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Title: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Billy Rygar on May 30, 2008, 09:54:30 PM
Besides the city being impressive there is no fucking gameplay, the driving is garbage which makes me take cabs everywhere (oh boy taking a cab in a videogame, it's like I'm living someone's boring life).  Big, overwrought, gameplay free games should've died with Shenmue.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 30, 2008, 09:56:08 PM
but THE NARRATIVE
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Van Cruncheon on May 30, 2008, 09:57:21 PM
:bow :bow cohen keeps it real :bow2 :bow2

:gloomy himutears fall unseen at 640p :gloomy
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Bildi on May 30, 2008, 09:58:56 PM
Hopefully you didn't pay money for it.

You can always watch TV I hear.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: TVC15 on May 30, 2008, 10:00:24 PM
I'm reading a cookbook about roasting chickens that has a better narrative structure.  OMG THE CELLPHONE.

I hear that cookbook won an ACADEMY AWARD.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Vizzys on May 30, 2008, 10:07:33 PM
i traded this in for ninja gaiden 2

the superior game :bow

it has ninjas :bow
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 30, 2008, 10:16:29 PM
Yeah, I'm trading this shit on for NG2 also. I just had to follow a fucking train. This game is fucking distinguished mentally-challenged.
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Post by: Eel O'Brian on May 30, 2008, 10:17:47 PM
i made the dookie face the whole time i was playing
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: The Sceneman on May 30, 2008, 10:24:56 PM
10/10 "an artistic achievement" one review said

Obviously the fuck has never played Killer7, Rez or Dotstream
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Joe Molotov on May 30, 2008, 10:26:25 PM
ACADEMY AWARD WORTHY NARRATIVE.  YOU DO STUFF WITH A CELLPHONE.  AND TAKE TAXICABS.

I bet when the guy calls you up on the cellphone to go to the strip club with him, you feel GENUINELY BAD if you have to turn him down, that's how real it is.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Mupepe on May 30, 2008, 10:30:51 PM
One of the dates called me 32 times during a mision, which is actually crazy real in terms of crazy mupepesque chongas, but not fun in the least.
Did she have big hoop earrings and knee high socks?  Please tell me she was chewing gum
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on May 30, 2008, 10:33:12 PM
to be fair, its a really awesome cookbook he's reading.  Lookit what it made people do.

[youtube=425,350]NIufLRpJYnI[/youtube]
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 30, 2008, 10:41:58 PM
 :bow :bow ACADEMY AWARD CALIBER NARRATIVE, MOST AMBITIOUS GAME EVER, LIFE-LIKE PHYSICS, INNOVATIVE COVER SYSTEM, ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT, BETTER THAN GODFATHER  :bow2 :bow2

Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be GTA3 but with better graphics and not as fun.  :-\
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 30, 2008, 10:51:00 PM
(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2007/204/reviews/933037_20070725_screen012.jpg)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 30, 2008, 10:52:44 PM
(http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2007/204/reviews/933037_20070725_screen012.jpg)

Looks like Himu in drag.

(http://panther.is3.okcimg.com/users/172/704/17370500078489831389/t647255698.jpg___90_90_90_90_a23f998b_.jpg)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 30, 2008, 10:59:25 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:00:49 PM
YOU CANNOT COMPREHEND THE ACADEMY AWARD (tm) NARRATIVE AND DATE SIM GAMEPLAY

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:01:13 PM
 :'(
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:01:52 PM
why did they take out some of my favorite things like taxi missions
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 30, 2008, 11:01:58 PM
 :)

edit WAIT DID GTA UNDERWHELM YOU
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: pilonv1 on May 30, 2008, 11:13:30 PM
extra shit was taken out so you'd play the shitty story because THERES NOTHING ELSE TO DO
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:15:22 PM
I'm split. On one hand I like the aiming, I like the shoot outs. I like some of the characters. I like the fact that once you get a person's level up they give you cool rewards. I like the difficulty, it's easily the hardest GTA since III, and the police system is mostly good. Once you bump it up to 3 or 4 stars it can be ball bustingly hard to get away from the cops without  a great strategy.  The radio is the best GTA radio station.

But a lot of it gets tedious. The game is far too big; I rarely drive. The game is called Grand Theft Auto for a reason. I just take a taxi because I don't want to deal with traffic or being thrown from my car if I drive too fast, which is distinguished mentally-challenged past the first hour. The game is too big and it's hard to memorize, which is one of my favorite to do in GTA games: memorize the layout. It's like this because they made it feel like an actual city instead of like a game. I don't like the fact they too away my favorites things to do. Vigilante missions rock, but they watered down taxi missions, ambulance missions aren't anywhere to be found, niether are firetrucks and it's fucking ridiculous how they downscaled GTA fun for...uhh "realism" was it? When you can fly out of a car 50 feet or something. I hate the fact the game is hardly rewarding like GTAIII and VC. The pigeons thing is fucking ridiculous. 200 pigeons and you get...a helicopter? Who cares fegs. In GTAIII and VC, when you get 10 packages or tikis, you get something cool at your safe house, whether it be a weapon, armor drop...all for free. This gave you incentive to tackle the sidequest. Finally, missions aren't even free form like in the past. They're mostly linear; what the fuck is with these invincible chases? In the past, you could shoot the people and kill them while on chases for the most part. You didn't have to wait for them to stop to kill them. There's not multiple ways to handle jobs either like you can in VC. VC has the best missions because you can handle them in so many ways.

I'm gonna continue this onslaught further. How come you can't hide in trash cans at 1 or 2 star levels like you can in Bully? How come you can't hide in the dark like in The Warriors? You know, stay away from the cops if it's a low level? That's the disappointing thing about the new wanted system. I have to drive out the circle at 1 or 2 stars, when I shouldn't have to. Also, this is GTA fan stuff: where the fuck are the gangs? Where the fuck are the gang CARS? They've gotten rid of tradition. What the fuck is this shit.

I still am playing the game, and while I like it better than San Andreas it's half disappointing, half fun sometimes. I waited for the game almost 4 years and it feels like potential wasn't even half met. Dead Rising remains the best game this game gen next to Portal. I don't even know what's with the sidequests. That's half the fun with GTA for me, and the only odd jobs in this game seem to be fucking dating. Get that shit the fuck out. It gets boring. I haven't unlocked Assassination missions, which are my favorite missions in GTAIII and VC though. I can't wait for them. People tell me they're more non linear than the rest of the other missions.

7.5/10
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:16:59 PM
Also, taking out garages in favor for parking spaces is the most distinguished mentally-challenged thing ever.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Mupepe on May 30, 2008, 11:21:32 PM
Holy shit, I actually agree with Himu about GTA?  Holy shit
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 30, 2008, 11:25:42 PM
I'm split. On one hand I like the aiming, I like the shoot outs. I like some of the characters. I like the fact that once you get a person's level up they give you cool rewards. I like the difficulty, it's easily the hardest GTA since III, and the police system is mostly good. Once you bump it up to 3 or 4 stars it can be ball bustingly hard to get away from the cops without  a great strategy.  The radio is the best GTA radio station.

But a lot of it gets tedious. The game is far too big; I rarely drive. The game is called Grand Theft Auto for a reason. I just take a taxi because I don't want to deal with traffic or being thrown from my car if I drive too fast, which is distinguished mentally-challenged past the first hour. The game is too big and it's hard to memorize, which is one of my favorite to do in GTA games: memorize the layout. It's like this because they made it feel like an actual city instead of like a game. I don't like the fact they too away my favorites things to do. Vigilante missions rock, but they watered down taxi missions, ambulance missions aren't anywhere to be found, niether are firetrucks and it's fucking ridiculous how they downscaled GTA fun for...uhh "realism" was it? When you can fly out of a car 50 feet or something. I hate the fact the game is hardly rewarding like GTAIII and VC. The pigeons thing is fucking ridiculous. 200 pigeons and you get...a helicopter? Who cares fegs. In GTAIII and VC, when you get 10 packages or tikis, you get something cool at your safe house, whether it be a weapon, armor drop...all for free. This gave you incentive to tackle the sidequest. Finally, missions aren't even free form like in the past. They're mostly linear; what the fuck is with these invincible chases? In the past, you could shoot the people and kill them while on chases for the most part. You didn't have to wait for them to stop to kill them. There's not multiple ways to handle jobs either like you can in VC. VC has the best missions because you can handle them in so many ways.

I'm gonna continue this onslaught further. How come you can't hide in trash cans at 1 or 2 star levels like you can in Bully? How come you can't hide in the dark like in The Warriors? You know, stay away from the cops if it's a low level? That's the disappointing thing about the new wanted system. I have to drive out the circle at 1 or 2 stars, when I shouldn't have to. Also, this is GTA fan stuff: where the fuck are the gangs? Where the fuck are the gang CARS? They've gotten rid of tradition. What the fuck is this shit.

I still am playing the game, and while I like it better than San Andreas it's half disappointing, half fun sometimes. I waited for the game almost 4 years and it feels like potential wasn't even half met. Dead Rising remains the best game this game gen next to Portal. I don't even know what's with the sidequests. That's half the fun with GTA for me, and the only odd jobs in this game seem to be fucking dating. Get that shit the fuck out. It gets boring. I haven't unlocked Assassination missions, which are my favorite missions in GTAIII and VC though. I can't wait for them. People tell me they're more non linear than the rest of the other missions.

7.5/10

If anyone else had posted a 7.5/10 3 weeks ago you'd have thrown a hissy fit and left again.

EB calls it!


Especially the 'sacrifice fun factor for bullshit realism that doesn't exist' complaint. Go preorder Saints Row 2.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: MCD on May 30, 2008, 11:26:37 PM
all that and 7.5?

biased.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:29:07 PM
i'd give it a 7.5 because despite this disappointing stuff i still find the game fun. Vigiliante missions are the fucking shit.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: bork on May 30, 2008, 11:44:29 PM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: pilonv1 on May 30, 2008, 11:48:34 PM
Also, taking out garages in favor for parking spaces is the most distinguished mentally-challenged thing ever.

Have rockstar not heard of UNDERGROUND PARKING STATIONS!?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:50:08 PM
Even then, it's distinguished mentally-challenged. There *are* garages in the game. Some characters have you do missions for them and deliver a car to their garage. My question is, how come I don't have a garage?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 30, 2008, 11:55:18 PM
Even then, it's distinguished mentally-challenged. There *are* garages in the game. Some characters have you do missions for them and deliver a car to their garage. My question is, how come I don't have a garage?

Typical Evilborean short sighted nit pick troll.

I'm out of this shithole for good. Peace.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 30, 2008, 11:58:20 PM
Heh. Viscen, you really hate me now don't you?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Mupepe on May 31, 2008, 12:01:09 AM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
why the fuck not?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:04:02 AM
The radio is the best GTA radio station.
Hell fucking no. Vice City still reigns supreme.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 12:06:00 AM
Heh. Viscen, you really hate me now don't you?

No but I don't see why you should just come back to posting 30 times a day without hazing after all your crybabying
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:09:06 AM
The radio is the best GTA radio station.
Hell fucking no. Vice City still reigns supreme.

Naw. People only say Vice City is the best because of their nostalgia rather than the actual musical quality.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:15:08 AM
What nostalgia? I didn't grow up in the 80s. That was my first time hearing just about all of those songs except for Micheal Jackson's.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:17:14 AM
i guess it's subjective then!

I like IV's  more because it hits all genres across the board: electronic, reggae, classic hip hop, rnb, funk/afrobeat, jazz, even disco. It hits all the genres i like.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: bork on May 31, 2008, 12:20:33 AM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
why the fuck not?

Got it at the same time as Mass Effect, played ME first.  When I finally got around to finishing ME, a lot of other stuff had come out, so AC is now a part of my massive backlog.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:22:59 AM
i guess it's subjective then!

I like IV's  more because it hits all genres across the board: electronic, reggae, classic hip hop, rnb, funk/afrobeat, jazz, even disco. It hits all the genres i like.
It doesn't matter if it hits all genres across the board when the songs for half of them suck and the other half plays the same 5 songs over and over again.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:24:59 AM
actually, i think all the songs on these stations are killer.

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 12:25:29 AM
GTA4's radio is the worst in the series.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:26:37 AM
if you only listen to rock, yes
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:29:30 AM
if you only listen to rock, yes
Hip hop, R&B, and reggae stations suck too. Like I said before, same 5 songs over and over. Also, most of them are stuff that I was listening to end of '07/early '08.

And the electronic station is just bad.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:30:40 AM
the classic hip hop station is great

what's wrong with the reggae stations?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 12:31:55 AM
SAME SONG OVER AND OVER

Same with the talk radio.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:32:57 AM
I haven't listened to the old school reggae one, but I swear I haven't heard more than 5 songs on the dancehall station. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that the soundtrack is also much smaller than Vice City's.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:37:59 AM
the oldschool station tracks include:

    * Group Home - "Supa Star"
    * Brand Nubian - "All for one"
    * Special Ed - "I Got It Made"
    * Jeru the Damaja - "D. Original"
    * Marley Marl feat. Craig G - "Droppin' Science"
    * MC Lyte - "Cha Cha Cha"
    * Audio 2 - "Top Billin'"
    * Stetsasonic - "Go Stetsa"
    * T. La Rock & Jazzy Jay - "It's Yours"
    * Gang Starr - "Who's Gonna Take the Weight"
    * Main Source - "Live at the Barbecue"

So awesome. Live At the BBQ :bow :bow :bow

When I was twelve I went to hell for snuffin Jesus
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:39:40 AM
the dancehall station includes:

    * Buju Banton - "Badder Den Dem"
    * Choppa Chop - "Set It Off"
    * Mavado - "Real Mckoy"
    * Jabba - "Raise It Up"
    * Bunji Garlin - "Brrrt"
    * Richie Spice - "Youth Dem Cold"
    * Chuck Fenda - "All About Da Weed"
    * Chezidek - "Call Pon Dem"
    * Mavado - "Last Night"
    * Spragga Benz - "Da Order"
    * Bounty Killer - "Bullet Proof Skin"
    * Shaggy - "Church Heathen"
    * Munga - "No Fraid A"
    * Buju Banton - "Driver"
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:40:47 AM
A few of them must have the same riddims then, because it feels like a lot less than that.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Narag on May 31, 2008, 12:41:55 AM
I haven't listened to the old school reggae one, but I swear I haven't heard more than 5 songs on the dancehall station. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that the soundtrack is also much smaller than Vice City's.

The manual has the tracks listed by station in the credits iirc.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 31, 2008, 12:43:23 AM
Taking out Firefighter, Taxi and Ambulance missions was DUMB (I know Taxi missions are still in but its just a sidejob, nothing like crazy taxi).I can't believe R* though taking OUT gameplay was a good thing. Thats the shit that kept me going in the past GTAs

Also, fuck this condensed mentality when it comes to the gameworld. I'd rather have one huge land mass than 3 island.

But I have to give this game a big Niiiice to the Ambient/Electronic station. I love the DJ and music selection.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:46:39 AM
Taking out Firefighter, Taxi and Ambulance missions was DUMB (I know Taxi missions are still in but its just a sidejob, nothing like crazy taxi).I can't believe R* though taking OUT gameplay was a good thing. Thats the shit that kept me going in the past GTAs

Also, fuck this condensed mentality when it comes to the gameworld. I'd rather have one huge land mass than 3 island.

But I have to give this game a big Niiiice to the Ambient/Electronic station. I love the DJ and music selection.

Yeah, using a robot as the DJ on that one station was genius
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: bork on May 31, 2008, 12:46:52 AM
"Suck" is a strong word for the radio in GTAIV.  It's good.  The radio in EVERY GTA is good.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: BlueTsunami on May 31, 2008, 12:47:56 AM
And the electronic station is just bad.

:wag

Taking out Firefighter, Taxi and Ambulance missions was DUMB (I know Taxi missions are still in but its just a sidejob, nothing like crazy taxi).I can't believe R* though taking OUT gameplay was a good thing. Thats the shit that kept me going in the past GTAs

Also, fuck this condensed mentality when it comes to the gameworld. I'd rather have one huge land mass than 3 island.

But I have to give this game a big Niiiice to the Ambient/Electronic station. I love the DJ and music selection.

Yeah, using a robot as the DJ on that one station was genius


I loved it!
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 12:48:23 AM
smh @ beezy
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 12:52:51 AM
Smh my ass. *turns on Vice City soundtrack*
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on May 31, 2008, 12:53:00 AM
Yep, horrible, Saints Row confirmed true GTA

Hope I get my Key to the City, should fetch a price on eBay :clap
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Mupepe on May 31, 2008, 12:59:15 AM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
why the fuck not?

Got it at the same time as Mass Effect, played ME first.  When I finally got around to finishing ME, a lot of other stuff had come out, so AC is now a part of my massive backlog.
make it a priority
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Human Snorenado on May 31, 2008, 01:05:53 AM
The radios in GTA I-III were the best because you could bump some seriously sick drum and bass.  Driving like a madman while listening to dirty, dirty 170 bpm dnb?  Hells yes.  VC was fun for a while but the nostalgia factor wore off for me.  I could see where someone like beezy that hadn't been exposed to that kind of stuff would think it was awesome, tho.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: tiesto on May 31, 2008, 01:11:51 AM
The radios in GTA I-III were the best because you could bump some seriously sick drum and bass.  Driving like a madman while listening to dirty, dirty 170 bpm dnb?  Hells yes.  VC was fun for a while but the nostalgia factor wore off for me.  I could see where someone like beezy that hadn't been exposed to that kind of stuff would think it was awesome, tho.

Yeah, MSX in GTAIII with the MC was absolutely awesome... perfect music to drive around recklessly to. Probably the main reason why GTAIII remains my favorite of all of them. Well that and the fact that the game was pretty novel at the time, but now it's 7 years later and we're still playing the same game with the same flaws.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: FancyFeast on May 31, 2008, 01:17:26 AM
One of the dates called me 32 times during a mision, which is actually crazy real in terms of crazy mupepesque chongas, but not fun in the least.
:lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: FancyFeast on May 31, 2008, 01:17:42 AM
Yep, horrible, Saints Row confirmed true GTA

Hope I get my Key to the City, should fetch a price on eBay :clap
8)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 01:21:42 AM
 :piss GTA4's radio :piss2
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: CajoleJuice on May 31, 2008, 02:14:02 AM
Game sucks. I've been telling myself I need to beat the SP story before I sell it, but I'm not sure if I can manage that.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on May 31, 2008, 02:32:37 AM
How the fuck did these glitches get past the reviewers? Shit like a guy falling froma building twice. Or An Entire mob respawning because i walked outside of the area....
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Narag on May 31, 2008, 02:36:56 AM
Reviewers only had a chance to play it for a few hours in a closed environment, I thought. If they didn't get far, they wouldn't see this stuff.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on May 31, 2008, 04:10:05 AM
Really let down by it and not having any fun, but I feel compelled to get 100%. I need to stop. Please someone help.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: theetrin on May 31, 2008, 04:20:27 AM
Like every single GTA game, I played the game for like, 20 hours, enjoy the hell out of it, and then never play it ever again. I'm done with it. I stopped at like, 35%.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: bork on May 31, 2008, 04:32:28 AM
As a person that hasn't played any of the GTAs after 1, this game is fucking awesome.
The only single complaint I have in the entire game so far (and I'm about 30% in, just concentrating on story), is the way that you lose your ammo if you mail a fission. All the other stuff you're complaining about just passes over my head as I didn't play SA or VC, in particular.

That's better than the previous games, where when you die you lose EVERYTHING.   :-\
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: theetrin on May 31, 2008, 04:51:36 AM
Really let down by it and not having any fun, but I feel compelled to get 100%. I need to stop. Please someone help.

You could always...oh, I don't know...play something else?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: pilonv1 on May 31, 2008, 05:09:14 AM
As a person that hasn't played any of the GTAs after 1, this game is fucking awesome.
The only single complaint I have in the entire game so far (and I'm about 30% in, just concentrating on story), is the way that you lose your ammo if you mail a fission. All the other stuff you're complaining about just passes over my head as I didn't play SA or VC, in particular.

I look forward to your comments after about 60%.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Herr Mafflard on May 31, 2008, 05:40:48 AM
I'm at 92% and it's TEDIUM.

I haven't even started with the pigeons yet  :lol.

NG2 will save me tho.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Pharmacy on May 31, 2008, 05:54:09 AM
The radios in GTA I-III were the best because you could bump some seriously sick drum and bass.  Driving like a madman while listening to dirty, dirty 170 bpm dnb?  Hells yes.  VC was fun for a while but the nostalgia factor wore off for me.  I could see where someone like beezy that hadn't been exposed to that kind of stuff would think it was awesome, tho.

Yeah, MSX in GTAIII with the MC was absolutely awesome... perfect music to drive around recklessly to. Probably the main reason why GTAIII remains my favorite of all of them. Well that and the fact that the game was pretty novel at the time, but now it's 7 years later and we're still playing the same game with the same flaws.

ANALOGUE
DIGITAL
STEREO
MONO
I DONT CARE, MSX IS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW!

i said we're moving from the shadows
london to liberty
i transmit across the airwaves and hijack the whole city
millennium, they cant stop us, cos i move without a trace
codebreaker blast the vocals
timecode supply the bass


all from memory, god liberty city is the best :(

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Pat on May 31, 2008, 07:42:36 AM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
why the fuck not?

That's actually a wise move.  :D
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: archie4208 on May 31, 2008, 08:25:36 AM
Really let down by it and not having any fun, but I feel compelled to get 100%. I need to stop. Please someone help.
Get back to playing Rock Band so you can play some JIMMY BUFFETT. :rock
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: abrader on May 31, 2008, 09:37:53 AM
I give it an "8"

ITs fun to play in 'episodes' but long sessions will put you to sleep for sure.

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on May 31, 2008, 10:33:54 AM
I'm still trying to get through all of the main single-player missions, but it's really slow going. "Tedium" would be an appropriate descriptor.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on May 31, 2008, 11:03:51 AM
I've got quite a few issues with GTA4 - from the radio stations to the lack of shit to do - but I gotta say that playing through Three Leaf Clover (the bank heist) the first time was AMAZING.  One of the better gaming moments I've had in awhile.  It's just too bad that you realize just how much of it is totally scripted when you go back and play it again.  It's Medal of Honor-esque.  Infact there's just way too much scripting in the game in general and you'll be running missions where even the traffic pattern is the same.   Totally ruins the illusion of freedom that the previous GTA games gave you where you could tackle things pretty much anyway you wanted to.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on May 31, 2008, 11:07:24 AM
I only recently realized how much I miss the R3 missions. I don't know if I'd be into some of the lame stuff like Pizza (VC) or Noodle (LCS) delivery, but Pimping (SA) was good fun, and I honestly would like to see how they'd implement Firefighter. I mean, Vigilante was apparently upgraded, it's just weird how they dropped the ball on the other modes.

In short, the most fun I had in the previous games was messing around on side missions. There aren't as many side missions, and none of them are continuous. Little Jacob's package deliveries are one-shots, as are Brucie's repo missions, and Roman's pitiful Taxi missions. There's no "getting into a groove" and watching the FIVE IN A ROW bonus pop up... it's like they forgot that portion of the fanbase.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 11:50:54 AM
Not to mention that you don't get shit for completing them.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on May 31, 2008, 12:10:55 PM
Not to mention that you don't get shit for completing them.

Yeah, you know, I've seen that complaint a lot. I had a MESS of Stars outside my safehouse in GTA III, I had a lot of glowing weapons and armor in Vice City, but I don't remember any freebies in San Andreas. Were there any?

Getting Niko's friends to unlock their abilities is enough of an analog for that to me.

...  :o

I just realized, you probably mean the health and armor bumps for completing Ambulance or Vigilante, or being fireproof, or getting infinite sprinting. DAMN IT! You're right. I don't mind that they dropped San Andreas' crappy, half-assed RPG stuff (you're fat! you're thin! you're strong! you can shoot the desert eagle better now that you killed that tire!) but I have always loved getting a buff from completing a string of R3 missions. CRAP!  :maf
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 12:14:49 PM
Yea but going on dates is fucking annoying. And that still doesn't give me any reason to do Vigilantes and shit besides Achievements.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on May 31, 2008, 12:32:59 PM
Dating Friends is the next gen version of the rpg "crap" of SA. Same usless micromanaging shit.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 12:41:35 PM
Exactly.

And they don't even all give you upgrades.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 01:46:27 PM
I only recently realized how much I miss the R3 missions. I don't know if I'd be into some of the lame stuff like Pizza (VC) or Noodle (LCS) delivery, but Pimping (SA) was good fun, and I honestly would like to see how they'd implement Firefighter. I mean, Vigilante was apparently upgraded, it's just weird how they dropped the ball on the other modes.

In short, the most fun I had in the previous games was messing around on side missions. There aren't as many side missions, and none of them are continuous. Little Jacob's package deliveries are one-shots, as are Brucie's repo missions, and Roman's pitiful Taxi missions. There's no "getting into a groove" and watching the FIVE IN A ROW bonus pop up... it's like they forgot that portion of the fanbase.

Totally dude. What the fuck. Those side missioins were the best because they could be difficult. I mean, nailing like 9 pizza/taxi deliveries feels like such a feat! But not in GTAIV! You only get to do one person per level! And even then, the city is so retardly big that it's not even fun anymore.

I used these side missions, particularly the taxi missions, to memorize the layout, know all the big important locales in past GTA's.

It's so fucking DUMB.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 01:49:41 PM
It's nothing like GTAIII and VC. Those games are all about rewarding the player.

Do all the taxi missions? How about you win YOUR OWN CAR? Do all the fireproof missions? Now you're fireproof, boy! Do all the ambulance missions? Health upgraded to a set interval for good! And then there's the car dealer missions in Vice City which OWNED. Each time you finished stealing a set of cars, you got a new, ultra rare car at your dealer ship. It was awesome.

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Fragamemnon on May 31, 2008, 01:55:32 PM
rented it for free using a coupon from blockbuster for purely "academic" reasons-it is an important release, I told myself.

didn't even bother playing it before I took it back, just didn't look interesting. :(
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 01:56:16 PM
The city being big wouldn't be a problem if the driving wasn't so fucking slow in this game.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on May 31, 2008, 01:57:21 PM
And if there was actual shit in it. 2 strip clubs, 3 clothing stores, and 30 restaurants of 2 types. 4 identical gun shops.

There's jack shit to do. Saints Row you're 10 feet away from shit at all times.

Saints Row is the true sequel to GTA3/VC. GTA4 is a stripped down SA.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: CajoleJuice on May 31, 2008, 02:01:40 PM
I think this thread has convinced me to sell my copy before I force myself through any more of it. I haven't even unlocked the last island.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on May 31, 2008, 02:03:40 PM
The city being big wouldn't be a problem if the driving wasn't so fucking slow in this game.

I disagree! But then if you drive at full speed you can get knocked out of your car!  ::)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Sho Nuff on May 31, 2008, 02:09:05 PM
geez tough crowd
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: cool breeze on May 31, 2008, 02:19:21 PM
I think this thread has convinced me to sell my copy before I force myself through any more of it. I haven't even unlocked the last island.

The last island is terrible, don't worry about it.

I really did enjoy GTA4, but I don't think it is my favorite in the series.  They took way too much of what made the games out in order to add in extra stuff that isn't that great.  Driving is atrocious and I can't believe they shipped it thinking "this is a major improvement over the driving from the previous games".

Also, the missions were really bad for the most part.  A few were amazing like Three Leaf Clover, which actually made Kane and Lynch look like a bitch, but most were just bad.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on May 31, 2008, 02:42:37 PM
To Live and Die in Alderny>3Leaf clover
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Slo on May 31, 2008, 03:35:55 PM
LOL @ all the GTA backlash. Will it be cool to like GTA again next week? I'm still having a lot of fun with it.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: cool breeze on May 31, 2008, 03:38:21 PM
To Live and Die in Alderny>3Leaf clover

I disagree.  Three Leaf Clover was also one of the few times I went into the subway system.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Beezy on May 31, 2008, 03:58:02 PM
The city being big wouldn't be a problem if the driving wasn't so fucking slow in this game.

I disagree! But then if you drive at full speed you can get knocked out of your car!  ::)
exactly
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on May 31, 2008, 03:58:49 PM
LOL @ all the GTA backlash. Will it be cool to like GTA again next week? I'm still having a lot of fun with it.

No, it won't, because Saints Row 2 will be out by then
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: cool breeze on May 31, 2008, 04:01:10 PM
No, it won't, because Saints Row 2 will be out by then

Saints Row 2 has been delayed, man.  Devs are too busy giving Gary Busey a sponge bath to actually finish the game.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: cool breeze on May 31, 2008, 05:24:30 PM
I think Kiki can only do 1 or 2 stars.  She usually gets the cops away when I call after stealing a car or something.  I mean, she isn't like that fucking whore Carmen who expects me to spend time with her just so she can heal me.  Stupid bitch can go choke on her Burger Shack fries.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on May 31, 2008, 07:16:00 PM
To Live and Die in Alderny>3Leaf clover

I disagree.  Three Leaf Clover was also one of the few times I went into the subway system.

True. But To Live and die was probably the most fun "Chase" mission out of the many many get in a car chase some dude missions in the game. Gets pretty hectic trying to 1.loose cops. 2.avoid traffic 3.follow Bell. I actually had fun.  My favorite missions was probably the first Francis mission though

I think Kiki can only do 1 or 2 stars.  She usually gets the cops away when I call after stealing a car or something.  I mean, she isn't like that fucking whore Carmen who expects me to spend time with her just so she can heal me.  Stupid bitch can go choke on her Burger Shack fries.

Kiki can do 3 stars. But its limited use just like every other "bonus" Carmens health or Romans Taxi. Shit bonuses for wasting time dating/hanging out soo pointless.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Oblivion on May 31, 2008, 07:32:13 PM
AC is the better sandbox game, obviously.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on May 31, 2008, 07:39:14 PM
AC is the better sandbox game, obviously.

Lol No way. AC was horrible. Appreceate what it did for the Stealth genre though
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Mupepe on May 31, 2008, 07:45:32 PM
Crackdown is still the best.

Note that I haven't played AC.
why the fuck not?

That's actually a wise move.  :D
Bildi and I are going to rape you!  :o

 :-* :-* :-*

AC is the better sandbox game, obviously.
This man knows where it's at

:bow Oblivion (not the game, although that's cool too) :bow2
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: pilonv1 on May 31, 2008, 07:55:40 PM
So Francis tells me to call him to lose my wanted level.

I do the payback mission, have 3 stars.

Call Francis, get his machine.

Call Kiki, she says she can't do it.

If its random wheteher or not your upgrades will work, why the fuck even implement them?

The gameplay choices in this game, I swer to fucking god sometimes.

I think it's time related. So they're only available at certain times during the day when they'd be awake.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 01, 2008, 02:44:13 AM
I think the friend bonus abilities are keyed to both once-per-in-game-day, and also to their current level of "like" percentage. If it drops beneath a given value, they won't help, and they also won't help more than once every 30 minutes or so, which actually seems really long when you're doing several small missions.

As for whether or not it will be cool to like GTA IV again next week, there are a lot of haters here, but I think the game's a big improvement over San Andreas.

In GTA:SA the mandate seemed to be blindly "make everything more expansive and also more detailed" which was accomplished by adding a lot of similar mission types, crazy numbers of go-to/delivery/go-to-and-kill missions, races with tweaked car values, making a big ass map with lots of empty, useless spaces, cars that navigated on rails until you interacted with (bumped) them, at which point traffic turned into the end of The Blues Brothers. San Andreas brought nothing new and successful to the gameplay except turf wars, and even that was abandoned after leaving the first area. On the other hand we were stuck managing CJ's weight and muscle to get girlfriends which (in the case with the SF nurse) fixed a portion of gameplay which had been broken, and we couldn't drive cars or motorcycles or bikes at optimal ability until we'd spent a lot of time doing it -- in other words those game mechanics punished new players and made driving overly easy for veterans.

The driving in IV was really, really hard at first, but I've become accustomed to it, unless there's under-the-hood skill adjustment going on like in SA, only not shown in stats. Now I like driving some of the cars more than the ones in III/VC/SA; the old cars feel pretty simplistic now. Yeah, I can't get away with just e-braking now, but I'm happy they tried something really new.

As for the R3 missions, I'm hopeful that there is enough backlash against their removal that R* puts them in as DLC. Seriously, look at Crackdown. They added group races, armed races, Checkpoint Chase, and several new weapons in their update. I'm really looking forward to seeing what missed chances R* makes up for with the DLC, but I'm also prepared to get what I need from Crackdown (and Mercenaries 2 and Saints Row 2).
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on June 01, 2008, 03:29:26 AM
Im right now in the mission "That special someone" and i love it how the game is trying to make me choose the forgiveness option out of the blue
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 01, 2008, 07:23:19 AM
All that "forgive" or "execute" stuff is just... I dunno, when it comes up I just hear fart noises in my head. It's not really about choice; The Holland Play is presented as having mucho-mucho gravitas, but it's utterly clear how Niko feels about the situation; if this is "role-playing," then there's very little actual choice - and indeed the Achievements make it rewarding only to choose the obvious path.

Dead Rising's neat for a number of reasons, but the idea that not all the Achievements can be unlocked in a single playthrough is really cool. I should go see if there are any Dead Rising threads to, um, reanimate.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 01, 2008, 01:00:25 PM
As for whether or not it will be cool to like GTA IV again next week, there are a lot of haters here, but I think the game's a big improvement over San Andreas

I feel exactly the opposite. GTAIV feels like it took SA and stripped it all down to GTAIII and then upped the graphics.

I loved SA so much and played it for dozens of hours, IV just feels flat and largely uninteresting.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 01, 2008, 07:53:33 PM
As for whether or not it will be cool to like GTA IV again next week, there are a lot of haters here, but I think the game's a big improvement over San Andreas

I feel exactly the opposite. GTAIV feels like it took SA and stripped it all down to GTAIII and then upped the graphics.

I loved SA so much and played it for dozens of hours, IV just feels flat and largely uninteresting.

I think my final Stats time in San Andreas totaled 140+ hours, not counting time lost to reload; so I'm not saying it was a sucky game. I really liked it, but afterward I played Mercenaries which seemed to have solutions for just about every gripe I had about GTA. I only spent about 40 hours in Mercenaries, but had more fun than in San Andreas; in retrospect, I was really happy that I'd played them in that order, because it was clear to me that I'd not be nearly as satisfied with San Andreas if I'd played it after Mercenaries.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 01, 2008, 08:00:56 PM
The city being big wouldn't be a problem if the driving wasn't so fucking slow in this game.

I disagree! But then if you drive at full speed you can get knocked out of your car!  ::)

Yeah, I think the sense of speed is palpable; they learned some good lessons involving camera shake, FOV, and perimeter blur in San Andreas and carried it forward.

Tossing the character from the car is a pointless addition from Saints Row, though maybe I'd use it as an alternate ejection method if cars exploded as much as they did in previous GTAs.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Bloodwake on June 01, 2008, 11:55:38 PM
Eh, I'm still enjoying it.

And while I was annoyed with the driving at first, I got used to it. Now I really can't tell a difference from the older games, which I would have found surprising a few short weeks ago.

I'm on the final mission and I'm stuck on the boat part. That is about as detailed as I can get without getting into spoilers. I don't know why I'm stuck on the boat part either, since I have the goddamn accelerator down all the fucking way.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: trippingmartian on June 02, 2008, 03:46:36 AM
Awesome game. Got both endings. Finished it last Wednesday. I think Rockstar needs to move on, though. Start taking the piss out of Britain, and do another GTA London, but contemporary.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 09, 2008, 06:49:08 AM
I've been going over these comments in my head a lot recently, thinking about what worked in the last series, and what Rockstar chose to focus on as the III-era series progressed. I think GTA-III was basically everything I could want from a sandbox game; the activities were entirely up to the player, and the player-character was "that mute bastard" who shrugged or deadpanned his way through all the cutscenes.

In Vice City, and to an even larger degree in San Andreas, the focus shifted away from "do what you want sandbox" to "we're telling a specific story about this character." While the gameplay featured a few additional side-missions, the effort focused on having a main character with a specific personality who was increasingly the originator of the action rather than a tool, a fulcrum on which the goals of others turned.

Now I think they want to tell a character's story, meaning it's more about exploring who he is in relation to other people, rather than what the player can do in relation to the environment.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 06:55:26 AM
I've been going over these comments in my head a lot recently, thinking about what worked in the last series, and what Rockstar chose to focus on as the III-era series progressed. I think GTA-III was basically everything I could want from a sandbox game; the activities were entirely up to the player, and the player-character was "that mute bastard" who shrugged or deadpanned his way through all the cutscenes.

In Vice City, and to an even larger degree in San Andreas, the focus shifted away from "do what you want sandbox" to "we're telling a specific story about this character." While the gameplay featured a few additional side-missions, the effort focused on having a main character with a specific personality who was increasingly the originator of the action rather than a tool, a fulcrum on which the goals of others turned.

Now I think they want to tell a character's story, meaning it's more about exploring who he is in relation to other people, rather than what the player can do in relation to the environment.

agreed. GTA3 is my favorite sandbox game.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 06:57:56 AM
although i do disagree on one thing. While VC and SA concentrated on characters, they were still grounded in "do whatever you want"
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Raban on June 09, 2008, 10:10:20 AM
It's all a very clever satire, guys! You just don't understand.

The shitty driving is supposed to symbolize people in America swerving through life and its hardships (i.e. embankments and guard rails).
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 11:02:56 AM
:rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 09, 2008, 11:07:01 AM
I played a few hours of GTA4 before I realized I couldn't ignore the obnoxious characters and run rampant.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: siamesedreamer on June 09, 2008, 11:42:48 AM
Just got to the "bank vault" mission with Packie...ugh.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 03:48:47 PM
lmao gta4 fanboys getting desperate :rofl

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Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Crushed on June 09, 2008, 03:56:26 PM
"Overused physics engine."

Then shows Niko crashing his bike and flying off about ten times, as if they're all new. :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 09, 2008, 04:02:25 PM
That's all they have? GTA fans are tardos
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2008, 04:10:37 PM
Wow, that video was pathetic. :lol

"ZOMG Niko can fly off his motorcyle!! RAD!!"
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Crushed on June 09, 2008, 04:13:26 PM
"You can do all this crazy shit in GTA4! Look at these cutscenes which prove it!"
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:17:34 PM
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"Overused old physics"

Then goes on to show the same animation of Niko crashing a motorcycle five times.

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It's still the SAME THING being done over and over.

:rofl

crushed getting into beef with the dude on youtube
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:18:16 PM
"You can do all this crazy shit in GTA4! Look at these cutscenes which prove it!"

how many times did we get get to hang from helicopters and trucks in GTAIV? :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Crushed on June 09, 2008, 04:18:32 PM
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:rofl

crushed getting into beef with the dude on youtube

Teaching that motherfucker a lesson. He thinks his GTA4ggotry is funny. :punch
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:20:41 PM
the REAL gta fans know that the series has lost its crown and aren't going to dispute anything

smh gta4 fanboys smh
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 09, 2008, 04:21:58 PM
what about you, himuro? you were championing this game like it was end all be all :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:25:25 PM
well how would i know that rockstar would downgrade the game instead of actually evolving it? how many developers do you know downgrade their games? Bad judgment on my part! :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 09, 2008, 04:37:24 PM
(http://www.saintsrowjunkies.com/images/wallpapers.jpg)

Someone make the image on the left Himuro's avatar
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 09, 2008, 04:37:49 PM
well how would i know that rockstar would downgrade the game instead of actually evolving it? how many developers do you know downgrade their games? Bad judgment on my part! :rofl

Team Ninja for one :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:39:34 PM
but it's still the same ninja gaiden! :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 09, 2008, 04:41:20 PM
exactly
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Crushed on June 09, 2008, 04:42:59 PM
(http://www.saintsrowjunkies.com/images/wallpapers.jpg)

Someone make the image on the left Himuro's avatar
(http://i30.tinypic.com/eipc8j.jpg)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 04:43:46 PM
ICY HAWT STUNNAZ AND GRILLZ
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Grecco on June 09, 2008, 05:02:22 PM
GTA Warriorz are sadder than Sfags/Xfags/Ntards
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Don Flamenco on June 09, 2008, 06:50:40 PM
I'm gonna eat a boat load of crow given how much I defended the game here in the first week or two.


but like all other GTAs, I just plain stopped feeling like playing it because it got boring and repetitive. I stand by the driving controls not being that bad though :)
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 07:07:20 PM
I'm gonna eat a boat load of crow given how much I defended the game here in the first week or two.


but like all other GTAs, I just plain stopped feeling like playing it because it got boring and repetitive. I stand by the driving controls not being that bad though :)

I've never gotten tired of playing GTA. I've never yawned playing III, VC, or SA yet IV struggled to keep my interested around hour 50.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Narag on June 09, 2008, 07:14:54 PM
You're seriously complaining about a game that kept you interested for nearly 50 hours?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2008, 07:34:57 PM
I'm gonna eat a boat load of crow given how much I defended the game here in the first week or two.


but like all other GTAs, I just plain stopped feeling like playing it because it got boring and repetitive. I stand by the driving controls not being that bad though :)

I've never gotten tired of playing GTA. I've never yawned playing III, VC, or SA yet IV struggled to keep my interested around hour 50.

I put hundreds of hours into GTAIII, VC, and SA, but stopped after beating the single player missions in GTAIV at hour 25.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 07:57:36 PM
You're seriously complaining about a game that kept you interested for nearly 50 hours?

what is wrong with that. most of that time was spent looking for things to do :lol
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on June 09, 2008, 07:59:01 PM
I think the GTA4 hate pendulum has swung too far to one side.  IMO the game definitely has issues and isn't anywhere near as good as GTASA was but I had a decent enough time with it.  Definitely not deserving of all the hate....or at least this much hate.

Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 09, 2008, 08:34:52 PM
I think the GTA4 hate pendulum has swung too far to one side.  IMO the game definitely has issues and isn't anywhere near as good as GTASA was but I had a decent enough time with it.  Definitely not deserving of all the hate....or at least this much hate.

If it was an original game released by a company that no one had ever heard of before, no it wouldn't get this much hate. But it's hard to disassociate one's self from the massive amount of hype and hyperbole that's been spewed about this game coupled with [mostly realistic] expectations that were far from being met.

On a side note, I find it funny, and a bit sad, that the best those guys could come up with for their pro-GTAIV video was the fact that GTA has a new city and realistic physics. With a few tweaks it could easily be an anti-GTAIV video.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 09, 2008, 08:55:33 PM
gta4 is the new fable. promising lots of content and under delivering. Remember when they said you'd be able to go through someone's house out the back, and climb fire escapes? lol or how about when they made a big dea about being able to climb telephone poles. LOL not in the game.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Narag on June 09, 2008, 08:56:18 PM
Now we know what the DLC will be! :D
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Don Flamenco on June 09, 2008, 09:35:16 PM
well how would i know that rockstar would downgrade the game instead of actually evolving it? how many developers do you know downgrade their games? Bad judgment on my part! :rofl

Team Ninja for one :rofl


the difference is that with GTAIV it quickly became obvious that it's worse to everyone, whereas the people saying NGII is a downgrade are casuals and people who can't appreciate subtle changes :rofl
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 10, 2008, 02:52:21 AM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: MrAngryFace on June 10, 2008, 02:52:56 AM
I called all this shit way early fuk off
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 10, 2008, 02:53:33 AM
well how would i know that rockstar would downgrade the game instead of actually evolving it? how many developers do you know downgrade their games? Bad judgment on my part! :rofl

Team Ninja for one :rofl


the difference is that with GTAIV it quickly became obvious that it's worse to everyone, whereas the people saying NGII is a downgrade are casuals and people who can't appreciate subtle changes :rofl

you mean the subtle change of SLOWDOWN
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 10, 2008, 02:53:40 AM
watch a fuckin' scorsese movie if you want character

me, i want to run old ladies over with my firetruck
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 10, 2008, 03:43:17 AM
watch a fuckin' scorsese movie if you want character

me, i want to run old ladies over with my firetruck

You know, I also know where to find porn on the internets, but it doesn't mean I wasn't happy when Kratos climbed out of bed from the three-way in GoW1.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 10, 2008, 03:43:51 AM

Cause you mad homo, son
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 04:10:06 AM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.

so basically you concede that rockstar should have killed off features in favor for actually being creative and making new ones. Right. And the result is the most boring sandbox game ever.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 10, 2008, 10:05:58 AM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.

so basically you concede that rockstar should have killed off features in favor for actually being creative and making new ones. Right. And the result is the most boring sandbox game ever.

You are forgetting that only Synthesizer Patel is capable of executing sarcasm in text. Please include rolleyes or something to give me a heads-up next time, because I live in a country which has stripmined its irony content, and I'm not prepared for it in normal speech, let alone trying to parse it from text.

What I concede is that GTA IV is not GTA III, Vice City, or San Andreas; I think Rockstar was trying to make a game in which every choice the player is given is in the context of "What would Niko do?" This means no go-cart racing on city streets, but there is an urban racer circuit. This means instead of having special powered cars which start missions, imbuing the environment and vehicles with the "special-ness"</david_byrne>, Niko accesses them through his Friends by communicating like we do, through a cellphone; in doing so, the power is transferred from the landscape to his interpersonal relationship with his new contacts in his new home.

And to as large a degree as possible, they've tried to trim the bonuses and enhancements back, I'm guessing because most people (myself included) played the SHIT out of the R3 missions and hidden packages in an attempt to buff up their character for the story missions, making the story missions way too easy for their buffed characters, but meanwhile casual gamers were unable to finish the game because the missions were already pretty challenging, but when faced with trying to complete with a non-buffed character, they were unable to do so. This is, of course, wildly irresponsible speculation -- but there it is.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 10, 2008, 10:16:11 AM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.

Yea, why would a freshly arrived immigrant do something like deliver food.

Let's make him realistically rob a fucking bank and mow down 40 cops and make $250,000, then still talk on the phone with his cousin (who he hasn't seen in the last 8 hours of gameplay) about how they're so poor because of his gambling and they are barely scraping by.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Pharmacy on June 10, 2008, 11:54:59 AM
What I concede is that GTA IV is not GTA III, Vice City, or San Andreas; I think Rockstar was trying to make a game in which every choice the player is given is in the context of "What would Niko do?" This means no go-cart racing on city streets, but there is an urban racer circuit. This means instead of having special powered cars which start missions, imbuing the environment and vehicles with the "special-ness"</david_byrne>, Niko accesses them through his Friends by communicating like we do, through a cellphone; in doing so, the power is transferred from the landscape to his interpersonal relationship with his new contacts in his new home.

And to as large a degree as possible, they've tried to trim the bonuses and enhancements back, I'm guessing because most people (myself included) played the SHIT out of the R3 missions and hidden packages in an attempt to buff up their character for the story missions, making the story missions way too easy for their buffed characters, but meanwhile casual gamers were unable to finish the game because the missions were already pretty challenging, but when faced with trying to complete with a non-buffed character, they were unable to do so. This is, of course, wildly irresponsible speculation -- but there it is.

huh
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Sho Nuff on June 10, 2008, 12:32:35 PM
Dammit where the hell is the pit supposed to be, you know, the one where you can push peds into it and they can't escape and then toss in a grenade for hellzapoppin fun as the bodies fly
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 10, 2008, 12:35:29 PM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.

so basically you concede that rockstar should have killed off features in favor for actually being creative and making new ones. Right. And the result is the most boring sandbox game ever.

What I concede is that GTA IV is not GTA III, Vice City, or San Andreas; I think Rockstar was trying to make a game in which every choice the player is given is in the context of "What would Niko do?" This means no go-cart racing on city streets, but there is an urban racer circuit. This means instead of having special powered cars which start missions, imbuing the environment and vehicles with the "special-ness"</david_byrne>, Niko accesses them through his Friends by communicating like we do, through a cellphone; in doing so, the power is transferred from the landscape to his interpersonal relationship with his new contacts in his new home.

In order to make the game realistic they took out all of the fun? Yes, we're all in agreement on that.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 09:20:30 PM
I'm posolutely, very absitively on the side of GTA IV. I think it's fantastic.

It's inconsistently executed, but not nearly as inconsistent as San Andreas was. It's also trying to do something new and different, in that it's staying character-focused... including limiting the activities to things that the character might do, instead of delivering noodles or shuttling people around in an ambulance or bus driving.

I'm finally getting to the point where I am enjoying the game they made, rather than trying to play the game I was expecting to get.

so basically you concede that rockstar should have killed off features in favor for actually being creative and making new ones. Right. And the result is the most boring sandbox game ever.

You are forgetting that only Synthesizer Patel is capable of executing sarcasm in text. Please include rolleyes or something to give me a heads-up next time, because I live in a country which has stripmined its irony content, and I'm not prepared for it in normal speech, let alone trying to parse it from text.

What I concede is that GTA IV is not GTA III, Vice City, or San Andreas; I think Rockstar was trying to make a game in which every choice the player is given is in the context of "What would Niko do?" This means no go-cart racing on city streets, but there is an urban racer circuit. This means instead of having special powered cars which start missions, imbuing the environment and vehicles with the "special-ness"</david_byrne>, Niko accesses them through his Friends by communicating like we do, through a cellphone; in doing so, the power is transferred from the landscape to his interpersonal relationship with his new contacts in his new home.

And to as large a degree as possible, they've tried to trim the bonuses and enhancements back, I'm guessing because most people (myself included) played the SHIT out of the R3 missions and hidden packages in an attempt to buff up their character for the story missions, making the story missions way too easy for their buffed characters, but meanwhile casual gamers were unable to finish the game because the missions were already pretty challenging, but when faced with trying to complete with a non-buffed character, they were unable to do so. This is, of course, wildly irresponsible speculation -- but there it is.

what
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 10, 2008, 09:33:15 PM
Huh?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: CHOW CHOW on June 10, 2008, 09:37:54 PM
Most disappointing game I've ever played.  Incredibly boring and repetitive.  Feels like I'm running errands not playing a videogame.  It's an absolute abomination in every regard.

The following games I've played over the past month or two completely and utterly obliterate GTA4:

Mass Effect
Bioshock
LEGO Indiana Jones
Conan
Halo 3
Ninja Gaiden 2
Civilization Revolution
Brain Challenge
Battlefield Bad Company
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Van Cruncheon on June 10, 2008, 09:43:33 PM
CivRev demo :bow2 :bow2
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: CHOW CHOW on June 10, 2008, 10:39:46 PM
that's right
The civ rev DEMO shits on GTA4, let alone the retail game
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Brehvolution on June 10, 2008, 11:08:20 PM
To each his own I guess.... but I consider GTA4 one of the best games I've ever played. The graphics are pretty amazing for what is going on, there is always something to do, and the story is fun for me. If I fail at one thing I can try another. Once driving is mastered(and it doesn't take long) I find it fun to go around the city. I only take cabs when I fail a mission. No other game has this kind of persistent environment IMO.

SMH @ teh hate.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 10, 2008, 11:16:50 PM
To each his own I guess.... but I consider GTA4 one of the best games I've ever played. The graphics are pretty amazing for what is going on, there is always something to do, and the story is fun for me. If I fail at one thing I can try another. Once driving is mastered(and it doesn't take long) I find it fun to go around the city. I only take cabs when I fail a mission. No other game has this kind of persistent environment IMO.

SMH @ teh hate.

You'll hate it too when the Saints Row series finally appears on your platform.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Brehvolution on June 10, 2008, 11:21:13 PM
To each his own I guess.... but I consider GTA4 one of the best games I've ever played. The graphics are pretty amazing for what is going on, there is always something to do, and the story is fun for me. If I fail at one thing I can try another. Once driving is mastered(and it doesn't take long) I find it fun to go around the city. I only take cabs when I fail a mission. No other game has this kind of persistent environment IMO.

SMH @ teh hate.

You'll hate it too when the Saints Row series finally appears on your platform.

After seeing the original on the 360, I can only imagine. ::)

But I'll be the first to detract if SR2 is better. But since I highly doubt they have a $100M budget, I don't really count on it.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 11:23:02 PM
To each his own I guess.... but I consider GTA4 one of the best games I've ever played. The graphics are pretty amazing for what is going on, there is always something to do, and the story is fun for me. If I fail at one thing I can try another. Once driving is mastered(and it doesn't take long) I find it fun to go around the city. I only take cabs when I fail a mission. No other game has this kind of persistent environment IMO.

SMH @ teh hate.

Was GTA4 your first GTA?
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 10, 2008, 11:23:03 PM
Saint's Row was pretty mediocre itself.  Let's not go overboard.

In graphics and tech, but it was fun as fuck.

And it has the 'fun to drive around' and 'always having something to do' and 'coherent city' of GTA4 beat.

Fuck even the PS2 GTAs did more of what he praised than GTA4 did.


edit - budget :lol whatever. If the budget is spent on a thrilling narrative that ends with you driving a motorcycle off a ramp and landing on a helicopter then count me out.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 11:23:21 PM
Saint's Row was pretty mediocre itself.  Let's not go overboard.

Dead Rising then.

Best sandbox game ever
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 11:24:17 PM

Fuck even the PS2 GTAs did more of what he praised than GTA4 did.

.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Brehvolution on June 10, 2008, 11:24:58 PM
To each his own I guess.... but I consider GTA4 one of the best games I've ever played. The graphics are pretty amazing for what is going on, there is always something to do, and the story is fun for me. If I fail at one thing I can try another. Once driving is mastered(and it doesn't take long) I find it fun to go around the city. I only take cabs when I fail a mission. No other game has this kind of persistent environment IMO.

SMH @ teh hate.

Was GTA4 your first GTA?

NO. I played GTA and San andreas.  GTA4 was a huge step up IMHO. I haven't had this much fun in a game in a long time.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 10, 2008, 11:25:38 PM
The only thing GTA4 improves over the other games is the shooting. Which is still arguably worse than SR.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Brehvolution on June 10, 2008, 11:27:44 PM
The PS2 GTA's never gave me the 'WOW' experience I get with GTA4. Like I said, to each his own.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Himu on June 10, 2008, 11:28:09 PM
The PS2 GTA's never gave me the 'WOW' experience I get with GTA4. Like I said, to each his own.

window dressing and graphics imo

it's understandable
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: demi on June 10, 2008, 11:29:21 PM
Saint's Row was pretty mediocre itself.  Let's not go overboard.

STFU, go suck a dick ho

THIRD STREET SAINTS REPRESENT \m/
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: AdmiralViscen on June 10, 2008, 11:30:04 PM
The PS2 GTA's never gave me the 'WOW' experience I get with GTA4. Like I said, to each his own.

window dressing and graphics imo

it's understandable

.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: CHOW CHOW on June 10, 2008, 11:39:28 PM
Crackdown and Hulk Ultimate Destruction are the only great sandbox games. 
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 11, 2008, 12:03:58 AM
Crackdown was awesome because it made you feel like a cyborg superhero. Jumping a hundred feet in the air, scaling skyscrapers, throwing cars, and capping fools with a rocket while in midair are experiences that no game yet has been able to truly match.
Title: Re: Man GTA4 is fucking awful
Post by: chronovore on June 11, 2008, 12:09:26 AM
Saint's Row was pretty mediocre itself.  Let's not go overboard.

STFU, go suck a dick ho

THIRD STREET SAINTS REPRESENT \m/

Represent, yo. I loved playing SR.