Is GTA IV worth getting?

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#1 MickaelJulliard
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I'm pretty bummed out I just missed the sale Steam had going on, but does anyone recommend GTA IV for the mindless randomness of the online gameplay? I had it on Xbox when I had an Xbox, is it worth the $20 price tag?

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#2 agpickle
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Just wait for another sale, shouldn't be too long.

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#3 Cwagmire21
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I'm sure GTA IV will be on sale at Christmas. Maybe the whole pack again too, who knows? :P

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#4 scorpion_great
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I wonder if the online community is still active? Let me knw if any1 wants to play some GTA 4 multiplayer its been a while.
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#5 SaintJimmmy
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id say wait for a sale its a great game in its own right but, its was a bit of a letdown for me lacks the replayablity of other entries in the series
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#6 cain006
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It's pretty good, but only for the missions. I'd say it's worth $20 for sure, but it's going to go on sale soon probably, so you might as well wait.

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#7 Mikedogg05
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Yeah if you wait til christmas you can probably get the whole GTA pack for the same price or less. its worth your money though, good game. its even worth the 20 dollar price tag, but if you can wait then you can get a better deal

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#8 DanielDust
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I wonder if the online community is still active? Let me knw if any1 wants to play some GTA 4 multiplayer its been a while.scorpion_great
Wait for the Christmas sale, won't be long, maybe it'll also have a nice discount on the Black Friday and yes it's still active, I uninstalled GTA IV, but I do have EFLC installed and multiplayer is still active, I always find around 6-12 servers every time I play, probably in EU since ping is great on each of em, not sure in NA. Multiplayer is great random fun, but the singleplayer is awesome, add some random mods for sp and it'd make the multiplayer add almost no value at all to this awesome package.
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#9 true_gamer007
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You know how GTA games are, don't you? It is definitely worth getting.

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#10 ILNest
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As not the best fan of GTA series, GTA IV is worth it.

I'v bought it on the GTA III Anniversary sale on Steam, so for 20$ it isn't worth it this time. just wait for another sale.

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#11 biggest_loser
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It is one of the few games this generation that you could call a masterpiece.

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#12 greasemonkey42
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If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIV
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#13 biggest_loser
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If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVgreasemonkey42
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.
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#14 DraugenCP
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If you're just getting it for the online, I'd keep my money in my pocket and wait until the next sale. The online is fun and pretty active even, but $20 is just a bit too much if you ask me.

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#15 Technomancer82
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I think it's still a pretty good play, but for $20 you can probably find something more worth your money at the moment.

If there is another sale then I think it is a great game for $5-10.

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#16 Jacanuk
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I'm pretty bummed out I just missed the sale Steam had going on, but does anyone recommend GTA IV for the mindless randomness of the online gameplay? I had it on Xbox when I had an Xbox, is it worth the $20 price tag?

MickaelJulliard
Of course GTA IV is worth the 20$ price tag but i would still wait until you can get GTA IV and the DLC in one pack for the same price or less.
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#17 Jacanuk
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I think it's still a pretty good play, but for $20 you can probably find something more worth your money at the moment.

If there is another sale then I think it is a great game for $5-10.

Technomancer82
Worth more? i would like to see the game which have the same amount of game-time as GTA for 20$ Yes you can run through GTA IV in under 10hours but thats without doing sidemissions, side"dating" and all the other things GTA IV have to offer, if you take it easy and have fun you can with ease get around 120+ hours of gametime.
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#18 rmfd341
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[QUOTE="greasemonkey42"]If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVbiggest_loser
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.

I've never been fond of helicopters in these new GTA games.
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[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="greasemonkey42"]If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVrmfd341
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.

I've never been fond of helicopters in these new GTA games.

It was fine in IV - like its actually a real treat to be able to fly above the city and see everything. But in the expansions they changed something about the controls and trying to shoot up those boats, that was just awful.

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The answer is YES. :)
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Personally, I can't stand GTAIV because of the terrible optimization and the dozen of annoyances (Like the friends system, the fact that the protagonist can't use a safety belt properly and alway go through the windshield every time you hit something....), but I know I am the minority. So if you can grab it for 5$, go ahead
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#22 DanielDust
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the fact that the protagonist can't use a safety belt properly and alway go through the windshield every time you hit something....Franko_3
I'd wish :(, it's harder than you think, it almost never happens.
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Its too big a pain to get working well than the actual game is. Chances are, if GTAIV hasn't drawn you in yet, you probably won't enjoy it.

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#24 Jacanuk
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[QUOTE="greasemonkey42"]If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVbiggest_loser
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.

Eh? flying in Gay Tony is equel to the rest of the game, granted that if you use a mouse and keyboard flying can be a bit tricky. Use a joypad and flying is as easy as saying your ABC.
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[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="greasemonkey42"]If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVJacanuk
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.

Eh? flying in Gay Tony is equel to the rest of the game, granted that if you use a mouse and keyboard flying can be a bit tricky. Use a joypad and flying is as easy as saying your ABC.

I use a gamepad and I must say, for some reason flying feels better on my 360 than my PC even though the controls are *technically* the same.
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[QUOTE="biggest_loser"][QUOTE="greasemonkey42"]If single player has any impact on your decision, Ballad of Gay Tony >> GTAIVJacanuk
Disagree. The flying stuff in TBOGT is horrendous. And there's enough of it to really weigh the game down.

Eh? flying in Gay Tony is equel to the rest of the game, granted that if you use a mouse and keyboard flying can be a bit tricky. Use a joypad and flying is as easy as saying your ABC.

Why should I have to use a joypad for 1 section of a PC game? That's just silly
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#27 biggest_loser
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Personally, I can't stand GTAIV because of the terrible optimization and the dozen of annoyances (Like the friends system, the fact that the protagonist can't use a safety belt properly and alway go through the windshield every time you hit something....), but I know I am the minority. So if you can grab it for 5$, go aheadFranko_3
I noticed in another thread people complaining about friends - cant you just put your phone on silent so they don't call and bother you?

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#28 cain006
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[QUOTE="Franko_3"]Personally, I can't stand GTAIV because of the terrible optimization and the dozen of annoyances (Like the friends system, the fact that the protagonist can't use a safety belt properly and alway go through the windshield every time you hit something....), but I know I am the minority. So if you can grab it for 5$, go aheadbiggest_loser

I noticed in another thread people complaining about friends - cant you just put your phone on silent so they don't call and bother you?

I don't know, but honestly it's not that hard to just press backspace to ignore their call.

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[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

[QUOTE="Franko_3"]Personally, I can't stand GTAIV because of the terrible optimization and the dozen of annoyances (Like the friends system, the fact that the protagonist can't use a safety belt properly and alway go through the windshield every time you hit something....), but I know I am the minority. So if you can grab it for 5$, go aheadcain006

I noticed in another thread people complaining about friends - cant you just put your phone on silent so they don't call and bother you?

I don't know, but honestly it's not that hard to just press backspace to ignore their call.

Then they get mad at you.
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#30 cain006
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Then they get mad at you.realguitarhero5
Thing is, I don't care. I just want to do the missions. I know you get perks if they like you a lot, but I don't care.

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[QUOTE="realguitarhero5"]Then they get mad at you.cain006

Thing is, I don't care. I just want to do the missions. I know you get perks if they like you a lot, but I don't care.

I dunno, it's nice to have Little Jacob bring you guns... none of the other ones are that great. Plus, if you make someone mad, they won't do anything with you.
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#32 cain006
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[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="realguitarhero5"]Then they get mad at you.realguitarhero5

Thing is, I don't care. I just want to do the missions. I know you get perks if they like you a lot, but I don't care.

I dunno, it's nice to have Little Jacob bring you guns... none of the other ones are that great. Plus, if you make someone mad, they won't do anything with you.

Oh, I didn't know that. One time Little Jacob did a mission with me, but other than that I've done them all on my own. Doesn't really make much of a difference to me because pretty much all the missions are kind of easy.

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[QUOTE="realguitarhero5"][QUOTE="cain006"]Thing is, I don't care. I just want to do the missions. I know you get perks if they like you a lot, but I don't care.

cain006

I dunno, it's nice to have Little Jacob bring you guns... none of the other ones are that great. Plus, if you make someone mad, they won't do anything with you.

Oh, I didn't know that. One time Little Jacob did a mission with me, but other than that I've done them all on my own. Doesn't really make much of a difference to me because pretty much all the missions are kind of easy.

Yeah, I think Packie can plant a bomb, Brucie brings you a chopper, Little Jacob brings you guns, Roman drives you places in his cab, and Dwayne sends you backup. Also, if I'm not mistaking, the girlfriends are handled similarly to San Andreas... one gets you out of jail with guns, one gets you out of the hospital for free, and I KNOW that one can get you 50% of clothes, at least clothes from Perseus.