Niko talks about his time in the war - GRAND THEFT AUTO 4

Niko talks about his time in the war - GRAND THEFT AUTO 4
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[@platinumvideos9810]

GTA 4 could be a 2+ hour long movie and I’d buy it without a second thought

[@v3rcetti716]

what im sayin lmaoo

[@PlaystationGamerZX]

Make it 3 hours, this could have been perfect gta movie, Game itself is just like a movie, i mean gta 5 and San andreas is great story is great as well but this story gta 4 is a real deal! Better story than San andreas and V

[@BeexDubb]

I replayed this game so many times I lost count. At least 10 times.

[@platinumvideos9810]

Manuel Amaya Exactly. The story is absolutely perfect and is really really good movie material.

[@zachyoungmusic06]

I'm writing one right now

[@ricoco7891]

I don't know if it's intentional, but Niko seems really awkward at the start of this scene, like he's not at all used to kindness and good manners coming from Faustin's wife. I think that's honestly beautiful and kind of sad

[@TheRaccoonDealer98]

Yep. Its like he doesn't know what to do with himself when presented with kindness. It happens a few times throughout the game, I never really noticed until now

[@Trillioons]

@@TheRaccoonDealer98 I fw it cause it builds up his character even more and makes him human.

[@ricoco7891]

@Lochlan Kaiser obviouuus hack and double account 😂

[@Trillioons]

@@ricoco7891 Damn how tf they raided a GTA IV section 💀

[@ricoco7891]

@@Trillioons they raid fuckin everything, got two of em on my comments in the past day or smth lol

[@eddieguererro46]

1:57 This game was something else..

[@biggestdoinks9149]

Dracule 'gimme the loot' Mihawk deeper than gta 5

[@myers5059]

@@biggestdoinks9149 Gta v is more a joke than a gta

[@kittycawn_]

@@myers5059 agreed

[@miljenko4209]

no thats yugoslav wars

[@TheRaccoonDealer98]

@@myers5059 I disagree. That game had some very deep moments in it. GTA 5 has an amazing story, its just not aa serious and twisted as 4s

[@thorbat]

I always loved how even though he was a borderline sociopath he was always extremely polite and gentlemanly to people that were good to him.

[@mixrable1212]

He wasn't a sociopath. He's just a broken man. War does that to you. Whatever he went through gradually broke his soul. Can't blame the poor guy

[@abdullayaser700]

@@mixrable1212 nope remember he is a gta character

[@Garrus1995]

I think it’s unfair to call him a sociopath. He’s a product of his upbringing. Robbed of a happy childhood and forced to be a soldier, forced to witness atrocities and watch the people he loved die. He just buried whatever morality and idealism he may have once had deep because the world just hurt him one too many times.

[@scorpion6328]

@@Garrus1995 This! A sociopath is more like Trevor. Or maybe psychopath is the proper term for him.

[@justbeingarationalperson.228]

@@abdullayaser700 A GTA Character doesn't mean shit, if we're taking the canon route of the story, then he's not all that bad as what you did.

[@thebiggerboat3236]

Always found it interesting that so many people offer Niko whiskey, vodka, beer, etc and he always turns them down, but when Ms. Faustin offers him tea, he takes it and drinks it. Just a funny little detail about how he's really a nice person like she is, and he doesn't REALLY align well with the individuals he so often works for.

[@siavashmassoudi]

I noticed the same thing! It’s definitely well writing and detailing that the developers and writers did to game. It shows how Ms. Faustin is one of the few people he trusts and is comfortable being around and talking to. 10/10 writing.

[@wills.junks7]

Well it's probably mostly because those are alcohol and Niko wants to keep his minds sharp for the job he's doing

[@chasevids14]

It could be the reason he doesn’t drink is because he might have gotten hammered during the war and something popped off while he was drunk and he lost people and couldn’t do anything about it due to being inebriated.

[@premium_chrome]

I always looked it as nico just doing what he has to do to survive. His whole life he has done fucked up things and its the only thing he is good at so he does it. Never outta want but outta need.

[@TotalCruiserBabe]

It was only in One Last Thing where Niko orders a Vodka on the rocks.

[@supremeghost7950]

I just noticed how Nico always is on alert. For example, before he entered the house he looked around, searching for enemies. The same when he entered the living room; looking around for ambushes or dangers in general. Small little details, which is why I loved GTA IV. The story was so dark and realistic.

[@Somewhat-Sinister]

(Late reply, ik) even when moving into the new apartment mallory set up for him and Roman it's like his eyes are glued to the other side of the room, where there's a door or 2 he was looking at, scanning for anyone hiding.

[@muhibaqeel9709]

War must've made him paranoid

[@casparvonbergliez7738]

I just thought Niko had ADHD or was just nervous

[@SherLock55]

Yeah R* really do go above and beyond for the minor details, Niko is a war vet and now hardened criminal so he is always alert and scanning the room and looking for exits. Makes sense.

[@amf9354]

PTSD

[@nolanrux7866]

1:55 Notice how the camera's FOV becomes more intense as Niko talk's about his PTSD, almost like you can feel like his ears are ringing when he's telling the church story. Like it's all coming back to him.

[@mybrickhead]

Digital version of panning out and zooming in at the same time

[@SaberRexZealot]

@@mybrickhead dolly zoom

[@MrBrandonStar]

@@SaberRexZealot pov he means

[@realjoshhayes]

Also known as the Hitchcock effect.

[@GivenchyMo]

I never noticed that 😳

[@ek7404]

GTA 4's story makes GTA 5's look like a comedy.

[@Stop_Sign21]

Well GTA 5 had a lot of funny moments. GTA 5 is very lighthearted compared to GTA 4

[@theamazingcj2748]

That's because GTA 5 is a comedy

[@Spitfire_94]

It more or less was, right? It put the satire at the forefront while GTA4 was a lot more story and character focused. It still has its dark and serious moments but you can tell they wanted GTA5 to be lighter and more glamour focused after GTA4s dark story and serious tone.

[@jeremyallen492]

@@theamazingcj2748 it's a shame the joke wasn't very funny

[@theamazingcj2748]

@@Spitfire_94 basically like real life LA vs. NY

[@stunseedordeesnuts]

0:54 his chuckle melts my heart

[@marcosm1223]

It feels very awkward, and that fits just right as Niko is, well, Niko, and he's being presented with kindness.

[@thomastristan59]

Niko's story arc and character was truly remarkable. It was a shame that it went from serious and focused on one character to making too much focus on too many silly characters. I want Niko back.

[@MrBrandonStar]

Handsome King niko got more character development than Michael Trevor and Franklin

[@twoDie4]

@@MrBrandonStar TakeTwo brainwashed R*, making them only care about money. R* has no reason to make every DLC expensive as fuck since they made hella money from GTAV in a 7 year span and to this day making more because of GTAO.Dirty corporate capitalist scumbags. Yes, GTA IV had DLC but it was actually fun and interesting to play as Luis and Johnny, GTA V's characters just feel bland and boring.

[@jackiessquirrel5508]

Handsome King I think Trevor was interesting but the other 2 were just there as characters. Like Trevor had an interesting personality, friends etc

[@wanilimbe]

Crimson for me it was just realistic. Roman made me realize i could never walk away from the life of war. I hate you darko

[@jorgeloredo100]

@@MrBrandonStar those 3 sacks of shit had absolutely no character development what so ever. They started just like they ended. Niko really changes and at the end his life ends in tragedy either way, either he looses his cousin or his girlfriend, these assholes didn't payed for anything in the canon ending.

[@thechosenundead2718]

Niko can handle crazy mob bosses ranting and raving (he even cracks jokes at their expense TO THEIR FACE) but when someone shows him the slightest bit of kindess he doesn't really know how to react. He's so used to the worst of humanity.

[@BallBatteryReligion]

And almost immediately opens up to them, which is actually heartbreaking. If he'd only had one or two people that showed him some kindness and support he might've healed. Instead he got war, genocide, the underworld and generally the absolute worst humanity had to offer. And he adapted to it as he pretty much had to.

[@bogdanmunteanu9639]

GTA IV so far has the best and the most complicated story ever, Niko Bellic has the most complex personality a GTA character ever had, he's one of those soldiers who forced by orders or by their own frustration committed genocide against the innocent and now they're self loathing and have troubled consciences. Even if he's a war criminal, I still feel bad for the things that have happened to him even tho he's just a bloody video game character.

[@ss64vids84]

Actually he wasn't the one who did it. He was actually talking that in general human creatures don't have a soul because human's do these kinds of things all over the world. Niko actually saw somebody doing this and it must have scarred his mind heavily.

[@robertomanfinfla7090]

@@ss64vids84 Nah, in the Yugoslav wars the Serbs did horrible things, so Niko most likely killed a lot of innocents

[@ss64vids84]

@@robertomanfinfla7090 he may have been forced to do it. It isn't clear but I understand what you're saying. We can see even in cutscenes Niko always appears disturbed by his past.

[@user-hj7pj6qj5o]

@@robertomanfinfla7090 serbs didn’t do horrible things,everyone was,but it was politicians fault

[@user-qj3wn2gl1s]

​@@robertomanfinfla7090 Bro, have you ever heard about the Gospić massacre or Pakračkoj Poljani? Do you realize that everyone did bad things?

[@floydthomas2194]

The war must've been tough and horrifying for niko man

[@caseyfreshman1202]

Yeah and that's possibly why he act's the way he does in this game sometime's.

[@geranball9678]

@deloreandmc85 it was the fall of Yugoslavia, completely different to the fall of USSR.

[@--NikolA--]

@deloreandmc85 What does Yugoslavia have to do with USSR?

[@pain002]

@@--NikolA-- Yugoslavia was an odd country. Being right inbetween the US and UDSSR influenced by both communism and captialism, polarizing the people unbelievably, leading to the horrid conflict

[@--NikolA--]

@@pain002 i was born in Yugoslavia, but end of USSR had nothing to do with Balkans

[@markanthony4546]

Who knew the haha funny satire series where you had a jet pack would give commentary on the horrors committed in the Yugoslav Wars.

[@jeremyallen492]

They should've kept with the tone. GTA 5s wacky nonsense just sucked

[@adamk1429]

@@jeremyallen492 Not really Buddy

[@jeremyallen492]

@@adamk1429 puh-lease, the game was a goddamn chore to sit through

[@oz_jones]

@@adamk1429 one of the most boring games i have ever played. And i have played desert bus

[@Christian-97]

While GTA 5's story was okay at best it never kept me bored.

[@bernard8793]

When playing his scene I really was thinking that he was forced to play bowling during the war

[@taboret3280]

Niko, it's Roman! Let's go commit war crimes.

[@bernard8793]

@@taboret3280 Lets go Cousin!!

[@Blackmorerainbowcatch]

"After you walk into a bowling alley and you see 50 bowling pills all sitting neatly against the goal, each one of them tipped over, and the ball in the goal, you realise the person who can do this doesn't have bowling skills"

[@bernard8793]

Found my own comment 5 years later

[@cerealkellah3947]

Love this scene. Niko was able to bond with Ms. Faustin due to a shared attachment to their past. However, their attachments are completely opposite in nature. Ms. Faustin fondly remembers the happy times that she and Mikhail had together, where as to Niko, the past is a horrific abyss that he tries so hard to runaway from, yet no matter how hard he tries, the past sucks him back in.

[@CevicheGato]

Surprising that the 90s wasn’t friendly or fondly favored by Eastern Europe at that time. Criminality dominated Russia. 🇷🇺 War dominated former Yugoslavia. 🇷🇸

[@justinjenkins3064]

We got to give props to Niko’s voice actor. He put such great emotion and likability in Niko.

[@USAirsoft]

This game is depressingly beautiful with its melancholy. An example of why video games are art.

[@brendanburgess2071]

This one cutscene is why Niko Bellic is GTA's greatest character

[@thorbat]

Everything about him was so genuine, there has not been one GTA protagonist that wasn't an excellent character but by far Niko's story was the most fascinating.

[@justgohan6346]

Franklin is better

[@gaityx9385]

@@justgohan6346 lol no

[@justgohan6346]

@@gaityx9385 yeah he is

[@gaityx9385]

@@justgohan6346 alright tell what makes him better than Niko

[@yigitpunkyigit]

I felt bad for Ilyena throughout the whole playthrough.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

After Faustin dies there’s a random character mission with her

[@BadassKenway535]

​@@GoGetYourShineboxhow?

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

@@BadassKenway535 She appears on Firefly Island in a random encounter. You’ll see a green human shaped icon on the map when you’re in the area, but only after the mission where Niko kills Faustin

[@siavashmassoudi]

This is probably one of the most under appreciated cutscenes in the game. It shows the vulnerable side of Niko and has him truly open up to someone in the story.

[@sudiptasen6855]

"After you walk into a village , and you see all fifty children sitting in a row against the church wall each with their throats cut and their hands chopped off, you realize the creature could do this doesn't have a soul" Man touches my heart❤

[@mitchontop]

Can someone explain this quote to me?

[@patricktate5734]

Niko killed those children. Notice how he never makes eye contact

[@qwertyqwerty-dr4ni]

@@patricktate5734 Wrong. Also the quote is referencing the Yugoslav Wars.

[@matteoviola5760]

@@patricktate5734 he didn’t. He said he walked into the village and saw them.

[@captainsoul18]

@@matteoviola5760 the woman legit sayed: dont you worry about your soul? niko: the creature who did this doesnt have a soul.

[@pickledpopo3153]

I want a Niko Bellic Back Story game

[@John-X]

Research the Yugoslav Wars.

[@theundeadvision]

We probs won't get one though

[@b0x1n9f4n]

PickledPopo Niko Bellic was polled as the least popular of all GTA main character, considered, “too boring.” Both Niko and GTA IV are my favorite GTA characters and games. Niko is so dark, raw and unrelenting. A good depiction of a hardened killer and criminal, with just a bit of melodrama thrown into his character to spice him up and make him entertaining. GTA IV had my favorite storyline as well. Very hard-hitting, personal and dark. Fun and intriguing with great characters. Much more toned-down and realistic than other GTAs so I could connect better and I loved the realistic driving mexhanics as well. GTA V went back to being over the top, with the freedom, engagement and massive content of the former GTA game set in SA. But that dark, gritty, criminal underworld vibe was lost again. It went from being a memoir to a fiction again. Rockstar needs to make two GTA series. One, more over the top and whacky, like GTA V and GTA: SA. And the other, more gritty and real, like GTA IV and GTA: VC.

[@neusea]

b0x1n9f4n 100% agree

[@andrijaokic4127]

NIKO'S REAL NAME IS NIKOLA BELIC. HE IS SERB 🇷🇸

[@floydthomas2194]

2:32 niko's reaction was like mikahli you didn't have to do that

[@sudarshs9-b77]

Lol

[@zedblix1089]

Niko face: 😮😦

[@alejandrorebolloso4679]

I’ve been playing gta iv recently and it’s hitting differently with everything going on in Eastern Europe rn , it’s sad to see

[@trer24]

That part of the world has seen too many wars unfortunately. Niko is likely a veteran of the Yugoslav wars in the 90s where a lot of atrocities happened.

[@seekthelighttruth3207]

It’s all a lie like covid. Just cuz you seen news covering war or covid doesn’t mean it’s real

[@skully4268]

The saddest part about this game no matter what ending you pick out niko feels like he shouldn’t have done it

[@lopey5035]

I love how polite and respectful Niko is, but if you dare screw him over....

[@kr0626]

If you dare to screw any gta protagonist over, you're history

[@Stormertheboy]

Niko Bellic was the only protagonist in the entire franchise that felt human to me

[@Avolition617]

Niko and Victor Vance are probably the most humane characters in the franchise.

[@flygod916]

I'd argue CJ & Franklin did as well cause of their up bringings

[@frate2727]

@flygod916 CJ is basically a super soldier at the end of the game: A gangbanger invading a military base and stealing a jetpack. You could argue about Franklin, but the more goofy narrative of GTA V is more at fault here then Franklin as a character. Niko is a soldier, he fought in a war, for me he is the only gta character, where his actions, accomplishments seem believable to me.

[@howardmctroy3303]

Niko’s story and GTA 4 has this maturity and wisdom that GTA 5 lacks.

[@CevicheGato]

I wished gta v did had gta iv’s maturity and wisdom. But I supposed that Hollywood style action and cliche criminal plot was what was on rockstars agenda. That and of course the current gta online itself

[@alexs5744]

Niko’s story made me want to research about the history of the Balkans and since I have some heritage from the Balkans I was intrigued about learning the history but what I learned is that the history of the Balkans is hardship, brutality and war. Which is why I live in The United States and not in the Balkans. The cultures there are interesting though.

[@DrazCo88]

I was born in 1993 in Serbia. I left Serbia in 97 and came to America to live with my American family. I am glad to be in America and to call myself American but I am glad I'm a Serb also. I grew up and seen what war does to people and how it turns men into monsters. People say nico is a sociopath. No, I disagree, Nico is a broken man, he has seen the horrors and atrocities of war and atrocities he had probably had to do. War is a scary and sad thing how it turns some into monsters and others into brokenness

[@alexs5744]

@@DrazCo88 I’d read some of the things that happened during the war and I can definitely see Niko becoming a broken man. He’s not a sociopath because he does have a conscious.

[@DrazCo88]

@@alexs5744 exactly man. GT IV is the best story Rockstar has ever made. It takes itself seriously while also being comical and funny at the same time. Something GTA V fails at, it almost never takes itself seriously and there isn't a moment that actually makes you think...

[@toledochristianmatthew9919]

@@DrazCo88 The story between Michael and Trevor though is probably the core of the story and most intriguing.

[@lamlelamatsiliza8550]

@@toledochristianmatthew9919 that's probably the most interesting part of the story

[@noachains803]

returning to this since WW3 is about to start.

[@gamechanger8908]

If you're correct, prepare to be drafted.

[@BeastTobics]

@@gamechanger8908 yeah lol russai is going to destroy them all easy😂with sambart

[@PeruvianPotato]

Boy this aged poorly

[@blicky2563]

This hits different

[@brendanburgess7949]

2:17 "God is very complicated, you mustn't give up hope" Hard to believe now but that quote got me through some of my darkest times.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

That is why people are religious.

[@karolinakuc4783]

At the same time we must remember God is not where church is

[@Stevo_1998]

When he starts talking about the atrocities he's seen ( 1:55 ) and talking about his PTSD, his mannerisms completely change Before that ( 1:40 ), he doesn't blink once while telling her about some of the things he did But afterwards, when he's going in to detail, initially he rapidly blinks _a lot,_ followed by him scrunching his eyes together ( 2:00 ) for a couple seconds I've seen some videos of veterans and ex-army members talking about their own PTSD, and almost always I end up seeing that same kind of thing - rapid blinking and tightly closing their eyelids - so whoever animated Niko in that one bit must have spent a good amount of time watching/talking with people who have PTSD and taking a lot of notes for how their face contorts when they recount stuff, cause that's some incredible detail that most probably never would have noticed.

[@SYDAirlineEnthusiast]

Honestly, PTSD isn’t a real disease. It’s basically just emotionally painful trauma. If it’s a real disease, then, more than half of the world right now has it. The only reason why doctors call it a disease is to get money from medicines patients buy. However, I agree it is very serious and should not be taken lightly as this happens to most people.

[@kristijansekulic1327]

As a young Serbian born 7 years after the war and living in Bosnia, witch is mixed with the three nations that had war with eachother, I can tell you it is very acurate the fact Niko doesn't bealive in God after what he saw in the war, a lot of war veterans are like that here in ex-Yugoslavia where Niko was in the war

[@perun6688]

Also after what he did, keep in mind he is a Serb

[@DanijeI]

@@perun6688 yes, he protected his people

[@perun6688]

@@DanijeI No he did not, As we all know, Bosnia did not attack Serbia, Serbia attacked Bosnia, it was an agression, so protecting his people doesnt make sense cuz they werent affected at all. And Niko is a war criminal

[@DanijeI]

@@perun6688 Oops now you are spreading false information... Bosnia is a very divided country as you know for sure. Half of the country is actually populated by Serbs since many centuries and it was a necessity to defend themselves against aggressions coming from Bosniaks. It was often the case that Bosniaks committed terrible atrocities in various villages where they killed Serbian civilians (children also).

[@touqeerahmed3420]

@@DanijeI It is just that bosniaks were muslim if they would have been Christians any war wouldn't have taken place

[@_knifewhore_]

I feel like Niko can be really nice and good with children.

[@doggydude98]

He would make a great father. And yes he would be good with children despite his past. He’s actually a really kind person, that has done messed up things. But he would never hurt a kid. I keep bringing this up with other people, but look at how shocked niko was in the second Eddie low mission when he discovered what Eddie did to children.

[@bosscommando4694]

@@doggydude98 niko only killed him bc Eddie jumped him with a knife. Not the fact that Eddie raped and killed those kids.

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Well there's Roman about to have a kid at the end of the game so yeah

[@arandomperson5434]

Just maybe not the 1990s Niko

[@Raphie009]

@@andreafomasidirector Eddie Low is the unnamed serial killer referenced throughout the in-game Weazel News media coverage. Niko encounters him twice in Alderney. During the second encounter, Eddie divulges how he raped and murdered one boy and disemboweled another girl. Their ages were unspecified. But one can assume they were either children or teenagers.

[@ALaKouji]

What I admire about Niko is how he is so mentally stable and can switch from being sentimental with the woman to professional with his boss in an instant.

[@saber2802]

You know thinking about it, drinking that tea probably reminded him of home and of whatever good memories he had before the war.

[@1inchpunisher715]

Good point

[@8ball704]

This GTA and its DLC has the best history of the entire saga

[@elperrodelautumo7511]

Gta San Andreas and gta iv and EFLC has the best storylines in the entire gaming saga

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@elperrodelautumo7511 Sorry to break it to you, but you’re wrong. Red Dead Redemption 1 and 2 have better stories

[@wockhardtgh817]

@@Johnnysmithy24 opinions vs facts

[@Johnnysmithy24]

@@wockhardtgh817 Good point

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

The way Rockstar entwined GTAIV, TLaD & TBoGT was great storytelling. Excellent world building.

[@niravthapa8093]

One of the most tragic character in the whole GTA universe.

[@Cbart23]

2022 this makes more and more sense.

[@robertpaulson5573]

Niko Bellic is a good person stuck in a bad world.

[@mitchellatticuswolfgang6554]

GTA 4: A contemplative sad conversation about the horrors of war and questioning if man truly has a soul. GTA 5:MY WIFE IS FUCKING THE TENIS MAN?!?

[@cj131]

You clearly didn't understand the point of both games Gta 5 is the satirical version of america's greedy men while gta 4's questions the concept of the "american dream" You can't compare the two. They're all standalone games with extremely different stories and themes. If gta 5 were exactly like gta 4, people would still complain that they copied gta 4 again I think it's quite nice that each gta is so different and unique from each other that they always bring somehing freshl to the table, giving each of them an identity of their own. You should learn to appreciate all of them as they all are masterpieces in their own way. Gta 5' story and writing is still genuinely deep and emotional, whilst still being charismatic and hilarious, all while presenting a simple yet heartfelt message: friendship and loyalty

[@mynamebashbarti]

@@cj131perfectly said

[@mitchellatticuswolfgang6554]

@@cj131 your analysis of GTA5’s story puts it on the same level of fucking Pokémon.

[@karolinakuc4783]

​@@mitchellatticuswolfgang6554Yup. We all know Pokémon is just a game romanticizing slavery. If you want Pokémon that is actually mature go for detective game called "The Thaumaturge" by Fool's Theory (11bit studio is a publisher)

[@vandamn2716]

0:54 The smell of niko's home

[@seaboardspastic]

I find GTA 4 to have an *INSANELY* better story than a majority of GTA games, including GTA 5. Just that line at 1:57 speaks volumes on how serious and genuine the story was

[@oz_jones]

V is boring and the story is garbage

[@seaboardspastic]

@@oz_jones story was meh. V is boring nowadays, unless it's mods.

[@flygod916]

I think V is great just a entirely different type of experience tbh

[@matrix91234]

GTA 5 has funny characters, but problem is the story doesnt connect at all. Its like you switch characters with no rhyme or reason. The comedy is there but it just doesnt connect and thats the problem basically.

[@vegetasticknodes27]

Why gta 5 is every nostalgia blinded nightmare ?

[@CarParts08382]

This scene is why I hold GTA 4 as the best one out of all GTA iterations. Niko had more layers than it seemed on the surface and in the trailers.

[@jibigcahoona5876]

I was 9 in 2008 this was groundbreaking. This was a gem we wont find again.

[@Gzus_Khryst]

I am Croatian so it's kind of funny bc I can understand him and others when they speak Serbain since Serbian and Croatian are similar and seeing a character from Balkan in a popular thing like GTA is both amazing and rare

[@tolgasupreme381]

I don't know that what Nico said with these kids really happend in the Yugoslavia war 😢

[@PabloCruise91]

GTA IV without a doubt is the best storyline of any GTA.

[@isaaciktaile1118]

1:55 I like how the camera is panning out like it's revealing something. It still keeps the 'who did it' a mystery and makes it seem like Niko is feeling uneasy saying that and makes you question whether or not is he talking in metaphors.

[@mateuszstrzaek632]

He is clearly talking in metaphors because he regrets that. Ilyena asked him about his conscience

[@RooSandwich]

This is my favorite cutscene in the whole game.

[@Jo-Wilbe-Dina]

GTA IV: “We did some bad things, and Bad things happened to us.” GTA V: *”STOP FIRING ROCKETS AT MY HOUSE!”*

[@tranquilpowerhouse]

GTA V is a shallow game with no substance beyond graphics.

[@goldbristow7239]

I love the writing of Niko's character, because we see so many layers of his character through different people, the other characters act like a filter for him. I think he's the most honest, polite and kind version of himself around Ilyena, he still feels like a shy little kid who's trying to grow into an upstanding and good person. "Please, Thank you, Should I wait outside?" Spoken softly, and then when he gets to talk to Mikhail, he puts up that veneer of cold distance. I feel that, between his dialogue and his emails with his mom and about his parents, those two might remind him a little too much of home.

[@mercer3401]

A man so scarred he isn't use to love or compassion

[@chasevids14]

1:57 that’s some of the best writing I’ve ever seen. You can truly paint that scene in your head and it’s terrifying what humans can be capable of. It’s a shame rockstar and Michael Hollick couldn’t see eye to eye about pay. Niko is truly one of the best characters rockstar ever created.

[@dietrashman]

The amazing thing about Niko is that he reminds me of speaking with my grandfather who had to fight in a similar war and was faced with and possibly did similar things.

[@vicvega24]

Niko Bellic has the best character development in the GTA franchise. He starts off as a violent kid soldier who was taught how to shoot guns in the Military and Navy. Once he arrived to Liberty, he becomes nihilistic and on a search for guidance and hope. This video game storyline is way better than heaps of movies in Hollywood.

[@ItsLZball]

Niko's life is even more depressing than mine

[@jorgemendoza7128]

0:53 first time i see niko smiling 🥲

[@krich451]

You can get here by searching "that one niko bellic scene"

[@jaakops3584]

gta iv had immersive storyline comparied to gta v.rag doll physics was so realistic and cars controls were awesome.this game made me want to learn more about kosovo war.that's what game should be like a little bit of facts and history interwined with a great story.

[@Oline1756]

That’s right. If only I’m a game developer.

[@devenlol7838]

this war of mine is a game reflection of the bosnian war that Niko fought in where you play as civilians

[@devenlol7838]

its an interesting way to learn about another perspective about it

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Both of them are good.

[@DixieSchizo]

@@poweroffriendship2.0 true but GTA5 is a pathetic downgrade

[@Rogerv1032]

For those wondering, Niko is referring to the Bosnia War that took place between 1992 and 1995. Now you can correct me if I’m wrong on some parts. The war was a result or part of the breakup of the country of Yugoslavia, who’s country was and I quote “subdivided along ethnic lines into six republics and forcibly held together by Tito under communist rule. But when Tito died and communism fell, those republics pulled apart.”. As a result and I quote again “Its constituent republics declared independence due to unresolved tensions between ethnic minorities in the new countries, which fueled the wars.”. Essentially these republics were fighting to establish their own countries no matter the cost. Bosnia was just another part of this break up and war in which, and I quote again “Following Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of independence which gained international recognition, the Bosnian Serbs and the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), mobilized their forces inside Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to secure ethnic Serb territory, then war soon spread across the country”. So in short, and you can correct me if I’m wrong, the Bosnia War was a conflict to ethnically cleanse Bosnian Territory and much more in which many war crimes were committed including rape, ethnic cleansing as aforementioned, genocide, and reconciliation

[@rudociliak6683]

you wanna actually learn something about that war? watch "the weight of chains" by boris malagurski. It was a series of wars started by fucking idiots, who ruined a good country all over nationalistic bullshit. Yugoslavia wasn't communist, I don't know why our own people have the notion it was communist. It was communist for like 5 years after ww2 only. The country was a liberal open market socialist federation. A communist country wouldn't have an open market with business owners and market share for the public, would it?

[@Rogerv1032]

@@rudociliak6683 again, I may be wrong on some parts so I apologize.

[@GigaNietzsche]

@@rudociliak6683 it had an amazingly shit economy and the nationalism was justified.

[@rudociliak6683]

@@GigaNietzsche to be fair man, it wasn't amazingly shit compared to the iron curtain countries surrounding it, and the pasarite of albania that lead to kosovo because it offered them more than the USSR could at the time. And that it was a well respected passport to hold that gave you good global access, but yea

[@jogurt5577]

I just realized that this means Niko was part of the Serbian aggression

[@cosmicknight4665]

I wouldn’t even know what to say after that church story

[@ratkomadic8204]

2:16 ‘God is very complicated’ God is a Serb

[@rabbit3734]

Oxide 👌

[@Journey_Awaits]

Serb has eye of the falcon 2Pac is the prophet of god

[@nah...3264]

Бог jе србин

[@romaniangamer1]

God made everyone in His own image, Albanians included, and He loves us all

[@l.f.c9973]

my dad fought in kosovo war with the british army he said it was one of the worst experiences of his life he was injuried by a sniper but he always said the people were always sad and he said every few weeks in the paper you would here about another war crime

[@strahinjabelic4945]

My father was in serbian army as an 18 yearold, he sawed with his eyes how albanians chopping off serbian head. No hate towards all u Just want peace

[@romaniangamer1]

All of this is just so sad. God...

[@strahinjabelic4945]

@@romaniangamer1 yea

[@justgohan6346]

@@strahinjabelic4945 Cap

[@strahinjabelic4945]

@@justgohan6346 no its not that photo is on google

[@buttwiperindawfulevil2256]

Niko is paranoid at start as he was never treated with kindness from strangers. Props to Ms Faustin who beared her psycotic husband.

[@SidB8]

They should make a movie about Niko's entire backstory

[@matty8399]

A lot of Niko was inspired by a Russian film called Behind Enemy Lines and a few others.

[@daredevil.kishan]

Never made me think it's a game played for Nikko and his emotions😔

[@joe_3105]

0:55 N I K O S M I L E D 🥺

[@Diego.Pablo.Mazuela]

I felt so sad for Mrs.Faustin. She didn't deserve the treatment that Mikhail gave her. When he died, she felt calm 🥺😔

[@Boryspitzanzx]

There is nothing psychopathic about niko in this scene. He is a sad and broken, honest man. Being a hired gun is just the only thing the world taught him from a young age. He could have been a dentist, football player, or artist. He is so polite to nice and honest people, but a terror to the monsters. When you grow up, you realize everyone has history, and not everyone wants just to spill it out. Edit: And of course, yes, sure he does very bad things to sometimes innocent people but then again remember. In war the word innocent translates to collateral. Growing up this way he never had a chance to be stable.

[@thenewmase]

Niko's story is a perfect explanation of why he's such a complicated character. He doesn't believe in the human soul, that's why he's so good at commiting violence, but he is still able to be kind and caring despite that ideology

[@Genix_008]

0:54 that smile was the most realistic smile i ever saw in a video game

[@AdmiralRamirez7]

This will get more traffic now

[@skollandhati9961]

I love this brief moment with Niko and IIyena.

[@callumpolaa.k.adjvinylrise2543]

niko is the reason that gta iv is my forever fav gta of all time i love niko bellic, he's the greatest character even since cj from san andreas

[@pietro_ferrari]

War: Won medals, lost souls.

[@rafikhankhadem6657]

I just realized Mikhail Faustin's Voice actor is the same guy who acted as the french kids father in Mr. Beans Holiday :0 :0

[@alexs5744]

He was Rasputin in Hell Boy.

[@yes3293]

@Mr. Aizat Yeah I just looked it up

[@FlymanMS]

He does pretty decent Russian accent for being Czech

[@pandadrug5519]

0:54 "Haha" **SIP**

[@KevinRodriguez-tx1lo]

The best cutscene in the game, in my opinion

[@Ashraf690]

That first scene makes me remember Rdr2 when arthur talk with the sister at the train station. It's very real and the lines are perfect.

[@repubblesmcglonky8990]

This scene always makes me think the entire plot of GTA IV is some kind of "Ghost of Christmas Past" Story where everybody is talking about Niko in the third person without Niko ever realising

[@buudoesstuff8069]

0:53 You can feel that awkward laugh Niko has.

[@Journey_Awaits]

2:15 She was like “alright calm down chief”

[@rw0dyxer012]

Imagine if Rockstar did a war game. They managed to tell a good backstory from LA Noire with Cole Phelps and an interesting backstory with Niko.

[@_yvngxak]

Darkest things he said W GAME

[@PhoenixNoKiseki]

GTA 4 is surprisingly well written. People focus on the violence and the swearing but it has moments like this too. The quiet moments. I like the quiet moments.

[@cqgator]

This writing is off the charts. Chills - every time.

[@ghostboyakaleroy5435]

I think Niko was the best gta protagonists

[@igormarinkovic1531]

War criminals against Serbian people will never be forgotten

[@LV-sb8qx]

War criminals against hrvatska will never be forgotten

[@igormarinkovic1531]

@@LV-sb8qx Niko is represented like Serbian from Bosnia sooo wrong comment

[@LV-sb8qx]

@@igormarinkovic1531 in know but serbian war crimes were much More!

[@igormarinkovic1531]

@@LV-sb8qx find a game about croatian guy then comment about it...

[@LV-sb8qx]

@@igormarinkovic1531 gta IV is no game about Serbia😂

[@nelsonroqueakathepuertoric4228]

Love this game this is my most favorite gta games of all time i love niko love Hes personality he will always be my favorite gta character i would definitely love a remastered for this game or even a niko back story when he was in the warzone back then and this scene really hit me when he was telling her he's story even the part when she said your not worry about your soul insane thank you for this

[@SeniorRed]

We all see how Niko shows the humanity he had to repress during the war yes, but also notice how Faustin, on top of being angry and self loathing is also tired of being on such a state all the time, deep down he knows it's not good for him nor anyone around him, but it's much harder for him to go back from that, it shows on how he dismisses Niko and then buries his head on his arms in hope to get some peace and quiet, which he doesn't

[@cringeanimate]

I love this game, it’s very well written

[@biker_buckets3629]

i don't know what it is but when dimintri and mikhial enter the room its like the tone completely changes

[@seanfitzgerald8454]

So, I'm 26, just finished gta4 for the first time. And WOW. I played gta5 before this and loved the story but gta4 just hits different. The color pallet, how people talk to you. How the cars feel, how the animations feel, how the world feels. It's dark and bleak with moments of happiness and sunshine. That's how I want GTA VI to be.

[@LakituKoopa]

sadly you won't have that anymore. That was top game performance of the 2000s. The only thing you will have is lazy development, bugs, glitches, a boring story, bad gameplay, unlikeable characters, MTAs and woke bullshit. Gaming is done.

[@theedguardian]

2:48 "Fug tha money"

[@Ainttnoway]

Niko maybe short for Nicolai but in Serbian the word niko translates to " No one"

[@sirsancti5504]

Best GTA.

[@arifmuhaimin9069]

It feel sad when he tells his story about his pass😢😢

[@NisseHesedingMusic]

The face impressions are insane!