[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.

[boy8cookie]

I bought GTA4 for the multiplayer (stupid?), and from the hours I spent playing it so far, I can say that I'm a little disappointed. I think most of my disappointment stems from the lack of understanding of the game modes by the other players, so that will fix itself. Turf Wars & Cops n Crooks are the two game modes I was most looking forward to, but it seems people can't understand WTF to do and end up just driving around, running over pedestrians. Perhaps after people have finished the campaign the multiplayer will become more attractive and they will learn WTF to do.

I will say the racing is better than any other online racing game I've played, strangely enough.

[moep]

Originally Posted by ::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)

According to google: In most cases it's better to let the Xbox scale the image than let the TV do it.
I just tried both options on my Sony KDL-40W3000 and the having the Xbox 720p version makes the image a tad blurrier and softer than with 1080p.

By the way, here's the first easteregg

 

There's a chained, beating heart inside the Statue of Happiness.
The heartbeat of Liberty City, Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 News | GamesRadar

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by mdc 

You can drive home in that state and it's not easy. The entire screen shifts around while you're driving.

That was my favorite mission from Vice City, and by some odd luck, it happened to be the last one I did, making it all the sweeter.

Did it first try I might add or brag

[Nodnarb]

It's way different than the vice city mission (definitely reminiscent of it, however)

[::maroma::]

Originally Posted by moep 

According to google: In most cases it's better to let the Xbox scale the image than let the TV do it.
I just tried both options on my Sony KDL-40W3000 and the having the Xbox 720p version makes the image a tad blurrier and softer than with 1080p.

Good to know, thanks!

[sek929]

Just went to my local Best Buy and the display was practically falling over with 360 copies.

Expect to see me online in a few minutes

So I guess Dakar, the one most excited about this game, will be the last in this thread to play it. Priceless!

[Dakar the Fourth]

Amazingly, it's available at my local Wal•Mart. I expect to be on tonight.

[sek929]

I assume you're going über-geek and getting the special edition, no?

[Dakar the Fourth]

To play tonight? Uh, duh. That's what's coming from Amazon.

[sek929]

I'm confused, as usual....

Are you going to get the normal one from Wal•Mart tonight and then pull the ol' switcha-roo once Amazon comes through?

[Dakar the Fourth]

*indecipherable answer as to prolong the conversation*

[Peter]

this game is awesome.

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by sek929 

So I guess Dakar, the one most excited about this game, will be the last in this thread to play it. Priceless!

No, no. That would be me. Definitely. In easily a year, if not more. But then I can have 16xQ AA with 1080p if I so choose (Actually, with my current moniter... 1280 x 1024, do they have a name for that?)
Yea, I'm trying to justify it.

Originally Posted by Peter 

this game is awesome.

This was funny. It seemed like (if it were a real conversation) you would be trying to break the tension from Dakar avoiding sek's question. Maybe it wasn't.

[klb5090]

i think i'm getting addicted to this game...

question for fellow 360 users, the "it'll cost ya" achievement (complete a taxi ride without skipping from one island to another). I took a taxi around town to a location and did not get it, any idea what your supposed to do?

[klb5090]

good to see fatty online playing GTA not waiting in the halo 3 lobby for a friend to join,haha

[::maroma::]

Originally Posted by klb5090 

i think i'm getting addicted to this game...

question for fellow 360 users, the "it'll cost ya" achievement (complete a taxi ride without skipping from one island to another). I took a taxi around town to a location and did not get it, any idea what your supposed to do?

Did you go to a different island? By the wording it sounds like you have to do that. But I'm not sure. The only achievement I've gotten so far is getting off the boat.

[sek929]

I bet you were like "Hell yeah! Got off the boat, wooo!"

BTW driving isn't that hard, but you certainly can't drive at full speed all the time anymore. The cars have a lot of inertia and a sense of mass in this game. I've uttered a chuckle or two while sliding sideways at full bore.

BTWx2 I completed my first date at the bowling alley! Awesome, I can see myself playing a quick ten frames if I get bored with a certain mission.

[sek929]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

*indecipherable answer as to prolong the conversation*

I hope the hooker you get a handjob from has warts...

[::maroma::]

Originally Posted by sek929 

I bet you were like "Hell yeah! Got off the boat, wooo!"

Hell yeah. I was thinking "damn, getting achievements is going to be easy." But since I have yet to get another, I think I was wrong there.

Originally Posted by sek929 

BTWx2 I completed my first date at the bowling alley! Awesome, I can see myself playing a quick ten frames if I get bored with a certain mission.

Me too! I let her win. My buddy took her out on a second date. Some of advice on the second date: bring a condom.

[jokell82]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

Did you go to a different island? By the wording it sounds like you have to do that. But I'm not sure. The only achievement I've gotten so far is getting off the boat.

Yep, you have to go from one island to another without skipping the ride (pressing A).

Originally Posted by sek929 

I bet you were like "Hell yeah! Got off the boat, wooo!"

BTW driving isn't that hard, but you certainly can't drive at full speed all the time anymore. The cars have a lot of inertia and a sense of mass in this game. I've uttered a chuckle or two while sliding sideways at full bore.

BTWx2 I completed my first date at the bowling alley! Awesome, I can see myself playing a quick ten frames if I get bored with a certain mission.

Hated the bowling game. I thought pool was much better.

[sek929]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

Me too! I let her win. My buddy took her out on a second date. Some of advice on the second date: bring a condom.

Not if you decided to go to a bar, get fall down drunk, evade the police, and hit several pedestrians on the way back to her place

[boy8cookie]

My second date ended when some guy tried to car jack me and I killed him with the shotgun I happened to be carrying, apparently that scared her.

[Mac User #001]

I don't see why. It's Liberty City.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by Mac User #001 

No, no. That would be me.

Stogie hasn't thrown his hat into the ring, either.

[sek929]

First day having it and my longest session is a little over 4 hours.

Phew, I can feel the addiction growing.

I already mastered darts, and was able to get the achievement without any problems. Qubed is pretty tough, the high score to beat (for the achievement) is 10,000 and I was only able to get 6K on my first try. Pool is awesome, got that achievement too thanks to Roman scratching the 8-ball after kicking my ass all game. Of course, I went back to bowl and just spent about a half-hour trying to figure out how to get good...my current best score is 153 since I can't seem to stop getting splits.

..and that's just the side-games.

The faster cars handle WAY better. For high speed turning I find a healthy dose of break and e-brake to slow down and then only e-brake to turn works pretty damn well.

Somehow I picked up a shotgun along the way...can't wait till I need it in a mission.

[sek929]

I just noticed Dakar is way farther than me in the story already.....I wonder how late he will end up staying awake

[boy8cookie]

The shotgun is a reward for helping Little Jon...err Jacob. It's nice for a couple early missions. Let me know when ya'll are gonna play some multiplayer!

[analogue SPRINKLES]

OMG I have never played a game so much in my life. I unlocked the second island and took at chopper joy ride. I can't get over how huge and detailed this world is.

[Stogieman]

Originally Posted by jokell82 

Hated the bowling game. I thought pool was much better.

You're just mad because you didn't bowl a turkey.

Stogie hasn't thrown his hat into the ring, either.

Wa' chu talkin Willis? I picked up my copy last night. I got the same amount of achievements as Maroma.

[klb5090]

i never thought i would spend so much time working on the most ridiculous achievement but i'm yet to get two strikes in a row....