Grand Theft Auto IV

.English down. ​لم أتخيل معاناة شخصية كهذه؛ ليست بالحزينة بالنسبة لي بالمعنى التقليدي، لكن بمجرد أن أنظر لما مر به بطل هذه اللعبة، ينتابني شيء من الكآبة. من طفل حلم بالسفر للفضاء إلى شخص كسرته الحياة وعانى منها ما عانى، وخانه من خان وظلمه من ظلم. من جندي عاش مساوئ الحرب إلى شخص يبحث عن الخلاص. ​فكرة النعيم والسفر إلى بلاد الحرية وعيش الحلم الأمريكي تحطمت أمامه عندما انكشفت له وعود ابن عمه الكاذبة؛ فاضطر لصعود أدراج الجريمة رغمًا عنه، وتلطخت يداه بالمزيد من الدماء ليجني المال من كل روح أُزهقت تحت سلاح معاناته، حتى خُيّر أخيرًا بين خلاصه أو إشباع رغباته. ​أسلوب اللعب عادي وثقيل، والقيادة من أسوأ ما رأيت؛ فالسيارة الرياضية جعلتني أشعر وكأنني أقود شاحنة. ​قصة كئيبة. I never imagined a character suffering like this. It isn't "sad" to me in the traditional sense, but simply looking at what the protagonist of this game went through fills me with a sense of melancholy. From a child who dreamed of traveling to space, to a man broken by life—someone who endured so much, betrayed by those he trusted, and wronged by those who oppressed him. From a soldier who lived through the horrors of war, to a man simply searching for salvation. ​The idea of paradise—traveling to the land of liberty to live the American Dream—shattered before him when his cousin’s false promises were revealed. He was forced to climb the ladder of crime against his will, his hands stained with more blood, gathering money from every soul taken by the weapon of his suffering, until he was finally forced to choose between his own salvation or satisfying his desires. ​The gameplay is average and heavy, and the driving is some of the worst I’ve ever experienced; even a sports car made me feel like I was driving a truck. ​A bleak story.