Grand Theft Auto IV

[rspencer86]

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

Been online with the PS3 for the last hour. Not a single hint, twinge, any lag what so ever. And I'm doing free roam, open targeting, cops and pedestrians on full, it's absolute ****ing mayhem.

Awesome. My main concern was how online play was going to run on the PS3. Hopefully it stays this smooth as more and more people get the game.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Oh, by the way, like Warhawk, GTA 4 uses the "Recently Met" feature of the friends list. So you can see who you played with and send them friends requests.

[spankdatazz22]

Re: **The Official Grand Theft Auto 4 Thread**

Not the biggest GTA fan impressions:

I played GTA III and Vice City a ton but only played through maybe a third of San Andreas. Went to a midnight sale last night and was surprised it wasn't more crowded (got there slightly after midnight in Springfield, VA). Was able to essentially walk in/out with the game; played about 2 1/2 hours so far. Have it for the 360 and was a little disappointed initially w/the graphics after glancing over reviews praising the game nonstop (joke of a site IGN). Graphics have to be taken on the whole though (considering city size [seems IMMENSE], interactivity [a TON], etc.) so in that regard the graphics are very well done. Only saw pop in a couple times; for the most part everything streamed seamlessly and the framerate was very consistent. The radio stations I've listened to are excellent although I was getting a noticeable skip which affected my enjoyment a bit (like there was something in the way the data was being read off the dvd) - hopefully that'll clear up or was something random. Also thought the being able to watch tv was a surprise and the stations I listened to briefly were also very well done and amusing.

The NaturalMotion tech is both subtle and excellent; maybe this will place some pressure on it to be used in the sports games. It's very addictive just walking around doing different things. Apparently I've only barely scratched the smallest surface of the game, so the coolest thing for me so far was: I bailed out of a speeding car on the highway and as I was trying to regain my balance, a second car ran over me and then a third car's left front bumper cracked me in the head, killing me. Hard to describe; just felt realistic in terms of how the physics were applied and what occurred. Really looking forward to exploring the game more; enjoying it immensely so far (at work thinking about it)

[Double Eights]

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Not nearly like I do on XBL IMO. I actually haven't heard a spoken word in over 2 hours of online play so far. You can call people on your friends list or in game though. That's kinda cool

Lucky.

I haven't picked up the game yet (college sucks), but I'm sure when I get on Live, the first words I'll hear will come from a 12 year old (cursing more than likely). I kinda wish I had a PS3, as I was always a fan of the PS2. The 360 has a lot of cool people, but the loud, obnoxious teens are annoying.

It sounds like you PS3 guys got a good deal. "Better" graphics (just that slight difference), less teens playing, as well as the quasi-Xbox Live online function.

[ThaGenecyst]

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Lucky.

I haven't picked up the game yet (college sucks), but I'm sure when I get on Live, the first words I'll hear will come from a 12 year old (cursing more than likely). I kinda wish I had a PS3, as I was always a fan of the PS2. The 360 has a lot of cool people, but the loud, obnoxious teens are annoying.

It sounds like you PS3 guys got a good deal. "Better" graphics (just that slight difference), less teens playing, as well as the quasi-Xbox Live online function.

Funny thing is, if you're in a group of just your friends it won't be a problem... at least not in team death match... the 3 people you're with are the only 4 people you can hear....

[fishepa]

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Hah! Yeah...at least your wife is cool with you having the game. My wife thinks the entire idea of the game is disgusting and tells me to enjoy playing games like this now because when we have a kid, I'm "stuck with Mario and Madden."

LOL!! My wife says the exact same thing.

[Pete1210]

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

I was going to make a separate thread about this, but since you guys are already talking about it...

Married guys with GTA IV - What does the wife think? Or do you avoid the "naughty" scenes when she's around?

My wife is picking up GTA4 for me this morning at CC. She isn't a gamer and doesn't hang around when I'm playing (games are boring to her, but she is cool with my hobby). My kids do hang out with me in the game room, so I will have to wait till later tonight for my first look at GTA4.

[jerseyboi2284]

Re: **The Official Grand Theft Auto 4 Thread**

well seeing as i'm going to be at work for the next 7 and some odd hours I'm here to burn some time.

so far GTA has blown me away I ran out and picked up my copy at midnight and played it over my buddies house since I had to be at work at 8 and his house is closer to both the video game store and my work.

Anyway so far I'm loving the whole cell phone thing I put in a cheat for a police heli the guy at the store jotted on the receipt and had a literal BLAST had a little contest of who could kill the most pedestrians within 5 minutes

I lost but who cares?? No one loses when virtual mass destruction is taking place.

[Eton Rifles]

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I played this online with a few OS'ers last night. Man, what fun. Free roam mode is just great. It's really amazing how much you can do. We also played Cops and crooks mode and that was great too. I will say its best to have more people in that mode because the whole city is open and a match can end quickly if you don't have enough players. Also, theres a radio station(I think itys WFTT) and they had a skit about middle aged fat woman. I can't say what it says but I told both Auburnallumni and Dokkie when they got on and they burst out laughing.

[Holic]

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LOL, well, I have a kid on the way, but it's pretty much an unspoken rule by even myself that my kids won't see M rated games until older, I can wait to play when they are asleep or not here.

Thats how I am now. I'll play in my master bedroom, or wait til the kids go to sleep before I play anything along the lines of GTA IV. With that being said, I've been playing the 360 version since 7AM this morning. The characters, the dialogue, it's all just amazing. I'm stopping now to eat some breakfast, then I'm getting right back on.

GTAIV is my new crack, that is all.

[ThaGenecyst]

Re: **The Official Grand Theft Auto 4 Thread**

rofl, the attention to detail and humor is GREAT in this game

Spoiler

Some taxi cab ran a redlight and accidentally hit this guy... Euphoria had it looking GREAT but it wasn't a full speed hit so he didn't roll away... when the guy realized that it was a middle eastern that was driving the cab (like most new york cabbies) he yelled "TERRORIST!!! TERRORIST!!!" and fled the scene

[jerseyboi2284]

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another cool thing is how the people react to being bumped or nudged. All the little animations are cool. Also I noticed hopping in a few taxicabs I never had the same driver.

[ExtremeGamer]

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Thats how I am now. I'll play in my master bedroom, or wait til the kids go to sleep before I play anything along the lines of GTA IV. With that being said, I've been playing the 360 version since 7AM this morning. The characters, the dialogue, it's all just amazing. I'm stopping now to eat some breakfast, then I'm getting right back on.

GTAIV is my new crack, that is all.

Yeah, I just stopped to eat a bowl of Captain Crunch, and take a shower. Then I'll be back on for the rest of the day, until my fridge gets here.

[OSUFan_88]

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A quick update on my situation (if yall care)

I actually found my original receipt last night for my 360, and I bought the replacement plan!

I'm on my way to get the new 360 right now.

[supremeslang]

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Ok, I feel like this is a dumb question.

Spoiler

When you have to throw something at the window of the store owner where is that object? I'm sure it's probably somewhere obvious.

Edited the spoiler...