kryptikjoker
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Just saw next week's Best Buy ad. GTA is on sale for $19.99. There is no reason not to get it now.
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The Official GTA: Chinatown Wars thread
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I urge every person who likes this game to register at the rockstar social club thingie. They put up a map with all the Rampage missions with a different color indicating if you already found it or not.
Plus the second post ending bonus mission has you driving a tank and wrecking havoc in the city
I've seen people post their rank in the lion's retrieval... I'm the 1892nd!
There's also something called Mr Wong's Laundromat coming soon and probably more maps.
EDIT : I've been looking at my stat page and it is giving out missions you didn't found yet. I'm getting giddy at the fact there's 2 single Time Trials, 2 sets of car specific TT and 2 races I've yet to find!
And I'm at 91% completion after playing the game for 22 hours.
Plus the second post ending bonus mission has you driving a tank and wrecking havoc in the city
I've seen people post their rank in the lion's retrieval... I'm the 1892nd!
There's also something called Mr Wong's Laundromat coming soon and probably more maps.
EDIT : I've been looking at my stat page and it is giving out missions you didn't found yet. I'm getting giddy at the fact there's 2 single Time Trials, 2 sets of car specific TT and 2 races I've yet to find!
And I'm at 91% completion after playing the game for 22 hours.
NintendosBooger
Member
Jeez, there are a lot of cops in this city...
NintendosBooger
Member
Guys and girls, I need help...
1.) Where is the gun training shop? I can't seem to find it, and I've received an e-mail recently telling me to go there for new weapons training.
2.) Is there a way for me to bookmark a particular drug seller (and the exact drugs he/she is selling) for future reference? I can't seem to remember which drug dealer sells what, and my peeps are hungry for some good heroin that I can't find.
1.) Where is the gun training shop? I can't seem to find it, and I've received an e-mail recently telling me to go there for new weapons training.
2.) Is there a way for me to bookmark a particular drug seller (and the exact drugs he/she is selling) for future reference? I can't seem to remember which drug dealer sells what, and my peeps are hungry for some good heroin that I can't find.
I keep seeing areas that have a little vortex of swirling lights in them... but whenever I walk into one nothing happens. Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about? You drive past one on that little island that's basically an intersection for the bridges between Algonquin, Bohan and Dukes.
memecomplex
Member
17 measly pages on one of the best DS games out there?
Man this game is gooood!
I bought it a while back but saved opening it till I got my DSi... and this game delivers! It's wicked cool and charming!
I love the combination of old-skool top down presentation with modern game design choices. Touch screen is also surprisingly fun if a little gimmicky... but it's all in good fun.
And although it's low res overall, there's so much clever little details and life that it's not hard to get sucked into the world... or maybe because it's more abstract (text dialogue and no real cutscenes) than the rest of the modern GTA it becomes more involving for me to process the layer of abstraction. Kind of like the pleasure you get when reading a comic and making that mental jump from panel to panel.
Anyway it's Fffin great and I recommend everyone to play with headphones on!
Were the PSP games anywhere as good as Chinatown Wars?
Man this game is gooood!
I bought it a while back but saved opening it till I got my DSi... and this game delivers! It's wicked cool and charming!
I love the combination of old-skool top down presentation with modern game design choices. Touch screen is also surprisingly fun if a little gimmicky... but it's all in good fun.
And although it's low res overall, there's so much clever little details and life that it's not hard to get sucked into the world... or maybe because it's more abstract (text dialogue and no real cutscenes) than the rest of the modern GTA it becomes more involving for me to process the layer of abstraction. Kind of like the pleasure you get when reading a comic and making that mental jump from panel to panel.
Anyway it's Fffin great and I recommend everyone to play with headphones on!
Were the PSP games anywhere as good as Chinatown Wars?
Haunted
Member
NintendosBooger said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15191337&postcount=492DrFunk said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=15615797&postcount=822
DeaconKnowledge
Member
17000 dollars worth of heroin...gone.
Frencherman
Member
DeaconKnowledge said:
Think of all the people that will get addicted thanks to you
Haunted
Member
True.Vinci said:
Can't even count the times where I just wanted to get from point A to B with no pressure whatsoever and stupidly bumped into a cop car resulting in a hilarious chase sequence, which then escalated into a fucking three star run with helis and shit everywhere.
Classic GTA.
Milchmonster
Member
They are useless for you at the moment. After you've finished the game, there are two dog statues to be found in these blue whirls. You'll get two extra missions after finding them and synchronizing with the Social Club.Fowler said:
Haunted said:True.
Can't even count the times where I just wanted to get from point A to B with no pressure whatsoever and stupidly bumped into a cop car resulting in a hilarious chase sequence, which then escalated into a fucking three star run with helis and shit everywhere.
Classic GTA.
In that scenario when I lost the drugs? I was quietly driving down the street. Stopped when others did in front of me. I was a model driver.
Then I got side-swiped by a car that knocked me into a police car, and the chase was on. Ordinarily, getting away from the police isn't such a huge deal - but it was like everything was against me that time.
It sucked.
That said, it's still likely becoming my favorite GTA game.
wackojackosnose
Member
It's odd how you can hold 50 bricks of cocaine, chainsaw half the police force and get into a rocket fight with a helicopter, but as soon as you kill yourself with your own molotov in the middle of said war you wake up happily ever after at the hospital with absolutely no penalty sans the $200 medical fees. :lol
Oh yeah, does this game use WPA for the internet stuff?
Oh yeah, does this game use WPA for the internet stuff?
Caesar III
Member
Vinci said:
uhm, you can save everytime, everywhere with your pdaHaunted said:True.
Can't even count the times where I just wanted to get from point A to B with no pressure whatsoever and stupidly bumped into a cop car resulting in a hilarious chase sequence, which then escalated into a fucking three star run with helis and shit everywhere.
Classic GTA.
Today I picked up two copies at Best Buy, one for me and one for my brother. I'm not done with finals yet, so studying is top priority (well, studying and NeoGAF), but I looked over the map included with the game and wow, the city looks huuuuuuge. Does it feel as immense as it looks?
I'll probably start playing this tomorrow night.
I'll probably start playing this tomorrow night.
Caesar III
Member
:lol That's what I do as well but then stop complainingHaunted said:How boring.
Accept the consequences is what I always say!
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
It is huge, in fact it's just missing a little part from GTAIV map, that should give you an idea of how big the whole area is;
*But*, the fact that you'll likely almost always be driving a car, it makes the city feels all a bit samey.
That's why I suggest you take your time and get out of the car sometimes, just take a walk and enjoy discovering all the neat things around and attention to details that R* Leeds has put into this game.
One thing I've started doing a lot, when money wasn't a huge concern anymore, was using the cabs to go places... love the whistling :lol
Also,scratch 'n win:
Only use the $15 one, go in with at least $300 dollars to blow, take your time (15 minutes?) and you'll win A LOT, and probably a new house as well.
Just to reiterate, awesome game, TOP5 DS material and by a large margin the best western effort on the machine, no doubt about it.
*But*, the fact that you'll likely almost always be driving a car, it makes the city feels all a bit samey.
That's why I suggest you take your time and get out of the car sometimes, just take a walk and enjoy discovering all the neat things around and attention to details that R* Leeds has put into this game.
One thing I've started doing a lot, when money wasn't a huge concern anymore, was using the cabs to go places... love the whistling :lol
Also,scratch 'n win:
Only use the $15 one, go in with at least $300 dollars to blow, take your time (15 minutes?) and you'll win A LOT, and probably a new house as well.
Just to reiterate, awesome game, TOP5 DS material and by a large margin the best western effort on the machine, no doubt about it.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Vinci said:
For my Heroin Bust, I drove all the way across town just to get heroin (because for some reason it's scarce as hell, even for a high priced powder,) to the one dealer I had access to that specialized in dealing heroin, bought as much as he had, then got caught in a bust (which always seems to happen when I make big deals.)
No car around, so I steal a cops' when he jumps out (man cop cars are FAST) the proceed to drive all over town, at one point driving through a blazing gas station, only to slam into a tree and get busted as I was backing up, which is how I ALWAYS GET FUCKING BUSTED AARGH.
Great game though.
DaBargainHunta
Member
Damn you, GAF! I walked into Best Buy's $10 sale and walked out with GTA: Chinatown Wars and Peggle: Dual Shot (each $20) and no $10 games. :lol
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
DaBargainHunta said:
So you should thank us
NintendosBooger
Member
GAF,
I'm not going anywhere in this game, because I'm spending more time slanging heroin and coke than I am on the vital missions. Every time I'm in the middle of something important, I get an e-mail from some guy telling me that they want to unload some good dope on me for cheap, and I feel compelled to oblige the young entrepreneur.
Plus, it doesn't help the important missions' case that I get 10s of thousands of dollars pushing that good shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit in comparison to the chump change I get from the real missions.
Does there come a point where I have more money than I need? Also, will my drug connects come back if I keep ignoring their e-mails, because on more than one occasion they've threatened to go to another buyer?
I'm not going anywhere in this game, because I'm spending more time slanging heroin and coke than I am on the vital missions. Every time I'm in the middle of something important, I get an e-mail from some guy telling me that they want to unload some good dope on me for cheap, and I feel compelled to oblige the young entrepreneur.
Plus, it doesn't help the important missions' case that I get 10s of thousands of dollars pushing that good shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit in comparison to the chump change I get from the real missions.
Does there come a point where I have more money than I need? Also, will my drug connects come back if I keep ignoring their e-mails, because on more than one occasion they've threatened to go to another buyer?
DaBargainHunta
Member
Dash Kappei said:So you should thank us
I am very thankful.
GTA: Chinatown Wars is fantastic, and a real breath of fresh air.
It feels like a modern day GTA game (meaning 3 and up), but it also forges its own path on the DS. I love it.
It's still on sale at Best Buy for $20 (through Saturday, I believe), so for anyone who is even still on the fence, GO!
NintendosBooger said:
Depending on how well you do, there may be long gaps where you won't have to deal. However the game does a good job at making you come back to dealing as safehouses are expensive and I always ran through ammo and body armor, so I was constantly buying new ones. And the drug dealers won't ignore you or go to another buyer if you don't buy from them, it's just empty threats to make the dialogue seem more real.
NintendosBooger
Member
Awesome.
And thanks, Forkball, for posting the location of the gun club. Much appreciated.
And thanks, Forkball, for posting the location of the gun club. Much appreciated.
This game is full of awesome. The other day I discovered thekart races. They're simple, but fun. I got gold medal in each of them. Today, after reading this thread, I entered the gun club. Again, simple but fun. I've gotten a gold medal in each of the unlocked weapons. Only sniper is missing (as it's still unlocked).
BTW, I've learned to use a fast and good taxi when dealing with my drugs. You ease the pain of having to cross the whole city and crash with a police car.
I also have learned that the best way to get a bulletproof is stealing a police wagon Once you get it, it's almost impossible for police cars to stop you :lol
BTW, I've learned to use a fast and good taxi when dealing with my drugs. You ease the pain of having to cross the whole city and crash with a police car.
I also have learned that the best way to get a bulletproof is stealing a police wagon
Once you get it, it's almost impossible for police cars to stop you :lol
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
DeaconKnowledge said:
So, you suck?
DeaconKnowledge
Member
skinnyrattler said:So, you suck?
NO!
DeaconKnowledge
Member
By the way, you guys DO know that all the major landmarks in town can be accessed via your GPS, right? I can't remember the exact button, but somewhere in the GPS app it shows you exactly where things like the gun club, race track and dealership are and lets you create a GPS lead to it.
speculawyer
Member
Better enjoy it because it is probably the last GTA game you'll get on the DS. :-/mh56 said: