[quote name='Scrubking'][quote name='WhipSmartBanky'][quote name='Scrubking']As far as innovation goes - a few pics don't tell you how the game plays so we have to wait for that info. Besides I don't care if they use the same formula - a new setting and story is good enough for most other games so I don't see why all the bitching when it comes to gta.[/quote]
Nothing personal, but statements like that make you part of the problem. Games like GTA have always had the potential be so much more, yet Rockstar has shown that they're content with resting on what they've already done, time and time again. And why not, gamers like you are going to buy it anyway.[/quote]
Unless you are blind. Vice city was an improvement (with some bugs), on gta3, and I am sure SA will improve as well.
And yes, non-shallow, non-fickle gamers like me will buy the game because we don't need a new gimmick in every game to keep us interested.[/quote]
So in other words, you're one of the people who buys Madden every year...it's an improvement on the previous game, occasionally with some bugs, and there usually isn't a "new gimmick" to keep you entertained. Correct?
I guess I'm with Banky on this one. The GTA series has a lot of potential; seeing Rockstar squander that is a depressing sight indeed. We don't need the GTA series to have a new title every year, with the only differences being the characters and storyline, and with the graphics and basic mechanics being the same. There are a ton of things that could be done with the series...but Rockstar has to get out there and DO THEM instead of resting on their laurels.