GTAIV

[jeffrizzle]

TRIALER IN 9 DAYS :eek:










www.gtaiv.com

[sublimej311]

TRIALER IN 9 DAYS :eek:


closer to 10, You lying piece of crap.

[Rapex]

Can't wait. It will be Godly.

[Molson]

pfft, its probably just another GTA clone

[jeffrizzle]

pfft, its probably just another GTA clone

this is the next gen gta, not last gen GTA3, VC, or SA.

new game new hardware

[Molson]

was a joke :)

[Ganster-T]

Hope it's epic.

[Chippendale]

Finally, can't wait. Gonna get to see what it looks like. And R* know how to put a trailer together, so it'll be awesome most likely.

[Brihaspati]

i hope the site isnt too clogged to watch the trailer w/out serious lag issues when its finally up

[Deakmm]

i hope the site isnt too clogged to watch the trailer w/out serious lag issues when its finally up

Dont worry, after it has been on the official site for a few hours it will be hosted on every video site possible!

[jeffrizzle]

Only 8 Days 22 Hours:ahhh:

[navid]

europe eh?

[Husoer]

Now that it's getting this close, i seriously cannot fucking wait, I'm going to flip a bitch, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[subin]

Have they announced the city yet? I can't wait though. If only I had enough cash for a 360.

[Liberator13]

It's due out around October, right? The game, I mean.

[silverspade14]

It's due out around October, right? The game, I mean.

October 16th I think.

[Husoer]

Yeah it's October 16th, just like eveyr other GTA game, 2 days after my fucking birthday :wah:

[sublimej311]

I just hope it is multiplayer and has helicopters.........and A SUBMARINE!

[puppetmasterjjk]

why the hell would you want a submarine?


i just hope they make it mod-friendly.

which they wont

[Flesh Warlord]

It will fail if it's not as good as Crackdown, that game owns.

[Dayve]

Well personally i thought GTA:SA sucked.. The franchise went from GTA3 and VC, where you were working for classy, real time gangsters like the Italian Mafia and such, to being a punk, working for other punks, in a punk ass town, doing punk ass drive by shootings and other punk ass shinanigans.

I want to go back to working for classy gangsters and wearing classy clothes, instead of a punk ass white vest and jeans.

Fuck SA.

[jeffrizzle]

Well personally i thought GTA:SA sucked.. The franchise went from GTA3 and VC, where you were working for classy, real time gangsters like the Italian Mafia and such, to being a punk, working for other punks, in a punk ass town, doing punk ass drive by shootings and other punk ass shinanigans.

I want to go back to working for classy gangsters and wearing classy clothes, instead of a punk ass white vest and jeans.

Fuck SA.

you obviusly never beat SA, you quickly work your way out of the (punk ass city) ghetto and on to bigger more seriouse things

[jeffrizzle]

8 DAYS! :wave:

[skater910]

Bumping because I saw it at the bottom of the page and didn't notice it beforehand. I figure that some people also didn't see it.

[jeffrizzle]

There have been half hour spots of this video apearing on tv networks now. i know many many people probly watched the whole half hour too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oMheyLXhws&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ethegtaplace%2Ecom%2Fgta4%2 F

and aparently things are going to be different...

http://files.gtanet.com/images/3174.jpg

[psychomonkey62]

Well personally i thought GTA:SA sucked.. The franchise went from GTA3 and VC, where you were working for classy, real time gangsters like the Italian Mafia and such, to being a punk, working for other punks, in a punk ass town, doing punk ass drive by shootings and other punk ass shinanigans.

I want to go back to working for classy gangsters and wearing classy clothes, instead of a punk ass white vest and jeans.

Fuck SA.

I think there's some hidden racism there.

[Zero-Man]

4 days around

[Dorkus]

4 Days, I can't wait!

[Zero-Man]

3 days???? YES

Edit: i bet its gona be some crappy old guy talking with a deep voice and no actual footage except at the end where they show him holding a bazooka and an explosion

[jeffrizzle]

3 days???? YES

Edit: i bet its gona be some crappy old guy talking with a deep voice and no actual footage except at the end where they show him holding a bazooka and an explosion

Ive killed for less

[puppetmasterjjk]

3 days???? YES

Edit: i bet its gona be some crappy old guy talking with a deep voice and no actual footage except at the end where they show him holding a bazooka and an explosion

actually, since they change the ending every time, i think he's going to be walking away from a photon torpedo explosion and he will be holding a phaser that is set to kill.

[Flesh Warlord]

What's the deal? The site is down now, is the trailer being uploaded now or something?

[B-MetalSucks]

What's the deal? The site is down now, is the trailer being uploaded now or something?

Works for me.:boink:

[Wu-tang]

Why hasn't it leaked yet?!?!?!?

Blah...I can't wait any longer.

[rsnyper]

Only 2 More Days!

[SIKKENT]

my friends uncle works for R* and he told me its gunna be called GTAworld and you get to go everywhere an stuff like that

[rerat]

my friends uncle works for R* and he told me its gunna be called GTAworld and you get to go everywhere an stuff like that

Stop making shit up.

[Lounge Fly]

So lets get this straight, Vice City was not GTA 4 and San Andreas wasnt GTA 5...Ghey.

[Johnny Mei]

^Correct, both Vice City and San Andreas are prequels, therefore shouldn't be named 4 and 5 respectively.

[Lounge Fly]

^Correct, both Vice City and San Andreas are prequels, therefore shouldn't be named 4 and 5 respectively.

So what, Superman III was a prequel but still was called SIII.

[Amadeus]

yes, but Superman III is an incredibly shitty movie. Movies, let alone shitty ones have no need to be mentioned in a video game thread.

[Dane]

trailer in less than 2 hours!!!! woot!

[Ben Richards]

lol @ this (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/articles/564/gta-4-exclusive-preview)

[Johnny Mei]

So what, Superman III was a prequel but still was called SIII.

Superman 3 was not a prequel

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

^Correct, both Vice City and San Andreas are prequels, therefore shouldn't be named 4 and 5 respectively.

Wrong!

Rockstar didn't consider them *true* sequels because they utilized a modified engine from GTA3. While the gameplay mechanics took quite a leap from GTA 3 to GTA:VC, the basic concept was relatively the same.

Because of this, it's fair to assume that GTA 4 will be radically different at it's core.

[Johnny Mei]

Wrong!

Rockstar didn't consider them *true* sequels because they utilized a modified engine from GTA3. While the gameplay mechanics took quite a leap from GTA 3 to GTA:VC, the basic concept was reletively the same.

Because of this, it's fair to assume that GTA 4 will be radically different at it's core.

And that's why I said they're prequels

[xeoset]

1 Hour 40 Minutes.

I can't wait but something has got me feeling it will be something like a 30 second clip of something retarded...Like the main characters arse.

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

And that's why I said they're prequels

Lufia 2 was a prequel to Lufia 1. Doom 3 was a remake of Doom 1, and a prequel to Doom 2.

The number at the end of a title has nothing to do with when it happened in a time line.

[CheeseOnToast]

I don't think the trailers gonna be great, I just want to know where it will be set (which I'm guessing/hoping the trailer will show). 1 hour btw

[Chemicalweapons]

WTF The countdown ended and gave me some fucking HTTP Error 404 Fuck shit where is my fucking trailer

[Face Plant]

I think the site crashed what with millions waiting, best to wait until the trailer is distributed to other sites.

[silverspade14]

WTF The countdown ended and gave me some fucking HTTP Error 404 Fuck shit where is my fucking trailer

The count down shouldnt have ended theres 35 minutes left.

[Chemicalweapons]

Maybe daylight savings has broke the countdown?

[Gloaming15]

12 mins left!
zomagodses

[CheeseOnToast]

My counter still says 11 minutes??

EDIT: ^well at least ours are at the same time lol

[swchblade34]

i found another place to view the trailer suckas and im not tellin u where.

12 minutes left btw

[chr0nic]

u think xbox 360 marketplace will have it right away?

[Face Plant]

i found another place to view the trailer suckas and im not tellin u where.

12 minutes left btw

You mean here? (http://www.gta4.net/trailer/)

[Molson]

site is no worky!

[FuCkUp]

Any of you fuckers seen it yet? it's been a whole 2 minutes. I can see that this is going to take alot longer........

[TurbulenceXM]

connection timed out? dammit...maybe there putting it on the site right now.

[adam_toker]

yup, servers are already fucked large

[silverspade14]

hahaha the servers are already on overload. I think I'll wait a bit.

[Deakmm]

this is really pissing me off

[Macro]

Damn........

[Sleek]

Bollocks. I was waiting ages for that.

"Problem loading page"

[Deakmm]

yes its loaded

GTA:LONDON 1969!!!!!!!! NOT REALLY THE SERVERS ARE FUCKED

[jdust629]

This sucks.

[CheeseOnToast]

Ahhh I'm dying to see it.. work damn you

[Chemicalweapons]

GTA : Outer Space WTF Im getting me a x-wing

[Pillow]

GTAIV: 2124


wow...

[Shameless]

Fucking hell. Alright I'll give it 5 more minutes, then I'll go about my daily business.

[Sleek]

Awwh come on, this is killing me.

[ohara]

looks like where getting no trailer
http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/4484/untitledam9.jpg

[NightStalKeR]

lol stop posting bs! There is a torrent up incase anyone was wondering...

http://www.gta4.net/trailer/gta4_trailer.torrent

[Deakmm]

new yory new york...
what a waste!

[Pillow]

http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360-hires/4507/Things-Will-Be-Different-HD/

EDIT: lol it doesnt work anymore

[Macro]

Argh!

Work damn you!

[ohara]

lol stop posting bs! There is a torrent up incase anyone was wondering...

http://www.gta4.net/trailer/gta4_trailer.torrent

wasent vice city GTA 4?

[CheeseOnToast]

wasent vice city GTA 4?

In short, no it wasn't.

[Deakmm]

its new york
playing some Russian eastern european people smuggler

[Latino_Heat_1]

Jeremy Dunham, Editor in Chief, IGN PlayStation Team
It's good to see that the location has shifted back to Liberty City. I was really impressed by the lighting and the level of detail in each of the buildings; the animations and activity shown by the passers-by was great too, and the new Jean Reno lead character certainly looks different from past protagonists. Of course, he's not really Jean Reno, but it certainly looks like him only with a Russian accent. It's great to hear that everything shown in the trailer, according to Rockstar reps, is all in-game as well. I'm left highly impressed.

[adam_toker]

lol stop posting bs! There is a torrent up incase anyone was wondering...

http://www.gta4.net/trailer/gta4_trailer.torrent

thats kind of a broken link too..

[mtspace]

liberty city WTF!!!!!!!!!

[used_me]

Main character:

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/2010/gtaivde2.jpg

[ohara]

its loading slowley for me now

[NightStalKeR]

thats kind of a broken link too..

It works... Try again!

http://www.gta4.net/trailer/gta4_trailer.torrent

[liam shart]

dude, it won't work and it's driving me mad.

but wait, liberty city, again? that's kinda lame. i was expecting japan or london. something exotic.

[SlOtH]

It works... Try again!

http://www.gta4.net/trailer/gta4_trailer.torrent


Works fine, downloading at 455kB/s, with NO SEEDERS!

All peers, lmao....

[Deakmm]

yeah, impressive graphics but still
Liberty city has been done, I wanted London 1969..

[Sander]

dude, it won't work and it's driving me mad.

but wait, liberty city, again? that's kinda lame. i was expecting japan or london. something exotic.

Hahahaha London, Exotic. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAH

[adam_toker]

woww..... this is totally un-GTA.. it actually LOOKS GOOD!

[Chemicalweapons]

That building said GetaLife on it ... I better preorder now.

[mtspace]

http://media.ign.com/thumb/194/1949114/gta4_trailer_032907_flvhighwide_thumb.jpg

[SlOtH]

Wow looks awesome.

I'm uploading it to rapidshare, I'll post a link when its done.

[CheeseOnToast]

Wouldn't be my chosen location; but it looks pretty good. I'm liking the fact your a Russian.

[navid]

somebody please post another link!

[jdust629]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=M80K51DosFo

[baumy300]

Looks amazing. I am pleased with the location and plot.

Good job Rockstar.

[TurbulenceXM]

I hope you see the guy from gta III in it somewhere

[Delta05]

That guy doesn't look russian at all.

[FuCkUp]

That guy doesn't look russian at all.

fuck off.

no really fuck off.

[Delta05]

fuck off.

no really fuck off.

You fuck off, really fuck off... Im stating my opinion ass hat, he looks more like an arab or something.

[NSX-R]

The main character reminds me of Jean Reno in Leon the Professional, but Russian.

*EDIT*

Actually he looks like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. They certainly made him really ugly.

[TJIZZLES]

WOW.

At first sight, this doesn't even look like a prototype GTA game. I'm surprised to see how good the graphics are. It should be interesting to see all the details Rockstar releases within the next couple of weeks. You can infer ALOT of things from the trailer. This game does look amazing though.

And all you mother fuckers out there who are complaining, FUCK YOU. I will bet my bottom dollar that you are still going to buy the game. So pull the sticks outta your asses.

[Sobe]

Omg I can't believe I waited an hour for that. What a load of hype...

[NightStalKeR]

Omg I can't believe I waited an hour for that. What a load of hype...

Are you kidding?...It made me cum!.....Twice!

[adam_toker]

Are you kidding?...It made me cum!.....Twice!


'tis true.. i saw him:dunce:

[The Messiah]

Will there be planes in this one? Or have the PC police gotten involved?

[silverspade14]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlF6fbIFiCM

No this ones better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=theW069QfDE

[a7x1337]

i want to play as a black guy again :(

[æcvfootball10æ]

it was the same thing you ass

[sublimej311]

I just want all the different vehicle types as the last one (I thought I was watching a Crazy Taxi movie) and some online/offline multiplayer, everything else is just icing on the cake after seeing those graphics.

[theC]

It looks amazing. Not just the graphics but it looks like a very accurate recreation of NYC. Too bad it probably won't be out for PC until the spring of '08 though...

[Molson]

that was the biggest let down of a trailer ever

[The Messiah]

that was the biggest let down of a trailer ever

I'm glad someone else said it! No guns or explosions! Baahh!

[John Galt]

that was the biggest let down of a trailer ever

Yup, and NYC has already been done.

[jdust629]

"Visit Vice City - $300" (http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4601/vvcie9.png)


I hope so.

[The Messiah]

Holy Shit! Do you have Hawk eyes?

[jdust629]

Holy Shit! Do you have Hawk eyes?

I saw it in a couple of other places.

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

that was the biggest let down of a trailer ever

Maybe to you.

To someone that has an inkling of what they're seeing, that trailer meant loads. Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures?

All said and done, I'm almost as excited as I was when I first read about GTAIII. It looks like Rockstar is going to make another big jump with their lead franchise again.

Wooters!

[Molson]

To someone that has an inkling of what they're seeing, that trailer meant loads. Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures?


i saw all of that, yes. new graphics, yay. still dissapointed.

[Chemicalweapons]

i saw all of that, yes. new graphics, yay. still dissapointed.

Ya, im with ya buddy I wanted to be a black guy again too :(

[Liberator13]

i want to play as a black guy again :(
Ya, im with ya buddy I wanted to be a black guy again too :(


Fuuuck that. I would rather play as a Russian/Eastern European than another black dude. This will be so much more badass than SA.

[alturnatx]

Yeah, not to seem racist but I seriously couldn't play GTASA. The amount of cursing in that game is ridiculous. Plus i just couldn't get into that Ghetto-Fab kinda thing.

Im sure it was a great game but I jsut couldnt stand the setting, and setting is a major point in games.

[hellnback]

is this liberty city again only with new locations to explore? granted the game looks great and all but even i was dissappointed at it and i've enjoyed every gta game since the first. this didn't seem like a major improvement at all. after gta2, 3 was just obviously huge and amazing compared to shitty little cars and over the top streets. vice city just took it up one step further. san andreas was allright but nothing to go one about just the same old shit. of course you got the liberty city stories and vice city stories and they're great at what they are but nothing to further improve the series. i was hoping for something even more spectacular. something that you can actually say look at the way they changed the face of GTA again. nope we get the same old shit. and all that was mentioned "Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures", well all that does not make a great game. theres games out there that have all that shit and they suck big time. this is just the same old shit with an all new character that honestly i just don't give a flying fuck for.

[theC]

is this liberty city again only with new locations to explore? granted the game looks great and all but even i was dissappointed at it and i've enjoyed every gta game since the first. this didn't seem like a major improvement at all. after gta2, 3 was just obviously huge and amazing compared to shitty little cars and over the top streets. vice city just took it up one step further. san andreas was allright but nothing to go one about just the same old shit. of course you got the liberty city stories and vice city stories and they're great at what they are but nothing to further improve the series. i was hoping for something even more spectacular. something that you can actually say look at the way they changed the face of GTA again. nope we get the same old shit. and all that was mentioned "Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures", well all that does not make a great game. theres games out there that have all that shit and they suck big time. this is just the same old shit with an all new character that honestly i just don't give a flying fuck for.

Well, we can still only speculate on the game play, scale and realism of the game at this point. This trailer is just a showcase of the setting and the graphics. This game may very well be as huge a leap as GTA3 was from GTA2, but it's too early to tell. But the game does look great, at least.

[Wu-tang]

I wanted to be a Jap. :(

Trailer was a let down, but the game is still held in high regard to me.

[TurbulenceXM]

is this liberty city again only with new locations to explore? granted the game looks great and all but even i was dissappointed at it and i've enjoyed every gta game since the first. this didn't seem like a major improvement at all. after gta2, 3 was just obviously huge and amazing compared to shitty little cars and over the top streets. vice city just took it up one step further. san andreas was allright but nothing to go one about just the same old shit. of course you got the liberty city stories and vice city stories and they're great at what they are but nothing to further improve the series. i was hoping for something even more spectacular. something that you can actually say look at the way they changed the face of GTA again. nope we get the same old shit. and all that was mentioned "Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures", well all that does not make a great game. theres games out there that have all that shit and they suck big time. this is just the same old shit with an all new character that honestly i just don't give a flying fuck for.

How can you say its gonna be the same old shit when all the trailer showed was setting, location, graphics and your character? They didnt show what youll be able to do yet so dont get your hopes just by watching this minute trailer. Did you expect it to be in outer space or what?

[Liberator13]

How can you say its gonna be the same old shit when all the trailer showed was setting, location, graphics and your character? They didnt show what youll be able to do yet so dont get your hopes just by watching this minute trailer. Did you expect it to be in outer space or what?

Well put. *thumbs up*

[Sobe]

Maybe to you.

To someone that has an inkling of what they're seeing, that trailer meant loads. Did you see the crowd density and the traffic? Did you see the lighting and specular effects? Did you see the real time reflections? Did you see the resolution of the textures?

All said and done, I'm almost as excited as I was when I first read about GTAIII. It looks like Rockstar is going to make another big jump with their lead franchise again.

Wooters!

Mate, were the other GTAs fun because of the graphics? No. I don't know why, but I was expecting some sort of gameplay footage, something new that I hadn't seen before. Good graphics were pretty much a given.

[Daucus Karota]

lame!!!






einsatzgruppen ftw!!!!

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

Mate, were the other GTAs fun because of the graphics? No. I don't know why, but I was expecting some sort of gameplay footage, something new that I hadn't seen before. Good graphics were pretty much a given.

The lighting effects aren't really what get me. I'm more about the traffic and population density. That simple factor means a substantial change in gameplay elements.

I mentioned the lighting because pretty sparkles tend to get the general population all weepy eyed.

Hmm, if the computer version has as much of a mod community, with dense populations like that, we can expect to see some interesting stuff. GTA, Zombie Apocalypse anyone?

[Smoked86]

the reason i liked SA is because it was freakin hilarious. especially when you hit other peoples cars.

[USB]

that was the biggest let down of a trailer ever

Just watched it, and i agree with you.

[puppetmasterjjk]

oh man i can't wait!

i thought los santos was supposed to be LA...

edit: too bad they dont show more people or anything, i need to know how gangs work, i hope its like vice city where they spawn at your assets and also like san andreas where you can recruit them and whatnot

[SixFlags_Gramps]

So is this just going to be on PS3? Cause muthafuck that shit if it is...

[puppetmasterjjk]

So is this just going to be on PS3? Cause muthafuck that shit if it is...

ps3 xbox 360 and later on the pc

[SixFlags_Gramps]

ps3 xbox 360 and later on the pc

Kick ass! That means I won't be selling my 360 as soon as I thought!

[silverspade14]

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=161126
10 things you didnt notice

[liam shart]

i like the main character (if that is the main character.)

being a "thug" in san andreas was kind of disapointing. i'd prefer a sophisticated european drug smuggler/mobster over a low-life idiot criminal.

[puppetmasterjjk]

i like the main character (if that is the main character.)

being a "thug" in san andreas was kind of disapointing. i'd prefer a sophisticated european drug smuggler/mobster over a low-life idiot criminal.

me too, but honestly that didn't effect how i liked the games all that much, 90% of my scoring for the gta games was on the gang members.

in vice city, i liked how the vercetti gang members would spawn at your assets and defend them, but i didn't like how they attacked allied gang members like the bikers and the cubans. i liked how the gang members got better as you progressed through the game(uzis). but i didnt like the fact that you could only get 3 members to follow you, and they hardly did anything anyway. i hope in gta IV they blend both san andreas gangs where you could have them follow you, and they react to the environment, and vice city, where the members are more sophisticated and they are more loyal to you (defending assets, and defending your character)

oh and of course it would be nice if all the gangs would do occasional drive-bys and attacks on your assets.

[Johnny Mei]

Did anyone else enjoy seeing right in the beginning of the trailer a pretty faithful recreation of the Roller Coaster "Cyclone" from Coney Island's Astroland?:)

[rand0m]

I've just been reading about Rockstar and its developers.

It's no wonder there going mutiplatform, they've lost alot of money and a lot of their development team.

[xeoset]

I've just been reading about Rockstar and its developers.

It's no wonder there going mutiplatform, they've lost alot of money and a lot of their development team.

They're selling Take Two. They're keeping the big minds for themselves and selling the Devs. they don't need off with the 'Take Two' name, aswell as it's Studio. There was alot of media around Microsoft buying them, but they weren't interested because it didn't have the original talent and now R* are pressuring Sony into buying Take Two but I think they're in the same boat as Microsoft. It was all the rage last week.

If R* have been losing money they'll sure as hell come out on top because of this.

Anyway, I really hope they make it similar to GTA3, it was simply my favourite because of it's story and setting. Vice City was great...San Andreas sucked but the Gameplay and Openess made the game worth buying, it was a shame they based it on the stupid 'Black Gangster' Culture.

[liam shart]

...San Andreas sucked but the Gameplay and Openess made the game worth buying, it was a shame they based it on the stupid 'Black Gangster' Culture.

agreed. however, even though i disliked playing as an idiot gangbanger, san andreas was still a refreshing new direction from the previous entries, considering that the last two games in the series were mafia-related.

[Daucus Karota]

i like the main character (if that is the main character.)

being a "thug" in san andreas was kind of disapointing. i'd prefer a sophisticated european drug smuggler/mobster over a low-life idiot criminal.
there is nothing sophisticated about eastern European filth

[puppetmasterjjk]

Yeah, so?

Here's a quick History to GTA

The Original GTA had three levels, These three levels took place in three Different cities. Liberty City (New York), San Andreas(San Francisco) and Vice City(Miami).
They followed the game with a expansion type "Mission Pack" called Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969. To which they made a second release "London, 1961".

GTA 2 took place in "Anywhere City" with no connections to the rest of the series. Many players think (kinda know) "Anywhere City" was another take on NYC. (due to the opening film that shows the WTC and blue NYPD police cars.

GTA 3 took place in Liberty City. They followed up the success of GTA 3 with the release of GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas (This time San Andreas was a mixture of Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco)

GTA 4 will return to Liberty City...

The RUMOR is that they will follow up GTA4 with GTA: "London ripoff" and GTA: "Tokyo Ripoff"

After that people think they will make a GTA: 5, returning to San Andreas., or Los Santos

ohh sorry my misunderstanding, when i read "remake LA" i thought you meant make a gta version of it, as if you didnt already know they made it. my bad

[SIKKENT]

and im pretty sure gta2's anywhere city was set in the future

[jeffrizzle]

"Their are two Epic expansions exclusive to xbox live users for the Xbox 360 to come out shortly after its(GTAIV's) release"


niiice, suck on those PS3

[Marcos2990]

"Their are two Epic expansions exclusive to xbox live users for the Xbox 360 to come out shortly after its(GTAIV's) release"


niiice, suck on those PS3

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=68768

suck on what?

[silverspade14]

Microsoft should just buy Take Two.

[jeffrizzle]

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=68768

suck on what?

yeah i should have guessed that would have happend

[Phlimphlam]

Hopefully they fix up multi-player a bit by allowing split-screen play and free-roam. Do this and it would easily be the best game of all time

[jeffrizzle]

Sticky ?

[evil joe]

My god!

It's... It's beautiful!

[dude22]

Hopefully they fix up multi-player a bit by allowing split-screen play and free-roam. Do this and it would easily be the best game of all time

yeah hopefully they will. Multiplayer on GTA:SA brought some of the funnest moments of my GTA playing time to me. They also need to add way more models for the second player to choose from.

[jeffrizzle]

Liberty vs. NY comparison

http://www.gta4.net/setting/liberty-city-versus-real-world.php

[Tanooki]

Meh. I'd rather see actual gameplay.

[jeffrizzle]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Fn7sCkzxItc

[ChocoChipCamo]

New GTA IV info:

Link: http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/game/news/article.jsp?sectionId=1006&articleId=200704271989234036&releaseId=20060308105930968037

Article:
• The game is being created collaboratively between Rockstar's New York, San Diego and North (Edinburgh) studios

• Lead character Niko Bellic will be able to explore Roosevelt Island and cross the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Willamsburg bridges. He'll also be able to ride trains

• Forget barren deserts - Rockstar is cramming Liberty City and aiming for a map totally free of pointless spaces

• One of Rockstar's big goals is to eradicate all loading screens once the game is being played, so there will be no action-breaking pauses when entering/exiting buildings etc

• Rockstar's Dan Houser (vice president of creative) says about GTA IV: "It's so much more dense and detailed, not only horizontally but also vertically. It's by far the most ambitious GTA game to date."

• The Mafia will put in an appearance around Liberty City, but they won't be assigned leading roles

• With regards to appearances from familiar GTA faces, Rockstar say that there will be "virtually none"

• Soundtrack is still not confirmed, although what was heard is described as 'modern and suits the mood perfectly'

• Concerned about the lack of planes? Don't be - helicopters will definitely feature (glad this was straightened out)

• There won't be any option for San Andreas style character customisation of main man Niko

• Niko can use his mobile phone to call contacts, as opposed to being limited to receiving incoming calls only

• There will be an element of 'romantic involvement' in the story

• There will definitely be online multiplayer (sweeeet)

• Niko won't be able to access all buildings

[ChocoChipCamo]

*Bumping the old thread because I don't believe this belongs in the "limitations" thread, and this doesn't need a new thread of its own.*

Even more new info on GTA IV. New scans, and a Q&A of some sort of demo, it seems.

Edit: (Don't mind the uninformed and unecessarily large fanboy remark at the beginning of the article in the link.)

http://www.gameswank.com/portal/?p=411

Article:

Last week, Game Informer invited GTA fans to ask questions about their recent experience at R*. Game Informer’s Andrew Reiner, the only journalist so far to have seen Grand Theft Auto IV in action, promised to answer as many of your questions as he can. The answers are in…

(Interesting points: There are no airplanes in GTA IV, but flying remains a big part of the game. This means you will be able to fly helicopters. Niko can also climb telephone poles, it seems.)

1. Kobe Asks: I heard that you can’t fly in Liberty City anymore. What is up with that?! Flying is one of my favorite parts of this series!

This is incorrect. There are no airplanes in the game, but flying is still there. One means of this is the helicopter. As Dan pointed out, this is just one city and a plane really doesn’t fit into that very well for gameplay. Flying is still very much a large part of the game.

2.Did you see any female pedestrians? Are there any good looking chicks?

Sigh…. Truth be told, I’m curious why anyone would want to know this. Is this really one of the top questions? If my memory serves me correctly, I don’t recall myself thinking “man, that chick is banging” or “I find myself strangely attracted to this game”, but I can confirm that there are female pedestrians in the game. There’s a ton of ‘em, too. They shop. They talk. They even wear clothing.

3.Did you see some indication of seasons (winter, summer, spring…)?

Sadly, the demo that Rockstar presented was only about 15 minutes in length. Time of day definitely progresses, but whether it progresses throughout an entire calendar year remains to be seen.

4.How is the AI? Are the enemies smarter? Can they find cover?

This is another area that Rockstar is keeping under wraps at the moment. I can, however, tell you that I saw a truck driver swerve onto the sidewalk right in front of where we were walking. This strange little incident also took the Rockstar representatives by surprise. It almost looked like the driver was drunk, but then again, he could have just been in a hurry too.

5.Is it possible to climb on a ladder?

I didn’t see Niko climb a ladder, per se, but I did see him ascend a telephone pole to get a bird’s eye view of Liberty City. He didn’t climb up it like a gorilla, however. He simply pulled himself up on the series of rungs on the pole. This feat was actually quite impressive. You could clearly see his weight transfer from side to side as he moved up the pole.

6.Can you speak with other pedestrians on the street?

Niko seemed to have other things on his mind than talk with pedestrians. The people we passed, however, were very vocal.

7.Chester Asks: What was the first mission in the game, and what was you first word when you saw this new game?

I didn’t get to see the first mission in the game, but if I had to guess, I would imagine it would have something to do with the taxi stand that Niko’s cousin runs. As for my first word…I can’t print it here, but I did follow it up with “Oh my God!”

8.Matt Asks: Did it seem to you like Liberty City was an authentically sized city? A problem that I had with San Andreas was that you could drive to a coast in two minutes. Do you think it will be different this time?

Great question. In terms of scale, it definitely feels more like a realistic city. It feels you are traversing New York City. As you’ve seen in the trailer, there are a number of ways to traverse this massive area.

9.We didn’t see any boats in the trailer, what can you tell us about them?

Dan wouldn’t go into specifics on this one, but the only type of vehicle he said that wouldn’t be in the game was the airplane. So this should point to boats still being a part of the GTA experience.

10.What can you say about the graphics quality? Can you compare the trailer to the game, is the trailers quality better or worse?

Rockstar is still putting polish on the graphics. The demo I saw was definitely a step up from the trailer…which is kind of ridiculous given how great it looked already.

11.Can you buy properties like you could in Vice City?

Again, no specifics were given, but Dan did say that this isn’t a game of real estate, or from rags to riches. I wouldn’t be surprised if you eventually do find new places to call home, but it sounds to me like properties might be handled in a different way – perhaps tied to moments in the story.

12.Will there be girlfriends like in San Andreas? If yes, can you marry them?

What is with you people and your woman-related questions. Yes, there are girlfriends. I forgot to ask if you could marry them.

13.Zhooles Asks: Unusual vehicles. Will be there any and if will, name them please.

Rockstar wouldn’t reveal anything in the demo, but strange vehicles are very much a part of the GTA experience. Dan said that much of the game revolves around Niko. I have a feeling that the choice of the vehicles does as well.

14.Aaron Hall Asks: Rockstar have said that the cars in GTA IV will have all new physics to them and the camera will be closer to allow a better driving perspective of cruising Liberty city and seeing more detail on the cars.Could you please elaborate on the experience of driving best as possible and what’s new to the experience? Thanks.

From what I was shown, the only new element was breaking the window of the car to get in. The animation for this was awesome, and something I wish I had seen more than once. The car I saw was newer in make – which was evidenced in both the beautiful crimson sheen and suspension that handled pot holes and variances in the road with ease. Now, I only saw one car, but it really did have that new car look to it. It’ll be interesting to see how Rockstar handles the shocks and struts for other vehicles in the game.

If I had to give a comparison, I would say that the new camera angle positioning is more like Midnight Club now. It’s closer, allowing the player to see more of the minute detailing on the car, and also lower, allowing you to see more of the horizon and verticality of the city.

15.Alex Sheridan Asks: As far as the surrounding area of Liberty City goes, what can we expect to see in things such as countryside relative to San Andreas?

From what I am told, you will not see countryside like you did in San Andreas. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if the expanded content that Rockstar is planning through Xbox Live will offer new areas to explore. I can definitely see them adding a fifth borough to Liberty City, but outside of this, anything is possible.

16.Have you seen members of any mobs in the game? If yes, which? Is new Liberty City a detailed copy of NY, or just is looking like it? Are there houses enterable without loading?

I didn’t see any mob members, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. Rockstar didn’t reveal everything to me. There’s still a lot of the game that remains blanketed in mystery. It is GTA, however, so I would be shocked if a mob or two or three weren’t involved. As for your second question, Liberty City is modeled after New York City, but it isn’t a copy, per se. As Dan pointed out in the magazine, the real world isn’t fun. You can’t just throw in the city and expect gameplay to emerge from that. There are certainly recognizable parts to it, but the gameplay comes first.

17.Sacha Asks: Will characters from earlier GTAs appear in the game?

Rockstar wouldn’t say outright, but from the smile that Dan Houser gave me, I would say there’s a good possibility of crossover.

18.Bobby Swansom Asks: Will the player have to go to the gym and eat right as in GTA:SA?

It doesn’t sound like Niko is the sort of person who does a lot of working out to staying in shape. From this, don’t expect him to have to work out to stay slim. As for eating, I doubt we’ll see him doing that, either. The one thing I am not sure of is whether or not he can get haircuts or buy clothing.

19. J Asks: Is it true that there’s no load time?

I didn’t see one load in the entire demo, and this included visiting two interiors at different points on the map.

20.Marcus Asks: What was the phone like?

The graphic for the phone wasn’t finished just yet, so I won’t go into the detail on that, but it seemed that the interface was very simple in design and easy to use. Truth be told, it looked like a real cell phone. We just have to see if it drops as many calls as a real phone.

21.Brenny Asks: Is it still the same three cars over and over again like previous games we’ve seen?

I’m not sure which GTA you’ve played, but I have always had more than three cars to choose from. There’s a good chance you’ll see more taxi cabs than usual, but if anything, there should be plenty of rides to choose from.

22.Gary S Writes: How are the graphics and how far is the draw distance in the game?

The visuals are tremendous and easily some of the best I have seen. What’s scary about this statement is that Rockstar North is still improving upon the visuals. There’s little question that it will be one of the best looking games come this holiday. As for the draw distance, I didn’t see one building, car, streetlamp, or pedestrian pop up. The framerate was also incredibly smooth and the lighting really couldn’t have been much better.

23.Isaac “Sculay” Hussain Asks: Will there be a Xbox 360 Demo?

Rockstar hasn’t announced anything yet, but I have a feeling most people will pick this game up whether they play it in advance or not.

24.A Canadian Asks: I just wanted to know when GTA IV for Xbox 360 will be in stores in Quebec, Canada.

Nope. Rockstar specifically told me that Quebec is the one location on earth that won’t be getting GTA IV. Actually, I have no idea. Call your store to find out.

25.Matthew James Asks: Compared to previous GTA titles, how big is GTA IV?

I already talked a lot about the city, so I will answer this question like it is being asked about the length of the game itself. I asked Dan this, and he said it should be comparable to all the other GTA games, but they don’t know exactly how long it is since the game is still in development. In other words, you’ll still be able to vest hundreds of hours. The multiplayer component, which is still a mystery, could greatly expand the time you spend with it too.

via Gaf