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Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby jimmyz » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:22 pm

Ok so I noticed I am almost the only person who has this game. I would think for Game of the Year more people would have tried out this amazing game. After playing and completing all previous GTA titles (except for the sub series like liberty city stories) :D

If any of you here would like to go on a spree around L.C. or maybe get your long awaited chance to shoot me, just post up here. I would love to battle some real people in the virtual city of Liberty, I have seen the multiplayer vids on youtube but have not logged on yet.

PS: feel free to post any vids you have made on here to( or links to the vids). I feel it is probably the most complete game in the series, though I would have loved to see planes etc return.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby daemon » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:34 pm

GTA IV for the PC was great game but it had some flaws; one of which were occasional graphical glitches but they didn't really bother me.

The game ran great and never crashed so I was happy with it. My only pet peeve was that there aren't any planes to fly.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby slngsht » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:58 pm

one word. Dual core. Actually, that was two, but you get my drift. I'm not willing to get the game till I upgrade to a quad core rig. I don't like a game that lags.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby LovermanOwens1 » Sun Apr 12, 2009 7:01 am

This is actually a great game if your PC has the cores to run it. Besides the many technical issues with graphics and sound(most of which have been addressed) it is a solid title. The writing was terrific and the gameplay was top notch. I just hope the DLC comes out for the PC soon.

As for multiplayer i did a couple of matches a few months ago and it was pretty solid so i would recomend any/all that are interested try it out.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby jimmyz » Sun Apr 12, 2009 10:52 am

Yeah i guess I never noticed the low power things, my rig is fairly beefy. :D plays smooth as can be for me. I think the story in 4 is far better than previous titles, i could do without the"dates" and hanging out with all the characters you need to do to get the bonus stuff but I guess they can't make a perfect game or there wouldn't be any room for improvement.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby LovermanOwens1 » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:59 pm

The "dates" were a nice little touch that was thrown in. It made the world more immersive...though not a main game mechanic in any way. It was a nice touch imo. Now since i just beat GTA 4 and CoD:WaW...should i tackle NWN2: the 2 expansions next, Mass Effect, or Crysis Warhead...or EVE online....hmmm
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby NrKissed » Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:47 am

I got a bit burned out after 3 so I am waiting until 4 hits teh bargin bins I am afraid. I just don't have time for as many huge games these days! fallout 3 was my choice this time out.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby jameshope » Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:48 am

Almost everything you do in Liberty City would be good enough to drive its own game, and the best parts would be good enough to outrun the competition, but the reason it works so well is that Rockstar has made a game that requires no patience to play. This, as much as its usual coherency and the best script in the series, is what makes GTA IV the best openworld game yet.
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby wildabeast » Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:19 pm

Well Steam had the bargin bin sale for this game so I took a chance. I always like the GTA games but find the story is overall okay and I tend to stray quickly from it. This one though is done just right to keep my attention span locked on playing and not wild killing sprees. :mrgreen:
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby skier » Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:31 am

wildabeast wrote:Well Steam had the bargin bin sale for this game so I took a chance. I always like the GTA games but find the story is overall okay and I tend to stray quickly from it. This one though is done just right to keep my attention span locked on playing and not wild killing sprees. :mrgreen:


how far are you into it? i bought it the 24th and am 35.54%, i dislike how many options i have for jobs, just dont know which one to do, so i've been driving around my turismo, jumping, and usually getting killed, at $10K a death, i can only afford so many more tho

have you gotten to the bank job yet?
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby jimmyz » Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:53 pm

I beat the game with both endings, Never acheived 100% though as I still have never done all of the buddy missions etc.
I guess I need to take it from boat to the end one with all missions some day soon.
BTW If you are just playing for fun shut off autosave and don't save then your deaths will not cost because next time you play you will start in the same place. You can also enter in the cheatcodes from the phone and not get the cheating penalty since you are not saving progress
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby skier » Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:05 pm

i use the car cheats(ones that dont block any achievements) cuz i like to ride in style and hate when morons like Manny take my clean turismo(ferrari)... and the game just doesn't exactly save cars perfectly

and its just so convenient :lol:
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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby jimmyz » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:21 pm

skier wrote:i use the car cheats(ones that dont block any achievements) cuz i like to ride in style and hate when morons like Manny take my clean turismo(ferrari)... and the game just doesn't exactly save cars perfectly

and its just so convenient :lol:


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Re: Grand Theft Auto 4 PC

Postby skier » Tue Jan 05, 2010 2:18 pm

my only problem with the bikes is handling and if you hit anything on one, you're gonna take damage, and how fast i drive everywhere, i'd be nearly dead after most corners, so i take my Ferrari/Viper/corvette/porsche knockoffs everytime

and i'm just GOD AWEFUL at landing the Heli's, i've only successfully landed once so far.
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