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offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-28 11:54 [#02097994]
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Looks like GTA, I'm pleased to see lots of helicopters and
aerial activity. I want to know more about the soundtrack
though. This game is so close, holy shit.


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offline recycle from Where is Phobiazero (Lincoln) (United States) on 2007-06-28 13:32 [#02098028]
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me so horney


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2007-06-28 14:01 [#02098052]
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Half-Life 2, episode 2
October 9th
That's what I live for


 

offline lupus yonderboy from 1970. (United Kingdom) on 2007-06-28 14:44 [#02098066]
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i'm a tester for this at the minute. it's better than
medical testing=]


 

offline optimus prime on 2007-06-28 14:46 [#02098068]
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when i play these games i just drive around and obey all the
traffic laws.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2007-06-28 14:59 [#02098072]
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haha, that is quite fun to do actually. I do that in G.T.A.
too.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 15:34 [#02098080]
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The graphical improvement is always welcome, but what kind
of new features does the gameplay boast? I've been a fan of
the series since it's inception (I miss the 2 dimensions of
GTA I and II), but I couldn't stay interested in San
Andreas, it felt too much like beating a one-trick-pony to
death with it's own cock. I dunno, I loved GTAIII, but by
the time San Andreas rolled around it had lost its luster.
I'd still enjoy trying out the new one, but I don't know if
I'll buy it, yet.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2007-06-28 15:49 [#02098088]
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did you even play San Andreas? it was fucking amazing.

And this new one. holy crap.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 15:54 [#02098090]
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Yes I played it. I got bored by the end of the first city
and stopped playing it. The only difference between this and
the last game was that you can now be fat/muscular/skinny,
and buy clothes and get tattoos, and other more or less
pointless shit, like going to the gym or taking girls out on
dates. Are you serious? Taking girls out on dates, in a
fucking game? Honestly, some people need to go outside and
have real interactions.


 

offline lupus yonderboy from 1970. (United Kingdom) on 2007-06-28 15:58 [#02098093]
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oscillik put your machinedrum back on ebay:p


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 15:59 [#02098094]
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How much acid have you taken? oscillik hasn't posted in this
thread...


 

offline lupus yonderboy from 1970. (United Kingdom) on 2007-06-28 16:02 [#02098095]
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yes, but he just came online so i posted in the most recent
thread. no doubt the aforementioned item will be getting
bids in a matter of seconds....


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 16:03 [#02098096]
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"what kind of new features does the gameplay boast?"

That wasn't a rhetorical question, I'm curious. What are
some of the new gameplay features? Like I said the graphics
look enticing, and I'd like to play GTA IV.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 16:05 [#02098098]
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Ah, I see. You're operating under the principal that people
always click the top thread first, rather than selectively
scanning the page and clicking the most interesting thread?


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-28 16:06 [#02098099]
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I disagree, I would say San Andreas was far and away the
best GTA and probably the one I had the most fun with and
put the most time into. When I went back to the older games,
I dearly missed the more liberating aiming scheme,
destructible barricades, planes, fast-skip in mission
retries, vehicle modifications, player customization (stats
were kind of pointless but clothing was great), manual
camera rotation, more minigames, the rocketpack, stealth,
etc. There were TONS of things added to San Andreas, and the
basic design was improved upon. Missions were better
balanced and more varied, more challenges yet extra
convenience. Most important to me was the addition of the
countryside, though that was a pretty polarizing change and
a lot of people didn't like the long drives.

I don't know what they're adding in this new one... Rockstar
doesn't reveal a lot about their games... but there's no
doubt the list of additions and refinements will be
extensive. But they're not going to fundamentally change the
experience. It's still going to be Grand Theft Auto. Not
Crackdown or Huxley or Mercenaries.

And just the basic template of the GTA experience leaves a
lot of room for new activities and concepts. Even in the
GTA-Stories series, there were lots of new ideas and
approaches for missions. Vice City Stories had some of my
favorite missions.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-28 16:07 [#02098102]
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And there's supposed to be a multi-player angle too, so I'm
getting this for PS3. I don't have Xbox Live Gold :_-( I
don't play online enough to justify paying for that. But I
might mess around with this if it's fun.


 

offline Drunken Mastah from OPPERKLASSESVIN!!! (Norway) on 2007-06-28 16:12 [#02098104]
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I actually don't think it's possible for GTA games to be
amazing. They may be fun or whatever, but not amazing.


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-28 16:23 [#02098109]
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Yeah, I agree that the overall control interface was
improved in San Andreas, but I only ever seriously played it
on PC, which, in my opinion, has a vastly superior control
surface, anyway. So I think I may not have appreciated that
aspect as clearly as you did. As you say, the country areas
were very polarizing, though I particularly felt neutral
about it. I thought it was a good concept, but I hated the
long drives, especially on tough missions. I also never made
it to the rocket pack, which is my fault I suppose since I
stopped playing it. I don't own a PSP so I can't comment on
the Stories series. You're right about San Andreas having a
host of new features, I guess it's just that none of them
really stood out as "revolutionary" in my mind.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-28 16:42 [#02098117]
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Some people don't seem to know this but you could skip a
large portion of those long drives if you fail the mission.
In the PS2 version I think you click both sticks together or
something right after you retry. I mean, I didn't know this
because when I fail, I tend to just reload so I never saw
the prompt.

But yeah if you're not going to enjoy the game if it's not
''revolutionary'', then... dunno what to tell you. What do
you plan on playing instead?


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2007-06-28 16:49 [#02098119]
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you obviously gave up before uncovering all the greatness of
the game. for example, travel times were not a problem
after you opened up some of the faster vehicles. planes and
helicopters, for example could be flown quickly to a
destination, abandoned mid-flight and you could sky dive
down to where you wanted to go. personally, i found that
the variety of vehicles and terrain made traveling fun.
Even the dating, though it seems stupid to you, opened
valuable game advantages; get out of jail free for or with
all your weapons or whatever. It wasn't just gratuitous.
it really was the most thoroughly realized game i've ever
played. it felt like you could do almost anything you could
dream up. I trust rockstar will continue with this in the
new installment.

i hope, as it looks in the trailer, that you can hang onto
the outside of large vehicles, even run around and fight on
them ala The Matrix: Reloaded.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2007-06-28 16:52 [#02098121]
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haha, come on, of course they're amazing, if only from a
technical point of view.


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2007-06-28 16:53 [#02098123]
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oh so you do it in grand theft auto and also gta


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-28 16:55 [#02098126]
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Speaking of that trailer (OH YEAH THE TRAILER!), the
emphasis on story seems to be more important than ever now.
Series ain't stale, looks like a fresh kind of
presentation.



 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2007-06-28 16:59 [#02098131]
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what, obey the in-game traffic laws? Yes, from time to time.
For a laugh, like.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2007-06-29 02:27 [#02098276]
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Yes, I do that from time to time too. I think it'd be cool
to have a mission or two where you're warned that traffic
police are out in force and having a zero tolerance policy
on traffic violations. You would have to complete the
missions without running red lights/bumping other cars, etc.
or you automatically get +2 wanted levels.

Personally, I'm looking forwards to Manhunt 2 most as I
don't have the time to commit to a new GTA at the moment.


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2007-06-29 05:14 [#02098289]
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can't fucking wait! my favourite game-series so far. i
remember way back when I played Super Mario Land I always
wished they would let me roam freely back and forth through
the levels after I had completed them. i wanted freedom and
i wanted things to be less linear. when gta first came out
they gave me that relative freedom and with each new
installment my enjoyment and satisfaction have escalated to
orgasmic levels. i seriously need to buy new underwear for
this one.


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-06-29 08:38 [#02098318]
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lol!


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2007-06-29 09:27 [#02098332]
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You're looking handsomer by the day, johnny!


 

offline rockenjohnny from champagne socialism (Australia) on 2007-06-29 09:31 [#02098334]
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thankyou, good sir :)


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2007-06-29 10:02 [#02098340]
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Perhaps revolutionary was not the right word. I suppose San
Andreas is actually a great game as far as GTA goes. I guess
it was just the timing in my life that made me unable to
really enjoy it. I was going through a heavy RPG only phase
and I just couldnt stay interested in GTA for very long.
Though it is my fault for not persevering and playing the
whole game through.


 

offline CS2x from London (United Kingdom) on 2007-06-29 12:17 [#02098395]
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The trailer has slowdown. Hopefully that'll be ironed out.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2007-06-29 12:51 [#02098397]
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Most early engine-based trailers have slowdown. MGS4's
original trailer had framerate drops galore but the latest
update was 60fps without a hiccup. Have faith in Rockstar.
They have faith in you.


 


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