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T'was the weekend before the release of GTA5, and all was quiet except for the sound of a few million consoles whirring away, downloading the game so it can be played the moment it goes live.I'm not sure whether Rockstar's latest outing is "the most anticipated release this generation”, but it's definitely up there. Either way, the hype preceding this game is quite incredible, and within a few days we can all argue whether or not it's justified. I'm definitely looking forward to it, of course, but I do have some concerns based on the franchise's last few outings.
While I played the early overhead-viewed games a fair bit, I didn't really get into the series until the game's official third outing in 2001. I still remember playing it for the first time and being absolutely gobsmacked by what I saw. But while I was really impressed with GTA3, it was Vice City that I truly fell in love with. Not only did it have a really entertaining storyline and great gameplay, its 80s theme, incredible soundtrack and sheer number of things to do created one of the best games of its generation. What I particularly liked was the fact that I felt I was constantly moving up in the world, and when I finally completed all the missions, felt thoroughly satisfied that I had indeed become king of Vice City. I ended up playing the game quite a bit after I finished it, simply because it was such a fun environment to play around in.
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