FoxhoundNL
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Many games do, though.{Mike} said:looks more fun than GTA IV
I'll be picking this up if I can find it for teh cheap in my area. Otherwise I'll just order it from Play.com I guess.
Many games do, though.{Mike} said:looks more fun than GTA IV
Mamesj said:OH FUCK THAT REMINDS ME
my nintendog is probably dead
soldat7 said:Wouldn't this (DSi) just make DS games more pixelated? I'm a little worried about not being able to read signs in this game. I certainly can't discern them from static screenshots...
Hence, larger pixels.xfactor said:No. Same resolutions, but bigger screen.
Keith Stack said:I went to the midnight launch for this game at the Nintendo World Store, and it was easily the best midnight launch I've ever attended. I actually won a limited edition Chinatown Wars DS Lite in a raffle.
Moz La Punk said:Gave it a 9 on the site I write for. Won't post the link though, it's in Dutch
Darunia said:do it, fair amount of dutch and belgian people on this board (and i want to read it)
firehawk12 said:One thing I noticed is that for someone straight out of Hong Kong, the main character seems to have no problem whatsoever with colloquial English.
Although, I suppose I'd probably be offended if they used "Engrish". Ya can't win. :lol
plank said:Hong Kong use to be a territory of the United Kingdom. Its not that much of a surprise that people coming from there would speak English.
firehawk12 said:Well, a) unless you're British or rich, you probably won't speak English fluently because Cantonese would be your primary language and b) even if HKers did speak fluent English, they wouldn't sound like or speak like Americans, complete with the same sense of irony and sarcasm.
I guess that's the fundamental problem with text-only cutscenes. Imagine if Niko didn't have his accent? It'd be an entirely different character.
I suppose it's also possible that it's supposed to be translated Cantonese, but I don't think the game gives any indication either way.
soldat7 said:Wouldn't this (DSi) just make DS games more pixelated? I'm a little worried about not being able to read signs in this game. I certainly can't discern them from static screenshots...
firehawk12 said:Well, a) unless you're British or rich, you probably won't speak English fluently because Cantonese would be your primary language and b) even if HKers did speak fluent English, they wouldn't sound like or speak like Americans, complete with the same sense of irony and sarcasm.
I guess that's the fundamental problem with text-only cutscenes. Imagine if Niko didn't have his accent? It'd be an entirely different character.
I suppose it's also possible that it's supposed to be translated Cantonese, but I don't think the game gives any indication either way.
There are newsagents selling scratchcards
bryehn said:This game's really fun kids!
-Liberty City is almost too populated with cars and pedestrians, makes driving fast kind of tricky
R* Leeds obviously knows how to make a "fun" GTA. Hopefully they're working on San Andreas Stories for Wii/PSP, forgot how much I'd enjoyed VCS.
drakesfortune said:I really need to see a review where they explain why it's great with gameplay footage to illustrate it. Maybe one of those Giant Bomb play sessions would be perfect for this game?
firehawk12 said:Well, a) unless you're British or rich, you probably won't speak English fluently because Cantonese would be your primary language
and b) even if HKers did speak fluent English, they wouldn't sound like or speak like Americans, complete with the same sense of irony and sarcasm.
drakesfortune said:Are there any video reviews up yet? I'm really trying hard to understand how this game is getting such great reviews. I admit, I completely dismissed this game the moment I saw the overhead perspective (I liked GTA1 and 2, but not in a 9/10 or 10/10 way, more of a 7/10 way) so I assumed (wrongly) that this would be like that.
I really need to see a review where they explain why it's great with gameplay footage to illustrate it. Maybe one of those Giant Bomb play sessions would be perfect for this game?
Minus the third island, yeah, it's pretty close. I've noticed a few landmarks and could drive between them from memory of GTA IV. I'm actually surprised considering the GBA GTA game looked nothing like GTA3's Liberty City.BenjaminBirdie said:Does anyone know if the street layout is the same as GTAIV?
I'd love to see the whole city in 2D form.
Sqorgar said:Minus the third island, yeah, it's pretty close. I've noticed a few landmarks and could drive between them from memory of GTA IV. I'm actually surprised considering the GBA GTA game looked nothing like GTA3's Liberty City.
Oh, and technically, the city is still 3D. It's just a different perspective.
EatChildren said:I just want to say this is quite possibly my favourite GTA game made by Rockstar in the last oh-so-many years.
I've always liked GTA2 over the 3D incarnations, but still appreciated the advancements made.
Chinatown Wars is pretty much a perfect equilibrium between the two. It also feels 100% built for the DS. No watered down gameplay, no gimmicky crap; this is amazing.
It's so fucking feature packed, action packed, and gloriously wild. Goddamn, this game is up there with every reason to own a DS.
dyls said:Man I'm torn on this title. I was pretty much set on avoiding it after my total dislike for GTA IV, but after reading some reviews and the GAF impressions, it sounds like this game pretty much removes all of the things I found so tedious about GTA IV (and to a lesser extent San Andreas), and adds some great elements. Besides, I'm a sucker for clever touchscreen use, and it sounds as if this game has it in spades.
Also, unlike GTA IV, there doesn't seem to be any big backlash of negative impressions countering the positive reviews, although it may only be because of the difference in hype levels between the two games.
dyls said:Besides, I'm a sucker for clever touchscreen use, and it sounds as if this game has it in spades.
BenjaminBirdie said:Did the Housers write this?
Dan Houser and David Bland are credited as the writers.BenjaminBirdie said:Did the Housers write this?
bdouble said:Its so great because its GTA3 on a handheld. Least thats the impressions I'm getting.
http://ds.ign.com/dor/objects/14266...chinatown-wars/videos/gts_ctw_vdr_031609.html
I could've sworn I read this was possible..Extollere said:My only gripe is that I wish you could lower the camera angle just a hair so that you could see a little further in advance, but I'm guessing there would be massive pop up if you could do this.
drakesfortune said:It seems like people are liking this more than Liberty City Stories (which really is GTA3 on a hand held) or Vice City Stories. Is it just because it's a new setting? I have the GTA's on PSP, and while they're good, they are not as fun to play as GTA3, GTA:VC, or GTA:SA.
diffusionx said:So, is this game readily available on store shelves today?