I fucking love bitches who say this. I lol in your face. If the 2D versions were not popular, we wouldn't have:
III
VC
SA
LCS
VCS
IV,
or CTW.
So, take your naivety and shove it. Honestly. Have some respect for the retro and stop whoring out graphics over gameplay. The end.
But yeah, it'll be only ad-hoc, i think, like LCS and VCS were.
I'm sorry if you misunderstood me, but overall, many gamers just don't like the 2D top-down view as much as 3D. Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2 didn't get as much attention as Grand Theft Auto 3 did.
Just look at review averages.
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto III
Also, look at the increased amount of reviews, FAQs, etc. That means there were probably more people who bought Grand Theft Auto III over Grand Theft Auto 2.
Grand Theft Auto 1, 2 and Advance just weren't AS POPULAR as the other GTAs. I feel that GTA fans don't expect the 2D top-down gameplay is the gameplay they meant in the announcement.
And please, have some respect for me, I'm just another user.
And when did I EVEN MENTION GRAPHICS?
firstly do not take all gamers to have the same view as yourself, everyone has their own opinion...
secondly, they weren't as popular because the modern game magazines give games with good prequels excellent reviews straight up, they jump on the band wagon because it is what the reader wants to hear and therefore they will buy the magazine/go to the website and give them credit for the review
thirdly, the top down view games were GRAPHICALLY poor, although very cool, the newer games have more lifelike graphics which for many gamers is part fo the appeal, personally i am not saying your a graphics whore YET but that could very well be part of the reason for you not liking the originals so much...
fourthly, in what way did MLL disrespect you? he simply put huis point of view across, to be honest you not alwoing him to do that is disrespecting him, and if you disrespect the mods you get pwned
finally, if it was top down i might have bought a DS just to play CTW, it would remind of playing the originals and bring back good memories, and it would have been a clever thing for R* to do