Comments on: Grand Theft Auto IV: The End of the World http://weblog.probablynot.com/2008/05/01/grand-theft-auto-iv-the-end-of-the-world/ -emptying my brain onto the internet since 1998... Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:55:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jason http://weblog.probablynot.com/2008/05/01/grand-theft-auto-iv-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-63568 jason Thu, 01 May 2008 20:38:57 +0000 http://weblog.probablynot.com/?p=921#comment-63568 Given that review, I may check the game out eventually, but I know some of the previous GTA games were not completable without being a real criminal. I'll wait and hear from people who have finished. Then again, it might make for interesting blog commentary to post my exploits trying not to be the bad guy. Given that review, I may check the game out eventually, but I know some of the previous GTA games were not completable without being a real criminal. I’ll wait and hear from people who have finished. Then again, it might make for interesting blog commentary to post my exploits trying not to be the bad guy.

]]> By: Ryan Shwayder http://weblog.probablynot.com/2008/05/01/grand-theft-auto-iv-the-end-of-the-world/#comment-63559 Ryan Shwayder Thu, 01 May 2008 19:04:34 +0000 http://weblog.probablynot.com/?p=921#comment-63559 You can't get through all the missions without committing crimes. So far all the crimes have been against other criminals, and the reason Niko is in the US is for retribution against a guy who betrayed his entire military squadron in Russia (he's one of three survivors). If you grab a police car, which you CAN do without hurting cops (sometimes they are parked on the side of the road), you can actually hack into the computer and respond to criminal activity. I've been doing that lately and it's a blast, especially because I too would prefer not to really be a criminal without reason. You never have to beat up women or have sex with hookers or anything either. I'll admit that I did go to a hooker one time because I like to try everything in a game once, but I didn't beat her up after and I haven't gone back. It's interesting trying to play as a reactionary criminal. Meaning, I try to only do the missions that are against someone who has done me or a friend wrong (which so far is almost all of them), and I only steal a car if the person yells at me for being in the road or hits me... I call it "road justice." I pay my tolls, I don't run people over, I don't crash into other cars, I play a lot of pool, bowling, and darts. I also don't drive drunk. Not only is it really freakin' hard, but even if you are parked a cop will immediately pull you over for it. Same goes for cop killing: I let them catch me if it comes down to killing them or jail (usually I can get away without either). Anyway, if you want to "finish" the game, you will have to commit crimes. I don't think you have to commit crimes against innocent people ever, which is cool. You can’t get through all the missions without committing crimes. So far all the crimes have been against other criminals, and the reason Niko is in the US is for retribution against a guy who betrayed his entire military squadron in Russia (he’s one of three survivors).

If you grab a police car, which you CAN do without hurting cops (sometimes they are parked on the side of the road), you can actually hack into the computer and respond to criminal activity.

I’ve been doing that lately and it’s a blast, especially because I too would prefer not to really be a criminal without reason.

You never have to beat up women or have sex with hookers or anything either. I’ll admit that I did go to a hooker one time because I like to try everything in a game once, but I didn’t beat her up after and I haven’t gone back.

It’s interesting trying to play as a reactionary criminal. Meaning, I try to only do the missions that are against someone who has done me or a friend wrong (which so far is almost all of them), and I only steal a car if the person yells at me for being in the road or hits me… I call it “road justice.”

I pay my tolls, I don’t run people over, I don’t crash into other cars, I play a lot of pool, bowling, and darts. I also don’t drive drunk. Not only is it really freakin’ hard, but even if you are parked a cop will immediately pull you over for it. Same goes for cop killing: I let them catch me if it comes down to killing them or jail (usually I can get away without either).

Anyway, if you want to “finish” the game, you will have to commit crimes. I don’t think you have to commit crimes against innocent people ever, which is cool.

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