Grand Theft Auto IV

[XenoZograscope]

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[steveo]

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Got the 360 version and played it for 4 hours tonight (have done 8 missions withouht failing one so far) and I am blown away by how good this game is...and that is before even really getting into the meat of it. Just some general comments:

-the graphics are NICE and better than I was expecting after reading so many people in various forums harp on how crappy they were. Aliasing isn't too bad (mainly just stuff in the distance or fine line stuff like chrome trim on the cars) and pop-in is not as bad as I feared as it is usually for minor stuff. I am playing this on the JVC RS2 front projector on an 8 foot wide screen so (not to sound like a dick) but if the graphics were really crap like some have said then it'd be a glaring issue on my system compared to those running it on 40" and less TVs.

I was playing with the game display settings at default and felt it looked great with a lot of depth to the image. I then adjusted them a bit to see what effect it has and the labels are somewhat backwards- the contrast setting is more like a regular brightness setting (aka black) while the brightness is more like a regular contrast setting. I ended up dropping the saturation down 1 tick (although it was fine at default) and upping the brightness up 1. Doing this caused the image to have a bit more 3d look/depth to it but default settings were fine for me but hey, that's the luxury of buying a top end projector with a 30k:1 contrast ratio.

-I thought the car handling would be crap but it isn't and I like how the driving is in this game. The crap cars have crap handling and the good cars handle well...it is just like how it is in real life. I know many complain you can't brake in a turn but you know what? You cant do that in real life either. The car physics in this game are far more realistic than in past GTA games and I for one and fine with that. IMO the problem with those who complain is they are simply too used to before rather than the actual system being flawed.

-I do not find the overall controls to be unresponsive at all. Maybe there is some difference between the ps3 and 360 version here. I don't know.

-I was concerned that load times may be a bit annoying but they aren't. The initial load is 40 seconds and mission loads are hmm, maybe 5-10.

-I love the new cover system when in firefights.

-driving drunk is freaking awesome and I plan to do it quite often in this game. It looked so amazing when I was doing it after a mission..

-no freezes/DREs yet.

-I love the euphoria system and every game from now on should sue this system. i knew it'd be a great system after seeing those tech demos when star wars: the force unleashed was announced but damn, it is amazing to see it in a real game. Some of the stuff I have seen so far (ie guys hanging onto the car door only to get taken out) has received a "daaaaaaaaaaamn" type response from me or me laughing quite a lot.

-Niko is awesome and so far is my fav GTA main character.

-this game is so amazing and the scary thing is I am barely into it...I can't wait to unlock the whole map and really get into all the weapons and so forth. Rockstar has yet again created an amazing game that so far is on pace to be the best game I have ever played. The attention to detail is mind boggling.

-those who say it doesn't deserve a 10 simply because it isn't perfect...umm, a 10 doesn't mean it has to be perfect. The Pats went 16-0 (aka a 100% reg season) and they weren't close to perfect. Hell, every sports team that has ever gone undefeated for a reg season or in total has not been perfect so it is silly to assume that a 100% score for gta4 must equate to it being perfect. It's cool if people feel the gameplay isn't deserving of a 10 or they simply do not care for this type of game but the "it's not perfect so shouldn't be rated perfect" stuff is silly to me.

-oh and the biggest complaint I have so far is that the voice volume at times seems to be recorded too low in relation to the music and sound effects. I have had to lower the SFX and music volume in the game to help compensate for this and occasionally get out of the car when roman calls me. I am running a 7.1 speaker setup and each speaker is level matched so it isn't my setup. Other than that minor issue the audio is superb.

[Misfit]

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Wow It took me about 8 or so times

I told you all I suck at driving!

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Didn't know that about the game taking pity on people like that. At least it adjusts to your skill.

I picked this up today for the PS3. I did find it was too dark at night so I upped the brightness, seems to be better. All in all though, it's a GTA game. Everything feels the same to me, with Niko just having more animations than the previous protagonists.

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I didn't have any problems catching Darden. When I got to the warehouse to confront him he was standing there waving me on. Rather than engage in fisticuffs, I had some molotov cocktails and I just doused him with one and watched him burn to death. For some reason I found it pretty funny. I'm also pretty sure Michelle is just a starter girlfriend in the game as I only had to take her out on one date to get her in the sack. I haven't tried to get online yet.

[Con-Con]

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How do you change your character in multiplayer?

[XenoZograscope]

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Yea I had to adjust the brightness too I can barely see anything at night.

[ODogg]

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How do you change your character in multiplayer?

the option is in your phone

[ODogg]

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I haven't had any responsiveness problems in the way of controls either, i'm on the 360.

[Heelfan71]

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I can't understand the

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Jamaican dude

[Eton Rifles]

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Heelfan, thats kind of the idea.

[Tomba]

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I heard a rumor that by the morning there is a very good possibility they are being pulled off the shelves pending some investigation into if it has the proper rating. Get it while you can.

Just kidding. Our Gamestop had plenty and was selling them when I went in at around 11am to pick my copies up.

you're an A@# but I love you man.... that was priceless.

get it you crumbs!

[SPTO]

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I have a question for anyone further in the game

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Does Niko get to bang Roman's secretary? She's hot, especially her voice.

[Heelfan71]

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Heelfan, thats kind of the idea.

yeah, it's pretty funny.

[Ice Cream Truck]

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Heelfan, thats kind of the idea.

That's good because I thought it was just me. I understood like 4 out of every 20 words.

[mgoblue]

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It's the hot game of the moment. That is all I meant.

Feel free to dump it cheap, I just always find it amusing when people dismiss a game (sports or otherwise) after a day. It's your time, so definitely do what makes you happy, it just amuses me. Games take time to get into..I hardly doubt the characters totally suck you in within the first half hour. It's like a good book or movie, there's exposition and story setup.

I think that's the issues with the controls, we all just have to get used to the game...it just came out. You can't pick up a new game and expect to be God in 10 minutes.

I'm not saying this is all what you're about, it just made me think of this stuff...if it's not fun for you, don't play it

I'm only half an hour in, I stopped playing to go out and do my cardio tennis...I'm in this for the long haul, I think the story's going to be fun to follow.

[ODogg]

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That's good because I thought it was just me. I understood like 4 out of every 20 words.

That's what subtitles are for. Also, I saw someone said they were having trouble hearing some guys talk because the sound is lower, well, again, that's what subtitles are for. Turn them on in the options menu.