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:::::::{{Rebut}} Victor feels less out of place, in my opinion. | :::::::{{Rebut}} Victor feels less out of place, in my opinion. | ||
::::::: {{Gripe}} I absolutely agree. It's annoying to listen to Niko's constant ersatz-philosophy, then watch him head off to kill someone just because someone who he doesn't even like asked him to. In many cases, there is no compelling reason for why Niko does something, especially in the later stages of the game, when he doesn't have money troubles. All GTA3-era characters were were openly unrealistic, more resembling action movie characters than real people (even CJ somehow worked as a sort of comic-character straight guy in a surreal environment). In GTA IV, R* tries to give us a sense of (pseudo-)realism that simply doesn't fit with the genre. You can't have an ethical character kill 100 innocent bystanders every week and be friends with GTA's crazy, hilariously-clichéd game world. | ::::::: {{Gripe}} I absolutely agree. It's annoying to listen to Niko's constant ersatz-philosophy, then watch him head off to kill someone just because someone who he doesn't even like asked him to. In many cases, there is no compelling reason for why Niko does something, especially in the later stages of the game, when he doesn't have money troubles. All GTA3-era characters were were openly unrealistic, more resembling action movie characters than real people (even CJ somehow worked as a sort of comic-character straight guy in a surreal environment). In GTA IV, R* tries to give us a sense of (pseudo-)realism that simply doesn't fit with the genre. You can't have an ethical character kill 100 innocent bystanders every week and be friends with GTA's crazy, hilariously-clichéd game world. | ||
:::::::what about Darko? A major theme of the game is revenge and Niko wants revenge on the person who betrayed him. He becomes more determined to find "that special someone" in the later stages of the game <u>because he doesnt have money troubles </u>and has friends in high places (like Ray Boccino who helped him find Florian). He would not have found him if he had not killed people for Boccino. | ::::::: {{Gripe}} what about Darko? A major theme of the game is revenge and Niko wants revenge on the person who betrayed him. He becomes more determined to find "that special someone" in the later stages of the game <u>because he doesnt have money troubles </u>and has friends in high places (like Ray Boccino who helped him find Florian). He would not have found him if he had not killed people for Boccino. | ||
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{{Gripe}} A minor nitpick, but I wanted to mention it. During the shootouts in most missions, Niko screams vicious obscenities at his opponents even though, in most cases, he has no logical reason to be enraged at them. During the shootout in the Majestic hotel to take out the diamond dealers, for example, they're just obstacles in the way of a job that needs to be done, nothing more. It seems more than a bit out of character that Niko screams something like "AAAARRRRRGGGHHH, MOTHERFUCKERS!" at people he's only shooting at because he's being paid to, because it's at odds with his supposedly calm and collected personality. I could understand if he only did so while fighting the goons working for Rascalov, for example, because they represent someone he despises, but the fact is that he gets this worked up while fighting ''anyone''. It's also a bit of a awkward jolt for me compared to what I'm thinking. (I'm usually thinking things like "target down" and "nade out" during a shootout. Yes, I play too many tactical shooters. >_>) | {{Gripe}} A minor nitpick, but I wanted to mention it. During the shootouts in most missions, Niko screams vicious obscenities at his opponents even though, in most cases, he has no logical reason to be enraged at them. During the shootout in the Majestic hotel to take out the diamond dealers, for example, they're just obstacles in the way of a job that needs to be done, nothing more. It seems more than a bit out of character that Niko screams something like "AAAARRRRRGGGHHH, MOTHERFUCKERS!" at people he's only shooting at because he's being paid to, because it's at odds with his supposedly calm and collected personality. I could understand if he only did so while fighting the goons working for Rascalov, for example, because they represent someone he despises, but the fact is that he gets this worked up while fighting ''anyone''. It's also a bit of a awkward jolt for me compared to what I'm thinking. (I'm usually thinking things like "target down" and "nade out" during a shootout. Yes, I play too many tactical shooters. >_>) | ||