DNF stands for Did Not Finish, by the way. It’s a new category for games that I, well, I didn’t get to the end, and I’ll try to explain why.

In this case, why wouldn’t I want to play through? The wacky mayhem of the first two games enthralled me in my younger days, and the freedom of the sandbox in GTA3 and Vice City sucked many an hour into our Xbox. Why then, did I fail to connect with a game that aims to combine the two, with modern additions to the classic formula?

Maybe the screen was too small. Maybe the time investment was too much when there’s other things I’d rather play. Maybe the touchscreen gimmicks broke the flow of play. Maybe I felt uncomfortable with the heavy emphasis on drug dealing. Maybe I miss the social aspect of fooling around with my brothers while playing. Maybe I didn’t want to get involved with slightly more realistic characters in their violent world, as opposed to the more cartoonish nature of Tommy Vercetti and his garish 80’s environment. Maybe I’m just older now, and prefer my games uncomplicated.

Now I feel a little down. According to Game Rankings, this is the highest rated DS game ever (that has more than 3 reviews). Is the problem with me, that I couldn’t enjoy this? That I found it dragging and couldn’t give it more than an hour or two? Well, I don’t feel too bad. There’s all kinds of games, and all kinds of gamers. It’s ok if I didn’t like this one. I do have legitimate concerns about parts of the game, and they kept me from accepting the premise. But there’s other stuff out there for me.

Well that took a turn. Maybe next time I can be more analytical and less rambly. But this blog’s always been about games, but also about me and how they make me feel. Anyway that’ll do for now. Thanks for reading.