GTA IV: It's Magically Delicious

[Bond]

This is the place to talk about your first impressions of GTA IV.

[The Germanator]

Luckily one of the Spintos just got a 360 and is picking it up tomorrow...I shall be playing it during lunch break at practice!

[GameMaster]

I watched my friend play it today. I was impressed with the fluidity of the animation.

[Typhoid]

I don't even own it yet, and I've already soiled myself.

[Aladuf]

Damn it's an awesome game. I played for 2 hours tonight and I'm loving it so far, it looks amazing and the controls are perfect.

Now I can't wait for tomorrow to play some more.

[Bube]

I think I'm interested in this game because of the perfect scores it's been getting. Shame on me.

[KillerGremlin]

I can't believe IGN gave it a 10.

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

I can't believe IGN gave it a 10.

Isn't this the first game to ever achieve a perfect 10 from IGN? If so, it is a pretty applaudable feat.

[Angrist]

I know that at least Ocarina of Time got a 10.

[Dyne]

JESUS CHRIST AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

I fucking love this game.

I can't believe it. They've done it. They've created the perfect video game.

I knew it was true love almost right away - specifically, when I found the TV in Roman's room at the beginning. I changed the channel and saw a familiar face - and holy fucking shit it was BAS FUCKING RUTTEN. I fucking love that guy. For those who don't know who he is offhand, here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3K-mrlYG7Y

Jesus fucking christ. Rockstar are the fucking masters. How did they know I would love them for giving Bas his own talkshow in their video game? They KNEW it. They fucking knew it.

That, and the game is fantastic so far. I tried out the sixaxis controls and they're not terrible, but for cars I think I'll stick to analog.

Seriously BUY THIS GAME. It's raising bars I didn't even know could be raised. Every minute there's something new to be amazed by.

[Perfect Stu]

I played for 5 hours last night, with more schedule later today. Unbelievably awesome...I knew right away the game was amazing. Little things help, like picking a fight with a stranger, him legitimately fighting back (NYC!), chasing me over to the car i was in the midst of stealing, pulling me out of it to continue our fight, me pushing him away, jumping back in the car and driving away WHILE HE WAS STILL HANGING ONTO THE DOOR HANDLE!. Then this girl I picked up for a date told me she liked me better when I had my sunglasses on that I recently purchsed because they suited me.

Legendary game folks.

[KillerGremlin]

How much of a genuine progression from the last installment do you guys think the game is? I always criticize Nintendo for remaking the same Zelda or Mario game, with some subtle differences. So, it only seems natural to ask how Grand Theft Auto has progressed.

Personally, I felt Grand Theft Auto III was the progression last generation. Vice City and San Andreas where epic improvements, but the core element that made Grand Theft Auto what it is remained pretty much untouched.

[Dyne]

I'd say it's definitely a revolution. It might not be as big as 2D -> 3D but there's so much quality that's been poured into it. It's really astounding.

[Typhoid]

What people who haven't played it won't understand, is it's not really a GTA game.

You're playing someone's life. It just happens that he does shifty things at times.
You can go bowling, go on dates, text people, call people, watch TV, or the old-fashioned stabbing hookers.


The fighting style in this (melee fighting) is really well-done, I think. Not perfect, but miles above the other ones, without a doubt.

The game LOOKS stunning when you play it. I haven't even played it on my 46'' TV yet, but it still looks amazing on a 30''.

I found the "secret package" of this game: Shooting pigeons. There are 200 of them. I've shot 1.

What I also love about this game, is it judges what the characters say, based on what's happening. I was on my way to a date, and Roman called, I answered and said I was busy. Instead of having to help him fight, I had to pick him up from the Hospital. It still made me do the "Help him" mission, but the character was all "Thanks for not being busy with a girl this time, eh" and stuff like that. I thought that was pretty cool.

I love the no-load times. I love the fluid gameplay. I love the realism in driving, although braking without flying 5 blocks past your turn before doing a 360 into a lightpole and hitting a pedestrian while trying to get back on course, will be hard. I have no complaints.

The sixaxis controls for driving are really well done. Not too touchy, not too clingy. The only hard thing with them, is flying the helicopters. That shit is fucking hard with sixaxis.

Anyways, buy the goddamn game.
Buy it now.

Edit: "Girls like it when you do things unexpectedly. One minute you're walking down the street, the next minute BAM! IM SMASHING YOUR HEAD, INTO THIS FREAKING LIGHTPOST. UNH, UNH, UNH!"

[Zen]

ordered the asian version for this since this game isnt region free (its in english), my xbox 360 is japanese (yes i know, long story) I should have it here in about a week's time.