10 or so minutes in (I'm unsure) and shit is awesome. That's all I'm going to say.

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Bottle of coke today. (Got the pointzzz junk without pre-ordering =o)

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WHERE DID NIKO GO. FUCK.

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YEEEEAAAAAAH

I ordered the PS3 version. Should be getting here in 2 days. PSN is MannyBiggz if you want to game online.

Damn you and your timezones.

Die.

Grabbed my early copy from my friend's store. Unfortunate for those who are still in line, I was able to pass through everyone and grabbing my copy lol.

Everyone's Reaction : "wtf" can't believ'dis muthafucka got his shit and we waiting here 2 hours .


good stuff =]

It's okay! Just remember that I'm playing a toned-down version (less blood, heads can't be blown off etc., drug effects gone, most of the sex stuff is removed and several cut scenes are apparently completely wiped out <3)

It's still fucking awesome (game) though. :cmb:

Edit: Haha fuck the local message boards making up stuff about all the cut stuff here, upon further exciting play, nothing is different so far. I just got a lap dance and had tits clip through Niko's face. Those are some botched implants right there. >=(

The Best Buy website has a list of stores that have midnight launches, but from the sounds of it yours won't have anything anyway.

Gonna be heading to Wally World soon... Only way I'll turn around is if the line is absurd, which it may very well be seeing as it's the only place in town. Wish me luck!

We don't have the triple and opted for the 360 version for DLC. Instead of buying it right away, we're renting it from Gamefly and with a 10% coupon with the keep it option, we'll get it by mail. No hassle, some savings, and its right at your door. :D

Uh yeah, this game is pretty amazing. The level of detail has already blown me away 2 hours into it. I watched an entire episode of Republican Space Rangers (I think that's what it's called), went bowling, and seen what the relationship system is all about. The phone implementation is brilliant. This game is already wowing me.

Man oh man it feels good to be back in the GTA universe.

In order to answer my own question, it seems that neither the Xbox360 nor the PS3 version is region-locked for online play. Which is good.

GTA IV isn't Region Locked for Online Play - PS3Forums

I think this goes without saying but from this point on, anyone posting plot discussion without spoiler tags is going to get threadbanned and I'll probably fuck up their sig and avatar too.

First, last, only warning.

I didn't bother going to get my copy at midnight as I'm at work today. I'll grab a copy at lunch time but probably won't actually play it until my mate comes round tomorrow evening as I'm not going to get home till like nine o'clock tonight anyway.

Hey, good news for AU/NZ players:
IGN: Aussie GTA IV Censorship Update - Hookers not cut from Aussie version

Shin, you get the PAL version, right? You need to tell me whether you will be able to play with NTSC users, okay?

It's never been a problem in any other game. I think the only one I've ever played that struggled was Burnout Revenge where you had to set your Xbox to PAL60 mode to play with Septics. I've got the 360 version though so I don't know how easy it is to link PS3's across the globe. A friend of mine has a PS3 and will be getting that version so I'll ask him and let you know, asuming you don't find out yourself first.

I really like the vest new run-over physics.

This sums up my feelings on playing the game to a T. Since I've not played any GTA since San Andreas, even though some things feel familiar, the fact that I haven't played it in so long helps EVERYTHING feel new, and the shiny coat of paint just makes it even more fun to play.

Additional Spam:
I rammed a guy into a wall and his body sheared in half. I swear I saw a pair of legs about 5 feet away from a torso after I ran into the guy. THAT was cool.

Should we create a new thread in the multiplayer board to organize/discuss multiplayer games, or just keep it all in here?

we should probably create a separate one for online play since gta4 has 15 modes of online and single player has 30+ hours (without exploring everything) It seems pretty extensive.

Done and done:
GTA IV multiplayer thread [PS3]
GTA IV multiplayer thread [360]

I plan to pick this up after work at Circuit City ($10 gift card with purchase). Will I be able to jump right into the multiplayer, or will I need to unlock some things in single player first?

Don't know if anyone really cares about this, but Gamespot gave the game a perfect score. Also IGN's 9.8 out of 10 is clearly a sign of a pretty solid game. I think I could, assuming I had the right gear, get the game any time this week. I don't think there's ever been a game to sell out at launch where I live. Halo 2 didn't, Halo 3 didn't, Smash Bros. Brawl didn't. I think I'm safe.

Aww, that's cute. He still thinks game review sites assign their scores based on objective criteria.

Nevertheless, I hereby declare this to be the best GTA game ever. Why? On demand, your cellphone can bring you a fire truck any time you want. I don't even have to go looking for the fire department anymore. Fantastic.

I'm not far enough in to declare it anything, yet, but I'm having fun. Multi is both fantastic but marred with some weird choices. I like Cops 'n Crooks a LOT, though, but the one FFA deathmatch I played was about as fun as smashing my foot with a hammer. The other modes are all various amounts of fun. I'm pretty pleased with that. I'll have to play more to see what I do and don't enjoy about that, too.

The line at midnight was hilariously fucking horrible, though. Every single person there, with the exception of me and the token girlfriend picking it up for someone, it was wall-to-wall fratboy retards. You know the stereotypical audience you imagine when you think of these titles? Yeah, all that. I've probably dropped a solid 30 IQ points or so just being in that line. Ugh.

Lucky... My line was all white trash ICP fans... Ugh. It really says something when the typical gamers in this world are pieces of shit like that and frat boy morons. I miss the good ol' days when it was just losers like us.