First GTA4 PC screens

there are some new GTA4 PC screens that have come out of GC today, they can be found here, also, some info was released on the game and about what will be new to the PC version, which can be found here

its looking great, and i cant wait to see how they improve MP more... should be fun!

enjoy! :)

For PC screens they strangely enough kept the 16:9 aspect ratio, people looking forward to this should hope that doesn't signify anything.

That said, they are not really taking advantage of PC vram are they? The textures look low res.

For PC screens they strangely enough kept the 16:9 aspect ratio, people looking forward to this should hope that doesn't signify anything.

That said, they are not really taking advantage of PC vram are they? The textures look low res.

AnnoyedDragon

Thats what i thought. That how they will look on release?

Well it looks better then the PC version of San Andreas.

Treflis

That wouldn't be hard. They are impressive.

Though, 69th street? lol, c'mon grow up Rockstar.

Oh, man. That looks so good. GTA has finally caught up with the visual curve - this game is gorgeous.

Though, 69th street? lol, c'mon grow up Rockstar. biggest_loser

Aha! That is what Rockstar is all about! Though usually it's a little more subtle and intelligent, like a sports brand called ProLaps and a driving school called Turning Tricks.

In the 360 version, I thought the water was the best looking element of the game. The waves were impressively realistic. I'd stop at the docks and literally think, wow, now that's impressive! Especially for a console game.

On the other hand, the worst looking element in the game was by far the trees. They literally look like paper cut-outs. And the skyline is not too impressive when looking at it from a distance; but that was Rockstar's way of dealing with the pop-up problems of the past games.

Hmm. Don't think the graphics is that great. They are good, but i have seen better. The car models is nothing near those in some of the newer racing games (like Grid and Dirt). And almost any new fps got better character models than those is there. But then again, the reason why the graphics is not the best of the best is probably because of the sheer number of models and animations they have to put in to the game. Besides, most people dont choose to play GTA because of the graphics.

I'll be skipping it. I played all the way through GTA3 four or so years ago, and I've still got that queasy "I'm full" kind of feeling. You know, how you feel sick when you see a food commercial after you eaten too much?

All I can think of when I see this game is more irritating timed fetch quests, awkward controls and completely unlikeable characters. No thanks, I'm stuffed.

I'll be skipping it. I played all the way through GTA3 four or so years ago, and I've still got that queasy "I'm full" kind of feeling. You know, how you feel sick when you see a food commercial after you eaten too much?

All I can think of when I see this game is more irritating timed fetch quests, awkward controls and completely unlikeable characters. No thanks, I'm stuffed.

dos4gw82

GTA3 is the weakest of the GTA3 trilogy by a long, long way. The writing and characters were much improved by Vice City, and with San Andreas came a small overhaul to the controls that makes the game far more playable - and certainly much better than with a pad.

With San Andreas, you have free mouselook while driving, which gives you a much-needed degree of control and increase in peripheral awareness that makes highspeed driving both comfortable and a pleasure. The same is true of out of car controls - rather than controlling like a generic third person shooter, character movement and camera control are completely independent from one another (so you can be running in one direction and looking in another) until you aim your weapon.

I haven't played the game yet, but if GTA4 controls like SA, if Rockstar continue to improve upon the writing and characterisation as they have with every iteration of GTA to date and if the story is more focused and coherent than SA, it will not only be the best version of one of the best games in one of the best games series of all time, it'll be... well, I think that's good enough, actually.

Hmm. Don't think the graphics is that great. They are good, but i have seen better. The car models is nothing near those in some of the newer racing games (like Grid and Dirt). And almost any new fps got better character models than those is there. But then again, the reason why the graphics is not the best of the best is probably because of the sheer number of models and animations they have to put in to the game. Besides, most people dont choose to play GTA because of the graphics.

TheFreeloader

1) This game is HUGE, so you might have seen better but for performance it doesn't have Crysis requirements.

2)Again, HUGE game with many, many cars, bikes etc, way more than you see in one race in Grid and way more details and structures, so it can't be Grid.

3)Again with the HUG, it has very good models but it can't have state of the art models, because overall it has way more than an FPS.

You really can't ask for the things you said there from GTA, because it's made so that more people can play it not just the ones with "extreme" PC's and it just one game, you can't say "oh but the cars in that racing game are better, the models in that FPS are better, the foliage in Crysis is better, etc". When you are comparing 1 game with 3 or more games that have only one specific thing from the many that GTA does and overall does the best out of it's genre (imo), it doesn't really make sense.

GTA3 is the weakest of the GTA3 trilogy by a long, long way. The writing and characters were much improved by Vice City

fatshodan

from what i hear the characters and the writing are one of the games strong points. i didnt get much of a chance to see any of the story mode when i had a quick play through on a friends 360, so i guess i cant be sure.... the only things that didnt impress me during that time though were A) graphics, which are being improved and B) car handling.. not necessarily bad controls, just really crappy car physics.... i really hope they sort that becuase i can see myslef having to drive around a lot when it come to getting places etc

Hmm. Don't think the graphics is that great. They are good, but i have seen better. The car models is nothing near those in some of the newer racing games (like Grid and Dirt). And almost any new fps got better character models than those is there. But then again, the reason why the graphics is not the best of the best is probably because of the sheer number of models and animations they have to put in to the game. Besides, most people dont choose to play GTA because of the graphics.

TheFreeloader

They may not have gone with the uber realistic path but it still looks quite gorgeous. I for one think they made the right choice of how the graphics are and considering the type of game GTA is with the amount of detail that goes into the whole game I don't think one can complain that much:).

I'm looking foward to a balanced game in the sense where graphics, gameplay/objectives, story, setting will hopefully be combined equally as well to deliver a fantastic game.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"] Though, 69th street? lol, c'mon grow up Rockstar. fatshodan

Aha! That is what Rockstar is all about! Though usually it's a little more subtle and intelligent, like a sports brand called ProLaps...

Ha! That's nasty. I must have missed that one :lol

With San Andreas, you have free mouselook while driving, which gives you a much-needed degree of control and increase in peripheral awareness that makes highspeed driving both comfortable and a pleasure. The same is true of out of car controls - rather than controlling like a generic third person shooter, character movement and camera control are completely independent from one another (so you can be running in one direction and looking in another) until you aim your weapon.fatshodan

I also hope that these control options will be in GTA IV. I hate how mouse look can't be used in Vice City while driving.

Thanks to the Thread Kreator for making this thread. Those screens look good enough for me. I'm not expecting mind-blowing graphics from GTA. I'm so used to the craptastic graphics of the last games and I'm glad that GTA IV is a significant improvement. Hopefully the same can be said of the gameplay.

the game is actually quite detailed and really good looking considering it's scope

like the europhia engine that has fantastic dynamic animations and the character models are much improved plus the car damage is incredibly detailed.

Just because I saw it mentioned...I too hope the car physics are improved. I played a little on a friend's 360, and that was the one thing that really annoyed me, was how easily the cars spun out and felt like they were on ice all the time. I'm not saying to make it really simple and unrealistic, but I don't think the 360 way was entirely good.Cryptecks

How was the driving compared to San Andreas or Vice City?

[QUOTE="dos4gw82"]

I'll be skipping it. I played all the way through GTA3 four or so years ago, and I've still got that queasy "I'm full" kind of feeling. You know, how you feel sick when you see a food commercial after you eaten too much?

All I can think of when I see this game is more irritating timed fetch quests, awkward controls and completely unlikeable characters. No thanks, I'm stuffed.

Cryptecks

I didn't like any of the characters in GTA4 except for Packie and Gerry and maybe another 1 or 2. Let me put it this way, if you enjoyed the character developement in GTA:SA, you will be severly disappointed with GTA4 especially with Niko and I'm always scratching my head when people say he's likeable and cool and awesome etc. Niko is 1 dimensional and you will understand what I mean when you play GTA4. I suggest you go play Mafia or GTA:SA before you play GTA4 and you will see.

[QUOTE="Cryptecks"][QUOTE="dos4gw82"]

I'll be skipping it. I played all the way through GTA3 four or so years ago, and I've still got that queasy "I'm full" kind of feeling. You know, how you feel sick when you see a food commercial after you eaten too much?

All I can think of when I see this game is more irritating timed fetch quests, awkward controls and completely unlikeable characters. No thanks, I'm stuffed.

ForsbergFan21