GTA4 was one of the best games of that year, but had a lot of issues in my eyes. The combat controllers were extremely sloppy, and the auto aim always wanted to aim at the nearest pedestrian. The mission structure was pretty good, with the execution missions being the best. And finally, we had the friends calling up in between every mission to do something. If you are like me, you wanted to skip all of these and just play the game... but the game actually penalizes you for not hanging out with them. That always sucks.
Internet isn't necessary, but it makes the experience a whole lot better. It might be different since the game came out so long ago, when the game first came out, it was pretty awesome to see all of the other phantoms trecking through this scary game with you, even if they have no effect. The bloodstains were extremely helpful (and funny), and the jump in coop/competative multiplayer is still one of the most unique multiplayer experiences.
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