Grand Theft Auto IV

[Madame Adequate]

No thread yet? How strange.

Very well then, it begins now. 21 days to release and things are really, really starting to hot up. I give you this Kotaku article to whet your appetites: Holy Lord (http://kotaku.com/376220/hands-on-with-gta-multiplayer-city-of-chaos).

Highlights: GTA IV has multiplayer that does not require PC mods to play. GTA IV has original multiplayer modes that don't seem gimmicky. GTA IV has multiplayer modes which capitalize on the open-world environment, rather than trying to shoehorn some sort of uninspiring race mode into the game where your cars can't even be damaged or some sort.

I already expected GTA IV to be incredible. Everything up to this point looks amazing, and I've been anticipating it for months. Now, however, the multiplayer is just... whoa. Whoa. Whoa like foa.

ITT: Gush about GTA IV, anecdotes about how it's likely to ruin your life, laugh at Joel, and I guess throw in some discussion about the series as a whole.

[Jess]

I've enjoyed all of the GTAs. I won't be able to get anywhere near the 360 when my brother buys it. :(

[bipper]

I must build a new computer. This one can barely handle the graphical mastery of EoFF.

I am completely stoked, though at the same time I get the feeling they are going to sacrifice physics and model agility for graphics. Then I realize I dont care, because I am going to be mugging old ladies and not tipping their daughters when I get a health boost in the back seat.

The multiplayer is just inspirational. We had a ring going on with some sweet death match modules we whipped up, and it would be fun if GTA: SA wasn't such a latency whore.

[DK]

Every single thing on that god damn page is awesome. I will probably be filed as legally dead once this game comes out because I won't leave it. Ever.

[Cookie]

It really breaks my heart that I might not be able to afford this game as soon as it comes out.

[Madame Adequate]

I am completely stoked, though at the same time I get the feeling they are going to sacrifice physics and model agility for graphics.

Really? O_o it's seemed to me like they're doing the opposite. They're going all out on detail and physics, which is why the graphics, though great, aren't quite the best the system has ever seen.

Highly excited to finally have ragdoll physics :D

[LunarWeaver]

I am quite jittery for this game. Though I'm all in it for the single campaign. Multiplayer sounds nice, but I doubt I'll fuss with it much. I don't like deathmatches, and being on a team makes me paranoid I'm the Latoya Jackson and everyone else is Janet. But for those who dig that kind of thing, it's going to be bliss.

I haven't played a GTA game since III. I'm sure I'll wet my pants at what a huge jump this game will feel like to me since I skipped all the in betweens.

[El Bandito]

Oh God, I was already worried that this game would screw me over since it's coming out right before my finals. I was telling myself, "I'll just not open it 'til I'm done with tests." If all this hype is legit, I don't think I'll be able to resist the temptation of cracking open the box.

[Psychotic]

This is going to be the greatest thing in the history of all things.
Highly excited to finally have ragdoll physics :DI was playing Saints Row today and my god that was awesome with the rag doll physics. GTA with that kind of physics is just going to be fan fucking tastic.

16 player free roam multiplayer. GTA is my new god. IT WAS ALREADY MY GOD. ARGH.

[Shiny]

Highly excited to finally have ragdoll physics :D

I know rite. I like it how ragdoll physics makes their bodies fall in awkward positions. :freak: I'm also pleasantly surprised to hear about the multiplayer option.

[Pete for President]

Can't wait. Simple as that.

[Old Manus]

DO WANT

[Madame Adequate]

This is going to be the greatest thing in the history of all things.

/co-sign


I was playing Saints Row today and my god that was awesome with the rag doll physics. GTA with that kind of physics is just going to be fan smurfing tastic.

I was doing the same! Those insurance fraud missions are fun. But the game needs more high places to throw people from. Hopefully this will be the case in GTA IV!

[Gilghamut]

GTA IV is going to be so sweet, and will fill me up until MGS 4 releases.

[Psychotic]

Apparently it's going to have random people in the street coming up to you and asking you to do stuff for them like in Bully.

Also I heard that you can take photos of random people, get into a cop car and look them up using the police computer or something, and get a list of crimes. Dunno how true that is, 'cause it sounds a bit out there, but apparently it's important for finding out about a target in a mission, so who knows.

[Alex151]

I originally bought the 360 for GTA 4 (and the fact that there were no games I wanted for the ps3)

then they post-poned it until around now

I was angry

Now that it's almost out though I'm getting pretty giddy, I'm taking the day off of work when It comes out, and I already have my pre-order set

to say the least.... I'm excited

[Boney King]

Can't see the page at school, but still, SO STOEKD FOR THIS

[JKTrix]

I wasn't particularly eager to get the game beforehand (though I was going to get it), but after seeing that article and a few others I am definitely looking forward to it.

In fact, it convinced me to go out and purchase my 3rd Xbox 360 last night, since that's the version I want it for.

[Psychotic]

Radio stations:
WKTT - Right Wing Talk Radio
San Juan Sounds - Latin
Integrity 2.0 - Talk radio with Dj Lazlow
LCHC - Punk/Hardcore
Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 - Classic Rock
The Vibe 98.8 - Soul/R'n'B
PLR - Public Liberty Radio
The Classics 104.1 - Old school Hip-Hop
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 - Jazz
Vladivostok FM - Eastern European
Radio Broker - Alt Rock
Tuff Gong Radio - Genre: Reggae/Dub
Electro Choc - Dance
Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 - Dancehall
International Funk (IF99) - Funk
The Beat 102.7 - Contemporary Hip-Hop
K109 The Studio - Disco
Fusion FM - Ambient/chillout

...no more country music? :weep:

Oh well, three talk stations, two rock and one punk will be enough for me.

[Roto13]

Rockstar sucks ass

/end transmission

[Psychotic]

In Joel's GTA video he called them Cockstar.

[Roto13]

I hate them because their target audience would find that kind of joke funny. :bigsmile:

Anyway, I've said my piece. Continue fangasming.

[Psychotic]

Well that's the thing about GTA games. Yeah, they have all that really god damn obvious innunendo and "69 hurrr" bull:skull::skull::skull::skull: on the surface, and while that might get a quick snicker or a roll of the eyes, the more subtle satirical stuff they've got going on is pretty damn tasty.

[Old Manus]

Well that's the thing about GTA games. Yeah, they have all that really god damn obvious innunendo and "69 hurrr" bull on the surface, and while that might get a quick snicker or a roll of the eyes, the more subtle satirical stuff they've got going on is pretty damn tasty.Sprunk: A taste of things to come.

And then when you drive a car through it in one of the missions

Sprunk: A taste of come

[NeoCracker]

I'll say now, I have hated every GTA to date. I never played the PSP one, or vice city stories, but they looked just as horrible as Grand Theft Auto 3.

Yet will all the things they are adding into IV I've been reading and hearing about, I think my hatred of GTA may change, as I really seem to want this game.

[Loony BoB]

I might get it, but I don't think it supports local multiplayer (ie, two controllers on the same Xbox 360) so I probably won't get to do much multiplayer online as it would end up with Danielle and I fighting over the controller. :p

So if the review is correct in that the only real advance on the other GTAs is the multiplayer stuff and Danielle and I can't both play at the same time, then it's not much of an advance for me. Still, here's hoping there is eventually a Windows release so we can both hitch on that way.

[Spuuky]

The other advance is that it is MASSIVE. Plus pedestrians are meaningful.

[Loony BoB]

From what I understand, based on the GTA IV review by FHM since they got a play-through themselves, it's not as large as the likes of GTA San Andreas.

[Cz]

It's not as large in terms of sheer space, but that's because much of SA's map was empty countryside in which very little happened. The urbanised area of GTAIV looks to be about as large as the three cities of San Andreas combined, and you just know that every street of it is going to be packed with stuff to do.

Besides, the big advances are in the new physics engine and the revised combat system. That's more important than multiplayer to me, but I think I'm in the minority.:p

[Croyles]

Ricky Gervais to make GTA IV appearance | DarkZero (http://darkzero.co.uk/game-news/ricky-gervais-to-make-gta-iv-apparence/)
News: Ricky Gervais in GTA: "I look slightly tougher" - ComputerAndVideoGames.com (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=187141)
Lol


Official Playstation Magazine GTA IV REVIEW SCANS [SPOILERS BEWARE, ITS A REVIEW] - PS3Forums (http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?t=133718)


Here are the details within the Review

- Leave Niko standing there and he'll scratch his balls
- Groups include the Irish hoodlums, the depressed ex-cons and a paranoid lesbian coke dealer
- One car is called the Corquette.
- Two of the girlfriends are called Carmen and Katie.
- While dating Press Circle to try your luck or X to say goodnight.
- You can hijack a van transporter carrying a convict.
- Press L1 to order order a dog about.
- Hidden Packages and Stunt Jumps are back
- Your Mobile phone starts out with a standard pay as you go model but you can upgrade to fancier models with more features.
- The vibrate function in the PS3 version can be felt when the mobile phone rings
- You have Frank McReary and Patrick "Packie" McReary and now there is Gerry McReary he is an ex IRA member.
- You can call 911 on your mobile phone to get the police to check the crime database
- One of the missions is called "Three Leaf Clover"
- The phone also lets you jump back into failed missions just by clicking 'Yes'
- After killing one of Niko's bosses you can ring his number and you hear an answer machine message from his grieving wife
- You can unlock your friends uniques perks by finding out what they like to eat and drink
- A new location is called the Pink Triangle Gentlemen's Club
- There is a shootout at the Libertonian Museum
- You can blind fire with any weapon except the Sniper Rifle
- When you call a taxi using L1, Niko will literally whistle
- On the Radio Lazlow says "a penis like a tube of tennis balls".
- There is an advert for a website called babiesovernight.com

THE GAME 10 OUT OF 10 - PERFECT SCORE


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[Old Manus]

Hand me a cigarette, I just came.

[Dreddz]

I guess Rockstar never knew that Ricky Gervais was never funny.

Anywho, ive only ever been interested in the radio stations, hopefully they can actually pick some good music for this game like they did in Vice City and NOT in San Andreas.

[KentaRawr!]

The multiplayer looks like fun, but the GTA Series has never been my cup of tea.

[Croyles]

GTA is great! And Ricky Gervais IS FUNNY!
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Sometimes...

[Psychotic]

Ricky Gervais's stand up stuff is brilliant. I can't wait to go and see him in game. I'm definitely going to shoot him in the crotch once he's finished, though.

Also registration for Rockstar Social Club (https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/) is now open. (only works in IE at the moment) It's basically a stat tracking service, like bungie.net for Halo 3.

[DK]

Dude if this game lets me shoot Ricky Gervais even MGS4 will not be able to touch it's sheer brilliance.

[Psychotic]

IGN: Grand Theft Auto IV Preview (http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/868/868607p1.html)

IGN's got some info on multiplayer modes not mentioned in the OP so yeah take a look. Turf War is the one that appeals to me most, I guess.

Also the game has now been leaked so gameplay videos are online. Time to go watch while doing naughty things to myself in anticipation. :drool:

EDIT: Mmmm goodness. I love the way Niko leans when he turns when he runs. :love: Dismounting from bikes into objects looks to be absolutely sick as well. The guy playing seemed to lose control and do 180 skids a lot though, but whether that was intentional or because they've made car handling more realistic I don't know.

I want it so badly!

[Selphie]

I'm going to be playing GTA3 to hold me over :(

[Rye]

I have to reserve that ASAP. Gamestop 15% employee discount ahoy!

[Psychotic]

Maybe they're just bull:skull::skull::skull::skull:ting, but one of the people who has the game says that Stephen Colbert is a radio host and hosts the crazy right wing talk radio station.

Holy jesus I hope it's true.

[Vivisteiner]

GTA IV In-Game Radio Stations - Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/03/22/gta-iv-in-game-radio-stations/)

GTA IV pales in comparison to this release though:

IGN: Stephen Colbert's Escape From Skateboard Mountain (http://uk.cheats.ign.com/objects/844/844532.html)

[JaytodaP]

Holy crap, just recieved a perfect 10 from IGN.


IGN: Grand Theft Auto IV Review (http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/869/869381p1.html)

[Croyles]

Woah! Straight tens for most reviews.

[Pete for President]

GTA IV arrived in quite large numbers at the shop I work at today. I resisted the temptation to do illegal stuff though.

[Levian]

They'd be murdered by angry fans if they didn't give it a 10. But I can't imagine it being anything but awesome anyway.

[Old Manus]

I was watching one of the employees playing it (on delicious HD widescreen) in my local games shop on the way home from work today. Believe the hype.

[Dreddz]

My friends (me not included) are trying to find a chump that'll sell them the game before the Tuesday release date. Havent had any word if they were able to get a copy. Apparantly Asda and Morrissons are the two hotspots.

[Psychotic]

Haha, I've seen a video of someone driving a car into a hospital and into the beds of the patients in there.

Reminds me of that mission in the Getaway in the hospital, and I'd go around shooting all the people in bed and their heart monitors would flatline.

[Selphie]

We have all our copies sitting in the back. The best I could do was geek out by taking pictures of myself with a cheesing face and the games.

The special edition is sexy. If I had money to throw away I'd totally be getting the SE, but alas, I must go with the standard box.

[Old Manus]

Reminds me of that mission in the Getaway in the hospital, and I'd go around shooting all the people in bed and their heart monitors would flatline.You are hard as nails

[Psychotic]

You are hard as nailsDC Frank Carter does not play by the rules. He is a renegade. A loose cannon. One might call the fellow in question a maverick. But damnit, he gets results.

Just watching a stream of some guy play online. It was awesome. He was in this battle with some guy, then the cops show up. Our guy just nicks the cop car and drives off, leaving the other player in a gun battle with cops. He also just jumped off the Empire State Building.

[TyphoonThaReapa]

Alright people. GTA 4 is a day away and I've already pre-ordered it on my PS3. I'll be able to pick it up at midnight Monday night. Whoever getting it on PS3, feel free to look me up. Although, you probably would get shot just from trying to contact me. Oh well...:rolleyes2

[Serapy]

I probably will get the PS3 version when it comes out in the UK.
Anybody want to add my tag and lets play together online? :p

[Gilghamut]

The anticipation of playing this sure to be awesome game is really building up inside of me. The 29th can't get here fast enough!

[Shoeberto]

When will it get confirmed for PC already :mad2:

(I like it better with keyboard and mouse, personally)

[Gilghamut]

Don't be surprised to see GTA IV making the news, or seeing Jack Thompson and Hilary Clinton having a field day over this. I saw a couple seconds worth of a clip involving Niko and a prostitute; they don't sit there like in previous versions.

[Psychotic]

Apparently you can choose between oral sex, a hand job or regular sex when you pick up a hooker.

[Pete for President]

I'll be on the PS3 version aswell. I'll get it tuesday morning.

[Madame Adequate]

It is almost tomorrow.

I did not like IGN AU's review score. It may be the game does not deserve 100, but their reasoning for giving it 98 was silly. Very silly.

Then again you can't spell ignorant without IGN :jess:

It is almost tomorrow.

[Loony BoB]

What was the reason?

To me, a game that scores 100 should only ever be a game that you feel nothing can really be added to. This is why I prefer a 10/10 scoring system. If you're using a 100/100 scoring system, it should be made up of various 10/10 scoring systems for sound, graphics, gameplay, etc.

[DK]

So far the game is pretty much living up to the hype for me. The banter between the cousins and the dialogue in the game in general is awesome. And there's such an amazing depth of :skull::skull::skull::skull: to do, before I even went out and about in LC I watched 10 minutes of the TV which is utterly hilarious. The cover system is great, the hand to hand combat is great, hell just going out and getting drunk with Roman is great.

The only thing I have a problem with so far is the driving, the handling of cars seems to be poor and they've done some stupid thing whereby the camera is no longer locked behind the car as you drive, so when you try and turn a corner the camera keeps looking ahead in the direction you were previously going. If they have long failridden race missions or car chases (which they always do) I can see it becoming a massive, massive pain in the arse. It's just not a good thing.

That aside, everything is great. I am going to get some food now and then after i'm done I will be playing all night http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/sickhappy/valid-1.gif

[Madame Adequate]

What was the reason?

To me, a game that scores 100 should only ever be a game that you feel nothing can really be added to. This is why I prefer a 10/10 scoring system. If you're using a 100/100 scoring system, it should be made up of various 10/10 scoring systems for sound, graphics, gameplay, etc.

The reason was that the next GTAs (Vice City and San Andreas equivalents) might be even better. Which is silly because nothing ever deserves a score at all then. You can only review something based on the time you review it in, not the future.

Khumar you are a failbag and I hope that you get cancer of the controller.

[Loony BoB]

I for one already have a negative to it which is that it does not allow for splitscreen so both Danielle and I can play. So if they forgot about that aspect then there you go, a reason for at least -1 point! Danielle and I need to get a second Xbox 360 and TV someday. Or just wait for it to come out on PC...

[DK]

Only GTA has never been a splitscreen game and doesn't need to start now. Multiplayer is only a nice bonus, but the game is essentially single player sandbox heaven. :monster:

Ah Suxley, it's not nice to throw around such terms when clearly the one without the hookups is the "failbag". Wallow in your own lack of GTAIV, Failmaster H. :kiss:

[Madame Adequate]

I also wanted splitscreen but to be completely honest I can't see myself marking it down on that account. Given what it seems to do technically, I just don't see how splitscreen would be possible without majorly compromising things. Given how much they've put into XBL multiplayer, I can forgive them for this.

Additionally:


A "10" is not a score we give out very often. In fact, the last time we gave a 10 to a console game was Soul Calibur in 1999. A 10 doesn't mean a game is perfect -- it means a game is pushing boundaries, expanding a genre, and doing many things to a level so far above and beyond its competitors that they overshadows any flaws. Certainly, GTA IV has some issues, the most noticeable being the occasional flaw in the cover system, but there are many more pieces of GTA IV that are better than anything I've seen from a game in the past decade. We don't give 10s often -- just to games that merit the score.

(sotto voce Suikoden II will still be better)

[Psychotic]

Splitscreen would be ridiculous. Rendering one Liberty City is pushing it, let alone two. The only option would be what they had in San Andreas and while that was fun, playing against people online would lead to you being absolutely dicked.

[Dreddz]

Wait, are there still people who dont have this game? Nearly everyone (who were planning to buy it) at my college already has the game. I took a quick look with a couple of people after college. I didnt play but got to listen to some of the radio stations. Who is the guy hosting the Integrity radio station, we all agreed that we had heard his voice before but dont know where from. Oh and lol at Vladivostok FM, that was a surprise.

[Shoeberto]

I haven't actually seen anyone here that's had it.

It could be that they're locked in their rooms, though.

[Madame Adequate]

Wait, are there still people who dont have this game? Nearly everyone (who were planning to buy it) at my college already has the game. I took a quick look with a couple of people after college. I didnt play but got to listen to some of the radio stations. Who is the guy hosting the Integrity radio station, we all agreed that we had heard his voice before but dont know where from. Oh and lol at Vladivostok FM, that was a surprise.

Uh, I think that most people don't have it on account of it not being released until the 29th. Which is still 2 1/2 hours away. Now I'm not saying there aren't any Khumars around who have ways of violating the street date - because there most emphatically are :mad2: - but most of us schlubs have little choice.

[Bolivar]

So far the game is pretty much living up to the hype for me.

that seems to be the consensus among game critics and average joes who had copies from broken street dates, and of course pirates. Some even comment that it "impossibly exceeds expectations" but we'll have to see. In any case, tomorrow is going to be a remarkable day for gaming for many of us.


The only option would be what they had in San Andreas and while that was fun, playing against people online would lead to you being absolutely dicked.

I was thinking about that, I guess they could but they'd have to make a limit to how far the two of you could go. In SA the only limit (I think) was the boundaries of the minigame. Basically whoever's with you at your spot would have to be working with you at all times instead of splitting up.

[Dreddz]

Uh, I think that most people don't have it on account of it not being released until the 29th. Which is still 2 1/2 hours away. Now I'm not saying there aren't any Khumars around who have ways of violating the street date - because there most emphatically are :mad2: - but most of us schlubs have little choice.
Im guessing that alot of people have downloaded the leaked version off the internet also.

[The Shoeless Hobo]

Uh, I think that most people don't have it on account of it not being released until the 29th. Which is still 2 1/2 hours away. Now I'm not saying there aren't any Khumars around who have ways of violating the street date - because there most emphatically are :mad2: - but most of us schlubs have little choice.
Im guessing that alot of people have downloaded the leaked version off the internet also.

Or the fact that New Zealand and Australia are in completely different timezones and get it before everyone else.

[Madame Adequate]

Dreddz isn't in NZ or Aus though :p Doesn't matter now, it is out. I got it today, just as I was finishing setting up my shiny new HDTV :D

So yeah the hype wasn't wrong.

[Psychotic]

So I walk into a hospital and punch a nurse in the face. I swear to god I heard her nose break as blood sprayed. I love it.

I was also about to jack some guy's car but after pulling him out, I backed off for some reason. I can't remember what it was. Anyway, the guy chases after me trying to batter me, so I ran down the street where I saw two cop cars. Stood right in front of them, and let him punch me. Four cops immediately pile out, guns pointed at the other guy. He surrenders, is forced into the back of one of the police cars and they drive off. Meanwhile I go back and take his car. :cool:

[Lawr]

Look what I found! :jess:

If you can find a helicopter, get near the Statue of Happiness(Liberty) and try to get it so you can eject onto the second story doors. There's a plaque that says "No Hidden Content Here" That's the door you need to go in. Then, climb the ladder and you can see a chained up heart, and it's still beating!

[Gilghamut]

I had Niko took Michelle on a date to a bar, he got plastered, he could barely walk, and the things he said was hilarious in combination with his wobbly walking style.

[Shiny]

The soundtrack is great. Haven't checked out the multiplayer yet, but I will. Solo mode is pretty fun so far.

[Madame Adequate]

I had Niko took Michelle on a date to a bar, he got plastered, he could barely walk, and the things he said was hilarious in combination with his wobbly walking style.

I did the same. Was Michelle pissed at Niko for getting drunk with you? Or was that just me?

Man, I'm glad I listened to the advice of mags and put subtitles on, because I would have even less of a clue about what Little Jacob is talking about without them.

I love heisting cop cars for the delicious shotgun ammo inside.

I just wish there was a Theater mode a la H:3 so that I could show everyone my most brutal death. It was... really painful.

[Gilghamut]

I don't think Michelle was pissed at Niko, from what I could gather. I took her to another bar and again Niko got drunk as hell, again his reaction was great.

I did a stunt jump, and the Euphoria engine is very good, on the slow-mo I watched Niko's body react to the landing which was pretty good. Very good engine.

I also got in a cop car myself and checked out it's computer, that is so freaking neat. I couldn't find any record for Niko, yet that is. It's so cool that you can see where crimes are currently happening too.

[CimminyCricket]

I will get this game, I get paid tomorrow! :D

[DK]

My favourite Michelle related incident was when we came out of the caberet club after a date and I hailed a taxi and ran over and just as I was getting in the back seat she came running over after me and some dude just came steaming out of nowhere in his big car and ploughed right into her and sent her bouncing off down the street. It was hilarious.

[Lawr]

My friend accidentally pulled out a weapon, and some random guy pulls out his shotgun and my friend booked it outside and all you hear is two gunshots. So my friend walked back in the bowling alley and Michelle was lying on the floor, dead. Then the guy killed Niko, which was also funny.

[Captain Maxx Power]

I shall not be purchasing this game. Feel free to carry on though.

[Old Manus]

Holy crap. The multiplayer in this game is better than the single player. There's nothing like having 3 other homies in your car on Cops and Crooks, doing an insane jump and listening to them all shout HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT on the mic.

[Vivisteiner]

So I walk into a hospital and punch a nurse in the face. I swear to god I heard her nose break as blood sprayed. I love it.

You're horrible and mean. You should go to prison for that.



EDIT: Oh, wait, did you do that in real life or in the game? Either way you're still mean.

[Bolivar]

Dude...

[Madame Adequate]

So I love bombing down Dukes Boulevard on a bike, and when you hit the little hump that takes you through the triumphal arch, bail in midair. It is awesome. I love bailing out of things in this game.

Oh, and I smashed into some taxi so hard that I went about five floors up. That was great too.

I feel really bad shooting cops now. When they're all "Tell my wife and mom!" or suchlike :( One said "I never even had a threeway" and I laughed so hard, I let him live.

[Psychotic]

Hahahahaha, Dan just told me about this pageant site on the in-game internet. I went on it and (really don't read this if you haven't done it yet, it makes it less funny) it turns out it's an FBI sting site. I then immediately got a 5-star wanted level. I love it.

[Madame Adequate]

The same happened to me, Psy, although I guessed that it was something like that it was still awesome.

Can we get some Brucie love in here? ALPHA MALE, GENETICALLY SUPERIOR BABY!

[Psychotic]

Brucie is a god damned hero to all. I love his teeth.

Today I have been knocking phones out of people's hands, then picking them up and throwing them into a pond as their owners glare at me. :cool:

[Quindiana Jones]

As long as it's better than that San Andreas piece of balls.

[Old Manus]

Some things they left out from SA that should still be in the game imho:

Countryside. There's no space in the city to ever drive more than a few hundred yards without crashing
Longer health bar :(
Stealing parked cars was pretty cool the first few times, but now it's just annoying as it takes ages and you can guarantee every time someone will call the cops on you
People calling the cops on you
Ability to kill your girlfriend


More to come

[Madame Adequate]

I hardly ever get the cops called on my for stealing a car. Unless a cop sees it or the alarm, I've only had the cops called two or three times.

[edczxcvbnm]

Some things they left out from SA that should still be in the game imho:

Countryside. There's no space in the city to ever drive more than a few hundred yards without crashing
Longer health bar :(
Stealing parked cars was pretty cool the first few times, but now it's just annoying as it takes ages and you can guarantee every time someone will call the cops on you
People calling the cops on you
Ability to kill your girlfriend


More to come

1) Awesome. Country side was boring as hell and just made traveling from city to city a bigger pain in the ass XP
2) Longer or just better damage taking abilities XD Can it be built up strong as the game goes on maybe?
3) Haven't you always been able to steal parked cars?
4) I don't recall people calling the cops on you in SA but I don't like the idea of that XP
5) Why must there always be an annoying as hell female in these games ;_;

[Lawr]

3) Haven't you always been able to steal parked cars?

The parked cars are locked, so Niko has to bust the windows, get in, then hotwire it. He's saying it's pretty cool at first, but then it gets annoying.

[Psychotic]

Stealing parked cars was pretty cool the first few times, but now it's just annoying as it takes ages and you can guarantee every time someone will call the cops on youIt takes as long as jacking someone does, really. Starting the car is pretty instantaneous too.
People calling the cops on youBut you just said they called the cops on you for stealing cars. They never called the cops on you in San Andreas, but they sure as hell do in this game. I guess it's more realistic seeing them do it than having a wanted star appear out of nowhere.
Ability to kill your girlfriendSo true though. Countryside too. :(

Only real downside to this game so far is that the radio stations are crap. Talk stations seem to have like, 10 minutes worth of material before repeating themselves, and the music stations are all just bland, other than Vladivostok having a couple of decent tunes. Should never have gotten rid of the country station.

[Old Manus]

Sorry guys, I meant 'People NOT calling the cops on you'

I agree with you about the radio. Is there anyway to turn it off other than turning music volume to 0?

[DK]

You suck balls, JNR, The Journey, Tuff Gang and Classics are all quality radio stations. Haven't even bothered giving any of the other stations a serious listen to because of those four. Probably ties with VC for me for best music in the series.

Also Hotwiring cars takes no time at all.

The only things I want really from SA are the customisation things, like doing up cars and getting ink and stuff, and then the countryside yeah. Lack of countryside means there's bugger all places to do set up crazy :skull::skull::skull::skull: to do.

[Lawr]

I liked Chatterbox from GTA3.

[edczxcvbnm]

Chatterbox was the height of great GTA talk radio. It has never even come close to that greatness again ;_; I think everyone loved to listen to chatterbox not just because it was funny and creative but because all the radio stations in GTA 3 were pretty much 100% :skull::skull::skull::skull: XD

[Bolivar]

Hahahahaha, Dan just told me about this pageant site on the in-game internet. I went on it and (really don't read this if you haven't done it yet, it makes it less funny) it turns out it's an FBI sting site. I then immediately got a 5-star wanted level. I love it.

You're a prick, Psy.


Chatterbox was the height of great GTA talk radio. It has never even come close to that greatness again ;_; I think everyone loved to listen to chatterbox not just because it was funny and creative but because all the radio stations in GTA 3 were pretty much 100% :skull::skull::skull::skull: XD

Nah, the radio stations in 3 were great, I happen to like the Scarface soundtrack, the pop music station was a good parody of such, and the rap station, while short, had some quality underground. Double Cleff made whatever you did cinematic, regardless.

I'm really feeling the music in this game as well. I'm surprised at how much I actually like Ukranian/east european music. The Reggeaton is actually bearable, I like Ven Bailalo alot, the contemporary and classic hip hop stations are both pretty good, some good stuff on older rock and R&B stations, I think LCHC was alright, too, gotta listen to that one more. The liberal and conservative talk stations are pretty funny, but there's a little too much filler on them if ya ask me. Outside of producing, does Lazlow actually appear on the radio?

[DK]

Lazlow is on Integrity 2.0. And I don't know if you are joking or not but I don't get why you call someone a prick for reading their clearly marked spoilers :monster:

[Bolivar]

And I don't know if you are joking or not but I don't get why you call someone a prick for reading their clearly marked spoilers :monster:

I think you're confused.

[I Took the Red Pill]

I think you're confused.sexually confused amirite

[Bolivar]

I think you're confused.sexually confused amirite

no comment.

On topic: a random "friend" icon appeared on my radar, I checked my map to see what it was, and it said "friend." I went up and this coked up dude started a stereotypical and condescending russian impression. Then he gave me $100 and left.

[Madame Adequate]

Electro-Choc, JNR, The Journey, Liberty Rock Radio, Radio Broker, Vladivostok FM, and PLR are awesome. I am not terribly impressed with Integrity 2.0 though, and I've not given most of the channels any further listening. I think I like IF99, K109, and Tuff Gong as well.

The Journey is seriously awesome. I was driving along the bridge between Dukes and Bohan one night and looking over at Algonquin all lit up, and something awesome was playing on The Journey, and it was beautiful. Like literally send-shivers-up-my-spine beautiful.

[Croyles]

The Journey has a song/sound from Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy (the radioplay)
and also the matrix.

[Shoeberto]

Is The Journey like instrumental stuff?

[Old Manus]

On topic: a random "friend" icon appeared on my radar, I checked my map to see what it was, and it said "friend." I went up and this coked up dude started a stereotypical and condescending russian impression. Then he gave me $100 and left.Yeah what's with that? He turned up near the safe house later on and asked me to drive him somewhere.

[Psychotic]

You're a prick, Psy.Cool!


Outside of producing, does Lazlow actually appear on the radio?Yup. Once you unlock Algonquin, a new radio station, Integrity 2.0, appears. That's Lazlow's.
Is The Journey like instrumental stuff?Yeah, it's ambient.

Journey is okay. I hate reggae, jazz, funk, etc. I just want a decent rock station like V-Rock, K-DST or Radio X. Every single song was sing along fist pumping awesomeness. I just can't get into the stuff on Broker, LCHC and Liberty Rock. The songs on there are mostly bland and easily forgotten. The best rock song in the game that I've heard so far is Zhdat by Marakesh on Vladivostok and that says it all.

Still, apparently there's Queen and ELO on LRR (not that I've heard them yet) so here's hoping.

[Gilghamut]

On topic: a random "friend" icon appeared on my radar, I checked my map to see what it was, and it said "friend." I went up and this coked up dude started a stereotypical and condescending russian impression. Then he gave me $100 and left.Yeah what's with that? He turned up near the safe house later on and asked me to drive him somewhere.

There's I think 3 missions in all with that guy. Then later on that one guy you see with Little Jacob, Badaman or whatever, has his own little missions pop up just like the previous guy.

Pretty neat and weird at the same time. Not sure how many characters in all will have those sort of missions for Niko.

[DK]

Had the crackhead, Badman and Cherise as random missions for me so far. :monster:

[Hazzard]

The interactions between Roman and Vlad crack me up, "You should lose few pounds..." - "I know, im a fat prick!" lol.

[Madame Adequate]

Oh man, you get random missions from Badman? I should actually stop and check those out, I got so annoyed with the crackhead I just stopped caring. xD

[XxSephirothxX]

I've heard Bob Marley, Elton John, and Smashing Pumpkins on the radio. That's good :skull::skull::skull::skull:.

[Psychotic]

I've done stuff for Badman, Cherise, and some random black rapper guy.

I just had an epic shootout on six stars, just hiding behind a dumpster in some alley and letting rip with the carbine. Jesus christ it was sick. Blind firing is all kinds of awesome, as is ducking beneath cover as you can hear the metallic wham of bullets slamming into your cover. I threw a grenade, and right as it was about to explode I popped up and unleashed a storm of lead into the cops and they all just start yelling "FALL BACK, FALL BACK! GET OUT IF YOU WANT TO LIVE!" Brilliant. Just brilliant.

[Old Manus]

The random details this game pulls out just when you think you've seen everything is awesome. I just bumped a guy's car, he gets out to give me a beat down, and I drive off just as he opens my door, leaving him hanging on for dear life as I power drive it down the street. In the end I did a handbrake turn and he went flying off into a wall.

[Psychotic]

I don't know how the hell I've done this, but I've managed to unlock the guy from GTA3's outfit. It was just there in my wardrobe, and I didn't get a message or anything. It's kind of cool making everyone's favourite Serbian dress like that, but I think the suit and tie is so much more badass.

[Jings]

Took Michelle bowling and 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins came on. Greatest GTA experience ever. I've also lost count of the number of times I've ran out onto the road and been sent flying by a car.

[DK]

I don't know how the hell I've done this, but I've managed to unlock the guy from GTA3's outfit. It was just there in my wardrobe, and I didn't get a message or anything. It's kind of cool making everyone's favourite Serbian dress like that, but I think the suit and tie is so much more badass.

Yeah that happened to me as well. I was pretty spun out by it. And I run with two of the casual suits personally.

[Madame Adequate]

I'm wearing a plaid shirt and some classy pants from Modo, along with black moccasins and a pair of shades. I look very... Mikhail Faustinesque. :p

[Gilghamut]

During one mission, after ditching my Bobcat because one of it's rear tires were blown and handling was atrocious, I was running down the middle of the street with a 3 star wanted level, and this cop car came roaring down the street and just as I was going to run to the sidewalk, the cop car swung around into a skid. The car impacted with Niko and killed him as it sent him flying.

During another mission I stole this Dodge Viper look-a-like while a guy was looking into the trunk, and once I took off the guy was holding on to the back of the car. He got thrown off during a high speed turn.

I also found a very nice car that's hidden. You can hear nitrous as you shift gears, and occasionally fire will shoot out of the exhaust. You must have the last island unlocked, Alderney I think it is. Go to the map, and zoom in on the top right hand corner. You will see a road that branches into 3; take the middle one as it ends with a large, run down house. Next to the house is a garage, go behind it and sort of hidden in the bushes is a Sultan RS.

[CimminyCricket]

We should get a massive free roaming game going. XD

[Old Manus]

Yes

[Lawr]

I also found a very nice car that's hidden. You can hear nitrous as you shift gears, and occasionally fire will shoot out of the exhaust. You must have the last island unlocked, Alderney I think it is. Go to the map, and zoom in on the top right hand corner. You will see a road that branches into 3; take the middle one as it ends with a large, run down house. Next to the house is a garage, go behind it and sort of hidden in the bushes is a Sultan RS.

That's the Infernus. I found it once in XBox Live.

[Madame Adequate]

God damnit I got really bad at GTA over the last couple of days for some reason. I'm not as far as some, just doing the first missions for Playboy and Packie, and I have been sucking really, really badly at them. I screwed up a freaking delivery job for Little Jacob. :(

[Old Manus]

Well, this game is indeed 'mind poison' according to the Daily Fail.

[Sergeant Hartman]

Well, this game is indeed 'mind poison' according to the Daily Fail.
500,000 will die.

[Madame Adequate]

Remember with GTA III we all thought the game was so awesome that if you killed 4,000,000~ people (The population of Liberty City) the game might actually realize this and spawn no more people?

Well I dunno if you people did but that was a popular belief among my circles of friends.

Edit: I'm sucking less now. I had the caffiene and it seems to have fixed me somewhat.

[Psychotic]

Actually it was Vice City with the 4,000,000 population!

[Gilghamut]

I also found a very nice car that's hidden. You can hear nitrous as you shift gears, and occasionally fire will shoot out of the exhaust. You must have the last island unlocked, Alderney I think it is. Go to the map, and zoom in on the top right hand corner. You will see a road that branches into 3; take the middle one as it ends with a large, run down house. Next to the house is a garage, go behind it and sort of hidden in the bushes is a Sultan RS.That's the Infernus. I found it once in XBox Live.

Nope, it's a Sultan RS, at least that's what the car is when I go to that location. Maybe, R* decided to change the cars between the 360 and PS3 versions?

Anyways, I went ahead and rushed through most of the missions to the end, there's 2 endings you can get. The version I got kind of punched me in the stomach as I didn't see it coming.

[Psychotic]

Parked cars can sometimes be random, so it wouldn't surprise me if one person found an Infernus and another one found a Sultan RS.

[Hazzard]

Playboy or Dwayne? I chose Dwayne...

Spoiler that stuff. Some people haven't got that far yet. - Psy.

(don't highlight it unless you've completed all of Playboy's mission arc)

[Depression Moon]

I'm amazed on how big this game is. It cost $100,000,000 to make, I never doubted that it would sell well. I'm really feeling the cringe of still not having a PS3 so many good games coming in our future. In the multiplayer is everyone running around as Niko or do you get to create your own character?

[Psychotic]

You can't play as Niko in multiplayer, so you have to create your own character from a few presets. In a couple of modes you're also specific characters like cops and the like, but nobody from the single player game.

[CimminyCricket]

WE NEED TO FREE MODE NOW.

[Madame Adequate]

I'm not hitting up online until I finish single-player.

[Psychotic]

Yeah, there'll be plenty of time for big EoFF free roam games - and by big I mean me, Dan, and a random one of you who is bored and wants to play with us for an hour - later on. I've had little dips into multiplayer now and then though. Cops 'n' Crooks is awesome.

[Bolivar]

Yeah, there'll be plenty of time for big EoFF free roam games - and by big I mean me, Dan, and a random one of you who is bored and wants to play with us for an hour - later on.

This day shall come.

well the random "friend" had 2 more missions for me down the road, i'm wondering if this is some kind of character arch that this guy is going to have. I also helped out some random russian guy.

[Craig]

I think I've got a problem with my game.

I'm at the bit where you take missions from the F sign with those 2 guys. Dimitri and Faustin or something and I took Michelle on a date and when the date ended the F sign disapeared so I can't do any missions with them and it won't come back

[Madame Adequate]

It's unlikely that you have a real problem. Just keep playing for now, doing missions with other people and suchlike. The sign should return, if indeed there are missions left to do, in due course. Sometimes people aren't giving missions out and you have to do other stuff until they change their minds about it.

[Psychotic]

If you are stuck, you can always call them up, or come back to Faustin's house during the afternoon.

[Roto13]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/rotothirteen/Comics/gta.jpg

[Psychotic]

I kind of wanted to go into the online mode and pretend to be really racist and insist that we all hunt for black people and kill them. But then I realised that people would join in and mean it.

[Gilghamut]

That's pretty weird Craig, have you tried calling either one of those characters with your cell phone? That's the only thing I can think of to maybe get that sign back.

ETA: *Facepalms* I totally forgot I had another page of posts to read when I was responding to Craig, so my advice is old news. So not a morning person! :D

[Craig]

Okay I'll just say this and then I won't bug you guys about it anymore.

Try calling them all the time but they never answer, been stood outside Faustin's house now for a while but nothing's appearing, took Michelle on another date, did the random person thing with Bad man and went to the strip club with Roman but still nothing.

It's okay, I'm sure it'll come back soon

[Madame Adequate]

Do you have no other missions at all to do? It could well be that the next mission for Faustin is simply not unlocked yet, and it'll roll around when you do other stuff.

[Craig]

Do you have no other missions at all to do? It could well be that the next mission for Faustin is simply not unlocked yet, and it'll roll around when you do other stuff.

No missions at all. I've done the Little Jacob ones. Only ones I had were Faustin. I can do stuff like taxi fares for Roman or delivering packages for LJ but I guess they don't count.

It's just weird how the F sign's been there the whole time and then it randomly dissapears after a date with Michelle and won't come back since. If I have to start the game again I'll just lose interest and not bother, noooo :(

[Hazzard]

What was the last Faustin mission you had? You might have to either wait a couple of days (Keep saving) until he rings you, or Dimitri contacts you. Just be patient, I'm sure his sign will show up.

[Bolivar]

maybe hang out with people until you get their special friend ability, I'm really not sure. Either way that's not too far into the game (not sure how many hours you have), so I wouldn't dread too much about starting over.

Well I finally hooked up my console online and started playing multiplayer....damn it's a rush. All the reviews online about it are kinda null since they talked about strategies and really interesting team coordination, but in reality, logging in to pretty much any game, only one word really sums it up:

Chaos. In a good, GTA kind of way. Anyway, I'm sure most of you XBOX peeps already have eachothers Live names, but I thought maybe we could post in here for those of us that play GTA multiplayer, although this thread has slowed a little and I have a feeling I'm going to be alone because:

Console: PS3
ID: rmx687

[Psychotic]

Just beat the game, so don't highlight my spoilers unless you have too!

I spared Darko, but went after Dimitri. Apparently Roman dies instead of Kate if you deal with him instead. The difference between Darko and Dimitri was that Darko was nothing, just a stain. Dimitri, that fucker was still going around hurting people without regrets, he just had to go. Last mission was fucking cool with the motorbike jump onto the helicopter! Disappointed Packie wasn't with us though, I'd have thought he would have wanted revenge for his sister. Oh well.

As for the other kill choices, I iced Playboy. Mostly because Dan told me to, but eh, even if he hadn't I would've done so anyway, 'cause Niko seemed to like Dwayne. As for Francis vs Derrick, I went with killing Derrick. Francis was slime, but Derrick was going to rat him out. Snitches get stitches!

This game genuinely made me stop and think about my choices. It was incredibly powerful. I mean sure, the gameplay is world class, we all know that, but wow, the story was fantastic too, and I actually ended up caring about Niko and Roman.

[DK]

I iced Playboy because he was a prick and I didn't want to kill someone who was going to become a friend to Niko because I was curious about what bonus he would give you, Francis because he annoyed the piss out of me and I also iced Darko just because I didn't like that he sold them out for $1000. Although I don't know what Niko is moaning about because he was wiping people out for less than that at the start of the game the big hypocrite! And then yeah I went for revenge as well. Was so happy when I found out Roman dies if you choose money because I love Roman and if he died I would have been mortified.

[Madame Adequate]

smurf man... I chose the money. I killed Darko because he sickened me and after all that work I couldn't bear to walk away, but later Roman was... very convincing when it came to the Dimitry matter. When he said "Killing Darko didn't help, did it?" or something like that, I went with the money, not revenge.

Roman died. Roman fucking died.

It's smurfed up. It's all smurfed up. I actually feel like :skull::skull::skull::skull: in real life right now. =/ I don't even know if I consider that a good thing or not. I mean yeah it's got emotions out of me, but they're not enjoyable ones.

smurf. FUCK! Why didn't I listen to that fucking Irish WHORE and get her killed? I don't even fucking like Kate!

[Psychotic]

Haha sucks to be you.

It's a lot of fun to do the co-op missions with three other people who aren't inbred retards! Also it's a lot of fun to make blockades in GTA Race. I came in last and still got more money than the guy who came in first. :cool:

Tell you one thing about the story that feels unfinished though. Bulgarin. I was expecting to take him down as the final boss when the game didn't end after taking down Dimitri. Pegorino is a pretty :skull::skull::skull::skull:ty final boss. Got nothin' on Catalina, Sonny and Tenpenny.

[Rye]

Hahaha, I'm so late in here.

I just got it today. Loving it so far. It's so fun and fast paced. The graphics and things like TV and dating at the bowling alley and crap is amazing, and I've only dipped my toes into this game, since it's all still kind of tutorial-ish.

The music is awesome. Fleetwood Mac at the bowling alley? Hell yes.

[TyphoonThaReapa]

I see you guys already ended the game as well huh? I really don't have anything to say but the fact that I personally think that was the best GTA I've ever played. Although, a lot of people I know suggest that it was nowhere near as good as San Andras or however the hell you spell it. Anyway, great game. If anyone waits to play me in an online match, my PSN name is TypoonThaReapa. Forgot the H lol. Just send me a friend request and met me in the game so I can put a cap in whoever's ass.:cool:

[Madame Adequate]

Bulgarin. I was expecting to take him down as the final boss when the game didn't end after taking down Dimitri. Pegorino is a pretty :skull::skull::skull::skull:ty final boss. Got nothin' on Catalina, Sonny and Tenpenny.

Haha sucks to be you. Dimitri is a perfect final boss, but where the hell Bulgarin has gone isn't answered in that ending any more than the good ending.

[edczxcvbnm]

I saw Sephex play this game this weekend and I played it some myself. The game is a lot smaller than every preview I had read made it out to be which makes me very happy.

I know the game is suppose to be more realistic but I wish the cars felt like the drove faster. I just wish more cars sped up faster like in GTA III. The taxi was a decently fast car in that game and ever game since has made me long for those taxis XD

Now that I have played it and have seen all the things I can do, it is a brand new era of torture for the citizenry XD

[DK]

Tell you one thing about the story that feels unfinished though. Bulgarin. I was expecting to take him down as the final boss when the game didn't end after taking down Dimitri. Pegorino is a pretty :skull::skull::skull::skull:ty final boss. Got nothin' on Catalina, Sonny and Tenpenny.

DLC imho. Sucks to be a PS3 owner :}

And yeah trolling people online is far too much fun for its own good.

[Madame Adequate]

I know the game is suppose to be more realistic but I wish the cars felt like the drove faster. I just wish more cars sped up faster like in GTA III.

Top speeds are still very, very high, but I agree that it takes a long time to reach that point. When my friendn Barry got hold of an Infernus he tried to get it to top speed - and kept running out of road. I think I've seen the top speed of only three or four road vehicles.

[Psychotic]

Have you guys met Eddie Low, the Serial Killer mentioned in the Liberty Tree newspaper site thing? He also has a MyRoom page. That guy is brilliant. I love him.

[Rye]

The first person I beat up was a tiny nurse in scrubs. I chased her for blocks and blocks and blocks to hear her scream at me, it was fantastic. xD

[SpendGil]

I'm about 75% through this game. It's beautiful alright but when it comes down to it, it's really just more of the same.

Def the best story in a GTA game so far.

[Quindiana Jones]

The first person I beat up was a tiny nurse in scrubs. I chased her for blocks and blocks and blocks to hear her scream at me, it was fantastic. xD

That may be the best thing I have ever read Rye say. Especially when you take it out of context. :laugh:

[Psychotic]

I'm really getting into the online mode. I played a game of Team Mafiya Work with three teams of five, and it was a real blast. Also, disturbingly enough, I'm actually enjoying racing...properly. I'm :skull::skull::skull::skull: at it, well, I'm okay as long as I avoid the huge collision that invariably occurs at the start, which I usually don't, but for some reason I'm really liking this. Funny, as the last racing game I owned was Gran Turismo 2 on the PS1.

[DK]

Also I still think Vice City is the best GTA. Don't know why, that one will probably always be the one for me. Until they release GTA 3014 and give me a rail gun and a space hover jet, probably.

[Psychotic]

There's something beautiful in being in a race, and having some mouthy American (although this adjective is probably unnecessary! You could probably guess that) prick leading the race and taunting everyone "DO YOU NEED HELP DRIVING, PURPLE?" etc. etc. and then turning one's car around, slamming him head on at the last bend and pinning him to the wall, and having him scream obscenities at you as everyone else drives past, laughing and honking.

I'm not sure if "You fucking fucker I'll fucking find you and fucking...KILL ALL OF YOU!" is as good as "PsychoticWalrus, I'm going to rape your mum!" but hey, nothing is.

[Shoeberto]

Also I still think Vice City is the best GTA. Don't know why, that one will probably always be the one for me. Until they release GTA 3014 and give me a rail gun and a space hover jet, probably.
I haven't played IV yet, but I'd imagine I'll end up the same way. I mean, when I beat SA, I didn't really have the same satisfaction as when I beat VC.

There's something beautiful in being in a race, and having some mouthy American (although this adjective is probably unnecessary! You could probably guess that) prick leading the race and taunting everyone "DO YOU NEED HELP DRIVING, PURPLE?" etc. etc. and then turning one's car around, slamming him head on at the last bend and pinning him to the wall, and having him scream obscenities at you as everyone else drives past, laughing and honking.

I'm not sure if "You smurfing smurfer I'll smurfing find you and smurfing...KILL ALL OF YOU!" is as good as "PsychoticWalrus, I'm going to rape your mum!" but hey, nothing is.
That's freaking awesome.

[Fuzakeru]

Just rented this and its really addictive. o.o I'm terrible at shooting ... and driving.... well, I'm bad at about all of it but its a ton of fun! =3

[Roto13]

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto IV (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4902-Zero-Punctuation-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV)

[NeoCracker]

The Escapist : Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto IV (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation/4902-Zero-Punctuation-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV)

XD

[CimminyCricket]

That was amazing, this is why I love being your sidekick.

[Lawr]

There's something beautiful in being in a race, and having some mouthy American (although this adjective is probably unnecessary! You could probably guess that) prick leading the race and taunting everyone "DO YOU NEED HELP DRIVING, PURPLE?" etc. etc. and then turning one's car around, slamming him head on at the last bend and pinning him to the wall, and having him scream obscenities at you as everyone else drives past, laughing and honking.

I'm not sure if "You smurfing smurfer I'll smurfing find you and smurfing...KILL ALL OF YOU!" is as good as "PsychoticWalrus, I'm going to rape your mum!" but hey, nothing is.

Good ol' United States of America.

God bless the USA.

[JKTrix]

Anybody watch any TV in-game yet? I sat down and watched nearly 10 minutes of some cartoon about space marines last night while I was doing other stuff.

It was kind of lame, nothing compared to the radio stations, but I kept watching it to see how long it would go on. And it went on.

[CimminyCricket]

Republican Space Rangers? That show is kinda funny. xD

[Psychotic]

The Republicans are stupid rednecks who declare war on :skull::skull::skull::skull: joke got old five years ago. Bits of I'm Rich and Venturas Poker Challenge make me laugh though.

[JKTrix]

Is that you, Brucie? (http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=p&car_id=244089879&dealer_id=62558733&car_year=2002&num_records=25&model=M3&systime=&make2=&start_year=2001&engine=&keywordsrep=&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&keywordsfyc=&certified=&fuel=&body_code=0&search_type=both&d)

via Kotaku

[DK]

Haha, epic

[Pete for President]

Anyone else still having problems going on-line? I usually get kicked of the network before the round even starts :eek:

[Bolivar]

Just beat it, I think the game left something to be desired, it just made me think how over the top the missions got towards the end in San Andreas, and I really didn't feel it this time.

At first I was a little upset about my ending, but I much rather preferred it than the other one. Overall, I have to say they're both a little poor, I think they should've done alot better.

It's still a great game, I might go for 100% since I got not too much left.

I doubt it's going to be able to top Metal Gear Solid 4 or FFXIII, but I still feel it managed to surpass expectations.

[Psychotic]

You've all probably seen this by now, but it's worth posting. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH2nirEuO-k)

[Croyles]

Hahaha epic! That is really him isnt it?

[CimminyCricket]

That was wonderful.

[Lawr]

I have a question:

Is it still possible to date Kate after Roman dies? I haven't decided on who I should kill off.

[Psychotic]

I'm not sure because I didn't do that, but from what I've heard She's pissed off at you because you did the deal instead of sticking to your principles. Interestingly enough, people have dated Kate after she snuffs it. Apparently she's called them up as "Unknown Caller". I think you need to have asked her out on a date right before she dies or something but I could be wrong!

Kill her anyway. Roman is boss and his car service is very useful, especially because his driver is the only one who doesn't get scared when you do drivebys out of it.

On that note, it is a lot of fun to call up Dwayne's goons, and Roman's cab driver, and the four of you have an adventure where you drive the entire way across the map from Alderney to the airport with six stars. I've only managed to get to the bridge from Algonquin to Broker/Dukes. :( But it has been awesome every time.

[Lawr]

Thank you, Psy!

Very interesting Dwayne and Roman thing you've got there. I might try it. :D

[Madame Adequate]

I have a question:

Is it still possible to date Kate after Roman dies? I haven't decided on who I should kill off.

The choice is easy. Kill Kate. Roman dying basically wrecked GTA IV for me and I can't bring myself to even play it again properly. All I do is stick in cheats and dick around on killing sprees.

[DK]

Didn't see Paul's post so instead I'm going to tell you that Keith Chegwin is Paul's dad.

[edczxcvbnm]

I got the game recently and I just beat it yesterday.

I did both ending scenarios. After I saw the choice, I loaded my auto save file and made a back up and started it again. It sucks that there wasn't really a happy ending...or really much of an ending at all. It didn't feel like there was ultimate resolution this time around or like there was much of a bad guy. Dimitri was there here and there in the background but Catalina betrayed you at the start of III, Sonny was screwing you and taking a lot from you in Vice City, Samuel L Jackson was a pain to CJ from the start. I just felt like Dimitri was in the background for 3 missions and really didn't amount to a final boss or ultimate whatever.

Maybe in 360 downloadable content there will be a whole new set of missions where Bulgerian comes after you and your unresolved feud with him comes to a head and he gets more involved in screwing you over every which way. Maybe then more resolution would be felt XP

Now off to do extra stuff and run around and kill people online XD Free mode sounds insanely hilarious XD Check out this glitch XD

YouTube - GTA IV: Skydiver (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjvnL6N4TWE)