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GTA IV Is A Masterpiece | Retrospective Documentary

Video Overview & Insights

It's been a long time coming. The next step in my coverage of the GTA series is none other than GTA IV.

I love GTA four it’s just that the fan base is one of the worst fan bases I have ever seen in my life. I would never feel bad if this game. Never get remastered because these fans are such douche bags

— @StanleyLevi1831-x8j

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Just played this on PC and it’s not that good today.

— @mjsnowfin

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why does this feel like some new teenage white gamer revision. in real time when the game came out it was boring and it remains boring.

— @deathbecometh

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Chapters:

28:34 67 is a GTA 4 reference!!

— @princechwann

00:00 Intro

01:45 Premise

Little Jacob was one of the best ride or dies ive ever seen in a video game. No conditions, no ulterior motive, just a man whos willing to help his bro. Absolue legend

— @bakedpotatovods8839

04:15 Main Development

11:12 Open World Design

I’m gonna go live on ps5 playing gta 4 cause of this man . Make sure to subscribe before gta 6

— @jonathanblaze9711

19:55 Story and Characters

31:00 Music Design

Question. Why does Kate call later on the game even though she supposed to be dead.

— @TheOROs-c

40:00 Gunplay and Combat

44:15 Melee Combat

Gamers 2008-2024: GTA IV sucks, the driving is terrible, missions are boring and repetitive, and I don’t want to go bowling with Roman.

Gamers 2018-present: RDR2 is amazing, let me go shave, feed and brush my horse, clean guns, buy groceries, help with chores around camp, trail ride for 30 minutes, and fish for another 30. It’s so “immersive.”

— @fuzzylumpkins867

47:05 Driving Physics

50:57 Friendships

Having the rag doll mechanics made it insanely more fun than any GTA before it. I can’t even go back to San Andreas as good as it is for that reason.

— @TheRealAltomon

55:17 Dating Girls

59:30 Minigames and Activities

25:29 One that I can still picture and hear in my head to this day is early in the game, Niko's response to Mrs. Faustin questioning his lack of concern about souls and faith. He gets a look on his face, almost sighs, and says matter-of-factly:

"After you walk into a village, and you see fifty children, all sitting neatly in a row against the church wall, each with their throats cut and their hands chopped off, you realize that the creature that could do this doesn't have a soul."

Still a line that sticks with me to this day, and I haven't revisited the game in well over a decade.

— @itsahostiletakeover

01:02:47 Stranger Encounters

01:09:56 The Cousin's Bellic

It was great on console. I used to and still get frustrated with it on PC.

— @Sav.B58

01:15:42 The Broker Russians

01:22:32 The Bohan Hustlers

The dlc’s are better than the original story imo

— @Juxce843

01:29:36 The Algonquin Enterprises

01:51:56 The Alderney Crime Families

Yes yes it is

— @MICcinema13143

02:17:49 Epilogue

02:21:27 Legacy and Controversy

I hope GTA VII will be dark like GTA IV.
But who know’s when we’ll get that, or if I’ll even be alive then. 😂

— @CyberMonty2077

Referenced Footage:

Definitely the best shootouts in the series. Shit felt like real life

— @selfmadeyounganvevo8103

-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhqxKz9B6i4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oZsnaTUmo

GTA IV has been one of my favorites, and watching this video has helped me in reflecting upon my faith journey. Despite feeling stuck in this sinful cycle, pressing to sin as a way of "escaping" my struggles of reality's pressure, execution of evil is never going to fulfill enough to relieve me. There is a better Way. 🙏🏾👀

— @CalvinCook587

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWwuinv4MEQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkkMF4LMnw

4 is definitely underrated , I haven’t played vice city so it’s hard to rank but I would put 4 over 5.

— @Prodbyad_1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO6O8XEbFgg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=035Aa5f11KY

🎮

— @kraftuber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAac7XmED0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEv_7oVuido

Dwayne might be the realest character in gta. I genuinely didn’t want to kill him and I genuinely wanted to be his friend.
I felt genuinely heartbroken for him that he couldn’t stay in playboys apartment because he felt too guilty

— @KEEGANATORGAMING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iGsqAqK00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU2yxS9VZr0

Dan did confirm that Niko is a Serbian.

— @EternalChampion1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMdCmY_Ve4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YS-jz8zcv0

I always liked to drive well in every GTA games because I knew it would make me better at the game overall since you're driving most of the time.
Ngl, to me the people who criticized the driving physics are just bad at driving in games and nothing will change my mind.
Git gud

— @xHiGHK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4boTFEP8Wo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1oips-cLJ4

Iggy's photo is highkey funny im not even gonna try to deny it.

— @n0.3vxl13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd0pbuhsQQE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhxJPrDlrtI

42:57 okay, little rant. Why couldn't we get the Zastava M70 instead of the ak? Yes i know its a copy of the ak, but it fits perfectly with niko! Zastava is a weapons manufacturer in yugoslavia and when yugoslavia became many countries, it became a Serbian manufacturer that i still think is in business!!!

— @Hobohobona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ss6VK2t2LA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMIjLvjUF-Y

I kno gta 6 want be as dark as 4 i hope one day we get a gta in my city chicago windy city with a darker story

— @027maino

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq-O4cyCsZc

-Find Me Here-

wtf is edingberg

— @jordanhooper4033

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So this whole time when could call Jacob for guns.. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

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More User Perspectives

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Omg you sound you Seth Green. It's like listeninig to Chris from Family Guy playing GTA.

Cool

Or maybe I'm drunk

@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
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I didnt knew hes Serbian main character, now i must play it

@dusanjovic718
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GTA IV was ahead of its time and it had some impressive physics and simulation of world environment not even today's open world games can match
I still can't fathom this was a 2008 game if you compare to other games that came out that year GTA IV was like light years ahead in gameplay physics and also graphics which has great art direction and holds up well
It was being critcised for boring and lacking content compared to San Andreas but overtime people found thhis masterpiece and best storyline in the GTA series

@ViceMan2026
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thing i did hate about gta 4 radio stations were pretty bad

@paranoidreggie53
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Grand Theft Auto 4 is better Grand Theft Auto 5

@scottjackson369
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Wtf is even the criteria for masterpiece anymore?? Might as well do a pre release "GTA6 is a masterpiece" video 🙄

@FrostKing74
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I literally just drive around on the choppers and cars on my ps3,the driving is really good!

@BlazerBlaze
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The game is broken down into different parts it's actually based on different areas in Miami and maybe different states it's a sale off bootlegging old GTA into AI realistic bull crap how much of the sodon and Gomorrah GTA play time are you going to get or play GTA only takes you through sexy city for how many hours of play then off to different shops, SeaWorld,swamp people and much advertisement,it's a hype game to turn on perverted YouTubers and players and that's to buy a broken that's all game

@luellalowe6193
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This is why i love GTA IV

@BillyW-u8d
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I think gta4 clears gta5 but I think it’s crazy that ppl don’t respect 5. It was legendary at the time and still is! Is the story better than 4? Hell no. Are the physics better than 4? No. But is it a thrill to play? Yes!

@FrostyXZephyr
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Damn GTAIV looks like an entirely different game on PC as someone who played on 360

@Gorddowney1234
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I was 11 when I played it and now I'm married at 29. GTA 4 is easily one of my top 3 games

@YourBoyAli_S
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They started developing upon releasing San Andreas.

@RE1GN_BLOOD
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"realistic body roll" gta as never has realistic body roll. for most cars in gta its way to heavy at high speeds

@Rockbot-DJ
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The glazing of gta 4 driving needs to end. Its not rrealistic. Idk if people know this, but your car isnt actually traveling that fast in the simulated world, its all illusion. The reason people dont like it is because it feels unnaturall for a large vehicle to sway like that when NOT at high speed. Its way overtuned. Its very overrated. If cars swayed in real life like they do in this game life would be hilarious. Crazyyy that peeople claim this increases immersion.

Like no, its a system you mastered, thats why you like it. It doesnt mean its realistic lol.

@joker-sh5hv
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the writing in this game is crazy good bro

@adawg3032
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The driving mechanics were the best of any of the GTA games. I was gutted when GTA5 became arcade style driving.

@BlurringCars
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i miss gta iv online so much, i got in trouble for the very first time playing gta iv online. i was superrrrrr young and i would get on it super late at night on weekends or id wake up extra early before school to get on, now the reason i got introuble was because all the older ppl on there were cussing and shit, and i wanted to blend in, so i just started talking like a sailor, got my ass WHOOOOOPED for that lol

@pppppwuei
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I still can't stand the cars in this game. If I wanted to experience 'realistic' driving. I'd go play an actual driving game like Euro truck sim or Assetto Corsa.

@Phloxix
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I never actually got around to playing this game in the 360 era. I recently bought it last week on steam sale for $5.99. lol with the hype coming about GTA6 I wanted to play this entry that i completely missed. I’m two hours in on my first play through! Great video by the way! It has me even more hyped for my first play through.

@terryb0i
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its insane seeing actual graffiti in the game from artists that you can find irl

@KatIsBored
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GTA 4 was trash. Ugly brown and gray everything. Driving abysmal. Broken sticky cover system that was unnecessary and shoe-horned in. Poorly done save points. Preachy "heart of gold" immigrant... who's also a psychopath. It was terrible. San Andreas was better in every way. The Lost and the Damned was also infinitely better.

@Broken-Tesseract
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I gotta get over some depression and replay this finally. It actually runs amazing on my medium tier (if that at this point) PC. I beat it when I was 16/17 and The Lost MC too.

Life’s been hard af and in all its horror I can’t even flip my PC on. Idk what it is. But I do need to get into this again.

Hopefully this gives me some motivation 🍀

Dope videos man. I have fallen asleep to this a few times lol.

@EctoKoolJoe42069
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This is well done. Great passion 🫡🤙

@hazey2841