[Multiplatform] Grand Theft Auto IV. Not as much fun as shooting real Albanians

It's nice to see the game set in Liberty City again. I couldn't really get into San Andreas as much as GTA III, and while Vice City was great I still missed the grungy feel of Liberty.

Originally Posted by sprouticus

Lucky for you it's coming to the 360 as well!

It sounds like the 360 version will be better, actually. According to the wikipedia article it'll feature two downloadable "episode packs" that include stuff beyond extra cars and characters.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I'm hoping that

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Liberty City Minute 30G
Complete the story missions in less than 30 hours.

is a fake one too. GTA more than almost any other game is great for completely ignoring the story half the time and just having fun, so the idea of having a time limit to getting that achievement without starting a whole new game is pretty unappealing. The list looks pretty average aside from that one and the one OP posted, though.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Terminus

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So apparently I "killed" Michelle by "freaking" her out (aka decided we should go bowling, but the icon (LB in my case) did not appear and I just started doing random shit until I shoved the attendant. She went home by herself and alas, got her killed.

Also fucking up on LJ's missions due to time constraint and needed to know the shortest ways to get around. These "Deliver package before XX:XX" is getting to me.

Also sent Roman to the hospital due to overspeeding the bike and hitting a truck, in which he flew several yards (like a football pass). Laughin' hard but had the thumbs down.

Yeah, apparently shit has been slow to me lately. Ah well, time to resume on the main story.

Michelle:

So did she actually die or is she just refusing to go out with you again? I attempted taking her somewhere on a motorcycle, resulting in her flying into the middle of an intersection and being plowed into by an SUV. She refused to go anywhere for a few in-game days, but then everything was peachy.

Moral of these stories: bikes are not good for passengers.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Tagonist

Sure, some missions can be a tad bit frustrating, due to me sucking at them, especially high speed chases with seemingly invincible guys to hunt.

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Did any of you manage to get that first biker OFF his bike by shooting at him? I'm sure I hit him enough to kill any other random gangbanger without him bothering...

But after those missions you can just go crazy or just do SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S AWESOME and all's fine again pretty fast... Love the game.

Faustin biker mission:

God, I just did this one and it pissed me off so much. I used up my uzi shooting this guy on his bike, and then it turned out he was invincible until the rest of his gang showed up. What the hell. So much crashing, so many hospital bills, all because I was trying to aim at him. I layed into him with that uzi though, and he really is invincible.

On a note that I'm surprised Skills hasn't mentioned yet, does anyone know if you get an upgraded phone later? I would LOVE to buy that CSI Miami knockoff ringtone that's listed "online" but all the phone stuff says it isn't compatible with my current one. I'd laugh insanely every time someone calls me if I could get it to play Science of Crime.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Originally Posted by Tagonist

Police cars and taxis are usually the most dependable cars.
The BEST car IMO is the... Dammit if I now could recall the name... Roadster sports car, rounded overall shape, one big stripe from front to back.
It's been in all games IIRC so far. Great acceleration, great handling. It's just a little light, but so what...?
And, it's rather rare. I've yet to spot a regular spawn point...

That would be the Banshee; the only sports car you were allowed on the first island in GTA III. They seem to show up on the bridge into South Bohan with decent frequency and are definitely the most dependable car I've driven so far. It actually turns when you tell it to. Shocking!

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by RockgamerXIII

The History of Liberty City is pretty good too. It seems like a typical PBS/History Channel type documentary, but it's full of jokes and stuff that makes it really hilarious. I've only seen Part One so far, but it seems like there's a Part Two as well.

And damn you Tritoch, I still haven't seen this 72 you speak of.

It's only a commercial, but I think it came on for me while I was watching that same documentary on the history of Liberty City. There are billboards around town for it too. Republican Space Rangers is still probably the best thing I've seen on the TV, though.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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10. Changed countdown timer in lobby so that it no longer resets when new players join a game.

Thank god, that was really annoying at times. It's a bit disheartening not to see any of the other multiplayer glitches I've encountered on that list, though.

FELIPE NO

Yeah, that article says both the download and disc versions are 360-exclusive. Several times, in fact.

With a title like that maybe the second expansion will focus more on humor and try to be a bit less serious. I don't plan to buy any of these DLC until I eventually get around to finishing the main game anyway, but Lost & the Damned just didn't seem very interesting.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Ah, I missed that bit at the end. I assumed this was like the Fallout DLC discs where you install it to the harddrive and still have to play it using the regular Fallout disc. No need to get uppity, Aard.

Jam it back in, in the dark.