I've Been Taught Well

So I've been playing this game, The Getaway. I know, I know, it's an older game. The sequel came out about a year ago, that's how old it is. But I just beat it.

Even though I got it last Christmas.

But I can explain. See, I got it for Christmas and I tried playing it. I'm so used to GTA that when I tried to play it with the whole 'realistic' physics thing to the cars I didn't get much enjoyment out of it. So I shelved it.

But I finally took it back out of the case and started playing it. I haven't played GTA in awhile so there was nothing to base this off of. And I'm glad. The game was wonderful. It's a game based in London with 40 sq. km. recreated of the downtown section. If I want a lovely jaunt through Hyde Park, I can do that. If I want to ride along the Thames, I can do that. Speeding across the Tower Bridge on my way to crash the gates at Buckingham? Probably possible. I don't know what Buckingham Palace looks like, but I think it's in London. I know the bridge is there, and that I was able to drive across.

And the game acted like a movie. There are some cut scenes where some of the characters are talking to each other and other things happen, then it throws it to me controlling a character who gets to walk into a Police Station and shoot at some cops. Some may be corrupt, others were just shooting at me cause I was holding a gun. Doesn't matter, I shot them all. And then there was another cut screen and some more of me playing a character.

Now the hardest part of the game was this: The driving. And not because the physics were terrible and made the car act like a brick. No, it's cause they drive on the wrong side of the road over there. I have always been taught to drive on the right side of the road, what's with this left handed driving stuff? It's ridiculous. I can't count how many times I was driving down the road with police chasing me in those toy cars and threw the e-brake on to spin around a blind corner...

only to find myself on the wrong side of the road and ram head on into a big red bus. Crazy. And no matter how much I played I still could not get over thinking to stay on the right hand side of the road around corners. It was maddening. Especially when I was chasing an ambulance and it was getting away. Then I'd hit the bus, the car would catch on fire and I would have to get out, find another car (which would take too long) and the time would run out.

So then I'd do it all again. And I still wouldn't remember.

But, the game is beat. I don't have to worry about it anymore, the game has very little re-playability. Unless I'm going to London, I don't think I'll be picking this game up.

However, I'm getting the sequel to the game this Christmas (I think). So I'll be back in London, driving on the wrong side of the road.