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  Re: GTA IV ruined by bowling game Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> - 2024-07-15 15:16 -0500

#481801 — Re: GTA IV ruined by bowling game

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Jul 2024 16:39:49 -0500, Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> The game is completely unresponsive during a bowling game.  Looking
>> through a walkthrough, bowling is required to win the game.  Maybe I'll
>> go back to GTA III.  The paddles I bought for my computer from Logitech
>> worked for a bit, but I haven't been able to get them working recently
>> and gave them away.  Can't believe Logitech failed me.  Their mice are
>> great.
> 
> As far as I remember, at no point is bowling actually required.
> 
> (It is strongly hinted by the game that you take Michelle to the
> bowling alley on your first date, but you don't actually HAVE to do
> that).* Your allies will sometimes suggest bowling as an activity when
> they call you up to hang out, but -again- you can do pretty much
> anything else (or nothing at all). It's never required to engage with
> the bowling mechanics of the game.
> 
> With that out of the way, I never really had any problems with the
> bowling mini-game. It didn't allow a wide-range of actions, but I
> could pick up the ball and chuck it down the lanes without any
> problems. Sometimes I even managed to hit a pin or two! My biggest
> issue is that bowling is quite possibly one of the most BORING sports
> ever created (it even makes darts look exciting! ;-) so I avoided it
> in GTA for that reason more than anything else.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> * Bowling is an objective on the First Date mission (the one where you
> take Michelle on an evening's outing and that introduces the game's
> dating mechanics to the player) but it's actually optional. You can
> take her to a bar, or strip club or pretty much anything else, and if
> you keep her out long enough, eventually she asks you to go home. You
> won't win any points with her if you do that, but... well, if you know
> how the story progresses that in the long run it's for the best. And
> IIRC the mission itself is optional anyway.

Alright, that's good to know.  I'll have another go at it.  I like it a 
lot - GTA V feels very generic to me, here you are playing Russell Crowe 
or Archie Bunker with a daughter who likes getting boned and a son who 
is the opposite of the mafia and a wife that appears to be cheating on 
you.  I'm stuck on GTA III on the boating missions, because I can't seem 
to floor it enough.  Was doing quite well in GTA IV, found out who 
Michelle was really working for.  And I'm sure I've boned her a few 
times, the walkthrough writer must not have considered things very well.

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