I've been going around reading reviews today, this really looks to be a career high for RockStar so congrats to those that worked on it. I hope you all get fat and bloated
on the bonus plan payoff's that come from this.
If you see MacNulty on a 360 DM game.. thats me, look forward to playing with some of you.
I love the fact that the biggest game ever, the game everyone on the internet is talking about and gushing over is a game developed in Scotland. That'll teach 'em!
I love the fact that the biggest game ever, the game everyone on the internet is talking about and gushing over is a game developed in Scotland. That'll teach 'em!
Keg: the games industry in Scotland almost died out a few years back but now its on the up and making world respected titles. I would guess that might have been super's point?
Telling from the video reviews and material the graphics look really nice.
Gonna watch it on big hd screen in the office tomorrow (if anybody shows up, anyway) and pick up my copy as soon as possible.
So, I think, big fucking congrats are in order to all rockstar staff. Really nice one.
Cant wait to play.
Now, I wish I would have a rockstar employee bank account...
curiosity inclines, Is there any official numbers? Production time, ppl on the project, budget, asset numbers, guitar hero highscores? anything you guys can share from behind the curtains for now would be nice.
Because it's so rare in every other media too. Almost everything 'big' comes from the US. Most popular music/films/games. And yet here is the biggest of them all coming out of Scotland. It's the equivalent of the American summer blockbuster but not American.
I asked my non-CG related friends where they thought this game was made while they queue for their midnight launches, they all said US which proves my point.
So a local Hollywood Video broke the street date and sold a few copies this past weekend (only for a short while, till the clerk realized what he had done) and I got a chance to actually play the thing a wee bit early. Bloody well done, Rockstar chaps ! The city looks absolutely gorgeous, especially during the day. I'm guessing you guys used depth of field for the distant, background geometry ? Whatever the effect is, it works brilliantly, really sells the scale of the city.
And the writing isthe strongest of any of the GTA's thus far.
Anyhoo, well done again !
Because it's so rare in every other media too. Almost everything 'big' comes from the US. Most popular music/films/games. And yet here is the biggest of them all coming out of Scotland. It's the equivalent of the American summer blockbuster but not American.
I asked my non-CG related friends where they thought this game was made while they queue for their midnight launches, they all said US which proves my point.
I think it just proves your non-CG friends don't know about games The best-selling games of all are almost always Japanese, and I assume most gamers know that - Mario and Pokemon titles own the top twenty. GTA is pretty much the one exception as console best sellers go.
I think people would mistake the GTA series for being a U.S. product because the game's content is so American. The settings, the music, the voice acting, all of that stuff is so well-crafted to look and sound like an "American" experience. Vice City is such a spot-on recreation of 1980s Miami that you wouldn't immediately suspect a Scottish studio of pulling that off. It's actually a compliment to the lads at R* that they've done their job so well, no one can tell they're not Americans!
And yes, I'm picking my copy up in a little more than 12 hours
Got mine this morning on the way to work, and had a crack during lunch.
I'm hanging to get home and have a solid session... Suddenly I'm not feeling too well
I'm off in about 15 minutes to go stand in line. I went by Gamestop about an hour ago to 'finalize' my order. There were about 15 peeps standing outside. I'm not concerned it will get much larger than 30-40 people. I'm guaranteed my deluxe copy, so I'm not in a big rush
I think it just proves your non-CG friends don't know about games
Well done on getting and missing the point.
ANYWAY, thanks to Amazon I'll be missing launch day fun, every bloody place is completely sold out I've tried. Shocking really that this situation can occur.
Got a statue of happiness statue microsoft had a couple cute girls in semi cop uniforms asking questions, taking mugshots and handing out prizes. mostly tshirts. I grabbed something that would sit in a corner cause it was too small.
I just spent an entire hour playing pool with Roman.
And that right there is what makes GTA so damn good. So many mini-games that are basically full fledged games in their own right. These things can keep you occupied for hours, let alone the actual storyline. Although the story is linear, the game still packs a lot of replay value, as things can change the outcome so easily.
I'd like to see the next GTA to have a fully dynamic mission system. Though that makes it impossible to do cutscenes and such, but it would still be nice
Sure is getting good reviews!
OPM - 5/5
OPMUK - 10/10
Game Informer - 5/5
Play UK - 9.8/10
Gameplanet - 10/10
Gamespot - 10/10
PSW UK - 10/10
UGO - A+
G4|X-play - 5/5
IGN - 10/10
Yes. Its like the paint blob colours then applied a random jitter effect to them. In fact many textures look that way.
In fact if it wasn't for the shadows being fucking awful, i think the game would look damn good, and could pass over the odd random texture that looks jittered. But those shadows... Jesus...
Anyone know if a european version of GTA will work on my xbox here in New Zealand?
Thanks to Australia's fucked rating system were all getting censored versions. I might order the real one from elsewhere.
It should. 360 games control the regions they can be played in, not the 360. I've heard that the PAL (european) version works for all PAL systems and even NTSC-J (Japan).
my only grip so far is the aiming. I can't free aim when there are people around without it locking, kinda annoying coming from SanAndreas for the PC :P
Managed to pick up a copy from Best Buy during my lunch brake, refused to play it til I got home and had it on my projector. Good fun so far; looks great, plays well. I definitely like that the pace isn't dragged out at the start, nice to get some experience with difference things at the get-go.
Only thing I've had a problem with so far is trying to pick objects up. I got it to happen once by accident and haven't since then, even when told to do so for a mission.
It should. 360 games control the regions they can be played in, not the 360. I've heard that the PAL (european) version works for all PAL systems and even NTSC-J (Japan).
Thanks sonic
Better yet, anyone know anywhere in europe that will send it around the world?
I want handjobs from fat hookers too!
EDIT: Anyone feel ripped after buying the Aussie version? No drunk driving, no hooker action? Anything like that?
my only grip so far is the aiming. I can't free aim when there are people around without it locking, kinda annoying coming from SanAndreas for the PC :P
On the X360 you can pull the aiming trigger halfway down and you'll be able to use free-aiming mode.
first off, I have to add my kudos to the Rockstar team, GTA IV is nothing short of incredible. I agree with everything everyone has said, the game looks great, plays great, the pacing is really good, and the writing/voice acting is the best in any GTA so far. The online stuff is really fun too, so far turf wars is my favorite.
- Shadows. The edges are horrible grainy and at obtuse angles (like dusk under the Ltrain) the shadows make everything completely crap-ass blurry and grainy.
- Pop up (360). I would have liked an option to install to disk, like it does on PS3. I understand it couldn't be mandatory because not all 360's have hdd's. But an option would be nice. I walked into my safe house and the stair railing took a good 5 seconds to load in, just popping in from nowhere. I've also seen a few places where I can rotate the camera around and the lod's swap on entire buildings as I stand right next to them.
Props to the R* guys, I've had a blast playing the game so far.
I'm constantly surprised by the amount of dialogue and attention that is payed to details.
Like picking up the first girl for a date, at one point I had went and bought new shoes (I don't know why i did it... ) and as soon as she sits in the car she comments on how my new shoes look.
That kind of 'alive' feel is all over and it's really great fun to play.
- Shadows. The edges are horrible grainy and at obtuse angles (like dusk under the Ltrain) the shadows make everything completely crap-ass blurry and grainy.
- Pop up (360). I would have liked an option to install to disk, like it does on PS3. I understand it couldn't be mandatory because not all 360's have hdd's. But an option would be nice. I walked into my safe house and the stair railing took a good 5 seconds to load in, just popping in from nowhere. I've also seen a few places where I can rotate the camera around and the lod's swap on entire buildings as I stand right next to them.
Otherwise, I'm in love
I believe the issue with having an option to use the hard drive is that most people have either no hard drive or a 20gb. And I've found the 20gb can quickly be used up. Not to mention if microsoft let Rockstar do it now, every other company would expect to be allowed to also.
I've noticed a couple issues with the shadows myself. the blurryness I would guess is from the shadow map size. Also seen a couple buildings with flickering on them.
Once again excellent work from Rockstar, kudos to everyone to worked on the game. I'll be game for multiplayer later on. I want to finish the single player storyline first.
I second the thing about the shadows. They look great in youtube videos of the game though. In 1080p though they don't hold up well. The tilt on the main guy when you turn him while walking is weird. Other than that I'm digging it. Definitely more GTA. But aside from the awesome PSP ones I haven't played a GTA in years so this is great. Marketing did a great job on this. I haven't seen one commercial for it yet everyone is talking about it.
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Hope everyone enjoys it as much as we enjoyed making it.
on the bonus plan payoff's that come from this.
If you see MacNulty on a 360 DM game.. thats me, look forward to playing with some of you.
I don't see why that's a big deal
Xbox world gave it a 98, PSW gave it a 10.
Gonna watch it on big hd screen in the office tomorrow (if anybody shows up, anyway) and pick up my copy as soon as possible.
So, I think, big fucking congrats are in order to all rockstar staff. Really nice one.
Cant wait to play.
Now, I wish I would have a rockstar employee bank account...
curiosity inclines, Is there any official numbers? Production time, ppl on the project, budget, asset numbers, guitar hero highscores? anything you guys can share from behind the curtains for now would be nice.
Because it's so rare in every other media too. Almost everything 'big' comes from the US. Most popular music/films/games. And yet here is the biggest of them all coming out of Scotland. It's the equivalent of the American summer blockbuster but not American.
I asked my non-CG related friends where they thought this game was made while they queue for their midnight launches, they all said US which proves my point.
And the writing isthe strongest of any of the GTA's thus far.
Anyhoo, well done again !
Hit me up for some DM after midnight. xblive: harleyQ
I think it just proves your non-CG friends don't know about games
I think people would mistake the GTA series for being a U.S. product because the game's content is so American. The settings, the music, the voice acting, all of that stuff is so well-crafted to look and sound like an "American" experience. Vice City is such a spot-on recreation of 1980s Miami that you wouldn't immediately suspect a Scottish studio of pulling that off. It's actually a compliment to the lads at R* that they've done their job so well, no one can tell they're not Americans!
And yes, I'm picking my copy up in a little more than 12 hours
I'm hanging to get home and have a solid session... Suddenly I'm not feeling too well
-caseyjones
Well done on getting and missing the point.
ANYWAY, thanks to Amazon I'll be missing launch day fun, every bloody place is completely sold out I've tried. Shocking really that this situation can occur.
Oh - and its great.
oooh my poor feet
you played it for only 3 hours? and it was great?
thats discipline...
And that right there is what makes GTA so damn good. So many mini-games that are basically full fledged games in their own right. These things can keep you occupied for hours, let alone the actual storyline. Although the story is linear, the game still packs a lot of replay value, as things can change the outcome so easily.
I'd like to see the next GTA to have a fully dynamic mission system. Though that makes it impossible to do cutscenes and such, but it would still be nice
Sure is getting good reviews!
OPM - 5/5
OPMUK - 10/10
Game Informer - 5/5
Play UK - 9.8/10
Gameplanet - 10/10
Gamespot - 10/10
PSW UK - 10/10
UGO - A+
G4|X-play - 5/5
IGN - 10/10
In fact if it wasn't for the shadows being fucking awful, i think the game would look damn good, and could pass over the odd random texture that looks jittered. But those shadows... Jesus...
played til 5am (uuuughhhh sreepy today), and loving it. The characterization is so much better than other gtas, and just as a whole feels tight.
and, i fucking LOVE the gps.
I became quite addicted to that while playing Saints Row. I couldn't imagine GTA without it.
Thanks to Australia's fucked rating system were all getting censored versions. I might order the real one from elsewhere.
Favourite thing to do: Call 911, get the cops to come, kill from a distance!
It should. 360 games control the regions they can be played in, not the 360. I've heard that the PAL (european) version works for all PAL systems and even NTSC-J (Japan).
Just borrowed off a friend who got it today...much fun awaits.
Only thing I've had a problem with so far is trying to pick objects up. I got it to happen once by accident and haven't since then, even when told to do so for a mission.
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Thanks sonic
Better yet, anyone know anywhere in europe that will send it around the world?
I want handjobs from fat hookers too!
EDIT: Anyone feel ripped after buying the Aussie version? No drunk driving, no hooker action? Anything like that?
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- Shadows. The edges are horrible grainy and at obtuse angles (like dusk under the Ltrain) the shadows make everything completely crap-ass blurry and grainy.
- Pop up (360). I would have liked an option to install to disk, like it does on PS3. I understand it couldn't be mandatory because not all 360's have hdd's. But an option would be nice. I walked into my safe house and the stair railing took a good 5 seconds to load in, just popping in from nowhere. I've also seen a few places where I can rotate the camera around and the lod's swap on entire buildings as I stand right next to them.
Otherwise, I'm in love
I'm constantly surprised by the amount of dialogue and attention that is payed to details.
Like picking up the first girl for a date, at one point I had went and bought new shoes (I don't know why i did it... ) and as soon as she sits in the car she comments on how my new shoes look.
That kind of 'alive' feel is all over and it's really great fun to play.
Oh, and sorry to the peeps that were messagin me up about doin some MP, another time~.
I believe the issue with having an option to use the hard drive is that most people have either no hard drive or a 20gb. And I've found the 20gb can quickly be used up. Not to mention if microsoft let Rockstar do it now, every other company would expect to be allowed to also.
I've noticed a couple issues with the shadows myself. the blurryness I would guess is from the shadow map size. Also seen a couple buildings with flickering on them.
Once again excellent work from Rockstar, kudos to everyone to worked on the game. I'll be game for multiplayer later on. I want to finish the single player storyline first.