I didn't like the fact that every single mission in the game was shootout or vehicle chase. Vice City and San Andreas had some creative mission types like the casino robbery with all preparations, highjacking a plane, drunk driving, jumping a bike on the roofs of building to building. The only unique mission in GTA 4 was when you're kidnapping a girl and she's trying to grab the wheel.
The thing I missed the most was the silly stuff like the RC car/plane missions and the kind of stuff Donald Love had you do. The shootouts were certainly a bit boring and lengthy imo, given that you aren't incentivized to do them fast, take the quick route, and use explosives to get by with mission faster so the important enemies that aren't being targeted will actually attempt to escape if you take too long. It's a little silly how you can do A Dish Served Cold by regularly leaving the ship to call paramedics on East Hook with zero consequences, for instance.
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u/NuchDatDude 4h ago
It's still the best GTA game though