ToyMachine228
Member
Since I saw this thread got bumped...Was just mentioning that we might see the GTA4 DLC for 360 tomorrow. I imagine if it's going to be shown, Microsoft would want it in their conference.
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The Official Grand Theft Auto IV thread: The World Is Yours
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gnarkill bill
Member
Im very much considering selling this game to a friend if there is no word on the DLC sometime soon...very soon. Ive had it since release but I havent really played it much since I beat the Story a couple months ago. There were a few good missions here and there but most of them were just way to repetitive and it felt like a chore to go through all of them...to me atleast. Vice City still remains my favorite GTA to this day.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
So, I've played the game for just twenty minutes yesterday at a friend of mine, I have yo say I was fucking stunned at how the framerate chugged even when I wasn't unleashing hell in the streets. I didn't see much framerate backfire around here, so I guess it's a problem with the settings maybe? Is there a patch that fixes it, there's a problem with my friend's PS3 (the fans were as loud as a turbo jet reaching MACH3) or that's just the way it is with the game?
Can't believe the latter would be the case since:
a) it's definitely worst than PS2's San Andreas
b) the internet would've made much more fuss about it
Still, its going to be the first game I get when I buy a Ps3 again (in September I guess).
Can't believe the latter would be the case since:
a) it's definitely worst than PS2's San Andreas
b) the internet would've made much more fuss about it
Still, its going to be the first game I get when I buy a Ps3 again (in September I guess).
Goldrusher
Member
100% !
About the ending...
Great game. And for once, the 100% list wasn't too hard. How I hated the motorbike checkpoint stunt thingies in the previous games.
Only Stevie's car thefts were getting a bit boring near the end. There were too many, one at a time (just give me the full list) and with only one garage in a corner of the map, delivery feels repetitive.
Loved it.
About the ending...
Very unexpected. Poor Kate. Then again, after I finished the game, I Googled the different endings and the other one is even more shocking... Then it's Roman who dies.
Great game. And for once, the 100% list wasn't too hard. How I hated the motorbike checkpoint stunt thingies in the previous games.
Only Stevie's car thefts were getting a bit boring near the end. There were too many, one at a time (just give me the full list) and with only one garage in a corner of the map, delivery feels repetitive.
So I have two saves in this game, one with each ending and I was wondering which would be best for going for 100%. I was just wondering if anyone mentions anything about the end results when you hang out with them.
if you stick with the revenge ending and you hang out with Packie later does he ever bring up Kate. Or if you do deal and hang out with Jacob or Brucie do they ever mention Roman?
Yes. For a bit. Then they revert back to the usual. Then you get another awesome mission or two.karasu said:
There are far more repetitive chase missions than there are totally awesome fucking badass missions.
I'd say it's worth suffering through the shit to get to the shine. But that's just me.
Bearillusion
Banned
karasu said:
No. Not really.
Zero_Phoenix
Banned
90% car chases? Jeez, I felt it was more like 30% car chases at the very most.
GAF seems to have particularly bad taste when it comes to this game... :lol
GAF seems to have particularly bad taste when it comes to this game... :lol
RadarScope1 said:
When you fail more than once, or twice - give it up and do something else. Go do vigilante missions - whatever. Change it up. I've found that works for me. I'm on the very last mission of the game, but I don't think I ever was as frustrated as you are.
Also, I've found some missions are just impossible without auto aim. I have had to cave and turn it on at times.
disappeared
Banned
karasu said:
Dude, seriously. Weed + GTAIV = Infinite Potential.
You'll notice and try shit that you never would have otherwise thought of.
BakedPigeon
Banned
disappeared said:
I LOVE getting stoned and playing this game.... the satire itself is fucking priceless when your baked :lol
Anyone else still plugging hours into this game? I have had it since launch, still haven't beating it, and I play atleast three times a week. I guess I just keep having to much fun within the city itself
nelkon and parker
Member
I'm still playing this game, and I beat it ages ago. Still going through just doing random shit, mainly trying to get the achievements. The amazing bit is.... I'm having fun. I had fun playing this game, a lot of fun.
I can understand some of the criticisms I've heard, but the GAF hive mind seems to want to take things to extremes. Seriously, if you're not having any fun at all, go play something else. If I watch a really fucking bad movie, I stop watching it.
I can understand some of the criticisms I've heard, but the GAF hive mind seems to want to take things to extremes. Seriously, if you're not having any fun at all, go play something else. If I watch a really fucking bad movie, I stop watching it.
Ploid 3.0
Member
nelkon and parker said:
Done after the first week, with a bit of attempts at discovering fun in between. It served a purpose for me though. I now know that I should only buy a suspicious game thats tried and tested for a few weeks by gaf, because I can't sell games for anything in my location. Well unless I pay for a premium paypal account. I say suspicious game because the talk of making it smaller than gta sa, with no planes, and dlc to "get the Full GTA4 experience" raised my brow quite a bit.
Here's something I never thought to do:
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3301653
If you don't have a NicoNico account, basically
http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm3301653
If you don't have a NicoNico account, basically
- get into a cab
- use the wanted level up cheat
- go into cinematic camera mode
BobJustBob
Member
Pimpbaa said:
Seventh game in a series = point out all the ways the game is worse than the previous ones.
Unique and innovative game = overlook some flaws because it's the only way you get to experience this.
solid2snake
Banned
i beat finally the PS3 version and my impressions are positiv. it's not the best GTA on the market (the best is GTA Vice City).
but what i realize after beating - maybe in 5 years we will get the GTA4 graphics on a handhelt, maybe PSP2. impressive^^
but what i realize after beating - maybe in 5 years we will get the GTA4 graphics on a handhelt, maybe PSP2. impressive^^
I have a question about the ending missions, how do I advance the story from where i am...
I just did the Draco Brevich mission called "That Special Someone" and I let him live. I know this can't be the final mission, and I don't see any mission giver icons on the map except for the "Assassin" missions from the pay phone. How do I get to the next story mission?
Revengeance
Member
I didn't win shit. Further, despite 100%ing before the deadline, I never got an email from the Key to the City contest (and Kotaku said the winners had been notified.)
I think the problem might have been that after 100%ing, I started a new save, and my social club page still says I'm only 43% done. The whole thing is stupid, and I'm a little bitter (can you tell?)
Whatever. Way to over promise and under deliver, Rockstar.
I think the problem might have been that after 100%ing, I started a new save, and my social club page still says I'm only 43% done. The whole thing is stupid, and I'm a little bitter (can you tell?)
Whatever. Way to over promise and under deliver, Rockstar.
Just finished the game, twas awesome. GOTY so far.
Its kinda surprising the kind of backlash this game is getting. I think it had a lot to do with the media, but we can't just blame them. These boards exploded with GTAIV in the months leading up to release, there was no way it could live up to the hype it got around here.
I guess I was lucky, I had no interest in getting this game. One day my cousin just decides to impulse buy it, and even after we started playing it, I was scoffing at the reviews it was getting. Guess I missed the hype train.
I'll admit it has problems: way too many chase missions, no mission checkpoints, the game gets pretty slow after you do the Playboy X missions. But I felt the pace picked up near the end, and I'd say the game had a pretty satsifying end missions.
Overall, I'd say the great parts totally outweighs the boring ones. The game is great, this is actually the first GTA I felt any interest in completing, and I'm glad I did. It may not be a transcendent experience, but shame on you for expecting it to be.
Its kinda surprising the kind of backlash this game is getting. I think it had a lot to do with the media, but we can't just blame them. These boards exploded with GTAIV in the months leading up to release, there was no way it could live up to the hype it got around here.
I guess I was lucky, I had no interest in getting this game. One day my cousin just decides to impulse buy it, and even after we started playing it, I was scoffing at the reviews it was getting. Guess I missed the hype train.
I'll admit it has problems: way too many chase missions, no mission checkpoints, the game gets pretty slow after you do the Playboy X missions. But I felt the pace picked up near the end, and I'd say the game had a pretty satsifying end missions.
Overall, I'd say the great parts totally outweighs the boring ones. The game is great, this is actually the first GTA I felt any interest in completing, and I'm glad I did. It may not be a transcendent experience, but shame on you for expecting it to be.
Project Midway
Member
Finished this about one week ago. My completion percent is somethin around 63%... so what the hell I'm missing? I have done few hitman missions and couple car races. I hate those Jakobs delivery missions...lol.
i_am_ben
running_here_and_there
so finally got around to buying and clocking GTA4 (i know i'm rather late).
overall it was very enjoyable.
i've only read the last page or two but i agree with most of the posts
things i personally disliked were:
1) the Mobile phone screen was Far Far Far Far too small. Very often, especially with the older phone, i had to get up and stand like a metre away from my TV to simply read a text message. however, this was probably due to me just having a SDTV.
2) the cover system was at times frustrating and stuck me behind every object but the one i wanted.
things i liked:
Taxis. my god these were a life saver. i didnt realise you could use them for the first half of the game but once i learnt i never looked back
overall it was very enjoyable.
i've only read the last page or two but i agree with most of the posts
things i personally disliked were:
1) the Mobile phone screen was Far Far Far Far too small. Very often, especially with the older phone, i had to get up and stand like a metre away from my TV to simply read a text message. however, this was probably due to me just having a SDTV.
2) the cover system was at times frustrating and stuck me behind every object but the one i wanted.
things i liked:
Taxis. my god these were a life saver. i didnt realise you could use them for the first half of the game but once i learnt i never looked back
starchild excalibur
Member
i_am_ben said:
Were you playing the PS3 version on a SD TV? I found the text on the phone to be unreadable when I did. When I played it on my 360 I could read it with ease from my couch.
I think my settings were off or something on my PS3 or they just didn't give a shit about people with older TVs.