[fhoubi]

It must be me, but I find the game... somewhat disappointing, compared to SA. The printed map... white roads on a white-grey background... WTF were they smoking

[Mac User #001]

Man, compared to GTA:SA, the graphics in this one are absolutely stunning!! I mean, sure, water like that has been around in games for quite a while, but not in the GTA universe!

[starman]

Got it

[jokell82]

Same here. Good so far, but I'm gonna have to crash and continue in the morning.

I still really suck at driving in GTA games post GTA 2.

[moep]

I'm secretly hoping that the game is good enough to play my 360 until it RRoDs.
(bought it Nov 2005 and I wouldn't mind getting the newer model with the HDMI port )

[boy8cookie]

Damn hawaiian time! I've still got 4 anxious hours to wait.

[klb5090]

Got it

[boy8cookie]

hit me up for some multiplayer! gamer tag: already more

[starman]

Am I the only one that doesn't see the gameplay being THAT different than Vice City? Plus, it's REAL dark. I had to crank the brightness on this game.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Hooboy, my status on amazon has gone from Items not yet shipped to Items shipping soon.

Oh, as a courtesy, we should probably use the spoiler tag for any single-player mission discussion, or any other very large discoveries (At least for the first month or so).

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On a side note, nice to see you picked up the 360 version starman. As for the brightness, I know I had to crank it on Halo, so I wouldn't be surprised if I had to for this game.

[boy8cookie]

For me, the volume of the dialogue is unduly low. No complaints, other than that (yet).

[jokell82]

I turned on subtitles since it also translates Niko's speech when he's not speaking english.

One thing really annoys me about the game. The hand to hand combat controls are unbearably sluggish. I remember other GTA games being similar, though...

[starman]

Ok, so the hand-to-hand problem isn't just me. I have to pop in Vice City and see how that was. I'm basing my opinion of IV on that.

[jokell82]

The controls are really starting to frustrate me. And I hate not being able to turn your car while applying the brake.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by jokell82 

The controls are really starting to frustrate me. And I hate not being able to turn your car while applying the brake.

I heard about that in a review. Sounds more like a limitation of poor car physics.

[Mac User #001]

Uh oh. I was so psyched about GTA IV, but since I'll be waiting so long for a PC version, I'm going to have to hear about all of the faults of the game before I get it... It's not like that will deter me from getting it though... And they'll likely be fixed in the PC version anyways. But it'll ruin the excitement.

[Dakar the Fourth]

A PC version isn't announced, though, is it?

[::maroma::]

[Mac User #001]

No, a PC version isn't announced. But I'm pretty confident it'll happen.

I love those comics maroma. They always had those in Stuff.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Mac User #001 

No, a PC version isn't announced. But I'm pretty confident it'll happen.

That's some good will power.

[Mac User #001]

Well... This is what I get for holding strong to PC gaming. I must suffer when those certain games come out on consoles first. And when they get ported over with crappy performance... or Xbox menus... or ridiculous controls... or when they don't come out at all.

And though I'd like to, I can't justify buying a console for GTA IV.

[mdc]

I bought the PS3 version today since my xbox is dead.