GTA IV - My first impressions

[dmiller68]

Originally Posted by Nolimit4show

LOL this guy Miller is cracking me up, He does the opposite in the game. But Miller that is still unlawful, They all have a right to a fair and inpartial trial, you have to arrest them not dust them.

Just call me Judge Dredd

[GoatMother]

I have to say this game is growing on me quite a bit. I really like the way the different cars feel, that is a big plus, as well as all the ways you can crash, etc. The core gameplay is still pretty weak but I've gotten used to it to make killing people fun. Just wish it didn't feel so unresponsive and sluggish. If they improved the gameplay the game would be a lot better, still a very fun game so far. I've played a little multiplayer as well and it is pretty fun and seems like it has a lot of potential.

[pickleL7]

I dont like the game so far,I had fun playing with Alpha for the 2 hours of MP that we played but other than that I just dont see what all the fuss is about.

[Crippler]

Roman's cabs are free. Last night I got into a good conversation with Mr. cab driver. Something about how his wife cooks and does laundry for him. So he loves her. But he loves him some kitty too and just can't stand being stuck with one kitty. It was great. Then he dropped me off and bitched that he now had to get a tree air freshener because of my smelly freeloading ass.

[goblue52]

Im having a hard time getting into the game for some reason. Im about 30% through the game right now and it is becoming a bit tediuos to me.

[Crippler]

Now, if anyone is just wanting to cruise and maul the population w/out interruptions. Place your phone into sleep mode. Under the Options on the phone. Just place it into sleep mode and you won't get phone calls from the game NCPs asking to go drinking and shit. Then just take turn off sleep mode to continue with the story line.

[Thornes70]

If all of you are just sticking to the missions, that may be why you aren't enjoying it as much. I tend to do about 25% missions when I play, 75% just doing random stuff - like running down the street pushing people down (yes, it IS fun), or finding the 'flying rats' to shoot. Last night, I finally opened the middle island & had fun with the heli, and was trying to land it on all the buildings, the bridge, and stole a couple boats... Still, I like cruising more than anything - the city is just kickass realistic at times.

[SHIBUMI]

Originally Posted by Crippler

Now, if anyone is just wanting to cruise and maul the population w/out interruptions. Place your phone into sleep mode. Under the Options on the phone. Just place it into sleep mode and you won't get phone calls from the game NCPs asking to go drinking and shit. Then just take turn off sleep mode to continue with the story line.

Nice!! I'll have to check that out! Yesterday I was having fun stealing the BIG trucks and going on massive damage campaigns - but the phone kept ringing.

I'll have to put the cell on sleep and try again. It was great having all these cops trying to put the pit maneuver on me and me just ramming them into other cars, buildings, people etc

[Quo]

are you guys sure you're not still getting calls with your phone on sleep... thus your 'friends' think you're ignoring them? Would that bring your friend rating down?

[The Milk Man 09]

Nope it just basically turns on free reign mode, Id say to be safe if you dont want to lose any money from deaths or anything just make a game save before doing whatever but it basically pauses the forward progress of the game and keeps you from being bothered when doing your thing. You can still do missions you just wont get more after completing all that are available to you, at least not until turning your phone back on.

[Nolimit4show]

Originally Posted by pickleL7

I dont like the game so far,I had fun playing with Alpha for the 2 hours of MP that we played but other than that I just dont see what all the fuss is about.

Why do you gots to lie man, The game is not in Competition with your Precious GOW, and you barely even played the singleplayer. We played MP and within an hour & a Half you started Pwning in Team Death Match with me. I think you got the shooting down for the most part, you just need to work on your driving. This guy is like on the 2nd mission and is going through the Phase most of you guys where taking about, The slow boring beginning, just wait until you open stuff up, Find more things to do, and meet new NPC's (Non player Characters aka computer characters) thats when the fun starts kicking in. Going on Dates, playing games, drinking and driving, flying, taking cab rides, looking for hookers, ditching cops, punking people in the streets, etc...

I bet you'll end up drinking then playing some darts and pool most the time...sounds like something you'll do.

Pickle: "I dont care much for the game, but im not gonna trade it in because Playing pool in the bars is AWESOME!"

[BiffCo]

Have to agree with Alpha, here. The game kind of stinks in the beginning, the multiplayer is broken (shouldn't have even included it at this stage) and the controls take some getting used to. I didn't like it that much at first, either.

I jumped on tonight to play a couple of missions and literally spent two hours doing missions and probably one hour of watching TV. Most of the shows are damn funny!

What I'm trying to say is, multiplayer isn't where this game is at. Spend a good couple hours in the single player, and you'll probably find yourself hooked.

-Brad

[ZoomZoom71]

Originally Posted by Thornes70

... - like running down the street pushing people down (yes, it IS fun)...

I agree wit