Grand Theft Auto IV

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

Cool. I've been looking forward to that game for awhile - hopefully some info gets released on it.

[Kearnzo]

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How excited are you guys waiting for this compared to the other GTA's?

I gotta say, I don't know if i'm as excited as I was for GTA:SA, mainly because I gotta split my anticipation between this and The Show, but I still can't wait. I still remember staying home sick from school the day that SA came out (got it at midnight at EB) and playing it ALL day. I got it at midnight, played it till about 2 or 3 AM, slept until about 8, then played it from 8 till probably 10 at night. I only stopped in between to eat or take a leak. I've never had so much fun with a game. Going to school the next day was torture.

I'm pondering whether or not to use a sick day this year for GTAIV's release


Also, is there any clear system to get this for? I'm just wondering if it will be better on the 360 or PS3, because from what i've heard, some of the delays were due to the PS3. However, i'm worried that if I get it for 360 and yet another 360 bites the dust, i'll end up without it for a while.

[bkfount]

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Also, is there any clear system to get this for? I'm just wondering if it will be better on the 360 or PS3, because from what i've heard, some of the delays were due to the PS3. However, i'm worried that if I get it for 360 and yet another 360 bites the dust, i'll end up without it for a while.

the two games are identical, except the extra DLC that MS paid for on the 360.

[garnettrules21]

Re: Let's talk about... Grand Theft Auto 4

How excited are you guys waiting for this compared to the other GTA's?

I gotta say, I don't know if i'm as excited as I was for GTA:SA, mainly because I gotta split my anticipation between this and The Show, but I still can't wait. I still remember staying home sick from school the day that SA came out (got it at midnight at EB) and playing it ALL day. I got it at midnight, played it till about 2 or 3 AM, slept until about 8, then played it from 8 till probably 10 at night. I only stopped in between to eat or take a leak. I've never had so much fun with a game. Going to school the next day was torture.

I'm pondering whether or not to use a sick day this year for GTAIV's release


Also, is there any clear system to get this for? I'm just wondering if it will be better on the 360 or PS3, because from what i've heard, some of the delays were due to the PS3. However, i'm worried that if I get it for 360 and yet another 360 bites the dust, i'll end up without it for a while.

Surprisingly I'm not nearly as excited as past GTA's even though I know this will easily crush them all. I think it may be because I haven't played GTA since a little after San Andreas was released. Theres no doubt in my mind that I will buy this on day 1 though.

[DTX3]

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Not that excitied about the game due to COD4, my new PS3 and The Show 07. Ill be busy until 08 and GTA come out.

[Holic]

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I'm pretty excited actually (still can't wait for The Show 08!). This'll be the first time I buy a GTA at launch. I never owned a PS2, so I had to wait for the Xbox versions. I now own a PS3 and Xbox 360, and will be picking this up for the Xbox 360.

[SPTO]

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To answer the question i'm pumped up for this GTA more then the others. Like I said before I was "take it or leave it" with the others but this one has really captured my imagination.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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• You can dial 911 to get a police car to steal.

• You can shoot the chains holding logs together on flatbed trucks to spill them across the road.
• Apart from picking up first-aid kits and buying food, there's apparently one other way to earn health

1) Hilarious.
2) Awesome.
3) Ha!

[Flawless]

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Details from PSM3

PSM3 in France has a new issue coming out to newsstands on February 25 with GTA IV on the cover. Seven missions of gameplay spanning four hours let these journalists dig up new information. The information was badly translated from French to English, so I polished up the English and here is the result:

• According to the journalists, the first hands-on minutes were enough to solidify their feelings of how the game is going to kick ***.
• Liberty City has more streets than any other game in the genre.
• You cannot enter into every building. However, you can interact with most of them. Rooftops, stairways, fire escapes, partial interiors, etc.
• Niko will not be able to manage property, gangs or trade. To what extent, tho? We do not know.
• Bowling, dart games, drinking games, strip clubs and night clubs will be available.
• The core of GTA IV is all about the human relationship.
• Sometimes, your contacts may call you during a hard mission to ask you a service. In this instance, you can choose between the mission or whatever your contact is asking. If you ditch your mission to do things with your phone contact, you may see consequences. Whether or not you will be able to replay the mission that you went away from remains to be seen.
• The new impression of seeing a next generation living, breathing city is absolutely stunning.
• The pedestrian population density changes between the place/borough you are in.
• If you walk around the street with a gun in your hand, pedestrians who have a phone can call the police.

• In one instance when Niko tried to carjack someone, the scared innocent driver sped away so fast that he hit two cars.
• During the first mission that the journalists played, they tried to carjack someone without a gun. The driver beat up Niko. Niko got beat up so bad that he ended up at the hospital.
• Pedestrians react in a very realistic way. The journalists said that it is as if each person in the game leads his/her own life.
• It took 15 minutes to go through 2/3 of Manhattan with a boat. It took 10 minutes by car to go through Brooklyn and Central Park.
• The cars can be destroyed very realistically. Every part of the car can bend and fold.
• GTA IV has a wider variety of mission types. The missions are more difficult than in previous games.
• The game is done. Most clipping bugs are gone. The game is super smooth in terms of frame rate. (Note: The game is not 100% done. It is not "gold" yet.)
• If you press the jump button, Niko can climb everywhere. In other words, wall climbing from San Andreas has returned. You can strafe on walls, too.
• There is swimming.
• If you have five stars, it's very difficult to escape from the cops. They are everywhere and they don't joke with you. They are cleverer than in previous incarnations of the series.
• While in a boat, the sound effects are awesome. You can hear the sound of the waves that beat the front of the boat.
• With powerful weapons, you can shoot through the walls.

• The weather that was seen during the four hours of gameplay included fog, rain, sun and clouds. A variety of colors can be seen depending on the time of day.
• When you die, you pay $100 but you get to keep your weapons.
• When you go to jail after getting busted, you pay more than $100 and you lose your weapons.
• While you are drunk, it's very difficult to control Niko. The drunk sensation is perfectly done.
• When stealing a car from a pedestrian, Niko didn't get into the car before the pedestrian sped up. Niko held onto the car as the pedestrian glided along the road. (Note: It may have been the pedestrian holding on to a car Niko was in. The translation is sketchy.)
• Choppers with search lights are in the game.
• Women will striptease in strip clubs when you pay.
• Depending on the borough you are in, pedestrians may speak different languages. Italian, Chinese and those in the Bronx are different when it comes to language.
• Health kits are available only in buildings.
• Grenade and molotov cocktail sound effects are stunning.

[SPTO]

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During the first mission that the journalists played, they tried to carjack someone without a gun. The driver beat up Niko. Niko got beat up so bad that he ended up at the hospital.

HAH! I gotta try that and see it for myself.

[NYG_Meth]

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Official Site Update

-New videos in the people/places and goods/services sections
-New screens:

[Scott]

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man i can't wait for this game

[Pared]

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That shot at the bridge is simply awesome.

[NYG_Meth]

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These next two months are going to be brutal.

[GP Mercy]

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Those screens are amazing. Thanks for the info!