[Mac User #001]

I thought Dakar pre-ordered the game? And a lot of you are just picking it up at Best Buy or GameStop or some place else?

So by pre-ordering he's actually getting the game later than everyone else? Interesting...

[Dakar the Fourth]

This is amazon's fault.

I've actually spent the morning browsing for google to see if other people are having these problems. I'd say out 10 people who did free shipping, only 1-2 haven't had it ship yet. Even better are some that claim to have had it ship Saturday or Monday.

Depending on it's shipping status on Amazon at the end of my work day today, I may just go to the local gamestop after work today and see if I can pick it up. Then I'll just return the copy from SE box or sell it to a friend who isn't as gung-ho as I am.

[sek929]

I hate you guys...might have to take a trip to my local gaming-emporium...

[ajprice]

PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV is 640p, nobody cares - Joystiq

The PS3 has 80 less p than the 360 version, and still looks (at least*) as good as the 360 version.


*Disclaimer, it may or may not look better, I don't know, it's just what I've heard kthxbai...

[Dakar the Fourth]

I wonder why. But yeah, it doesn't matter, Halo 3 runs at 640p as well, looks fine.

[Nodnarb]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

This is amazon's fault.

I've actually spent the morning browsing for google to see if other people are having these problems. I'd say out 10 people who did free shipping, only 1-2 haven't had it ship yet. Even better are some that claim to have had it ship Saturday or Monday.

Depending on it's shipping status on Amazon at the end of my work day today, I may just go to the local gamestop after work today and see if I can pick it up. Then I'll just return the copy from SE box or sell it to a friend who isn't as gung-ho as I am.

That's exactly what I'm doing. My GF bought it for my for my birthday (pre-ordered) and the delivery date isn't until much later this week; we went to best buy, and they had tons in stock.

I'm just gonna either return it to best buy when I get the other one, or sell it to a friend tax free for $60.

Lovin the game.

[starman]

Here's something that really pissed me off.

I don't know if it's in IV, but in VC you could get some kind of reward for being a good samaritan IIRC. So I'm chasing this guy in IV and I'm ahead of the cop. Somehow I turned a corner, bumped into the cop SLIGHTLY, and now the cop's pissed at ME. WTF? Just from bumping into him? Now I have my map radius all lit up nice and red and I'm getting shot at.

Flaws like this annoy me.

[jokell82]

Originally Posted by starman 

Here's something that really pissed me off.

I don't know if it's in IV, but in VC you could get some kind of reward for being a good samaritan IIRC. So I'm chasing this guy in IV and I'm ahead of the cop. Somehow I turned a corner, bumped into the cop SLIGHTLY, and now the cop's pissed at ME. WTF? Just from bumping into him? Now I have my map radius all lit up nice and red and I'm getting shot at.

Flaws like this annoy me.

That's odd. I was in a chase mission earlier and nailed a cop and didn't even get a single star. I thought for sure I was done for...

[Mac User #001]

I'm always getting screwed on SA when I bump in to a cop on the ground or on the street.

And I don't get why I can't help a cop take down the bad guy!

[exca1ibur]

Since I wasn't going to stop anyhow...

Nice when you steal a car with a GPS the car will actually tell to you and tell you when to turn left and right.

Has anyone ever had him go to the bar? When you leave you are so twisted the controls wack out and the vision is blurry as hell. You have to call a taxi to drive you and your speech is so messed up they never stop. It's hilarious. I could even walk across the street to catch the cab I had to just sit there for a minute to get it together.

[exca1ibur]

Originally Posted by Mac User #001 

And I don't get why I can't help a cop take down the bad guy!

Steal his car and you can help out the cops

[::maroma::]

I'm also pretty bad at driving. I am getting better though. I'm so used to Halo driving that this game is really throwing me off. But I'm loving the game so far. I'm taking my time and trying to do all of the missions that I can find.

[Dakar the Fourth]

The pressure is on for me to deliver, as a self-proclaimed wheelman.

[Nodnarb]

Originally Posted by jokell82 

That's odd. I was in a chase mission earlier and nailed a cop and didn't even get a single star. I thought for sure I was done for...

Yeah, same here, I slammed into a cop car and didn't get a thing.

Originally Posted by exca1ibur 

Has anyone ever had him go to the bar? When you leave you are so twisted the controls wack out and the vision is blurry as hell. You have to call a taxi to drive you and your speech is so messed up they never stop. It's hilarious. I could even walk across the street to catch the cab I had to just sit there for a minute to get it together.

Yelling for a cab drunk is great. "YALLLOW CARRRRRRR... STOP YALLOWW CARRRRRR!!!"

I was laughing so hard.

[Dakar the Fourth]

This should come in handy.
Edit: And this as well.

[moep]

I've played it for 2 hours now, quite cool. Little Jacob alone is worth the money I've spent on this game.

The framerates on my Xbox take a dive to 10-15 fps quite often, it's not extreme enough to impact gameplay but noticable and — for me — quite annoying. Furthermore there's zero anti-aliasing and the game definitely can't run in 1080p, but hey, it still looks good thanks to plenty of polygons, awesome animations, detailed textures and sweet lightning/shader effects.

Still have to get used to the car handling (what the heck is up with the brake? I'm aware there's a handbrake but the car doesn't turn *at all* when braking while steering.)

[jokell82]

Originally Posted by moep 

I've played it for 2 hours now, quite cool. Little Jacob alone is worth the money I've spent on this game.

The framerates on my Xbox take a dive to 10-15 fps quite often, it's not extreme enough to impact gameplay but noticable and — for me — quite annoying. Furthermore there's zero anti-aliasing and the game definitely can't run in 1080p, but hey, it still looks good thanks to plenty of polygons, awesome animations, detailed textures and sweet lightning/shader effects.

Still have to get used to the car handling (what the heck is up with the brake? I'm aware there's a handbrake but the car doesn't turn *at all* when braking while steering.)

Very few games actually run at 1080p - most on the 360 run at 720p or lower. GTA IV on the PS3 actually runs at a lower resolution, 630p, but you can't really see a difference in person.

[moep]

Originally Posted by jokell82 

Very few games actually run at 1080p - most on the 360 run at 720p or lower. GTA IV on the PS3 actually runs at a lower resolution, 630p, but you can't really see a difference in person.

Yeah, I've followed the thread linked above now. Guess I'll have to wait for the next generation for true 1080p

Xbox: 720p, 2x MSAA
PS3: 640p, 0x MSAA

However the PS3 version appears to utilize special post processing filters around object edges to simulate an antialiasing effect. That's why both versions look quite similar.

One question remains, should I let my Xbox or the TV do the upscaling?

[::maroma::]

I'm kind of a noob when it comes to HD resolutions and such, but what should I have my Xbox set at for this game? Right now I have it set at 1080p. (I have an LCD TV that does up to 1080p)

[mdc]

Originally Posted by exca1ibur 

Has anyone ever had him go to the bar? When you leave you are so twisted the controls wack out and the vision is blurry as hell. You have to call a taxi to drive you and your speech is so messed up they never stop. It's hilarious. I could even walk across the street to catch the cab I had to just sit there for a minute to get it together.

I went to a bar, tried to walk and he fell on his face. I laughed out loud.
You can drive home in that state and it's not easy. The entire screen shifts around while you're driving.