No video games list would be complete without a game from the blockbuster Grant Theft Auto (GTA) series. After the success of the 3D GTA games it's easy to forget that the first two games in the series were top down affairs, looking very different to the newer titles. Nevertheless GTA (1997) and GTA 2 (1999) contain elements that will be familiar to those who have played the later games, such as the open gameplay, wanted level, mission structure and criminal themes. The games did well and attracted many fans, despite protestations that they were overly violent and encouraged crime. GTA 3 is probably just as well judged by how unhappy it kept its critics, as it is on how happy it kept its fans. Much of the violence was the same as the previous games but the realism with which it was presented in GTA 3 caused increased outrage. This attests to how well the game translated into 3D and how real it looked and felt. The main success of the game though was due to it's great gameplay, a combination of third-person shooting and driving that was almost like two games in one. Add to that a quality story and a massive world to roam about in, and GTA 3 didn't just keep fans happy but exceeded their expectations.
I work at a college as a janitor even though I feel like I'm smarter than most of the people who go there. Sometimes I see an equation written on a blackboard like half an equation and I just figure it out.
Really though I'm a Journalism graduate so I like to write words and stuff. Getting back into it thanks to WhatCulture! Oh and my best friend is Ben Affleck...
