The entire game is based around the lock on targeting system, to the point that simply aiming without using it equates to your shots being less acurate.
When I am standing up and holding a gun, there is no cross hair in front of me. I have to half hold the lock on button to bring it up, and i'll be damned if I am going to do that for minutes on end whilst in a fire fight.
The worst, however, is when you want to engage in a bit of fisty cuffs. Don't want to lock on?? Well you cant have access to the best attacks then.
Stupid and unnecessary in the extreme.
Saints row, for as many flaws as it has, has an infinitely better fighting and shooting system because, shock horror, it just gives you a constant cross hair to aim with, and even better gives you complete manual control of the camera so that you can aim perfectly and shoot accurately while retreating (something that is very difficult to master in GTA4).
I found a code to open up the full map so i'll just have some fun now, because the game most definitely is great fun despite the annoyinly stupid shooting and fighting methods
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