Why Do Some Players Hate GTA 4? 

Idk why everyone hating on the gray theme I think its unique

But TBOGT Is less dark themed and it almost gives me vice City vibes

One thing I hate so much it's the damn darkness in the game, because you can't see a thing so annoying. Another thing I hate so much it's when you will try to shot with your weapons you can't remove the aim off from the NPCs when you will shot other things that detail is missed, before GTA 5 came out, and they fixed that detail after. Next thing I hate it is when you're going to the ammu nation and buy weapons, the game will not auto save that weapons you bought, like in GTA 5 that is also the hated things for me. And also the clothes stores however. And there is no checkpoints in GTA 4 but TLAD / TBoGT has it frankly.

For me, what players hate about GTA IV is that the game won't allow you to run away from the police once the police bust you by car. Once Niko stands up after he gets out of the car, the game won't allow you to break away from the police unlike when the police bust you on foot at a one star wanted level.

GTA San andreas and GTA 5 are way better because their maps are very huge and have different landscapes like Forests, Desserts, Mountains, Highways etc.

The number one thing I hate about Grand theft auto 4 is it fanboys. GTA4 fanboys are so Arrogant and nostalgic driven that they forget the games shortcomings and yet try to justify GTA4 supremacy.

And one of the biggest reasons is fanboys and hating on gta 5 for no reason. I love gta 4 but I don't like fanboys

The problem with GTA 4 is the fact San Andreas came before it. People were basing their expectations on what San Andreas offered. Most, if not everyone agrees GTA San Andreas is the best GTA of all time. GTA 4 couldn't compete with that. GTA 4 excels in realism, but I think Rockstar sacrificed too much for that aspect.

The thing I hate most wasn't mentioned at all: the spam calls. Like, let me go to bed, Roman, it's three in the freaking morning, and I don't wanna go to Cluckin' Bell! 😤 That's what makes this game unplayable for me. It's literally constant, and if you refuse, it affects friendships. One time I called Dwayne, and he was mad at me for ignoring him, I kid you not. He was upset I took the friendship for granted, and refused to hang out with me. And oddly, Michelle did the same once. I went ahead and killed the run. Don't know if my disc is bugging out because it's so old, but the game needs a whole remake. I'm thinking that because the story is perfect as it is, they should just leave that alone and redo the game, add the lines by having actors lip sync them, and there you have it. As if this isn't an essay already, I have to address what was mentioned. The filter: I hated the gray, dreary filter when I was younger, but I love it now. Colors are greatly affected, yes, such as when it's actually sunny, certain hues look weird, like the mustard sports coat from Perseus. It looks creamy instead of mustard. I think it does reflect Niko's outlook and the game's tone, because notice how this filter is also used in crime dramas and dramas in general. Lighting is very important to the tone of the film, show, game, etc. Comedies usually have bright lighting due to the upbeat tone. I'm a huge fan of noir, but I fear everything that makes art great will die because audiences love certain tones now. Driving physics: I loved them for the most part. It's just something you have to grin and bear. What I do hate is that powerboats handle like a freaking tank. And the APC was so tricky for me to drive. Even with my finger dead on the accelerate button, its acceleration was still lousy. Mission structure: I loved it for the most part. The middle of the game does get repetitive, especially when it comes to Ray's and Francis' missions. I hate both of their mission strands, except the iconic museum deal. Francis just has us do evil crap to save his own ass. He's deluded and thinks it's right just because he's a cop. Activities: I mostly disagree, because the activities are top-notch. A bunch of immersion has been added to GTA IV, and although it needs some of what San Andreas offered, can you imagine different hairstyles being available for Niko? Him with long hair would be terrifying. Vehicles: They obviously didn't make planes drivable because they know their player base loves edgy humor and ways to entertain themselves, and that someone would've definitely used a plane for malicious purposes. So them not allowing planes to be flown saved them a huge controversy, as the game unfortunately already had enough complaints. What's aggravating is that they've added all sorts of '80s, '90s, and 2000s vehicles to GTA Online. The Asterope GZ is one of my favorite Camry models in real life, and it and every other older vehicle in GTA Online needs to be in a remake to add that variety. Bicycles as well, because they're mentioned to exist on Radio Broker, and the fact you don't see hipster NPCs, and NPCs in general, riding them kills the immersion. Map: Needs a more accurate NYC depiction. Many say it is accurate except for everything being clumped together, but boroughs are missing, a Rikers Island is missing, and they wanted a countryside originally. This is why a remake is needed. In conclusion, this game is an imperfect work of art. I loved the realism, while GTA V felt very exaggerated in some of its gameplay. You can't eat in GTA V, friend activities are very limited, and the hand-to-hand combat is downgraded in terms of how weak NPCs are and the fighting moves. Wow... I don't blame anyone for not wanting to read this. This kind of review is best in video form. Maybe I'll remember it and do so if I ever make videos.

I 100% agree with this list. GTA 4 took multiple steps forward and multiple steps back. They modernized the game and physics, but they took out a bunch of features. I did and still do love gta online racing and that started in gta 4. The main feature that was added in gta 4 that I dont like is flying through the windshield when you wrecked. Gta 4 is still a great game though.

I don't hate gta 4 the problem is the gta 4 fanboys

Why won't the game allow players to break away from the police when the police busts Niko by car but the game will allow Niko to break Niko when they bust Niko on foot whenever he has a one star wanted level?

Let’s not forget that the lack of soundtrack makes the games feel boring. Specially since the game has action, it feels empty with no music.

I always hated how it looked and never knew there was a term for it. Too much grey to describe this game is spot on

If felt so depressing the first time (maybe just the earlier versions, but I remeber everything being brown, gray and cloudy), limited weapons and vehicles, that weight on the characters all the newer Rockstar games have and no countryside, even if San Andreas looked worse, it still has probablu the best map in the series (replayed it last week, loved it). Not to mention that the PC port was horrible took me years to get a PC strong enough to play it properly. And it still has a lot of weirdness when it comes to graphics. But credit where it's due, it's an excellent game. Took me 4 playthrough and many years to appreciate it but now it's my favorite next to San Andreas. Compared to this, GTA V was the best thing ever on my first playthrough, absolute perfection. But nothing to do after that, and couldn't get through my 2nd playthrough no matter how I tired.

I love the driving physics. That is one of the few games that will let you do a rolling burn out while break standing. And if you used to driving bigger cars, you will kind of understand why you have to slow down for certain turns, every other GTA cars drive like toy cars

I personally like the driving physics in this game and even though the map was smaller than gta sa it was still more lively city to roam around this game is still in my heart❤

Guess we can consider GTA IV as a laboratory,Rockstar has just launched a game in a new engine,with new resources and possibilities that maybe couldn't be totally explored using 2008s hardwares. Plus, it served as a good market research,not only to let them know what players did enjoy and what they didn't,but because it was cheaper and easier to produce as the game's city is the same as the company's headquarters. I do love this game,it has an unique personality,story and atmosphere.

Worst thing there's no definitive edition yet

gta 4 is good but the thing is when i say gta 4 is better the problem is gta san andreas fan boys sometimes get angry to when you love gta 4 but listen I love gta sa and gta 5

You know what really bored me to death in GTA 5? Melee combat. Jesus Christ the melee fighting in GTA 5 is horrible. Yes i love the fact they've included so many melee weapons. But it's all for nothing because of how garbage the fighting is. Also, it's completely overshadowed by the amount of gun's. Also, i hate desert themes. But can understand the need for variety. I never owned 4. But i definitely do appreciate the fighting mechanics and the city landscape. I also dislike Los Angeles. I've played way more games involving L.A. then NYC. And i can easily say i much prefer the NYC landscape over the boring, dry looking, oversaturated look of Los Angeles. I'm so tired of L.A., and i haven't even been there in real life, i'm so sick of seeing it in video games. But that's just my own personal opinion and matter of preferences.

I love the driving in this game. I dropped GTA V because of the driving which is much worse than IV, because you don`t have to think when you driving. An the phisics is lame

Yeah, I'm not a fan of the piss filter in GTA 4

I hated how it was all gloomy and the driving?! Oh don't get me started on the chase missions and the driving! 😂🤣

all true. id rather play S A

So many try to be edgy by saying 4 is the best yet it fails with the most important mechanics.

The only thing i hate from gta iv is the fanboys

GTA IV's gray "theme" isn't so much a theme as it is a realistic depiction of NYC, which Liberty City is based on. Anyone who's been to New York could tell you it's quite an accurate depiction. There's concrete and steel everywhere, not many trees or greenery around outside of public parks, many dreary cloudy days in the Northeast (especially in the autumn when the game is set) and the skyscrapers cast looming shadows everywhere that obstruct the sun even when it's not cloudy. Liberty City in GTA IV captures the mood and environment of New York a lot better than GTA V replicates Southern California.

Out of all the years i grew up playing gta 4 idk if id say the missions are repetitive, if they are idk im so in love with the game i didnt even notice. Best gta forever.

2:35 I was hoping he would bunny hop over the cars and I was not disappointed.

GTA IV isn't bad. It's the fanboys who are commenting on every video related to GTA "GTA IV is better than GTA V" Like bro, stfu, both are good in their own ways.

Another thing bad about it, is having to unlock the islands after completing missions, the game is on next generation, more games is allowing people to freely roam maps from the start, thank goodness the DLCs alows them to free roam the map from the start, that would be the basis for Los Santos in GTA 5

We need a GTA 4 Remastered Edition.

And the glitch in the final mission of GTA IV, I broke space button of my keyboard 😢

Nice :) What's the website you're using for this text-to-speech ?

The fact that when i bought gta 4 for the first time and started to play by looking at the graphics i literally vomited. I played for only an hour or so i got sick with the graphics for no reason

Ive played both GTA IV and GTA V but i prefer GTA V I also dislike the driving mechanics in gta iv

I love that grey theme, because it fits the story. Whole GTA IV is more mature than other ones. It has a darker story line, more difficult driving physics and it's more difficult in missions. I don't know why people hate it. It's just a darker, more mature version of the GTA franchise. I think it was made with the older players in mind, who've been there since GTA 1 and they were kids/teenagers back then. GTA V is colorful and arcade and fits more for the 2013 kids/teenagers. Older gamers, like myself, appreciate GTA IV for its climate.

In 2024 you can only buy the full edition of gta 4 in steam and rockstar only

Nico was in the army before , it is strictly banned in the army to get a tattoo but I don't know about the gym why they removed it

GTA 4 hate will not be tolerated

Despite being a huge graphical and technical upgrade my main issue is that there is far less variety in GTA 4 than GTA SA. This applies to both the map, features and missions. I know everyone says this, but the best part is the driving physics.

GTA 4 & GT HAVE THE POOL HALL, THAT IS WHAT I MISS IN GTA 5 ONLINE

I don't mind the driving in GTA4 for cars, but for motorbikes, they are a pain in the ass!

you can change the gray theme with weather cheat code

The best way i could describe GTA 4 is that it has lost its Gtaness. Its like playing Mafia or watchdogs.

I feel that GTA IV was where Rockstar was experimenting with the new game engine, and then took what they learned from it, and applied it to GTA V, which is by far a superior game to GTA IV.

fun fact only the last mission got chakepoint

I love GTA IV!

This is the first GTA that started to feel drawn out and boring to play

my reason for not likeing gta4, the camera when driving, it is way too slow to start moving behind the car after a turn leading to many blind corners unless you manually turn the camera yourself at or ahead of the turn. for a game about driving a lot, having the driving feel horrible thanks to the camera is such a letdown.

The thing is the gta4 fanboys

It was a missed opportunity to not to do buffalo and niagara falls maybe you smuggle stuff into canada i liked jersey but most didnt i would have done carcer city which is philadelphia as well. maybe start in liberty combine the bronx and brooklyn go to north NY then carcer city and end the story on staunton island the manhattan of the game. There was a forest area completely cut out of the game maybe a tease of what could have been.

To be honest.. until now people still play gta san andreas even if playing old vision of it. You not getting boring because lots of variety even if not having the mods

GTA4 biggest problem is the performance on PC

The only thing i didnt like was the endings, in one we choose to work with dmitri which is completely illogical And in the other one the fact that patrick mcreary didnt come to avenge his sister just ruined the whole thing, yes niko is the main character but patrick deserved to avenge

For me , driving in GTA 4 first time felt stressing but later on , you know 🤣💀👑🥰

Every mission is the same...drive someone here,have a shootout there,chase someone here

Not alot have GTA IV today

Gray theme is a unique experience for me but yeah sometimes I too get annoyed so I play ballad of gay tony which is colorful and looks less depressing.

3:13 i play gta 4 on pc but don't have this problem on me

Not just i hate GTA IV but hell the problems number 2,6 and maybe 5 are the reasons why GTA IV doesn't feel as that good game.

GTA IV's mechanics gives me headache whenever I play it for more than 15-20 mins.

I am not a big fans of open world game I play all of the GTA games that after GTA VC, except GTA online (i don't like online game), but all of them i just go straight with story/missions, ignore the open world; after i finish the story, i will never play it again; thats also why i don't like VCS, it force you to play on the open world. But GTA4, the story is awesome, the driving is so fun, and the Ragdoll physics is so good. that's why i already play it at least 6 round, and buy two copies on both PC and PS3

For me, my favourite is the driving physics. I just wish it is available in GTA V so I can enjoy it. Only played a tiny bit of GTA IV and never played GTA V. The lack of GTA IV's physics is really disappointing, but I'll certainly play GTA V some day.

I think GTA4 would be far more enjoyable if it used the physics engine from the PS2 era games

Another reason why I never bought and never played (and never gonna play) GTA 4 is the xenophobic approach or even despising foreigners, especially those from Central or Eastern Europe. Making fun or blaming them for a murder that they had nothing to do with is something I cannot stand.

Fanboys are everywhere my friend, they exist and don’t shut up about games like this.

I'd be ok if they were developing GTA San Andreas Stories to release after GTA 6

Still my favorite GTA

The driving turned me off oh hell no!!!

And don’t get me started on the final mission I had to repeat it from the beginning like so many times especially because of the helicopter

I can get over all those disadvantages. Except no checkpoints, i still laugh at my outbursts having to restart pesky missions 🤣 I recommend GTA 4 to everyone ❤

shift from REAL "open" world in SA to not much to roam around in GTA 4 was tooo boring.

I played gta 3, vice city, san andreas during their release, and also gta v. Yet somehow i skip this game gta 4. Well after watching this video. I think i don't regret it

GTA 5 ONLINE HAS A LOT OF SUCK AS MISSIONS

GTA 4 is empty It has no planes

What I hate about GTA IV is that it runs awful on PC without mods.

Maybe Rockstar they made boring gta 4

i kinda like physics driving like im driving a crazy supra

Yea the reason people dont like it because it not remastered or put on ps4 and 5

I didn't like the gray theme and driving physics

do you see how it became laggy once he mentioned optimization problems Obvious editing

GTA IV story is better than GTA V one.

I love IV, and the lack of map diversity is wrong. Yes, it's all an urban environment, but if you look at the humongous map of V and how poorly that's been utilized, it's not a problem, because all 4 islands have a distinct feel to it. And that urban environment is also gray, so you get that. That's also why you don't have airplanes; the map is too dense (not small) to get airplanes. A helicopter is fast enough. The driving is good, because there's a distinct feel between the European and Asian cars and the American land boats wobbling about. But you have to get that difference. So the lack of diversity of vehicles isn't true, unless you only take yank tanks. And the lack of checkpoints? Nor III, nor VC, nor SA had it too, so.... The only thing I give you is the shit port it was in the beginning, but since updating games has become common, every pc port of every game has been iffy at best at launch.

I will admit I was actually a bit shocked at how many missions, even only a few of them, actually require a cop car, which is a way to introduce us to the side mission for Niko to make some extra money. However, I will admit one thing I was surprised at was that while GTA 4 does contain the vigilante side mission, that’s sadly not the case for “The Lost and Damned” or “The Ballad of Gay Tony”.

Break my heart i can modified cars

I deleted my gta 4 for no checkpoint on this game fkr difficult mission its very boring to go again and do several times

In short: The Fanbase.

I play all the version of gta games

Because GTA4 is not for kids like GTA5 is. That's why

It has less shortcomings then gta 5

Actually gta 4 is in new york city not liberty city

Because the fanbase keeps comparing itself to its successor, who is obviously better, and are obnoxious enough to say that GTA IV is better. My brother in Christ, you will not convince me Vanilla GTA IV is better, especially when the physics makes you feel like you're sailing a boat literally all the time.

It's perfect ❤😊

I think gta 4 should come to iOS

still rather this game than red dead boring as witing for paint to dray

I love GTA 4

If you buy this game on a really strong pc in 2024 it will run fast but it happens to people we’re the game is slow because of the disk because it’s scratched or damaged

but only gta 5 has checkpoints