Can I ask a question about this type of game? I kind of fell off the map of video games after Nintendo 64 (and I pretty much played the Golf & Techmo Bowl on there).
Having seen the commercials for this game (and ones like it), I'm a bit surprised by the amount of dialog the characters have. It seems like there is a "plot" to the story of the game you are playing. I guess my question is how adaptive is the dialog to the actions you choose to take? Does the "plot" rule the action or does action rule the plot?
Not sure if that makes sense, but my impression from the commercial is that you must be stuck within certain guidelines that will prompt certain results. How free are you to do whatever you want?
There is a plot you follow just because...(well you follow it because it so freakin sweet). You never technically have to follow the plot, but if you do you get better guns, and the ability to have better cars, houses, stuff in general. Also the plot-objective driven missions earn you money the most effectively, which you kind of need in the game. I take a lot of cabs....especially if I go out and get drunk. (Im not kidding...you have to go out and get computer drunk...or go to a strip club...or play pool or bowl, but thats for losers.)*
The time when I realized this game was on a whole other level was the subway ride they make you take like an hour into the game...you go from one end of the city to the other and you can see all kinds of different angles from the train...and it was amazing graphically. They give you the option to just fast forward, but why would you, when the view is so spectacular.
The characters are very intricate and for the most part well rounded. My favorites were Packie, Faustin, and Brucie, but I've got more people to 'meet' .
The plot is kind of like "The Black Donnely's" meets "Eastern Promises"...where you're pretty much down for whatever and you go to very extreme lengths to defend the honor of yourself and your family. And you're eastern euro...I think Ukraine but I'm not sure.
anyone here play on xbox live?? we should get together
Im gettin there..my tag is indeedproceed83 shoot me a request and I will play if I see you online