Grand Theft Auto IV

[~M3GG4~]

Yea it CoD4

I wonder. How big will this one be? I believe its based in New York City this time.

it'll be just a tiny bit smaller then SA, and yeah its supposed to be 1 island, but i cant figure out Brooklyn bridge? .. maybe the bridge takes to somewhere on the same island?
Theres also Liberty Island, with the statue of Liberty.

[C18]

[Survive.]

For a second then, I thought that was a realtime picture

[James]

This is the official GTA 4 thread, post all related items in here.

[SnakeEater]

well I heard it's something like gangstar's and stuff lol

[~M3GG4~]

63 Days to go.

Here's some things i thought you might like to know, if not already known.

* The game is set in 2007, In Liberty City.
*
A big part of the game is delivering story in new ways and allowing the player to plot their own destiny
* The map is smaller than San Andreas, But a lot more detailed.
* The Statue of Liberty is called The Statue of Happiness.
* Rockstar have been working very hard on the targeting system - expect it to be a big improvement from previous games.
* There will be NO planes. Rockstar have said they want the game to be realistic.
* You will use your cell phone to call contacts.
* DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is 'BOABO (Beneath the Offramp of the Algonquin Bridge)'.
* GTA IV contains 4 parts of New York (Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx) and a part of New Jersey. Which have been renamed in the game to 'Broker', 'Algonquin', 'Dukes', 'Bohan' and 'Alderney'.
* realism has been upgraded, in terms of Pedestrians not walking around like mindless zombies.
* Multiplayer modes in GTA 4 are still to be announced, however, Rockstar have said it won't be a massively multiplayer online game. They are making something interesting, fun and progressive, and which ties in with single player gameplay.
* No loading screens... this due to a longer loading time at the start of the game.
* Multiplayer won't be MMO style, but will fit better to the single player experience
* Bellic arrives in Liberty City as he has been receiving emails from his cousin, Roman. At the start of the game, he is the only person you know.
* Pedestrians are a lot more realistic, and do things such as smoke, sit on benches, read, go shopping, eat, and more...
* While making the game, Rockstar consulted crime experts and ex-policemen and found that being a criminal is much more difficult now than it was during previous decades, so they have tried to reflect this in the game. Expect to see people getting arrested as the police are a heavy presence.
* As Rockstar North are approaching the recruitment of voice actors in a different way. We probably won't hear any recognisable voices in GTA 4 because they are looking for voices that suit the attitude of the characters - This approach is also being carried over to the soundtrack, where R* are looking for music which works well with the modern day Liberty City.
* The visual effects of the game will be massively enhanced - the rising and setting sun will reflect off glass and light up details on buildings; the streets will have potholes and rubble. Variations in terrain are reflected in the way people walk over it.
* GameInformer played the Xbox 360 version, and say the graphics are not representative of the final version. The final version will look better than these shots suggest
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The protagonist Niko Bellic is in his mid-thirties, and although not customisable, you will be able to don him with new outfits and such. Rockstar said they got Niko's physics just right and found it was difficult to implement character customisation with regards to this.
* Staten Island, the only area of New York not recreated in Liberty City was left out due to Rockstar deciding it would not be a fun location to play in.
* There are no "dead spots" or "irrelevant space" in the game.
* There really are no loading screens once you're in the game, even when moving from exterior to interior, moving between the two will be seamless
* The mob will be featured in the game, though they won't be lead characters. Additionally, 'hardly any' of the characters from previous games will return.
* Missions will offer an increased amount of realism, and will be longer and more varied, some will even have multiple possible outcomes.
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Bridges will possibly keep you from accessing other boroughs at the start of the game, but this hasn't yet been finalised.
* What comes as a big relief to us is that there's no more pop-ups of buildings and foliage as we've seen in the past thanks to the completely overhauled graphics engine.
* Dan Houser stated that no one has attempted to recreate a location of this size, and with so much detail, ever before.
* The Artificial Intelligence of the NPC's has received a huge overhaul, pedestrians do a wide variety of things which were mentioned in the GameInformer article, and they even react to events such as a gun being pulled on them.
* Shooting is said to be much more precise and fluid than in previous games.
* Niko can use his mobile phone to do things such as set up deals and ambushes
* Rockstar haven't yet decided how to make use of Sony's SIXAXIS controller for the PlayStation 3 version of the game.
* Planes were not included in the game because there isn't enough room for them, and you would traverse the city too quickly. As we confirmed before though, we will be able to pilot helicopters.
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Rockstar have promised a wider range of side-missions to partake in while not playing through the main storyline.
* Police will not come after only you in a game, if they see a civilian commiting a crime, they will too go after them. So no more bug gang war, and the second you lay a fist into someone, they police are only after you.
* It is possible to make use of your trunk, especially for storing bodies, hidden away, as evidence is a big part in this game.

Thanks to GTA4land.com for providing this fact sheet.

[Psykorgasm]

No loading screens? But wouldn't that just cause some texture pop up, etc?
Ah well, sounds great, 61 days to go...

[James]

Thats already weird textures anyway.

[¤[A]Raiden¤]

I Heard RockStar are dening any Online game play with GTA, dunno if its true or not?

[Psykorgasm]

Of course it's online, but they're just being really quiet about it.

[~M3GG4~]

60 Days to go

The new previews and screenshots which you've probably read a lot about in the past couple of weeks are now finally here. Below is a quick summary of most of the new information.

* Broker is the only island open at the start, however you can begin accessing the other islands sooner than you have in previous games
* If you die during a mission you're given a chance to retry it by way of a text, after respawning at the hospital
* Headlights can be set to full beam or dipped, but they can't be turned off
* We mentioned a while ago that you may find items of use to you in vehicles, it has now been confirmed that you can't actually use vehicles as a place to store items
* Cars are not customisable as they were in San Andreas
* Items on the ground now have a yellow halo around them. Rather than the cylindrical glow we've become accustomed to in the series' previous offerings, GTA IV's mission markers are now large arrows pointing at the ground.
* There are eighteen radio stations in total. Genres include funk, reggae, jazz, dance, Jamaican, pop, hardcore, hip hop and an Eastern European station. One of the stations is called The Vibe, which plays RnB and soul music.
* You can pause the game to view a full size map of the city. Selecting a destination will map out a route to it on your radar.
* On the subject of GPS, some of the more expensive cars have voice navigation.
* As mentioned previously it is now possible to lob grenades and molotov cocktails out vehicle windows. Firing a gun is said to be (realistically) less accurate than in previous games.
* Niko is a master at Krav Maga, a fighting style the Israeli Special Forces use.
* Niko was able to punch someone hard enough that they crashed through a window behind them.
* Once minor technical difference between the PS3 and 360 versions has been spotted - The 360 version is brighter and has slightly more vibrant colour, while the PS3 build has less aliasing issues.

Yes there will be online play, it wont be a big part of the game at all, but that feature is still there.

[xProtocol Rain]

Awesome game will be awesome.

[Siva]

In b4 5/10 reviews

[~M3GG4~]

56 Days to go.

Great new GTA IV Preview Here

This gets me pumped for GTA so much!

[Psykorgasm]

Nice link, thanks haven't seen this one yet.

[~M3GG4~]

np,

55 Days to go.
New small Preview, most of the stuff is known, but still..

* It took 5 years and 300 people to develop GTA IV.
* The smallest details have been taken into account, from non-working bulbs to newspapers flying in the wind.
* Peds live their lives like any other human. Law Enforcement Agencies will be checking papers, a businessman is walking faster than other peds, a woman is making a phone call in a phone booth, and so on.
* They talk about Liberty City being as big as San Andreas.
* Bodybuilding will no longer be in the game and you won't be able to make money by buying businesses anymore.
* If you commit a very serious crime, the army will be against you. You'll see heavily armed soldiers.
* By keeping good relationships, Niko may have some clues for future missions.
* According to the website, it'll take 60 to 70 hours to complete the game.
* Italians, Puerto Ricans, Russians, Jamaicans, Chinese Triad and Mafia are some of GTAIV's gangs.
* It might take more than one try to start a car or a motorbike.

Also, a new Xbox Live contest (only open to US citizens though =[[[)

"Microsoft recently announced that they were having a GTA IV sweepstakes contest, and it is easier than ever to join it. All you need to do is enter your gamertag and be over the age of 18. Sadly this is open to U.S. residents only. Prizes include:
[list] * 4 Grand Prizes: Four winners will score a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.
* 100 First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console
* 2,000 Second Prizes: A Rockstar baseball bat
* 5,000 Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points
* 3,000 Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points
* 2,000 Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points
* 5,000 Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
* 3,000 Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
* 2,000 Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
[/list]
If your American its worth entering.
GTA IV Sweepstakes.


Also, some of you may have no time for this, but for those of you that have, a new GTA podcast is out. There is some cool and great new info in this, check it out. (takes a lil bit of searching on the site.)



GTA IV Podcast.

Hope you enjoy the new info .

[~M3GG4~]

52 Days to go.

New site update, with 18 new screenshots, some cool videos and "websites" for GTA IV radio stations

GTA IV Site.

I, personally, dont like the layout of the site, but im sure some will.

Enjoy.

[James]

LOL
EA BOUGHT THE COMMUNITY FORUMS

LOL
NEXT YEAR

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(nah)(nah) McJÅMES  °¬° says (15:39):
GTA4 Army of Two Pro Street: Pets Expansion by John Madden is gonna be shit
Dale says (15:39):
i hear it's gonna get average ratings :2ey

[~M3GG4~]

Which Forums? Link?

[Zantinzuken]

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?act=idx

^^

A little harrowing I must say. Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come.

[Psykorgasm]

Probably is, I've been posting on that forum for a bit and looks like I'm not going back. Fuck EA.

[Tantalus]

I watched Bonus Round and apparently there is a Drink-Driving minigame which is causing Jack Thompson to have mass amounts of sand up his arse about it.

[Tantalus]

Apologies for the double post.

UPDATE: Trailer 4 has been released. Known as "Everyone's a Rat". It is piecing together nicely. Also, new screenshots of multiplayer.

[The RZA]

Aren't you a russian gangster guy in this game?

[Tantalus]

Aren't you a russian gangster guy in this game?

No! He's a Serbian wanted by the Russian mafia!

[Siva]

Played it at my cousins house today (he co-manages a Woolworths)

GAME

OF

THE

YEAR

HANDS

DOWN

[Tantalus]

Immersion FTW.

[Siva]

I didn't think I'd like Niko as a character but he made me laugh a few times.

Now I wait the cold, cruel, 6 months for the PC release.

[Tantalus]

6 months for the PC release.

And then a week for the mod community to sink its claws into it.

It'll be around the same specs as the Mass Effect port. Same level of detail but more expansive.

[Siva]

OH YES MASS EFFECT

SHIT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT