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more about #narrative ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: I like to think of GTAIV/TLaD/BoGT as a TV serial drama. Cheesy as all hell when compared to a true literary accomplishment, but it keeps you wanting ... more » tonicmole: I feel that though Rockstars story telling is amazing and their characters very convincing, I never really like anyone. Niko comes close to likable, ... more » gogozombie: Personnally, I think the story in "Gay Tony" is probably one of the best stories told in a GTA game. I really like Luis's sense of honor throughout th... more » Dick Socrates: I think people that rate the GTA stories highly need to read some good books (much like the Houser Bros should). While GTA is head and shoulders abov... more » Xagest: Rockstar always had a good feel for story telling. I mean, the games by no means push the boundaries when it comes to graphics or gameplay (the sandb... more » Red_Dragon: Maybe we can have a GT LBGT games? more » GoonerVance: Yeah, I hardly think Rockstar put that much thought into the characters. I do find it interesting though that all the people who use homosexual and ra... more » buddhathing: Maybe Rockstar should make the next core GTA game less sprawling, then release more of these smaller stories (to all platforms). more » megatom0: See this is why GTAIV is garbage now it's trying to put on this pretentious shell of "oh we have a thought out story and the characters are deep". Bul... more » Polterg3ist plays bass in a band: This article has me considering getting GTA IV for the PC. Does anybody know if they patched it yet? more » Resident Diesel: I really loved this one. It also has the best out-of-control gun in all of gta. The golden uzi? no, good but no The P90? Looks and plays good but no.... more » PenitentPenguin: I really liked TBOGT. I downloaded it on release and played through it in a little under a week. The funny thing is, this is the first time I played ... more » D-K, Anarchist: So, how will team deathmatch work now that everyone's playing for the other team? more » Friedhamster: Rockstar's incredible ability to tell a story so well is what has me itching to play Red Dead Redemption. It's a safe bet that Max Payne 3 will too h... more » svetlana: Oh, I wish I had a console at my disposal on which to play this--but alas, anything bigger than a breadbox got left behind when I left the country. M... more » TSFMfest: That was a very nice article. I just finished P4 a few days ago, and the branching endings were easily the best aspect of the game, given how well the... more » KingKevin: Thank you for covering this game at all. When I played P1, it was a relatively unknown unpopular game that I found to be incrediably special and uniqu... more » EGBTMagus: Awesome write up... man I can't wait for teh 5th of the series. more » manaknight: *throws The Elements of style at this article* more » Thorax: This is why I have always loved the Shin Megami and Persona games. Not only do they have brilliant visual and narrative design, they are also just rea... more » -
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The Straight Story of 'Gay Tony'
Calling it "the straightest Grand Theft Auto ever," largely for effect, PopMatters' G. Christopher Williams says The Ballad of Gay Tony hews to some hetero-driven crime-novel representations of both sexualities, but in the end is about much deeper themes. More » -
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Persona 4: Reflecting The Self
Recent Persona games have become cult hits thanks largely to their gameplay framework — traditional Japanese RPG leveling mechanics reframed around personal improvement, social relationships and the concept of the self. More » -
