Grand Theft Auto 4 - Official Discussion Thread

[Whoblehwah]

I'm I the only one who thinks this game is WAY over-rated. Seriously, I know it's fun and all, BUT IT IS NOT a 10/10. I don't see why people love it so much.

[That Mugen Guy]

I'm I the only one who thinks this game is WAY over-rated. Seriously, I know it's fun and all, BUT IT IS NOT a 10/10. I don't see why people love it so much.

hey u just might be, I mean I don't even have the game or the system to play it on but knows this game looks really really really sick

[Gaijin]

are u kidding me. This game is a 10 out of 10 by far. First of all is the best one out of the gta series whose games were 10 out of 10 mostly so why doesnt it seserve a 10 out of 10. This one so much more fun. I mean others games like ocarina of time got a 10 out of 10 and to tell u the truth it was good but it was boring as crap cuz the boss fights were so easy i didnt even get hit even in the master sword hard mode. Seriously how does it not deserve a 10

[aPoCaLyPsE]

I say 11 stars. It's just so detailed plus the freedom to do as you please; watch TV, surf the web, go the the stripclub 

Anyone else give it to codes yet? The helicopter code is the best.

-"aPoC."

[ATiC3]

I have only used 1 code.. and that was because I was in dire need of a motorcycle.. because I crashed and was skidding too far.. plus no cars were around.. but that's the only one I used..

I would definitely give this game a 100/10!! WOOT!

Oh, and I know this is kind of a spoiler (so don't read if you want to), but Pegerino (or w/e his name is) is working with Dimitri at some point (after around 60% of the game is completed)... You have a choice of getting revenge on Dimitri over cash.. don't make the dumbest mistake I did... get revenge on Dimitri.. you'll regret taking the cash.. trust me..

Oh, and multiplayer is real fun.. I'm just sad that it's not like where you go online in games like Call of Duty.. you can't really play with anyone.. only your friends.. so.. stock up on a lot of friends if you want to play in multiplayer...

[Gaijin]

well lets start adding each other as friends on here cuz i dont have any friends on the ps3 at all and i could really use some

[ATiC3]

There is a gamertag topic in this section... and I'm not seeing too many Gamertag's in there... put yours in there, so I can add you and we can do some major damage in GTA IV.. Party Mode!! YAY!!

[Gaijin]

i will on the days im not playing brawl. plus i never did online so what is a game tag???

[ATiC3]

Gamertag = XBOX Live account...

[Gaijin]

im on ps3

[aPoCaLyPsE]

Xbox360 here ----->> Gamertag: aPoCaLyPsE42069

Added Atice last night. Feel free to add me, I need GTA friends.

-"aPoC."

[Gaijin]

i went into an ally and did the helicopter cheat then the helicopter appeared stuck the building. The tail of the copter was sticking so i tried jumping at it and it let me grab on and the whole copter flew out the wall and blew up with me on it . It almost killed me. Another time i did the nrg900 cheat to get that fast bike but when it appeared it was floating in mid air. I jumped up a ledge and grabbed on to it but it wouldnt come down. I dropped and shot at it and the bike fell on me and killed me.

[ATiC3]

.. I did almost the same thing with the bike.. It stuck into a pole in front of a hospital.. and I took a picture.. lmao..

yeah, multi-player is fun, too.. Although, I have not played it for a few days, because no one will try adding me on the 360... 

[Gaijin]

if i had a 360 i would. I been sick so online at a computer or game is out of the question. I jus use my phone to talk on here. I got ps3 and i dont know where or how to get ppl added.

[Violent Ken Masters]

I don't have the game so can anybody tell me how it differs from GTA:SA, besides the graphics.
Does it have the weight system, and dress system like in GTA:SA?

[Sasuke-kun]

I don't have the game either...
But a friend of mine have it and the most easy thing to spot on this game is the realism on the game.

No more bulletproof guy, no more cool weapons (Gattling gun, flamethrower and others...) Just a rocket launcher with max capacity of 8 shots.

No amazing vehicles like tank to name an example...

That's some stuff they have changed on this game.

Oh...
And also.
Is a new and fresh start on the series so...

GTA III, VC and SA events never happened on this new plot.

Does it have the weight system, and dress system like in GTA:SA?

As far as I know for the first one...
No.

Don't know or haven't asked anything about clothes change on this game to my friend.

[ATiC3]

No weight system (I think that was a weird system anyways.. but it was more realistic).. actually Niko looks kind of heavy in this game after having him try on some jackets.. I was like... wtf.. d@m... .

You still can't knock over a tree, but you can surely still knock over a pole... 

[Violent Ken Masters]

No weight system (I think that was a weird system anyways.. but it was more realistic).. actually Niko looks kind of heavy in this game after having him try on some jackets.. I was like... wtf.. d@m... .

You still can't knock over a tree, but you can surely still knock over a pole... 

Yeah, I just got the game today and it is OMG. At first I was having trouble with the new game engine, because I've been so used to the typical engine used in the ps2 GTA games that I memorized it. Lol, the first time I used a gun, I got shot down. I like the fighting system A LOT better though, like the typical punches, and then the option to kick the opponent in the nads. Also, I like how you can just run into stores without loading screens. The graphics are probably some of the best, the only thing I don't like is how dark it is. Like some times it's so dark I can't see a thing. I like the new collision detection though, like if you knock down a street light, the light will fall off and well you get the picture. Also Another cool thing is, you can just hold up somebody in a car, and they will either try to speed up, or let you have the vehicle. I remembered one time, I crashed up a car pretty bad, and I was having trouble starting it. I thought the engine died on me entirely until 2 minutes later. Another thing I like is the GPS tracking system.

The game is just very realistic and sweet . Although the swimming isn't as in depth as it was in GTA:SA, but it's good that you can swim. The amount of detail put into the game was awesome. 
I'm glad they but the song "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks in.  BTW I have the ps3 version, so if anybody wants to play me online, just pm me.
My gamertag is evilmajikman

[ATiC3]

d@m..... why ps3... why?? Well.. the good news for you is that they made a patch of some sort for the ps3 version.. It automatically downloads when you load the game... so I guess that's good.. but it's still not as great as the XBOX 360 version!! Using XBOX Live with the game is SWEEET!

People need to start adding me on XBOX Live, because I've already beaten the game.. and there's not much to do afterwards except to do all of the achievements.... woho....   
I want to multi-play!!

My gamertag name is the same as this one....... ATICE... 
So.. start adding me people...

[Gaijin]

No weight system (I think that was a weird system anyways.. but it was more realistic).. actually Niko looks kind of heavy in this game after having him try on some jackets.. I was like... wtf.. d@m... .

You still can't knock over a tree, but you can surely still knock over a pole... 

Yeah, I just got the game today and it is OMG. At first I was having trouble with the new game engine, because I've been so used to the typical engine used in the ps2 GTA games that I memorized it. Lol, the first time I used a gun, I got shot down. I like the fighting system A LOT better though, like the typical punches, and then the option to kick the opponent in the nads. Also, I like how you can just run into stores without loading screens. The graphics are probably some of the best, the only thing I don't like is how dark it is. Like some times it's so dark I can't see a thing. I like the new collision detection though, like if you knock down a street light, the light will fall off and well you get the picture. Also Another cool thing is, you can just hold up somebody in a car, and they will either try to speed up, or let you have the vehicle. I remembered one time, I crashed up a car pretty bad, and I was having trouble starting it. I thought the engine died on me entirely until 2 minutes later. Another thing I like is the GPS tracking system.

The game is just very realistic and sweet . Although the swimming isn't as in depth as it was in GTA:SA, but it's good that you can swim. The amount of detail put into the game was awesome. 
I'm glad they but the song "Edge of Seventeen" by Stevie Nicks in.  BTW I have the ps3 version, so if anybody wants to play me online, just pm me.
My gamertag is evilmajikman

i hear you vkm i brought my ps3 up here to day so no brawling for me. ill be on some gta4 stuff. so ill add you....i dont have a gamertag yet but when i get one today ill let you know whatsup and we can get thing crackin and for any of you other ps3 owners out there with this game pm me your gamertags please so i can add you all. ok im on vkm and im bout to add you

[Gaijin]

sorry to double post guys but i just got done playing gta online and i tricked ppl . i would get a car then honk my horn like i wanted them to ride with me and then id drive into the water but diove out so that id be on land and they would end up in the water helpless and then id shoot them b4 they made it back some ppl didnt trust me so i ahd to take them around and kill some other ppl b4  i turned on then . i one time crashed into a wall right after i helped someone kill a guy and i dove out so they died and i lived . so gta=dta (dont trust anybody) and the age old rule your parents tell you....dont get in the car with strangers . this one guy who i did it to tried to do the same to me but i swam to shore and he swam and got a boat so i dived on the boat and shot at someone else then when he thought i was all cool i shot him and took the boat. it was awesome. another thing i did was in all the gunfights i used only my knife and i killed someone who had a rocket launcher. i had to dodge and jump over the rockets and then i went to work on him when i got close to him with that knife. man its so addicting

[Violent Ken Masters]

d@m..... why ps3... why?? Well.. the good news for you is that they made a patch of some sort for the ps3 version.. It automatically downloads when you load the game... so I guess that's good.. but it's still not as great as the XBOX 360 version!! Using XBOX Live with the game is SWEEET!

People need to start adding me on XBOX Live, because I've already beaten the game.. and there's not much to do afterwards except to do all of the achievements.... woho....   
I want to multi-play!!

My gamertag name is the same as this one....... ATICE... 
So.. start adding me people...

The reason I got the ps3 version is simply because I hate xbox live. I think Bill Gates should have his nails ripped out for making people pay to play all games online.
I bought a subscription for several months last year, and only used it for a week. If you're somebody as busy as I am, you're not going to have time to use up all of a 3 month subscription. You're probably not even going to have enough time to play for a 1 month subscription if you're as busy as I am. So I'm not going to pay for online services, which I'm not getting my money worth. I just wait around until I see trials for Gold, that's the way I've been doing it up until now, and it seems to be pretty cost effective so far.

The one thing I really hate about GTA4 is, how dark everything is.
I've failed a mission 4 times because the person I was stalking kept walking in these pitch black areas where I couldn't see a damn thing. I mean, I wish they would just give me a flashlight or night vision goggles, it's ridiculous, oh and this happened during day time, so most of Liberty City is at it's darkest, even during sunny days. The high beams on cars help, but if your on your feet, then you're screwed.

My favorite weapon in the game is the pump action shotgun. I get no more joy then being in a gunfight, acting like the terminator, and running up through a place killing every enemy in the vicinity.

sorry to double post guys but i just got done playing gta online and i tricked ppl . i would get a car then honk my horn like i wanted them to ride with me and then id drive into the water but diove out so that id be on land and they would end up in the water helpless and then id shoot them b4 they made it back some ppl didnt trust me so i ahd to take them around and kill some other ppl b4  i turned on then . i one time crashed into a wall right after i helped someone kill a guy and i dove out so they died and i lived . so gta=dta (dont trust anybody) and the age old rule your parents tell you....dont get in the car with strangers . this one guy who i did it to tried to do the same to me but i swam to shore and he swam and got a boat so i dived on the boat and shot at someone else then when he thought i was all cool i shot him and took the boat. it was awesome. another thing i did was in all the gunfights i used only my knife and i killed someone who had a rocket launcher. i had to dodge and jump over the rockets and then i went to work on him when i got close to him with that knife. man its so addicting

That sounds good. I'm still playing story mode so I can unlock the other islands.

[ATiC3]

If you go to start, and go to display.. you can increase the brightness and contrast so you can see better... plus.. that's one of the main thing's I hate about ps3.. the screen is so much darker when using the ps3 system..

[Violent Ken Masters]

If you go to start, and go to display.. you can increase the brightness and contrast so you can see better... plus.. that's one of the main thing's I hate about ps3.. the screen is so much darker when using the ps3 system..

Actually, I saw a video on gametrailers comparing the two, and I really couldn't tell the difference. Gametrailers comparisons use the same tv, same contrast and everything, so I'm sure it's not just the ps3 version.

Edit: I increased the brightness and contrast just as you said, and it works perfectly. I've gotten a bit further in the game so I'm now in Manhattan. 

Also how do you get gloves? I've seen some pictures where he's wearing gloves, but I haven't found any at the clothes shops. If Rockstar makes a series with GTA4 like they did with GTA3, I hope a lot of things from GTA3:SA return, such as hair cuts, underwater swimming, a lot of weapons. I like the new targetting system, it reminds me a little bit of Resident Evil 4, except with the ability to lock on to targets.

@donaldb22: How do you get a knife? I haven't found any blunt objects in the entire game except for a baseball bat.

[Gaijin]

i fought somebody and got it