BF2S Forums [GTA IV] Official Discussion Thread

Official GTA IV Discussion Thread

OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE: APRIL 29th, 2008

OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE (PC): November 18th (21st in EU), 2008

IT'S OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trailers so far:

Unveiling Trailer (#1)


Looking For That Special Someone (#2)


Move Up, Ladies! (#3)


Good Lord, What Are You Doing? (AKA Everyone's A Rat) (#4, last official trailer before release)


Gamestop GTA IV Advertisement


Official Trailer/TV Spot #5


Commercials

LCPD Recruitment:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31617.html?type=flv (Flash)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31617.html?type=mov (QuickTime)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31617.html?type=wmv (Windows Media)

Dilettante Hybrid:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30920.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30920.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30920.html?type=wmv

Whiz Wireless:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30429.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30429.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30429.html?type=wmv

The Steinway Beer Garden:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30428.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30428.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30428.html?type=wmv

Liberty City Gun Club commercial:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=flv (Flash)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=mov (QuickTime)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=wmv (Windows Media)


Character Trailers

Patrick McReary:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31616.html?type=flv (Flash)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31616.html?type=mov (QuickTime)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31616.html?type=wmv (Windows Media)

Phil Bell:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30918.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30918.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30918.html?type=wmv

Manny Escuela:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30422.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30422.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30422.html?type=wmv

Roman Bellic:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30426.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30426.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30426.html?type=wmv

Vlad Glebov:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30421.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30421.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/30421.html?type=wmv

Playboy X trailer:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=wmv

Previews

http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/827/827005.html
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3159821
http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1 … uto-IV/p1/
http://uk.gamespot.com/ps3/action/grand … id=6186843
http://www.videogamer.com/ps3/grand_the … w-791.html

Gameplay videos

Choice Cuts Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33337.html?type=flv (Flash)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33337.html?type=mov (QuickTime)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33337.html?type=wmv (Windows Media)

4 Minute Chase Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33338.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33338.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33338.html?type=wmv

Refund Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33333.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33333.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33333.html?type=wmv

Strip Club Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33331.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33331.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33331.html?type=wmv

Mini-game Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33329.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33329.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33329.html?type=wmv

Drunk Driving Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33325.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33325.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33325.html?type=wmv

Off The Boat Gameplay Montage HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33321.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33321.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33321.html?type=wmv

Multiplayer Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33319.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33319.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33319.html?type=wmv

Guns and Ammo Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33317.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33317.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33317.html?type=wmv

Street Fighter Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33315.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33315.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33315.html?type=wmv

Explosive Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33313.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33313.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33313.html?type=wmv

Accidents Happen Gameplay HD:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33311.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33311.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33311.html?type=wmv

Website updates:

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=updates

Multiplayer details:

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=multiplayer

Screenshots as they come

http://www.gtagaming.com/gtaiv/screenshots.php?page=1

List of Radio Stations

We Know The Truth (Talk)
Radio Broker (Alternative Rock, eg LCD Soundsystem)
San Juan Sounds (Latin)
Integrity 2.0 (Talk featuring Lazlow)
Tuff Going Radio (Reggae, eg Bob Marley)
Liberty City Hardcore (Punk/Hardcore)
Electro Choc (Dance)
Liberty City Rock Radio 97.8 (Classic Rock, eg R.E.M.)
Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 (Dance hall)
International Funk IF99 (Funk, eg War)
Public Liberty Radio (Phone in speech)
The Classics 104.1 (Old school Hip hop)
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 (Jazz, eg Miles Davis)
K108 The Studio (Disco)
Fusion FM (Soul, eg Roy Ayers)
Vladivostok FM (Eastern European)
The Journey (Ambient/Chillout, eg Jean Michelle Jarre)

New Features

Wikipedia wrote:

Gameplay

Titles in the GTA series have traditionally been heavily mission based (fixed missions must be completed to progress through each game), but the freedom to explore and play outside of the set missions in GTA IV will now be more relevant to progress through the game, according to comments by a Rockstar spokesperson: "We're really trying to blur the line between on-[mission] and off-mission. So storyline, and what you do outside [it], and how those two things influence each other."[12]

An Xbox 360 preview of Grand Theft Auto IV published in the May 2007 issue of Game Informer reveals that the storyline begins with Bellic standing inside the taxi depot (which Roman operates in the borough of Broker in a converted industrial garage), working at a cluttered desk in a shabby environment. Bellic walks to a brownstone house in Broker, where he pushes open the door and pulls out his pistol—the living room, however, is not occupied.

He pushes his way through the back door and smashes the window of a red four-door car using his elbow. The broken glass falls onto the street and the seat of the car, as Bellic unlocks it from the inside. He hot-wires the car and sets off to his next destination. The camera angle behind the car is closer to the vehicle than in previous GTA titles, which enables more detail on the car to be seen. After selecting a radio station, Bellic navigates to a section of the BOABO arriving at a dockside. Pigeons and waves can be heard in the distance.

Bellic then pulls out his phone, which has options for phone book, messages, organiser and camera on its LCD screen. He selects phone book, and he is then presented with another set of options: City Contact, Docks Friend, and Cab Contact. After a brief conversation, he informs the receiver to meet him at the docks.

There is a mission previewed called "To Live and Die in Alderney", which is the second part of "Truck Hustle". The second mission is called "Jamaican Heat", and acts as a tutorial for the new cover/targeting system. The third mission is called "Jacob's Ladder", and the fourth mission is called "Harbouring a Grudge". This mission introduces an Irish character called Patrick McReary, who is related to Francis.

Locations

Wikipedia wrote:

Grand Theft Auto IV takes place in a redesigned Liberty City consisting of five boroughs; four of the boroughs of New York City and New Jersey. Broker is the equivalent of Brooklyn, Queens is Dukes, the Bronx is Bohan, Manhattan is Algonquin, and New Jersey is Alderney (after the Channel Island of the same name). A Staten Island-esque area will not be featured in the game for the reason that Rockstar Games believes it would not be fun to play there. Dan Houser states that there would not be any "dead spots" or "irrelevant space" within Liberty City, such as the wide open deserts in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

The total area of the map is smaller than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but the new rendition of Liberty City will be far more detailed and is the largest individual city in the Grand Theft Auto series.[13] According to the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK edition), "to get from one side of the new and improved Liberty City to the other will take you at least an hour." Rockstar Games has stated that it is the biggest single city in a Grand Theft Auto game yet, and although smaller than "San Andreas", it is comparable to it in terms of scope when "the level of verticality of the city, the number of buildings you can go into, and the level of detail in those buildings" are taken into account.[12] Eventually, the player will be able to lead Niko to cross the Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Williamsburg bridges and explore.

Screenshots reveal that the Brighton Beach area is renamed as "Hove Beach" from Brighton and Hove, the English city from which the area gets its name; Coney Island is renamed as "Carney Island"; Central Park is renamed "Middle Park". The "Statue of Happiness" is the game's equivalent of the Statue of Liberty; "Star Junction" is Times Square; "BOABO" (Beneath the Offramp of the Algonquin Bridge Overpass) is DUMBO; the "Thornton Building" is the Flatiron Building; and "Twitchins" is Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory; the "GetaLife" building is the MetLife Building; the "Booth Tunnel" is the Lincoln Tunnel (named after Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth). Other structures include the Coney Island Cyclone, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building.

Everything else you need to know (Including Characters, Soundtrack, and the plot) is pretty much all located in the GTA IV Wikipedia page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV

Reviews

Game Almighty - 9.7
Games Radar - 10/10
GameDaily - 10/10
Game Informer - 10/10
GameSpy - 5/5
Kikizo - Coming Soon!
1UP - A+
ComputerAndVideoGames - 9.5
TeamXbox - 10/10
EuroGamer - 10/10
Kotaku - Link!
GameTrailers - 9.8 - Link!
IGN - 10/10 (highest score given in almost 10 years)
IGN UK - 10/10
Xbox World 360 Magazine (UK) - 98% (highest score ever given)
Official Xbox Magazine (US) - 9.5
Level Magazine (SWE) - 10/10
Empire Online - 5/5
Games Aktuell Magazine (GER) - 10/10 (based on a preview session)
PSM3 (FR) - 20/20 (based on a preview session)
Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) - 10/10
Official Xbox Magazine (UK) - 10/10

Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation reviews GTAIV

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article … ft-Auto-IV

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Latest updates:


Update of March 20th:

Taken from the Steam forums:

New screens:
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4152_gta … rested.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4155_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4156_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4157_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4158_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4159_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4160_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4161_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4162_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4163_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4164_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4165_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4166_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4167_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4171_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4172_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4173_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4174_gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4175_gta … enshot.jpg

Artwork:
http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com … hp?ss=1083
http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com … hp?ss=1084
http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com … hp?ss=1085
http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com … hp?ss=1086

Upcoming events in support of release:
http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/events/

New radio stations:
http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page= … t=stations

WKTT Talk Radio - a talk station where you can hear the calls the fans submitted last year
K109 The Studio - a disco music station, hosted by DJ Karl

Also new wallpapers in the download section!

Also:

1. New Trailer (March 27th): "Good Lord, What Are You Doing?" aka "Everyone's a Rat" (this is the last trailer before the game is released)

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Update of March 26th

The map of Liberty City has been leaked. See Mek-Izzle's post:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p1996992

More multiplayer updates:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 9#p1997249

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Update of March 27th

TRAILER 4 IS OUT!!!!

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page= … t=trailer4

Rockstar Social Club announced

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 2#p2001052

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Update of March 31st

First in-game HUD shots:

http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zoo2yv4.jpg

http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=zoo9ff0.jpg

Xbox 360 Achievements Revealed:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/863/863247p1.html

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Update of April 2nd

Added a new movie released with a LOT of stuff into the trailers edition.

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Update of April 5th

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 8#p2015998

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Update of April 7th

New multiplayer screenshots, new PS3 GTA IV edition unveiled...and more multiplayer previews coming tomorrow.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 3#p2019543

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Update of April 11th


Pictures of the PS3 (and probably 360) box art on the back:

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 3#p2028133

New site updates:

Liberty City Gun Club commercial:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=flv (Flash)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=mov (QuickTime)
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32759.html?type=wmv (Windows Media)

Playboy X trailer:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=flv
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=mov
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32757.html?type=wmv

New screenshots:
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4315-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4316-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4317-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4318-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4319-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4320-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4321-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4322-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4323-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4324-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4325-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4326-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4327-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4328-gta … enshot.jpg
http://media.gtanet.com/images/4329-gta … enshot.jpg

New radio stations:
Electrochoc - electro and dance rock, hosted by François K
Liberty City Hardcore - hardcore rock, hosted by Jimmy Gestapo

And lots of other stuff!

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Update of April 14th

First review (Xbox 360...although it's essentially the same as the PS3's) is OUT!!! 10/10!!!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 1#p2032851

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Update of April 15th

First HUD shot revealed!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 0#p2035230

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Update of April 16th

New review is out. 10/10 for the PS3 version as well! Also, all radio stations have now been revealed.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 9#p2036379

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Update of April 17th

Rockstar Games Social Club is now open for pre-registration!

https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/

GTA IV is officially done! Trucks to deliver the games next week.

http://www.gtagaming.com/gtagaming/news … php?i=1298

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Update of April 19th

A little bit more info from gamesradar. Discusses dialogue, radio and gunshot reactions to Niko.

http://www.gtagaming.com/gtagaming/news … php?i=1300

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Update of April 21st

The ability to use your phone as a mobile radio has been removed.

Also: GTA IV DLC for the 360 may and probably will include new cities. (Vice City, anyone?)

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/19/rumor … ew-cities/

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Update of April 22nd

2 new reviews (5/5 and a 9.5/10), an interview with Aaron Garbut and 5 new SS's!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 4#p2046134

IGN hands on with multiplayer:

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/868/868629p1.html

More reviews!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 7#p2047747

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Update of April 23rd

New vids of intro and some gameplay! Yes, they ARE THE ACTUAL VIDEOS.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 7#p2048667

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 7#p2048757

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Update of April 24th

A lot of streaming videos of people playing have been posted on www.justin.tv and I suggest you all go check them out.

Also, Playstation World Magazine has given GTAIV a 10/10 and there's 26 new screenshots out.

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 4#p2051064

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Update of April 25th

New Niko Bellic trailer:

http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page= … ent=video0

GameSpy article on features with 5 new screenshots:

http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/gra … 376p1.html

First 10/10 from IGN in almost a decade.

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/869/869541p1.html

New SS's

http://www.gtagaming.com/gtaiv/screenshots.php?page=1

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Update of April 27th

A whole SHITLOAD of stuff. Reviews, videos and more!

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?pi … 3#p2054653


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Update of April 29th-onwards

GTA IV IS RELEASED!

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Disclaimer: A lot of this stuff comes from supernaut on the Steam Forums and GTAGaming.com. Just letting everyone know.

Last edited by Poseidon (2008-08-30 15:44:16)