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I have found myself relating to Grand Theft Auto IV in much the same way that I used to relate to The Sopranos. That is to say, I’m looking forward to the next installment. GTA4 is the first video game that really pulls off the video-game-as-serial plot. At least for me.  Not that other games haven’t tried. And they’ve been successful in their own way: Many of them I come back to for the next level or the see the next thing. It’s that GTA4 is the first game that has made me care about the plot *and* the characters. I’m genuinely interested in finding out what happens next to the Bellic cousins and their Eastern European crime-infested world. Conincidentally I’m also interested in playing the game. Which is a lot of fun and beautifully done. I guess that’s one of the reasons why video games have outgrown Hollywood in terms of revenue.  And certainly why I’m itching for more.