Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It's been a long time coming. The next step in my coverage of the GTA series is none other than GTA IV.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:45 Premise
04:15 Main Development
11:12 Open World Design
19:55 Story and Characters
31:00 Music Design
40:00 Gunplay and Combat
44:15 Melee Combat
47:05 Driving Physics
50:57 Friendships
55:17 Dating Girls
59:30 Minigames and Activities
01:02:47 Stranger Encounters
01:09:56 The Cousin's Bellic
01:15:42 The Broker Russians
01:22:32 The Bohan Hustlers
01:29:36 The Algonquin Enterprises
01:51:56 The Alderney Crime Families
02:17:49 Epilogue
02:21:27 Legacy and Controversy

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