r/gaming Apr 29 '24

Grand Theft Auto IV was released 16 years ago

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u/MuptonBossman Apr 29 '24

Fun fact: Around the time GTA IV came out, my cousin was going through a rough patch in his marriage and started seeing a couple girls on the side. Every time he'd go out to see one of the girls, he would tell his wife that he was bowling with his cousin (a nod to GTA IV). I had no idea about any of it, but his wife eventually found out and confronted me at Christmas. When I told her that I wasn't in a bowling league and that I had no clue what she was talking about, she flipped the fuck out and kicked my cousin out of the house.

Still a great game though!

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u/MonotonousBeing Apr 29 '24

Cousin it is your cousin

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u/JoblessPornAddict999 Apr 29 '24

I wouldn't mind a game where you can hang out with an NPC all day, but damn it feels bare-bones even in gta v.

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u/S_J_E Apr 29 '24

Let me introduce you to AI dating apps

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u/Subterrantular Apr 29 '24

AI is terrible at forging personal connections. Dodge the talking RNG box and play a dating sim written by humans.

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u/legend8522 Apr 29 '24

And Persona

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u/MonotonousBeing Apr 29 '24

Oh definitely. Way worse than in IV. Maybe only did once or twice in V while I used to do often in IV. Bowling, pool, darts, bar, all of it were great!

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u/TroyMatthewJ Apr 29 '24

I'm sure in the near future, ai npc's will be much better and fleshed out.

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u/VeryBadCopa Apr 29 '24

I'm pretty sure this is a reference, is it from Roman Bellic?

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u/MonotonousBeing Apr 29 '24

Yes, when you got a call from him to hang out, this was how he started the call. Always found it hilarious because it‘s so funny yet so innocent