On the latest gaming buzz

[missroserose]

Gamer or no, I'll admit that the Grand Theft Auto series has never held much appeal for me. I'm not certain exactly why; I like sandbox gameplay, generally speaking, and I don't really care about the violent content - I've known people who played it entirely for the purpose of listening to the hilarious parody radio stations. Frankly, I think it's the premise that didn't interest me much. Role-play a magic-using treasure-hunting part-elf? Sign me up! Role-play a small-time crook stealing cars and trying to work his way up the criminal ladder? Enh.

Premise, however, is always secondary to storytelling, and the latest iteration of the GTA franchise is rumoured to be the first one with a main storyline so compelling that it completely drowns out the siren song of sandbox gameplay. I've seen the term "Oscar-caliber" bandied about on no fewer than three different major review websites in reference to the writing and voice acting, and while I sincerely doubt it's a happy story (immigrant-drawn-into-criminal-underworld stories rarely are), I'm really very interested in experiencing it for myself.

Now to hurry up and get out of debt so I can justify buying yet another $60 game...

Comments

[borismarkovich.livejournal.com]

Just wait, your free guvmint muny is coming soon.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Yeah...the responsible and adult thing to do would be to put it all on my credit card, but all the reviews are saying that the game is absolutely incredible. And if it's anywhere near as absorbing as Oblivion, it'll be a helluva return on investment...