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The Official Grand Theft Auto IV thread: The World Is Yours
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Felix Lighter
Member
I played yesterday pretty much from the second I got home from work until I went to bed. I finished all of Jacob's missions. I have a question about keeping friends happy in the game.
Do I have to contact Jacob to hang out occasionally to keep his Like and Respect levels up or will they stay where their at without any further interaction?
That's hilarious.
Do I have to contact Jacob to hang out occasionally to keep his Like and Respect levels up or will they stay where their at without any further interaction?
AniHawk said:
That's hilarious.
Nexus Zero
Member
I've just ran into a fun little bug. I'd noticed that whenever you start a mission of Elizbetha's, the car you were last in is parked neatly outside. I imagined there'd be some sort of proximity limitation, so I certainly didn't expect this:
Oh also I tried to kill Michelle because she criticised my awesome getup. Bitch took 5 bullets to the head until the game told me I'd "scared" her, and another 20 before she broke up with me. I've heard of clingy but...
Oh also I tried to kill Michelle because she criticised my awesome getup. Bitch took 5 bullets to the head until the game told me I'd "scared" her, and another 20 before she broke up with me. I've heard of clingy but...
Nexus Zero said:
I bought this new suit from the classy store and I went on a date with her just to see how she'd comment
'I don't like your outfit'
'those pants look terrible on you'
she goddamn liked my sweatpants, yeans and cheap sweaters, but she hates it when I show up in a suit, fucked up girl in many ways
Beaulieu said:
You just blew my mind..... really. You really did.
That would be so epic to go pigeon hunting with your friends just like orb hunting in Crackdown.
Also - speaking of hidden items.... has anyone found any of the hidden packages that gets you the achievement?
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As this:
Is the picture for the hidden package achievement, Im assuming the pigeons are the only hidden packages in the game.
voltron said:You just blew my mind..... really. You really did.
That would be so epic to go pigeon hunting with your friends just like orb hunting in Crackdown.
Also - speaking of hidden items.... has anyone found any of the hidden packages that gets you the achievement?
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As this:
Is the picture for the hidden package achievement, Im assuming the pigeons are the only hidden packages in the game.
Pigeons are the secret packages...
I'm really impressed with how much more fun each mission is in this game. The previous games were all very interesting from a concept level, but the actual minute to minute gameplay was incredibly flimsy. That is no longer the case. While it's not on par with a dedicated shooter just yet, it still feels very satisfying. Taking out a whole group of people on foot, for instance, is actually fun and rewarding. Previous games made it feel as if you were just running around like a headless chicken trying to kill everything as fast as possible. This feels so much more cinematic.
The car chases are great too. Brucie had me chasing down one guy for a good 5 minutes or so. I couldn't believe how cool it was when he slammed the side of a semi-truck causing it to lose its load of pipes all over the road. The way the physics, motion blur, camera movement (first person driving) and everything came together made it feel like a highly scripted, cinematic moment. It was that kind of thing you'd expect to see in a promo CG trailer for a game. There have been a lot of these moments, actually.
The car chases are great too. Brucie had me chasing down one guy for a good 5 minutes or so. I couldn't believe how cool it was when he slammed the side of a semi-truck causing it to lose its load of pipes all over the road. The way the physics, motion blur, camera movement (first person driving) and everything came together made it feel like a highly scripted, cinematic moment. It was that kind of thing you'd expect to see in a promo CG trailer for a game. There have been a lot of these moments, actually.
Had two perfect mp moments just now.
In one game I was free-roaming with sirolf & buddy, just cruising a boat on the open sea. Sun glittering in the water, seeing the city go by... ..so epic.
Also played a cops and crooks game. After a long fight throughout the city the mobsters was nearing the airplane field. After I respawned I took a small detour to pick up a rocket launcher. I arrived at the scene and they were taking cover behind the car about 15m from the chopper. The boss makes the run for it so I fire a rocket at the car wasting all the bad guys. Delicious.
In one game I was free-roaming with sirolf & buddy, just cruising a boat on the open sea. Sun glittering in the water, seeing the city go by... ..so epic.
Also played a cops and crooks game. After a long fight throughout the city the mobsters was nearing the airplane field. After I respawned I took a small detour to pick up a rocket launcher. I arrived at the scene and they were taking cover behind the car about 15m from the chopper. The boss makes the run for it so I fire a rocket at the car wasting all the bad guys. Delicious.
I think it would be a large task to save all the data that is created throughout a GTA4 online match.ShinAmano said:
dollartaco
Member
NJ x Falkor:
I assume it means that you can now call Roman for either:
1) a taxi driver to come to pick you up, or
2) a taxi job.
Either way, very useful early on.
I assume it means that you can now call Roman for either:
1) a taxi driver to come to pick you up, or
2) a taxi job.
Either way, very useful early on.
plaidtopia
Member
I'd like to know the answer to this, also.Woo-Fu said:
Felix Lighter
Member
ShinAmano said:
I really really doubt it. This game has been in development for so long, I doubt they would add a major feature this late in the game. It would have been an awesome feature though.
GarthVaderUK
Banned
Beaulieu said:
In 14 hours of play I've only actually noticed one of them
I'll keep an eye out for them from now on.
Loving this game, it's absolutely incredible.
GarthVaderUK said:In 14 hours of play I've only actually noticed one of them
I'll keep an eye out for them from now on.
Loving this game, it's absolutely incredible.
Same. I had been keeping an eye out for the traditional GTA package. Once I found out they were pigeons, I came across one last night, and made it disappear with my shotgun.
Woo-Fu
Banned
I was goofing around at the docks by Brucie's lockup last night. There is a cargo crane where you can go up 2-3 levels via ladders and a sniper rifle at top. From there you can randomly snipe people as they drive by on the streets above the lockup.
Anyways, I was doing that, hit 3 stars and there are police running around all over the place. Funny thing was that 4-5 of them would try to come up the ladder at the same time, the top guy would fall off knocking the rest of them off the ladder and to the ground and inevitably one of them would cry, "officer down!".
...and this was just the ladder to the first level, so it wasn't like anybody was shooting at them. The ones that made it up the 1st ladder would never come up the 2nd ladder to get me, was kind of disappointing. Eventually I ran out of ammo for guns with long enough range to deal with the helicopters so I jumped off the platform trying to hit the water. I was a couple feet short, it wasn't pretty.
Talk about keystone cops.
Anyways, I was doing that, hit 3 stars and there are police running around all over the place. Funny thing was that 4-5 of them would try to come up the ladder at the same time, the top guy would fall off knocking the rest of them off the ladder and to the ground and inevitably one of them would cry, "officer down!".
...and this was just the ladder to the first level, so it wasn't like anybody was shooting at them. The ones that made it up the 1st ladder would never come up the 2nd ladder to get me, was kind of disappointing. Eventually I ran out of ammo for guns with long enough range to deal with the helicopters so I jumped off the platform trying to hit the water. I was a couple feet short, it wasn't pretty.
Talk about keystone cops.
OK,
Is it possible to call a regular cab to pick me up? Sometimes it's a total bitch hailing a cab or they simply don't stop for you.
Better yet, is there a link to all the phone numbers that you can manually dial?
so Roman can no longer offer me his cab service since the apartment and business got burnt down.
Is it possible to call a regular cab to pick me up? Sometimes it's a total bitch hailing a cab or they simply don't stop for you.
Better yet, is there a link to all the phone numbers that you can manually dial?
PjotrStroganov
Member
I found out that it pays of having played various racing sims in the past. People really suck online.
Dr_Cogent said:
Later on Roman gets back his insurance money and he sets up his business again. You just have to play a few more missions.
Stoney Mason
Banned
Dr_Cogent said:
Play a little further...
Guy LeDouche
Banned
you can teleport to locations for free.NJ x Falkor said:
don't you guys pay attention? The game tells you all this stuff.
'Hating the Haters' is a absolute hilarious mission.
You need to help out this ultra metrosexual dude by getting rid of a stalker. You join him for a jog and he keeps talking about how fabulous he is and constantly teases Niko. Now, he gets hit in the leg by the stalker and Niko goes after the guy. The stalker steals a miniature moped that a grown man can barely sit on and so does Niko. I laughed out loud when I saw the vehicle was named 'faggio'. And then you hunt him down in low speeds, ultra high pitch engine noise amidst city traffic on these tiny bikes. Hysterical.
Dr_Cogent said:
eureka.
On another note...I've only found 2 damn pigeons, DAMN they seem hard to find. The 2 I found seemed fairly common sense like. Went to the park, pigeons are in the park and BAM, there it was. Then I decided to climb around on the screamer and there was on there too. Since then? Nada.
Stoney Mason
Banned
tha_con said:
Hold the button instead of tapping it.
Stoney Mason
Banned
Beaulieu said:
Chill dude. There are certain obvious things I've missed out on myself. And the thread moves so fast it's hard to go back and search for answers without getting spoilers mixed in there.