Get excited.
Keep in mind you will have to do missions completely shit faced. When buying, if you happen to have a PS3 and a 360, remember that we can all unite and kill people online with the 360.
Hell yes, I'm there DAY ONE. Roll up on some BUSTAS, AT-style!
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/grandtheftautoiv/sweepstakes/default.htm
Heads up, GTA4 sweepstakes, I just saw this today. Today is the last day to register. All you need to do is register your XBL gamertag.
EDIT: Also some multiplayer shiznit, courtesy of http://www.kotaku.com.
I'm waiting for the superior PC version to come out.
I been playing more San Andreas again lately oddly enough. .
lol pc gaming
PC gaming is the best man. Picked up Assassin's Creed, and been having a blast. Yeah you gotta wait for some games, like Mass Effect and Devil May Cry 4. But my PC can produce graphical output superior to Xbox 360 and PS3 and better frame rates. And for the most part it features the same games. And most of those games I can wait to play. Besides I can play MMORPGS and excellent RTS games like Sins of a Solar Empire (which is the most kicks ass RTS ever).
But yeah GTA4 has got me excited. I am going to pick up an xbox 360 mainly for this game and so I can kick you guys asses on Soul Calibur 4. I been trying to avoid getting an Xbox 360 for so long, but those two games are about to do it.
But I do expect it to be announced on PC once the hype is over after release.
Just my 2 cents.
No doubt it will come out on PC later, but PC is always getting hand-me-downs from consoles nowadays. A day late and a dollar short.
RTS and MMO are the only genres that are still dominated by PC these days.
Crush can confirm this, I have cheap Sophitia owning skills when it comes to SC games. You won't beat me. ;)
We will see. I am hardcore when it comes to SC. I've dropped well over a grand when SC2 was in the arcades. Bought SC2 import for gamecube with the Hori SC2 edition arcade stick. Then I also bought the US versions for PS2 and Xbox when it came out 4 months later in the US and picked up two PS2 SC2 hori sticks and coverters so I can use them on Xbox too.
I used to play in the dorms at college and at the arcades across the street. One of the dudes at the arcade I used to practice on made it to the final round in the national SC2 tourney back then. So yeah. We will see. I am a little rusty and adjusting to whatever new game mechanics may take some time. Like SC3, had to learn Ivy all over again because they changed her. But I admit I will take a SC2 challenge up over SC3 any day.
Def going to pick this up when I get an Xbox 360 and SC4. I expect a SC4 edition though.
Now about GTA4 and PC gaming. I really don't mind waiting for games with the exception of games like Metal Gear, Zelda, and Mario. But for the GTA games on PC you can download mods and custom maps and stuff if you like. One of the things missing on consoles still. Hopefully the downloadable content for this game will be a step towards that.
Yeah I'm totally going out today and pre-paying my copy of GTA as well as picking up a new mic.
The online modes sound totally sweet. On somewhat on the subject, gonna reserve my copy of the special Edition Soul Claibur 4 game. Tin Metal box, game art book. July 29 baby!
Nobody is buying it for PS3. Get a 360 and get with the times!
If you want to play online console games, its the way to go.
Oh shiiiiii!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_soundtrack
Im really excited to tune the radios. also.
Holy shit, the soundtrack is fucking EPIC! Songlist of the year: CONFIRMED.
So anyone else planning on picking up their copy at midnight tomorrow? Maybe we can do some Online Muliplayer shiz.
Yeah, i'm down for the midnight launch.
no midnight launch in my area. See you dudes on the actual tuesday.
One last video to get everyone psyched before the game comes out tomorrow!
GTA4 GET!
Holy crap this dood hit this other dood that was crossing the street with his car. So the dood that got hit runs down the street and catches him at the next red light and starts a fight. The guy in the car pulls out a knife and shanks the motherfucker. Then 5/0 rolls up on the dood mad deep like an NFL squad and arrests the motherfucker. Crazy!
OH SHIIIIIIIT i'm about to pop it in now!
So yeah this game owns. A brief review of the game after spending 4 hours on it. First off, that trailer crush posted really captures the feel of the game. Your a a Russian immigrant looking for a new start. Unfortunately fate has different plans for you. I really relate to the story being a 1st generation American citizen in my family, I really feel for the main character Niko and what he's going through. Has a very Carlito's Way feel to it, the story that is. The Driving seem a lot tighter then what I remembered it to be back on Vice City, using the parking brake and doing spin outs and cornering is freaking sweet. Now another feature I love are the choices we're given. I don't wanna spoil any plot points, but I'm glad I'm able to make some decision and play how I wanna play seems like the game will have multiple endings. Who knows. Liberty City is fucking HUEG! They've really captured NYC down perfect. You can totally take a cab ride and enjoy the awesome scenery.
Online.
Fun as hell, I've only done a death match with random peeps and a Free roam game with a friend but had loads of fun. In death match I ran down peeps with my car, blasted them with an RPG, and sprayed them with my Uzi. You can now Aim the gun a bit to get headshots which was totally freaking sweet. Then I played Free mode with a friend where we explored the Liberty City from a chopper went sightseeing tried fulfilling our Jihad fantasies by crashing our Chopper into the Empire State Building and being disspointed by the simple dud, then jumped to our death from there.
one final thing I have to say, NO MORE DEATH BY FALLING IN WATER! Finally! I always thought it was stupid that your character couldn't swim. Now all is well. Can't wait to play with some peeps online! But first story mode!
Just got the game for $30 (traded in Kingdom Under Fire and Okami PS2). I'll check it out after the Hornets game
Yes, this game is FREAKING AMAZING! From the opening sequence my jaw was .
The first thing that jumps out gameplay wise is the physics and controls on driving and moving... Holy shit! It just FEELS fantastic driving around, like AC said, using the e-brake and sliding around corners, smashing into walls, knocking over people. I love little touches like how you can still hear the radio playing faintly outside of a car when the doors are shut, how you can pick up small objects like cups, bricks, bottles and throw them.
The biggest things for me so far are the physics and the improved controls. Its just a joy to tool around the city in a car, weaving through traffic. And all the characters react in such a fantastic way, stumbling, grabbing for a ledge when they fall, hanging off your car door when you drive away after jacking them.
The controls are a huge improvement over the previous games. Holding L to aim now pulls you into a 3rd person aiming cam like Gears of War. If you fully depress the trigger it will lock onto your target, and you can tilt the stick up down left or right to target their head, arms, or legs. If you just half-press the stick then you go into free aim mode which works out pretty well. You can tap the RB to duck into cover and lean out for aimed shots, or fire blindly. The drive-by shooting controls have improved greatly now too. Instead of just holding L or R and firing directly sideways, you now tap LB to break out you car's window, then hold you gun and aim with the right stick while you're driving. Not the easiest thing to do, but hey neither is shooting while driving a car in real life .
I didn't get a chance to try multi last night, but I can't wait to get home to jump right in again!
Haha yeah this game is amazing. Truth be told I never was too big into GTA, but this game certainly has turned things around in the short time I've had with it. There have been many improvements and it makes the game SO much more enjoyable (the third person perspective like Crush mentioned is the biggest one, along with the improved driving physics). I haven't had a chance to try online yet either, but I'll be down to roll deep with the AT crew later tonight. With this and Mario Kart, I think the PSU event is screwed for me haha.
Holy shit, the multiplayer modes are nothing short of BRILLIANT!
We need to get like 12 or 16 guys on and do some 4 on 4 on 4 (on 4) Mafiya mode.
Yeah and we haven't tried all of the multiplayer modes yet
Yeah good shit last night haha. Two words: FUCKING HELICOPTERS.
I didn't seem to have any probs with the choppers I can't wait to throw down again tonight. We gotta man up on the turf-war and co-op modes!
Naba is a beast on Mafya mode. Also cops and crooks is awesome, I've noticed that when playing one for all mode, you gotta split up cause if crooks maage to get just one person to the getaway vehicle, they win.
Can't wait for another round of this shit! :D
well, 32 hours of gameplay later, I beat it. The last missions is crazy, assuming it's no different on the choices you make. (?) A bit of advice, save achievement gains for when you beat the game, having wasted so much time on the mini-games trying to get achievements (Fucking bowling.) I missed that stupid "Beat the game in under thirty hours" achievement, haha. Oh well, It's a nice excuse to go back and make some new choices!
Noice man. Out of curiosity what was your completion % when you beat the game?
I remember in SA i was about 45% completion when i first beat it, and VC I was around 55%.
this one was about 60-65ish I think?
Spoilers kind of, but not really at all.
I don't think you need to do every mission along the way though. Like the Bernie and Assassins missions? I think those can probably wait until after, and since the assassin has so many damn missions, I really reccomend waiting to complete his until afterwards, or you'll waste a lot of time.
GGs on the ranked matches tonight. Gotta get them level ups, grinding Bustas for mad exp.
We need to do some more, still haven't tried Turf War yet.
Yeah sorry I bailed last night had a wicked headache and the last time I played with you guys I was an hour late for work haha. I'll be down tonight though if it's on again.
Yeah, that car chase was EPIC. It was like out of a damn movie or something
Multiplayer ProTips courtesy of Kotaku and Rockastar:
So since a few of us have already beat the game what do you guys think? I was personally very impressed. But I wanna hear from you guys first before I go much more in depth?
I liked the story a lot. It was the first GTA where you actually got a feel for the depth of the characters, their motivations, etc. In the previous games you were just an amoral thug. I read a lot of bitching about the car chases in the game, but I thought they were great. I think the peopel complaining are just noobs that can't figure out the finer points of driving.
I got the ending where Kate dies. When it happened I was like "oh shiiiiit". I knew something bad was going to go down at the wedding, but I didn't expect that. It was a good catalyst for the ending of the game though, since Niko's revenge on Darko was pretty unfulfilling.
Gameplay-wise I like the changes to the side-job missions, like the taxi and vigilante missions. Sucks that they don't have the fire and ambulance missions anymore though. The whole relationship focused aspect of the game is fun, but it can be a hassle when you are trying to do missions and you have 4 people asking you to hang out. The perks you get for building up the relationships are nice though.
The multiplayer is fun as hell, I think that aspect along will give the game a lot of legs, and downloadable expansions will just fuel the fire later this year.
I just cleared single player mode at 61.75%. I got the ending where Kate dies as well. I really enjoy GTA4, it's much more immersive than the predecessors as i believe AC9 mentioned above. the improvements in realism and functionality of the combat/driving systems, along with the whole cellphone/contacts interface are nice improvements and along with the lush graphics of modern gaming, really give the series a polished and shiny finish.
My few qualms with the game are easily fixed via DLC:
Limited clothing selections
Lack of more boat/plane/chopper interaction.
also the "friends" calling your cellphone all the time gets annoying, but yay for sleep mode.
Yeah, the choppers and boats were way underused in the story missions. Theres like 2 missions where you use the helicopter!
But I always use it to get the jump on the victims in the assassination missions
PC version http://kotaku.com/5033671/rockstar-gta-iv-for-pc-in-nov Should make Retehi and Oddies happy.
http://kotaku.com/5093975/gtaiv-dlc-announced-lost-and-damned-out-in-feb-09
Offical release date for "The Lost and the Damned" expansion DLC confirmed!
Feb 17, 2009
Impressions here: http://www.kotaku.com.au/games/2009/01/handson_with_grand_theft_auto_iv_the_lost_and_damned-2.html
Looks fucking awesome, totally worth $20.
Just got done playing the first hour or so. Pretty awesome so far. The voice acting and animation are just as good as the proper game, they didn't really hold back with this DLC. One of the early cutscenes is fucking BRUTAL too, these biker dudes don't fuck around.
Good to hear that they went all the way with this. I really wouldn't expect anything less from Rockstar and they're GTA titles, especially one of this caliber. One question, is there still a lot of that going out with your homies shit in there? As much as I love seeing American titties with Roman that shit got a little stale after doing 20 times.
Not as far as I can tell.
They have a new mechanic where your "crew" has experience bars, and the more gunfights they get in and win, the better they become. If a member of the gang dies then they are dead forever and get put up on the "memorial wall" inside the Lost's gang clubhouse, and you get a new recruit for your posse. Right from the start you already have gang members that can bring you a bike if you lose yours, drive up with a weapons van, etc.
Since the setting for this story has the main character already established as a high ranking member of his gang, you don't need to do the "footwork" like in previous GTA's, building your reputation and such.
Also it already has had a tie in to the main GTA4 story, one of the biker dudes I ran a mission with is the same guy that was sleeping with that russian crime boss's daughter, who Niko had to kill in an early mission
New GTA4 DLC expansion announced. "The Ballad of Gay Tony". Coming this Fall to 360, 1600 MS points. This confirms the theory that the "Impossible Trinity" bank heist mission ties all 3 DLC lead characters together.
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