Is there any other underrated, deep GTA character? And are they better than Niko? CORRECTION: 10:03 The flag is in fact the Serbian flag. I for some reason flipped the colors in my head but the order is correct
@Lufefe
21 күн бұрын
If the main criteria is being “deep”, then there’s not too many. You’d have to look to the Red Dead Redemption series for anything near Niko. This is the first time R* delved into a truly tragic character/story, probably since Vic Vance, but there wasn’t as much depth as there was with Niko Bellic. The Lost & Damned tried to get close (it’s almost a speed run of Red Dead 1 & 2), but unfortunately, it was too short, so we didn’t get enough of Johnny Klebitz, to compete with Niko either in terms of depth. But Klebitz & Vance are definitely special mentions for sure.
@xxJoeDog93xx
21 күн бұрын
I think after Niko Bellic probably the next morally ambiguous most complicated character there is in the GTA games would probably be Victor Vance in Vice City Stories because he's generally an upstanding citizen he starts the game off as a member of the National Guard and he's kind of thrown into a life of crime and forced to become a worst person by the end of the story
@alkhoaja
21 күн бұрын
Maybe Victor Vance? From Vice City Stories.
@gunnation3497
20 күн бұрын
Actually CJ...somehow most people the depth of a character growth he experienced during SA...
@alkhoaja
20 күн бұрын
@@gunnation3497 I mean his mother got killed, soo.
@neilhannan5112
22 күн бұрын
War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other -Niko Bellic
@pyroAdapt
15 күн бұрын
This is one of my favorite quotes in all of fictional media and I often quote it when I'm talking with people about current wars or when I'm trying to talk someone out of joining the military lmao.
@vercettinguyen9063
7 күн бұрын
I was very young. And very angry. - Niko Bellic.
@yak-machining
7 күн бұрын
That's my quote
@IvanCuklin
3 күн бұрын
Dumb quote used by softies
@dread9030
17 күн бұрын
At the time, people were saying that GTA 4 was taking itself too seriously and they preferred the antics and wackiness of Saints Row. That's why when they made GTA 5, they went waaaay overboard with the silliness. Story wise and style wise, 4 is better than 5. I feel it in my bones when Niko says, "You ruined me, you fuck!" Liberty City is also more Iconic than the empty hills outside Los Santos.
@gangsterbroccoli
12 күн бұрын
such an emotional line for sure and it’s so bitter because he obviously doesn’t care about what suffering he has caused
@Rachit8070-zv3of
8 күн бұрын
@@gangsterbroccoli He doesn't even care about living or dying as well so surely a person who doesn't care whether he is killed or not, can't understand the suffering he causes to people but he might not understand that he is causing suffering to people but he understands that what he is doing ain't right for sure because he himself say in 'that special someone' to Roman that killing is the only thing open to him, he is nothing good at acknowledging that he is just a killer and knowing that he ain't right. In one of the Derrick mission he also acknowledges that He robbing the good hardworking people of America of their money. None of the other GTA protagonist are like this and their will no GTA protagonist like this.
@XpertGreekGamer
3 күн бұрын
Our SA fanboism blinded us too much, judging IV for what it isn't rather than what it is. That childish mindset has been left in the past. (by most of us anyway) Johnny being killed in V felt like the biggest spit in the face of everything IV achieved. Clearly R* was done creating that sort of groundness, until they weren't again and created their other masterpiece, RDR2. If we're lucky (which looks like we are) R*, like the kids who play GTA Online, are craving an experience like what came before and after V. Which is not some revolutionary news after 12 years of experiencing the same game, but I'm at least happy that they're willing to admit how mid it actually is. In comparison to other companies it may as well be a masterpiece but for R*...eeeh I'm just glad VI will follow in RDR2s footsteps. It remains to be seen how good it may be, gameplay, map, physics and AI i think may be a guaranteed W but the writing is the only thing that has me worried after so much talent left. Only time will tell
@broski8911
21 күн бұрын
"So this... is what the dream feels like, this is the victory that we longed for" - Niko Bellic
@dlbutters7164
20 күн бұрын
Yep, playing as Niko when i was a teenager, observing the way he treats his family and friends, it actually tought me to be more mature and to avoid the people "full of crap" in my life.
@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity
8 күн бұрын
I still feel sorry for Roman though… all the times people have pressed decline, and all Roman wanted to do was go bowling, or play darts… 😔
@FidelIsaacVargas
21 күн бұрын
Can't believe Max Payne made a great video about GTA 4 and made it so great. Congrats, Payne!
@FlymanMS
21 күн бұрын
It's actually Pax Mayne, a license free version of the character.
@alkhoaja
21 күн бұрын
@@FlymanMSmaximum pain.
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
Can't believe we got Max Payne reviewing GTA 4 before GTA 6 even comes out...
@FlymanMS
20 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS imagine if that was also a collab with GTA 6 Lucia voice actor.
@disgruntled4627
20 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS Max! It's Pathos bro, I got a job for you lined up down in Sao Paolo.
@immaric9
19 күн бұрын
One thing Rockstar did really well when they conceived Niko as a character is they really got the balkan personality right. Nikos outlook on life, general pessimism and dark humor is something you will often find in that part of the world. As somemone with roots from the balkans Niko spoke to me so much as a character because i have seen his story (or some version of it) so many times in real life. I dont know if Rockstar were just lucky to get it this right but i dont think they were because the way Niko is just a darkely poetic person and the way he speaks as someone from the balkans is just too good to be lucky (despite the terrible serbian pronunciations from the actors)
@XpertGreekGamer
3 күн бұрын
Definitely not lucky since they do their research, it's a major part of what Niko clicked so much with so many. It'd be BEYOND foolish to have his character not resembling the place where he grew up in and the circumstances surrounding him...sometimes i like to think that he'll have a cameo in Vice City. A tavern or smth where he's just happy, but i mostly wanna see if they'd butcher his character like how they did it with Johnny in V (literally)
@user-wf4wp8im1n
Күн бұрын
And suprisingly Rokstar did a great job at portraying russians and all slav, not just balkans. They speak like humans most of the time (sometimes pronunciation is off but very rarely) and don't sound like americans who try to speak russian or serbian for the first time.
@immaric9
Күн бұрын
@@user-wf4wp8im1n gotta disagree on the pronunciaton. At least the Serbian. It is genuinenly suprising how bad it is considering the funds they have and research they do that the couldn’t get som sort of language coach in. I have to pay attention to actually get What they are saying. Anyway its an overall Small flaw in mu opinion
@BoshPage
Күн бұрын
@@immaric9 To be fair, the game was marketed mostly to English speaking audiences. What would you say is the percentage of Serbian speakign players in the world? It was most likely negligible to them and not worth the extra effort to bring an actual linguist in. Al da su im smesni naglasci, tu nemam argument. Ajde Roman mozda i ima smisla jer je lik u Americi 10 godina i ne prica ni sa kim srpski, ali naseg Nikolu su posrali xD
@FlymanMS
21 күн бұрын
The good thing about GTA4, while it has its whacky moments and crazy GTA stuff, it takes itself serious enough for us to care. Even in the whackiest of DLCs, TBOGT, we care about Luis and his boss/friend. GTA 5 doesn't take anything seriously and can't commit even once, so there's no motivation for us to care about the characters that much.
@AlphaGarg
2 күн бұрын
GTA V also has too many characters. Each protagonist's roster of side characters could have an entire game devoted to them. Like, how much do we know about Ron? Quite a lot, but most of it is from Online, or entirely optional hangouts, or worse yet, mission fail alternate dialogue. *Most characters in V are like this*. They just straight up don't get the time to be fleshed out.
@thestrong2401
19 күн бұрын
"We want things because we think they could make us happy. But there's a void in us that can never be filled" ~Niko Bellic to Kate McReary
@Robocop_1987
22 күн бұрын
Excellent work on the video man , listening to Niko's words at the end of the video with theme OST playing right after gave me goosebumps . Niko is and always will be the best character Rockstar has ever made .
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Same for me. Loved editing that part. Him and Arthur Morgan will always have a special place in my heart
@pyroAdapt
15 күн бұрын
One detail i noticed about niko that i always found amusing is how every time he is offered a drink in cut scenes he never takes even a sip. The only time he does is when Fauatins wife gives him a cup of tea. But in every other instance he just ignores it, almost sips from but puts it down or just declines it all together.
@gangsterbroccoli
12 күн бұрын
I wonder why exactly
@RealMakarov
2 күн бұрын
@@gangsterbroccoli In my country, when ppl wanna talk serious business they go to a fancy restaurant and order lots of dishes but only takes a few bite and trashes the rest. I can understand why they would do it
@BoshPage
Күн бұрын
It's weird, but drinking is almost a specific branch of socializing in Balkan culture. I think that's why he has no problems getting shit-faced with his friends or Cousin, but will refuse to drink with people he doesn't truly like or respect.
@Entolyfik
19 күн бұрын
I first played this game the same year it dropped; I was 25. I went in with a "it's another good GTA title" mindset...I was not prepared for the emotions that I would get from watching Niko's story...it's still the same now, only deeper. I hope VI will be close to "getting near Niko's ankles," but...There will never be another GTA IV, or Niko Bellic.
@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity
8 күн бұрын
6, and the last couple of GTA games (minus the TBoGT & The Lost & Damned) have felt very shall we say samey samey, whilst feeling different at the same time. 4,5, and seemingly 6’s story are all based around doing a major heist. 4 was Niko doing Liberty City Bank, 5 multiple heists, and 6 is Bonny & Clyde-esc. Whatever happened to just following the train, CJ? 😂
@Entolyfik
8 күн бұрын
@@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity "Aww s**t here we go again!" lol! I would agree, they all have that same arc when it comes to the feel, the presence, the structure (mostly), and the format (mostly), but they feel different because of various reasons, from the obvious graphic differences, to the stories, to characters, to every individual's look on their own gameplay experience...I like it! Yeah, I know we're all anticipating how 6 is going to perform...I mean, they took WELL over 10 years to develop it, and put so much emphasis on it that they kept 5 going (through micro....I mean "shark cards," (lol), and DLC's), and almost completely disregarded RDR2's online mode.
@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity
8 күн бұрын
@@Entolyfik RDR2 is what gave me insanely high hopes that GTA 6 will have the next level feel. More interactive buildings, more gore, and a huge map. As GTA 5 it’s like a 8 minute drive from bottom to top of the map. Now they’ve got the next gen consoles to pander to, and with how smooth things can run I don’t think GTA 6 will have any problems looking insanely realistic. Even in gameplay.
@Entolyfik
8 күн бұрын
@@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity I can see that; RDR2 (i just got on PC a few days ago...mods??) was a milestone in Rockstar's entourage of open-world games. Man, they hit the nail on the head...giving you so many things to do, from the large things like being given an honor level to change Arthur's outcome, to something so small as sitting in a chair and letting the world play out around you...yeah, if they botch 6 up, it's because they forgot their best titles (RDR2, San Andreas, etc.). San Andreas was what changed it all, including a 15 minute drive from top to bottom of the map, and ALL the awesome treats we got like body changes and needing to eat, aspects they brought BACK in RDR2! You know, back then (RDR2 and before), it was all placed on discs, so they were limited (7 Gb. DVD and 20 Gb. Blu-Ray, i think) to how much could be put on it. Now it's digital, they can add as much as they want, which is why games are so big now (110 Gb. for RDR2 on my PC just for the install). These games were HUGE inspirations for me to learn how to make games (Unreal Engine)!
@Entolyfik
8 күн бұрын
@@LennyHenrysDorsalCavity Also, about those interactive buildiungs...i can't WAIT for the first game to have ALL buildings fully interactable, FULLY explorable, and MAYBE even FULLY destructible! (I know...I'm reaching a bit...but a guy can dream!)
@amazanta1605
22 күн бұрын
The theme always gave me a sense of dread idk why well made vid btw
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Yeah its one of the hardest GTA themes. The orchestra goes heavy when playing this bad boy
@amazanta1605
13 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUSdefinitely
@makavelithadon1224
10 күн бұрын
Honestly being niko is depressing, hes so alone
@akibro113
18 күн бұрын
Niko is one of the best video game protagonists and GTA 4 even though it isn't much liked by people, it's definetly my favorite GTA game and one of my favorite games ever. The story is emotional, dark but very much real No happy endings, fewer true friends. True crime story.
@RealMakarov
2 күн бұрын
Victor had similar vibes but the difference is he walked out of his sorrow
@zakbrown9256
22 күн бұрын
The crackhead guy says the serenity prayer recovering addicts say at AA/NA/CA meetings! That’s actually an amazing detail! The serenity prayer it’s called 😊 I didn’t notice that before going into recovery! What an excellent detail! 😎 amazing video by the way, consider me subbed 😊
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
@@zakbrown9256 amazingly I saw this exact saying in the Flashpoint Paradox movie as well right after I published it. Its a beautiful saying that can apply to so many aspects of our life. And thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
@disgruntled4627
20 күн бұрын
IV's side characters feel so real, like you'd actually meet them around the NYC area.
@FlymanMS
20 күн бұрын
@@disgruntled4627 better not meet Eddie Lowe tho.
@junaidunar9148
11 күн бұрын
Imagine a DLC on Dwayne's past life, man Rockstar should have done that.
@bachtruongson9408
16 күн бұрын
"After you walk into a village and you see fifty children, all sitting neatly in a row against the church wall, each with their throats cut and their hands chopped off, you realize that the creature that could do this... doesn’t have a soul" -Niko Bellic, Rigged to Blow
@ivandjordjevic6025
Күн бұрын
this was in response to fautins wife asking him if he worries about his soul, i am pretty sure hes saying HE did that.
@killerbouquet3220
20 күн бұрын
My man, this was amazing. Your explanation of Darko and what it means to Niko to spare him actually made me tear up. Not to mention your editing and production quality is excellent. I had to subscribe. Keep up the outstanding work!
@oblivionspartan
21 күн бұрын
I always felt that Niko is the "creature" that killed those kids. Seeing it again, he could just be referring to humanity.
@miku-rt4dr
20 күн бұрын
My interpretation of it is he actually saw it, among many other atrocities that happened during very violent Yugoslav conflicts, but he wasn't the one who did it because he "walked into village" meaning he wasn't there when it happened.
@GoGetYourShinebox
19 күн бұрын
@@miku-rt4dr Yes this is what I thought. Despite Niko being flawed I don't think he had it in him to cut off the hands & feet of children and line them up, even under orders. I think what he saw made him realise the type of monsters that existed in war, and felt like he was one of them just by being part of it
@NoRestEffect
8 күн бұрын
Whenever someone asks me what the difference is between GTA 4 and GTA 5 - I normally say, GTA 5 feels more like a Quentin Tarantino film - As GTA 4 feels like a Martin Scorsese film. Or if A24 made a film about the dark world of the drug/human trade. It’s music, even in the pause menu - you feel this.. despair, as i listen; i imagine the horrors Niko has spoke about. I love how GTA 4 was more of a realistic approach to how that world is.
@essanjinho
19 күн бұрын
Love seeing Portuguese creators man. Especially when the video is deep and well made💪great content and awesome video bro🗣️
@party4lifedude
Күн бұрын
One of the biggest advantages Niko Bellic had over the GTA 5 protagonists was that he wasn't sharing one short game with 2 other protagonists. He is right there 100% of the time instead of 33% of the time. You have a lot more time to connect with and empathize with the character, and serious moments aren't immediately followed up by the game forcing you to switch to another character that is riding a moped in his underwear or harassing homeless people. And all of the side characters in Niko's life were more than just a gimmick or a chore, and they had more of an actual impact on the game. I could say more, but I'm sure other people could put it to words better than I can.
@BlackSmith6969
22 күн бұрын
nice video i am actually playing gta 4, you have my heart you are so underated, when will you stream again?
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
I appreciate that. Still dont know when ill stream again but ill try to warn through community posts
@PursuantMusic87
21 күн бұрын
Dwayne is a gigachad and playboy x is the screaming wojak for wanting him d34d
@BoshPage
Күн бұрын
As someone that grew up in Serbia and spent half my life in North America , I can't begin to explain how this game makes me feel. It's not often Serbians get our own protagonist, let alone in a game made by Rockstar... and GTA IV is one of the best. Niko was such a raw and authentic character, someone who experienced first-hand the horrors that took place in Eastern Europe during the 90's and never at any point took a political side when talking about it, because deep down he knew damn well it was all BS. Great vid, man. Tutto bene!
@jimspock
19 күн бұрын
This has as much depth as the game itself. Well done!
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
18 күн бұрын
i appreciate that. with the amount of notes i took, this could have been a full hour video ahah.
@thiagohenriquepereira1846
19 күн бұрын
What I can say is that what makes niko unique in comparison to all the other GTA characters is that Niko is a good person doing bad things, he never liked killing people, he only got used to it, but this gradually destroyed him internally. He even says that everything good and innocent in him died in the war. Now if you take a look at other gta characters, you will see that many of them are just cold blooded psychopaths who have some sorta evil in their hearts. I'd say the next gta protagonist who is the closest to niko in this sort of way is vic vance, he did not have ptsd or anything but he was also a protagonist who was serving people but he was also always trying to avoid trouble and doing bad things, yet trouble found him anyway. I know that some people will disagree with me on this and say that CJ is also a good person doing bad things, but the San fierro mission where CJ buries a construction worker alive just for calling his sister a whore says otherwise.
@OnlyTheFinest125
18 күн бұрын
This was my outlet. The forbidden fruit. For this game gave me new light in the dark world I lived in. For at the time I was lost. I had not real friends to talk to. And Niko Belic was a man in pain. A man that kept his shit together. Who fought like hell to keep going every day. He was the Soviet Pawn that destroyed his Joy in this world. He killed people, burned people, smuggled people, Sold people. It was the passed that scars him. For how naive he was. And has and forever will haunt him. YET, I looked up to him. For he was a man that never stopped fighting. "Welcome to America" I played this game blind as a kid. Not understanding what was right from wrong. But it was the forbidden fruit that made me love this game so much. And it was this very game that helped me and my brother take our anger out on. Chaos and destruction. So we didn't do it ourselves. I made the wrong decisions in this game. I believed in the wrong people to trust. And in the end on top of being a terrible friend to his family or family that he thinks....You lose your Cousin Roman. A annoying cousin that keeps calling you. Bothering you. A happy man in the city of darkness. It was my decisions of the one thing that Roman didn't understand. Money does NOT give you happiness. But I listened to Roman. Because he was my cousin. A man that I loved hearing. From their conversations. To the love that he kept for his fiance. Through thick and thin. And a man that I knew would double cross me I decided to "be the bigger man for Roman" After the wedding the man that you knew would and DID. You lose your cousin in a drive by. You lose your gf that can't understand. So she leaves you in darkness. And the one man with a HEAVY Jamaican accent. Risks his life with you no matter how bad of a friend you were to him. He understood. He understands why you were such a bad friend. But regardless, He rides with you. And you make sure the man that took everything from your new American dream. To a broken wasteland. But that's the thing..... I learned. ( Music plays in the background) I did the story again. I made the right decisions. I played the game the CORRECT WAY Life....... the Game of LIFE. I learned MONEY does not buy you happiness. It's the people who are in your life. That make it special. And to move on from the pain of the past. Niko Belic saved my life. He took all my anger. And he taught me that the people who are in your life are going through there own battles. There own wars..... He kept me fighting in my war. And showed me TRUE PAIN. Long live Niko Belic. I've had friends like him. And I do once again.
@kyntraz7018
20 күн бұрын
Gta 4 is my favorite. Thank you for this analysis 💚
@patrickmarcello5103
2 күн бұрын
What an amazing video 👌🏻Thank you for making this! GTA4 is the best GTA by far
@geantbaguette
22 күн бұрын
That's a lot of work here! Excellent video, well constructed and well developed Keep going ! "Life is complicated"
@NevermindHDx
19 күн бұрын
10/10, one of the best video essays I've seen about GTA 4. ❤
@ralfsfilips4154
21 күн бұрын
I am not Russian . - Niko Bellic
@junaidunar9148
11 күн бұрын
He is Serbian
@user-is2mj2ig4v
9 сағат бұрын
@@junaidunar9148no niko is albanian
@junaidunar9148
8 сағат бұрын
@@user-is2mj2ig4v No he Serbian. Events he share in game happend in Serbia in real life, and even when he arrives in liberty city, roman tells him "better than my serbian" he was reffering to the language they speak back in home country.
@user-is2mj2ig4v
50 минут бұрын
@@junaidunar9148 wrong
@junaidunar9148
30 минут бұрын
@@user-is2mj2ig4v Niko is African.
@Armi1P
6 күн бұрын
So much epic quotes and conversations from a single game, the story is much better than any movie ever.
@LuvDesss
22 күн бұрын
niko is the best gta character in my opinion
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Same thought. Serious but still hilarious in his comebacks
@ryder5297
20 күн бұрын
What bout me
@mikepalmieri4989
20 күн бұрын
@ryder5297 nah man I'd buy niko a beer anyday
@365_Pussycat
20 күн бұрын
💯
@idropNukes999
20 күн бұрын
@@ryder5297 "ryder! You sherm head"
@iStaaaZy
22 күн бұрын
Great stuff man, love your videos
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
I appreciate that!
@saltsasher1656
22 күн бұрын
very well made i fw it keep it up
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Ayyy i appreciate the love
@Tomzit0
Күн бұрын
Ver você falando português por um momento agora que descobri seu canal me fez gostar mais ainda do vídeo. Bom saber que tem mais um brasileiro (eu acho. vai que é português europeu) fazendo conteúdo de qualidade
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
Күн бұрын
@@Tomzit0 é mais português europeu mas estava perto ahah
@Rogue_Wanderer
10 күн бұрын
It’s not that other GTA protagonists are bad. Although Claude is ironically stilted for a silent protagonist. But Niko is somehow relatable in a way that doesn’t quite make sense to me. I feel the same about CJ. I can’t choose who I like better.
@BMoney8600
17 күн бұрын
GTA IV was the first GTA game I ever played and Niko was, is and forever will be the greatest protagonist in the GTA franchise!
@splashnskillz37
4 күн бұрын
CJ better still tbh
@BMoney8600
4 күн бұрын
@@splashnskillz37 eh to each their own
@keynation1712
19 күн бұрын
I can't believe some people believe Niko is poorly written
@RealMakarov
2 күн бұрын
ppl will say anything
@evilhi4life
21 күн бұрын
Well done, excellent video bro! Recently started replaying GTA 4 and saw this popped up in my feed. Keep it up!!
@alzara3425
4 күн бұрын
I just finished GTA 4, i picked the revenge ending even tho im quite happy with the result but knowing the one that can lead him to a normal life died, i can`t help but to feel a bit empty and a bit sad for Niko ngl
@Vengence123ABC
22 күн бұрын
This is what makes this game truly my most favourite game of all time in front of rdr2
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Yeah its shockingly deep for a GTA game
@aboutsoundandvision
21 күн бұрын
I see a GTA IV retrospective and analysis and I click, simple
@averymcgrath7959
18 күн бұрын
After digging the game out and doing a play through not long ago - my recommended has a tab for it now
@jonvia
4 күн бұрын
This calls for a replay of GTA 4 stat!
@ZenSei03042
18 күн бұрын
The dramatic piano entrance was gorgeous. Epic🎉
@Hostilethreat
5 күн бұрын
Not only is he the best written but I also think Niko may be the strongest GTA protagonist. He is a war veteran and canonically wiped out entire Organizations, even before the events of the game and an entire police force + the Yugoslav wars he grew up in. I could see him wiping out groups of gangsters like the Families, the Madrazos, The Lost, ect and making quick work of them. His hand to hand combat is also immaculate. He is my favorite character ever in any piece of media and gaming. Top 3 protagonists for me: Niko Altair from AC And Red from Pokemon Red
@junaidunar9148
11 күн бұрын
You are not alone in this, i loved Niko bellic then as much as i love him now, he is my most favorite video game character of all time..
@deedeechur
19 күн бұрын
No wonder GTA IV is seen as boring or lame by many. It's too deep. My all time favourite game.
@diegolink42
9 күн бұрын
GTA IV is a timeless masterpiece.
@chris.pedroso
19 күн бұрын
Que vídeo maravilhoso! Descobri teu canal hoje, gostei muito do que tu fez aqui. Me lembrou um pouco os vídeos do NakeyJakey hahah GTA 4 com certeza tem um tom muito mais sério que o 5. Isso não se reflete só na história, mas também na gameplay, sendo o 4 mais realista e o 5 mais "arcade" (vulgo tu conseguir desvirar o teu carro para que ele não exploda). Para mim, GTA 4 + as DLCs tem a melhor história da franquia, não tem como não amar o Niko e os garotos da EFLC. Eu espero que GTA 6 possa ter uma história tão profunda quanto a do 4...
@cyrusmufc2914
20 күн бұрын
Well done video
@Messiisthebest724
19 күн бұрын
Niko is the most well written GTA Character and shows how much in depth Rockstar put for Niko
@Ronuk1996
13 күн бұрын
Niko, Arthur morgan, John Marston, Cole Phillips, Maxpayne, Joel, Kratos are amazing. GTA4 does have some gteat choices one thing i do love in RDR2 is Arthurs Chracter Devlopment changes slowly based on your choices in the open world his chracter motivation really changes. I think taking the choices of GTA4 and the ability to impact the chracter like RDR2 is what GTA6 should Build on.
@gunnation3497
20 күн бұрын
I like that R* gave us a character that we can grow with! Some how this prepared me for real life better than school..
@capngrimm3684
14 күн бұрын
That wasn't the Russian flag, probably the Serbian flag, I didn't see the Serb coat of arms tho Niko Bellic is my favorite GTA character of all time
@Megacooler96_
18 күн бұрын
The best GTA protagonist and best story. RDR2 is Rockstar's best written protagonist and story by far though
@XpertGreekGamer
3 күн бұрын
The missions being repetitive is smth i forgor 💀 about being a critique of this game, i was too focused on bullying people about their skill issue with driving that i forgor. 💀 I view that similar mission structure as a plus than a negative since it's the best part of any Rockstar game. The shooting and driving are such a massive flex that i don't care about it being the only thing i do most of the time. It's just the core gameplay being some of the most satisfying and brutal thanks to the screaming and ragdolls and just that, no gimmicks, no base managing, just Niko doing what he does best, in the most well built and level designed map and interiors out of any open world game. The DLC is more of that same goodness but with more weapons, features, vehicles and interiors. If it was just similar situations and shooting galleries things would've been different, but there's always difference in scenery, there's never a dull moment which is why i still come back to drive mindlessly, either replaying missions or going on hangouts while also participating in mass violence. GTA IV is basically 3D Hotline Miami to me, which is why my latest video is what it is. (I never get tired of Hotline Miami (and Bloodborne) either, it's my healthy cope adrenaline addiction...if we compare it to my other unhealthy addiction at least, whiskey))
@pyroAdapt
15 күн бұрын
I actually prefer to play niko alot like Mike from breaking bad at least for the first 80% of the story. What i mean by that is i always choose to kill the characters it gives you the option to spare (except Dwaynes girlfriend) because i play niko as someone who is there to do a job. Hes getting oaid and hes doing what he is paid to do no questions asked. Only near the ending when all the seath is starting to weigh on him do i start to turn things around. Playing this way makes the choice to spare darko and turning down money at the ending choice make more sense
@BKazunori
22 күн бұрын
Excelente video. Por enquanto GTA 4 ainda é o meu GTA favorito. E eu to jogando gta desde '97 (não que eu tinha idade para jogar)
@seshmacintosh
20 күн бұрын
Amazing video!
@Gibbypastrami
9 күн бұрын
I feel like the Balkan friend in Community was a parody of Niko
@MercenaryBRK
21 күн бұрын
10:05 it's not a Russian flag, it's a Serbian Republic flag, since Niko fought in the Bosnia war
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
My apologies. I just noticed the color are in fact correct
@ralfsfilips4154
20 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUSI am not Russian. - Niko Bleic
@MercenaryBRK
20 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS no need to apologize brother, just pointing out, Nice video
@kristijankuzman9532
10 күн бұрын
CJ is the best gta character!
@nicolasvalenzuela5739
21 күн бұрын
great vid
@deaddenied92
20 күн бұрын
This game was ahead of its time
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
20 күн бұрын
Absolutely. This game being the first in the HD universe... It was revolutionary
@madhunter6420
20 күн бұрын
why every m0r0n only now realises gta 4 was good from the beginning?
@Gibbypastrami
9 күн бұрын
My Eastern European Tommy Shelby friend!
@ThousandairesClub
14 күн бұрын
*I actually like Michael a lot more....and I still feel like he's Claude from GTA3* 🕵
@DsJ98
9 күн бұрын
U look like the guy who kept trying to steal the chipmunks in Alvin and the chipmunks 😂😂😂
@spazx8026
21 күн бұрын
32:21 man.
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
thats a killer line
@neimenovani7256
21 күн бұрын
10:04 It is the SERBIAN flag, the flag of the army he fought for.
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
It is. My mistake. I flipped the colors up
@neimenovani7256
21 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS Btw 13/10 video
@pyroAdapt
12 күн бұрын
Idk dwayne does seem to have some friends. Hes friend's with strange men he sends to protect you for an hour lol
@TheRastafarianStuff
11 күн бұрын
i loved him in 2010 when I first played IV and it only aged like fine wine for me both the character and the story. immature child-men ruined a great legacy by judging it wrong back in the day, so R* turned the other way around with a bs shallow story and characters for V so the normies would be ok with it and so they did and so it was 😂
@Borzzoii
3 күн бұрын
I think Niko has too much backstory to him, he should have another game to show us his complete story. I mean, John Marston had a whole game to show his backstory, rdr2. And there's gonna be another rdr3 to go back even further to tell the story that was before rdr2. Confusing. Just give me Niko dawg 😭
@jader.morais
11 сағат бұрын
5:46 ei, eu vi um FDP ali ein? hahaha xD
@OnlyTheFinest125
18 күн бұрын
Fixed ❤️
@landlockedcroat1554
21 күн бұрын
i loved everything about gta4 but the gameplay kept me, specifically the lack of checkpoints in missions, i gave up at the bank heist
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
It was a bit outdated in the user friendly components I admit. But in hindsight I had a blast shooting NPCs with the ragdoll physics and driving so I was able to dismiss that pretty easily
@TheRastafarianStuff
11 күн бұрын
thats a skill issue. I never failed that mission not even at 13 y/o playing on a bs laptop at 15 fps. if you gave up so easily you probably didn't understood the story enough to be curious about whats coming next also so you just left
@pyroAdapt
15 күн бұрын
You said niko might just be a better character than all of GTA 5 characters combined as if that was some kind of controversial statement. Its not. He just is. No question. Not only because hes well written but because gta 5s characters are straight up poorly written and never live up to their full potential. The only one who is sort of good is Trevor and that is because of the actor alone. His character is still badly written.
@zzay3345
11 күн бұрын
Analytics
@amantemartin9912
21 күн бұрын
Darko’s “How much do you charge to kill someone?” might be the best line in the whole game. Although he is a traitorous scumbag coward who deserved everything he got, he was right. Niko has done equally awful things, and is only a hypocrite for criticizing him for killing people for money, given he does the same thing.
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
Yup. Niko discusses multiple times how a simple hit job only sets Francis back 5000 dollars. So not that for off for what Darko got
@elizaleski9618
16 күн бұрын
Time to quit my job, kidding, kinda
@YOPPA_kampala
17 күн бұрын
I really wished we get a more serious setup for gta 6 but instead of art we get wokeness, ass twerking and sketchy characters
@Harrison619
17 күн бұрын
I been saying this for a very long time. GTA 5 was a very boring game. The characters was not believable at all. Good graphics but the game felt rushed to me.
@imknownaslink
22 күн бұрын
W
@zeehond23
22 күн бұрын
Niko was great, but I fucking hated that needy cousin and his bowling addiction
@ZenSei03042
18 күн бұрын
Man that's only from The internet. There is even a sleep mode on the ingame phone.
@domasavpedzivin
22 күн бұрын
*Superb , enjoyable video, only one minor gripe : Niko isn't E.European*
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
22 күн бұрын
Serbia is a southeastern European country. Unless you re telling me he was not born in Serbia somehow which i would be interested in seeing where you found that information
@domasavpedzivin
22 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS *And that's what makes 'em a Southern Slav , with that said a Southern or Southern Eastern European , dude*
@FlymanMS
21 күн бұрын
@@domasavpedzivin Balkans often grouped with Eastern Europe culturally, so this nitpick is really pointless. You understood what he meant to say. Picking on Niko's accent not sounding Serbian or the voice actor speaking Serbian poorly would be more justified.
@deedeechur
19 күн бұрын
@@domasavpedzivin I guess Niko is considered "Eastern" because the whole communist block (USSR and satellites) was referred to as "The Eastern Block" or "The East".
@Pinkooru
9 сағат бұрын
Just kind of a shame the game is a chore to control Driving especially is anti-fun
@hezhez97
6 күн бұрын
Best game ever made imo gta 5 was missing a lot of features and rdr2 is way too tedious to get into gta 4 has the perfect balance between story and fun the atmosphere and world building is so good
@yugowave9137
Күн бұрын
Thats not a Russian flag. Its a Serb nationalist flag.
@PhantomFly_Br2
21 күн бұрын
AHHH NUM CREDITO Q VC É BR AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
PT ahah
@Jasongilliar
20 күн бұрын
I killed darko P.s. Gta 6 looks for me like a faliure and just another gta5. I mean it was alright but its just not like gta4 The same with rdr2 Idk why Rockstar always desided against the thing i wouldve find amazing, like we could have arthur with his woman and than seeing how they and his child where killed. We could have a darker rdr2. I like rdr2 but the early script sounded amazing, it really reminded me of gta4, and since i know what they planned im like, nah thats bs. Why cant they just do another one of thouse, i dont get it like they do games like gta4, or musicn do albums who are dark and have this Special vibe, but its always just that one game, that one album. Why? Like ben howards i forget where we where tape, its just fhat album thats a masterpiece, and ofc i like the other albums to and the other games a lil bit. But still, i wish it was the other way around
@tonis6347
20 күн бұрын
Just because he's always sad doesn't mean he's deep
@FrostWazowski
20 күн бұрын
Never mention something as good as a GTA game in the same sentence as something as unwanted as grand theft horse 2, a game nobody asked for or wanted, and the reason why we don't have GTA 6 already.
@gangsterbroccoli
12 күн бұрын
you have clearly never played RDR2
@geenee6974
4 күн бұрын
People CLEARLY wanted it 😂
@BoltTheSunken2407
20 күн бұрын
Niko had a-lot of potential, but Rockstar completely missed the mark, just like the entire story of the game. Very generic revenge plot with the same mission structure.
@KNxkyle82
2 күн бұрын
Great and detailed analyzation my friend. If played gta since it came out and still play it on Xbox one. There was some magic to this game I never realized until now almost 30 the world isn’t as bright as I once saw. It is dark and decorative and gta brings this to life in a serious but GTA way. This game has always meant a lot to me and I can relate even more after your video. 🦾🤝😎
@doggydude98
22 күн бұрын
Niko will always be the best 😎😎😎
@supratard778
22 күн бұрын
you can't make a GTA IV analysis without throwing dirt at GTA V. Give GTA V a break...
@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS
21 күн бұрын
Where did i throw dirt? The characters were in fact one dimensional in GTA 5. But that's not a bad thing for some people. Just stating the different moods between games
@supratard778
21 күн бұрын
@@ObviousMalcolm_PLUS I could go and write an essay on how the protagonists are not one dimensional, having the trio dynamic which complement each other really well in the story and gameplay, the motivations and relationships that surround them, how they are well defined and don't stop growing since every little chapter of the game has something to tell us about them... But I doubt that you'd want to read it. I've liked your videos and this was no exception, you clearly put effort on them and I appreciate the quality you put on. Just got this thing buggin me and I wanted to express it out.
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