50 Reasons You Need GTA IV - Part One

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6. Tri-State?
Size is important in GTA. Though it's highly unlikely we'll be jumping on a plane to Vice City to open a club and lay on a yacht, we can expect to stretch our legs outside of Liberty City. San Andreas was one city within a whole State, so why not the same for Liberty City? Unfortunately the greenery of Connecticut and the Tri-State won't be in GTA IV, with Rockstar preferring to offer a more detailed, realistic single city as opposed to a sprawling state.

7. Freedom
So we won't be able to venture out of the city, but that doesn't mean GTA IV will lack freedom. Far from it. In fact, this will be the most freeform game yet. You won't have to accept missions on a set story path but instead be able to choose your missions and even just "hang out" with characters. A new cellphone system is in place too, to enable you to call and email characters for chats or to arrange meets and missions. The idea is you will be living in a real world, with real people.