I was 12 years old playing this on PS3 and Xbox, I love this game so much, so many (G)old memories when you don't have to download a 20GB update every week...
Thanks for making it real to anyone who was last online 11 years ago that I may have played with.
Still playing the game, it never gets old <3

hidden gem

GTA 4 is my top 2 GTA after San Andreas, the story, character, realism, and even the DLC is really amazing, all things on this game just good.

While some people don't like the gloomy tone of GTA 4, I personally liked it because it's telling the player about the story behind it.

Every character in this game are memorable. Niko, Roman, Brucie, Faustin, Little Jacob, and even the DLC characters! I still get annoyed with Tony on Chinese Takeout mission since I was a kid.

Vehicle handling. I wouldn't say it's hard, only sometimes it kinda annoying especially the bikes handling. But it also gives the sense of realism, if the handling changed then it's like something is missing.