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

[Captain Wrong]

I'm not a big fan of "cinematic" gaming (movie or game, pick one) but I actually enjoyed the story elements in GTA4. Like Nature Boy, I really dug all the little conversations you'd have with people. It really draws you into the characters and you end up actually giving a damn about the as you learn their motives and their characteristics, not just you care about them because the game tells you that you have to. Plus Brucie always cracked me up.

I still don't think it's a 10/10 best game evar, but it is a really enjoyable game. One of the rare instances where I paid full price and feel I got my money's worth.

[Nature Boy]

Plus Brucie always cracked me up.

I love Brucie. There's 3 other guys in my office playing GTA 4 as well and we *easily* talk about him the most.

I also love taking a cab (this is a note to those complaining about the long drive distances - take a cab and skip the trip!!!) and listening to the cab driver rant.

[EdFick]

I wasn't a fan of the earlier GTA games but heard good things about GTA IV so I picked it up for ps3. I have to admit, I was presently surprised by the game play and story this time around. The only thing that bugs me are the controls, which can be brutal at times (at least on the ps3 version). I agree, Brucie is the man. He always cracks me up.

[heybtbm]

Alright, The Lost and Damned is out. Who bought it?

I downloaded it this morning (~4am...yikes) and played the first few missions. It feels nice to be back in Liberty City. I haven't played the game since I finished it in July.

The story so far is pretty interesting. I tend to forget how beautiful this game actually looks. I still think the Xbox version of San Andreas looks great, but then I started up GTA4 this morning and...wow.

[FxMercenary]

its a 360 only release right? Cause i bought the PS3 CE on release day.

[Nionel]

Yeah, the DLC is 360 exclusive. I'm planning on getting it myself, I just need to finish up the main story of GTA IV first...

[kainemaxwell]

Good job. I'm obsessed over these ridiculous "scavenger hunt" achievements in open-world games. I love getting a map and checking them off one by one. The act itself is pretty much the definition of "tedious", yet I enjoy doing it. Assassin's Creed is the king of the scavenger hunts so far. 200 pigeons should be no problem.

I've seen a few pigeons in my travels around LC, but I don't dare collect any until I have a decent map. It's too bad they don't give you anything worthwhile like San Andreas. The scavenger hunts in that game actually gave you useful things like permanently spawning weapons near save spots.

Same here. When I don't feel like doing missions I catch up on doing the scavenger hunt tasks, finding packages, spraypainting gang tags, photo ops, unique jumps, etc.

[Nesmaster]

So, has anyone NOT tried this yet? It's cheap enough everywhere. You have NO excuse.



GTA + R* FOREVER.

[misfits859]

So, has anyone NOT tried this yet? It's cheap enough everywhere. You have NO excuse.



GTA + R* FOREVER.

Uh, that dude is pointing a double-barreled shotgun at your head...

[Nesmaster]

Uh, that dude is pointing a double-barreled shotgun at your head...

Beautiful isn't it?

/threadwin.