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  Blackfalcon | April 12, 2008
  This is bad, what a time to start picking out problems with the game. =(
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    Tock | April 12, 2008
    i dont think they were picking out problems to be negative... they were picking out the problems all the nay sayers would pick out, and putting them into a positive light
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  theundertakergonzo | April 12, 2008
  Well for every problem they do pick at they manage to pick a good point which does level it out. Thnkafully they did that or doubht would have been put in peoples mind.
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  Existenz | April 12, 2008
  1 site out of 120 different sources for previews and this is the only one to talk bad of the game, its more bullshit to be honest.
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    Cdemon | April 12, 2008
    Good job reading the actual website; they argue against every point.
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  StarJet | April 12, 2008
  No game can be perfect. GTA IV will also not be perfect. But it probably would be a great game. No GTA has disappointed us yet, have one?
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  Dark Dom | April 12, 2008
  It'll be fine, it's natural for people to start picking at it before release. >__>
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  tallteen86 | April 12, 2008
  @Existenz - You DO realize they went and argued against every point they made?
  
  Article is more of a 'reality' piece, and counter to potential negative talk when it comes out, not an anti-GTA piece.
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    StarJet | April 12, 2008
    Finally, someone who actually understood this article. No one seems to have read it properly.
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    Existenz | April 12, 2008
    I know thats why it is bullshit, i mean its like someone saying "I hate fries" but on the other hand "It's only potato and i like that" the article was pointless, it was like they wanted to write something, anything just too look active, it does nothing but make them look stupid.
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      Avalith | April 12, 2008
      How is pointing out possible negatives and yet offering a different perspective on them pointless?
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      Ekou | April 12, 2008
      Obviously Neoseeker is the only site you visit, Existenz. Go to any other site where there's a GTAIV forum, and you'll hear complaining of the majority of those 12 things. Continue reading, and you'll find the that the majority of the replies state what that article said. That article wasn't worthless, but it does show that people bitch far too much over little things.
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  Xenctuary | April 12, 2008
  That was actually a great read. They justified some of the most unpopular gameplay decisions in a very honestly written piece. I don't see what's wrong with that.
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    Storm | April 12, 2008
    Ditto. They've explained it's possible flaws well rather than just stating them and complaining.
    
    I suppose it's good to know this beforehand, all games have their ups and downs.
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    Cdemon | April 12, 2008
    Existenz is just trying to cover the fact that she didn't read the site in the first place.
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      Final Blade | April 12, 2008
      _{I did read it and i have to agree with Nikki here. It was pointless.}
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        StarJet | April 13, 2008
        It's not pointless. They are showing why the game is going to be good even though it is different from the previous ones.
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  X_MANBEARPIG_X | April 12, 2008
  The only one I worry about is the 'rags to slightly better rags'.
  
  I always liked knowing in previous games that at the end you will be King
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  jmac353 | April 12, 2008
  Wow.... I haven't been keeping up with GTA4 all that much because I've never been a super huge fan of the series. However I did tell myself this would be the first one I would buy because it would be such an improvement. However these things here have me reconsidering it all. Especially the part about being grounded. Why the *bleep* can't I swim underwater.
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  Silent Storm | April 12, 2008
  While everything they mentioned is true, it's deter me from buying the game at all, especially since it'll be the first GTA I've ever owned. They did a great job of explaining why the "faults" aren't really faults, too.
  
  I still can't wait for this game.
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  iLLmatic | April 12, 2008
  That list's foundation is...questionable? They point out all of these "flaws," most of which (if not all) we already knew about, only to say that they don't matter. What? I really don't understand what they were going for.
  
  In the end, all they said was that GTA IV is different. Actually isn't that the whole idea of IV? "Things will be different." People can cry and bitch all they want about change, but I do not want to play the same thing over and over. I think it would be a terrible shame for the first GTA on these monstrous consoles to be nothing more than a rehash of its past iterations, with better graphics. Thats the whole reason I was highly disappointed with Devil May Cry 4; it felt like the exact same game as before. However, look at what Call of Duty 4 did. While it is still a FPS with the same basics, they finally stepped out of the WWII box and truly opened up a slew of new options and possibilities. But I'm going somewhere else with this. From everything I have read, I would be surprised, to say the least, if GTA IV disappointed me.
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  Twisted | April 13, 2008
  Man, if this comes out as a disappointment, people are going to be pissed. It is sad how the map has shrunk, though. I've always loved the big maps in Grand Theft Auto games.
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    iLLmatic | April 13, 2008
    The map is only slightly smaller than San Andreas, the largest GTA to date. The large map in San An was great, but it had a substantial amount of unused space as well. GTA IV promises to have so much detail, that the lack of extra land won't be missed.
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  Solid Snake 4Life | April 13, 2008
  That was pointless. Why even point out these flaws if 5 seconds later you say "on the other hand driving use to suck so it's good to have new controls." If the list would of been about the complaints not mattering it would of made sense. But whining and then praising in a span of 10 seconds is pointless.
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    Final Blade | April 13, 2008
    _{Finally someone who knows why its pointless.}
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  TwilightPrince | April 13, 2008
  I don't have any problems with most of them except for the "grounded" one.
  
  I used to love flying around in my jetpack in San Andreas, landing in some random forest or desert in the middle of nowhere, finding an abandoned trailer home, and searching for bigfoot in the middle of a thunderstorm.
  
  Now with GTAIV: there's no jetpacks, forests, deserts, or bigfoot.