GTA IV Thread!

by **SVT8** » April 29th, 2008, 11:44 pm

so far so good.....but does anyone feel that the game is kind of laggy at times? Noticed it in vice city, but not as much.

by **Malakai** » April 30th, 2008, 7:28 am

oneredED wrote:I played for an hour or two today, it seems much shorter than the last installment! I'm already 12% or so through it No big fun guns yet either, I'm waiting for the rocket launcher + sniper rifle combo leading to some 6 star mayhem again hahaha.

Yes I'm not surprised about that. Apparently there is going to be episodes released on XBOX Live and possibly for the PS3 too.

wikipedia wrote:Downloadable content

Xbox 360

During Microsoft's 2006 E3 press conference on 9 May 2006, it was announced that Rockstar Games will offer exclusive episodic content via Xbox Live for the Xbox 360 version of the game. Peter Moore, the then head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division announced that Rockstar Games is working on two GTA IV downloadable packs exclusively for the Xbox 360, which will be released after the full game.

Moore described downloadable content as "epic episode packs", and not just extra cars or characters. A press release during the conference said that the packs would add "hours of entirely new gameplay" to the game. The official Xbox website states that these episodes will last a minimum of 10 hours.

Jeronimo Barrera, Vice President of Product Development for Rockstar Games, has said that the episodes are an experiment because they are not sure that there are enough users with access to online content on the Xbox 360. Details on the pricing of these downloads have not yet been revealed, though it would almost certainly not be released for free, as Take-Two Interactive's former CEO, Paul Eibeler, has said numerous times that these downloads would provide "additional revenue streams" to the company[citation needed], but Microsoft has said that it will be up to Rockstar on whether or not they will charge for it. Take-Two Interactive's Chief Financial Officer, Lainie Goldstein revealed that Microsoft was paying a total of US $50 million for the two episodes. On 20 February 2008, it was announced that the extra content will be introduced starting August 2008.

PlayStation 3

Downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 was reportedly said to be "likely" by Jeronimo Barrera, in the May edition of PlayStation World Magazine. The form that the content will take was not stated.

On another note has anyone tried the multiplayer yet?

by **Malakai** » April 30th, 2008, 7:30 am

SVT8 wrote:so far so good.....but does anyone feel that the game is kind of laggy at times? Noticed it in vice city, but not as much.

It's smooth as a babies bum so far on my 360. Are you playing on 360 or PS3?

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 9:07 am

Im loving this game - Lots of attention to details - Although you can't shoot out traffic lights - and when you shoot our tyres with your gun - it still pops if you only shoot the rim

I had a mad big glitch playing pool with the girlfriend tho - everything went all weird and spastic

by **spope** » April 30th, 2008, 9:39 am

I am really loving it right now. I like that if you just randomly shoot and there are cops in ear shot, you get a wanted level.
The wanted system is fantastic. Haven't been able to outrun 3 stars (yet!) but have had a couple of great shoot outs with the cops. The cover system works really really well.
Everytime I look at the map though, it seems so small. But when you are driving around it is plenty big, and I am still stuck on the first island! Can't wait to get across to Manhattan island.
The weather is great too - when it rains, the cars start to aquaplane when you brake and try to power on in corners to early.

My special edition turned up yesterday. Pretty cool, but also a bit meh. Dunno know wether it was worth the extra $55 it cost me. I'll hold onto it as is for a while, it may fetch silly money on ebay. Otherwise it can go with the collection of other special edition games.

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 9:58 am

$55 for the special edition?

i paid $30

have you tried to cross the brooklyn bridge yet? Its barricaded so i hopped out of my car - and tried to treck it across - instantly had 6 star wanted level lol

by **Jim Beam** » April 30th, 2008, 10:04 am

spope wrote:I am really loving it right now. I like that if you just randomly shoot and there are cops in ear shot, you get a wanted level.
The wanted system is fantastic. Haven't been able to outrun 3 stars (yet!) but have had a couple of great shoot outs with the cops. The cover system works really really well.
Everytime I look at the map though, it seems so small. But when you are driving around it is plenty big, and I am still stuck on the first island! Can't wait to get across to Manhattan island.
The weather is great too - when it rains, the cars start to aquaplane when you brake and try to power on in corners to early.

My special edition turned up yesterday. Pretty cool, but also a bit meh. Dunno know wether it was worth the extra $55 it cost me. I'll hold onto it as is for a while, it may fetch silly money on ebay. Otherwise it can go with the collection of other special edition games.

If you have 3 stars don't bother shooting police if you want to get away, you have a helicopter on your ass so just concentrate on driving. I found it easiest to escape near Francis International Airport, just ditched the car just outside the main carpark near a billboard and ran to the centre, for some reason the cops would drive around it and not see me.

Gozza wrote:$55 for the special edition? i paid $30

have you tried to cross the brooklyn bridge yet? Its barricaded so i hopped out of my car - and tried to treck it across - instantly had 6 star wanted level lol

Is that the one with the barricades and a shitload of cops? I tried it on a bike but crashed into one of the barricades on the other side flat out killing myself.

So far its easily the best GTA game ever, possibly the best game ever, period.

by **EFFalcon** » April 30th, 2008, 10:07 am

i'm tempted to go hunting for it today
hopefully bigw have some in stock!

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 10:17 am

Jim Beam wrote:
Is that the one with the barricades and a shitload of cops? I tried it on a bike but crashed into one of the barricades on the other side flat out killing myself.

So far its easily the best GTA game ever, possibly the best game ever, period.

yeah its barricaded - i only saw 1 cop tho - i only lasted 2 minutes on 6 stars but i only had a pistol

- im yet to find body armour or any weapons other than the police shotgun and the sawn off -

Does any one know about hidden packages? i read somewhere you have to shoot pigeons or some shit - probably a rumor -

ps - work is fucked an i wish i could play this game forever

by **Malakai** » April 30th, 2008, 11:31 am

If you remember the opening dialogue with Roman he mentions that the bridges are closed because of a terrorist threat. LOL... Which explains why you get a 6 star wanted level when you try and cross them. It sounds like fun, I'll have to try it.

The very first time that you drive the car from the dock to Roman's apartment I turned a corner and slammed right into the back of a parked police car. I heard someone out of frame call out "Hey!" but I had started to drive off already. Other than that I haven't been in trouble with the law yet.

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 11:36 am

I love killing them but only getting a few wanted levels - Run away - Kill some more - I did that for hours just to get lost of ammo

by **Malakai** » April 30th, 2008, 11:42 am

Can you rob places once you have a weapon? Like the clothing store or bowling alley...

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 11:45 am

i have tried by aiming at the cashier - they have only curled up in a ball so far - so i just shoot them in the face and hope they have some money

by **Malakai** » April 30th, 2008, 11:47 am

Your such a gangster.

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 12:11 pm

yeah - you know it

by **wolf** » April 30th, 2008, 12:38 pm

hahah how funny is it when ya **** michele. =)
And the strip club private dances were funny as ****

by **Gozza** » April 30th, 2008, 1:06 pm

LOL

"Tell me something interesting" wtf

by **Commando** » April 30th, 2008, 1:19 pm

Bomber wrote:hmmm does that mean prostitutes can be weapons too???

Syphilis Launcher <tm>?

by **wolf** » April 30th, 2008, 1:20 pm

"Oh yes tell me tell me"

i was pissin myself laughing

by **Fairmont888** » April 30th, 2008, 1:38 pm

89AIT wrote:On another note has anyone tried the multiplayer yet?

yeah ive been in multiplayer, like the free mode with a couple of people, its rather funny when you all start shooting cops then trying to get away in their cars/or the SWAT van. it does lag a bit occasionally.. but thats to be expected on a large scale map. havent tried any of the other multiplayer because i want to do more of the story, its like an addiction. yesterday i managed to get through 22.88% of the game after spending 10 and a half hours playing it

by **Fairmont888** » April 30th, 2008, 1:48 pm

on another note i was just driving and i slammed into the back of another car and the woman jumped out of the car while it was moving and she was on fire.. the car was fine.. for some reason she was on fire

by **YBYAVL** » April 30th, 2008, 1:48 pm

how many of you have popd the tyres yet???
fukn luv how it spits the rubber off
it was the 1st thing i did b4 any mission...hahaha
jump in a car an startd goin off an to my amazment, it blew the tyres off...
fukn awesome detail....
even in the adds on TV
the games off the hook...
and wen u pinch a car, sit there for a sec an do a burnout, the owner cums runnin bak, so ya take off...an they jump on the car, an hang of the bumper an shit....loll
and wen u walk infront of a car an it tps u "wat is problem"
haha, fukn russians

by **93edxr6** » April 30th, 2008, 1:51 pm

u got nos in the game yet dandynights?? lol

by **wolf** » April 30th, 2008, 1:52 pm

hahah yeah i blew mine both right in front of a cop and they did nothing.

If ya hit the cop car head on the copper comes flying out the window

also drink driving is freakin hard.

by **YBYAVL** » April 30th, 2008, 1:53 pm

93edxr6 wrote:u got nos in the game yet dandynights?? lol

hahaha give it time...i got no cesh cesh yet

by **93edxr6** » April 30th, 2008, 1:57 pm

i want a video of u doin a burnout

in the game lol (has to be a silver car preferbly 4 door)

by **YBYAVL** » April 30th, 2008, 2:09 pm

lol...see wat i can come up with

*pulls his fone out an turns on the PS*

i might not be back for a few hours tho lol

by **G3R3N** » April 30th, 2008, 2:11 pm

Had a play last night.
Cant wait to mod the crap out of it on PC when that comes out.
6 stars + E-series FTW

by **93edxr6** » April 30th, 2008, 2:19 pm

IF it comes out it farlin better

by **spope** » April 30th, 2008, 3:22 pm

Have any of you PS3 guys got Dualshock controllers yet? The vibrate goes nuts when you are in the house with Michelle. Funny as.

My CC has been charged by play-asia, so hopefully will have the US version early next week, and will be able to see what is censored, if anything. So far I am loving it, I pulled off an execution last night and blood went everywhere - on Niko's clothes as well, it was great.

So it's safe to say that blood and guts haven't been cut.

I tried doing a burnout and nothing happened, car just sat there. Must have been a crap car, obviously. Will try again tonight.

by **Kyle the ED4LTR** » April 30th, 2008, 3:35 pm

i found out hookers work,

but it zooms out to the back of the car during and u cant move it unlike in the US version...well yeh its pretty self explanatory

so we know it has been half edited

by **wolf** » April 30th, 2008, 4:41 pm

hahaha sucks to be you my version i could move the camera around ang got to see her bouncing on his dick.

same at the strip club

by **Stengord** » April 30th, 2008, 5:20 pm

strip club is ftw! untill you walk into the girls change room and the bouncers cut rank

OH YES TELL ME MORE, THATS SO INTERESTING OH YES

by **oneredED** » April 30th, 2008, 6:13 pm

I played it online last night, cops 'n' robbers gametype. Was actually pretty sick fun, I was impressed. No lag at all thus far either, I was surprised.

by **five point slow** » April 30th, 2008, 6:28 pm

Where's the cheapest place to get it for 360?

by **EFFalcon** » April 30th, 2008, 6:51 pm

Big W and JB Hifi are the best ($78 and $85)

by **Jim Beam** » April 30th, 2008, 9:29 pm

How much time has everyone clocked up on it now?

Ive clocked 15 hours, longest game time 8 hours. Done 40 missions. Basically halfway done. I will probably finish it on Saturday or Sunday and free roam doing side missions for at least another 50 plus hours.

I usually get good value out of GTA games, I played 3 and Vice City for a good 50 hours, same with VCS. SA I think i clocked over 100 hours on my first save before it died, then another 70 on my second save. IV has already proved itself to be the shot in the arm the series needed, it really is as good, if not better, as 3 was back in the day.

by **[Sterling]** » April 30th, 2008, 10:06 pm

well its pretty good, last night was mostly online just in Free roam wich was pretty cool, im now about 25% done but ive had hardly anytime on it

10/10 for me! +online play with friends will never ever get old!

by **oneredED** » April 30th, 2008, 11:02 pm

Haha, game just got awesome. My housemate just pushed an innocent bystander in front of a moving train accidentally, and hilarity ensued. Much laughing.

by **Stengord** » May 1st, 2008, 12:23 am

How do you get hookers? same as in SA? Just pull over and honk?

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