GTA IV-have your say!!!!!

[Joey_21]

hey guys as you no gta is due to release soon just made this thread so you can have your say wether you think its going to be worse or better then san andreas and what interesting stuff you have heard thats going to be in the new one---MAP PIC AND LIST OF NEW THINGS BELOW-----Enjoy
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Out April 29th

Gameplay
Titles in the GTA series have traditionally been heavily mission based (fixed missions must be completed to progress through each game), but the freedom to explore and play outside of the set missions in GTA IV will now be more relevant to progress through the game, according to comments by a Rockstar spokesperson: "We're really trying to blur the line between on-[mission] and off-mission. So storyline, and what you do outside [it], and how those two things influence each other."
Niko will be able to perform a variety of new actions such as climbing telephone poles and fire escapes, pushing people who bump into him, calling women for dates, playing darts and bowling. Niko may become intoxicated by which the character stumbles and the blurry camera bounces about.
The player will not be able to fly any fixed-wing aircraft.However, helicopters will be flyable. Francis International Airport (from Grand Theft Auto III) is confirmed to be in the game.
It is possible to have multiple active missions, due to the fact that some missions will run over the course of several days and will require the player to wait for further instructions, etc.
The use of the mobile phone has been expanded to perform multiple actions. When selecting the mobile phone, a zoomed-in version of the phone pops up in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and a list of several commands are made available to the player, such as "meet me here," etc. Retrying a failed mission can be performed by accessing the menu. The phone can be used outside of vehicles to listen to one of the 18 radio stations. The player can take photos with the mobile phone and upload them to the police computer. Niko can dial 911 to call the police for them to arrest an enemy/pedestrian that is fighting/shooting at him, or just to trick them into wasting resources on a false alarm. He can also contact the paramedics and the fire station.

Stealing a parked car can no longer be done simply by opening the door and driving off. Now, it involves Niko approaching the car, breaking the glass, and hotwiring it; only then can he use it. The way Niko enters the car would look different each time depending on where and how he is in relation to the car. There will be several animation variations to sneaking up to a car and breaking its window. Because of the Euphoria engine, the way the character will approach the car will be completely random.
Players will be able to choose from five different camera views while in a car, including a dashboard view, two outside views near and far from the car, a road view, and a cinematic view.[citation needed]
The new chase cam will follow the player but focus the camera direction on a target vehicle.
All cars feature a standard GPS device while more expensive vehicles have voice-navigation GPS.
Car damage physics have been greatly improved.[citation needed] When major collisions on motorbikes occur, the player's helmet is likely to fall off. Niko can lose health if he crashes. Vehicles will not explode if they are flipped over.
When driving in a car the player will be able to smash the window with his elbow, free-aim, and fire out of the broken window with any weapon in Niko's arsenal.
The gunfight system has been reworked to feel natural by using a cover system similar to that of Gears of War and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, as the combat system in previous games was awkward and cumbersome.
The player can slide to cover, blind fire, and free aim. When locked on, the target's health is indicated by eight purple segments on the target circle. Players can now target individual body parts using a revamped targeting system.
Niko's health is represented by a green semi-circle on the left side of the radar, and a right semi-circle represents armour. If Niko gets injured, he can recover health by eating, sleeping or using medical kits. Body armour and actual health will play different roles. Health is more likely to be reduced by falls and going through the windscreen of a car when crashing, Body armour will be damaged more by gunshots and stab wounds.
Notable weapons in this game other than melee fighting with fists and knives include pistols, Uzis, assault rifles, sniper rifle, rocket launchers, and molotov ****tails.
The in-game prostitutes now offer three "levels of service": masturbation, fellatio or intercourse
Niko will be able to visit comedy clubs and cabarets in the game.
According to Dan Houser, "virtually none of the characters from the previous games are returning, as a lot of them are dead anyway."

NPC behaviour
Police and wanted levels will now operate differently. When the police are in search of Niko, the player will now have to avoid a certain radius marked on the map in which the police will be looking for him. The size of this radius will increase with the player's wanted level (the more stars, the bigger the radius) and re-centres itself on Niko's location if he is spotted by the police.
Instead of utilizing the "Pay 'N' Spray" as in previous games, Niko has to realistically disguise himself by clandestinely changing vehicles in empty areas such as parking garages, a feature seen in the video game

Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. When on foot, police will not shoot at Niko unless he has committed a serious offence. If they catch up to Niko, he will put his hands up and the player has a chance to run away. Additionally, pedestrians with cellphones can now report crimes. The player also now has the option when arrested to attempt to escape before the handcuffs are slapped on.
Interpersonal relationships are now dynamic; ignoring cell phone calls or refusing help will change the attitude of specific characters towards Niko.
Pedestrians are much more intelligent, realistic, and diverse, using mobile phones, cash machines, eating snacks, drinking soda, reading newspapers, scratching their noses, coughing, smoking, and interacting with each other through laughter and remarks. Homeless people will be seen in alleys rubbing their hands over a flaming barrel, sitting against walls, asking for spare change, and other expected actions.[citation needed] The flow of pedestrians and traffic will be different depending on the time of day. Pedestrians and motorists will often act as good Samaritans and aid characters that Niko is attacking or carjacking.[26]

Environment
Niko's outfit can be changed throughout the game. However, it will not be possible to customise his physique or hairstyle as in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as Dan Houser explained: "We want this installment to focus more on interacting with other in-game people other than yourself."
Heavy fire will scar – and permanently destroy – parts of the environment. It is possible to shoot through walls with powerful weapons.[citation needed]
When Niko goes to the hospital, he has to pay $100 and he will keep his weapons. When Niko gets arrested, he has to pay more than $100 and he will lose his weapons.
In a police vehicle, Niko can use an in-car computer to access the criminal database and discover information about various criminals in Liberty City, possibly including himself.
The player can hail a cab in order to travel to any address in the city. When riding, the player has the option of viewing the journey from the inside, or skipping it to arrive at the destination immediately.[citation needed] The player will be able to ask the driver to change the radio station by pressing D-pad left or right.
Niko will make use of the Internet as a means of communication. Although the exact details of the role of the Internet in the game are being kept secret, it has been revealed that Niko can access the internet from various cyber cafés, one of which is called "TW@" (twat) in order to upload a resume for prospective employers.
There are over 100 accessible, fictitious websites within the game. Although TW@ was seen early in Grand Theft Auto III, it did not give the player the option to "surf the internet".
Every street in the game will have a name; some missions will require the player to go to a specific address.
There is now an autosave that activates after completing a mission.
A day in Liberty City is forty-eight minutes long (one game hour lasts two minutes in real time), instead of twenty-four as in previous Grand Theft Auto titles.
Some meetings in the game will take place high in the buildings of skyscrapers, which will subsequently allow Niko to throw people off the buildings. However, Niko will not be able to access all the buildings in the game.[citation needed]

Multiplayer
Multiplayer will be a feature of GTA IV but will not be an MMO, as noted by Dan Houser It will be accessible from Niko's mobile phoneand is aiming for up to 16 players, with a possibility of open-ended gameplay and exploring the whole city.

Later revealed in an issue of PSM, GTA IV will have 15 modes of play and support up to 16 players,with the player using a customizable character to play as, with a choice of gender, race and clothing. The modes of play include several varieties of deathmatch and racing, with a cooperative single player mission and free mode. Other new multiplayer modes include Mafia, in which players try to assassinate a target before their opponents can, and Cops 'N' Crooks, in which one team of police officers must stop the other team of criminals from escaping. The map used in multiplayer will be the same as the single player map and the host of the games can control many variables like traffic, police reaction and laps in races. Rockstar has left one game type unknown and not explained some.

[Joey_21]

i no that some cars will be locked and will require time to break in and hotwire not just the easy pick any car off the street like old gta's
and i heard that you have to fill up petrol?
more shops will be available to go into although theres no gun shop this time around u have to build contacts up 2 get guns

[Joey_21]

wont be as much open driving like san andreas mountains
no planes in this one

[Pav]

What date is it coming out?
From what I saw in the trailers, it looks mint, I just hope they allow more freedom in this game, oh and especially the driving physics, cos in the other GTAs it sucked.

[Joey_21]

out april 29th yeh in this one cars will have different handling depending on the car if its a box its gunna handle like one if its good handle good

[Pav]

i no that some cars will be locked and will require time to break in and hotwire not just the easy pick any car off the street like old gta's
and i heard that you have to fill up petrol?
more shops will be available to go into although theres no gun shop this time around u have to build contacts up 2 get guns

Awesome, finally you have to make an effort to steal a car, cos in the older GTAs you could go through like 50 cars in one day lol

[Joey_21]

?? will there be car dealerships in this one?? some people have said there will be

[Emackulation]

I herd that you can pick up hookers and give them a pearl necklace. Thats if you can afford a pearl necklace to begin with.

[r_i_d_a_h]

loved san andreas, hopefully this next one will be way better

[Joey_21]

i dont no wether il like it as much im sure i will but i like the whole gangster theme they should have kept it goin but this one should still be mint i hope

[Emackulation]

Yeah, GTA SA gave me the ****s because it was set in the "Hood". I liked GTA 3 the best, for the storyline and theme.

[VL_5SPEED]

Grand theft auto 3, vice city and san andreas..... Only reason worth owning a ps2, xbox, ps3 or xbox360. I sold my ps2 ages ago but still have gta san andreas... its the original version what is now illegal.

[Bravotwozero]

Yeah I'm in great anticipation for this game. This game is the very reason I bought a PS3. Although I'm having fun playing COD 4 & Rainbow Six in the meantime!

Vice City would be my favourite GTA to date. Gotta love a rockin' 80's soundtrack!

[albert5268]

yeah did pre-order GTA IV on ezygames last night. its some collectors edition with some extras didn't bother reading what they were. I bought my xbox 360 a month ago and have 15 games so i don't think i will get around to playing it for a while

[Tom_1569]

Cant wait for it to be released, though will have to play it on computer, caus i dont want another console, caus i only ever play GTA games and the occasional NFS, so lets hope the computer version is going to be good.
I have liked all GTA's to date, though as said above i didnt like the whole hood thing of San adreas, and im yet to purchase it, only played it a mates place.

[Troyziee]

u serious theres not guna b planes joey? u no if theres guna b helicopters?
i cbf drivin tha whole town, in san andreas i jus fly then jump out over my destintation n parachute in lol

[50LTRv8]

GTA is like a drug. Lets just say my family dosnt see me for weeks after a GTA is released.

It all started with GTA 3 and has only got better. I have always played it on PC (I do not know how you can play a shooter on a console ) and loved every bit of it.

Bring It On

50LTRv8

[Joey_21]

its a good reason y i bought my ps3 lol

[Joey_21]

T_ROY nah no helicopters either there will be taxis trains and trams i think not 100% sure they havent released much about it its only what i have heard

[Troyziee]

farkkkk od! doesnt really matter about planes, but no helicopters will suck balls!!

[Troyziee]

i agree with u but joe, i dont reakon ill get into this one as much as san andreas, duno ab out tha whole russian mobster thing.......

we were jus living off san andreas when it came out lol

[Joey_21]

hahah true wagged school 2 go get it haha funny shiz

[Joey_21]

no homework was done 4 like 1 month

[stocky]

they better bring it out on PC. **** buying a console for it. i remember playing the original demo of GTA on PC, it ran for 400 seconds lol. it started on PC and should stay there

[sircruisealotVS]

T_ROY nah no helicopters either there will be taxis trains and trams i think not 100% sure they havent released much about it its only what i have heard

there are helicopters that are flyable, but there arent any fixed wing planes this time around, apparently its unknown yet as to whether there will even be an airport.