GTA IV

StoneCold Skywarp · Post by **StoneCold Skywarp** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:00 am

That's Grand Theft Auto 4 as in FOUR, not FIVE or "aye vee" you ignorant cretin, the beautiful calibre of our customer never fails to amuse me.

Anywho just got back from our launch of GTA IV, 77 copies in 30 minutes. Queue through our fair town was as jolly as the chavvy element was pissed/high.

Had V-Rock playing from Vice City (nothing like Slayer at 0.17 to rouse the spirits).

Game's pretty good fun but at the end of the day it's just the regular GTA formula with bells, whistles and a whole mess of polish.

BTW

everybody!

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:04 am

Welcome back 'Warp. I'm not intrested much into GTAIV, but I'll play it of course.

Civ · Post by **Civ** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:09 am

He's back! He's back! Everybody do the "Dance of Joy"!

I know nothing of GTA IV but I'll still dance the "Dance of Joy" for it as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfPg5LjGYz8

Ravage · Post by **Ravage** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:36 am

Nice I'll try to track down a copy tomorow. With Halo 3 EB went through like 100 copies then I saw Wal-Mart the next day had like 200 copies of the game so I don't think I will have too much trouble getting it

Sixswitch · Post by **Sixswitch** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:36 am

Hey 'Warp!

I'm getting it. Just as soon as I complete my purchases of a TV stand, a serious TV and an XBox 360. IGN were positively masturbating over it in the review I read - I'd like to read a bit more balance - maybe I'll have some time in work today.

It's weird that, isn't it Rav? You hear horror stories about games and books selling out (thinking specifically about Harry Potter here, as it's the only hyped thing I've gotten on day of launch), but I've always been able to waltz into a shop at a reasonable time and pick up a copy.

Maybe I've been lucky?

-Ss

Heinrad · Post by **Heinrad** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:47 am

Probably going to have to get it eventually, once I get the car fixed.

Anybody got a spare set of front brake pads and rotors for a 2003 PT Turbo Crusier?

And slightly off topic, what the slag does chav mean?!?!?!?!?

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:38 am

It really is pretty much more of the same, and the graphics are very similar to past games in that they're not the part of the game that'll blow you away.

The camera feels really strange. It's like you have to constantly fight with it if you're moving it with the right stick. It's starting off kind of slow, it's not that different from past GTAs, and I really liked Los Santos more than Liberty City. It's good, but IGN gave it a 10 either because they bought into the hype or because they had the exclusive first review, or both. The sound mix also annoys the shit out of me now that I think about it. The radio and sound effects are too loud and the voices are waaaaaay too quiet when you're talking on your cellphone in a car, and the radio stations are nowhere near as good as in San Andreas.

Oh man, and the midnight release line for this game and the Halo 3 one were worlds apart. The first half-dozen people in the line last night were drug dealers. No lie. Most of the other people were white or black trash who probably should've been spending the money they were using to buy the game on dental work and personal hygiene equipment. Virtually everyone in line was smoking, even the 15-16 year olds who were waiting in line with their white trash parents. I shot the shit with a guy and his girlfriend who were around my age, but weren't scum of the earth and they both knew a lot about games, so it wasn't all bad.

I didn't even really want to go to the midnight release, but I knew I'd hate to go into town to get it today even more.

martyboy70 · Post by **martyboy70** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:47 pm

Your queue sounds pretty dodgy but not as bad as this one.

http://news.uk.msn.com/Article.aspx?cp- ... id=8195947

Poor guy wasnt even after the game by the sounds of it.

Clogs · Post by **Clogs** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:07 pm

Heinrad wrote:And slightly off topic, what the slag does chav mean?!?!?!?!?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chav

Ah! That's where you've been, StoneCold Skywarp, eh? Queuing for GTA IV all that time! Welcome, welcome back to the fold.

Incidentally, so many people at work have bought this game (if believed, nearly all within an hour of it being offered publicly and one at least an hour before!) and are now trying to serve the public whilst looking wrecked - and holding conversations about the game play with members of the public!

Cyberstrike nTo · Post by **Cyberstrike nTo** » Thu May 01, 2008 12:57 am

Welcome back SCSW! How's it going dude?

I'm waiting for TNA Impact and Mass Effect 2, I'm not into the GTA series.

Angelic Knight · Post by **Angelic Knight** » Thu May 01, 2008 4:41 pm

I disagree on the graphics -- I found them to be top notch. Totally blow San Andreas and Saints Row clear out of the water.

I'm still playing the first few missions, but so far this game has fully met the hype for me, and I was holding some skepticism at first going in. The graphics are beautiful, the sounds excellent, and the controls the best yet of an GTA. I LOVE the improvements in the physics.

Oddly enough, the evening of the release (wasn't willing to stand in line the midnight before), I was able to walk right in and spontaneously order a second copy with no reservation just because they had an extra on hand.

dEcEpTiCoN MEGAtron · Fri May 02, 2008 11:32 pm

Sir Auros wrote: It's good, but IGN gave it a 10 either because they bought into the hype or because they had the exclusive first review, or both. The sound mix also annoys the shit out of me now that I think about it. The radio and sound effects are too loud and the voices are waaaaaay too quiet when you're talking on your cellphone in a car, and the radio stations are nowhere near as good as in San Andreas.

I agree. Don't know if it deserves a 10. Heck, they've never given a game a perfect score of 10 in their history. And about the sound, you're absolutely right. I noticed that right away. It's friggin' hard to hear what they're saying over the radio. I'm going to check if I can turn up the voices in the options menu. Still though, it's pretty damn fun.

DrEvil · Post by **DrEvil** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:42 pm

Deathmatch is fun xD

Sir Auros · Post by **Sir Auros** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:04 am

Ugh, I may go on an in-game rampage if I hear "Top Down," again. I'm pretty sure I've heard it every single time I've played the game so far, and today I heard it three times in one play session.

Vin Ghostal · Post by **Vin Ghostal** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:27 pm

Ugh. The whole GTA thing bores me to tears, and it's so gratuitously violent that it makes me sick. I watched my friend play it the other day, and my wife actually averted her eyes when he started stabbing and shooting people for no reason. I'm no censor, and I have no problem with adults playing this game, but the fact that anyone under 21 is able to get their hands on this is a horrifying commentary on our culture. Christ, a number of my students are all about this game, and they're only 12. It's just violence for the sake of violence, and there's nothing redeeming about it. It's just a shame that this game is somehow more popular than a game like Mario Galaxy. It's a sad commentary on contemporary society. I'll stick with Mario, thank you.

secretcode · Post by **secretcode** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:34 pm

^ This.

Vin Ghostal · Post by **Vin Ghostal** » Tue May 06, 2008 2:58 pm

I'm just so happy that Nintendo does not carry games like GTA on the Wii. At the end of the day, the Nintendo philosophy and business model appeals to many people, because the Wii is killing the PS3 and the XBOX 360.

"The obvious objective of video games is to entertain people by surprising them with new experiences. Violence is one means of doing that, [though] I look to make people laugh or smile." -Shigero Miyamoto, Senior Managing Director of Nintendo Co. and creator of Mario, Donkey Kong, and Zelda

Ostentatious · Post by **Ostentatious** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:16 pm

Vin Ghostal wrote:I'm just so happy that Nintendo does not carry games like GTA on the Wii...

What about Resident Evil? I'm pretty sure they carry Resident Evil 4 on the Wii, which IMO is pretty violent.
I admit I'm not a really big fan of GTA and I have great disdain for run around committing mass murder in free-roaming games, like Oblivion. I'll also admit that it is sad that children have fairly easy access to it, but Nintendo isn't as innocent as you claim.
It's calling the kettle black, or maybe a dark shade of gray.
Violence is still in Nintendo games, it's just comical and slightly light-hearted. Link swings a sword around to slay his enemies and Mario mercilessly stomps on koopas and kicks their shells at them. You make the characters use physical force to cause harm, even if it is justified.

wolfbolt86 · Post by **wolfbolt86** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:34 pm

I never really got the whole GTA thing, and i have just started to play M games.

Ostentatious, it think Vin Ghostal was talking more about the way players can go on a massive killing spring for no reason. All the M games that Nintendo has are ones where killing is done for survial not for no reason. Besides are most Nintendo games based on the good vs evil thing?

Blaster · Post by **Blaster** » Tue May 06, 2008 5:53 pm

Ostentatious wrote:What about Resident Evil? I'm pretty sure they carry Resident Evil 4 on the Wii, which IMO is pretty violent.
I admit I'm not a really big fan of GTA and I have great disdain for run around committing mass murder in free-roaming games, like Oblivion. I'll also admit that it is sad that children have fairly easy access to it, but Nintendo isn't as innocent as you claim.
It's calling the kettle black, or maybe a dark shade of gray.
Violence is still in Nintendo games, it's just comical and slightly light-hearted. Link swings a sword around to slay his enemies and Mario mercilessly stomps on koopas and kicks their shells at them. You make the characters use physical force to cause harm, even if it is justified.

Resident Evil is a puzzle solving game where you have to shoot zombies trying to eat you. That's pretty good training for when Zombies rise up IMO.