# \--- GRAND THEFT AUTO IV --- Thread!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 24, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grand-theft-auto-iv-thread/47618 "2008-04-24T08:35:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 479
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grand-theft-auto-iv-thread/47618/479 "2008-05-05T06:14:17Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > The new shooting system makes the game too easy. I got through 3 leaf clover on my first try. Probably because I just beat R6 Vegas 2 just before starting this game so I’ve got the whole tactical “take cover and fire” thing down. While I do agree with you on the “take cover and fire” ability lessening the difficulty of the game, I find that getting flanked really adds an annoying challenge to the game. Simply, without body armor, getting accidentally flanked will kill you pretty quickly. Now if you can back into a corner, behind cover, you can take out everyone. Headshot + zoom + cover is decimating. I guess the three leaf clover mission just left you exposed very often, and that’s why it was so difficult. > [@walter](#): > > The story adds a lot to the game. If you skip all the cut scenes and phone calls you lose a lot IMO. Yeah, this isn’t a game meant to be “power gamed,” otherwise you lose a lot of the appeal. R\* did a great job in creating a legitimate plot/storyline, and the characters are generally captivating. Progressing through the story makes it fun… listening to the radio after a mission, following up with the appropriate phone calls, etc. R\* gives you the ability to succumb to the world they created, and if you do, the game is enjoyable. If you don’t, the missions are going to feel repetitive. > [@Tunerfreak](#): > > i just did the three leaf clover job and holy shit was that hard, i could not get it until i found a health pack in the tunnel Yeah, I had to buy armor at the weapons shop in chinatown before I even came close to finishing it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/grand-theft-auto-iv-thread/47618)._