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The Official Grand Theft Auto IV thread: The World Is Yours
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Ploid 3.0
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tedtropy said:
Do you do anything else? What I ended up doing was just wandering around, or speeding. Sniping pedestrians was interesting in gta3, but by the time I tried it in GTA4 it got old after their reactions. Finding random things to do is a bit harder in this game. I'm resorting to pushing through the story because there is nothing else. The tv shows were interesting for 15mins, and the stage shows were a bit entertaining for 2 visits each (comedy and the talent/magic shows). I wish they didn't even bother with those now and just worked on the danger zones. These shows seem like a waste.
alr1ghtstart said:
Hold the car jack button until you open a door and not tap it.
I have that problem occasionally, but for the most part just holding down Y works.alr1ghtstart said:
Also, if you accidentally start jacking, the cops won't chase you until you actually get in the car (or if you set off an alarm or break a window in a parked car). So if you keep jamming the control stick away from the car, even if you've already pulled the driver out, you should be fine.
Main problem I have with cabs is that it's like impossible to catch up to a cab when I'm drunk. Even after hailing a cab, by the time I get there half the time, the cab driver has stopped waiting and driven off. ):
JumpJeff84
Member
I'm sure this has been said many, many times before....
Last night I turned auto-aiming off, and the game suddenly became twice as good. Seriously, makes the game a whole new experience. I suggest everyone try it...
Last night I turned auto-aiming off, and the game suddenly became twice as good. Seriously, makes the game a whole new experience. I suggest everyone try it...
Dabookerman
Member
Just completed the game
So I am guessing that getting revenge on Dimitri is the better choice, because either choice you end up losing Kate. I got both endings on a save file, so it's all good. But the ending where Roman survives is better. I take it there are only two endings right?
MMaRsu said:Snow storm is easy, you guys just suck
The 1st part of the mission was a cake walk, but stupid crap kept happening on the 2nd part. That parked truck is one of the worst driving vehicles in the game. At one point I went down an alley way that was full of explosives. Whoops...
edit: not to mention that the event takes place all the way across town. and uses up a lot of ammo. I ended up just reloaded my auto-save file and taking cabs everywhere. Driving from location to location takes way too long in this game. It's too much like real life. ha ha.
wayward archer
Member
Whoompthereitis said:
Yep.
Multiplayer also plays much better with auto aim turned off.
super-heated plasma
Member
I think San Andreas was better in some ways, and IV in others.
+I like how much more real and alive the city is in IV
+The level of detail is astounding. Watching little things like stop lights sway in the wind during a thunder storm is amazing, and really adds to the realism.
+I like the characters more than SA.
+Gameplay better
+Physics way better
-Radios stations were better to me in SA
-I really miss the countryside and small towns. I felt I was in a world I could explore, not just a city.
-Who didn't love having their own airfield and flying planes? That was awesome.
-Buying property to me was like passing milestones in a way. One place costs a million dollars? Well now I have a goal to reach and better reasons for acquiring my cash as well as spending it.
+I like how much more real and alive the city is in IV
+The level of detail is astounding. Watching little things like stop lights sway in the wind during a thunder storm is amazing, and really adds to the realism.
+I like the characters more than SA.
+Gameplay better
+Physics way better
-Radios stations were better to me in SA
-I really miss the countryside and small towns. I felt I was in a world I could explore, not just a city.
-Who didn't love having their own airfield and flying planes? That was awesome.
-Buying property to me was like passing milestones in a way. One place costs a million dollars? Well now I have a goal to reach and better reasons for acquiring my cash as well as spending it.
Ploid 3.0
Member
super-heated plasma said:
Turf wars, the best side game in gta. Wonder how much more awesome it would have been with GTA IV's controls. Having to protect zones, and fight for zones was a great challenge. They should release a GTA SA turfwar HD game on PSN and Xbox with the gta 4 controls, and not just the same map from GTA SA, but a straight up new game that's based around the turfwar with puzzles and challenges (only use flame thrower, capture this territory within X minutes, etc.). I'd buy it!
funkmastergeneral
Banned
why the fuck do cops come after me in most wanted missions, it makes the chases so much harder. god dammit.
I've been using auto-aim and enjoying it but have been considering turning it off.Whoompthereitis said:
I find it damn near impossible to switch from auto-aim to free-aim as needed.
The "hold trigger half way down" thing just isn't clicking with my brain for some reason.
The only reason I haven't turned it off yet is because aiming speed in the game is so slow auto-aim really helps at times.
Ok, little confusion. I'm on "Pest Control". I took out the first target in a convoy. They said they are going to be calling with more targets. I've gotten drunk a lot of times, watched TV, all the comedy shows, done side missions. Nobody is calling me, all the story contacts are on voice mail and there are no more story mission icons on the map. The only workable thing is the Assassin pay-phone. What's up, what do I need to do to continue the mission?
plaidtopia
Member
Nail on the head, bud. My feelings to a "t."super-heated plasma said:
Also: Where is the built-in radio station support for our custom playlists? It was in the Xbox version of SA and playing them through the guide isn't as immersive or fun ...
super-heated plasma said:
1. I actually like that the radio stuff is more obscure then past titles. I haven't heard a majority of these songs, and most of them are great. I love that they didn't use the "singles" but album tracks. Jazz and Journey station are awesome.
2. The City is big enough, I really wouldn't want it any bigger. Im already taking cabs to avoid driving across town.
3. With Heli-coptors who needs planes? Where would you land them? The city is too tightly organized to allow a run way.
4. I don't care about Property, but an actual Garage where I could store multiple vehicles would have been very nice.
Achievement Questions:
Can the survive 5 min with 6 Stars and drive out of a 4 star wanted level be accomplished at the same time?
I drove my boat out of bounds and was chased for a while on 6 stars(felt like 5 minutes) . Sadly, I didn't get either achievement.
Any help here?
Can the survive 5 min with 6 Stars and drive out of a 4 star wanted level be accomplished at the same time?
I drove my boat out of bounds and was chased for a while on 6 stars(felt like 5 minutes) . Sadly, I didn't get either achievement.
Any help here?
blindrocket
Member
Caught a comedy show with Ricky Gervais. I wasn't laughing out of my seat but it was so cool that someone from the "real world" is in the game.
Snow storm, that mission name sounds familiar but I don't recall what it was about. Any way to tell me without spoiling it just in case I haven't got to it yet?
EDIT: Okay, just looked it up via Google. Snow Storm is the mission where Niko goes to the
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That mission was easy for me, I completed it in one try!
Snow storm, that mission name sounds familiar but I don't recall what it was about. Any way to tell me without spoiling it just in case I haven't got to it yet?
EDIT: Okay, just looked it up via Google. Snow Storm is the mission where Niko goes to the
derelict hospital
That mission was easy for me, I completed it in one try!
After I killed all of the bad guys and grabbed the drugs, I took off running like a marathon runner, ran out the back and followed the edge of the water behind some bushes, taking some shots by the cops but they were easily absorbed by the bullet proof vest I was wearing (it's on the ground in the same room as the drugs). I quickly ran to my car in the parking lot, ignoring the police best I could and absorbing their bullets. I sped away as fast as I could and barely made it out of their search zone, hiding out in a nearby graveyard. I found a pistol behind a tombstone too. Haha.
Is there any way to turn the radio off in a car? The only cars that had no radio were cop/ambulances cars and fire trucks. I was disappointed there was no flamethrower in this one. The fire in this game is awesome.
I do agree that Three Leaf Clover is one of the coolest missions I've ever played.
I do agree that Three Leaf Clover is one of the coolest missions I've ever played.
Just completed Three Leaf Clover. It took me two tries because the first time shit went wrong and getaway car broke down on the highway from taking too many hits, and we all jump out and I jack another car. Packie was stuck under the four police cars near and the car that broke down finally blew up and killed everyone. It pissed me off, but it was fun doing it all again. Excellent mission.