Hey guys, first post here. I'm so happy to finally be a part of this wonderful site. So let's talk about those side missions. I sat down the other night to play through the game's Free Roam Mode and go through a couple of these while I was at it. Now, I wasn't expecting much here but man, are they lacklustre or what?!
They all open with a brief cutscene, in which you're introduced to the crime, and these are all done pretty well. The problem I have is with the way they end - they just... end. There's no sort of closure to the crime, they all conclude with either a body going into the coroner's van or Cole walking up to his vehicle and radioing in. You have this huge opening to a crime, a cop's being held at gunpoint on a roof and needs your help. So you make your way round the back of the building and up on the roof, on your own I might add, and end up saving the poor copper (on your own) as well as taking care of the perps in the process. Then it cuts to Cole lowering his weapon, the screen fading to black and that oh-so-familiar radio routine.
"Car 11K calling KGPL."
No payoff whatsoever, not even a mere thank you from the cop who's life you just saved - what's a guy gotta do to get a pat on the back? I'd just like to be clear, my problem isn't with this particular side mission, it's the same with all of them. It's also worth noting the game does a very cheap job of making you replay the same side missions, over and over again. Apparently these thugs come back from the dead to relive their last moments again and again. Scary stuff!
The second problem I have is that these missions go one of two ways, either a chase ensues or a shootout happens. Either one is pretty bland, especially since by this time you've probably had enough of chases and shootouts. I would have loved Team Bondi to have weaved some light detective work into these missions. Just my two cents though.
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