Grand Theft Auto IV *The Hype*

I remember being lost on the streets of San Francisco. Brad and I were trying to get to the Castro, and decided to take the BART. I had no clue how to navigate that shit, and I didn't care. We got off at the wrong stop of course and began to walk around. I remember the first thing I saw when we got out of the station was a billboard of the picture you see above. I'm not gonna lie to you, I got a boner.

Grand Theft Auto IV was supposed to come out October 16th, 2007 back then, and the buzz around the game began in the Spring. I remember the first trailer dropped on Youtube back in March titled "Things Will Be Different." I watched in awe while shots of Liberty City were displayed to the sounds of Philip Glass - Pruit Igoe.


The face of our nameless hero was displayed to the world. Along with a short story about his past, and his hope for a better tomorrow as he walks into Liberty City.




It was official Grand Theft Auto was coming, but things this great take time. The game was delayed until April 29, 2008.

It was cool though, gave me time to enjoy great games like Super Mario Galaxy and Assassins Creed, oh and getting school work done lol.

I remember the day GTA IV dropped I told myself, "I don't care what time I get it, I just have to get it today" (Did anybody else feel like that?) I had classes all day, and I had to take a bus 60 miles north to get to the lab after.


I remember going to Circuit City (R.I.P.) to buy it at 8:30 that night hoping they weren't sold out (I strongly disapprove of preordering video games.) They had 3 copies of the PS3 version left, and I got a $10 gift card for buying it there. I'm going to miss Circuit City man. Was so much better than Gamestop. Real talk.

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