Posted by Muhammad-Oli
@KingBooker5: I wouldn't be so sure. I think they could at least release a stripped out version (not too much gone though!). With technology changing all the time, I'm sure they'll find a way to fit it on a UMD... I mean, most people thought it was pretty awesome that they fit Vice City in. After playing that though, I think they could fit more.
Posted by Danny_BFC
New Laser for my xbox today means hopefully GTA
Posted by thomas93
:@ Can't find the 360 thread ):
Posted by Cycovision
Xbox 360 Owners thread
Posted by Kwiksta
On 2008-05-02 12:09:42, Cycovision wrote:
The story is rubbish?!?!?!? Are you on drugs or something?
lol I'm the other way round on this, I thought the storyline in San Andreas was very old, tired and full of stereotypical characters. Just your usual, bog standard American Gangsta tripe.
GTA 4 is much more tongue-in-cheek, like GTA 3 and Vice City were which is definitely a good thing in my book
Totally Agreed
I love the game, I just keep going back for more haha. The only hard part was the driving but only because it is so REALISTIC lol - but thankfully I'm getting the hand of it. The camera is a bit weird in the fact that you can't see round a corner properly when you're making a turn...but I'm getting used to it :]
Posted by KingBooker5
I don't think its a good thing making the driving that realistic IMO. Im sure every one loved going 200 mph and making these sharp turns, it was great fun when it was not realistc. The main part of playing a game is to escape realism and have a laugh. If I wanted realistic driving, I would jump in my own car. That is a small moan about the game, other than that its great.
About the IGN review, I definately think the review is very biassed, ok, the graphics are good, but definately not worth a 10. COD is a sort of game that desserves a 10 in graphics, but if you look at some of the detail in the shops and some other parts, its not a 10.
Posted by jad3
im hoping to get gta but out of stock in most shops near me so whats online game play like ? and also offline gameplay?
Posted by Cycovision
@Kwiksta
Yeah, the car handling is a bit harder than it was in the previous games and the camera is way too slow!
So, how far has everybody got? Anyone unlocked all of the islands yet?
I'm only on the 'rigged to blow' mission for Faustin, haven't had much time to play it unfortunately
[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2008-05-03 16:44 ]
Posted by KingBooker5
I went to the 2nd island. Well not properly that is
I got a motorbike, drove through the cops on the bridge and drove round the island before the cops finaly slaughterd me .
Posted by >500
only few words from me..... don't like it!
think ill get my brother to cancel his pre-order (Still not picked up) and pre order Haze or something else..... we never liked these sort of games anyway.....
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Posted by KingBooker5
lol 500, what didn't you like about it?
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
I guess this kind of game can't be for everyone. In the same way I don't like games like Halo 3 or similar. And how I love car games like Gran Turismo, but some people don't. I love Grand Theft Auto, but not everyone is into that kind of thing.
Posted by >500
On 2008-05-03 18:18:44, KingBooker5 wrote:
lol 500, what didn't you like about it?
just dont like the gameplay..... its the same sorta thing from previous GTA's, just different story. I never liked GTA. This version doesn't change my mind.....
Posted by Cycovision
The only real complaints I have about GTA 4 are:
1. It's sometimes too dark! Even with the in-game and TV brightness levels up, it can be really hard to see sometimes even during the day which can cause you to fail a mission.
2. It still has some very "unfair" missions. This has been my biggest gripe with all of the GTA games; some of the missions aren't challenging, they're just downright frustrating!
Other than that, I reckon it's a great game although if I were still reviewing games, I would only give it a 9 or 9.5 out of ten. I reckon that the X360 still has a lot more to give than this game demonstrates, and the PS3 certainly has.
Posted by paul101
On 2008-05-04 10:36:56, Cycovision wrote:
1. It's sometimes too dark! Even with the in-game and TV brightness levels up, it can be really hard to see sometimes even during the day which can cause you to fail a mission.
its been the same with some other gta games
Posted by Caspa
On 2008-05-04 10:36:56, Cycovision wrote:
The only real complaints I have about GTA 4 are:
1. It's sometimes too dark! Even with the in-game and TV brightness levels up, it can be really hard to see sometimes even during the day which can cause you to fail a mission.
2. It still has some very "unfair" missions. This has been my biggest gripe with all of the GTA games; some of the missions aren't challenging, they're just downright frustrating!
Other than that, I reckon it's a great game although if I were still reviewing games, I would only give it a 9 or 9.5 out of ten. I reckon that the X360 still has a lot more to give than this game demonstrates, and the PS3 certainly has.
I've setup mine nicely and can now see everything fine... Simply put the contrast up to 8, and have the TV setup the same... i.e. Brightness - 50%, Contrast - 80% and Colour Saturation - 50%...
I've spent quite a while playing with my TV settings and the in game ones and found the above to be the best...
I have a Bravia and was initially using it on its 'Vivid' setting but found that changing to 'Standard' made things alot better and matching the 'Standard' TV settings in game made it very realistic...
[ This Message was edited by: Caspa on 2008-05-04 13:50 ]
Posted by Cycovision
Unfortunately you still can't see very well on my old TV even if you turn both brightnesses up to max!
Time for a new TV soon.
EDIT:
Played with the contrast, saturation etc. too, no joy
[ This Message was edited by: Cycovision on 2008-05-04 14:14 ]
Posted by Evilchap
Im glad to see Im not the only one with the darkness problem.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
What type of TVs are you guys playing on? LCD? Plasma? Or an old CRT?
Posted by Cycovision
Old, cheap CRT in my case. Like I said, time for a new telly!
Posted by ÈL ® ö B ì Ñ
On 2008-05-05 07:41:37, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
What type of TVs are you guys playing on? LCD? Plasma? Or an old CRT?
46" samsung plasma, looks nice lol.
Posted by Caspa
40" Sony Bravia KDL-V3000... LCD all the way!
http://www.kkelectronics.co.u[....]elevisions%20LCD&Manufacturer=
http://www.digitaldirect.co.u[....]REMAodVg94Yw&referredby=WINDOW
Time to invest me thinks Cyco!
And dont ask how much mine cost back in Novemeber!!! Ouch!
[ This Message was edited by: Caspa on 2008-05-05 12:27 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2008-05-05 11:22:37, Cycovision wrote:
Old, cheap CRT in my case. Like I said, time for a new telly!
Yeah I thought that might be the case. A PS3 and an old CRT sounds like almost a contradiction.
I just bought a new LCD TV specifically for my PS3 which hopefully I'm buying in the next few days.
Posted by >500
40" Bravia X series here..... with surround sound too of course. Good for playing games like COD 4, turn it up loud and feel the bass
Posted by Cycovision
The problem is that I hardly ever watch TV or movies so it's difficult to justify the cost of a decent telly
Posted by >500
On 2008-05-05 14:50:39, Cycovision wrote:
The problem is that I hardly ever watch TV or movies so it's difficult to justify the cost of a decent telly
use it as your computer screen then
make that purchase worth it
Posted by paul101
On 2008-05-05 14:50:39, Cycovision wrote:
The problem is that I hardly ever watch TV or movies so it's difficult to justify the cost of a decent telly
theres nothing like having youre pc connected to a 40"tv
[ This Message was edited by: paul101 on 2008-05-05 14:14 ]
Posted by sepehr_sz
has anyone figuered out how to do a blind fire on GTA on a PS3?
Posted by pmerryman
hopefully be playing this tomorrow, as Xbox should be back from repair, wooohooooo.
Posted by arien617
^^^ Same as!!!!
Though I've not got the game yet, can buy it tomorrow after school or summat. That is if anyone is here to sign for it..
Posted by Vein
Had great fun with this so far
My gripe has been with the online play, its shockingly awful, except playing hang mans noose on a moped
Upto 31% too I think I play it too much
Posted by pmerryman
I have had the game from the day of release, but the Xbox broke 3-4 days before that.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
I just bought me a PS3 and GTA IV bundle pack today and have been playing it fairly non-stop ever since. Its an awesome game, but so far the storyline hasn't kept me from going off and doing my own thing, even though people were saying the storyline would keep you hooked into doing the main storyline missions...
Posted by Burgaz
fingers crossed Blockbuster will have some copies in today. I ordered it, paid for it and still havent got it!
Posted by procterdc
@ Burgaz, I pre-ordered mine last wed at Blockbusters. They said it would be guaranteed to be in by sat but to check friday just incase. Checked on fri, yes they'd got the delivery but my pre-order wasn't coming til the weekend after.
It would be an understatement to say I wasn't happy lol. But what takes the piss a bit more is I spoke to another B'Buster branch and they said any pre-orders on the wed after 5pm wouldn't receive til the next weekend. I ordered mine at 6.10pm and they never told me that!! Anyway..rant over lol.
Posted by Dicky Snapples
im about 15% through the game, i played it for 2 days straight when i first got it (i was off work ill,so pretty much played it ALL day)
ive been away, to visit my brother and to go see Pendulum,so i havent played it since thursday,will crack on again tonight though
Posted by procterdc
Just been reading that the 360 version has sold more units than the PS3 version...so...lets do a quick count and see if its right. What console have u all bought the game on?
Mine is on 360
Posted by scottt
360
Currently 31% through the game i think really really enjoying it
Posted by Dicky Snapples
I got the ps3 version
Posted by Burgaz
On 2008-05-06 10:52:40, procterdc wrote:
@ Burgaz, I pre-ordered mine last wed at Blockbusters. They said it would be guaranteed to be in by sat but to check friday just incase. Checked on fri, yes they'd got the delivery but my pre-order wasn't coming til the weekend after.
It would be an understatement to say I wasn't happy lol. But what takes the piss a bit more is I spoke to another B'Buster branch and they said any pre-orders on the wed after 5pm wouldn't receive til the next weekend. I ordered mine at 6.10pm and they never told me that!! Anyway..rant over lol.
Well i'm just off to blockbuster for a refund. They pretty much told me the same when i ordered it. But i was told it was first come first served as long as you order it. But when i went to pick a copy up they told me i was bottom of the list and had to wait til next weekend!
Anyway i've just got my local asda to put a copy by for me for an hour. They only had 4 copies in. So once the refund is sorted I'll be back home playing GTA yay.
Mine's on the 360 by the way!
Posted by Cycovision
Mines a 360 too, I'm about 20% through so far
Posted by thomas93
Well, I rather have COD4 4
Posted by procterdc
Well then please post on the COD 4 thread
Posted by arien617
ARGH!
Sold out everywhere!!!
Well actually, I did think as much...
So I'm gonna go to the retail park tomorrow if I can, there's a Comet/Currys/Toys R Us/Pc World...
... and Morrisons.
Wouldn't hurt to look though.
Posted by Vein
Yeah I got mine at midnight at Tescos!! Got number 39 of 40 at 00:26 it says on the receipt
Kinda sad haha
Posted by arien617
Went to Tesco.. was a bit late. Sold out for some time now and they don't know when the next delivery is!
Posted by paul101
sold out evrywhere... ive actually given in for now
Posted by arien617
No one buys games from Toys R Us or Morrisons nowadays.. do they?
Posted by KingBooker5
You guys should have used Amazon. Orderd 2 months early, arrived on the day of the release and £10 cheaper
Posted by arien617
^^ Dad wouldn't let me until I had my 360 physically in front of me, back from repair. :\\
Ahh well. The hunt goes on...