Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV Dated April 29th)

[FAMOUS]

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/

[Slate]

What is this? Is it a Timer counting down until the trailer comes out?

[cyberfluxor]

That's what it'd appear to be. Very interesting to see what the hell they're doing because I can't stand the same GTA3 engine and crap. I hear they're doing the top-down 2D or 3D perspective interface option. (This comming from a GTA 1 & 2 fan)

[PallarAndersVisa]

yeah, I'm expecting something big. But I really don't like this franchise. Once I got tired of doing the missions, I found the game to be a half assed driving game, half assed shooter, half assed action game with half assed controls and a half assed camera.

[Richter Belmount]

3 years? Ah damn it

[scooterb23]

3 years? Ah damn it


/me suggests going back and counting the numbers again.


That looks like 3 days to me :D

I hope it is something special. III kind of soured me on the GTA series.

[Neil Koch]

Well it should look nice at least since they're using the graphics engine from the Table Tennis game.

And supposedly, it will not take place in the current GTA "universe".

[FAMOUS]

I really hope it just blows every other GTA out the water! I really want to explore EVERYTHING go ANYWHERE! I cant even imagine what achievements there going to have, I have high expectations for this game and i hope this damn trailer isnt a 20sec teaser, i wanna see lots of gameplay! Oh well 3 days ehhhhh

[ShenmueFan]

yeah, I'm expecting something big. But I really don't like this franchise. Once I got tired of doing the missions, I found the game to be a half assed driving game, half assed shooter, half assed action game with half assed controls and a half assed camera.

I was one of the people initially impressed by GTA III but, like you said, once you did *some* of the missions and realized the controls were spotty when you needed them accurate, along with the camera actin' funky and other things like that, usually players just ran around and killed pedestrians and picked up hookers. And lordy, that didn't get old fast, did it? :roll:

[djsquarewave]

I still put San Andreas in and screw around for a while once or twice a week. The bike jump glitch in particular is a ton of fun once you get it down.

Hell, half the fun of these games stems from how poorly-made they really are.

Here's hoping for one of the following in the upcoming game:
a. Character customization -- you get to pick the race, sex, physical appearance etc of your character ala your average MMO.
b. Return of the silent protagonist. Probably goes hand-in-hand with the first one...
c. Takes place in the prohibition era with missions like rum running and radio stations that play campy getaway music.

My bet's on none of these!

[AMG]

I can't wait to see this trailer.

[Nebagram]

b. Return of the silent protagonist. Probably goes hand-in-hand with the first one...


Urgh, god no. Part of the appeal of the GTAs for me was that you were actually playing as a character, rather than a faceless, personality-less goon like Claude from 3.

[heybtbm]

Playing Crackdown recently has reinvigorated my interest in the "sandbox" genre. I'm really looking forward to what Rockstar has in mind for this release.

My only wish is that they abandon the "gangsta" shit. Gunning down cops and killing civilians is just plain pathetic and most of all...not fun.

[Nebagram]

Playing Crackdown recently has reinvigorated my interest in the "sandbox" genre. I'm really looking forward to what Rockstar has in mind for this release.

My only wish is that they abandon the "gangsta" shit. Gunning down cops and killing civilians is just plain pathetic and most of all...not fun.

Couldn't agree more. You sound like someone who wasn't hugely enamoured with Saints Row, perhaps?

If they don't want to abandon the gangland mentality, they could at least recontextualise it. There's a rumour GTA IV could be GTA London, only in hi-def... GTA+Ronnie+Reggie? Tell me that's not a winner. :)

[cyberfluxor]

Here's hoping for one of the following in the upcoming game:
a. Character customization -- you get to pick the race, sex, physical appearance etc of your character ala your average MMO.

That was just making me think, what if it were a MMORPG. Toss it onto an online server and have everyone interacting and joining online gangs. I can see the media backlash on that.

[agbulls]

That was just making me think, what if it were a MMORPG. Toss it onto an online server and have everyone interacting and joining online gangs. I can see the media backlash on that.

That's an interesting thought. And if there is one thing we know about Take Two and GTA specifically, it's that they love the media hate. It's free advertising. Even their board and corporate issues are getting publicity nowadays. They just can't seem to get any good PR. I wonder why? ;)

Whatever this winds up being, I fully expect it to be huge. Here's hoping it is not GTA London.

[LiquidPolicenaut]

Here's hoping for one of the following in the upcoming game:
a. Character customization -- you get to pick the race, sex, physical appearance etc of your character ala your average MMO.


I really hope they dont do this. I just don't like the whole self- cusotmization character. Not like in San Andreas mind you, but like Saints Row. I always liked playing a specific character who has a universal name and identity, no matter who owns the game. What I DO hope they fix is the horrible flying controls from San Andreas. Those were just ridiculous. Almost made me stop playing the game for good....

[64Bits]

On Friday or Saturday night, I wasn't sleeping very well, and was flipping through the channels at 2 in the morning. On cable tv (channel 36, FX) they had that same exact GTA IV counter on. I have no idea why it was on there, or how long it stayed on, but whatever. I haven't bothered with GTA since III/Vice City. We'll see what this one has to offer.

[Slate]

My only wish is that they abandon the "gangsta" shit. Gunning down cops and killing civilians is just plain pathetic and most of all...not fun.

Oh, Come on.. Running around with night vision goggles on, A chainsaw in hand, Walking into pizza hut without people caring about what you're doing... What more could you ask for? LOL

[jcalder8]

Personally I hope that they make the city half or a quarter the size of Saint's Row but make it fully interactive. I'm sick of seeing buildings with doors that you can't open, I mean they might as well be blank boxes. If I want to go into someone's apartment and rob them I should be able to. Also how about being able to shoot out some windows on these buildings.

[Nature Boy]

I loved GTA III, didn't care much for Vice City, and loved San Andreas (although I agree with the previous comment about the flight controls - they weren't exactly simple).

I'd love IV if it takes SA to the next level (like how I feel SA took III/Vice City to the next level). I don't know what that would mean, though the MMO idea above aren't a bad start.

[BHvrd]

Hope it lives up to what people are expecting and then some.

Only multiplayer, plus 4 player splitscreen....pleeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!!!!!

[Frica89]

I'm pretty exited about this, especially hoping they add some sort of decent multiplayer.

[FAMOUS]

almost............"bump"

[FAMOUS]

5 hours to go!

[heybtbm]

5 hours to go!

I'm pretty excited for this...especially considering that we haven't seen 1 screenshot or bit of game art yet (except Peter Moore's fugly tattoo, I guess).

[jajaja]

I wonder if the site will go down due to the massive bandwith use hehe. Hopefully they have lots of mirror sites =)

[Drag0nsfyre]

ha! ha! I was just thinking the same thing.

I wonder if the site will go down due to the massive bandwith use hehe. Hopefully they have lots of mirror sites =)

[FAMOUS]

that would suck..lol

[Neil Koch]

I'm sure it'll be on Youtube about 5 minutes after its' release, so I wouldn't worry too much.

[agbulls]

This had better be one amazing trailer. I wonder how this trailer is going to affect the hostile take-over at Take Two.

My prediction? Modern America and absolute 100% interactivity with all objects you encounter. Let me walk in every door I see dammit!

[agbulls]

30 minutes to go baby!!!!!!

[hezeuschrist]

10 minutes.

I wonder how it'll stack up to Crackdown, if at all. It's got big boots to fill for me to entice me to want to play a sandbox game without being able to climb buildings and leap massive distances.

[Nesmaster]

10 minutes.

I wonder how it'll stack up to Crackdown, if at all. It's got big boots to fill for me to entice me to want to play a sandbox game without being able to climb buildings and leap massive distances.

+1

I had so much fun with Crackdown, GTA4 better blow me away.

[agbulls]

30 seconds!!!!!!! :D

[Leo_A]

"My prediction? Modern America and absolute 100% interactivity with all objects you encounter."

Doesn't even sound possible to me. So if there was a flower box on a window on a house in the game, you're expecting to be able to walk over to it, rip it off the house, pick the flowers, and throw the dirt out?

[Anthony1]

WOW, Amazing trailer, lol!

[agbulls]

just have a black loading screen---anyone else?

[jajaja]

Site is already timing out lol. No suprise there tho ;)

[Ponyone]

April Fools!

[Anthony1]

just have a black loading screen---anyone else?

Damn, you missed it, it was awesome!!! Couldn't believe they decided to set it Brazil in 1955

[Nesmaster]

Dead. Fail. Game Over.

GRATE TRAYLIR R*!!!1!

[agbulls]

Damn, you missed it, it was awesome!!! Couldn't believe they decided to set it Brazil in 1955

wow. that was excellent

[cyberfluxor]

Site isn't loading. :( :( :(

[jajaja]

www.gamtrailers.com also got it up now, but its also damn slow/timing out :(

[Anthony1]

My first impression:


I need to see more of this game to really give it a fair assesment. If I'm only going to judge it based on what I've seen in this trailer, then I would have to say that I'm pretty dissapointed. My expectations were certainly off the charts, but I must say that it just appears to be a graphical upgrade on a normal type of GTA game. So, it's a story about a Russian dude going to Liberty City. Hmm. I wonder what made them decide to do a game about a Russian dude? I guess the main character doesn't really matter all that much, but I'm thinking the storyline is going to be one of the weakest parts of this game.

Again, this is just stream of conciousness, first impressions off a few seconds of trailer footage that doesn't really show any of the actual gameplay.

[JustRob]

daaaaaamn...time out city.

[cyberfluxor]

True that. Gametrailers.com just gave me an overloading usage error. :p

zomigodz!!!1 GTA4 lags the internets!

[djsquarewave]

My bet's on none of these!
Oh hey I was right! Yay!

That said, it looks pretty nice to me. Not the earth-shattering ground-breaking reinvention some people seem to have been hoping for, but...nice, all the same. Looks like we'll probably see a full-scale replica of NYC, and I for one like the new (presumably playable) character.

Hopefully we'll get some more details in the coming weeks, gameplay shots, maybe word on if they're rebuilding the actual game engine. They're using a new graphics engine so it's entirely possible -- not like there's only one way to build an interactive city. Though...I wouldn't put it past them for it being just another tweak on top of the GTA3 engine. Which would put this squarely on the Sonic The Hedgehog fast track to mediocrity.

[Anthony1]

I'm suprised we don't have like already 20 something impressions of this trailer so far. Hasn't everybody seen this by now?

[heybtbm]

Facts:

Protagonist: Russian immigrant (who's "killed, smuggled and sold" people)
Setting: Modern day Liberty City (NYC)

Looks pretty cool. The official word (via IGN) is that everything is in real-time using the in-game graphics engine. If that's true...wow. I love Crackdown, but there is no comparison graphics-wise. I guess we'll find out if it's going to look this good for sure in the next few months.

[hezeuschrist]

what happens next month?

[heybtbm]

what happens next month?

Nothing specific. I just meant we'll probably get more info, screen-shots, etc. I'll change the phrasing.

[jajaja]

I just saw it. The trailer looks nice, great gfx. But damn, i expected more than this, especially since i waited many weeks for it. They list it as a trailer, but imo its more like a teaser. Not even 1 sec of in-game gameplay and all looks so dark (i know its at dawn/night, but i would like to see another time of the day also). No demonstration of the Euphoria physics engine either :( I read somewhere that they promisted more than a teaser, will more stuff come real soon?


For people who cant stream from gta4.com, try this site:

http://www.gamershell.com/news/37479.html

Alot of fast mirrors there, atleast for Europe :)

[scooterb23]

Man, I was hoping at least for a little something, one gunshot, a touch of driving...one hooker in the backseat scene.

So far all I know is they can make NYC look shiny.

[cyberfluxor]

Thanks jajaja! I got into a mirror in Russia and it's downloading now. I guess it'll take another 8 minutes before I see it.

[jajaja]

Thanks jajaja! I got into a mirror in Russia and it's downloading now. I guess it'll take another 8 minutes before I see it.

No problem :)

[Drag0nsfyre]

I wish they would have shown some in game footage. :(
and speaking of Crackdown I sure the hell hope they make a 2nd!

[agbulls]

I just walked in the door from work and saw the trailer from the official site. My first impression? Look at the quality of the entire city. Everything looks to be textured up to the highest quality.

Anthony, what would make your initial impression be that the story would be lousy? If anything, I think its a really welcome concept. Play as an immigrant in an American city. Not to mention, the Russians in general are some of the baddest mother fuckers on this planet. I'm thinking you're going to work your way up maybe in a Russian gang in Liberty City?

Its impossible to say if this is going to play like the other GTAs. Of course the expected things are going to be there. But, considering the quality of the intial visuals (watch this on HD if you doubt it) and HUGE investment Take Two has put on this game's success, I'm expecting some big gameplay improvements too.

There is only one thing I don't understand. Considering the trailer had no violence, no sex and no language---why have the age requirement to view it? I guess it's no secret it'll be rated M...a very hard M. :evil laugh: :evil laugh:

[jcalder8]

Yawn, maybe the next one will actually show something exciting and GTA like.

[Vinnysdad]

I thought it looked good. Its a huge leap over San Andreas in the way the graphics look. The trailer really didnt show any gameplay though.

[ShenmueFan]

City looks nice...

But...


Awwwww, forget it. There's plenty of time for my GTA rants... :)

[FAMOUS]

dont doubt just yet, lets wait for a week or two till some screen shots or a better trailer comes out... i liked it

[diskoboy]

Best trailer since Gears of War.

My 2 cents....

So is the protaginist supposed to be Russian or Middle Eastern? He sounds like the Russian general from '24'.

[cyberfluxor]

It wasn't anything revealing other than a completely new graphics engine, which really looks promissing and is a large leap from the recently released games. We'll be seeing more content being shown in later teasers.

[kainemaxwell]

The GTA series should jump to the future, like GTA IV: 2199, or something.

[djsquarewave]

The GTA series should jump to the future, like GTA IV: 2199, or something.
...don't the first two games take place in the "near future" anyway?

Besides, that would just be a cheap cop-out. GTA isn't about aliens and robots and spaceships and lazerbeamz. Let GTA keep its identity, and let's have a new franchise if it is to expand into sci-fi realms.

Spacejackers!

...Rum Runners?

[AMG]

The game looks good, great graphics for a game this size.

I can't wait to get more details about the story and some action in future trailers.

[Lothars]

Looks alright, I don't know what else to think about it but I will wait and see...

though I am excited for GTA IV anyway, the trailer was meh at best.

[cityside75]

Let me be the first to say that it's homage to the Chronos/Baraka style of cinematography makes me love it so much more. The fact that they can convincingly create that look with in-game graphics is amazing to me.

[gepeto]

I tell you I think they took the seedest aspect of just about every culture. What culture is left? looks great

[le geek]

I liked the trailer a lot. I like the idea that the game may be more dramatic and less scenery chewing satire. But I got bored with San Andreas and actually prefer the Getaway so YMMV...

Cheers,
Ben

[Neil Koch]

[QUOTE=agbulls;1156935]Anthony, what would make your initial impression be that the story would be lousy? If anything, I think its a really welcome concept. Play as an immigrant in an American city. Not to mention, the Russians in general are some of the baddest mother fuckers on this planet. I'm thinking you're going to work your way up maybe in a Russian gang in Liberty City?
[QUOTE]

If the game is to take place after GTAIII timeline-wise, then it would make perfect sense for the Russian Mafia to be moving in.

The leaders of the three major gangs (Mafia, Yakuza and Columbians) are dead, and the other gangs like the Diablos aren't really all that powerful, which would make Liberty City prime real estate for the Russians.

I'd like to see things changed with the usual formula, though - instead of some nobody, have the main character be a major player in a gang already, and have the game be more of playing off of the other gangs, police, politicians, etc. (kind of like Mercenaries, but more in-depth).

[Kovacs]

GTA IV is the big story for next months Game Informer, so hopefully that'll have some surprises in it and will make up for the underwhelming first showing of the game.

Click for the cover. (http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/EB74A936-8CE8-44E9-846E-ABE766AA1BE6/12021/cover_ed.jpg)

[agbulls]

GTA IV is the big story for next months Game Informer, so hopefully that'll have some surprises in it and will make up for the underwhelming first showing of the game.

Click for the cover. (http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/rdonlyres/EB74A936-8CE8-44E9-846E-ABE766AA1BE6/12021/cover_ed.jpg)

Interesting. Great great find. Our main character looks much younger in that picture than he does in the initial trailer. Maybe he was much older in the trailer...and that quote is from the end of the game?

Either way, this pretty much confirms our main character is a Russian bad ass. :vamp: