Abroad, there is such a concept as hype (active advertising, throwing dust in someone’s eyes; window dressing). This is when a product is taken and praised to the skies. Posters are on every corner. On television, they trumpet only about it. You open a magazine, a newspaper, or visit your favorite website on the Internet — and there it is. Naturally, advertising has been and remains the engine of trade, and not the opinions of gaming publication writers at all (whatever they might think about it). Naturally, GTA4 owes its commercial success precisely to hype, and not to the developers’ hard work. One way or another, the majority of those who voted in the “Reasons for the success of GTA4” poll agree with this:
Of course, the choice of the “Best Game of All Time” is always subjective. It depends too much on personal preferences, is too subject to the influence of time and the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. For some, GTA4 will indeed become the best game in their life. While others will simply see in it a quality improvement of old ideas, finish it not without pleasure, and forget about it in a month or two, indulging in a new amusement. The scores of gaming publications and the reaction of players are understandable: after all, the technical implementation of the game, a huge living city, weather effects, and exceptional attention to detail on such a scale — this truly makes a strong impression, making you call friends in the middle of the night to breathlessly describe to them, for example, a magician’s performance in a cabaret. At first. And then, after beating the game, you realize that there is not really much to remember, except for a couple of particularly successful missions and a nighttime downpour to the muttering of Shnur: “No pity for anyone, no one.” And going back to Liberty City is something you don’t feel like doing at all. Even for the sake of multiplayer. However, everything, again, is subjective.
- Fulfilled all promises, raised the quality bar, made a great game, and conveyed information about it to users - 46% (1574 votes)
- Just a good game with a massive advertising campaign - 22% (748 votes)
- Everyone was bought off! Both them, and those, and you too! - 12% (423 votes)
- The best game of all time — that’s the whole story - 11% (385 votes)
- A dummy, coasted on the name of its predecessors and inflated hype - 9% (300 votes)
Of course, the choice of the “Best Game of All Time” is always subjective. It depends too much on personal preferences, is too subject to the influence of time and the rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia. For some, GTA4 will indeed become the best game in their life. While others will simply see in it a quality improvement of old ideas, finish it not without pleasure, and forget about it in a month or two, indulging in a new amusement. The scores of gaming publications and the reaction of players are understandable: after all, the technical implementation of the game, a huge living city, weather effects, and exceptional attention to detail on such a scale — this truly makes a strong impression, making you call friends in the middle of the night to breathlessly describe to them, for example, a magician’s performance in a cabaret. At first. And then, after beating the game, you realize that there is not really much to remember, except for a couple of particularly successful missions and a nighttime downpour to the muttering of Shnur: “No pity for anyone, no one.” And going back to Liberty City is something you don’t feel like doing at all. Even for the sake of multiplayer. However, everything, again, is subjective.