I've Been Playing Grand Theft Auto 4 For The First Time Since 2008, and There's a Lot In It I Hope Rockstar borrows for GTA 6.

Maybe it’s the excitement of knowing we’re about to see a whole load of GTA 6 soon, or maybe it was just another weekend where it felt too hot to move, but I decided to boot up Grand Theft Auto 4 for the first time in 18 years. This may not surprise many of you, but I’m here to tell you that it’s still very fun. Niko still rules. I love the lived-in feel of Liberty City. I even really enjoy the driving — somewhat controversial, I know. What I’m trying to say is: GTA 4 is still good, innit. IGN gave GTA 4 a 10 way back in the day (I didn’t review it; I was still in school at the time), and, while I may not agree with it being a full-fledged masterpiece, there’s still plenty to admire. I’m not going to give it a full re-appraisal here; that’s what my colleague Luke Reilly will be doing when he gets round to it on our GTA legacy review series. I’m just here to let you know it still has the juice. I won’t lie, though, the first thing I noticed when booting GTA 4 up was a sign of just how far we’ve come since Rockstar’s first hi-def city. The draw distance is really poor, at least on the original Xbox 360 version. Really, it was as if someone had stolen my glasses, proceeded to rub mud