BeerMonkey Posted April 14, 2007 Posted April 14, 2007 doesnt look very fun :S would much rather if there was weird cars..strange guns..jetpacks and the such.
Dante Posted April 19, 2007 Posted April 19, 2007 Rumor: Is Rockstar Fooling Us? Jadex9 writes: This is coming to me from a very exclusive source WITHIN Rockstar, a very good contact that provided me with excellent news during the SA days, some vets might remember me, tons of new users will think im a liar, so whatever, take this however you want it, as either fact, or a grain of salt. The main character is NOT Nikko Bellic, and there ARE aircraft in the game! Nikko Bellic is being used as a Mcguffin device to keep the real Main Character out of the spotlight, The real main character is Roman Petronov, Nikkos cousin who invites him to live in Liberty after Nikko has a HUGE falling out with a paramilitary/Mafioso hybrid wing back in ESTONIA. Back to 2007, Roman invites Nikko to the US with lies of his fancy living, just because he needed Nikkos help in dealing with shady characters trying to move into his little slice of heaven, which is a Taxi-Firm Roman works at on a co-operator term. You WILL play the prologue missions as Nikko, to give you a hint of the new controllers, sadly, I dont know the schemes yet, but as soon as I do, you do. Anyhow, about three quarters through the prologue, Nikko goes for his cousins associate " Mosha " to recover some drug money from one of the FOUR gangs in Liberty, a mainly South American gang modeled after the Columbian Cartels from GTA3, and the real life MS-13 gang, named " Carta ( Car Tuh ) Once ( Own-Said minus the D ) literally Card 11. During this deal, Nikko gets murdered, and Roman ( Who was a great guy naturally, and never harmed a soul in his life ) becomes deeply depressed, because he feels responsible for Nikkos death, who was his only friend, and his guard dog in a brutal new world. Armed with nothing but grief, and a deep hate for himself, Roman goes off the deep end, leaves his meager but honest job, and decides that in Liberty City, theres only one way out for a criminal AND a working man, and thats through the cemetery, so why die a shnook when you can die a rich man. Thats it for the story. Regarding the aicraft, there are THREE helicopters in the game, all respawn, One police cruiser, one for the Liberty Tree News paper which also became WILC, a news CHANNEL, and one thats owned by a person youl be working with for most of the game. Bikes are OUT, but SIX motorcycle types are in. C-11 will be a HUGE enemy in the game. The Russian and Italian Mafias are at war and youl get to do missions for both. Maibatsu has become a major player in Liberty City, and Monstrositys are the norm in upper-middle ****areas. And finally, You WILL be mugged/Jacked/Jumped/Begged for money/held-up/car jacked AND possibly ignitiated into THREE different gangs, where you will be able to climb the ranks, through their own set of missions. Take this how you want, I got labeled a LOON when I posted about the Jetpack in S.A. Under my then old account, Same name, different numbers, and when I posted about the Vortex. Have fun guys. Bogus or Not Bogus?: Not bogus that Rockstar is planning something huge for GTA IV but so far this is bogus until Rockstar says otherwise.
Hero-of-Time Posted April 19, 2007 Posted April 19, 2007 So in a nutshell they are maybe pulling a MGS2 on us.
Daft Posted April 19, 2007 Posted April 19, 2007 Rumor: Is Rockstar Fooling Us? Jadex9 writes: This is coming to me from a very exclusive source WITHIN Rockstar, a very good contact that provided me with excellent news during the SA days, some vets might remember me, tons of new users will think im a liar, so whatever, take this however you want it, as either fact, or a grain of salt. The main character is NOT Nikko Bellic, and there ARE aircraft in the game! Nikko Bellic is being used as a Mcguffin device to keep the real Main Character out of the spotlight, The real main character is Roman Petronov, Nikkos cousin who invites him to live in Liberty after Nikko has a HUGE falling out with a paramilitary/Mafioso hybrid wing back in ESTONIA. Back to 2007, Roman invites Nikko to the US with lies of his fancy living, just because he needed Nikkos help in dealing with shady characters trying to move into his little slice of heaven, which is a Taxi-Firm Roman works at on a co-operator term. You WILL play the prologue missions as Nikko, to give you a hint of the new controllers, sadly, I dont know the schemes yet, but as soon as I do, you do. Anyhow, about three quarters through the prologue, Nikko goes for his cousins associate " Mosha " to recover some drug money from one of the FOUR gangs in Liberty, a mainly South American gang modeled after the Columbian Cartels from GTA3, and the real life MS-13 gang, named " Carta ( Car Tuh ) Once ( Own-Said minus the D ) literally Card 11. During this deal, Nikko gets murdered, and Roman ( Who was a great guy naturally, and never harmed a soul in his life ) becomes deeply depressed, because he feels responsible for Nikkos death, who was his only friend, and his guard dog in a brutal new world. Armed with nothing but grief, and a deep hate for himself, Roman goes off the deep end, leaves his meager but honest job, and decides that in Liberty City, theres only one way out for a criminal AND a working man, and thats through the cemetery, so why die a shnook when you can die a rich man. Thats it for the story. Regarding the aicraft, there are THREE helicopters in the game, all respawn, One police cruiser, one for the Liberty Tree News paper which also became WILC, a news CHANNEL, and one thats owned by a person youl be working with for most of the game. Bikes are OUT, but SIX motorcycle types are in. C-11 will be a HUGE enemy in the game. The Russian and Italian Mafias are at war and youl get to do missions for both. Maibatsu has become a major player in Liberty City, and Monstrositys are the norm in upper-middle ****areas. And finally, You WILL be mugged/Jacked/Jumped/Begged for money/held-up/car jacked AND possibly ignitiated into THREE different gangs, where you will be able to climb the ranks, through their own set of missions. Take this how you want, I got labeled a LOON when I posted about the Jetpack in S.A. Under my then old account, Same name, different numbers, and when I posted about the Vortex. Have fun guys. Bogus or Not Bogus?: Not bogus that Rockstar is planning something huge for GTA IV but so far this is bogus until Rockstar says otherwise. It sounds pretty within reason and a good idea.
Ant-Shimmin Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 So in a nutshell they are maybe pulling a MGS2 on us. No they aren't going to make the story line so confusing, you wonder why the hell you are alive...
Ryan Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 I like the idea..New twist on the series is what they need, and now an actual story. Could of been a Fable 2 situation and just thrown a labrador in there instead.
AshMat Posted April 21, 2007 Author Posted April 21, 2007 I hope that rumour is all true, it sound pretty fecking good. Helicopters would work fine in NYC anyway.
Dante Posted April 24, 2007 Posted April 24, 2007 Gameinformers GTAIV Q&A Last week, Game Informer invited GTA fans to ask questions about their recent experience at R*. Game Informer's Andrew Reiner, the only journalist so far to have seen Grand Theft Auto IV in action, promised to answer as many of your questions as he can. The answers are in... (Interesting points: There are no airplanes in GTA IV, but flying remains a big part of the game. This means you will be able to fly helicopters. Niko can also climb telephone poles, it seems.) 1. Kobe Asks: I heard that you can’t fly in Liberty City anymore. What is up with that?! Flying is one of my favorite parts of this series! This is incorrect. There are no airplanes in the game, but flying is still there. One means of this is the helicopter. As Dan pointed out, this is just one city and a plane really doesn’t fit into that very well for gameplay. Flying is still very much a large part of the game. 2.Did you see any female pedestrians? Are there any good looking chicks? Sigh.... Truth be told, I’m curious why anyone would want to know this. Is this really one of the top questions? If my memory serves me correctly, I don’t recall myself thinking “man, that chick is banging” or “I find myself strangely attracted to this game”, but I can confirm that there are female pedestrians in the game. There’s a ton of ‘em, too. They shop. They talk. They even wear clothing. 3.Did you see some indication of seasons (winter, summer, spring...)? Sadly, the demo that Rockstar presented was only about 15 minutes in length. Time of day definitely progresses, but whether it progresses throughout an entire calendar year remains to be seen. 4.How is the AI? Are the enemies smarter? Can they find cover? This is another area that Rockstar is keeping under wraps at the moment. I can, however, tell you that I saw a truck driver swerve onto the sidewalk right in front of where we were walking. This strange little incident also took the Rockstar representatives by surprise. It almost looked like the driver was drunk, but then again, he could have just been in a hurry too. 5.Is it possible to climb on a ladder? I didn’t see Niko climb a ladder, per se, but I did see him ascend a telephone pole to get a bird’s eye view of Liberty City. He didn’t climb up it like a gorilla, however. He simply pulled himself up on the series of rungs on the pole. This feat was actually quite impressive. You could clearly see his weight transfer from side to side as he moved up the pole. 6.Can you speak with other pedestrians on the street? Niko seemed to have other things on his mind than talk with pedestrians. The people we passed, however, were very vocal. 7.Chester Asks: What was the first mission in the game, and what was you first word when you saw this new game? I didn’t get to see the first mission in the game, but if I had to guess, I would imagine it would have something to do with the taxi stand that Niko’s cousin runs. As for my first word…I can’t print it here, but I did follow it up with “Oh my God!” 8.Matt Asks: Did it seem to you like Liberty City was an authentically sized city? A problem that I had with San Andreas was that you could drive to a coast in two minutes. Do you think it will be different this time? Great question. In terms of scale, it definitely feels more like a realistic city. It feels you are traversing New York City. As you’ve seen in the trailer, there are a number of ways to traverse this massive area. 9.We didn't see any boats in the trailer, what can you tell us about them? Dan wouldn’t go into specifics on this one, but the only type of vehicle he said that wouldn’t be in the game was the airplane. So this should point to boats still being a part of the GTA experience. 10.What can you say about the graphics quality? Can you compare the trailer to the game, is the trailers quality better or worse? Rockstar is still putting polish on the graphics. The demo I saw was definitely a step up from the trailer…which is kind of ridiculous given how great it looked already. 11.Can you buy properties like you could in Vice City? Again, no specifics were given, but Dan did say that this isn’t a game of real estate, or from rags to riches. I wouldn’t be surprised if you eventually do find new places to call home, but it sounds to me like properties might be handled in a different way – perhaps tied to moments in the story. 12.Will there be girlfriends like in San Andreas? If yes, can you marry them? What is with you people and your woman-related questions. Yes, there are girlfriends. I forgot to ask if you could marry them. 13.Zhooles Asks: Unusual vehicles. Will be there any and if will, name them please. Rockstar wouldn’t reveal anything in the demo, but strange vehicles are very much a part of the GTA experience. Dan said that much of the game revolves around Niko. I have a feeling that the choice of the vehicles does as well. 14.Aaron Hall Asks: Rockstar have said that the cars in GTA IV will have all new physics to them and the camera will be closer to allow a better driving perspective of cruising Liberty city and seeing more detail on the cars.Could you please elaborate on the experience of driving best as possible and what’s new to the experience? Thanks. From what I was shown, the only new element was breaking the window of the car to get in. The animation for this was awesome, and something I wish I had seen more than once. The car I saw was newer in make – which was evidenced in both the beautiful crimson sheen and suspension that handled pot holes and variances in the road with ease. Now, I only saw one car, but it really did have that new car look to it. It’ll be interesting to see how Rockstar handles the shocks and struts for other vehicles in the game. If I had to give a comparison, I would say that the new camera angle positioning is more like Midnight Club now. It’s closer, allowing the player to see more of the minute detailing on the car, and also lower, allowing you to see more of the horizon and verticality of the city. 15.Alex Sheridan Asks: As far as the surrounding area of Liberty City goes, what can we expect to see in things such as countryside relative to San Andreas? From what I am told, you will not see countryside like you did in San Andreas. I wouldn’t be surprised, however, if the expanded content that Rockstar is planning through Xbox Live will offer new areas to explore. I can definitely see them adding a fifth borough to Liberty City, but outside of this, anything is possible. 16.Have you seen members of any mobs in the game? If yes, which? Is new Liberty City a detailed copy of NY, or just is looking like it? Are there houses enterable without loading? I didn’t see any mob members, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t there. Rockstar didn’t reveal everything to me. There’s still a lot of the game that remains blanketed in mystery. It is GTA, however, so I would be shocked if a mob or two or three weren’t involved. As for your second question, Liberty City is modeled after New York City, but it isn’t a copy, per se. As Dan pointed out in the magazine, the real world isn’t fun. You can’t just throw in the city and expect gameplay to emerge from that. There are certainly recognizable parts to it, but the gameplay comes first. 17.Sacha Asks: Will characters from earlier GTAs appear in the game? Rockstar wouldn’t say outright, but from the smile that Dan Houser gave me, I would say there’s a good possibility of crossover. 18.Bobby Swansom Asks: Will the player have to go to the gym and eat right as in GTA:SA? It doesn’t sound like Niko is the sort of person who does a lot of working out to staying in shape. From this, don’t expect him to have to work out to stay slim. As for eating, I doubt we’ll see him doing that, either. The one thing I am not sure of is whether or not he can get haircuts or buy clothing. 19. J Asks: Is it true that there's no load time? I didn’t see one load in the entire demo, and this included visiting two interiors at different points on the map. 20.Marcus Asks: What was the phone like? The graphic for the phone wasn’t finished just yet, so I won’t go into the detail on that, but it seemed that the interface was very simple in design and easy to use. Truth be told, it looked like a real cell phone. We just have to see if it drops as many calls as a real phone. 21.Brenny Asks: Is it still the same three cars over and over again like previous games we've seen? I’m not sure which GTA you’ve played, but I have always had more than three cars to choose from. There’s a good chance you’ll see more taxi cabs than usual, but if anything, there should be plenty of rides to choose from. 22.Gary S Writes: How are the graphics and how far is the draw distance in the game? The visuals are tremendous and easily some of the best I have seen. What’s scary about this statement is that Rockstar North is still improving upon the visuals. There’s little question that it will be one of the best looking games come this holiday. As for the draw distance, I didn’t see one building, car, streetlamp, or pedestrian pop up. The framerate was also incredibly smooth and the lighting really couldn’t have been much better. 23.Isaac "Sculay" Hussain Asks: Will there be a Xbox 360 Demo? Rockstar hasn’t announced anything yet, but I have a feeling most people will pick this game up whether they play it in advance or not. 24.A Canadian Asks: I just wanted to know when GTA IV for Xbox 360 will be in stores in Quebec, Canada. Nope. Rockstar specifically told me that Quebec is the one location on earth that won’t be getting GTA IV. Actually, I have no idea. Call your store to find out. 25.Matthew James Asks: Compared to previous GTA titles, how big is GTA IV? I already talked a lot about the city, so I will answer this question like it is being asked about the length of the game itself. I asked Dan this, and he said it should be comparable to all the other GTA games, but they don’t know exactly how long it is since the game is still in development. In other words, you’ll still be able to vest hundreds of hours. The multiplayer component, which is still a mystery, could greatly expand the time you spend with it too.
Owen Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 I think it looks outstanding! MUCH more realistic, and even more like a living, breathing, city.
welsh_gamer Posted April 25, 2007 Posted April 25, 2007 Might, and I repeat might be tempted to pick up a 360 in the not too distant future now....
Jimbob Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 This is looking and sounding better and better each week. If done right, this could be the best GTA Rockstar have ever made. This will be one game that i will be picking up at launch.
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted April 29, 2007 Posted April 29, 2007 So it's just GTA3 in HD? Awesome. No, this isn't sarcasm.
Helmsly Posted May 21, 2007 Posted May 21, 2007 Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition annouced: New York, NY - May 21, 2007 - Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be available as a special edition on October 16 in North America and October 19 in Europe, the same day as the regular edition of Grand Theft Auto IV. The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition will be presented in a customized Grand Theft Auto metal safety deposit box. The box will contain: --Grand Theft Auto IV on the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system or the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, both with special packaging --The Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book, featuring never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV --Selected soundtrack CD from Grand Theft Auto IV, featuring new material from top artists, only available on this release --An exclusive Rockstar keychain for the safety deposit box keys --Completing the collection is a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag All of the items have been created with the utmost attention to detail to create a unique Grand Theft Auto IV experience for any fan of the series. The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition is available for pre-orders today and will retail for $89.99 in North America.
Guest Stefkov Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Ooo special edition...sold. wait whats a duffel bag?
Guest Stefkov Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Awesome you get one of those if you get the special edition!
AshMat Posted May 22, 2007 Author Posted May 22, 2007 So what, that's gonna translate to about £50 or £60 for us? (+Tax and all the kinda stuff)
ReZourceman Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Id imagine it will be slightly higher. The exchange rate at the moment would bitch it at £45, so Id guess £70.
Caris Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Common sense says they wont charge £70 for a game. Bet's on £59.99
ReZourceman Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 Common sense says they wont charge £70 for a game. "Hey betch!"
Guest Stefkov Posted May 22, 2007 Posted May 22, 2007 I agree with Caris..Halo 3 Legendary is £70. That comes with a Mastershief helmet. I'm betting this is £49.99-£54.99
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