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Cong
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i think thats like saying having guns in a game is reancting world war where millions die..............................
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Deathead
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Quote: "i think thats like saying having guns in a game is reancting world war where millions die.............................. "

Well, it depends what game it is, if its reinacting a war like WW2 then its fine, but GTA cames which are based in the near present, is something people can do now. But really, many look apon GTA games if there is a plane in a replica new york etc. but look at the flight simulators, you can crash on that, and that has access to every country in the world.lol


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Cong
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lol
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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 00:39 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 00:41
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Quote: "but when Jack Thompson was on their backs I wouldn't of been suprised."


Jack Thompson never affected Rockstar's games thus far, so I *would* have been surprised.

Quote: "Is it that hard to believe they ommitted planes because of the twin towers thing? At least partially?"


Yes, it is hard for me to believe. It was most likely a technical problem of some sort or they didn't have time to put the planes in. Or, for that matter, it might not have been in the design. There are a lot of things that could have been put in the game that weren't.

You really think there's a ban on putting airplanes in games that are based on New York? And anyways, as far as I recall the city is not technically even called NY in the game.

If someone can post a link to some real proof and not assumption, then I'll be a believer


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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 01:03
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I know there were cuts made to GTA because of 9/11 but as far as I know nobody from Rockstar actually said what those cuts were... I can only find this quote from Sam Houser:

Quote: "our biggest games, including Grand Theft Auto [III], have been delayed slightly. This decision is based on two factors, firstly it has been a little difficult to get work done in downtown Manhattan in the last week since basic communications infrastructure has been intermittent at best, and secondly we felt that a full content review of all our titles was absolutely necessary for us in light of the horrifying event we all witnessed in NYC last week. As for Grand Theft Auto [III], since the game is so huge the review is no short process. So far we have come across certain small contextual references that we were no longer comfortable with, as well as a couple of very rare game play instances that no longer felt appropriate to us. We apologise to you and all the people waiting for this game to ship for the delays that have now ensued, but I'm sure you can understand our reasoning."


The planes MAY have been edited because of 9/11 but I think it's more likely that it was a gameplay decision. Liberty City is tiny flying around it would be silly.

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 18:56 Edited at: 24th Oct 2008 18:57
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Woo new commercial:

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=videos&content=fall2008tvcommercial

(look at fall 2008 commercial)


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I miss a lot of the features in San Andreas when playing GTA4. For one thing, there seems to be very little point in having money! - in SA you could gamble and buy stuff - but in GTA4 there's nothing to spend it on, except hospital bills. I've spent $250,000 trying to kill all the pigeons.

SA felt much more sand box, I expected GTA4 to have more arcade games, more stuff to customize your character, customize vehicles etc etc. I love GTA4, probably the best 360 game yet besides maybe GOW - but it seems to me that the multiplayer aspects have pushed out some of the pure fun of SA.


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I havent played it yet, because im wating for it on pc but

Quote: "I miss a lot of the features in San Andreas when playing GTA4. For one thing, there seems to be very little point in having money! - in SA you could gamble and buy stuff - but in GTA4 there's nothing to spend it on, except hospital bills. I've spent $250,000 trying to kill all the pigeons."


AHHHHHHHhh Does this mean we cant even buy weapons?

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Posted: 24th Oct 2008 21:42
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Quote: "AHHHHHHHhh Does this mean we cant even buy weapons?"


No, you can buy weapons. Although it's stuff like buying houses and going to mod garages for example that is missing in GTA IV, I miss those garages, it was fun improving cars and sticking Nitro into them There's nothing really to further your interest in the game once it is over, money-wise.
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Van B
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Yeah, should have been clearer really.

Once you complete the game, I suggest getting some cheat code phone numbers, it is quite fun just to mess around when you don't have to worry about health and ammo, or wanted levels, or where the next chopper or sanchez is coming from.

I like to take a chopper up to the highest building, spawn a sanchez then jump off the thing. Quite tricky to survive that one .


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Quote: "Although it's stuff like buying houses "

Noooooooo... Why did they get rid of that feature, it was one of the things which seperated gta3 from the crowd.

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bitJericho
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I thought you could buy houses? Perhaps I'm mistaken though.


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@Van B:
In the short time I played GTA4 for (No 360/PS3/High-end computer) I found this very fun but with the Bentley that begins with a C. I'd balance it on the wall of a rooftop and hop in. Once, I flattened the one side of the car completely and it still went.

Good times, good times.

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Quote: "High-end computer"

It is not even out on pc

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Quote: "@Slayer222: They was forced to take Airplanes out because it was based in a replica New York and people was worried people may re-enact 9/11."
If thats true, I've lost lots of my respect for Rockstar. Did anyone care that CoD4 had a nuke go off that destroyed a city and killed one of the two main characters? No. You could say, "but that nuke was like Hiroshima!". Hiroshima was the only nuke used, excepting texting and whatnot. Anyone who thinks 9-11 was worse than a city razed to the ground, lit on fire and haunted by radiation even to this day, is insane. 9-11 was bad, but its not worth censoring a game over. Also, if you think there is no room for jet planes, I must argue. SA wasn't that much bigger and the SA jet was a VTOL (it can hover like a helicopter). Don't get me wrong, I like GTA 4, just seems like SA is better in all ways excpet graphics and stroyline. /rant

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Slayer, I'd have to say the difference between GTA4 and San Andreas was that SA was more like a 'sandbox destruction' game, and GTA4 is more realistic.

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22 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes a 15 seconds remaining to release GTA 4 .... ááááá

PS: Real programmers aren't afraid of math!.

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Lol too long imo. Why are the pc versions of games always out a while after the console version? And why is this trend so promenent in the GTA series?

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Posted: 1st Dec 2008 21:55 Edited at: 1st Dec 2008 22:05
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Woo, just one more day and a couple hours. Turns out GTA4 comes out on December 3, not the 2nd:

http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/19/gta-iv-pc-launching-on-december-3-not-december-2/

I think I'm going to order it on steam so I can play right away, as there's no midnight release that I know of in my area

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Someone mentioned how far you can go out to sea... I went in a helicopter and boat and I gave up after about 20 mins. My boat and character had disappeared and there was no clear way to get back, so I restarted my 360.


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It's going to use that there SecuROM technology that got people so up in arms over Spore. Rockstar seem to have a better idea of what is and is not acceptable as far as DRM goes though, they actually don't require anything too far fetched in order to play the game, just thought I'd point this out.

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Rockstar says you can install the game as many times as you want, and on any number of PCs. Plus, although you’ll need to activate the game online, you can achieve this with any Internet-connected PC, and not necessarily the PC on which the game is installed, which could be a bonus to anyone without an Internet connection. You can then play the single-player game without going online, although you’ll apparently need to reactivate the game if you upgrade major piece of hardware in your PC, such as the graphics card. You’ll also need Disc 1 from the game in your drive to play the game

On the downside, you won’t be able to remove SecuROM completely, and Rockstar states that ‘some traces will remain.’ However, the developer also says that it’s currently ‘working with SecuROM to post information on our support pages regarding how to remove these inactive traces of the program for users who wish to do so.’

Rockstar says that ‘vocal 'board posters' seem to be most down on the SecuROM feature that limits the number of installations,’ and adds that ‘we recognize that the installation limits have been a major issue, so we have not limited the number of installations for the retail disk version of GTA IV PC.’ However, the other controversial issue surrounding SecuROM is the inability to remove it and the UAService7.exe service that can prevent some other software from loading.

Any of you hoping to avoid SecuROM by downloading the game from Steam will also be in for a bit of disappointment, as Rockstar says that ‘all versions of the game will use SecuROM functionality,’ and this includes both the retail version and all the online versions.
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Here's a linky to the full article:: http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/605274/gta-iv-jumps-on-securom-bandwagon.html

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Too bad it didn't stop it from being pirated a day before release!

Ah well, I got it downloading on steam now, albeit pretty slowly :S Why is it that the pirates get way better service than I do

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OMG, I bought this today, and im highly dissapointed.
1. Theres no antialiasing.
2. There no wheel support STILL!
3. So many graphical glitches.

Thing is tho, antialiasing is the main problem, Its super jagged. Also the shadows look rubish.

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