I've always been a big fan of GTA, but the more recent iterations of the series (at least for the PC) have been more unstable and buggy than the GTAs of yesteryear.
I'm not going to go over EFLC's content, since the game (or games, if you count both episodes as separate) consists of the same mission structures, funny writing, hilarious dialogue, and good old fashioned open world gameplay that has been the hallmark of the series since GTA3. Granted, the gameplay is starting to show its age and lack of creativity, so I hope that Rockstar does revamp the series a little bit in the next major iteration of the game. There is a very good game waiting to be played in EFLC. However... from a technical standpoint, this game is a disaster.
Personally, I have a midrange gaming PC (consisting of an Intel Core 2, 2GB RAM, 8800GT) and the game struggles to reach the optimum of 30 FPS needed for gameplay. Most of the time, it hovers in the low to mid 20's, which is still playable, but unoptimal nonetheless. Texture pop-ins are quite frequent as well. Furthermore, the game tends to stutter a lot on my computer during firefights, which makes them very frustrating to engage in. Also, I find the game's camera to be extremely sluggish (it sways side to side whenever you are sprinting) and unreponsive at times.
Hopefully, Rockstar will patch the game, but I am not holding my breath.
There is also multiplayer, accessible from your in-game cell phone, but I have noticed that very people are playing it, if any. Most of the games I join are virtual ghost towns, and it becomes difficult to find a game at night. Furthermore, there are no dedicated servers, as EFLC uses matchmaking provided by Games for Windows Live.
And finally, I would like to say a little something about the DRM. There are two types of DRM in this game: SecuROM, and Games for Windows Live. SecuROM is used for the physical DRM (i.e., you need the disk in the drive to launch the game) and GFWL validates the game via a product key to unlock achievements and multiplayer for the player. I don't find SecuROM to be much of a hassle (you can always use a no-DVD crack to bypass the disk check), but I do have a problem with GFWL, since you can only activate the game 15 times before you have to call Microsoft for more activations. I find this atrociously anti-consumer and a complete hassle for those of us who reformat often. That said, I don't seriously find the DRM used in the game to be a major problem as a whole, but the whole limited activations thing is a joke and simply inconviences the end user in the long run.
Overall, this game gets a 4/5 from me, minus one star for performance problems and DRM featuring limited activations.
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Tristan G.
Worth every penny
Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2017Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
にゃんこ博士
ちょっと重いですが、面白さは文句なし。
Reviewed in Japan on August 12, 2010Platform For Display: PCVerified Purchase
