For a series that normally sees players running, shooting, jumping, and driving, simply walking was a bit jarring, but surprisingly, it didn't feel boring. It felt like a mini vacation to this town that looks a little bit like New York.
Rockstar's purpose for taking things this slowly, presumably, was to show the attention to detail in the game's environments -- walking around the new Liberty City gives off much of the same feel as walking around in real life New York, with random civilians standing around, getting in your way, and having conversations. [/b]