The old and unwieldy GTA4 thread*

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FWIW, the early review at CGReviews has been updated based on the retail X360 and PS3 versions.

Updates to the review:
Split screen has been removed from both versions.
X360 install not an option (Not necessary).
PS3 has faster load times with install.
Both versions nearly identical.

And last but not least,
Game rating changed from 9.3 to 9.8.

-aldo

The "early" review was a fake one. I thought that was obvious by now
 
Hmmmm, if the PS3 version does indeed have an hdd install for faster load times then that definitely changes things. Think I'm gonna wait and see which version is better before buying anything.
 
Hmmmm, if the PS3 version does indeed have an hdd install for faster load times then that definitely changes things. Think I'm gonna wait and see which version is better before buying anything.

It would be cool if the engine is so dynamic that it can stream more objects from a HD install. Popup should be reduced as well. But i guess the most important aspect is wear and tear on the BR drive in the long run :)
 
I quite disliked the HUD of the game. Less gameish I would say.
But I haven't played it, when I finally get it I will first try to get 6* :D
 
Gosh, this game has an entire front-page tab at Play.com! I've never seen that before. Hmm, maybe Harry Potter's had it, though I don't recall so.

It's certainly a gaming phenomenon. Maybe it's influence was declining in the last gen with San Andreas but this iteration has grabbed a lot of people's attention (incl. MS' {re: deal with R*} and mine {first game I have ever pre-ordered!}).

With that said, is it your type of game Shifty?
 
It's certainly a gaming phenomenon. Maybe it's influence was declining in the last gen with San Andreas but this iteration has grabbed a lot of people's attention (incl. MS' {re: deal with R*} and mine {first game I have ever pre-ordered!}).

With that said, is it your type of game Shifty?

I had absolutely 0 interest in San Adreas, but I'm getting GTA4 on day one. My favourites in the series, so far, were GTA1 and Vice City. GTA3 was pretty good, but I thought Vice City was just more polished overall, and it had good atmosphere and humor.
 
Grand Theft Auto IV: Audio Q&A

How many speaking parts are there in the game? How much dialogue?

WM: It’s difficult to quantify how many speaking parts there are, but at our last count there were over 740 unique voices in the game. There are over 80,000 individual lines of dialogue, more than 7000 of which are Niko’s lines. If you were to listen to each line back to back, it would take over 29 hours. Also, these figures don’t take the radio, TV, and mo-capped cut-scene dialogue into consideration.

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Never change Shifty. I knew that'd be your answer!

I'm with Scott_Arm though; although I'd plump for VC as the peak of the series. That is, of course, peak of the series so far. Am genuinely excited for GTA 4.
 
I'm with Scott_Arm though; although I'd plump for VC as the peak of the series. That is, of course, peak of the series so far. Am genuinely excited for GTA 4.

I think the original and Vice City are very difficult to compare, but VC is probably my favourite. Hopefully GTA4 will set the new standard and maybe like with GTA3, the follow up will be even better.
 

Pretty amazing considering that EDGE ran a giant piece on Rockstar where they talked to Dan Houser about DLC´s and nothing like this was mentioned. Actually it read like Rockstar didnt have a solid idea whatsoever it was going to be. Add to this the time needed to create "entire" cities vs making an entire new game. So much for the cost of Content i guess :)

But it´s a cool rumor to start if you want the 360 to get a boost.

From the original link to the story:

No exaggeration: this is huge. In CVG’s new GTA IV magazine special (sponsored largely by Microsoft,) there is a passage that talks about the impending DLC for the Xbox 360 version of the game, stating that it will basically serve the same function that Vice City and San Andreas did for GTA III. Here’ the excerpt:

http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/veggie_jackson/news/article/rumour_gta_iv_dlc_will_be_new_cities_
 
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