GTA IV Hype Thread

[Bond]

Look at this awesome advertisement in LA:

http://akayuki.com/wp-content/hotelfig.jpg

[Aladuf]

GTA IV, Why aren't you MINE yet?! April 29th can't come any faster.

Just preordered it for the PS3 yesterday, in fact.

[Angrist]

You boycotted my last hype thread, so I'm boycotting this. :(

[Typhoid]

I'm not overly stoked on it for some reason.
Probably because I know I shouldn't buy it when it comes out because I got laid off and need to keep my money for food and rent.
I'll head out somewhere to pick it up, but I won't be crushed if I have to wait an extra week or so.

[GameMaster]

British Office Star Ricky Gervais Appears In GTA IV (http://kotaku.com/380990/british-office-star-ricky-gervais-appears-in-gta-iv)

[Jonbo298]

Preordered. Thankfully the EB in the mall here is actually doing a midnight opening for GTA IV. Last one they did was Halo 3, but I wasn't fully expecting them to open for GTA IV.

Thankfully next week is my "short week" at work, meaning I have All of Tuesday and Wednesday to play, not having to go into work until Thursday evening (7pm, usual work start time)

[BreakABone]

So who is getting for what?

360 version sooner or later.

[jeepnut]

If I get a copy, it will be for the 360.

[Jonbo298]

360 no questions

[Fox 6]

360 version later. Probably in the middle of may.

[Dyne]

PS3. I'm a purist. I won't be getting it until later, though.

[BreakABone]

PS3. I'm a purist. I won't be getting it until later, though.

Hope this doesn't open up anything.
But what do you mean by purist in this regard?

[Dyne]

GTA deserves to be played on Playstation. That's a purist remark.

However, I did buy DMC4 on 360 when all the purists bought the PS3 versions.. bastards.

[Bond]

I'll be buying the 360 version. See you all on it May 14th. The date of my last final.

[Aladuf]

PS3. I'm a purist. I won't be getting it until later, though.

You're a good man for going with the Playstation version. At least you and I are representing for the PS3! haha

[Renwood]

Gameplay video of Niko flying through the windshield after crashing into a wall made me http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/Renwood/gladkit.gif.

[Aladuf]

Gameplay video of Niko flying through the windshield after crashing into a wall made me http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a172/Renwood/gladkit.gif.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v500/EvilTaru/Indifferent2.gif

[Perfect Stu]

PS3 version.

This game will probably take up 50% of my gaming time for the rest of the year. Other notables including MGS4, Madden NFL 2009, MLB 08 The Show and Rock Band.

[GameMaster]

At around 11:50am Greenwich Mean Time, the PAL version of Grand Theft Auto IV for the Xbox 360 was ripped and leaked to various torrent sites by a ground called iCON. This would of course enable burning a copy for the home console. Meanwhile, the NTSC version is expected within the next 48 hours. YouTube clips have been popping up online of the game's opening and early missions — but as of posting, many of the clips have been taken down. The retail release is a mere six days away. This isn't the first GTA game leaked as San Andreas was as well. And it was leaked a week before, too.

We haven't verified whether the 6.32 GB file really is the full game, but there are plenty of listings on torrent sites now and we contacted Rockstar for comment.

http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/04/icongta4-thumb.JPG

http://kotaku.com/383017/pirated-gta-iv-leaked-early-online

Oh, those nasty pirates!

[Bond]

Meet Niko Trailer:

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[Aladuf]

Holy shit that "Meet Niko" trailer was awesome! I am getting way pumped for this to come out. And IGN gave it a Perfect 10 today! :O

[Renwood]

The final trailer did more to excite me. This was good, but that was great. The Mavado remix made it.

[-alpha-]

wow....apparantly its really....really....reaaaaaaaaaaally good... so says IGN and xbox magazine anyhow. This may just be the first GTA title that I truly enjoy...

[Jason1]

Wow...a 10 from IGN. Impressive.

[Dyne]

A 10? Shit, now I'm buying it day one.

[Bond]

This is going to be legendary!

[Dyne]

Seriously, now I need to clear my plate and finish all my games in a weekend.

[Renwood]

It's disappointing to know that no other reviews will be out until after the game releases. I do not doubt the game will satisfy, but its always shady to see embargos like this.

If the game is truly great, let me hear about it from a number of different sources. I won't hesitate because of a few 9.5's, Rockstar. More reviews means more perspectives and more information. IGN's review didn't mention side missions in any detail.

I think I'll try to finish Heavenly Sword this weekend. That, along with Gran Turismo and the Metal Gear Online beta, should preoccupy me as well as anything else until Monday night.

[Typhoid]

I read about this game today, and now I want it.

[Dyne]

Hahaha, my brother was going to buy it no matter what I said. I should've gone with his deal but I decided to chip in half. Now I get GTA4 goodness for half the price! :D

[Typhoid]

Opposed to for free?

[Dyne]

Yeah but.. he got Super Smash Bros Melee all to himself when it came out. I don't want that to happen again.

[Bond]

The reviews are starting to roll in now that the embargo has been lifted.

GameTrailers video review:

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Currently has a metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/grandtheftauto4) score of 100. This is going to be amazing!

[DeathsHand]

*DeathsHand thinks maybe he should have pre-ordered this one*

Haven't seen a perfect 10 from IGN in awhile... Least not that I've noticed...

[Angrist]

Because I know you guys won't all be insulted when I say this:

I think 10s should be reserved for games that innovate a lot and are perfectly executed.

When I look at GTA IV, I wonder what's new. Multiplayer, what else? (Edit: ok, a friend just told me about the amazing detail of this game. That's cool, but it's still an evolution of what they did in the previous GTA games, imo)
I see the graphics and think "decent, I'd give it an 8 or 9."

Thoughts? :)

[Renwood]

What you think a perfect score connotates and ought to be reserved for is not what everyone believes a perfect score connotates and ought to be reserved for. No argument will change that.

Read the review text; the score is for those incapable of taking a few moments to actually read. If what is brought up within that text, or what you see in the previews doesn't justify itself to you, there is nothing else to be said.

[GameMaster]

Read the review text; the score is for those incapable of taking a few moments to actually read.

The score is for those who don't give a •••• about the text. Silly rabbit.

[Renwood]

I don't respect or care about those people; hope every one of them dies in a mattress fire.

:- )

[Jonbo298]

Because I know you guys won't all be insulted when I say this:

I think 10s should be reserved for games that innovate a lot and are perfectly executed.

When I look at GTA IV, I wonder what's new. Multiplayer, what else? (Edit: ok, a friend just told me about the amazing detail of this game. That's cool, but it's still an evolution of what they did in the previous GTA games, imo)
I see the graphics and think "decent, I'd give it an 8 or 9."

Thoughts? :)

Well, I hope this doesn't sound like I'm mad at ya or anything, of which I'm not. Just pointing out some stuff's or whatever.

10 doesn't mean a game is completely perfect. It means it's damn near perfect. All games have flaws. GTA IV is no exception. Biggest "complaints" I've seen is some pop-in in the 360 version (heard PS3 has some too but not so bad), controls a smidge wonky but nothing that seems to deter the score, and some missions extremely difficult.

10 means this is something you don't see very often. Yeah, we've all seen/played GTA before. But from reviews, it seems like it took all of what was good about the other GTA's and made it better. Better controls, obviously a crapload better graphics (not quite as good as games like Gears of War but they are still very good).

From sounds of it, the Multiplayer aspect is very fun also. Yeah, it may not have the depth of Multiplayer like say Call of Duty 4, but obviously GTA's multiplayer is worth the investment also.

So..yeah. Ten to me means this is a damn good game, and it should be tried out at some point. You may not like GTA which not all will. Everyone's tastes are different. Considering alot of reviews are averaging 10/100/A+, this will be one of the few games worth their full price.

[bobcat]

Yes I will get the 360 version.

Perfect 10?!?!? I read somewhere in that review that some parts aren't perfect, which makes me ponder what justifies a 10? Hm.....to be honest I'd say no game should be deserving of a 10 unless it's pure "PERFECT" on every level. Graphics, story, gameplay, sound, online, everything! I'd say it's prolly worthy of a 9.8 but ye, I will buy it and cannot wait.

Preordered it :)

[DeathsHand]

Perfect 10?!?!? I read somewhere in that review that some parts aren't perfect, which makes me ponder what justifies a 10? Hm.....to be honest I'd say no game should be deserving of a 10 unless it's pure "PERFECT" on every level.

People question that every time any game receives a score of 100%...
I think reviewers kind of already take into account the fact that "no game is flawless" when coming up with their ratings system and handing out the scores...

IGN, for example, doesn't call a 10 "perfect", they call it "masterful"...

The whole debate is like "But this one goes to eleven" in reverse...
If 10 was known to be some sort of symbolic impossibility, then 9.9 would be known as the highest possible score and be in the exact same position that 10 is in now... Which, in the end, would just make things less rounded...

[GameMaster]

I don't respect or care about those people; hope every one of them dies in a mattress fire.

:- )

Before or after they unload a round in your mouth?

:- )

[bobcat]

People question that every time any game receives a score of 100%...
I think reviewers kind of already take into account the fact that "no game is flawless" when coming up with their ratings system and handing out the scores...

IGN, for example, doesn't call a 10 "perfect", they call it "masterful"...

The whole debate is like "But this one goes to eleven" in reverse...
If 10 was known to be some sort of symbolic impossibility, then 9.9 would be known as the highest possible score and be in the exact same position that 10 is in now... Which, in the end, would just make things less rounded...

Well I guess the whole thing is, nothing can be perfect. Perfection is never without some kind of flaw. So calling it 'masterful' is a wise choice of words.

I think a lot of ppl don't know it, but ur right, it's kind of like a guideline of how good a game is, even tho it's not perfect in every possilble way

[Renwood]

Before or after they unload a round in your mouth?

:- )

After. I like the taste.

A lot.

[Jonbo298]

There needs to be a thread where NotShins and GameMaster talk about whatever they please. Would be so much awesome

[Angrist]

And maybe it would keep them out of the threads that I like to read.

[Renwood]

And maybe it would keep them out of the threads that I like to read.

Didn't like the answer you received? That is terrible.

Terrible!

But the truth.

The truth!

[Jason1]

Does anyone know when the rental stores usually put out newly released games for rental? Is it like the morning they release, or might it not be until later? Im thinking about renting this since my roomate has a 360 lying around he never plays anyways.

[Fox 6]

Didn't like the answer you received? That is terrible.

Terrible!

But the truth.

The truth!

"truth is beauty, beauty truth, sir!"

"But the truth can be harsh and disturbing!"

"well he sure sucked the fun out of that poem."

[Jonbo298]

Does anyone know when the rental stores usually put out newly released games for rental? Is it like the morning they release, or might it not be until later? Im thinking about renting this since my roomate has a 360 lying around he never plays anyways.

Around here at least, new release games are typically out on Friday. With GTA, that could be different. Best to call and ask.

[Typhoid]

After all these "I don't know's", it turns out me and Dyne are heading to get it at midnight.

If I do not post again after today, do not come looking.

[Dyne]

Hells yeah. Dylflon's in the fray now too.

There will be major grand theft of grand theft auto tonight.

[Bond]

Let's post all our first impressions in this (http://www.gametavern.net/forums/showthread.php?p=221315#post221315) thread.