It's called pre-ringing. If people just came and did pick ups without being pre-rung, it'd take forever for people to get their copies at midnight. They're doing you a favor. They're basically ringing you up for the game, which they have to do REGARDLESS if it's paid off in full and give you your final receipt. So that at midnight, they can just hand you the game instead of doing a pick-up in the POS at midnight. Imagine doing that for 250 people?
Do you HAVE to reserve? I hate reserving...
sucks on 360 when trees pop up right in your face.
thx
So anyone know if I'll be able to store my customized cars permanently like in Saints Row, or for the sake of realism are they going to make customizing cars totally pointless?
Also, can you do full on co-op or no?
Cars control like shit
Voice Acting is already grating
Hand to hand fighting is shit... are we playing the same game here?
The shadows are disgusting... it has this "fuzzy" look... really bad
How big is the city?
HOLY SHITOh my god. Please YouTube this.
THERES A TV SHOW WITH BAS RUTTEN TALKING ABOUT BEATING UP A DRAG QUEEN
I haven't had any trouble driving or shooting. Meh.
BAD
- all the subtle political commentary of an afternoon high school assembly skit show
It's more like BORAT: The Game
Full of win for me so far.
For those bitching about the controls, you can switch to the classic scheme in the options. Highly recommended.
Full of win for me so far.
For those bitching about the controls, you can switch to the classic scheme in the options. Highly recommended.
it isn't the triggers, it's the janky-ass steering, awkward camera, and trampoline "suspension physics"
Emergency Brake is horribletoo, you are joking right? Its one of the reasons why you skid around like pinball.
it isn't the triggers, it's the janky-ass steering, awkward camera, and trampoline "suspension physics"
hows the motion control serving you? wasn't that what pushed you over to the PS3 version?
Got the 360 version and...
-driving is broken. cars handle like floating tanks
- hand to hand is alright.
- music is awesome
-graphics are :lol
Got the 360 version and...
-driving is broken. cars handle like floating tanks
- hand to hand is alright.
- music is awesome
-graphics are :lol
If even you say this, then GTA4 must really be overrated.
Even though I don't really have the time for a sprawling game like this, I think I might go and pick this up in a bit...everyone else is playing the damn thing.
I think I'll hit up the CC sale and get the new Presets album for free! :hyper
Wow, the vehicle controls ARE really terrible, and the main character walks like old people fuck.
Where do you get Armor? It would be very helpful in some of these shooting missions
Wow, the vehicle controls ARE really terrible, and the main character walks like old people fuck.
That's another thing - why the fuck do I need to hold A just to run? I have an analog stick and it never makes sense to walk. Then you have to TAP it to run at a decent clip. Fuck that noise, in SR I hold a shoulder button and I'm going twice as fast as Niko ever does.
I can't wait for the Wii version... graphics won't be downgraded very much (they're pretty bad as is) and at least the bowling controls would be good.actually i like the reggaeton station. it's pretty good.
Anyways, my brother rented it (360 of course) and I figure I give it a shot. My thoughts:
-I like how the lead character is Eastern European this time around, hell his last name even rhymes with mine
-The dialogue is pretty good, too, I actually laughed a few times..
-Electro Choc is a good station, lots of nice songs on it, hell yeah deadmau5!
-There's a car named the Landstalker, nice of them to name drop a much better game
-Is it just me, or is the framerate kind of sluggish? Makes me a bit nauseous
-Cars control like tanks on ice, last time I've spun out this much in a game was when I tried playing Gran Turismo like I do an arcade racer
-Character's control is stiff and I don't like how the camera moves with him
-Graphics are extremely blurry, the depth of field is terrible, I can't even tell what's going on!
-Reggae and reggaeton stations, eew
-I don't like the fighting, not used to the new fighting system at all
-Just seems like the same old thing, just slightly improved
-Real-world locations are nice, I see a lot of places and areas I actually recognize, in the game
-Why the fuck is Jersey in this game and not Long Island or Staten Island (which is an actual borough of NYC)
hey, what the fuck do i need to pick up to throw through that chinaman's window?
i mean, this goddamned distinguished mentally-challenged game won't let me pick up a garbage can or a block of wood or anything
i can pick up a fucking can, though
fuck i hate this game
thanks
jesus, it would have been so much easier to just let me pick up one of those big, full, heavy trashcans and break it with that
but that might have been intuitive
thanks
jesus, it would have been so much easier to just let me pick up one of those big, full, heavy trashcans and break it with that
but that might have been intuitive
So is this GOTY material?
shouldn't you be playing gtaiv
What is your definition of decent speed? Any faster than "old woman" and you skate on ice
i never said i didn't know how to pick stuff up, i said that it was fucking distinguished mentally-challenged that iit wouldn't let me pick up a garbage can and throw it through the window, i had to go around the corner and pick up a brick instead
i am not trying to hate it at all, don't be ridiculous, you really think i spent $60 of my hard-earned money just so i could hate it
this game is deeply, deeply flawed in the gameplay and control it is based around, and that is not enjoyable
The hidden packages are PIDGEONS this time around... I havent found one so I dont know what they look like
"shit" sounds applicable
you know, demi, you can just give me your copy if you don't like it. 8)
Clearly, my inability... even though I am 1/4 complete
MORON
shouldn't you be playing gtaiv
I just played 3 hours.spoiler (click to show/hide)--the driving controls are fine once you learn how to keep a decent speed and brake properly.
--L1 picks up an object, L2 aims, and R2 throws it. Not exactly rocket science.
--the reviews are insane, but you guys are trying a little too hard to hate the game.[close]
Just avoid as much driving as possible by riding taxis, you can even ride them during missions
shouldn't you be playing gtaiv
I just played 3 hours.spoiler (click to show/hide)--the driving controls are fine once you learn how to keep a decent speed and brake properly.
--L1 picks up an object, L2 aims, and R2 throws it. Not exactly rocket science.
--the reviews are insane, but you guys are trying a little too hard to hate the game.[close]
Uh, we all paid our $60 for it. I for one was looking forward to it and almost went to midnight launch.
Just avoid as much driving as possible by riding taxis, you can even ride them during missions
can you ride them in missions where you have to ram someone off the road, because i chased that old fuck for ten minutes only to nick a pump at the gas station and immolate myself
oh, also weird to suddenly see Crackdown and Saint's Row hit god status overnight :rofl
shouldn't you be playing gtaiv
I just played 3 hours.spoiler (click to show/hide)--the driving controls are fine once you learn how to keep a decent speed and brake properly.
--L1 picks up an object, L2 aims, and R2 throws it. Not exactly rocket science.
--the reviews are insane, but you guys are trying a little too hard to hate the game.[close]
Uh, we all paid our $60 for it. I for one was looking forward to it and almost went to midnight launch.
just weird to come into a thread to see people bitching about stuff that I got used to after a couple hours of play (or after a quarter of the game, whatever...)
oh, also weird to suddenly see Crackdown and Saint's Row hit god status overnight :rofl
Ok, I'm done with that. Really laggy at times, but the chaos is fun. Sorry Willco, I don't know why I couldn't invite you. :(
Ok, I'm done with that. Really laggy at times, but the chaos is fun. Sorry Willco, I don't know why I couldn't invite you. :(
You didn't even try to invite me? You fucking cunt. Now I won't let you fuck me online.
Ok, I'm done with that. Really laggy at times, but the chaos is fun. Sorry Willco, I don't know why I couldn't invite you. :(
You didn't even try to invite me? You fucking cunt. Now I won't let you fuck me online.
Ok, I'm done with that. Really laggy at times, but the chaos is fun. Sorry Willco, I don't know why I couldn't invite you. :(
You didn't even try to invite me? You fucking cunt. Now I won't let you fuck me online.
i invited you but you ignored it
I love playing this online. Team Deathmatch is really awesome when you're the only person using cover. I still haven't gotten a chance to try cops and crooks yet so, if anyone wants to play it later, send me a message yo.
P.S. Driving still sucks but I'm getting used to it and does this game have subtitles? Little Jacob sucks at english.
oh, also weird to suddenly see Crackdown and Saint's Row hit god status overnight :rofl
Overnight? Crackdown and Saints Row have been "god status" since release by open minded gamers everywhere.
oh, also weird to suddenly see Crackdown and Saint's Row hit god status overnight :rofl
Overnight? Crackdown and Saints Row have been "god status" since release by open minded gamers everywhere.
Crackdown I remember getting high marks but the Saints Row love I always thought was a more recent phenomenon. I just played the demo of both games, while I don't like open world games, I enjoyed my time with Crackdown much more than either GTA4 or Saints Row.
I turned up contrast 3 notches and brightness 1 or 2. Try that.i'll try that. the cell phone looks terrible and i have to guess sometimes what i'm choosing on it.
But yea, the cell phone has Dead Risingism.
so i poped in saints row just for the hell of it and its amazing/sad how much better it plays than gta4 :lolseriously. give me my euphoria engine with saints row gameplay and i'm down
i'll try that. the cell phone looks terrible and i have to guess sometimes what i'm choosing on it.
so i poped in saints row just for the hell of it and its amazing/sad how much better it plays than gta4 :lol
:oi'll try that. the cell phone looks terrible and i have to guess sometimes what i'm choosing on it.
You can change the size of the text on the phone.
i'll try that. the cell phone looks terrible and i have to guess sometimes what i'm choosing on it.
You can change the size of the text on the phone.
seriously! The driving makes it so difficult to just speed around down dodging cars and running from the po-po. that's what pisses me off about the driving the most.i'll try that. the cell phone looks terrible and i have to guess sometimes what i'm choosing on it.
You can change the size of the text on the phone.
Oh shit you can? That'd be great.
I really can't wait to get out of class and pop the game in again. I actually look forward to unlocking new places to visit and meeting new people. They really took that aspect of SA to the next level. I just hope that the goofy ass driving doesn't suck the fun out of the later missions, so I can actually finish the game. I'm already getting used to it but it's just not FUN to bop around the city - and wasn't that the whole basis of enjoyment of the PS2 games? Or at least GTA3.
In your phone, go to options > text size > large :)i haven't even tried the pay n spray yet. only on that mission. and yeah, it's easy as hell to get away. Just don't shoot a cop because that's like automatic 3 stars. You're fucked after that :'(
Also, I have to say that getting away from the cops is easier that in Saints Row, at least with only 1 or 2 stars. Once there are helos on you though, it is about impossible. And they nerfed Pay N Spray, so if a cop sees you enter, it doesn't reduce your wanted level.
still, gta4>>>>>>>>>>>>>gta3, gta:vc, gta:sa
Just avoid as much driving as possible by riding taxis, you can even ride them during missions
can you ride them in missions where you have to ram someone off the road, because i chased that old fuck for ten minutes only to nick a pump at the gas station and immolate myself
Nah, unfortunately you gotta deal with thie shitty controls
Kafka, why do you plug your ears? You act like we are the only ones who notice this.
In your phone, go to options > text size > large :)
Also, I have to say that getting away from the cops is easier that in Saints Row, at least with only 1 or 2 stars. Once there are helos on you though, it is about impossible. And they nerfed Pay N Spray, so if a cop sees you enter, it doesn't reduce your wanted level.
hyp and dcx, why weren't you talking?
Oh shit guys, I just encountered my first toll booth! Time to put in Disk 2!
Yes! I just fucked my girlfriend and it confirmed my suspicion of her being a total freak.I just park outside my house and save. i'm not sure if it's in any lines or something, but it's always there when i load up.
Also, I figured out how to save cars. You gotta park in the yellow area in front of your house and save. If you don't save you'll lose the car or bike you parked there, and don't touch the thick yellow lines, if you do that they'll come and tow whatever was there away.
I hated the driving at first, but then I started to do some Taxi missions and other side missions and I really enjoy it now. The handbrake is completely useless as it makes you instantly spin out of control in turns, but I kind of like how the cars feel now. I found myself enjoying just driving around doing the sidemissions, whereas in previous games the driving portions always felt like a chore.
No multiplayer for me until I beat story, so I can spoil people in multiplayer
This game has the weirdest graphics ever. I can't decide if it looks like complete shit or if it's incredibly beautiful. My opinion seems to change every minute I play it. I think the further I sit from my TV, the better it looks.
Do you get anything besides cash for doing the missions for Roman with the taxi and the packages with the Jamaican dude? I did a couple, but it seems like its not leading anywhere, just infinite side missions to get money with no end reward.
Oh, and if anyone ever noticed in the start menu, the stat tracking for this game is ridiculous. Also helpful is the general stats, one shows a percentage of how well you are getting along with your chick friend.
This game has the weirdest graphics ever. I can't decide if it looks like complete shit or if it's incredibly beautiful. My opinion seems to change every minute I play it. I think the further I sit from my TV, the better it looks.
Oh, and both the single player and multiplayer feel they're close to being AWESOME OMG AWEZOME!!!1! material - maybe one installment away. If Rockstar can tweak the driving mechanics, offer more customization and mission variety, along with polished and tighter multiplayer... the next installment would be worthy of the perfect scores this one is getting.
This feels very raw. Good, but raw.
shootin while driving is pretty awful, but i'm getting better at it.Oh, and both the single player and multiplayer feel they're close to being AWESOME OMG AWEZOME!!!1! material - maybe one installment away. If Rockstar can tweak the driving mechanics, offer more customization and mission variety, along with polished and tighter multiplayer... the next installment would be worthy of the perfect scores this one is getting.
This feels very raw. Good, but raw.
I agree. While I am having a fun time with the game, I can't help but feel that I am fighting with the controls some of the time (i.e. shooting whilst driving).
I got drunk with Roman, and we were tripping over each other for like 2 minutes. The new ragdoll is fuck awesome. Then I walked into the road to try to hail a cab, and the cab lightly hit me head on, while stopping, and I just tumbled onto the hood of the car. Then I slipped off it and the cabbie started yelling at me.:rofl
OH MY GOD THAT BIKE MISSION IS THE WORST THING IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
EPID FUCKING FAIL
OH MY GOD THAT BIKE MISSION IS THE WORST THING IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
EPID FUCKING FAIL
Don't even try shooting him. After a few attempts I realized that he's invincible until he's joined by his gay ass friends. So just follow him closely. But not too closely, because there are cars that will make sharp turns to run you over every single time for no reason. Then when he joins with his gang, don't follow closely, because they just suddenly stop in the woods and you don't want to be in the thick of them when you gun them down.
That mission felt PS1 era.
Have you guys driven drunk in front of a cop? They'll try to bust you. I was right by the cabaret when he lit me up so I crashed and flipped my car and stumbled into the cabaret. Mid-show we were busted by the cops.
sorry, no multi for me until i beat story... i think i am maybe little shy of 1/2 now.
so that's where they all went!Have you guys driven drunk in front of a cop? They'll try to bust you. I was right by the cabaret when he lit me up so I crashed and flipped my car and stumbled into the cabaret. Mid-show we were busted by the cops.
yeah, as soon as you set foot in a car they are alerted, which is lame. I got Niko down to just being a little tipsy and they still busted me immediately. Worst part is losing all your guns.
in mafia you had to obey the road rules or the cops would come after you.Whoa now, Mafia was an awesome game, but its main city was f*cking awful. Ugly, boring, slow paced. Easily the weakest part of the otherwise great game. Obeying traffic laws was absolutely no fun at all. The city itself was just so poorly designed.
Another sandbox game better than GTA.
In the apartment, you can change your clothes to GTA3's wardrobe... it's my new setup.
Amazing. I take a taxi for the achievement and it fucking flips.
Amazing. I take a taxi for the achievement and it fucking flips.
Haha mine did that too. I walked away from the television for 10 minutes to grab a snack, came back and I was standing in the street next to a pile of cars. Realism points for accurate portrayal of NYC taxi drivers.
Amazing. I take a taxi for the achievement and it fucking flips.
Haha mine did that too. I walked away from the television for 10 minutes to grab a snack, came back and I was standing in the street next to a pile of cars. Realism points for accurate portrayal of NYC taxi drivers.
Now my cabbie is sitting at a fucking toll booth because the car in front of him apparently got out of his car and the taxi guy can't figure it out. Fortunately that counts as going to another island, so I'm done.
Wait, no I'm not. I want to go save, so I climb into the car that was sitting in the toll both and drive it away - BUT OOPS I didn't pay the toll even though the car was past the toll. So now I have to flee the cops, no big deal. Oops, bad steering means I hit a pole. No big deal. Oops, a cop car sandiwched me and I can't move. OK, no biggie, I'll steal another car. Oh wait, now I have another star and the police circle is huge. I finally get out of it. I'm out of it for like 10 seconds. Oh wait, another cop drove by, LET'S START OVER AGAIN.
I got out of the circle TWO MORE TIMES in my big ass pickup truck and both times there was a cop sitting directly outside of the circle on a straightaway I couldn't get off of. This is a 10 minute fucking process for no reason
My car's on fire - fuck it, I'm turning it off. It's not sandbox when you're forced to do mundane shit every time you make a decision. Bring me GTA3 plz.
It's funny because I was just in voice chat spooging over the game after doing the last couple of missions and loving them.
So, the game plays like shit, looks like shit (Halo32 quality character models, shadow issues and buggy lighting, etc), and is generally buggy as fuck, and this shit is awarded with straight 10s and claims of being possibly the greatest game of all time? Get the fuck out of here.
Oh man, this game is the ultimate drunk driving simulator. Trying to drive Roman home after a throwing some down was fucking hilarious. I think I must've driven over 20 people before the cops finally gunned me down. I gotta try that again.
I played the PS3 version online Tuesday night, it worked just fine.
I played the PS3 version online Tuesday night, it worked just fine.
That's great, but it's not for most folks. You try dealing with a bunch of people wanting to return their brand new PS3 copies because they don't work online. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE FUN TO YOU?
It's surprisingly addictive. I haven't put this much time into a single player game in one stretch in awhile, and have abandoned each installment of GTA by now.
The driving IS shit. Doesn't mean I can't like other parts of the game. I'm actually loving the game. But the driving is fucking terrible
"This game is shit, the driving is shit .... but I'm 20 hours and 50% in, LOLZ"
::)
The driving IS shit. Doesn't mean I can't like other parts of the game. I'm actually loving the game. But the driving is fucking terrible
I'm not going to say its the easiest drive scheme in the world, but its a lot more realistic than the older GTA's where you go 90 and could take out light poles like tree twigs. Hey, isn't this the realistic GTA everyone has been clamoring for? Be careful what you wish for.
The driving IS shit. Doesn't mean I can't like other parts of the game. I'm actually loving the game. But the driving is fucking terrible
For those saying its unplayable though, why force yourself through the game? It makes no sense to me. It's one thing to say its terrible, its another to say you can't even play it, but keep playing it.
I've gotten used to the driving for the most part. First off, I changed the control scheme to classic as soon as I started the game. The handbrake is useless to me, except for doing 180 turns, so the classic scheme fits good for me since acceleration and brake are right next to each other. Second, you have to slow down to go faster. Doing one of those races with Brucie makes it easier to see, if you follow the cars in front of you how they take the turns, you can burn them up.
I'm not going to say its the easiest drive scheme in the world, but its a lot more realistic than the older GTA's where you go 90 and could take out light poles like tree twigs. Hey, isn't this the realistic GTA everyone has been clamoring for? Be careful what you wish for.
Why were you given a vague and blatant wild goose chase of a goal?
The enemies also have razor sharp perfect car turning, even at high speeds - that is what I want, but I am not given.
Franz Kafka can not see this because he is too busy "getting used" to it. Or maybe he needs to just take the wool off.
I love how vague the mission goals are.
Example:
You are given the line of "Eliminate the blackmailers."
The scene:
You are chasing after then in high speed (only on the straight-aways, lord help you if you try turning while going fast).
Your thought? Try to shoot them down, using the convoluted control scheme. Nothing seems to be working. It's bulletproof, maybe? You don't give up though, and proceed with your relentless assault. Cars all around you are flipping out, the AI is purposely turning in front of you. You're getting frustrated. But still, you keep going, unloading clip after clip. What's going on? You can't be that bad?
Suddenly, you fail. Your car has flipped over because you knicked a corner and spun out of control. You are frustrated. You want to break something.
You go online and look up tips... and you find out, you aren't MEANT to shoot them in pursuit, but rather simply chase them until you wind up at a certain spot, where the blackmailers will casually climb out, where you can hop out as well and cap them, ending the mission.
The question:
Why were you given a vague and blatant wild goose chase of a goal?
It's a sandbox, why can't I solve a mission my own way?
Man, here I was watching a cop have a shoot out with a guy...I just drove on the sidewalk and killed some innocents, so I thought I'd restore the karmic balance by taking out this one crook for the cop. So I run over and deck the crook, save the day, and instead of rewarding me, the cop starts shooting at me instead.
This is by far the best thing Ive read from the gaming media.
http://blogs.ign.com/MarkRyan-IGN/2008/05/02/88528/ (http://blogs.ign.com/MarkRyan-IGN/2008/05/02/88528/)
It's amazing that people are already calling for his head and want him fired :lol
WORST ENDING EVER
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Saints Row has better mission progression as well
You can also recruit random people off the street to come with you to a shootout
You can also hold items to heal you, or revive your dead recruited people (pour a 40 for your homie)
Saints Row has better item equipment selection (meaning, how you select what weapon you want to use)
When does Algonquin open up? I'm dying, I've been olaying for TEN HOURS.spoiler (click to show/hide)I just got to the part where they burn down Roman's shop and apartment[close]
When does Algonquin open up? I'm dying, I've been olaying for TEN HOURS.spoiler (click to show/hide)I just got to the part where they burn down Roman's shop and apartment[close]
Just do a few more story missions, someone is going to make you drive in there.
I'm well past that in 8:58 lol.
wtf, all my people are gone from my phone except my friends
Also:spoiler (click to show/hide)Did I do the right thing killing Playboy X?[close]
I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)I think you're at around 2/3s.
I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
I think you're at around 2/3s.
I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)I think you're at around 2/3s.
I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
Michelle.Alright I'm looking at my stats screen now and I think I'm wrong about that.I'm at Three Leaf Clover... how far am I story wise, can someone tell me? (already did the newspaper and Francis missions)I think you're at around 2/3s.
I fucking love this game. Almost got past three leaf on my first try but then I got killed just when I get out of the subway, which is apparently near the end.
Wow really? I'm only like 12 hours in and I'm in roughly the same spot (finished all the ethnic missions in the north and now I just have the news guy)
Let's list the choices and their outcomesspoiler (click to show/hide)Ivan The Terrible: Outcome unknown[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)Duane's Girlfriend: Outcome unknown, but Dwuane is glad you didn't pop her[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)PlayboyX/Duane: Capping PlayboyX gets you his pad. Dunno about Duane[close]
Brucie is the only good character in this whole gameI haven't gotten that far yet...
I did it LJ no time. He likes darts and pool.
The real question is where do you take Brucie to eat? Is there some high class joint somewhere I don't know about? He hated CB and then he hated the local diner.
I did it LJ no time. He likes darts and pool.
The real question is where do you take Brucie to eat? Is there some high class joint somewhere I don't know about? He hated CB and then he hated the local diner.
Brucie likes pussy, dork, why would you take a pussy eater to a burger joint
THINK MAN THINK
It's also cool that you can pull on a car handle but cancel the animation before he breaks the window and still get wanted stars for it.If you listen to the police chatter, then you'll know why this happens.
Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare
Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmareThe first time I did this I got to the marker, the train took off and I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The 2nd attempt was fun though. Once I got to the station I staked out the car in front and ran in and filled the windshield full of buckshot once the dude got in the car. That car didn't get anywhere! :lol
Can't remember what I did with him.
Fuuuucckk this bank heist. Are there health and armor pickups along the way that I missed? How much is left when I get to the part with the train car driving between us?
Fuck the Snow Storm mission. Is there any way I can leave the building with just 2 stars? Trying to get away with 3 stars is a lot harder now that you can only enter a Pay N' Spray if the cops can't see you. I can't shake these bastards.
i can't beat this mission => game bad
i can't beat this mission => game bad
Severity of issue aside, it all comes down to a general truth anyway, which is that this is a bad game.
Have to agree on the fact that there are way too many forced missions. Also the auto save doesnt work too well imho.Chasing the train for Manny is a fucking nightmare
Really? I thought it was effin easy. Just ride after the train.
there's a health pack next to the first set of stairs to take you back to the surface. Once you're out of the subway you still have a 3 star alert to evade from, but that's easy if you evade the blinking fuzz lights the right way. Or you could use Kiki's perk if you have it. I completed the mission just now with almost all of my armor still intact, it's actually very easy if you take your time.
Jesus some of the complaints here laugh i can't beat this mission => game bad
I beat the game and did 3/4 the sidemissions (just hit 30 hours), I still say it's crap.
Saints Row > GTA
I marked it, I saw it, I am a GOD
Worship my knowledge
why put so much time in a crappy game
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Kinda disappointed at the number of side missions. You never get to drive an ambulance or fire truck, even?
I'd also like it if there were more than 4 clothing stores.
And where are the Heli Tours? I need that quickie 5pt achievement.
Also, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?is your router firmware up to date?
QuoteAlso, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?is your router firmware up to date?
and i am tempted to copy pasta your post in gaf for the lulz.
The absolute worst radio station in GTA history (and possibly the world) has got to be Massive B - just totally unlistenable. What kind of deranged fuck likes that crap? And as if the music itself on that station wasn't enough to make you pull your hair out you've got some distinguished mentally-challenged DJ literally screaming nonsense the entire time. Ugh.
Really just shit radio stations all around this time. Very disappointing.
I really don't understand why radio stations loop the same two songs over and over again. Like, "Classics" is such a good idea, until I listened to the fucking station. Same fucking songs over and over again. Did they make the songs random instead of a preset loop?
QuoteAlso, every time I try to get on Xbox Live my router gets reset. Wtf is going on?is your router firmware up to date?
I checked the support site and it said that I can't use any other firmware than the one that came with it, since we got it with the service. We're stuck with a Netgear router from Charter.
Here's the page: http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/CG814WG.asp
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113 (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113)
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Real world physics? GTA4? I guess it all depends on what world we're talking about.
real world or not, it's NO FUN.
also this ain't a driving or real life simulator.
I think it's important to note that both the original Xbox and PSP iterations of GTA have handled custom soundtracks better than the Xbox 360 version. Who's to blame? I suspect it's one of the programmers responsible for the Xbox 360 firmware, or perhaps even the Microsoft certification process itself. Although, I suppose a terribly executed custom soundtrack is still better than no custom soundtrack at all.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113 (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113)
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Real world physics? GTA4? I guess it all depends on what world we're talking about.
McDragon, I tried turning off UPnP but still no dice. I was connected for maybe two seconds before getting kicked. My internet has no traffic or anything. Live won't even sign into messenger.well, other stuff that might help:
what makes the driving even more terrible/frustrating is the fact that your enemies never seem to have to obey the same "realistic" physics laws you do
i was, to my utter shock, really enjoying GTA4.
and then i hit the bullshit bike chase mission.
I quit out, and despite autosave on and a few save points - i seem to have lost the 2 hours i put into the game last night.
fucking WIZARD! :/
I'm still pretty happy with the game to be honest, but damn - the bike mission is awful.
And perhaps some hint that unloading my uzi into the first getaway guy isn't going to work would be nice.
no, i didn't
i quit playing after trying the motorcycle gang chase/shootout mission 3 times, and realizing i just wasted thirty minutes of my life repeating something in a game i wasn't enjoying to begin with
i wish someone would hurry up and give me that $50 on ebay
also, as far as radio stations and side missions go, it's pretty obvious why the pickings are a little slim
no, i didn't
i quit playing after trying the motorcycle gang chase/shootout mission 3 times, and realizing i just wasted thirty minutes of my life repeating something in a game i wasn't enjoying to begin with
i wish someone would hurry up and give me that $50 on ebay
also, as far as radio stations and side missions go, it's pretty obvious why the pickings are a little slim
I mean. If you did it once, then you know that they'll bail the bikes in the park. Get out, use the trees as cover and take them out. It's not that hard. Same for the Union level and the bust level. Use the cover system
McDragon, I tried turning off UPnP but still no dice. I was connected for maybe two seconds before getting kicked. My internet has no traffic or anything. Live won't even sign into messenger.well, other stuff that might help:
http://i25.tinypic.com/90ylhk.jpg ---> set DHCP's lease time to forever (if you are using automatic IP settings)
http://i25.tinypic.com/5yudqr.jpg --> set MTU to 1492 as shown in the pic.
I'm using a belkin router, i know it's not the same but you get the idea, make sure to reboot router/360 when done.
i wish someone would hurry up and give me that $50 on ebay
No clue, don't see any option to turn off lease or something.McDragon, I tried turning off UPnP but still no dice. I was connected for maybe two seconds before getting kicked. My internet has no traffic or anything. Live won't even sign into messenger.well, other stuff that might help:
http://i25.tinypic.com/90ylhk.jpg ---> set DHCP's lease time to forever (if you are using automatic IP settings)
http://i25.tinypic.com/5yudqr.jpg --> set MTU to 1492 as shown in the pic.
I'm using a belkin router, i know it's not the same but you get the idea, make sure to reboot router/360 when done.
I tried clearing the DHCP Lease, but no dice. This is what my page looks like:
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/Gearharaden/FUCK.jpg)
What do I do?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113 (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11037610&postcount=113)I had someone pull the "real world physics" card on me when I complained about the handling being like driving on ice on slicks when I was sucking up the rear on an online race. I told him that I have Forza 2 to take care of my real world physics needs, and hoped that Midnight Club LA doesn't drive like molasses. I really need to get used to this.
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Real world physics? GTA4? I guess it all depends on what world we're talking about.
The mission that broke my patience almost for good last night was the one for Elizabeth where you have take some dude 15 minutes across the map and you get sprung by some undercover cops at a drug bust. Failed the mission first go and had to drive across again.
Why even have a mission restart?
The one where you snipe guys in a worksite off the top of a building and then run in to kill the union leaders is the same. Making you re-drive everywhere is fucking stupid and infuriates me.
The game would be short as shit if not for all the driving back and forth. Why can't the missions all be sorta near the mission givers? Why do the McReary's live in east Bofuck but all their missions are in Manhattan?
unplug that cable and try again, seems to work.
Same happened to me yesterday. You have to turn off your online connection in the PS3 dashboard....but take the disc out. I tried to jump directly to the dash with the disc in and I had to cycle the power in the back to get it up again. LOL@Rockstar.
I still don't know why I'm going through the game on both systems. I started on the 360, then went to the PS3, and now I'm trying to get through both versions. My preference for which version is better seems to change every hour or so. It's a sickness I tell ya.
The handbrake is now the button of doom. Press it for an instant crash.That, and I keep thinking that the Y button is the look back button when it's actually the bail out button...
I really don't understand EB sometimes. I mean, GTA4 is flawed, fuck yeah it's flawed, but Saint's Row is still worse. On top of a completely unstable engine, what with the floor disappearing, constant glitching and freezing, the framerate is so asstastic, especially when more than a single cop car is within a mile of you. On top of THAT, the wanted meter is a shitheap, the sound effects are horrific, and the textures make the game look like this ugly cel-shaded/normal mapped heathen. Add to that some absolutely disgusting art and models, as well as shit VA for everyone but Keith Motherfucking David.
Saint's Row is forever banned to being a 6/10. Who the fuck releases such an incomplete game? That's not to say GTA4 is amazing, since it's like a 7/10. Point being, nothing has topped Crackdown as king of sandbox games this gen (if you forget the first 3 hours of the game completely).
I really don't understand EB sometimes. I mean, GTA4 is flawed, fuck yeah it's flawed, but Saint's Row is still worse. On top of a completely unstable engine, what with the floor disappearing, constant glitching and freezing, the framerate is so asstastic, especially when more than a single cop car is within a mile of you. On top of THAT, the wanted meter is a shitheap, the sound effects are horrific, and the textures make the game look like this ugly cel-shaded/normal mapped heathen. Add to that some absolutely disgusting art and models, as well as shit VA for everyone but Keith Motherfucking David.
Saint's Row is forever banned to being a 6/10. Who the fuck releases such an incomplete game? That's not to say GTA4 is amazing, since it's like a 7/10. Point being, nothing has topped Crackdown as king of sandbox games this gen (if you forget the first 3 hours of the game completely).
Great argument for a game that came out 2 fucking years ago. I want to kick you in your tits. Saints Row plays better, period. And it's two years old. GTA4 got delayed and it still wound up a lackluster turd with gameplay from 10 years ago, not one single improvement.
I really don't understand EB sometimes. I mean, GTA4 is flawed, fuck yeah it's flawed, but Saint's Row is still worse. On top of a completely unstable engine, what with the floor disappearing, constant glitching and freezing, the framerate is so asstastic, especially when more than a single cop car is within a mile of you. On top of THAT, the wanted meter is a shitheap, the sound effects are horrific, and the textures make the game look like this ugly cel-shaded/normal mapped heathen. Add to that some absolutely disgusting art and models, as well as shit VA for everyone but Keith Motherfucking David.
Saint's Row is forever banned to being a 6/10. Who the fuck releases such an incomplete game? That's not to say GTA4 is amazing, since it's like a 7/10. Point being, nothing has topped Crackdown as king of sandbox games this gen (if you forget the first 3 hours of the game completely).
I really don't understand EB sometimes. I mean, GTA4 is flawed, fuck yeah it's flawed, but Saint's Row is still worse. On top of a completely unstable engine, what with the floor disappearing, constant glitching and freezing, the framerate is so asstastic, especially when more than a single cop car is within a mile of you. On top of THAT, the wanted meter is a shitheap, the sound effects are horrific, and the textures make the game look like this ugly cel-shaded/normal mapped heathen. Add to that some absolutely disgusting art and models, as well as shit VA for everyone but Keith Motherfucking David.
Saint's Row is forever banned to being a 6/10. Who the fuck releases such an incomplete game? That's not to say GTA4 is amazing, since it's like a 7/10. Point being, nothing has topped Crackdown as king of sandbox games this gen (if you forget the first 3 hours of the game completely).
I'm enjoying the game, especially the shooting, but there are beefs here dude! SR never froze on me in 30+ hours.
SR is rough around the edges but SR2 will be so hot.
And SR seems to be less of an incomplete game than GTA4. At least SR had tons of gameplay. GTA4 has its share of glitches and hitches and a whole lot less to do.
You care what I think.
Why the fuck are they silent on a PC version... I don't know if it is even coming :(
I want to love this game unconditionally. Someone said it best before that I enjoy it but every minute feels like I'm fighting the controls or the design. This shit wouldn't fly with any other title. Why can't I have a GTA that looks like 2008 without playing like 2004?
Can you imagine the shitfest this would have been in October last year when it was meant to launch?
Good grief, that NeoGAF sanctioned GTA IV comparison thread is still going strong. :lol
now that I think about it, it's really fucked that I haven't had more shooting missions. The construction site, the abandoned hospital, the one with mikhail, and the NOOSE sting op....the rest have been driving. They've got a whole fucking city and a decent cover engine, they should make us use it more.
I have yet to go on a 6 star rampage though :D
So crimson, you have.. 3 games?
If anybody has reached the point in the game where you have to choose btwn killing "DWAYNE" or "PLAYBOY X" then you have the chance to see Chuck as a pedestrian in the game, pick a fight w/ him, and lose.
You have to choose to kill "Playboy X." The mission must end btwn 00:00hrs and 01:00. (If not...it won't work). After Dwayne gives you the lease to PBX's apt, you will walk in and see a guard behind the desk and two guys sitting in the lobby. You have to kill them immediately, take the elevator upstairs, then come right back down the elevator.
When you get to the bottom you will see that the guard behind the desk has been replaced by a shirtless Chuck Lidell...this is Chuck, all the way from the mowhawk, tatooed head, down to his blue shorts. If you leave him alone, then you won't see him again. However, if you bump into him, or pull a gun on him, he holds his hands up (X), then proceeds to try to fight you.
One of his punches takes half of your life. The other kills you. So defend well. Have fun folks.
BTW: I got my ass kicked by him about four times before I finally said fuck it and shot him.
Why the fuck are they silent on a PC version... I don't know if it is even coming :(
Why the fuck are they silent on a PC version... I don't know if it is even coming :(
If anybody has reached the point in the game where you have to choose btwn killing "DWAYNE" or "PLAYBOY X" then you have the chance to see Chuck as a pedestrian in the game, pick a fight w/ him, and lose.
"I for one am pleased with the new driving physics in GTA4, I dont see what the problem is with everyone else"
So I'm flying around in a helicopter and I get a call from Roman asking me if I'd like to get something to eat and seeing how I've turned the guy down a few times in a row recently I decided to go out with him. He's over at the safe house in Bohan and I was kind of curious if he'd get in the chopper if I landed near him. After several dozen of near misses I finally was able to land the thing right next to the guy and sure enough he ran into the helicopter. I started to take off when Roman began to talk about how impressed he was that I was flying a helicopter and how they were really moving up in the world when I clipped a nearby sign taking the tail end of the helicopter clean off causing us to go into an uncontrollable spin right into a tree. Roman got hurt and was sent to the hospital and I got a thumbs down on the relationship meter. A little while later I get a call from Roman at the hospital saying he was just discharged and would like for me to pick him up. Well by that time I'd already taken a taxi to the heliport and was ready to steal another chopper so I said yes. I flew back in another helicopter and got Roman and again he started to repeat what he was telling me the first time about how impressed he was about the 'copter and moving up in the world, etc. when this time I hit a telephone pole which bumped me into a building that tore the tail off my helicopter and we crashed sending Roman right back to the hospital. Add another thumbs down. :/
play it like you're playing GTA4
if only I could
I wanna replay that bank heist again and again. I wish I would've made a save point before I started it. :( The game should give you some sort of warning like "OMFG DUDE! AWESOMENESS UP AHEAD!! MAKE A NEW SAVE POINT YOU DOUCHE!"
I wanna replay that bank heist again and again. I wish I would've made a save point before I started it. :( The game should give you some sort of warning like "OMFG DUDE! AWESOMENESS UP AHEAD!! MAKE A NEW SAVE POINT YOU DOUCHE!"
Well, aren't you playing two versions anyway? If you time it right, it'd be like a quick replay.
Hey doods
Let's get together and tackle the GTA Co-Op levels, for achievements. How many people can play co-op?
Yeah, how do you meet new girls in this game? That dating site has been useless for me.
youre going to 100% it?
The sounds of san juan station rocks
The sounds of san juan station rocks
Youtube is blocked at work :(The sounds of san juan station rocks
do they play this hot beat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKwMOK4tVbM
YOU ARE RACIST :mafThe sounds of san juan station rocks
I was going to ask you if you liked this one. But it sounded RACIST
I've failed Snow Storm at least 6 times now. I think I just suck at games now.
There is an awesome radio station that plays Jean Michel Jarre and similar stuff.
Is there a full list of all the songs on the soundtrack?
HOLY SHIT ferrari is a distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. Go back to sucking dicks for jobs at 1upAs Vlad would say, fuck you, you yokel. >:(
so i'm trying to do like the third package delivery for little jacob, and when I follow the GPS to my destination, I don't see a marker anywhere. at one point it told me to get out to complete the deal, so I got out and i still didn't see any marker and i kept running around all over the place.
WHAT THE FUCK
i've done it like 5 times.
WHY THE FUCK DOES IT TAKE NIKO SO LONG TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE CAR
I had been absolutely LOATHING the new physics
UNTIL
I popped into the dashboard view on a whim. From that perspective it feels like I'm playing Forza or something, and I've been absolutely DESTROYING the game and finding it way, way easier than any other GTA I've played before. I do have to switch back to third-person on motorcycles and helicopters, however. The only downside is I can't see what I'm backing into, but the benefit of ACTUALLY SEEING WHERE YOU'RE GOING AFTER A 90-DEGREE TURN SORTA OUTWEIGHS IT.
The looseness of the camera view behind your vehicle is appalling btw.
Yeah, Roman called me in the middle of a mission last night. I take it that stuff is going to keep on happening and get more frequent the more friends I make. Great.
Yeah, Roman called me in the middle of a mission last night. I take it that stuff is going to keep on happening and get more frequent the more friends I make. Great.
I believe calls like that are scripted (unless you were doing a side-mission). Niko automatically turns down their request when you're in the middle of a mission, and his response is always something specifically related to what you're doing at the time. I don't think you get a thumbs down for it.
If those calls aren't scripted, there's apparently a LOT of dialouge sitting on that disc for very specific and relatively unlikely circumstances.
Wow, what the fuck. How the fuck can you tease me with the bank heist then basically give me a fucking limp dick afterwards? Fuck that steal the chopper noise too. I got it like an inch away then it just fucking blows up.
Oh and do I get to fuckor not?spoiler (click to show/hide)kate[close]
P.S. Are there anymore great gun fights after Three Leaf Clover? I hope there is because TLC was the best part of the 20 hours Ive given up to this game.
Oh. That only took 2 tries iirc, there are other more frustrating missions.
I guess all these GTA-loving nongamers didn't actually get to the later missions.
Technically, PS3 is a fucking mess.
I had a hell of a time getting to my car in Snowstorm. You can only get out of that old hospital from the front and I kept getting lost in the hallways. The cops are in the building almost immediately too, so don't have any time to figure your way out.
Do I ever get to bone the Irish chick or what? Ive been on like 4 dates with her already and all she wants to do is goto sleep! WHO SLEEPS AT 12:00 IN THE AFTERNOON!
How do I do the heli-tour? I've unlocked all the islands, but there's never a helicopter at the heli-tours place, and the area where it looks like I can buy a ticket is closed :(
how far till the end if ive just finished three leaf clover?
I think that I have finally figured out the friend mechanic. I always thought that the friend mechanic worked like dating, in that points were given for different activities, but doing those activities more than once would cause a slight decrease in points. With friends, it seems as though you need to do every activity on their list as opposed to repeating the same activities. Ugh, it is taking me forever to get Brucie and Little Jacob's likeness for me to increase.
I have 10hrs left before 30hrs, hope I get the achievement cause I'm sure as fuck not playing this again
if you get spoiled by that, HA HA
Jesus christ that biker gang mission was ridiculous.
I went and did about 30 pigeons yesterday, saved it, at least I thought I did - today I load it and its my previous save. Hell, its not even my previous save, I'm at a savepoint out in the middle of fucking Aldernay. What the fuck?!?
I'm not doing all this shit again until I find a fucking FAQ's along with the map to go with it. I printed off that nice numbered large map and its still fucking frustrating to find out where exactly the fuckers are once you get to the points. This is a waste of time to get 100% ... :maf
I was gonna keep this for the multiplay, but I might sell it. It just doesn't have the staying power of SA for me.
Oh, come on. Next gen began with this game. I'm serious.
Oh, come on. Next gen began with this game. I'm serious.
Oh, come on. Next gen began with this game. I'm serious.
Oh, come on. Next gen began withthis gameDead Rising. I'm serious.
Oh, come on. Next gen began withthis gameDead Rising. I'm serious.
fixed
Oh, come on. Next gen began withthis gameDead Rising. I'm serious.
fixed
Oh, come on. Next gen began withthis gameDead Rising. I'm serious.
fixed
Totally.
Now if Capcom would stop whoring out Lost Planet and release a sequel with co-op already.
How much would I'd get for GTAIV? $40?
I can't use ebay though. I either sell it at gamestop or let it rot on my desk until its worth nothing.
Is The Snow Storm seriously the hardest mission? Or does it just depend how you do it?
I did it on my third try. Instead of trying to pick out the cops, I just ran out, stole a random shitty car and drove off. I didn't even bring a car with me since I came by taxi, and couldn't be bothered stealing a cop car.
First two attempts did seem fuck hard though.
this greed mission at the end is a cunt, phil is useless and guys spawn from everywhere. TEN OUT OF TEN
- No R3 Missions. Vigilante, Ambulance, Firefighter -- all gone. So far there have been no hidden missions activated by preset vehicles. The RC cars from Toys For Bob or whatever, and Patriot Playground opened up a whole new kind of exploration gameplay to me. I'm sad that they're missing. In the interest of making a more believable world, they've taken some stuff away from the exploration of the sandbox.
It looks as though a LOT of money has been spent on level design, motion capture, facial motion capture, and so forth. Honestly, the game has never been about that kind of storytelling for me. I just want to mess around in the world.
I get the feeling that Rockstar get the shits with people not playing the story mode in their games. So this time they made a heavy story driven game and punished you for not finishing the story first (hence the 30hr achievement). I guess they were hoping that by the time people finished the story they'd be sick of the game and not miss the side missions, or that their shitty selection of friends would make up for it (epic fail).
WAIT WAIT WAIT... is this true?
WHAT WERE THEY THINKING
I'll never buy GTA4 now, fuck R*. They will probably put all those missions in GTA4: Vice City/ San Andreas/ Etc. Fucking lazy bastards. They won't get my money for GTA4 now.