Is the jumping/platforming actually technically good?
I like Crackdown a lot, but I found the progression and lack of any real story a bit annoying. It's more a sandbox than an actual game.
forgot my favourite thing about crackdown - sub targetting. Being able to lock on and move from head to arm to leg is awesome. Other games should steal this.
The last island kicks your ass, if they leveled up along with me I wouldn't have beaten the game.
Also, playing on Insane is pretty challenging, esp. bosses. The last boss is really hard unless you do the co-op end-run around his goons.
The guy talking is so weird and from what I understand, he doesn't let up the whole game. like you're just walking down an empty road, then all of a sudden "GOOOD JOB AGENT"
yeah I might give that a miss :( do you need all the agility orbs to max out your agility stat?
yeah I might give that a miss :( do you need all the agility orbs to max out your agility stat?
No, not at all. I was Agility-maxed about 1/2way through the game. I think you get some Agi. points if you kill peeps /while/ in the air.
However to max Driving out, you want to do races (obvious) and hit-and-kill gang members (less obvious). For some people the driving points are the hardest to come by, because it's easier to blow gangers up than too hit them with a car. Oh, and stunts will get you driving points, too.
funnest online co-op game this gen.
now that Ive gotten into the flow of the gameplay Im really enjoying this.
I dont think I'll bother orb hunting, looks like a faq reading excercise in frustration. But Im definitely going to max out my agent and go for a few of the race related and driving achievements
man Im so into this game, going for all the orbs now :'( what have I gotten myself into?
Im also conesidering buying the DLC :'( :'( :'( :'(
man Im so into this game, going for all the orbs now :'( what have I gotten myself into?
Im also conesidering buying the DLC :'( :'( :'( :'(
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I can see going back for jumps, races, and such, but missing ONE orb that's already taken two weeks? Plus the original playtime? No tx.
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I can see going back for jumps, races, and such, but missing ONE orb that's already taken two weeks? Plus the original playtime? No tx.
Looking for that last one, I swear I even started to head that signature orb sound in my head. Driving me crazy.
It's there, somewhere.
Waiting.
There are some very cool physics effects you can cause in GTA IV like the one you described. One time I lobbed a grenade from my car with very poor timing, and it exploded in such a way that left a crater in the back half of my car, but the thing still drove! The rear-left wheel was practically horizontal, so you can imagine the handling was ridiculous.
Btw I know it sounds absurd, but there really is a way to get better at the driving in GTA IV. I've read enough of your impressions about other driving games (which happen to be in line with many of the posters here) to understand that you prefer an arcade racer, and GTA IV's driving is very rooted in simulation. I know that's different than the PS2 games (which were built on the engine Criterion created for Burnout, go figure), but I feel that GTA IV sets a very high bar when it comes to driving in open-world games. I'm willing to admit that GTA IV is a flawed game, but the driving is not one of those flaws. It just takes a little practice.
Anyways, you probably won't be going back to GTA IV what with Saints Row on the horizon. Game looks hot!
funnest online co-op game this gen.
Crackdown 2 really should have been one of the greatest games of this generation. What a disaster.
Every single car understeers, even the ones that appear to be RWD.I wanted to argue this but I decided to wait until I had the chance to play some GTA IV and see for myself. You are incorrect. If you want to bother yourself to play it again :lol try getting your hands on a Futo, Uranus or Blista Compact. All of these cars are pretty great at cornering with throttle control instead of the handbrake. I think the Coquette might have oversteer as well, but I wasn't able to drive one when I played this time so I can't say for certain.