GTA IV Excitement Thread (nee Anticipation)

[Andy]

Woo second island, im working for playboy now lol

[bassman]

Woo second island, im working for playboy now lol About how many hours of gameplay does it take to open the second island?

[Andy]

About how many hours of gameplay does it take to open the second island? ive played it for just short of 12 hours now, but i went straight for the missions. have done 27 missions and am 20.09% into the game. (According to the stats on the pause menu )

[CoinReturn]

I've been playing with subtitles on, and it helps a lot. You can barely understand Little Jacob without them, and if a character is speaking in another language, it translates what they're saying for you.

[bassman]

I've been playing with subtitles on, and it helps a lot. You can barely understand Little Jacob without them, and if a character is speaking in another language, it translates what they're saying for you. That was one of the first things I did when I got the game. After the initial cut scene, I went searching for a way to turn on subtitles. And I also had to invert the controls. Anyone else do that? My buddies always say that i'm the only one they know of that inverts the controls and I don't know anyone else that does it...

[Craig]

The only game I used to play with inverted controls was TimeSplitters 2, which I think used inverted controls as the the standard but once I'd played other console FPS's I soon got used to the normal ones. Though doing with GTA sounds crazy... so you push the stick forward when you wanna drive backwards?

[MinionZombie]

That was one of the first things I did when I got the game. After the initial cut scene, I went searching for a way to turn on subtitles. And I also had to invert the controls. Anyone else do that? My buddies always say that i'm the only one they know of that inverts the controls and I don't know anyone else that does it... Inverted controls?! HEATHEN! Mind you lads - try and keep spoilers in the spoiler bracket, fortunately I'd just done the Vlad thing earlier today, but as we're all at different points in the game - use the spoiler tags - or be vague on specific details. As for the guy you chase across the rooftops, I just gunned him down ... guess I shoulda pushed him, didn't think at the time, I had murder on my mind... The controls continue to warm up to me, still a bit fiddly, but getting used to it every time. Remember lads - careful of the spoilers.

[bassman]

Spoilers for a video game. That's new to me. But alright...spoiler tags it is. I guess if it were Ghostbusters, I wouldn't want to know. Wouldn't care if GTA was spoiled, really.

[MinionZombie]

Spoilers for a video game. That's new to me. But alright...spoiler tags it is. I guess if it were Ghostbusters, I wouldn't want to know. Wouldn't care if GTA was spoiled, really. Well I don't want the plot to be spoiled, and I'm sure others don't if they haven't gotten to a certain part yet - so wrap them (perhaps with a title above relating to the mission, so people know if they've done it or not), or keep it vague enough so that anyone can read about the cool stuff without having the story spoiled. Videogames are just as spoilerable as a movie, well, GTA is at least.

[Andy]

I've been playing with subtitles on, and it helps a lot. You can barely understand Little Jacob without them, and if a character is speaking in another language, it translates what they're saying for you. Are you being serious? i have no problem understanding him at all.. Saying that i know a few rasta's in real life

[SymphonicX]

Yeah I'm with you on spoilers, definitely....this game is precious and I wanna savour every moment Still, nothing too dramatic given away as yet, I think we're safe boys... As for inverted controls, the only person I know who plays inverted is a friend of mine who totally sucks at most FPS games....haha Are you being serious? i have no problem understanding him at all.. Saying that i know a few rasta's in real life 90% of what jacob says I can understand too, but only through getting a few words here and there....reminds me of the guy from The Waterboy who no-one understands, or Hot Fuzz lol I love rasta talk, it's insane and great to listen to...

[MinionZombie]

Aye indeed X, nothing given away at the moment - I just wanted to flag that up before anything bigger did get pimped out there. I understand some of what the Rasta says, but not all, enough to kinda know...then I just pay attention to on-screen instructions. I was playing earlier and smashed a car up so much that it was about to die on me, then I ploughed it into a traffic light pole and it died. Niko then tries to get it started again and you can keep trying, but it's kaput, he shouts and swears - funny stuff. I shot the car in frustration ... then had to run from the cops by leaping over a bunch of fences and escaping down a back alley, teehee. I must crack on with some missions, I went on two hang-outs and a date last time I was on and did about one mission.

[slickwilly13]

I can buy the game now. Finished all my semester projects, etc. I have some extra money saved up, so I will get it for the sexbox. I'm just getting the regular edition. $90 is kind of steep for a game. I wouldn't even pay that much for Phantasy Star 4 last decade. *L*

[kidgloves]

Woooot. Just nicked my 1st Ferrari (Turismo). Hacking it around the 2nd island I can see why the camera controls are set out like they are. Really tests your driving skills and I've noticed I'm gutted every time I prang my lovely new motor. Just met another Character who I've taken an instant liking to. I think I'm gonna have to start taking the subway to see my old friends as I can see driving across the bridges becoming tedious everytime I want to socialise. This game ROCKS

[capncnut]

'Vinewood C**ts', LOL.