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Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto IV

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  • Nayson, on 05/14/2008, -1226/+1227Posting first for a massive digg down score!
    • MatchStick, on 05/14/2008, -41/+244i won't give you the satisfaction, i dugg you up
      • BoonTobias, on 05/14/2008, -85/+7this guy is the worst reviewer ever, did all of you even watch the damn thing? can't even understand the fool lol
        • MasterJoefus, on 05/14/2008, -4/+30It's called British
          • ChronicColonic, on 05/15/2008, -6/+4KEEP NAYSON'S COMMENT AT +1! DO NOT DIGG UP OR DOWN IF IT IS +1. SEE FURTHER DOWN FOR DETAILS.
          • GRVeee2, on 05/15/2008, -4/+2*Australian
          • TLAKABM, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2Yahtzee is not Australian, he's British.

            Jesus.

        • LtXenodite, on 05/14/2008, -3/+5Please take a ticket and wait your turn to post a comment below.
        • sup34dog, on 05/14/2008, -2/+25you're obviously new here...
        • DaHuuuuuudge, on 05/14/2008, -1/+19There's a reason why it's called Zero Punctuation.
          • thatsbologna, on 05/14/2008, -19/+1your*

            *edit damn wrong comment digg me down
      • humperdeath, on 05/14/2008, -2/+16EPIC PASS!
      • Locke2053, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3Everybody try to keep it at exactly 1.
      • Sophistifunk, on 05/15/2008, -1/+2It's not about reverse psychology with these sort of posts, the zen is to aim for zero. So if you see it's down, mod it up, if you see it's up, mod it down.
    • LemonDefragger, on 05/14/2008, -23/+687NO WAIT It's reverse psychology leave it at +1
      • Cyberbladewolf, on 05/14/2008, -9/+91Damnit, I should have scrolled further before digging.
        • themastersb, on 05/14/2008, -8/+94Do you have an 800x600 resolution monitor? All you need to do is look down.
      • SohailKhanifar, on 05/14/2008, -13/+2I dugg this article just so more people can see thread.
      • AmICoolNow, on 05/14/2008, -1/+38He's still at 1. This is amazing.
        • ChronicColonic, on 05/14/2008, -1/+23As of this posting, he has 846 up diggs and 845 down diggs.
        • AmICoolNow, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2That could very well be a record.
      • wibambau, on 05/15/2008, -4/+2You're a ***** genius! First reference to this I've ever seen.
      • Username314, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1Shouldn't we be digging up him if it's reverse psychology?
    • Zipko, on 05/14/2008, -78/+17Just keep him at 0.
    • MacTyler, on 05/14/2008, -20/+305Everybody keep him at 1!!!!
    • Pigeon, on 05/14/2008, -6/+86Hmmm. I should have read the comments first :/
    • bjs3171, on 05/14/2008, -15/+5but you didn't say anything, so of course you would be dugg down. not that i will since you asked for it.
    • DiggzDE, on 05/14/2008, -11/+179A new digg record. Neutral digging is the new fad.
      • doshindude, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1when the new comment system comes out, the digg/bury count for that comment would explode.
    • tomjm5000, on 05/14/2008, -5/+87I hope it catches on in the digg community to respond to these types of command comments by keeping them at +1
      • dood, on 05/14/2008, -2/+10Or the digg community just starts blocking them for contributing negative value to the discussion.</grump>
      • BestJaxx, on 05/14/2008, -38/+6Keep me at +1.
        • BestJaxx, on 05/14/2008, -2/+9See, it doesn't always work.
        • sleepwalkers, on 05/14/2008, -3/+13No, that's not how it works. You don't *ask* to be kept at +1.
          • BestJaxx, on 05/15/2008, -5/+1"these types of command comments" I read that as comments that tell you to give them a certain digg count. I guess you read it differently?
    • MacTyler, on 05/14/2008, -7/+65This is legend guys, the very first example of how to deal with issues like this!
      • Zipko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+10I've seen it attempted before, but people don't usually stick to it and eventually it starts trending one way or the other.
      • p0tent1al, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Neutral digging already started a long time ago, but then new people joined the site and didn't know any better.
    • Rudy165, on 05/14/2008, -16/+9damn, i accidentally dug him up to +2, everyone make sure to refresh right before digging, i got caught up reading the comments and missed a digg.
    • ciaran036, on 05/14/2008, -5/+28It's normally the other way about. The first poster is the one who gets digged up, because anything they say is believed without question.
    • Tyrghast, on 05/14/2008, -21/+4a 'bury' score you mean, digg down sounds retarded.
    • cccombobreaker, on 05/14/2008, -4/+56a quick look at digg comment stats reveals...309 diggs up 308 diggs down

      good job digg
    • Ryan166, on 05/14/2008, -6/+50OH *****!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HES AT +3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • FadieZ, on 05/14/2008, -2/+17http://www.neaveru.com/digg/stats/Nayson/max_comme ...

      To keep track.
    • jrizzo, on 05/14/2008, -7/+30Dugg for best comment thread ever!
    • TheNinjaJesus, on 05/14/2008, -13/+1Ugh, I had to log into my old account just to digg him back down after I dugg him up (then read the comments) D:
    • supaklaw, on 05/14/2008, -2/+6Green thumbs up button... nyet.
    • dougdiggerton, on 05/14/2008, -3/+21a good way to do it is to not digg up or down if he's already at +1
    • Verz, on 05/14/2008, -3/+21Wow. 530 digg downs, 531 digg ups..
    • ChristophyBrown, on 05/14/2008, -4/+10Nooby ass digg question here - How can you tell how many people dugg you down and dugg you up?
    • umbrellainabin, on 05/14/2008, -2/+7WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHAT SHOULD I DO
      • reubencm, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1whatever you want is the idea i think/thought
    • caLt, on 05/14/2008, -3/+9What would yahtzee do?
    • scubaman5000, on 05/14/2008, -2/+48I'm gonna digg you sideways
    • Duggan360, on 05/14/2008, -7/+5What does the father horse say to his son? "Ney Son" lololololololol
    • footfwd, on 05/14/2008, -3/+4I dug him down cause he asked so nicely.
      • etnuts, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8*****
        We said keep him at +1 DUMBASS!!
      • footfwd, on 05/23/2008, -0/+1What's all this We and ***** nonsense. Now i need to follow rules on Digg, piss off douche chompler.
    • themusicalduck, on 05/14/2008, -9/+16*Takes a screenshot of this thread and submits it to Digg entitled 'THIS is why I love digg'*
    • plopper, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Next time I shall be first! And the time after that as well.
    • computergod, on 05/14/2008, -2/+7Woah, 792 up 788 down.

      http://garycarstensen.googlepages.com/comments7.ht ...
    • mikesbaker, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6if you don't already use this for digg use it. it shows you the +/- for any comment on digg - I would have left digg a long time ago without it.
      http://www.neaveru.com/wordpress/index.php/2007/08 ...
      • dib2, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1The awesome stories don't do it for you?
    • Duggan360, on 05/14/2008, -3/+6OK GUYS!!! It's perfectly balanced now, Do not, I repeat, Do not!!! touch it
    • Condottieri, on 05/15/2008, -1/+10OH GOD WHAT IS GOING ON I'M NOT GOOD WITH COMPUTER -932 +933 FOR NAYSON?
    • Balath, on 05/15/2008, -10/+2I reported him as offensive. *****.
    • AgentMull, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1He was at 3 so i dugg him down, and he was at -2. :(
    • DeskFlyer, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1Currently at +1045 / -1046.
    • UNDERSTAR, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I digg him up one two hours ago and he was at +3. Thank gawd hes @ +!, phew!!!
    • dmerc, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1He tried so hard though. +1 forever!!!!!!!!!!11111
    • caLt, on 05/15/2008, -1/+2*****! he's at 0..
    • etnuts, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2holy *****!!

      someone digg him up hes at 0!!!!!!
    • thoatt, on 06/01/2008, -0/+0damn... +1225/-1225 That's skill right there.
  • mrSimon, on 05/14/2008, -147/+13*****
    • TobiasParker, on 05/14/2008, -36/+13told you the 360 was better
    • D3PyroGS, on 05/14/2008, -25/+5I don't even see a comment to digg down... Oh well, I did anyway.
  • mrSimon, on 05/14/2008, -101/+14[insert quote from episode that'll ruin the entire viewing experience here]
    • codered1322, on 05/14/2008, -9/+3That is the new actually inserting the quote.
    • dib2, on 05/14/2008, -0/+12Just cause we dugg your story up, dosent mean we can't digg your comment down.
    • dougdiggerton, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1i hate you
  • killerstache, on 05/14/2008, -71/+5inb4 digg graveyard
    • MacTyler, on 05/14/2008, -6/+4'clarification' *start* of the digg graveyard
    • deadnoob, on 05/14/2008, -3/+9We don't need more 4chan stuff here. Just don't comment.
  • warkro, on 05/14/2008, -20/+508You submitted it 23 minutes before it came out? wtf
    • elimrawne, on 05/14/2008, -10/+13923 mins early?!
      thats commitment! lol
    • ShinMoses, on 05/14/2008, -24/+6I know! I was ignoring every thing at work so I could be number one. Hax
      • daRoach, on 05/14/2008, -1/+15Your boss told me to tell you you're fired.
    • NaziHatinChimp, on 05/14/2008, -8/+122Maybe it was Yahtzee himself.
      • Archaic1, on 05/14/2008, -6/+5I doubt it, it's ~ 3AM Australian time when it's released each week
        • clarkd, on 05/14/2008, -3/+19and your point?
        • Makaveli604, on 05/14/2008, -1/+13I'm up till 6 AM pretty much everday now.. No job, start of summer, nerd who likes video games.
    • santaliqueur, on 05/14/2008, -44/+16Reddit had it 27 minutes early.
      • twiztidsinz, on 05/14/2008, -19/+32***** you and ***** Reddit.
        If you don't like digg, go away its not that difficult.
        • santaliqueur, on 05/14/2008, -13/+37It was a joke, calm the ***** down.
        • Verz, on 05/14/2008, -8/+7He obviously likes both, and has the right to. What's your ***** problem?
      • getbusyliving, on 05/14/2008, -12/+3***** YOU
      • Zaggynl, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2+1 internets for epic troll.
    • unicronband, on 05/14/2008, -6/+266Man invents time travel for the sole purpose of submitting Yahtzee's review of GTA IV on Digg before anybody else. How far we've come.
      • jackalsclaw, on 05/14/2008, -3/+44next it will be used to for xkcd postings
        • s1mph0ny, on 05/15/2008, -5/+4I suppose you'd need time travel to find an xkcd strip actually worth posting.
    • Ki77erB, on 05/14/2008, -16/+11I would like to talk to you about this so called "time travel", are you familiar with my colleague Dr. Brown's work in this field?
      • NJank, on 05/14/2008, -4/+9Easy, I've already looked into it for myself.
    • D14BL0, on 05/14/2008, -4/+176Time zones, people. Remember, Yahtzee (just like any other Aussie) lives in the future!
    • Hoogs, on 05/14/2008, -5/+50Planning ahead? Maybe he guessed the URL and submitted it before it was posted.
    • DaveyidEcks, on 05/14/2008, -10/+2FAKE!
    • AngeloM3, on 05/14/2008, -2/+36Maybe he lives on the Lost island
    • Rally603, on 05/14/2008, -0/+8We've been through this before...
    • saxamo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6hax
    • Rocketbird, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1What the ***** is wrong with their videos? Every time I try to watch this, at the same point (where Nico is flying out the car's windshield) it cuts to a Sprint/iPhone ad, and I can't ever finish watching the video. I tried firefox and IE, and it happens in both. What the hell :(
      • cupofjoe88, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1get AdBlock, noob.
        • Rocketbird, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1I have adblock. The video cuts out halfway through, there's nothin' I can do abouts it.
    • dougdiggerton, on 05/15/2008, -0/+21.21 gigawatts!!
  • SpartySinger, on 05/14/2008, -56/+12[insert poor rick roll attempt here]
  • magicaltrevor, on 05/14/2008, -26/+710Although it isn't a mission, you CAN write a letter to your mum.
    • chris9902, on 05/14/2008, -6/+109I don't know why you're being dugg down. It happens a few times via email.
      • Solis, on 05/14/2008, -9/+15Pretty sure it's for the whole "mum" thing.
        • EwMo, on 05/14/2008, -25/+5Lets play bury the Brit!
        • chris9902, on 05/14/2008, -5/+59It's our language. We'll take it back if you don't behave.
        • AzureRise, on 05/14/2008, -1/+14Take it back. We've bastardized it beyond repair.
    • Krodren, on 05/14/2008, -7/+55I don't know why this comment isn't getting more diggs - she writes you an e-mail, your cousin tells you he wrote her too, when you didn't answer, and you head to the internet cafe (tw@) and reply with a very nice note about how you can't come home because it would bring all sorts of bad things on her, but that you miss her and home.

      Yes, you can write a letter to your mom.
    • ByrcheWroot, on 05/14/2008, -11/+4I was thinking the same thing.

      Yahtzee always has the best reviews.
    • Trax91, on 05/14/2008, -8/+2I actually found out in the game today that you can write emails to your mom. I've been ignoring the ingame iinternet since I played
    • dubious, on 05/14/2008, -3/+8lol, I wrote her on Sunday (Mother's day) couldn't help wonder if there was a Mother's day easter egg.. she did seem quite happy to hear form me.. did she cry for everyone else?
      • max420, on 05/14/2008, -2/+10Yep, its the standard response. No easter egg there....
    • wild, on 05/14/2008, -3/+21Fun fact...I discovered this on mother's day.
    • BabyWookie, on 05/14/2008, -17/+4It's spelled and pronounced "mom". Amurrkan, *****! Do you speak it?
      • goodposter, on 05/14/2008, -9/+15shut up go kill some iraqs eat a cheese burger fat *****
        • muffinmonk, on 05/14/2008, -3/+15goodposter
          A male from the United States who joined Digg on July 1st, 2007

          Self-hating american. tsk tsk.
        • Myonosken, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Hey beats self loving! You need a balance.
      • muffinmonk, on 05/14/2008, -7/+2Did you know it's illegal in Illinois to speak English? The language we are supposed to call it is "American".
        • Myonosken, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4And that's why Illinois is ignored.
  • timothydonohue, on 05/14/2008, -30/+6submitter must have used the doc brown's delorean in gta to submit this week's zero punctuation prior to release....
  • Majupra, on 05/14/2008, -64/+10I love Wednesdays!
    This wasn't as good as his previous ones, I think Yahtzee is slipping.
    Suck suck suck.

    There, that should take care of it all. God damn Digg comments.
    • MacTyler, on 05/14/2008, -7/+4you are obviously not shooting for any kind of most digg's record.
    • AWBoy666, on 05/14/2008, -11/+6Agreed. It just wasn't funny.
  • newsboys, on 05/14/2008, -20/+282So any guesses on when Rockstar will release Grand Theft Biggleswade?
    • Swarms, on 05/14/2008, -7/+38lol @ "systematically alienating every kind of fanboy"
      • darkcompass, on 05/14/2008, -1/+5There are some real tight corners in Biggleswade, and I hope they keep it true to form, like all the police driving Vauxhall Astras.
        • Rikushix, on 05/14/2008, -2/+12It'll be like that ending scene of Hot Fuzz.
    • Tenshi12, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4Not Damn soon enough!
    • Rupes, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3BIGGLESWADEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • lamiaconfitor, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1with graphics like that? you are waiting for the x-box spheroid to come out.
    • Mackofalltrades, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I thought thats what the getaway was?
    • Scr4tchFury, on 05/14/2008, -0/+11I'd rather see Grand Theft Auto Gotham City.
      • ChromaVita, on 05/15/2008, -0/+7You'd never get away with any missions, you'd always get caught...
      • heucuva, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Grand Theft Auto: Gotham City is based on Manhattan, which is called Algonquin in Grand Theft Auto IV.

        "Batman's Gotham City is Manhattan below Fourteenth Street at eleven minutes past midnight on the coldest night in November." - Dennis O'Neil, writer and editor for DC Comics.
  • antiorblkflag9, on 05/14/2008, -44/+541Another brutally honest review. He basically said what ever gamer has been afraid t say because they don't want to criticize a game that everyone else is in love with. GTA 4 is really good, but certainly not the best game ever like many people have been making it out to be.
    • JohnP, on 05/14/2008, -2/+59The engine and world design are amazing once you turn up the gamma and learn to avoid anything made of wood. They just need to find better ways to structure missions and earn respect.
    • AWBoy666, on 05/14/2008, -18/+61I really disagree. I have found the storyline in GTA4 to be astoundingly good. The gameplay itself can get repetitive and some aspects of the game are a little ridiculous (the trees and being forced into the mini-games from time to time) but the characters and story that are built is absolutely top notch. I haven't been this involved in the story of a game since HL 1 and Halo.
      • antiorblkflag9, on 05/14/2008, -2/+31The story is fantastic, I'm not disagreeing with you there.
      • lordtyros, on 05/14/2008, -63/+4Having the best videogame story is kind of like being the fastest kid at the special olympics.
        • Sherman901, on 05/14/2008, -9/+8you're a tool and that was a super lame comment in an attempt to get digs/laughs
          • popfrogs, on 05/14/2008, -4/+4Yeah he was shooting for the arguing on the internet analogy but it doesn't fit here.
            For anyone in a coma, the saying goes that "Arguing on the internet is like competing in the Special Olympics. No matter who wins everyone looks retarded".
      • JohnP, on 05/14/2008, -5/+7I agree, the story is great, but many times i found myself looking forward to the cut scenes/phone calls. Not a good sign.
        • NoValidTitle, on 05/14/2008, -5/+3Why is that not a good sign? I means you are immersed in the story.
      • tyywebb, on 05/14/2008, -12/+7Halo's story was meh besides the actual halo which was stolen from Ringworld.
      • Wootstapler, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1Absolutely. I keep having to myself that this story is in a GTA game.
    • Swarms, on 05/14/2008, -11/+82I agree with everything he said, but still think it's the best game I've played.
    • thecosmicpope, on 05/14/2008, -10/+5I pretty much agree with his comments on the problems of GTA4, but I do also think it is the best game ever made. The friends really do annoy me, especially when you are looking for a car for Stevie, or doing something important and one of them phones you, leaving you with nothing to do but get negative reputation with them. Trees being indestructible is annoying, but strangely he missed out telegraph and electricity poles, which are also rock solid in the game.

      I know he doesn't tend to go into the multiplayer aspects, but I'm surprised at it being left out of this one. Rockstar has never been known for producing bug-less games and this one is no different.

      Despite all this, I think it says a lot about the rest of the game that it more than makes up for problems it has.
      • pr1me4, on 05/14/2008, -2/+8Yahtzee doesn't really go over multiplayer in his reviews.
    • bluezinc, on 05/14/2008, -9/+20I think that as far as graphics, physics, and game mechanics go, this is the best one by far. However, there are little things that made me say, "WTF Rockstar" aloud to my tv. 1) Why are there only 4 clothing stores in the entire game? 2 of which are really the same clothing store. 2) Why did they take OUT weapons that everyone loved in order to restore "realism"? 3) a semi can't break a tree? *****. 4) if I have this cool new phone feature, why can't I use it more to respond to craplist ads online or call up random people in the game, little things, rockstar! little things!
      • tierneyb, on 05/14/2008, -3/+24You're complaining that there aren't enough "little things"?! I was amazed they thought of everything they did...
        • bluezinc, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Im complaining that instead of ADDING game elements, they've TAKEN AWAY other game elements. Rule 1) Don't take away functionality.
      • Qumahlin, on 05/14/2008, -1/+11"why can't I use it more to respond to craplist ads online or call up random people in the game"

        You can to an extent. Play around more, there are quite a few "phone" easter eggs.
        • bluezinc, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I know, it's the "to an extent" part that I take issue with. It's not hard, relatively, to add these things in, so why didn't they?
      • sammydeath, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5also no parachutes and not being able to take a motorbike up a high building is missed for me
      • Wootstapler, on 05/15/2008, -3/+3I'm sorry, since when is there FOUR clothing stores in the game? Perseus, MODO, and the Russian store...wheres number four?
        • Deathcow, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3I think he means the other Perseus store (there are 2 on Algonquin).
        • bluezinc, on 05/15/2008, -1/+2Thus why I said, "2 of which are really the same clothing store"
    • amenic, on 05/14/2008, -15/+5You win!

      One day gamers will realize that all this stuff is manufactured to increase sales.
    • CabesMojo, on 05/14/2008, -2/+30I do find maintaining some friendships kind of boring. But once I discovered cabs and just skipping the drives I was in heaven.
      • chedabob, on 05/14/2008, -1/+13If they like you more than 80%, you unlock certain things. For Roman it's being able to call a cab, and Little Jacob comes to you and sells you weapons. Not sure what the others are, but I know Dwayne and Brucie both have "abilities".
        • overkilpro, on 05/14/2008, -1/+5I'm not sure about Dwayne but Brucie will pick you up in a helicopter
        • MiDri, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6Not sure about Dwayne my self, but Packie lets you call him and arrange to pick up a car with a bomb in it.
          • CabesMojo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Oh *****, time to drink some more with Packie.
        • IEatHamburgers, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5Dwayne provides a couple guys for backup.
        • CabesMojo, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3I hung out with Little Jacob the other day and even though I got the thumbs up his like for me went down 4%. Bastard.
      • Midnightrambler, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6One of the girls on love-match is lawyer (lawbitch or something like that) has the best ability. Kiki is her name and you can call her when the cops are on your ass and she'll talk to the DA and you loose your wanted level. She's a life saver.
        • MiDri, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Only if you suck at flying helicopters, anytime I get 4+ stars I go strait to airport and fly away!
          • atcrawford, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Where can you fly to get away from 6 stars? I have had a helicopter and flew to happiness island, but then two police copters came after me and had me trapped. I ran out of sniper ammo and had to pull a Patton with my pistol.
      • AngeloM3, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4I THINK theres a way of keeping your "friendship" level up without actually having to do something.....
        I heard that once someone calls and wants you to do something........ like playing darts with Roman...... accept it..... then call Roman back and hang-up on him.
        • wastelander, on 05/14/2008, -0/+10Does that work in real life also?
      • Modestexcuse, on 05/14/2008, -1/+1The only reason to maintain those relationships, is for the achievements on the 360 (100%). Even at that, I gave up on pleasing everyone.
    • quadvods, on 05/14/2008, -9/+73GTA4 has a fundimental storyline issue... he keeps harping on about money, when there is nothing to spend it on.
      Previous GTAs actually had purpose (buying safehouses across the city and building your empire) - GTA 4 seems to have literally nothing to offer. Its a motivation killer in terms of doing the storyline missions.
      I'm not going to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on just guns, and the most expensive clothing item is a $1000 suit.
      • PhrosTT, on 05/14/2008, -9/+3$2000 suit, $8500 combat sniper...
      • elrac, on 05/14/2008, -8/+44So, are you this guy http://susuto.com/its-clear-gta4-has-a-fundimental ... ? Or do you just have nothing original to say?
        • quadvods, on 05/14/2008, -10/+11what the hell is susuto? clearly a blog that steals text with no attribution... I am the original author of this comment...
        • Ikulus, on 05/14/2008, -1/+40Wow wtf. This should be its own digg story.

          Stealing user comments to make a fake blog with tons of ads...
        • nonstop87, on 05/14/2008, -4/+13Except that this blog was posted a week ago.
        • rilus, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9That's obviously a splog. Stealing content from other blogs and everywhere else and bombarding you with ads.
        • StefanArak, on 05/14/2008, -16/+4You do realise 2 humans may have the same thought at one time? Especially when it's true.
          • antiorblkflag9, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2That is true...except for when it is word for word
          • StefanArak, on 05/15/2008, -0/+0Ah, right. I didn't actually read the link -_-. I got a bad case of the RTFA's.
        • estvir, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2I have near $400,000 and I'm only just under %50 completed.. I have no idea what to do with this much money. :/
      • ciaran036, on 05/14/2008, -2/+8One of the annoying things for me is how much they go on about the deaths of characters during the cutscenes, yet during the missions you kill LOADS of people, and there's no fuss over any of those deaths.
        And there are many minor annoyances. Like after our house went on fire, I attempted to phone the fire service to have the place extinguished but when they turned up, despite the enormous fire, the firemen stood around, scratching their heads and exclaiming "False Alarm". They when I had reached the taxi office, I was further annoyed by the fact that there was a guy standing at the taxi office, smoking a cigarette, in front of the inferno, totally oblivious. And pedestrians were just walking on by, as if nothing was happening! It was a bit silly and seems a bit lazy on the half of the developers. They make everything else in the game look realistic but during arguably the most important part of the game, the missions, not enough work has been put into them!
        • staticneuron, on 05/14/2008, -4/+3Maybe because it was part of the story............ you weren't supposed to be standing around your apt or the store when they were on fire. You were supposed to be running for your life.

          An the cutscenes only make a big deal out of people you know or dealt with alot. If you pay attention there are some cutscenes (special deaths) for characters you don't even know. but why would the game need to make a fus over everyone you kill? It really seems like you are digging for reasons.
          • ciaran036, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4Well that's very linear isn't it?
          • staticneuron, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2not really because you can go anywhere and do anything but you cannot expect the game itself to alter from scripted moments.
        • ericditmer, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6I was hoping I wasn't the only one that called the fire department...
          • ciaran036, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4lol It's a relatively realistic game, so I should take realistic actions!
      • DesertSquirrel, on 05/14/2008, -3/+2To be fair, the money DOES get you a 55 point achievement, so it's not entirely worthless.
      • slightlygifted, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2so true. and when does he have enough money that i dont need to kill some gangster or biker for a couple hundred bucks? at 600k now thinking maybe im not "desperate for money" as niko says at the start of every ***** mission.
      • mfratz, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I couldn't agree with you more. At the beginning of the game I was loving it because the story seemed to be moving somewhere but now just over 60 percent of the way through and 30 hours and I really don't feel like I'm in a very different position from where I started.
    • xNIBx, on 05/14/2008, -10/+57"GTA 4 is really good, but certainly not the best game ever like many people have been making it out to be."

      And what is the best game ever made? Half life? Call of duty 4? Eve online? Starcraft? Baldur's gate? Beyond good and evil? Lemmings? Grim Fandago? Knights of the old republic?System Shock? Total war? X-com? Fallout? Portal? Civilization? Max Payne? Company of heroes? X3? Final Fantasy? Bioshock? What is the best game ever? Hell, what is a clearly better game than gta 4?

      Dont get me wrong, i thought bioshock was extremely overrated but as time passes by, i realise that bioshock was actually a lot better than i thought when i compare to every other damn game that i recently played. Perfection isnt possible but being the "best" doesnt require perfection, it only requires to be better than the rest. And gta4 is certainly up there with around a dozen other games, fighting for the best game ever title.

      Of course no game can really be considered the best, since there are different genres, difficulty settings and people have different tastes but still.
      • TheHayze, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3I dunno why you're getting dugg down, I thought your comment was really spot on. Yes, there are some games that just stand above all else, and in their own time. But what makes a game the best game ever isn't always how others rate it. Yes, with GTA iv, it's probably easily one of the best, and likable by just abut everyone who has ever played a GTA game before. But it really just comes down to what you like to play.
      • DukeMojo, on 05/14/2008, -4/+8"And what is the best game ever made?"

        Lemmings
      • Xyleene, on 05/14/2008, -9/+6You forgot Oblivion. Oblivion is the best game ever.
        • Qumahlin, on 05/14/2008, -2/+7Yes, providing that best game ever means "Hack and slash RPG" for everyone. Don't get me wrong, I love Oblivion for what it is which is currently one of the greatest RPG experiences, but for overall "best game"...meh, it doesn't have enough appeal to the masses.
          • Gizza, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3Oblivion is a fun game, but it is one of the worse RPG experiences. An RPG experience for me requires a leveling system that means something, enemies that that get tougher, and good item rewards reflecting the difficulty of the challenge to get them. Oblivion had none of this.
      • getbusyliving, on 05/14/2008, -11/+3World of Warcraft.
      • petebot, on 05/14/2008, -7/+5Mortal Kombat, on Sega Genesis, is the best video game ever.

        • Antimatt, on 05/14/2008, -4/+4I disagree, it's a very good game, but i think Donkey Kong is the best game ever.
      • Akaji, on 05/14/2008, -2/+6Pong.
      • panteradactyl, on 05/14/2008, -4/+1Eve online? Really?
      • CyclonusRIP, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4It really comes down to whether you like complicated ass games that take hours to learn to do the basic tasks or you like games that are simple to play and fun. Both approaches can have depth and just because a game is simple to play doesn't mean it's simple to perfect. Personally I like games to be as straightforward and simple as possible to play and have the content speak for itself. What I really hate about newer games is the trend try to pack as many features as possible without regard to how well they work with the game.
      • chemdiva, on 05/15/2008, -1/+3portal?
        • byte1918, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1Yes Portal.
          *waiting for in game glados quote*
      • lalilulelo, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2The best game ever is the game that you find to be the best game ever. That generally is not going to be the same game that everyone else loves. It's matter of taste. I for one don't find Halo particularly interesting at all, but I understand that other people think it's the best thing they've ever played. For me, my favorite game is Metal Gear Solid 2 but that's just because I can play through it dozens of times and not get bored. Of course that game is not going to be considered the best game ever by other people. You just have to find what you love more than anything else.
    • mistergoomba, on 05/14/2008, -9/+8as much as i really do love GTA4, i couldn't help but feel underwhelmed at first because of all the hype.
    • nobodynoes, on 05/14/2008, -3/+4"Another brutally honest review. He basically said what ever gamer has been afraid t say"

      um, wat? I guess you don't read any video game forum in the universe then.
    • FFXIfrohike, on 05/14/2008, -5/+16"Brutally" honest? Really?

      This is the mildest jabbing at a game I've seen from him since Bioshock.
      • nrt25, on 05/14/2008, -3/+14Agreed, this is his version of giving a game a 10/10 score...
        • StefanArak, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10I'd say this was a 9/10. Didn't you hear his review on Portal?
        • shinramen, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5Or Psychonauts, for that matter?
      • ConfusedCartman, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4Don't forget Portal, he loved that game. He actually had nothing bad to say about it.
    • MaxMWood, on 05/14/2008, -6/+6/sigh your comment is what i've been saying along and been getting dugg down for! Its certainly far off a perfect 10/10 but it is good.
      • onlynameicanget, on 05/14/2008, -2/+4Are you one of those people who thinks a 10/10 means an absolutely perfect game? There's no such thing. Every 10/10 game has its faults, but they're forgivable given the game's overall awesomeness.
      • Qumahlin, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8No, Worse. He's one of those people that is idiotic enough to think a numerical value with no basis whatsoever in math pulled out of the ass of a biased reviewer (every reviewer is biased) means something.

        personally I prefer reviewers who use the "Forget it, Rent it, Buy it" .They aren't trying to feed me a magical number that means jack ***** and instead are conveying whether they felt the game was utterly *****, worth a quick playthrough, or worth the price of admission so to speak
    • arobicha, on 05/14/2008, -7/+12Maybe it's just me... but does anybody else feel like it's just a repack of GTA: Vice city and San Andreas, with better graphics, a new story line and a tweaked engine? Don't get me wrong, I don't HATE GTA4, I'm just not impressed... There's no "ground breaking" thing that makes me think that GTA is somehow special from it's other games... It may be an improvement, but It's not godlike. I can think of 5 games I've had more fun playing: Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, FFVII, Mass Effect, Guild Wars. Hell, even some Tom Clancy games were more addictive than this game... I just feel as though I'm forcing myself to play through this game to give it a "fair chance"... That's a bad thing isn't it?
      • ThugThrasher, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6I haven't yet played GTA IV and that's partially because the GTA series lost a lot of it's appeal TO ME a couple of games ago. I figured I needed a break and that I got more enjoyment out of other TYPES of games than GTA. From the 5 games you mentioned, you seem to be like me....you like a good RPG best. Therefore it is not unexpected that GTA IV isn't the greatest game you've played, it's not really your genre.
        • arobicha, on 05/14/2008, -2/+0Huh... thought I was alone there. I just find it the slightest bit annoying that companies like Rockstar and Blizzard can spend x years developing a sequel to a franchise they've pounded into the ground and make a good (not perfect, not great, not mediocre, not bad, GOOD) product, and make millions+ on their first day of sales, followed by praise out the wazoo. I like simple games to relieve stress and all, but there are some truly amazing games out there... Pursue the "games as an art-form" avenue, and make a game so awesome that the main storyline (or mechanics) keep you playing... not the fact that you have 50 different mini-games to try out when the storyline goes RIDICULOUSLY DRY... sorry, I'm ranting again. Yeah, I suppose I should stop ragging on GTA4 and get back to my faves.
      • Gizza, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I agree. It's a good game, but not really any better than the others. In fact, I much prefer Vice City over IV. It didn't take itself as seriously it seems and was just more fun.
    • SuppaK, on 05/14/2008, -3/+7There is no perfect game.

      But there is GTA4.
    • thedragon4453, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6Yeah, Yahtzee brought up a few things that I've been thinking about. The friend things, and the handling of cars. I honestly hate the friend missions and find them to be a boring waste of time. Also, I hate that no matter how hard I try I can't seem to get a decent hand brake turn.

      And someone above pointed out something I missed - being able to buy safehouses and things. Feels like I've got a lot of cash for nothing. And parachutes. Those were fun.
      • Modestexcuse, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3The cornering took a while to get good at. I have the hand brake down now. Just tap it ever so slightly at high speed, and turn the wheels the opposite direction to start, then feather the rear end as you straighten out.

        EDIT: As if that even makes sense. Practice makes perfect.
        • Swarms, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2It makes sense, but only if you already know what you're talking about. At first I was really disappointed because driving was so frustrating, but once it's just a little more realistic and takes a little longer to master.
    • lukas88, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6You all basically got screwed in the butt by game reviewers on the take
    • Gizza, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2I certainly agree with him about it becoming more gritty and realistic. I downloaded the original GTA so I could play while my house mate was on the 360 and realised how "arcady" it is in comparison. I then recalled GTA3 and Vice City being pretty similar. Finding guns lying around, getting rampage missions etc, doesn't seem to happen in IV. You want guns, you have to buy them. It seems to have lost all the whacky stuff.
  • eyefone, on 05/14/2008, -61/+17Ron Paul
    • uziko, on 05/14/2008, -6/+6you are a bit late..
    • friendlyman, on 05/14/2008, -15/+2You stupid son of a bitch dumb bastard!
    • gritta, on 05/14/2008, -3/+4I dugg you up for not trying to come up with some stupid reason why Ron Paul is the best.
      • uziko, on 05/14/2008, -0/+2i dugg you up for coming up with some stupid reason to digg the guy above up
  • Henman, on 05/14/2008, -139/+23Who does this Yatzee guy think he is? Take a breath and get over yourself.
    • joeydoo, on 05/14/2008, -20/+8I don't think you understand the true gravity of that statement sunshine! Don't you know where you are????
      Don't you ever DARE disrespect Yahtzee again. He's the new Jesus and you just anally raped him with your words.
    • jakemdoz, on 05/14/2008, -3/+30it's his job. he thinks he's a critic, which is reasonable because he criticizes things. if you don't like him, you don't have to listen to him.
    • mhuggins, on 05/14/2008, -2/+17He's better than you. Just like everyone else on Digg.
    • Drax0n, on 05/14/2008, -5/+3he is brilliant, funny, witty, and honest. I bought Portal just because of his review and Loved it.
    • u1tima, on 05/14/2008, -2/+14It's called zero punctuation for a reason.
    • Viriatus2, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6and who the ***** are you, you loser?
    • kilt42, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4Boo this man!
    • coreyb, on 05/15/2008, -0/+7Yahtzee Fitzgerald Flemming Croshaw the Third of course... He was born in 1605 and started reviewing games at the sweet age of 13. He was made famous because of his review of 'Go fish' in 1725 when King George II asked him to personally read it in his court. Since then, 'Yahtzee' as he has become know to his followers has been reviewing games to the pleasure of many.

      Next time you ask a stupid question, you will get a stupid answer...
    • ericrous, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1How DARE you insult Yahtzee! I hope you get rectal cancer and die!
  • fuckedupworld, on 05/14/2008, -30/+16I wonder if Zero Punctuation complements people like that in real life.
    "Well at least your not a 50 ton hamburger with AIDS. Yeah I'll go out with you."
  • destron, on 05/14/2008, -22/+9*****
  • hermslice, on 05/14/2008, -19/+3I was wondering why it wasnt up yet
    you guys are slipping i had to google search for it.
  • Puffles, on 05/14/2008, -43/+2422nd comment! Digg me down!
  • CaptainMcNerd, on 05/14/2008, -63/+458I talk fast and hate stuff!
    • worthone, on 05/14/2008, -9/+141And he's made a living out of it.
      • brstilson, on 05/14/2008, -0/+27He's already made 10 million theoretical dollars.
      • MasterThief117, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2An inspiration to the rest of us.
      • ubrikkean, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2Uh, I'm pretty sure this isn't his full-time job.
        • byte1918, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1It has to be.. you can't review games on the first sight , unless you work at gamespot.
    • Lososaurus, on 05/14/2008, -16/+63More like "I talk fast and call ***** when I see it"
      • doshindude, on 05/15/2008, -3/+1unless it's Brawl, then it's "I mindlessly bash a game I played for only 2 hours."
    • Drax0n, on 05/14/2008, -14/+7And yet you still arn't funny and he is.
      • ChronicColonic, on 05/14/2008, -2/+6He typed his comment fast though....can't you tell?
    • ProfessorFoo, on 05/14/2008, -19/+8Yeah that's pretty much how it is. Why digg finds this guy hilarious I will probably never know. All he does it say a bunch of random ***** really fast and apparently everyone jizzes all over their computer.
      And yes digg me down. I don't like something most people on digg like.
      • exzackt, on 05/14/2008, -10/+7Its because you are not smart enough to understand him. If all you get is that he talks fast and hates stuff, then you seriously need to reconsider learning the English language.
        • se1zure, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3his jokes are hardly difficult to comprehend. If you think you need to be smart to understand his reviews then you are an idiot.
    • lamiaconfitor, on 05/14/2008, -2/+13I guarantee you: Its more awesome then your job.
    • Dracusis, on 05/15/2008, -0/+4The odd thing is, the majority of his fan base are made up of gamers who already own the games he reviews. Every review he's done has been of a game I already owned, yet I still watched them and found them enjoyable, but I still have no idea why, I mean, it's a complete waste of my time...
  • dhVyse, on 05/14/2008, -19/+4Wow, I've never been as anxious to get off work just to watch a video review then I am right now.
    • doubledmateo, on 05/14/2008, -5/+5You may be a bit letdown. It wasn't his best review. Kind of bland.
      • dhVyse, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1I thought it was as good as any other review by him, hilarious.
    • Zamfir, on 05/14/2008, -3/+8A sad life you lead...
      • dhVyse, on 05/14/2008, -3/+2Obviously you, and the 14 somewhat schmucks digging me down, have never heard of exageration.
  • tEhKewleSt, on 05/14/2008, -17/+176I love soup. Especially tomato soup with a nice grilled cheese.
    • CowboyJesus, on 05/14/2008, -3/+23Easily the best five minute lunch imaginable.
      • Ikulus, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6No way you can prepare that in five minutes.
      • actionscripted, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10Warm the pan / George Forman.
        Assemble the sandwich.
        Place sandwich on pan / George Forman.
        While the sandwich grills, open can of soup.
        Microwave / warm soup.

        If you time it all properly, you can easily prepare this delicious meal in five minutes.
        • dorkino, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6The Foreman grill takes almost 5 minutes just to preheat.
          • natastna2, on 05/15/2008, -0/+6 Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
    • xtinamo, on 05/14/2008, -3/+43Tomato soup is one of those things that I think will be delicious, but then I'm disappointed when I actually eat it. Damn those bloody Campbell's commercials!
      • hove, on 05/14/2008, -3/+12I'm the exact opposite.
        • xtinamo, on 05/14/2008, -11/+5How exact? You think it's going to be blah before you eat, but then you end up enjoying it?
          • gutistg, on 05/14/2008, -4/+30Yes, you've figured what opposite means.
      • drlha, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Heinz Tomato Soup is much better, but of course they don't sell it in the USA for some reason.
      • evodude, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1Kind of like coleslaw. Every time it comes with a meal I think maybe this time it will be good, so I try it. And then I am reminded that I ***** hate coleslaw, but that I'm too stupid to ever really learn the lesson.
    • scooterbaga, on 05/14/2008, -1/+56I enjoy things I remember.
    • Relikh, on 05/14/2008, -6/+4Yeah, but nothing beats cream of mushroom topped off with a chicken pot pie.
      • Coolmatt49, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7Cream of Mushroom?...No thanks.
      • jackalsclaw, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7mushrooms are great, yummy fungus!
        • brycehun, on 05/14/2008, -5/+2mushrooms taste like someone pooped in my mouth
        • Samsong, on 05/14/2008, -0/+5It seems like we're on a tangent here...
    • N00F, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2MMMmmmm, that is good! Well said.
    • Viriatus2, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1cheese? with a boiled egg, please, much better
  • dl27, on 05/14/2008, -12/+7Totally agree. Great game, but I agree with all his concerns.
  • kurupttek, on 05/14/2008, -87/+9Cool














    not!
    • MerryMortician, on 05/14/2008, -3/+20thank you for taking me back to middle school. I havent seen a grown up use the infamous "not" since it became stupid.
    • jakemdoz, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3i feel like i'm in the 90's again...
      • popfrogs, on 05/14/2008, -0/+9Well at least gasoline is cheap there.
    • gritta, on 05/14/2008, -2/+7Your mum's gay!

      Wow, I'm nearly as mature as you!
    • TheMime, on 05/14/2008, -2/+1You tricked me!







      not!
  • ChronicColonic, on 05/14/2008, -13/+105Fackeen Oresum!
  • FecalHurler, on 05/14/2008, -28/+12I can't get it to play here it work... What was the score he gave it?
    Honestly, it's GTA3 with multiplayer. Great game if you liked the others (which I really didn't), but is it the best game ever? Over RE4 and SC? Over OoT?
    • rgaino, on 05/14/2008, -1/+28He gave it a FOUR.
    • scooterbaga, on 05/14/2008, -3/+16He gave it a 4... for FOURK YOU!
    • amenic, on 05/14/2008, -2/+8He doesn't 'score' games - he rants and swears and occasionally you might find a tiny bit of praise. Basically though his reviews are based on slandering the hell out of the games he reviews :)

      It's a nice change of pace and usually funny.
    • AhniTipesh, on 05/14/2008, -5/+4Over aBc r4q or 6w1? WTF ARE YOU SAYING YOU STUPID FANBOY
      • FecalHurler, on 05/14/2008, -2/+3Dude if you don't know what any of those are you're either:
        1) Retarded
        2) Someone who has never played a game in your life.

        I'm guessing the former.
        • se1zure, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3Everyone look at this genius who knows every game in the world.
      • Namaha, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4Grand Theft Auto 3
        Resident Evil 4
        Starcraft?
        Ocarina of Time

  • moocow1452, on 05/14/2008, -13/+172Never ever review Mario Kart Wii?

    Sounds like a challenge!
    • lolmax, on 05/14/2008, -10/+1heres my review: sweet
    • daRoach, on 05/14/2008, -3/+9He said he would stick forks in his eyes if he ever reviewed a game he loved again.
    • hongkongjapie, on 05/15/2008, -1/+1maybe we all must request a MKWii review, just to annoy Y...
  • AvidPreatorian, on 05/14/2008, -11/+53this review is as honest as every other. i love this game but you have to admit it's not perfect and that that is ok
    • Mier, on 05/14/2008, -8/+8He needs to try alittle harder. 1 and 2 stars are easy to lose, at 3 they get the chopper on you and that's harder 4 is pretty freakin bad. 5 and 6 probably apocalyptic.
      • noots, on 05/14/2008, -4/+5you can't outrun a 6, the flashing escape area on the map is basically all of the game real-estate. I assume you either have to make it to the safe house and save, find a pay/spray to reduce your wanted level or call lawchick (or w.e shes called) to knock some stars off.
      • AvidPreatorian, on 05/14/2008, -6/+3i dont find it hard escaping 4 stars, or even 5. 6 might be a bit rough but not that bad
        • se1zure, on 05/14/2008, -0/+56 is impossible, and 5 is nearly impossible without a cheat, helicopter, safehouse, lawchick. which means you are probably lying.
      • dbsmoker, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I agree, I was proud to escape a 4 star wanted level. With 5 star, I either get gunned down hella quick if I'm on foot and if I'm driving the helicopter blows me up. (at least I think it was the helicopter, my car just exploded and it wasn't in bad shape)
    • Jaablaze, on 05/14/2008, -9/+4it shouldn't have gotten a 10 out of 10 then
    • punkcat, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2first half of the game i loved it. now i cant stand having to drive across town every damn mission.
      and i hate it when restarting a mission the cabs mysteriously vanish.
      • AvidPreatorian, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1use the taxi, morph everywhere. saves loads of time. X button to morph on pss3 version.
  • uziko, on 05/14/2008, -17/+3that was pure genius
  • FearFactory, on 05/14/2008, -24/+4weak
  • brjohnson789, on 05/14/2008, -29/+37We ALL know that Yahtzee's appeal is brutalizing games in a funny way. I think he does a great job here; he does point out GTA 4's flaws, and admits its still a great game that he's actually going to keep playing. I was surprised he didnt' mention thte cover system which annoys me a bit. And the 'friend' missions are somewhat lame.
    • AWBoy666, on 05/14/2008, -10/+11That's my point which is that he really didn't seem to put much effort into this one. It wasn't witty, it wasn't funny, and it really stated the obvious. Not his best work :(
      • dysfunction, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8It's funnier when he can really bash a game. Most of the ones where he actually enjoyed the game aren't as funny- look at his Orange Box review.
      • burketo, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10given that yahtzee HAS to bash a game, he was always going to have a tough job with this compared to say...turok.
        • gutistg, on 05/14/2008, -1/+4But if the game is too difficult to bash in and of itself, there are always the rabid supporters of the game to fall back on.
        • Gregus1032, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3he's a game critic, not a fan boy critic.
    • McDeath, on 05/14/2008, -0/+6Actually he did point out the cover system, but it was really brief.
  • slahser, on 05/14/2008, -12/+14Thank god no spoilers.
  • friendlyman, on 05/14/2008, -12/+4lol at fat cat on the hood of the car
  • prleet, on 05/14/2008, -12/+4my exact feeling after i tried gta4 out..lmao
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    • MethodOne, on 05/14/2008, -6/+4YA RLY
    • jakemdoz, on 05/14/2008, -6/+2i am so sick of these ASCII things... i've seen three just today!
    • kilt42, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3WTF is that thing, a bird with severe facial cancer?
  • modsuperstar, on 05/14/2008, -25/+18Why does every episode of this need to make the digg frontpage? Can't you people just get an RSS reader for their feed and save the frontpage for important stuff like funny pictures of raccoons in boxes?
    • Zidz, on 05/14/2008, -7/+7because Zero Punctuation is good..?
      • sqwidget, on 05/14/2008, -5/+4Well so was your mom last night, but you don't see me gloating about it
    • ericcire, on 05/14/2008, -6/+4Because it's ***** awesome, that's why.
    • Frinkiac, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2There's plenty of room for both.
    • doubledmateo, on 05/14/2008, -4/+11Why do people get so concerned about what makes the front page? If it's popular it's going on the front page. You act as if this being there is going to block some important post and it'll have some huge ramifications. It's Digg, don't take it seriously.
      • modsuperstar, on 05/14/2008, -3/+3I understand the whole community aspect of things, but I don't see the point of having essentially the same content appear on the frontpage week in, week out. I know we see lots of Cracked.com stuff, but at least it's not the same thing every time, like Zero Punctuation. I was bored after about the second one, since he's really just using the same shtick for each and every one of these. And in case you didn't notice, my original comment was more tongue in cheek then anything.
    • Smoo930, on 05/14/2008, -1/+11I don't know guys... he has a point. I mean think about it... Raccoons in Boxes.
    • trusttimothy, on 05/14/2008, -3/+3Digg is a community. And as a community we want to discuss "interesting things". So someone submits these "interesting things". The rest is democracy, sorry.
      • se1zure, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3yes, but at the same time, a president can't serve more than 2 terms, so a zero punctuation review should be treated the same way.
        • EtherGnat, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Right. Because the most powerful position in the country and amusing video game reviews are basically the same thing. In fact I think we ought to let the electoral college decide what stories are on Digg.
  • oderdigg, on 05/14/2008, -20/+1*****. They now have ads which prevent me from watching the video. How ***** lame. Anyone else with Hardy Heron 64 bit having issues?
  • daeyeth, on 05/14/2008, -13/+7Surprisingly short, considering the game
  • MadOgre, on 05/14/2008, -17/+7Classic Yahtzee review. One of his better, more accurate reviews without getting caught up in unassociated metaphors.
  • daizaru, on 05/14/2008, -19/+9Wow, he went a totally different direction then I thought he would. That seemed extremely tame for a game riddled with problems and general lameness. I think I appreciated that other review that compared GTA4 as trying so hard to pass it off as an Adult game it was downright adolescent. Not to mention almost every character being extremely stereotype of their race/country.

    That was essentially a nice review as far as Yahtzee goes, I was expecting a little bit more.
    • daizaru, on 05/14/2008, -2/+2I suppose I needed to add that I still rather enjoyed the game but that it's not without its problems and cannon fodder that Yahtzee didn't touch in the slightest. It's just not revolutionary to me, it's the same old GTA but prettier and some features removed.
  • anyone4apint, on 05/14/2008, -69/+140Vice City is still the best game in the franchise.
    • HappyScrappy, on 05/14/2008, -15/+8by far.
    • dsmx, on 05/14/2008, -5/+27Now watch as we get 32424 comments about how GTA3 was better or how GTA:SA was better.
      • endlessoul, on 05/14/2008, -1/+10Because San Andreas WAS better. It was bigger, had more to do, and the story was, no surprise, top-notch. Not to say Vice City was bad. It wasn't. It was fan-*****-tastic, like all the GTA games.

        San Andreas, up until GTA4, was the best GTA game.
        • dsmx, on 05/14/2008, -4/+3SA was only better if you think that bigger=better. SA had a crappy plot, pointless rpg elements, needlessly big, rubbish music and not very funny talk radio, lame gangsta' elements and just felt soulless. In it's defense it did have more to do but that was mainly down to you having to walk, drive, fly such huge distances to get anything done. At no point when your playing SA andreas do you think it needs to be this big, your constantly thinking I wish it was smaller so I didn't have to trek 10 minutes to get there.
        • Pulch, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1The story is SA sucked, we can all agree on that. But the map was awesome, the planes and little extras ruled, and until I can play GTA IV on a PC with a parachute mod, it's not worth it to me. (that's an overstatement, as soon as I can play it on a PC, parachute or no, I'm game)
    • mywhitenoise, on 05/14/2008, -9/+25Definitely has the best soundtrack. Most of the songs suck in GTAIV, save for the Electro-choc channel, half the songs on Radio Broker, and "Cry", "1979", and "Evil Woman".
      • dysfunction, on 05/14/2008, -2/+11I do agree that VC has the best soundtrack (i.e., VROCK), and San Andreas has a better soundtrack than IV (K-DST and Radio X), but IV and San Andreas are tied for best games of the series IMHO. Quality of the story is a big deal for me in games.
        • mywhitenoise, on 05/14/2008, -4/+2The story really isn't all that great in IV. 80% of the dialog is explaining missions, or bitching about their lives. The ending(s) were horrible.
        • Jaablaze, on 05/14/2008, -0/+3he is correct. I think VC had a better story than IV. you start off as a small time mafia solider just getting out of Jail to king of the city.
          • Gizza, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Vice City felt more like you were moving up in the world too. Buying houses, shops, strip clubs, mansions. You could collect money from the places you own that bring in an income.

            I really miss the rampage missions too. And ability to have the army come after you so u can steal a tank. VC was way more fun than IV. Never really played SA, the whole black gansta scene just didn't appeal to me.
        • IEatHamburgers, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Hell, even this review has a better soundtrack than GTA IV. Random Skid Row songs FTW!
      • Managua8Green, on 05/14/2008, -12/+4wow, you're old. Or gay. Or a nerd. Or socially inadequate.
        • mywhitenoise, on 05/14/2008, -3/+12I'm 22, straight, I guess I'm a nerd...but you're on digg and your response is juvenile.
      • drlha, on 05/14/2008, -0/+17Am I the only one who misses the original parody songs in GTA3?
        • RussellDovey, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1No, I really loved that aspect. They could have had some major artists take serious amounts of piss out of themselves, but instead....
        • Gizza, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1Another example of GTA becoming more gritty and realistic. It's starting to take itself way too seriously.
      • Tyrghast, on 05/14/2008, -2/+5Reggae channel rules.
        • Starch, on 05/14/2008, -1/+6FOLLA A DEM, FOLLA A DEM, FOLLA A DEM, FOLLA A DEM!
          ..or whatever he's saying - catchy isnt it?
          • HappyScrappy, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1He's saying "Parliment" over and over isn't he?

            Ether way, it's really annoying. I switch channels every time it comes up.
      • MasterGrief, on 05/14/2008, -0/+4Cry? I thought I liked that song at first, but after hearing it several times, that ridiculous high pitched ending really began to grind on me. Evil Woman is good though.

        I'm willing to go and say Vice City still has the best sound track, but I really do appreciate the addition of a Jazz and a Fusion channel.

        As far as talk radio is concerned, does anybody here think VCPR has been beaten yet?
        • MrThirsty, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3Pressing Issues FTW
          • dsmx, on 05/14/2008, -0/+1were going to build us a river a freedom...
        • SwedishNinja, on 05/15/2008, -0/+3VCPR will NEVER be beaten.

          I can still remember the beautiful rants of Pastor Richards' Salvation Statue to this day.

          It causes me to cry sometimes ;_;
          • MasterGrief, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I can recite almost word for word the entirety of the Pressing Issues transcript.
      • raydeen, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1I gotta admit, the only reason I got GTA:VC was for it's setting and the music. Da Eighties was Greaties!

        'We're drunk as Hell! We're high as Heaven! We're the Class of '87!'
    • scooterbaga, on 05/14/2008, -8/+13why?
      • tEhKewleSt, on 05/14/2008, -3/+6BECAUSE!
        • TheConman, on 05/14/2008, -1/+7ITS GON RAIN
          • scooterbaga, on 05/14/2008, -1/+2Awesome.

            My favorite character from that show, and easily top five all time favorite.
    • burketo, on 05/14/2008, -6/+19i actually preferred GTA - SA, not because of the story line (VC had a better story line i thought) but i loved the freedom of it. i definitely spent more time after i had finished the story line on SA then i did on VC.
      • dsmx, on 05/14/2008, -1/+3How much of that time was spent travelling, a big part was travelling, travelling and more travelling.
        • burketo, on 05/15/2008, -0/+1i didn't mind that though... i thought motorbikes came into their own in SA, they were ***** before then. plus you were never far from an airport.
    • Crazymaniacc, on 05/14/2008, -7/+24GTA II ftw!
    • twiztidsinz, on 05/14/2008, -2/+15I agree with burketo.
      I liked how there was more stuff to do in San Andreas, but Vice City was just so much fun and had a better story.
    • EwMo, on 05/14/2008, -3/+67*Disagrees violently and fails to provide explanation*
    • dsmx, on 05/14/2008, -1/+12GTA:SA was a good game but at no point was I thinking this game needs to be this big I was constantly thinking do I really need to go there it's going to take 5-10 minutes to get there. They should of just cut the city of SF out and moved the missions to LS and LV it would of made the experience a lot better. Also the music and the talk stations were no where near as good in SA trying to find some decent to listen to was very hard.
    • daizaru, on 05/14/2008, -1/+8Best Story/design absolutely. Loved the scarface type ending except positive.
      San Andreas was the best sandbox by far.
      GTA - 4 is amazing for the amount of detail but I totally found the gameplay pretty lacking and the characters too stereotypical. It was definitely fun in a lot of ways, but it just fell short in so many ways for me.
    • GregFD3S, on 05/14/2008, -9/+6GTA:SA - Best story
      GTA IV - Best GTA series game.

      My .02 pesos.
      • MasterGrief, on 05/14/2008, -3/+5Your money is no good here!
      • nynety, on 05/15/2008, -0/+2San Andreas has easily had the most atrocious story in the series so far.
    • arma, on 05/14/2008, -1/+9VC was awesome, so relaxing and such. SA was boring.