GTA IV: It's Magically Delicious

[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!"

[Dylflon]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

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 did it the other way. I had literally just pulled up to Michelle's door when I get the call from Roman, so I ditch the date unannounced and go bail him out. Right after I got for the date and the chick is all like "Why couldn't you come last time?"

And Niko is all "Roman, uh...got eento some trobble"




The big step from the last games to this is that this game so closely emulates real life that it borders on insane. It's all in the details, I tell ya.


I found myself on a five minute police chase today which started as innocently as me hucking a cup of coffee at an innocent pedestrian. Little did I know a cop was very near. He gets me to put my hands behind my head and as soon as he's about to make a grab for me I bolt across the street, dodging bullets, into a local amusement park. I hop two fences and end up on an on-ramp with to police cars in hot pursuit. I run for my life as the gain on me in their cars. Then another cop car pulls in from the other side, cornering me completely. With nowhere else to go, I hop over the edge of the on-ramp, praying the drop isn't too far. Luckily, subway tracks were ready to greet me not so far between where I jumped off and the ground.I land on the tracks and begin running as policemen yell at me from the on-ramp. I eventually lose my wanted stars and jump of the tracks a good 20-30 to the ground below. After I land, a pedestrian stops, points at me and yells something to the effect of "Holy crap, dude!".

It was then I realized that I had the biggest figurative boner ever.