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Series that changed the world: GTA - Part 2
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Series that changed the world: GTA - Part 2 brief story
In the past time we began the story of the series, not just change the world, and overturned it. That will continue without a long prelude for front - the most delicious.
GTA: Vice City
Rockstar Games , Impressed resounding success the third part, finally buys DMA Design . From now on, every new game comes out with a new logo. When the lion's share of gamers waited for the announcement of the fourth part, on the scene unexpectedly Vice City . Did not complete a new part, but not the addon ... The last series of the franchise initially caused confusion. In fact, everything was more than transparent. Having a serious logistical support, the developers have undertaken to translate into life the idea, not both types in GTA 3 . And the ideas they had set. The main course, was the setting. The game met our Hawaiian shirts, neon lights, palm trees, sprawling and expensive cars. In the courtyard stood the eighties. Sources of inspiration for the developers was enough. Many scenes and characters with almost no changes have been brought here from such films as "Scarface" and "Carlito's Way" . And it was styled everything: the interface is full of blue and pink graffiti, Vice City explicitly sent to Miami, and the costumes and hairstyles were recognized instantly. How all this could not fall in love, is unclear. The game tightened so deep that even the people rather skeptical about this romance, could not tear myself away from it.
So just give flavor of an era not many are capable developers.
But the atmosphere of the atmosphere, and Vice City had something to offer and apart from it. First, of course, plot. Chase boat, jumping out of helicopters, explosions and shootings cocaine laboratories in nightclubs - all zipped in front of pretty quickly, exactly as it should be a qualitative action movie. The main character, has just released their prison mobsters Tommy Versetti was far from his fellow charismatic third part. And he looked at his colorful shirt is much more stylish. Radio, which until then and slowly began to live their own lives, we are now pleased known songs of the eighties, and generally amused leading almost to tears. But in what other game then it was possible under the classical version of the Self Control shoot the lights on the waterfront on a powerful supercar?
For a beautiful gangster stories, of course, was harvested and its beautiful "happy ending".
Features of the game was so much more. Greatly expanded range of weapons (which cost only a chainsaw) and the choice of means of transportation. In the game there were motorcycles, many kinds of water equipment and, most importantly, air. Planes and helicopters have transformed much gameplay, open to players of heaven. Anyone who has tried unsuccessfully to soar to the "dodo" in the third part, and now finally have the desired and enthusiastically told friends about the "new part of the GTA , where you can steal a helicopter. " Apart from all these pleasures, the second half of the story the player can start buying real estate, which gave certain bonuses, and sometimes opened up additional tasks. Collection bags and a lot of side missions, of course, have not gone away, so that the number of hours required to complete the game one hundred percent, measured in tens. All this means that Vice City cemented by a series of cult status even stronger.
GTA: San Andreas
Size - that both surprised and delighted to hit the new part of the GTA . If in qualitative terms, the developers held back technological capabilities living out his age PlayStation 2, the quantity - only their own imagination. And as with her, then Rockstar North was all right. Rather than one city at the mercy of the players got a whole staff. Los Santos, San Fierro, Las Venturas, and were written off in some detail with the real Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas respectively, and were recognized at a glance. In addition to the major cities had the opportunity to travel and to the American outback, represented a small provincial town, lost among the tall pine trees or in deep canyons. All this diversity of landscapes, landscapes and attractions can be explored by any of the hundred kinds of vehicles, which included bikes, ATVs, Bigfoot, tractor-trailer, trains, passenger liners and even jet fighters.
And it was this kid with the "Uzi", riding on a deserted street on a bicycle, was the idol of many students up to the appearance Gousta.
Along the way, increasing the volume of developers and went in side missions. In addition to the usual fire, police and other socially-useful jobs could now be to rob the house and deliver a pizza, and a list of various races, sprints, rallies and races became truly enormous. And if we add here the collection of four kinds of hidden packages, and the struggle for territory in Los Santos, one can understand why this content enough players right up to the exit GTA 4 . The gameplay itself is also grown a lot of new features. In addition, the main character finally learned how to swim, he could play sports or gluttony (resulting pumped muscles or on the contrary - tolstel). Since that time has already started the fashion for a total customization, players can buy clothing for your taste, get a haircut in the barber shop and tuned into their cars - even though after twenty minutes, they usually have going out in some ditch.
As before, the GTA was fun to just play. But to explore the world, look for packages and trying out new means of transportation was even more interesting for the story. African-American Carl Johnson, known as CJ (as you might guess, thanks to his initials), came to town to try to look into murdering his mother and because of unrest in his native region. In the history of present and betrayal, and corrupt cops, and even a reference to the riot in Los Angeles in 1992. And, of course, all this is happening to a typical "black guy from the ghetto," the romance of rap, guns and massive decorations on his chest. Although this style came to mind, not all, play was very interesting, as evidenced by the huge even by the standards of GTA sales.
Crush got under the hot wheel light vehicles at a monster it was damn funny.
Also, remember the game is truly a huge number of amateur versions. Pirates, distributing CDs «GTA: Criminal Russia" and other popular modifications naviralis probably a couple of years. With one of these mods has been linked scandal, after which the popularity of the game once again jumped up, but the age rating still had to improve. This, of course, talking about which has become a household word «Hot Coffe». In the original, Charles could build relationships with the girls, after which they invited him home for a cup of "coffee", then the screen grad, and a girl, actually, with loud groans that he was treated to coffee. As it turned out, and in this case is the developers was harvested mini-game consisting in pleasing the passions of the protagonist. From the release of her cut, but the pieces of code responsible for the "Hot Coffee" remained. Mentioned modes of this function returns back, which caused a scandal and to replenish the long list of internet memes another.
City of GTA 3 , mediocre character, lack of change and bleed the main character, an outdated graphics, not sparkling revelations story - that featured a Liberty City Stories. However, there was in this first look at the sad stories "but" - all that was available on the PSP. Have GTA almost wished that all the owners of the miniature console, so the project became one of the best-selling games for the PSP. Of course, then came out and for the PlayStation 2 version, but even for the elderly consoles it looked kind of anachronism. As for the game itself, it is telling us about events in Libert City for three years before the story of GTA 3 , and the gameplay of it almost did not differ.
GTA 4
With the release of a new generation of consoles standards, as well as opportunities for developers, have changed considerably. Rockstar North is firmly decided to ask a new milestone in the genre, make the most of their best engine at the time. Hence, a major problem and flowed GTA 4 - Productivity. Immediately after the release of the game managed to slow down even the most powerful computers. Rectify the situation only numerous patches that were released in the coming months. But the game after all this began to look different. Graphics pleasing to the eye, in models of machines to instantly guessed certain manufacturers, but not proved to the wrong place at the wrong time pedestrians scattered in parties, in accordance with all laws of physics. However, as the protagonist, flies through a window in a frontal collision.
And who knew that this unprepossessing Serbian immigrant will bring a rustle around the city.
In addition to the game scold performance was perhaps more, and not for anything, because everything else is in it just fine. Niko Bellic, of course, was the most charismatic and elaborated a hero in the history of GTA . At the same time flexible and decisive, he has a great sense of humor, thereby forcing his tongue on a regular basis people who consider themselves smarter than him. Throughout the game, disclosed details of his dark past, which only adds to the flavor the story. Although many of the characters resemble the walking stereotypes, to watch them in the ads is also very entertaining. The very same story again brings to us the story of ordinary guys pushing up "from rags to riches," so deeply to go into its details no sense. And the main thing here is, rather, its presentation, not content.
The official multiplayer was precisely the miracle that some extended playing life. Oh, and it was great fun.
Liberty City, this time he looked like a real New York even more. And it is not the Statue of Liberty with a plastic cup in hand, namely the social component. The city truly lives his life: in the courtyards around the tanks hang out homeless people, business lady on her way to work talking about something on a cell phone, the cops caught the hapless thugs, and the radio comes from leading a lively discussion about the criminal situation. All around there is a very American flavor, mixed with a huge number of interwoven cultures and nationalities. And we are in the very center, as the plot we are often confronted with immigrants from the former USSR, which by the way, unlike their compatriots from most other games do not cause craving a hand to his forehead. Today I can safely utter that Liberty City of GTA 4 is the best virtual city of them all, ever seen in a videogame.
Liberty City. Niko has arrived here in search of a better life, and eventually got a regular disassembly.
Entertainment, compared with the previous parts have undergone significant changes and too hard work on the atmosphere. If before, will want to have fun, we picked up a rifle and go shoot pedestrians (although this is also no effect), but now you can go with a girl in a bowling alley, a drink with a friend at the bar, watch TV at home or banal to the Internet. And the funny thing is that it is no less interesting. Breeding girlfriends on the "hot coffee", of course, have fun, but also read questionnaires in the local dating site, as well as watch a soap opera on TV is so funny that go to the next thing is like something and do not want to. In general, Rockstar is so skillfully parodies the various aspects of American culture that often do not smile slipping from his face during the entire mission. We should also speak about a cell phone that ... performs roughly the same function as in real life. On it you can order a taxi, arrange a meeting with friends, a date, find a job or even dial "911". And it will come.
Brake brakes, but the beauty of industrial landscapes passed a new engine is excellent.
All this made the GTA 4 one of the best games of today. Somewhere it is more than a game. This - a little life. And, characteristically, has been successful so far no one has.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD
The next game for the PSP, and then for the iPad, with all its attendant problems of sight and driving at high speeds. At first glance, all is well: a familiar city, and the fate of an obscure Asian boy to penetrate the top, and black humor, but ... play was boring trite. However, since the owners are "big" consoles and PC. On the PSP does it all looked quite cheerful in comparison with the projects that grew out on her during this period - and, in general, it was enough.
Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned & Grand Theft Auto 4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The Ballad of Gay Tony adds a bit of madness.
While GTA 4 was quite a lot, the fans still wanted more, but as a well-known proverb states: demand creates supply. By this proposal, and published at the same time were two add-on. The first of them - The Ballad of Tony Gay , was a story about sitting on heroin club owners with different sexual orientation and his assistant Louis. New jokes are bordering on the jaded cliches, and hurricane-fire with boring flight on a helicopter. In addition, for fans of the game added a lot of different mini-games and the ability to pereprohodit mission. In general, came out good, but sometimes boring and quoting the original addon.
Damage model in GTA 4 allows a very spectacular smash windows and cars themselves literally wrinkle in the cake.
As for The Lost and Damned , then here we are immersed in everyday bikers who turned out to be much more interesting than the adventures of Louis. And the color of a really pouring out of the smoky club and the trips to the iron horses with double-barreled shotgun at the ready. Play it was perhaps no less interesting than the original, but in too time, in another way. That he made it clear that Rockstar is still riding high.
Immediately evident - intelligent people are polite conversation.
Is what it is - a series of games that, quite possibly, changed the world more than any else. She may admire or to blame the violation of social norms, to love or despise, but none gamer just can not ignore it, because it - is history.
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