GameSpot were lucky enough to get the chance
to
interview Mondo Ghulam, Animation Artist at Rockstar North, about the animation in GTA IV.
"With a
game like ours, we not only have several movies' worth of animation but we also
have even more gameplay interwoven with the story. In terms of production there
is a lot more to coordinate and integrate--"two masters to serve," as it were.
Ultimately, the two should go hand in hand to produce a singular experience for
the player."
The article is a very interesting read, and also comes with ten new
screenshots displaying some of the facial expressions we will see on
Niko Bellic, as well as fighting
animations.
Social Club Update with GTA
IV Tidbits
The
Rockstar Games Social Club has been updated
today with five new artworks advertising some of the competitions that will
become available in Grand Theft Auto IV.
As always, you can discuss this news and other news in our
GTA
IV General Discussion forum on our forums.
Xbox World 360 Gives GTA IV 98/100
Another positive review for GTA 4, this time from British magazine Xbox World
360.
"As a game, it certainly contains its fair share of flaws; yet as an
experience it's truly unparalleled, impossibly ahead of its contemporaries
in nearly every single department. For that reason we've decided to bestow
our highest ever rating on GTA IV"
The rating it awarded to GTA4, is their highest ever rating award to a game!
It also describes it as "quite possibly" the best gamer ever...
