I was just thinking about this the other day. There will be a big reevaluation when it gets rereleased finally. Also amazing how well it holds up visually
I've maintained for a long time it has some of the most impressive gameplay mechanics in the series. Sure, the story is messy and a bit goofy, but it has a lot of charm in the presentation. Crazy that V got the revisionist treatment before 4, considering how mad everyone was over it after launch.
V always had the edge of "its gameplay is amazing, but" ever since release. The story issues and development drama were things that would always go over better once enough time had passed and people moved on. Especially since people can still play it on modern systems.
Having to live through the era where smart internet critics decided his games were "only good because of his co writer and 4 was the proof" because tpp was released prematurely had been true agony, 4 is one of the most mechanically sound stealth games period!
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