although there could be a chance that one of the smaller shop types will have a few copies around?
― Ste, Friday, 25 April 2008 09:40 (sixteen years ago) link
I am counting on you, Some Dude On E-Bay
― That mong guy that's shit, Friday, 25 April 2008 10:13 (sixteen years ago) link
I am almost irrationally excited about this game : /
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2008/04/23/gta_iv_okay_here_we_go.html
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Melton, you're crazy. UR GONNA GET BANNED
― antexit, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
lol truth bomb
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 12:46 (sixteen years ago) link
see, naughty xbox owners. You don't see ps3 users up to this sort of shenanigans.
― Ste, Friday, 25 April 2008 13:18 (sixteen years ago) link
That Guardian article is great!
― hyggeligt, Friday, 25 April 2008 13:35 (sixteen years ago) link
stripper game chick?
― s1ocki, Friday, 25 April 2008 14:51 (sixteen years ago) link
lots of teevee ads in the UK for the 360 version, have seen no teevee presence for the PS3.
i am totally getting this game, and my girl is hell of excited about it too. stevietonychick is my gamertag, for when we are all up and at 'em (some time next week, i'm guessing).
― stevie, Friday, 25 April 2008 16:55 (sixteen years ago) link
The big "pre-orders sold out!" thing is something that seems to happen with every new GTA. And yet come street date there are always HUNDREDS of copies around, I've never had trouble picking one up on day one (although to be fair I do work in games retail innit).
If nothing else, there are plenty of places who aren't even taking preorders. Are Tesco/Sainsburys/Asda etc doing them? Because they'll all have buckets of stock.
― JimD, Friday, 25 April 2008 18:14 (sixteen years ago) link
10/10 on IGN http://ps3.ign.com/articles/869/869541p1.html
― Jeff LeVine, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:19 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh how do they square that with this:
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=134409
... I was thinking about this on the way home tho, there's probably so much money to be made in digg-effect ads and click-throughs by being the 'first' to post your online review that it totally justifies any blowback take two could potentially direct your way
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link
this game gets 10/10 for the "heat" ref alone (in one of the trailers there is a vignette of a bank robbery and the robbers have AK47s and holdalls slung across their backs)
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link
holy shit from the ign video review:
picking up a prostitute in your car comes replete with full 'cowboy'-style animation
: O
I didn't follow it, but didn't they get in heaps of shit for the hot coffee thing?!!!
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:28 (sixteen years ago) link
http://img.skitch.com/20080425-jh4qt82i86eahyi6y69sifrdtq.jpghttp://img.skitch.com/20080425-t4fw8k3c52ub67qn78p93e8eb1.jpghttp://img.skitch.com/20080425-cw58d7r7j2pmxp99jsm3rd86f.jpg
― czn, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I was glad to finally hear somebody actually say the multiplayer was really fun (and actually worth the cost of the game alone).
― Jeff LeVine, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the game that's going to make me finally buy an xbox360.
― Z S, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:54 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the game that makes me wonder if I should buy a PS3.
― polyphonic, Friday, 25 April 2008 22:55 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the game I'm going to buy.
― s1ocki, Friday, 25 April 2008 23:32 (sixteen years ago) link
This is the game.
― The Yellow Kid, Saturday, 26 April 2008 01:46 (sixteen years ago) link
This.
― HI DERE, Saturday, 26 April 2008 02:01 (sixteen years ago) link
^
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 26 April 2008 02:08 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm pretty sure I'm just going to walk around town for the first week I own this.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 26 April 2008 02:42 (sixteen years ago) link
you're not even gonna bother to play it??
― s1ocki, Saturday, 26 April 2008 08:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Full soundtrack now up on Wiki
It's "meh" out of 10 for me...
― sonnypike, Saturday, 26 April 2008 09:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Did anyone post the xbox achievement list here yet? These might not be accurate (it's old leaked info) but if they are then they're great:
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/684082/GTA_4_Achievements_Leaked.html
180 in darts! Turkey in bowling! Beating a friend at pool! etc.
― JimD, Saturday, 26 April 2008 13:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air" Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"
― czn, Saturday, 26 April 2008 13:59 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.justin.tv/jimmy_the_bum
some guy playing live; utterly useless tho and potential spoilers but tbh I've watched a bit and he hasn't done anything of any worth
: ?
― czn, Saturday, 26 April 2008 19:50 (sixteen years ago) link
There's some cool stuff on the soundtrack, but I'm super bummed about the "hardcore punk" station. I was looking forward to it when I heard the Bad Brains were gonna be featured, instead it's just a bunch of meathead NYHC bullshit. I know it's supposed to be NYC, but COME ON.
― circa1916, Sunday, 27 April 2008 06:00 (sixteen years ago) link
It's actually really entertaining to listen to, especially with the knucklehead reactionary meatball DJ. Uh, I've heard it is, anyway.
― antexit, Sunday, 27 April 2008 10:10 (sixteen years ago) link
had a taste of this yesterday, i won't spoil anything for anyone suffice to say I think it's lovely.
my nephew works in a store and has managed to secure me a copy for my lovely new ps3 on tuesday! yay
― Ste, Sunday, 27 April 2008 10:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Played a bit of this round at my friend's bit last night and the driving was ultra-hard and the combat system seemed to have actually gotten worse!
― jim, Sunday, 27 April 2008 12:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Though of course I reserve judgment until I've played it for some extended period of time and it does look wonderful and crashing in to a low wall and going flying through your windscreen is fun.
― jim, Sunday, 27 April 2008 13:00 (sixteen years ago) link
My copy has shipped from Amazon (for 360). Bring it on!
― Euler, Sunday, 27 April 2008 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Gametrailers video review:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33327.html
― circa1916, Sunday, 27 April 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
my brother drove past gamestop today, and they were throwing out some big gta4 cardboard promo boxes. y'know, like they put on display in the window. so he took one. it looks nice next to our games.
― Creeztophair, Sunday, 27 April 2008 20:53 (sixteen years ago) link
Ok, this is nuts - I've got another friend who has his copy early and is playing already, which means I can now compare my GTA4 achievments to his though xbox.com, which means I get to see the full list. And mostly it's the same as the one I posted upthread. But at the bottom is:
Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie Kill a Rockstar developer in a ranked multiplayer match.
!!!
― JimD, Sunday, 27 April 2008 22:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Endangered Species - collect every hidden package
hmm, i think i saw a suspicious looking pigeon which might have been part of this (not saying where) - it didn't fly off when I got near. Unfortunately I died just before I could inspect further.
― Ste, Monday, 28 April 2008 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I am sad that from tomorrow on I won't be able to read this thread :(
― hyggeligt, Monday, 28 April 2008 15:58 (sixteen years ago) link
why?
my telly has been shipped! Everything is almost complete!
― Ste, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link
am I mad to buy a temp xbox just to play.this game?
― czn, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Ste, I'm suffering from self-ban until I get my place painted and fixed up. Two weeks at most. I've never been so motivated!!!
Czn, no. No you are not. I might even buy the temporary one off you when you're done!*
*That is not a promise. Just the ranting of a desperate man!
― hyggeligt, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm sure I've never wanted to be a weekend over more. Sad really
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
wanted a weekend to be over more. jeez
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
My local store now claims they're going to be kicking out copies this afternoon!
― Jeff LeVine, Monday, 28 April 2008 16:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm going to buy one and then return it for a refund when the xbox service center has got its finger out
: /
― czn, Monday, 28 April 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
<A HREF="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html">This</A> is a pretty interesting turn for the books. Just wish I had either a PS3 or a 360... :(
― CraigG, Monday, 28 April 2008 18:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh well, that was some good formatting... You get the picture.
― CraigG, Monday, 28 April 2008 18:08 (sixteen years ago) link
hmm, that doesn't actually work. :) Try <A HREF="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html">this</A>
― CraigG, Monday, 28 April 2008 18:41 (sixteen years ago) link
OH COME ON http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html