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[Cheska]

Did you load your save or merely choose continue, which I believe loads the last CPU save point. I've stopped auto-loading at bootup and started choosing my save to make sure I got back to where I saved. Something is definitely amiss with their checkpoint system, but I can't figure out what exactly.

I loaded a manually saved file When that brought me way back I tried the auto-save feature and got the same result.

 

[Outtrigger888]

Decided to pick this up today and have to say its amazing. havnt had this much fun with a game in awhile. The combat system and animation are incredible for an open world game, getting in brawls and throwing people in front of cars is so much fun. The vehicle controls are a blast, and remind me of burnout in away when your getting chased by cops. And I cant believe how good the story, voice work, and soundtrack are.

 

[Data West]

I got the most expensive car in the game and it makes the A car races a fucking joke.

I use the most expensive bike the most though.

 

[chickdigger802]

woo face 8. banana suit and them fine suits time.

Class it up.

 

[Daydream Sequence]

The glitches in this game can be really hilarious. I punched a group of guys and one freaked out and ran but got stuck in crate. Stood there running in place screaming. I ran at him a bunch of times with running kicks, but he kept getting back up. Finally finished him off with a crowbar to the head.

 

[Mr_Appleby]

Finding the right clothing to give you bonuses is pretty inconvenient. Stores aren't named on the map and have very haphazard selections inside. I still haven't found pants that give me a 5% police bonus.

the pants are, iirc, in one of the shops scattered to the north/northwest of the nightmarket, sorry can't remember name of area or which one right now. I just ended getting taxis to all the clothing stores till i found them.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Yeah, that's it. Though you do get a report on her, and if you read it you'll find

Spoiler

she spends a lot of personal time with a lot of Asian men. She has a flavour.

From what I've gathered it's a bit deceptive. There's only one mission, High Speed, and it's the yellow shield on your map. It's simply a chase along the highway where you must defend the driver against bad dudes as he makes his way to the finish. You've got an awesome armoured cop outfit and a machine gun, and the cop car itself is unlike the usual ones.

I've finished it maybe four times now and all it does is reward you with money and cop points. You could theoretically grind for XP, but that's it. Doesn't seem to unlock the car, gun or outfit for general use. Which is a shame, as the armoured outfit is cool.

Aw, that's a shame

Spoiler

Pursuit is by undercover headquarters

Thanks

 

[Auto_aim1]

Is it even possible to win that fist fight in the beginning? I kept hitting him for 15 mins to no avail, or is the game glitched?

Edit: checked game logs. Have to counter nvm.

 

[K.Sabot]

Karaoke is fucking hilarious.

The way he bobs like an idiot when singing makes it hard for me to focus.

 

[golem]

Just finished it.. awesome ride, I hope they add some more story stuff for DLC. Ending spoilers:

Spoiler

although I wish Wei's cover wasn't blown and he was elected head of the gang

Rocking this ride at the moment:

 

[Red Blaster]

Finished, little over 15 hours. End game got a little too shootery and I didn't like how the they kept introducing characters and then discarding them after like one mission. Aside from that, most fun I've had with an open world game since Just Cause 2; so much potential shown here, I expect a fantastic sequel out of these guys.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Karaoke is fucking hilarious.

The way he bobs like an idiot when singing makes it hard for me to focus.

Also the air guitaring.

Driving a truck just launched me into the air at a million miles an hours.

 

[M.W.]

Stupid question, but are the green markers "mission" markers? Are those the one that once you finish, you complete the game?

 

[Cheska]

Stupid question, but are the green markers "mission" markers? Are those the one that once you finish, you complete the game?

Yes, the green markers are the "story missions". There are times when there are no green markers and you'll have to do one of the blue cop missions in order to advance.

 

[SMT]

I was at the

Spoiler

tying the knot segment

, I picked up an automatic machine gun and the game froze with my machine gun going off repeatedly. LMAO.

Gonna try protecting

Spoiler

Uncle PO

again, hopefully this time there's no bugs.

PS3

 

[M.W.]

Yes, the green markers are the "story missions". There are times when there are no green markers and you'll have to do one of the blue cop missions in order to advance.

I see. Early on I had blue/green to choose from, so I did blue. Once that completed, the green disappeared. I felt like it was a this or that mission choice. I understand now. Thanks!

 

[Antiwhippy]

Yes, the green markers are the "story missions". There are times when there are no green markers and you'll have to do one of the blue cop missions in order to advance.

There's also a time where you have to sleep to advance.

 

[Raxious]

I'm probably gonna pick up the PC version later today

 

[Teknoman]

Man this has one of the best soundtracks in an open world game to date. Story really pulls you in too.

 

[Avixph]

Can someone help me with this problem: no more missions are appearing for me, this happened after I finished the last Tiffany mission

Spoiler

the one were you confronted her about her cheating

.

 

[golem]

Can someone help me with this problem: no more missions are appearing for me, this happened after I finished the last Tiffany mission

Spoiler

the one were you confronted her about her cheating

.

Sometimes you need to go to sleep? Check your mini map to see whats available for you to do (lower left box)

 

[leng jai]

This game looks like it's from the future when it rains.

 

[Avixph]

Sometimes you need to go to sleep? Check your mini map to see whats available for you to do (lower left box)

Nothing except for the surveillance missions and the race missions are available. Somebody please help.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Nothing except for the surveillance missions and the race missions are available.

You need to go to sleep.

 

[Avixph]

You need to go to sleep.

Okay I will try later on today.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Go to sleep.

This game looks like it's from the future when it rains.

When the rain starts I get a big shiteating grin on my face. Looks so good.

 

[Cardshark950]

I've only encountered one glitch so far, which was the cellhpone popping up constantly on its own without me pressing up on the d-pad. Easily rectified by reloading the game, though.

 

[Salsa]

do Tran and Roland errands ever end? ive read that they do but I must have done like 30 of Tran's ones and he keeps asking for stuff every time I call him..


edit: oh nevermind, they just ended. That's a ton of them

 

[Sober]

do Tran and Roland errands ever end? ive read that they do but I must have done like 30 of Tran's ones and he keeps asking for stuff every time I call him..


edit: oh nevermind, they just ended. That's a ton of them

Wait, Tran has a limited amount of cars to jack? I thought it'd be unlimited seeing as he could just ask for anything (randomized) and it would be a more reliable moneymaker than gambling/cock fights.

 

[Salsa]

Wait, Tran has a limited amount of cars to jack? I thought it'd be unlimited seeing as he could just ask for anything (randomized) and it would be a more reliable moneymaker than gambling/cock fights.

honestly you wont hit it unless you're trying. I ended up with a ridiculous amount of money

 

[BertleTheTurtle]

So how do you wheelie on PC? I tried every button I could think of.

 

[iNvid02]

So how do you wheelie on PC? I tried every button I could think of.

push down on left stick i think

 

[Salsa]

did all of Roland's now. There's just a few of them, cheevo attached too

 

[EatChildren]

Thank fuck they fixed the tailgating bug. Having the game whine about me losing my target when they're five meters in front of me was so annoying.

Also, realised the soundtrack has Opeth. Brilliant. Also, does anybody else get a Midnight Club vibe from the street races? The neon lights, smoky reds, stupid speeds. Love it.

Game continues to amaze me. If there's one thing I'm not fond of it's that fight clubs don't seem to mark as 'complete' or anything. Everything else, missions and races and what not, seem to disappear from the map once you've finished. I guess they allow you to replay fights for the sake of fun, but the anal completionist in me wants to mark them off.

 

[GraveRobberX]

Just saw a commercial of it on ESPN right now

Fucking 5-6AM commercial block...

WAT?!

Cool touch of Captain talking to the recruits

 

[Salsa]

Also, realised the soundtrack has Opeth.

dude the soundtrack has fuckin Battles!

what's weird is that most of it is crap, but the good in there is real good

Game continues to amaze me. If there's one thing I'm not fond of it's that fight clubs don't seem to mark as 'complete' or anything.

this actually annoys me with the yellow emblem ones. "Triad Highway" and "death by a thousand cuts" or something like that. There's no objective to them, they are always there, not mark as completed, and they never end.

 

[raebodep]

The car I purchased changed colour after the update. Weird.

 

[Darklord]

What was this 1.2GB thing that it downloaded on steam?

Edit: Oh, just a patch? That's a big arse patch!

 

[tborsje]

Also, realised the soundtrack has Opeth.

And Dream Theater! The radio stations actually have some good metal for once, unlike GTA. Although I do miss the hilarious satirical talkback stations from the GTA series.

 

[bryanee]

lol I love the karaoke. I find myself going back to perform a couple of numbers every half hour.

 

[BackwardsSuggestions]

I apologize if it's been asked before, but on PC, is the stutter when driving high speeds a feature or actually stuttering? Or is it meant to be like Saints Row, GTA etc.

 

[indigo-cyclops]

I feel that people who don't know Cantonese aren't really getting the full experience. I recall on one mission (

Spoiler

a mid-game one that gets Jackie arrested, I think

), there was this rap blasting in the background that had themes of brotherhood and betrayal.

Then again, for non-Cantonese speakers, the suspension of disbelief wouldn't be ruined every time this random npc girl talks in heavily accented Cantonese about how she doesn't like fat guys.

I would love if they allowed the full Cantonese to come through; it's a bit like Yakuza 1 with me. The dub was 'good', but nothing to write home about. I would much rather have it in its original, local language to really add to the details.

honestly you wont hit it unless you're trying. I ended up with a ridiculous amount of money

This. Near the end I was getting like 250K+ for every car. But it's certainly doable.

 

[EatChildren]

I apologize if it's been asked before, but on PC, is the stutter when driving high speeds a feature or actually stuttering? Or is it meant to be like Saints Row, GTA etc.

There's a weird shaky cam/stuttering effect when hitting high speeds that a lot of people don't seem to like. I don't mind it at all, but I can see why others would prefer it off as it does look kind of weird.

The only time I get stuttering is during the day in the more open, larger parts of the map. Like Central, I think. North Point runs consistently without a hitch no matter what, but midday Central and near the ocean I get this weird jerky stutter. Soon as night hits, or it rains, the stutter goes away. The stutter is also far more obvious when on foot than in a vehicle. Due to the time of day (night and rain mute the lighting) I figure it's a lighting issue.

It's pretty annoying.

 

[Osaka]

Would my HD5850 be able to run the HD texture pack without issues?

 

[GlamFM]

Stuff GTA V should steal: The very clever radio controls.

 

[Ikuu]

Stuff GTA V should steal: The very clever radio controls.

Also like how it tells you the name of the song.

 

[GlamFM]

Also like how it tells you the name of the song.

Yeah it´s great - but turning up the volume on the fly is so cool! It´s so authentic - like the song? Crank up the volume - clever.


Also drawing directions in the actual gameworld is so much better than staring at the minimap all the time. R* - do it.

 

[syoaran]

Would my HD5850 be able to run the HD texture pack without issues?

I'm running a 470 and not have any issues at all. I think a SSD is highly recommended though

 

[Salsa]

I think a SSD is highly recommended though

he'll be totally fine without one

 

[Labadal]

Lol! tried to install HD texture pack and now the whole game is redownloading. PSP to the rescue!