beefers1

I'll get it when the PC version comes out, like I have for all the previous GTA games. I don't really like the side missions too much either, except for the vigilante one in SA where you can just blast 'em up with the Hunter. I wish they would put in more flying missions. But then I heard that they won't be including planes in GTA4 which REALLY REALLY REALLY (REEEEEEAAAAALLY!!!) sucks as I LOVED the few flying missions in SA, especially N.O.E. where I can fly between trees, mountains and buildings (I flew between some skyscrapers in San Fierro), and under bridges, and follow the river valley between 2 high cliffs south of SF. Really tested my reactions, though I did pass it on my first try (too bad, I wish it had been longer!) Other drawbacks:

NO COUNTRYSIDE!!! meaning no place for insane stunts, jumps, and freeroaming without worrying about and traffic!

No bodybuilding. I didn't really look forward to this feature when I got San Andreas, but came to love it.

No old Liberty City. I was hoping they'd keep the old LC, but to make it bigger, include some more areas and cities outside that city. If I wanted to drive NYC, I would get True Crime. I hate it when they model things after real things but give them fake names. VC and SA wasn't too bad as they didn't look at all like their real-life counterparts.

Again, I can't stress this enough: NO PLANES!!! That must be the STUPIDEST move EVER by an otherwise excellent company!

I can live with all the other drawbacks, but the "no planes" part seriously lessens my wanting of the game. I'll probably get it, but just for the graphics and the sheer size of the city.

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