The GTAIV Kickass Hype/Discussion Thread (56k) - KEEP IT HERE OR BE SUSPENDED!

These billboards are insane and awesome. Rockstar's really going all out. This could possibly be the biggest game ever.

[QUOTE="Sinheart"] Oh well. Either way I'm excited about this game with the AI improvements over the last ones. Free roaming the streets without doing any missions will be worth the price of admission alone.musicalmac

Yea Im definitely just going to walk around and go for a drive as well check out some cars and just see the city first thing. well at least the part thats available at the beginning and then with each unlock explore the rest.

Not quite a bundle but.....

This is for Best Buy.

New GTA4 review from Xbox World 360. They gave it a 98/100, their highest rating ever, and called it "perhaps the greatest videogame of all-time."

http://forums.xbox.com/19847613/ShowPost.aspx

+ Oscar-worthy dialogue
+ Unfeasibly rich gameworld
+ Inspired mission design

"Everything we were entitled to expect, and yet somehow impossibly more."

"Rockstar have surpassed themselves, delivering unquestionably the definitive GTA and perhaps the greatest videogame of all time. Take your bow fellas."

Anyone else hold the GTA experience higher than any movie/game experience you have ever had in you're life. I kinda wish GTA got nominated for a special oscar... Just for it's writing/script/cut scenes/execution. It is art in my eyes that you the viewer gets to experience.theonlyGAMESTER

I wouldnt say any of the previous games hold that merit but this one possibly could have truly great writing and script.

New GTA4 review from Xbox World 360. They gave it a 98/100, their highest rating ever, and called it "perhaps the greatest videogame of all-time."

http://forums.xbox.com/19847613/ShowPost.aspx

+ Oscar-worthy dialogue
+ Unfeasibly rich gameworld
+ Inspired mission design

"Everything we were entitled to expect, and yet somehow impossibly more."

"Rockstar have surpassed themselves, delivering unquestionably the definitive GTA and perhaps the greatest videogame of all time. Take your bow fellas."

Zeliard9

Awesome stuff thanks.

Anyone else hold the GTA experience higher than any movie/game experience you have ever had in you're life. I kinda wish GTA got nominated for a special oscar... Just for it's writing/script/cut scenes/execution. It is art in my eyes that you the viewer gets to experience.theonlyGAMESTER

Well the GTA series has been one of the most liked game series out there for me, and I wish they would make some sort of Videogame Awards thing.. on second thought, I think they did :?

Anyone know if there's an install?theheavydrinker

Confirmed for PS3 to be a 5 minute installation, heavily speculated that the Xbox 360 will have an optional installation.

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

Except that everybody who's actually seen the game in motion says the graphics are incredible, especially the lighting and the overall scale and attention to detail. Not to mention the animation.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Zeliard9

Except that everybody who's actually seen the game in motion says the graphics are incredible, especially the lighting and the overall scale and attention to detail.

He's in denial because he's a hermit... Because of pirating problems, unfortunately, this game will not reach the PC for quite some time... This game is a graphical sensation, for the series atleast, nobody expects godlike visuals, but the artistic nature of this game is simply amazing. Every review noted that the graphics are very impressive. The one thing you fail to realize is that the most important thing to the creators of this game is the story, which comes first before everything else. And as a gamer, I'm truly appalled by your berating a game for not having crysis like graphics...

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

No the game is not ugly. You sound kinda bitter for some reason.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

theonlyGAMESTER

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Zeliard9

Except that everybody who's actually seen the game in motion says the graphics are incredible, especially the lighting and the overall scale and attention to detail.

He's in denial because he's a hermit... Because of pirating problems, unfortunately, this game will not reach the PC for quite some time... This game is a graphical sensation, for the series atleast, nobody expects godlike visuals, but the artistic nature of this game is simply amazing. Every review noted that the graphics are very impressive. The one thing you fail to realize is that the most important thing to the creators of this game is the story, which comes first before everything else. And as a gamer, I'm truly appalled by your berating a game for not having crysis like graphics...

Funny you jump to the conclusion that I am a hermit becuase I have my specs of my PC in my sig. Do you know that I am planning on buying a PS3 very soon and I regularly play my friends HDTV on his 720p TV. From what I can see this game does not come close to games like Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Gears of War, and GT5.

Maybe I need to see it on a 720p TV moving for me to make a better judgement. I guess when I buy it alongside my PS3 I will make another judgement. But based off of what I have seen it does not look that good.

Hopefully I am wrong.

Well never before has a picture of a box filled with sealed game cases excited me, but damn there's a first for everything.

[QUOTE="theonlyGAMESTER"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Zeliard9

Except that everybody who's actually seen the game in motion says the graphics are incredible, especially the lighting and the overall scale and attention to detail.

He's in denial because he's a hermit... Because of pirating problems, unfortunately, this game will not reach the PC for quite some time... This game is a graphical sensation, for the series atleast, nobody expects godlike visuals, but the artistic nature of this game is simply amazing. Every review noted that the graphics are very impressive. The one thing you fail to realize is that the most important thing to the creators of this game is the story, which comes first before everything else. And as a gamer, I'm truly appalled by your berating a game for not having crysis like graphics...

Funny you jump to the conclusion that I am a hermit becuase I have my specs of my PC in my sig. Do you know that I am planning on buying a PS3 very soon and I regularly play my friends HDTV on his 720p TV. From what I can see this game does not come close to games like Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Gears of War, and GT5.

Maybe I need to see it on a 720p TV moving for me to make a better judgement. I guess when I buy it alongside my PS3 I will make another judgement. But based off of what I have seen it does not look that good.

Hopefully I am wrong.

I love how you can come to that conclusion when there has been no in game video footage yet (ACTUAL GAMEPLAY). And how can you compare the graphics in a small level game like Gears, to a massive open world game such as GTA4?, I think you need to go lie down and come back when you've actually seen the game up and running. Maybe then you can trash it without looking foolish.

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

Since I'm in a good mood I'm not gonna bash you for this, however I do think you're wrong. Just go to one of your friends who has a PS3 or 360 and play the game.

[QUOTE="theonlyGAMESTER"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Zeliard9

Except that everybody who's actually seen the game in motion says the graphics are incredible, especially the lighting and the overall scale and attention to detail.

He's in denial because he's a hermit... Because of pirating problems, unfortunately, this game will not reach the PC for quite some time... This game is a graphical sensation, for the series atleast, nobody expects godlike visuals, but the artistic nature of this game is simply amazing. Every review noted that the graphics are very impressive. The one thing you fail to realize is that the most important thing to the creators of this game is the story, which comes first before everything else. And as a gamer, I'm truly appalled by your berating a game for not having crysis like graphics...

Funny you jump to the conclusion that I am a hermit becuase I have my specs of my PC in my sig. Do you know that I am planning on buying a PS3 very soon and I regularly play my friends HDTV on his 720p TV. From what I can see this game does not come close to games like Uncharted, Assassins Creed, Gears of War, and GT5.

Maybe I need to see it on a 720p TV moving for me to make a better judgement. I guess when I buy it alongside my PS3 I will make another judgement. But based off of what I have seen it does not look that good.

Hopefully I am wrong.

Don't make graphics everything, It's GTA. GTA is known more for its story telling over its graphical feats... And honestly, from the footage I have seen, It's rather impressive. They took more of an artistice approach to this game. Don't be mistaken by its more cartoonish look compared to the more realistic visuals you get out of every other game out right now. Just do me a favor and look at the following link.

http://www.gta4.tv/screenshots.php

Notice how they add a pastel look to the game, and also, the blur effect to hide all of the imperfections of the game. Remember, It's an open-world game, so it isn't "perfect"... but it is still visually stunning compared to what most people were expecting out of this game. Sorry for getting a little tense, I don't know how you came to assume such a thing . Good day man.

Well never before has a picture of a box filled with sealed game cases excited me, but damn there's a first for everything.

Eothein

Only if there was an ability to grab real life objects through my laptop screen!!! dammit apple needs to do that...

[QUOTE="Eothein"]

Well never before has a picture of a box filled with sealed game cases excited me, but damn there's a first for everything.

theonlyGAMESTER

Only if there was an ability to grab real life objects through my laptop screen!!! dammit apple needs to do that...

Where are the PS3 boxes?!?!

uh oh http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/22/gta-iv-microsoft-and-rockstar-tracking-gamertags-before-april-29/

uh oh http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/22/gta-iv-microsoft-and-rockstar-tracking-gamertags-before-april-29/

Miss_Wacy

yah, there was a thread started about this... all it means is you shouldn't log on to XBL until the 28th...

[QUOTE="theonlyGAMESTER"][QUOTE="Eothein"]

Well never before has a picture of a box filled with sealed game cases excited me, but damn there's a first for everything.

I_pWnzz_YoU

Only if there was an ability to grab real life objects through my laptop screen!!! dammit apple needs to do that...

Where are the PS3 boxes?!?!

There is a picture floating around of the 120$ aussie ps3 case.. It's all the same man...

Estimations on first video review !

My guess is this friday - or tuesday of the release

But i'm saying not even just gamespot - any website

GTA disk cover art (PS3)

AOTS will have first gameplay footage this sunday at 12. :)That_MC_Jerome

what time zone - and 12 AM or PM ? - this is really exciting !

thats sick. id rather have that then niko.That_MC_Jerome

Me too, I'm getting the 360 version but would like lollipop girl to be on the cover... no big deal but it would have been nice.

[QUOTE="That_MC_Jerome"]AOTS will have first gameplay footage this sunday at 12. :)konichiwa21

what time zone - and 12 AM or PM ? - this is really exciting !

Yea, but the first site to jump the gun on spoiling the game for me will be IGN... They always release their reviews early. I personally can't wait to hear Jeff G's review on tuesday or wed... I wouldn't be surprised if he ends making the Giantbomb podcast for next week all about GTA, which would be great to listen to. Guess I will have to listen to today's a little later when they post it.

And i believe AOTS is a afternoon show, So i assume PM, but they rerun it, and post the "special features" online.

Jesus! Is it me or does Niko look mad?

Jesus! Is it me or does Niko look mad?

I_pWnzz_YoU

They were trying to show how his face looked really good, even when you looked at close range. Im guessing he has quite a few facial expressions. The gamespot Q&A on the cutscene creation was decent if anyone hasn't checked it out. I believe this image is from that.

AOTS will have first gameplay footage this sunday at 12. :)That_MC_Jerome

I very much doubt this footage will be exclusive to G4TV.

Anybody realize how ugly the game is?

Honestly. Check the latest screens from GS. They are downright ugly. Horribly lighting, textures, low poly enviroments, blurry picture quality, and overall lack of detail.

The game just really ugly.

Wasdie

[QUOTE="That_MC_Jerome"]AOTS will have first gameplay footage this sunday at 12. :)AvIdGaMeR444

I very much doubt this footage will be exclusive to G4TV.

it will be at the first viewing, world premiere. its a live hands on. at 12pm eastern sunday thats during the day for you slow people

[QUOTE="Miss_Wacy"]

uh oh http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/22/gta-iv-microsoft-and-rockstar-tracking-gamertags-before-april-29/

theonlyGAMESTER

yah, there was a thread started about this... all it means is you shouldn't log on to XBL until the 28th...

Still can't decide on whch version to get?

Here is a handy flow chart to help you decide courtesy of Silellak from N4G.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxtMphQXXkg

looks like crap. im getting the regular one.

(the key chain looked cool, but its not worth the extra $)