A gritty open-world experience with timeless appeal
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition by Rockstar Games brings together the critically acclaimed action-packed game Grand Theft Auto IV and its two substantial expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony. This edition offers a comprehensive look at the gritty and compelling world of Liberty City.
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Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition supplements the already popular GTA IV with more content, exploring the story of Johnny Klebitz, the leader of The Lost MC motorcycle gang, and Luis Fernando Lopez, a bodyguard of the Ancelotti Crime Family.
Deep, engaging, and often unforgiving
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition revolves around open-world exploration, completing story missions, and engaging in a wide variety of side activities. The main story follows Niko Bellic, an Eastern European immigrant seeking a fresh start in Liberty City but quickly getting entangled in its criminal underworld. The narrative is mature, gritty, and filled with dark humor, offering a more grounded take on the Grand Theft Auto formula.
GTA IV: Complete Edition offers an immense amount of content for players to explore. Beyond the main storyline and expansions, there are countless side activities, including vigilante missions, street races, and mini-games like bowling and darts. The game also features a multiplayer mode, allowing players to engage in various competitive and cooperative modes, although this aspect has aged and may not be as populated as it once was.
The expansions, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, offer new stories and characters, each bringing a different perspective to Liberty City’s criminal underworld. These expansions also introduce new gameplay elements, vehicles, and weapons, adding variety and extending the game’s replay value significantly. However, the controls can feel clunky at times, the graphics do not age well, and the mission design can be redundant.
A classic worth revisiting
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition remains a landmark title in the open-world genre, thanks to its rich narrative, immersive world-building, and engaging gameplay mechanics. While some aspects of the game have aged, particularly in terms of graphics and controls, the core experience is as compelling as ever. For both longtime fans and newcomers, this complete edition provides a comprehensive and thrilling journey through the criminal underworld of Liberty City.
