Games
Genre: Open-World, Action-Adventure
Music (in order):
"Grand Theft Auto IV Menu Music"
"Righteous" by Silent Partner
"Grand Theft Auto III Theme Music"
"Slunky" by Aaron Lieberman
"Without a Sound" by Letter Box
"Montiors" by Silent Partner
"Lovers Squad" by Letter Box
"Grand Theft Auto IV Theme Music"
Gameplay, images and foreground from:
2K Games
343 Industries
Activision
Bioware
Bungie
Electronic Arts
Entertainment Software Ratings Board
Infinity Ward
Microsoft Studios
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Leeds
Rockstar London
Rockstar North
Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar Toronto
Rockstar Vancouver
Take-Two Interactive
KZbin videos used:
"Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer 1 "Things Will Be Different"" by Rockstar Games
• Grand Theft Auto IV Tr...
"Grand Theft Auto IV - Trailer #2" by Rockstar Games
• Grand Theft Auto IV - ...
"GTA IV Announcement at E3 2006" by gtavideos
• GTA IV Announcement at...
"Rockstar Table Tennis Gameplay" by Lord Geiru
• Rockstar Table Tennis ...

[@ColourShedProductions]

Sorry guys, I meant Peter Moore not Peter Cross. How did I do that?? Haha

[@budaroddy]

ColourShedProductions u the best man!

[@HirstMovies]

ColourShedProductions episode next then gta5

[@grog_speed]

i actually really love the driving in gta 4 its much more enjoyable than any other gta expecially 5, it adds a level of skill to driving that is really enjoyable

[@frogglen6350]

ColourShedProductions Thank you for not blindly praising these GTA games.

[@giovannyhernandez6736]

ColourShedProductions can you do midnight club 3 or Los Angels as your next review

[@kazuman2000]

I once jumped off the skyscraper and survived because I hit a street lamp.

[@landlockedcroat1554]

what

[@Coa16]

The Fascist Nut 😂😂😂

[@Peremptor]

If its possible there must a vid somewhere showing it.

[@kaidon39]

I once jumped down some theater and survived with only a sliver of health. But a friggin light pole fell on me and killed me. One of my best memories of GTA 4!

[@LoverOfManyArts]

@Ezra what?

[@josephnus]

I still think that GTA IV has the best main character, the best character development, and the best storyline of all franchise.

[@nikobellic3856]

Thank's means alot to me. Trevor is a close second.

[@josephnus]

@@nikobellic3856 oh hello Mr Bellic, haven't heard from you for a long time 😆

[@v-trigger6137]

@@nikobellic3856 yo cousin! let's go bowling

[@nikobellic3856]

@@v-trigger6137 you not Roman you western spy

[@carljohnson5034]

Keep thinking bitch

[@GioMarron]

Liberty City may not have been San Andreas, but it was a dark city for a dark story. Perfectly designed. Could you imagine Niko’s story spreading over Mount Chilliad? I also feel the lack of customisation was deliberate too. Yeah, you could have a San Andreas or a GTAV level of customisation and activities, but is that what a former Balkan soldier looking for revenge have done? You could see them hanging around with family and making friends for benefits, but I couldn’t see them BMXing or pissing about on a Jet Ski. John Marston participated in relevant activities of a character of the time, place and the story. He didn’t frolic in water (partly because he’d drown) because that’s not what you imagine Marston doing. The plot moves in a new direction: improved graphics, less cartoony, meant an improved story line. The characters looked real and the story behind them were real. I LOVED the darkness of the story and I thought everything in the game reflected that. I wish it would come back on the PS4. I miss the game

[@literallynothinghere9089]

You are absolutely right !

[@nicobelic1128]

GTA4 is the best in the series!

[@bljet4388]

@@LoverOfManyArts I dont remember anyone asking you whether gta 4 should be animated movie or not either

[@BGOutOfService]

@@nicobelic1128 yes!

[@frowlinian8175]

I always looked at the missing features the same way... Niko didnt really care about parachuting or super fast cars or racing and he saw the city as bleak and gray... to him it was just another cesspit full of leeches.. Meanwhile Luis did care about that stuff, he saw the city as his home, it was more vibrant and full of life to him... he cared about the nightclubs so he didnt just drive past them without a glance, cared about infernuses and comets so he saw them on the street etc, etc, etc... I dont really think that was intentional but it really helped me get into Niko and Luis' head after I got TBoGT and I thought it was incredible...

[@joshuak5798]

Genuinely one the best GTA games imo. I enjoyed GTA 5, but the atmosphere and story of 4 were just untouchable.

[@jackan9482]

PussyIsHere 🤡🤡

[@zabdn-o8f]

@PussyIsHere Go ahead, look into the mirror and realise how big of a clown you've become

[@AliBazz]

There are videos called gta 4 logic watch em to realize how trash its story is

[@Lazer-bp9lf]

Ali Bazz Yeah and 5's story is so "good" right? Fucking dumbass.

[@AliBazz]

@@Lazer-bp9lf you the dumbass, aint nobody said non of dat

[@xxkairzzxx1994]

A detail i really love about the games is how when you do a mission that involves police officers or has a big impact on the city the news report about it in the radio.

[@killerbouquet3220]

Oh my God me too! I think little things like that can make or break a game

[@killerbouquet3220]

@GrungeKid_27 That's true... have you seen Max Payne 3's details? Pipes bursting, papers flying in the gunfire, it's glorious! Rockstar never disappoints

[@killerbouquet3220]

@GrungeKid_27 Agreed.

[@quentinwade8506]

@GrungeKid_27 it is in SA but barely noticeable

[@dudearnav]

Some mission trigger special new reports in like every 3d era gta game too

[@kevlare-7324]

This game is so ahead of its time! Such a dark and atmospheric setting along with some of greatest characters.

[@fartsnstuf]

Max Payne and Red Dead Redemption has more dark and interesting atmosphere, GTA IV how ever does not

[@trevorphilips9065]

fartsnstuf Bullshit eddy

[@fartsnstuf]

@@trevorphilips9065 a couple of things 1. you haven't disputed any of my claims because of various reasons, one alluding that you have no counter argument 2. you failed to debate on a civil level, thus making your side rather weak and 3. it's Ed, not Eddy

[@trevorphilips9065]

fartsnstuf Nah i just don't care about you like your friends

[@fartsnstuf]

@@trevorphilips9065 "Nah i just don't care about you" *proceeds to reply to my comment* lmao, talk about being a loser

[@dazzaMusic]

Notice that GTA IV was the only game in the franchise to have a dark storyline it had some funny moments but the rest were more comedy based

[@dmalak4509]

And there’s no positive ending in all 3 endings. Yes even TBOGT has a bad ending. Bulgarin is dead but Tony and Luis are still in the crosshairs of the Ancelotti Crime Family.

[@antipsychotic451]

not true at all. have you played san andreas? it's a decently dark story presented under a comedic tone. hell, the plot is kicked off by the protagonist's mother getting gunned down in a drive-by shooting. if that isn't dark, then i don't know what is

[@andreimihail3677]

@@antipsychotic451 yes but we didn't get to know the character how would it be possible to care for someone you did not even get to know

[@giftsonishere]

@@antipsychotic451 it's wasnt dark it was light humour in high manner but in gta 4 it was really dark but both are best in their path👏

[@giftsonishere]

@@andreimihail3677 yes we didn't know about what even cj correctly did in liberty city while his mom died in game he says to og that he is not a rapper but many call him as a rapper and a robber so it's like fully messed but gta 4 was correctly explained their protagonist (niko)

[@saiint444]

YELLOW CAR

[@20timesmanunited20]

"TAXI CAB"

[@haaxxx9]

LMAO!

[@THENikoBellic]

xZ_REVENGE ARE YOU MOCKING ME FRIEND?!?

[@ytn675]

xZ_REVENGE yep

[@THENikoBellic]

Adnan Bosnjak I killed him afterwards lol

[@shayh.3556]

The dark atmosphere and lack of color fit the location of the game! The Ballad of Gay Tony added some flash... The lack of custization was lack luster but who really cares? Niko isn't the kind of guy to worry about fashion, so in a way it fits the game. The car physics are a learning curve but they are fun and feel more realistic than GTAV. The map may be smallish, but for some reason feels bigger than it is. Honestly, this game holds up over time for a game that came out in 2008. The story comes together with all of the DLC's and this arguably is the best Grand Theft Auto ever made.

[@happywalek9816]

Like

[@matteoclementi]

Agreed

[@vividzx8034]

I agree on the map thing like i was on the mission at the third island and you need to go to the other side of the city so I drive there but it feels long

[@yugimuto4746]

gta 4 is the perfect successor to gta 3

[@TheHappyKamper]

Couldn't agree more. I loved the atmosphere of this game. It's one of the few games of the "everything is brown and grey" era that actually fit. I thought the car physics were great, and I loved that "heavy" feeling they had, where you can't just stop on a dime or handbrake turn everywhere. The map was a perfect size as well. I immediately started a new game after finishing the main story, and I've never done that with any other game. I have so many good memories of this game on the 360.

[@CurtisGabrielMusic]

I fully disagree about the car mechanics. I think they were one of my favourite things about GTA4

[@realamericannegro977]

They are fun until they flip over. I think it just needed a little tweak.

[@into_the_void]

Much more rewarding to master the driving in gta 4 compared to gta 5, the physics , crash damage and heaviness of the vehicles were much better than gta 5

[@Ar1AnX1x]

the driving was almost perfect, couldn't speed in a crowded city and corner like you're a F1 driver, you had to use your breaks and slow down before you turn, it was realistic, I actually wished there was an option to make it more simulation like.

[@TheHappyKamper]

Totally agree, I really enjoyed the "heavy" and realistic feeling of the cars. I loved this game.

[@kdrake233]

@@Ar1AnX1x thank you some people actually think going 100mph around a corner no braking in gta v is “realistic” lol smh try it then in real life lets see if your car ain’t totaled into a building

[@InternetRob]

Grand Theft Auto 4 is my favourite game of all time. I agree with this review, I'm glad you left things such as car physics to personal taste between different players because it's never bothered me. Great video, great writing and editing too!

[@20timesmanunited20]

Love the cars in 4.

[@InternetRob]

Yeah, so do I. For the most part, I like the small challenge of driving. Bikes can be annoying admittedly, but it's all part of the experience - the experience being falling off your bike with awesome physics.

[@ketrub]

GoodColours i fall off the bikes every single time but its never frustrating thanks to the glorious physics

[@InternetRob]

Oh well that's good for you hahah, I'd prefer a bit more control. And then, they'd be pretty perfect.

[@ytn675]

GoodColours LONG LIVE GTA IV! MY FAVOURITE GTA GAME EVER!

[@robert.39]

Person: makes a 30 min review of a 10 year old game Me: yep definitely watching it even if i played the story 10 times already

[@RoachB14]

FrezZyK1nG don’t worry I’m watching this and I’ve played and passed the game 27 times

[@Enehall]

@@RoachB14 Daaaaamn! That must be some kind of world record? It sure is an amazing game!

[@jamesmcguinness7008]

@@RoachB14 twenty... Seven... Times...

[@utsavbasu1048]

@@RoachB14 27 times, wtf😵😵😵 this is not stupid cod it takes hours and hours for one playthrough

[@rebel-moto5862]

I don’t appreciate being called out like this

[@RallyLancer95]

Couldn't have came at a better time. I decided to play through it again on April 29th because of it's 10th anniversary. The first time I've played it since 2013. I forgot just how much I loved this game. A lot of heart was put into it

[@kostarossides5062]

I still played this game even after GTA 5. Timeless classic.

[@spitz5183]

Too bad Rockstar didn’t celebrate its anniversary. I guess the shark cards got to their head.

[@mishka1569]

Rockstar did celebrate Gta IV's anniversary... by removing basically every good song in the game on digital copies because of expired licensing. (Which is pretty much a big fuck you, since the songs are still going to be on physical copies regardless of what Rockstar tries) Seriously though, fuck Take Two Interactive and Rockstar.

[@jmoney7289]

April 29ths my B-Day

[@dylanupton]

I never understood the dislike of GTA IV's lighting/shading. For the time it looked incredible (IMO), and there's a ton of color depending on the place and time! The drab or desaturated look of a lot of locations really creates an amazing atmosphere and backdrop that fits the more intense story of this game perfectly, and the skyboxes in this one and Red Dead Redemption are gorgeous.

[@Gtasplayer]

That mostly comes from people that never played past Broker and Bohan

[@zoriiginalx7544]

The tone mapping is absolutely fucked though. It's not clamped properly resulting in it being overblown 90% of the time. And that really meddles with the visual clarity -- with the sky being a principal example (i.e. a clear blue sky turns fully white when you look at it)

[@gaintrainwompa1133]

I loved this game. I remember getting kicked out of party for cooking sausages on the outdoor fire heater, so I went home and played GTA 4.

[@rokkfel4999]

GainTrainWompa 1 .....I....well ok then bud

[@LJ2RICH]

What

[@TK_197]

why'd they kick you out?

[@ArashiKageTaro]

@@TK_197for cooking sausages on the outdoor fire heater..

[@venomtailOG]

I loved the driving physics in GTA 4. Unlike GTA 5, you actually had to learn how to drive and needed skill.

[@frogglen6350]

venomtail1 Vice City and San Andreas require more skill, since cars blow up more easily. GTA 4 does too much hand holding

[@DropTehBazz]

People talking about skill in a GTA game.

[@fartsnstuf]

+venomtail1 how to tell if someone is a nostalgia dipshit: the post

[@trevorphilips9065]

fartsnstuf How to tell some asshole believes nostalgia blinds people when they post shit like you

[@theonlyplain]

I agree, when a game is easy, it'll get boring to quickly. Everybody knows about this when they have played the game in its prime.

[@ThatSlowJournalist]

"Is GTA IV still worth playing today?" The answer to that will always be open-ended, but the majority would probably say yes. I think the more definitive answer on the PC ports would also be a yes. But to each their own, I suppose.

[@GuyOnAChair]

Wai Ning Lai The PC version has extensive modding, looks better and (with overkill specs as the port isn't just ridiculously unoptimized, the engine it's self is too) run better. 360 version is 30 fps 720p and the PS3 600p 30 fps with drops.

[@ThatSlowJournalist]

I can see where you're going.

[@a1goldenrunner]

I rebought GTA 3 yesterday. Even if it hasn't aged all that well, it's still a good time.

[@duck74UK]

The PC version is a nightmare to get working due to gfwl and the social club, but once it's running, its running, letting you mod the hell out of it. Otherwise the xbox one is a great system to play the game on, alot less hassle during the 1st time launch, but you're limited by what the game offers.

[@chrisdelgado4621]

duck74UK Problem is that a lot of songs were taken out in the recent update, and from my experience at least, you have to update games on the Xbox One or else you can’t play them at all. For that reason, I’d say your best bet is to play it on PS3 or 360. You can’t play online without the update, but the trade off is that you’ll still have the whole soundtrack.

[@TeslaHaxz]

God, the theme gives me chills, I love it

[@wade_says]

It’s the best of all GTA’s in my eyes.

[@Iychoenk]

What about SA?

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

@@Iychoenk they're both great in their own ways

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

@Kattos _ No one says that these days The most annoying fanboys arr GTA 4's at thr moment

[@Heat7208]

@@Feras_Ahmed661 False, GTA SA fanboys are toxic too, both parties have their toxicity, don't pretend one is better than the other lmao.

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

@@Heat7208 SA fanboys were the most toxic in 2016 Now GTA 4 fanboys are the most annoying They can't stop bashing other games for not being GTA 4 and they can't seem to forget about GTA 5 even after 8 years and still bash it with the same BS everytime And they say dumb stuff like GTA CTW and 5 are not canon which deserves the biggest middle finger And some of them literally call the fans of the other games dumbasses and it's funny how they think they're matures because they move their fingers on a controller while playing GTA 4 So yeah at the moment they need to STFU I am tired from all of their bullshit

[@salamandress]

While I think V captured the California, specifically LA and Venice Beach aesthetic nearly perfectly, I still think IV nailed the greater NYC aesthetic even better.

[@HmmmmNiceBike]

I've spent countless hours playing this game, it's easily my favorite GTA despite my username being a Vice City reference. It's story was gripping and felt like a classic NY crime drama and it was cool to see Niko, Johnny and Luis's stories connect. GTA 4's multiplayer was simple yet super enjoyable unlike in GTA Online where the players with the most cash have the upper hand.

[@sombamrara8420]

ツ H m m m m N i c e B i k e ツ N O....M A H ....B I K E E E ...! ! !

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

Nooo my bike!

[@apollojustice5338]

ツ H m m m m N i c e B i k e ツ I hear that the online for GTA IV is still very much active.

[@mynameisrick]

@@apollojustice5338 it is, I just played some today and there were about 8 others with me

[@josef733]

GTA IV is, in my opinion, almost the best game ever made.

[@korana6308]

I would hesitate to say the best game. Don't forget it has flaws in it. But definitely the best in the GTA series.

[@krowman8458]

I Hated GTA 4 the most..they basically took out all the abilities to alter your character's body..took out all the gangs, country land, towns, multiple cities, casino, and all flying vehicles and called it a sequel.. I was so pissed

[@chrisdelgado4621]

Krowman84 It’s your own fault for expecting the game to be something it was never intended to be.

[@krowman8458]

@@chrisdelgado4621 Yea, I was actually expecting a good game, Shame on me..

[@shayh.3556]

@@krowman8458 Sequel to what exactly? GTA4 was great and still holds up for being over a decade old, same with Red Dead Redemption. I agree, the customization was lack luster and the map was smallish, even though it feels bigger. It's far from a perfect game, but the wrost GTA?? Lol Honestly, it's probably my all time favorite.

[@TKsh1]

The best Grand Theft Auto game to date, period. IV and EFLC took the series to a whole new level. Also, Rockstar Leeds deserves more love. We need another game from them!

[@Alec_Reaper]

Takeshi I wouldn't say best overall, I would say mostly best story, but not best gameplay, which could have been GTA V if they didn't take out a few things and just made SA HD. But then the GTA Cancer Online mode had to change it all

[@iliveinsideyourhouse1367]

Hell no gta sa was the best in terms of gameplay

[@TKsh1]

GTA was never an RPG in the first place, not that you would max the diving skill anyway. Second, why not having an cover system? Crouch and shooting with an SMG isn't any more fun and harder.

[@asdsdsd1092]

Alone the physics in GTA IV makes the game better than all other games imo, the shooting aspect is just so fun

[@FreeAimDog]

the only problem with EFLC was the over powered helicopters. people use to rain rockets down from the buzzards like crazy. it use to spam rockets like a sam turret and dint stop. not only that but the annihilators had explosive bullets like the jets in gta v. although the annihilators were a great tool to take out APCs online in tbogt so i'll give it that. if you were a pilot you could have a good time shooting noobs out their cockpit with the buzzard miniguns

[@TheLuvecerviere]

I absolutely adore GTA IV handling. Such a shame it's gone fully arcade in V.

[@Ethan-wx5pz]

I think because liberty city is smaller and more detailed they made the driving like that but los santos is huge and a bit less detailed so it makes sense the driving is more arcade like

[@Beath1000]

Why is that a problem? Arcade can be fun and good the same way the realism can be bad and poorly designed.

[@TheLuvecerviere]

@@Beath1000 Some may like arcade driving. Some may not. I personally prefer GTA IV handling. Also, GTA V handling gives you less feedback, and crash physics are quite underwhelming.

[@Beath1000]

@@TheLuvecerviere The problem is not preference; it's that people want realism in shoehorned into situations where it does not fit. Sometimes realism has to step back at let fun take over.

[@TheLuvecerviere]

@@Beath1000 GTA IV handling is not realistic. It's simply less arcade. You can feel the difference between cars, their inertia, and it perfectly fits the game which is entitled Grand Theft Auto. In GTA V I literally can't feel the difference between huge low-rider and sport-car, when it comes to something else than acceleration.

[@andreirusu6998]

Say all you want about this game " cars drive like boats, yada yada yada" I remember this like it was yesterday, people who never played GTA before started playing, and at technical level the game was ahead of it's time.

[@fartsnstuf]

so it's technical to force og players to change how they've been taught how to drive? okay

[@tonythatoneguy3861]

I stopped playing because of the driving...

[@santiagoibarra1137]

@@tonythatoneguy3861 and I got in love with that game because of the driving...

[@rkjeffery777]

@German Suplex Potato your just used to shitty arcade driving physics. You don't know what your talking about. Go play asseto Corsa and tell me how it feels. Realistic physics is always better option in gaming.

[@angelito2336]

@@rkjeffery777 Gta isn't supposed to be realistic dumbass.

[@Joker-ct7bv]

Imagine a GTA with an actual Italian story. Like being in the mob and stuff. I think they'd do it right.

[@Joker-ct7bv]

And no gta vice city may have had italians. But wasn't a true authentic Italian mob story

[@wolf0184]

@@Joker-ct7bv GTA Liberty City Stories

[@lasarousi]

That's gta3 and Liberty city stories.

[@lasarousi]

@Nasir Chhut I think they do pretty well, you want instead a more Hollywood novelization of the Mafia like the godfather and the such. Which are more soup operas. I like gta3 and LCS undertones more than the all out like the Scarface game or the literal Mafia games. Also the real Mafia peak was in the late 70s, which limits the era it can be done both correctly and fun.

[@MrBilliam1234]

Imagine a red dead redemption about Angelo bronte

[@pedrochevez2090]

This game is good. Imo better than 5. I'd even call it one of the better open world games from last gen; the others being RDD, Assasins creed 2, and Infamous.

[@brianisebay]

yeah but those games are all RPG, GTA 4, RDR, Assassins Creed and Infamous are all 3rd person action

[@pedrochevez2090]

traci beachel I guess i should had said third person sandbox games lol. So there it is.

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

+DD dorsett The Ford GT GTE GTA 5 is 5 year old. Almost. It's also "nostalgia's talking" as well.

[@TimSlee1]

"better than 5" That better be an opinion because 5 objectively improved and added so many features to its open world and mission system.

[@_bakz_3682]

DD dorsett The Ford GT GTE you're right lmao

[@nader91]

GTA IV is such a mature game and i love it. now that i'm in my early 30s i started to appreciate it so much more than i was younger in 2009

[@ichigokurosaki8661]

Been playing this game again like crazy so addictive.

[@lasarousi]

Since I got it for PC it hasn't been uninstalled for 8 years.

[@SimonMorganYay]

Same. Third time at least.

[@Laxhoop]

I think every GTA game either does something better than any other game in the series, or does something completely unique, that it makes the other GTA games feel flat as they lack that specific feature. GTA III has (or had) limbs that you could shoot off people, and the people would react accordingly. GTA III also had the best NPC animations of the 3D era. But III is very limited in every other regard. GTA Vice City has the absolute best soundtrack of the entire series. Its map oozes the 80s out of every pixel. It also had the most potential of the entire series, and you can feel it whenever you play, but all of that untapped potential just sits there, as the game engine and limits of technology doesn’t allow the game to flesh Tommy as a person out more, or any of the other characters, really. The characters in this game remain 1 dimensional, until they’re retroactively fleshed out in later titles, if they even get that at all. Many characters in this game feel like this should leave a bigger impact than they do, but only show up for two missions (The old guy at the money printers that Tommy apparently knew, when growing up is a good example. Another example being how Lance’s betrayal only really has one mission and one phone call to be set up, and it isn’t really set up well). GTA San Andreas has great RPG mechanics, but the sheer lack of anything to do on its expansive map, and the amount of time it takes to unlock all the weapons in order to begin leveling them up, or to customize your character, makes the game just feel tedious. Especially since, despite it having the most open world of the series up to the point of its release, SA is the most linear in terms of what you can do to pass a mission, in the entire series. In GTA III and Vice City, you could do the same mission a dozen times, and complete it in unique, fun ways every single time. But in SA, you’re penalized for straying from the path. And worst of all, some missions will take away all your weapons with no warning. And even more annoyingly, you basically have no reason to ever buy the desert eagle, since once you can finally buy it, every second mission replaces it with the basic pistol, and doesn’t give it back. And while SA also has the best customization of the 3D era, it stupidly prevents you from being able to buy clothing from most stores until you pass a certain story point. With the worst example being that the shop with all the best and most expensive clothes, is locked until you’ve completed half of the story missions on the final island, and this particular store only has one place to visit, which is on the FIRST island. GTA Liberty City Stories gives us insight into the characters of GTA III that we should have got while playing that game, however the game does feel like a mobile version of GTA III, in every way. GTA Vice City Stories has the mechanic of buying back all the weapons the police took from you, which is honestly genius, but was never reintroduced to the series. And given how each mobile port of the series takes away the mechanic of losing weapons upon being arrested or killed, the mobile port of this game wouldn’t even have this feature, which is probably why it’s taking Rockstar so long to port it, aside from concerns of it not being worth it, financially. But once again, the game does feel like a mobile port of Vice City, only less so. GTA IV has the best main character, story, and supporting cast of the entire series. But it limits the player in many ways (outlined in this video) that don’t make any sense, as previous entries allowed you to do those things. The fun is very often crippled by the attention to “realism”. GTA V has the best driving and flying mechanics of all the games. But compared to GTA IV, the combat, driving, flying, and on-foot movement just feels flat. Like these things was clearly made easier to appeal to more mainstream audiences. Plus, all the characters have been very heavily reduced in terms of their depth from the previous title. Everyone loved to hate on GTA IV for taking itself seriously, so Rockstar decided to not do that for V, and now everyone is looking back at GTA IV, and going “O.K., maybe it wasn’t TOO bad.” You don’t know what you have until it’s gone.

[@pelucheCR7]

Spencer Whiteway SA gave you the most mission freedom out of the original trilogy, San Fierro missions are good examples og this don't know what you're talking about.

[@Laxhoop]

pelucheCR7 In GTA III, for most missions you could do damn near anything to complete the missions, regardless of what it tells you to do. In fact, you can even kill a guy your not supposed to kill to get his shotgun early in the Story, and the game won’t penalize you. However, try that sh*t in San Andreas, and you get a mission failed. You can’t stray from the extremely specific path the designers made for you. It’s so bad in some missions of SA, that blowing up a guy your supposed to shoot, gets you a missions failed, even though there’s no reason blowing him up would be bad, story-wise. You HAVE to shoot him to kill him, because the game said so. In III and Vice City, if you were told to kill someone in a specific way, you could kill them however you wanted, just so long as they died before you ran out of time.

[@TheShortbread123]

Spencer Whiteway In San Andreas the only time the game fails you for blowing someone up is if you have you to kill them to get an item and obviously blowing them up would destroy the item. Also in SA you could kill the guy from the pizza place who shoots you with the shotgun to get it off him, this mission also happens early in the story. In the mission “Drive by “ where the objective is to drive while Ryder, sweet and Big Smoke shoot Ballas from the car you can get out the car yourself and kill them anyway you want without receiving any punishment from the game. There are lots more examples of freedom like this you just have to explore different options. Also there are lots of things to do in the open world such as taxi missions, vigilante missions, robbing houses, fire truck missions, paramedic missions, trucking missions, there are lists of cars to export, many races and just general fucking about in the open world.

[@someguy9204]

Personally, I prefer VCS' soundtrack over VC's. I mean, they're both great, but for me VCS wins in the soundtrack department

[@BMoney8600]

GTA 4 was my first game in the GTA series and I loved it! I'll go back and play it more than I play GTA 5. I loved the car damage, the cops weren't like robocop like they are in GTA 5, the physics are great, and one feature I love is the ambulance when an NPC gets killed an ambulance goes there and the paramedics heal them and put them in the back of the ambulance. That doesn't happen in GTA 5. Little details like that made me love the game!

[@samthesmartfella]

I wish you mentioned the radio stations getting changed and replaced due to licensing issues

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

Don't download the patch. Problem solved. If you want to play MP, download the patch. That's only worth to do it. On PC download latest patch before 2018 version. For Steam i don't know the solution for it.

[@jumpman2326]

Ryan rogerson Right

[@samthesmartfella]

I dont have GTA IV but I find it rather bothersome when they decide because of licensing, they have to reduce songs and replace them with songs that dont fit in with the atmosphere of the game.

[@krowman8458]

Why doesn't this happen to movie soundtracks that keep getting rereleased on dvd's decades later?

[@ASAPMarko]

@CinnaminBun cause they hold the rights only for 10 years iirc

[@PLPlolol1]

i love gta 4s driving

[@jozef97]

IV's driving was nearly perfect. They completely butchered it in V. I don't know why this opinion is the rare one. Just because driving in a game has a learning curve doesn't mean it's bad, it means you will enjoy it all the more once you get good at it. But no, apparently every car should handle like an RC car so it's easy as possible from the get-go.

[@PLPlolol1]

but if we consider the older games then gta vs handling is more true to the series also gta5 is considered to be one of the best racing games (look at broughy1322) i still love gta4s handling no it isnt really that realistic too much bodyroll

[@jozef97]

5s isnt better at all. Try going in first person perspective and parallel parking a car like you would in real life. You'll feel straight away how broken and fucked up the driving physics are in V. IV just wasn't like that. Yes, V is more "true to the series" but it's said in this video that they kept is unrealistic in the 3D world because they didn't have the technical capabilities for it back then. Driving in V is just too easy, and better handling should be something you feel in the expensive cars in the game but it doesn't work because all cars in V handle the same.

[@PLPlolol1]

youre talking down a bit much on gta5s handling gta5s handling is great, theres a big racing community around it because of it i still prefer gta4s handling but wouldnt go as far as saying all cars in gta5 handle the same (thats the crew youre talking about)

[@jozef97]

The crew is a bad game I agree. I just really liked the direction IV took and obviously V felt like a step backwards to me. That parallel parking thing I said to try, is because i was learning to drive around the time the PC port of GTA V came out. I practiced parallel parking on IV and found it really useful at the time and then thought "wait, V has a first person camera, it's the perfect place to practice." Tried it, and it just wasn't do-able. The difference between the two games became clear when you try something like that. I just really liked IV's realism, and V feels like a soulless game to me.

[@baileyenergy1839]

This is my all time favourite game. It is a acquired taste for sure. I love the gritty story, and physics and the dark NYC setting. It’s such a captivating game if you let yourself get fully immersed into the characters and play the SOLC alongside with it, kind of like GTA V. I reckon i’ve gone through this game at least 10 times, most recently last year. Unfortunately I feel like that might be my last play through as it’s finally starting to age but it’ll forever have a place in my gaming heart.

[@ShadowQueen1233]

Me too, I love this game

[@oliveiraluis3540]

This game just doesnt get old.

[@KB-420.]

You got to wait a few seconds when ya enter a car to give time to put your seatbelt on 😉 Pretty cool feature

[@Eratiik]

He even has to turn the car on if you turned it off when you got out last. Another great detail. I was stoked Niko could pick up bricks and other stuff off the ground and throw it lol.

[@nekelaznup4644]

What? I didn't even know that was a feature...

[@BullworthGraduate]

@ K B - You serious, or bullshiting?

[@suicidalbanananana]

@Clayton Luce: 'K B' is serious, im honestly wondering how much the reviewer actually played this game because theres alot more of these sort of features that he somehow all missed.

[@BullworthGraduate]

@ suicidal.banana - Well with all due respect, ColorShed shouldn't really cover every small detail. That's not really the point of a review. Perhaps a retrospective, but not a review unless you're DWTerminator who loves to complain about the smallest detail and make them a huge problem. As for the seat belt thing, I totally got to see that when I get around to playing the game again. Don't know why despite my complaints about it being utterly too dark to be a _GTA_ game, I really want to go back to it especially since I spend the last couple years back in the 3D Era and recently played _GTA V_ again after getting it for my newly receieved PS4. Love that version. All new songs on Los Santos Rock Radio and First-Person mode made me happy and enjoy it more.

[@mazinho4358]

*NICO...LET'S GO BOWLING*

[@cannedbeverage7687]

It's Niko, not Nico.

[@ishe_we_zimbabwe]

MLG Dew On PSN it says Nico. I have no idea why.

[@cannedbeverage7687]

Weird.

[@xXSilentAgent47Xx]

+W33AB00 His correct name is Niko. Nico sounds like some child can't even pronounce name correctly.

[@donthitmeimwoozy]

Im sorry I cant play pool with you cousin, I got unnamed pedestrians to slaughter.

[@daddydallas4789]

Seriously the story and the characters are the best thing I've ever experienced in any video game.

[@frogglen6350]

Daddy Dallas Guess you have not played a lot of games. Go play some MGS 3 or Red Dead Redemption, *casual*

[@daddydallas4789]

I've played some games man, including Red Dead Redemption. Although the story was quite interesting, it was not as good as Gta 4. But I think this way probably because I have never been into wild west stuff that much and I am eastern european myself so I could identify with Niko much better. And I also prefer realistic scenarios much more.

[@nayten0324]

Aku Fan For me Red dead redemption is my favourite video game story and gta 4 is my second favourite

[@nickrustyson8124]

@@nayten0324 Go play Mafia 3, the game play isn't great, but I do like the characters, and the kills are something else.

[@RM-mv7ez]

@@daddydallas4789 rdr story was amazing

[@rickalicious1116]

If only they remastered this game on PS4, I will be so happy.

[@ezioassassain]

if you got a good pc just install an enb

[@just-fun-stuff6753]

on series x you'll get 60fps, on one x atleast ~45fps.

[@jwork5680]

hey

[@The_Punisher_969]

I just finished GTA IV again last week and I have to say it's still an amazing experience 🙌 the story is just amazingly well written and executed. Niko is by far the best protagonist of any GTA game. And I actually love the driving physics, it's much more engaging than GTA V's driving where every car feels the same. And of course the ragdoll physics are just out of this world, probably the best in all of gaming.

[@TurbidTG1]

This is my favorite GTA for a number of reasons. 1. It was the first in HD and a huge leap in terms of that from San Andreas. 2. It was the first I played when it came out. 3. An engaging storyline that I think is more memorable than 5’s. 4. Funny and interesting characters! Roman is my favorite and I actually like the bowling! 5. Better fighting and shooting mechanics than 5. It seems in 5, you shoot them twice and they die, in 4, it’s more of an effort. 6. Damage when you’re driving, much more detail than 5. 7. Finally a cover system! 8. I felt that your choices actually carried weight in the game and the choice between killing one character or the other was significant. 9. I love the different cutscenes and calls you get if you fail a mission and the calls to Roman after a certain mission for his thoughts on it. My favorite GTAs in order and why. 1. GTA 4. 2. The Ballad of Gay Tony - A much more colorful version of Liberty City and the nightlife experience. 3. San Andreas - The most customizable GTA to date with your clothes, tattoos, haircuts, eating. It’s basically GTA Tamagotchi simulator tbh. 4. Vice City - Tommy is a funny character at times even though he’s a remorseless psychopath! Probably the best soundtrack in the series with many classic 1980’s hits. Basically a better version of Scarface the game mixed with Miami Vice. 5. The Lost and Damned - I couldn’t get into the biker aspect. Dark, dreary, and plenty of heavy metal didn’t appeal to me. 6. GTA 3 - Good Lord. 1. You hit one curb and you immediately flip upside. 2. Driving mechanics are very wonky. 3. The gangs. If you do missions for the gangs in 3, by the end of the game, 7 out of 9 hate you and will shoot you on sight. 4. Some missions are very difficult. I.e. The coffee mission. 5. The game shows you no mercy, ever. Saving is probably the most important key in any of the GTA games, but in this one, it’s number one! Because the game will try to turn you upside down and fuck you in the ass each time it gets!

[@apollojustice5338]

Turbid TG1 lol I like GTA 3 exactly for the problems you mentioned.

[@fatbroccoli8]

Turbid TG1 ofc it’s your favourite GTA if it’s the first one you played when it came out, the others probably hadn’t aged so well by the time you played them

[@JayJKG]

Damn it YES YOU GET IT!! I fucking hate that shooting someone in GTA V twice kills them, in GTA IV they try to live, they may even crawl to get away from you. The physics in IV are undisputedly better.

[@someguy8951]

@@JayJKG And here we go with the bs gta 4 vs gta 5

[@genwunnergreen2100]

Rockstar should make an actual series of Republican Space Rangers. That was the funniest show in the game.

[@DarkSunStudios1]

You can see some on GTA V

[@normiesaredegeneratesthatn3331]

Facts.

[@PlaystationSimmer]

I'd love a Princess Robot Bubblegum anime scale figure

[@Hallo-yv1ks]

@@PlaystationSimmer lmao

[@armin38822]

For a guy who's from Yugoslavia he speaks the language in the most broken accent possible.

[@Reshi9984]

its an american actor

[@nazzeem_4388]

He isnt neccesarily yugoslavian he was voiced in a serbian accent and rockstar even say hes a man with no country

[@jorgendalaplanson7468]

@@nazzeem_4388 What? He is obviously from the Balkans which means he should have grown up speaking Yugoslavian fluently. 5:00 is the most cringy accent I have heard.

[@armin38822]

@Saul Riste I was talking about Niko. You can't say he's a man without a country when he clearly speaks serbo-Croatian just in a very broken way. If you move to another country at that age your native language will stay perfect.

[@nikitad8878]

@@jorgendalaplanson7468 yugoslavian aint a language

[@nevin3543]

Your reviews are insanely high quality and go into insane detail on the game. I'm surprised you don't have more subscribers.

[@grehembelly]

20:45 Niko can use a seatbelt, you just have to wait after entering a car, before driving it, so Niko would wear a seatbelt, works similarly to motorcycle helmets.

[@fatbroccoli8]

Grehem Belly yeah, I don’t see how only three people in this whole comment section know about this... wtf

[@boulevardpriora8166]

Wtf I never realized that

[@grehembelly]

@GrungeKid_27 yes, you won't fly through the windshield, which can sometimes happen after some strong collision.

[@heidirichter]

Such a shame that the PC version is STILL terrible, even on hardware far more powerful then when the game first came out.

[@awansarmad]

You are absolutely correct, I first played this game back in 2008 with my 8600GTS 2 gb of ram it had very low fps, and now i own gtx 1060 6gb with 16 gb of ram and my game still lag with occasional low fps even with all fixing.

[@ZK-APA]

Troy Wilkins I think the last update made the PC version a bit more optimised. Key word “a bit”. Gta 5 still runs better than 4 in my pc though lol.

[@fuzetee5365]

It's fine for me

[@suicidalbanananana]

Legit copies got patched to a point where they ran 60fps on high end hardware of that time. Just saying...

[@dolbyprologicii]

gta4 runs much worse on my ps3 than my laptop with igpu though

[@MRJAMMYDODGER101]

Y E L L O W C A R

[@heyitspanos8004]

Τhe Greatest Grand Theft Auto ever made and one of my favorite games

[@elans.8595]

@PussyIsHere k

[@artifex2.080]

@PussyIsHere didn't have to describe yourself there bud

[@250R1983lover]

GTA IV took away RPG elements that made GTA SA so great and replaced them with an amazing environment, awesome game play elements, and the best GTA story to date.

[@Gtasplayer]

What???? GTA IV HAD WAYYY MORE RPG ELEMENTS 😂 and unlike San Andreas the rpg elements in this game had weight as in they could change the outcome of the storyline. Other than that I agree

[@20timesmanunited20]

I wasn't expecting you to talk about the story like you did. It seems most people who critique GTA 4 don't have a clue about the story and just saying "it's boring" or something. Wish you would've gone more in depth about it though. Left a like.

[@20timesmanunited20]

True but it's 10 years old, pretty sure it would be ok to talk about them.

[@fartsnstuf]

so people with common sense telling you that the game has a shitty boring ass story don't have a clue, ain't that a bitch lmao those so called "people who don't have a clue" are entirely right for saying this game is a boring ass piece of shit

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

Story in gta 4 is really great.

[@hobowizard3124]

I love how everyone saying gta 4 is boring has a shitty name like "fartsnstuf" and are subbed to cartoon network or tobuscus , shitty parenting tbh .

[@trevorphilips9065]

traci beachel Yeah no its not you liked once but you keep saying its boring to annoy people so its really great like you once told Pakta Gusta

[@LesterCrest1]

GTA 5 compared with GTA 4 looks like and arcade game for kids, easy driving, bad car damages and if you're upside down with a car you can flip it in the right position. In GTA 4 if you were upside down with a car you were forced to find another car to push it and flip it or abbandone it. GTA 4 is the real rappresentation of "aren't you able to drive in this game? Learn it and shut up" that's the reason why i love GTA 4.

[@dickson6146]

but the driving is bad. if the driving was good and difficult thatd be a positive, but its bad and difficult which is a bad thing

[@LesterCrest1]

dickson 61 honestly i found GTA 4 driving phisich very realistic because in real life if you drive a car too fast it start go straight even if you're turning left or right. And that's the same thing in GTA 4. Another cool thing is: if you hit a car on the side it will flip and in GTA 5 this fact doesn't happen.

[@dickson6146]

4s driving is not realistic lol

[@corythosauruscasuarius5927]

dickson 61 5s driving is not realistic

[@trevorphilips9065]

traci beachel Bullshit fuck outta here honey and defend 4 from Pakta Gusta its what your good at

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

People forget so easily how blown away everyone was by this game. Nobody was saying "lack of content" back then.

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

The game was the highest rated X box 360 game at the time I think. The game had great reviews everywhere. I remember this because I could never get into the game but so many people loved it. That's why I'm surprised when I see videos acting like it was under appreciated at the time.

[@davidkennard6071]

Deserves a remaster that’s for sure!

[@ludacorleone8563]

i hope one day they do it

[@Wolfie_2045]

I don’t understand how GTA 4 isn’t a lot of peoples favorite GTA? Great story, good characters, great physics, funny pedestrians, etc.

[@hatsoff4524]

If we're talking about the gameplay, sans the physics (I have mixed feelings with it), the customization is a huge step back from San Andreas, and overall things to do is less than again San Andreas, and even V, or it's competitor at the time Saints Row 2. I agree the story is the best of GTA though.

[@roach7191]

I feel that alot of people prefere a gta game to be more light hearted

[@Wolfie_2045]

@@hatsoff4524 I can definitely understand what you mean. The story is actually pretty dark and realistic. The customization though I actually thought was pretty bad.

[@radiationwow]

Can't believe I spent 30mins watching this xD I've played GTA IV many times already.

[@sillyszili2593]

GTA IV has the best story of the GTAs

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

Agree, story is dark and engaging.

[@trevorphilips9065]

traci beachel Its good Traci like you said before its not like 5's cliche shit kill everyone in 1 mission wow what a build up

[@apollojustice5338]

Traci breachel truly went hypocrite,didn't he/she?

[@trevorphilips9065]

Apollo Justice She's gone now

[@TheCosta5000]

"Hey cousin, you want to go bowling?"

[@syproful]

Physics in GTA IV were the shit. Much better than V. It had weight to it. Every crash is a laugh.

[@mgk-metalgearkelly5054]

"You are on an island which is 90% buildings, it's dark to the point where you have to adjust brightness settings and has fewer colours than a broken printer." Yep, that sums up New York.

[@eevee5jdm483]

Gta IV has a really good online multiplayer modus

[@B93R]

A video by ColourShed that's 30 minutes long? I'm spoiled.

[@Dschukis]

Weird review.. never heard someone call Liberty City empty and boring. I think its the complete opposite, it has character and is dark, prefer it to Los Santos. Another thing I realize is, the author seems to reeeeally like sheer content, regardless to it being good or bad. SA was awesome in its era, but lots of its content was forgetable. I prefer the newer Rockstar open worlds, which are more detailed, may have less shirts and pants I dont care for, but citys that are thrilling and alive. Dont need to dress Nico in stupid clothes to achieve that.

[@MrSiloterio]

How do you define thrilling and alive without referring to activities and content?

[@Feras_Ahmed661]

@@MrSiloterio I was about to ask the same

[@Mrpartyallnight101]

This is probably my least fav GTA in the series. Its boring and the charm isnt there. So yeah i can agree with the vid

[@polishrocker93]

My biggest issue with the game is this line of dialogue: “The mansion is coming, cousin. That’s the dream!” I remember from this one line expecting to be able to buy up property and becoming powerful and rich. But nope! No mansion, and all you get is an empty map with nothing to do.

[@haroldmerewether1224]

Best bloody game I ever played and still do. It's hilarious, just listening to the pedestrians on the street has more depth than GTA 5.

[@ChipWhitingtonIII]

I think 5 takes it when it comes to fun factor. But in terms of story and characters, 4 is the best.

[@jumpman2326]

Johnny Rio Gta 5 is boring

[@spitz5183]

V gets boring for me quickly despite it having more content and updates. There’s just something about IV that got me playing it for 5 - 6+ years without me ever losing interest. Even the story I can play 10+ times and still maintain interest. Maybe it was the awesome DLC expansion packs? Who knows.

[@TimSlee1]

True. I love the open world of GTA 5. People underestimate the content in favor of their nostalgia for GTA 4. That is not to say that liking GTA 4 more is a bad thing, it's just objectively worse than GTA 5 when it comes to content variety. I agree on story though, it's better in that regard.

[@Wol1427]

Secular Unity The dlc, the dating in the original GTA 4, lots of interior areas, comedy club, stage show, night clubs in The Ballad of Gay Tony, and inputting the phone cheat codes after you've beaten the game, and got most of, if not, all the trophies that could by locked by using the cheats. Nothing beats codes that can be accessed by a single button, and the hilarity of having cars, bikes, and boats suspended in mid-air, or falling with a boat on Rotterdam Tower.

[@spitz5183]

[Not]MJJ1427 Good points there. I just love GTA IV. I like evertything about it. Mayb only things that are annoying, you can say that, are driving sometimes. If I go on high speeds, it's harder to control a vehicle, but it's more realistic that way so, that's okay. The realism of GTA IV is just amazing. If you stand near the ped, they sometimes can make funny remarks to you, but not attack you, like they do in GTA V. I just love the realism and attention to detail in IV. People get stopped by police, criminals get arrested and put into car, npc's react to rain, buying food at vendors and eating it, you can give money to soap boxers and hobos and they thank you. And many more.

[@RAKUNTU]

It's shame what happened to Johnny why Rockstar😔

[@dmalak4509]

Lazy writing from Rockstar. If you look at GTA V it’s all one big nostalgic trip.

[@MrRjwagner]

My guess was for shock value. To have the first-ever GTA protagonist be killed on screen, and by another protagonist at the same time no less. I admit it is a rather downer ending on Johnny's story, especially given his storyline in TLATD. However, perhaps that was the point. Johnny lost everything that mattered to him due to the circumstances of that story. He lost his gang, his friends, his family, his city for that matter. Take all that into consideration, and the person that Johnny was, it's not surprising at all that he not only goes against his better instincts and hook back up with his ex, but get hooked on the drugs that she took daily and become a downtrodden, depressed, manic of a man who could barely put any weight in his voice against Trevor, let alone stand up for himself anymore. At least, that's my interpretation of that whole situation. Shock-value, a way to introduce the final protagonist of the game, and to end Johnny's storyline on a very much depressing conclusion.

[@Ethan-wx5pz]

I think it makes sense because that’s how a lot of criminals go out

[@Chris_Travis_Scott_Joplin]

Kieara Wagner it really made me hate Trevor at first but then he grew on me a lot.

[@RastaGamesful]

The best GTA review I've ever seen.

[@rajat1960]

This game had some good physics and the theme song is amazing... and the story and dynamicity is epic. Playing at 8 fps on pc at high graphics

[@FryNOR]

GTA IV was the first game i pre-ordered on Steam back in 2008, my pc was crap. I think my GPU was a 250 GTS and i had to play with everything on low. Now i have a GTX 1080ti and a 4K monitor and can play in 4K with everything on max... what a joy!.

[@James_Winter27]

I still replay GTA IV and San Andreas while I only played GTA V once and when I got 100% never played it again and never will.

[@bogdanshymanovski]

The fact that nico doesn’t use a seatbelt in the game is really accurate honestly, in Slavic nations most people of Nico’s generation use seatbelts

[@kimmolaine8069]

I absolutely love the driving mechanics in IV. The realistic violence also prevents me from acting like a lunatic with Niko. V took a step back in those, but it fit that game and its setting pretty well.

[@MrDomq22]

Jesus. I remember being 13 and having my grandmother drive me to gamestop on April 29th right after school to pick up my pre ordered copy. I haven't been as hyped as I was back then for a game since. I wish we could a remaster of some sort.

[@PhanaticalProduction]

First two minutes I could tell this is really well made...great upload!👍

[@bartoltolic]

Ahh.. that theme from gta 4 is majestic (Edit): CoUSin, let'S GO BOWlinG

[@obesegrandpa8733]

I like GTA V and IV equally... Is that bad?

[@joshuarandazzo7335]

yes

[@Ethan-wx5pz]

To most of this comment section it is

[@artifex2.080]

Yes

[@moncay3238]

yes according the comment section

[@RobertEdwinHouse9]

How many times did I complete this game like 20

[@marcocavaco3150]

All good. But the driving in GTA4 is the best of all the titles. You drive a bathtub, you feel like you're driving a bathtub. You drive a sports car, if feels like a sports car. The physics and car dynamics are almost better than some of the "simulation" driving games around.

[@RichSmithson]

Personally IV is my favourite GTA game of all time. Its the only GTA Game iv got 100% on and still kept on playing for months on end. As much as i loved the PS2 GTA Games, i wasn't a big fan of some of the mechanics. Example the cop spawning mechanic was completely random. They would just spawn out of no where with no reason. IV we finally had a proper system where you felt like you could actually get away if you weren't detected for long enough. Also the physics engine was amazing and personally i think better then V which seemed to cut some of it out. The AI in IV for example is smarter and more dynamic then V.

[@Tyranniod]

The best story and most immersive world in the entire series. I love niko's story so much.

[@BMoney8600]

Tyranniod me too!

[@glx3846]

This game is the best GTA ever made and the most realistic! It will stand the test of time and still look awesome 20+ years from now!

[@mahimmarufuzzaman3588]

Plot twist: Niko is asking Roman to go bowling.

[@KardyVFX]

Holy shit.

[@jackoberto01]

I always do that when I play it...

[@cozymonk]

Correct me if I'm wrong, because it's been a while, but Niko puts on seat belts like he puts on helmets. If you sit and wait for a second, he'll go through an animation to put it on, so he doesn't fly through the windshield. If you just take off as soon as you're in the car, he doesn't put on the seat belt. I remember never having a problem after figuring this out. Edit: Also, use the handbrake to turn quickly in 4. It's basically essential and once you get the hang of it it feels pretty natural.

[@goldwaterproductions]

As much as I love 5 I think 4 has the more rich experience in terms of storyline. Yes 5 has a lot more variety but being someone who plays gta for the story, 4 is a much better game in that aspect

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

I love GTA5 but could never get into GTA4. But what you're saying is true.

[@nekeoh3474]

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who loves this game. I've been playing it since 2008! Gta 5 was just a huge let down for me. The story was so BORING and they got rid of the awsome ragdoll physics from 4. I wish that they brought some features from SA like buying property and more character customization.

[@nekeoh3474]

traci beachel GTA 5 had awsome ideas but it was just half cooked or the pay off just wasn't there. Franklin is the most boring character ever written! Lamar would of been an awsome 3rd protagonist. The antagonist were very weak and their motives were just boring. I never had a reason to play through gta 5 again. But I'll happily play through gta 4 and it's DLC any day.

[@jumpman2326]

Nekeoh Gta 4 is the best gta to me

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

5's story is the less interesting gta story I ever played. I expect some seriousness in gta 6.

[@TimSlee1]

If Rockstar made a game with the same amount of features and simple map and as 4 we would all be bitching. So no, it's not better than GTA 5 when it comes to technical aspects but I respect those who prefer it for its story and simple open world.

[@samz8691]

Dont forget how Linear 5 is, ESP with the highly scripted heists, I prefer GTA 4's four leaf clover because in that mission it didn't force you to escape a certain way, so I ended up with this awesome police chase across half the map, having to swap vehicles as it continued

[@Shadowfire204]

Who need hot coffee when you can get warm coffee "Speak up a little!" "Tell me interesting things!"

[@Jared_Wignall]

Fantastic review. This is my favorite game in the GTA series. The characters and story is incredible and I love replaying it every so often. I never get tired of it. Over a decade later, the game doesn’t feel like its aged badly, it’s aged great in fact. Would have loved if this got remastered for its 10th anniversary for the PS4 and X-Box One, but Rockstar is too busy with GTA: Online to do such a thing unfortunately.

[@mickeycoolmouse]

You have one of the most well researched and engaging reviews on this platform. I hope you see a substantial growth. Cheers!

[@utkaaaarsh]

Surprised and pleased to see non-toxic reviews of the GTA series :3

[@deadrock1678]

GTA 4 easily has the best GTA story. Niko is also my favorite GTA protagonist.

[@suckafool123]

Gta IV is 10 years old..... GTA V is already 5 years old....... F u c k

[@DatMentalGamer]

time flies when your having fun :/

[@haaxxx9]

"There is also a in-game T.V. if you have no life" Well shit, count me in for being a no-life lmao. That is the only thing I have close to cable at my home :(

[@QuuQuu]

I could listen to you talk for hours!! You earned a subscriber, I love your content!

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

Regrettably I did not ever play this game. I didn’t have a ps3 at the time this game came out but, I did just buy this on Xbox one yesterday so I am going all in!

[@gangsterfatguy]

take a shot every time he says american dream

[@donking2255]

Best storyline in the series by far. Especially the way it ties in with the diamonds & other plotlines with ballad of gay tony and lost & damned. Gameplay wise I still think San Andreas is unbeaten - GTA V comes close though.

[@sugreev2001]

I don’t agree with your criticism about the city, like, at all. Atleast it has a life outside the main storyline, unlike GTA V. The physics make causing carnage fun. I felt that GTA V was a step down in a lot of regards. Even though I loved Michael, Niko has more personality than all of them. Trevor is just crazy, and Franklin is one of the most boring protagonists of any open world game, not just GTA. The story isn’t that great either, and the worst in the main series. Rockstars obsession with MP kind of ruined that for me, but I still have high hopes for GTA 6, mainly because RDR2 proved they haven’t lost their touch one bit.

[@GTAPanos]

Good review. Mini rant following. I love this game. I love the tone, the story, the realistic and heavy feel that all objects have and Niko Bellic is probably my favourite GTA character of all time. Having a character with such a serious background and personal growth motivated me to play as THAT character. I mean I didn't kill any civilians, I avoided stealing during free roam , I drove somewhat realistically and when I could let a character go instead of executing them, I did. I thoroughly enjoyed this whole ordeal because it made it feel real, like I was living inside liberty city. That being said, I understand that 5 will always be the better game in terms of content, but I will always have GTA 4 in my heart, and I hope that the new GTA will be a mix of 4 and 5 in terms of realism, fun and content. On a side note, I love the driving in GTA 4. It feels much more rewarding when you do something cool or when you don't crash at high speeds

[@Charles-hy6gp]

more rewarding doesn't mean is more realism the suspension of the cars feels that is broken or something, sports cars and specially bikes should been way less challenging play racing games, you only want driving that takes more skills, but you don't cared about driving that is realistic

[@GTAPanos]

@@Charles-hy6gp The suspension system is indeed broken. But I liked the handling, it's not as easy to turn in tight city corners in real life at high speeds. I'm not necessarily saying it's the best driving mechanics, all I'm saying it that I enjoyed it!

[@flashkage8716]

Panos OT I have to disagree with the content part of what u said I mean V has better graphics that is the only better thing it really has tbh and Mayb the character and car customisation other than that it’s just so boring like the story is so wary and doesn’t have a good story plot like the IV and V doesn’t have the same rag doll affect that made IV so interesting and fun. If it wasn’t for the online of V than this V would have died out after 2-3 years

[@GTAPanos]

@@flashkage8716 Yes yes I was talking about the customisation part, and also the fact that it's not limited to only urban landscapes. I should've been more specific my dude, apologies 🙏🏻

[@daddiodizzle8990]

Thank you. It felt like less than SA. In between SA and 4, Saints Row had came out and had improved upon SA. So when this dropped, I was definitely disappointed, in that it was so much less as far as vehicles, options, areas and gameplay improvements, than SA or Saints.

[@ShiftyGuy777]

I think to make gta sa straightforward theres a cheat to never get hungry and max the stats for weapon skills and car skills

[@BGOutOfService]

So glad this hit a million views, deserves each one!