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post #151 of 1991
3/29/07 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by Crow
Truth be told, I'm not entirely sure whether this guy is the, or at least the only, main character.
Now that would be interesting. What if they did three different main characters and three different big cities. Like they have this russain guy in NYClone Liberty City. Then they have a Japanese Mafia guy in a Tokyo like city. Then maybe a British thug in a London like city. You play through the game as one of these characters and they have intersecting moments. Then you can restart as one of the other characters.
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post #152 of 1991
3/29/07 at 8:55pm
Well that was entirely underwhelming.

The GTA series is pretty much critic proof at this point, and everyone is all a flutter over a Russian being the main character, but did this trailer really deserve all this hype?

I say no. The city has a nice more realistic sheen to it, but even the graphics don't wow me too much.
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post #153 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:05pm
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Originally Posted by Fazer
Well that was entirely underwhelming.

The GTA series is pretty much critic proof at this point, and everyone is all a flutter over a Russian being the main character, but did this trailer really deserve all this hype?

I say no. The city has a nice more realistic sheen to it, but even the graphics don't wow me too much.
It's a teaser trailer, and I'm just glad that GTA3 engine is a thing of the past now. Let's try to remember that there's still a lot (or really nothing) we don't know about this game. So take it easy...don't be picky.
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post #154 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:21pm
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Originally Posted by Fazer
Well that was entirely underwhelming.
Agreed. Half-hour infomercial slots to advertise that?

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Originally Posted by Nexus-7
Little Odessa I'm more curious about the voice actors and soundtrack info. If it's anything like San Andreas, we won't know that info until riiight before release, or until we have the instruction book in our hands.
Same here. Some of the best parts of the GTA games were always the in-jokes using the voice talent.
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post #155 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:34pm
These guys have definitely seen Koyaanisqatsi.
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post #156 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:35pm
Wow! They have buildings!
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post #157 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:36pm
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Originally Posted by wydren
Agreed. Half-hour infomercial slots to advertise that?


Same here. Some of the best parts of the GTA games were always the in-jokes using the voice talent.
What were you expecting? Full disclosure 7 months before the game is supposed to come out?
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post #158 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:38pm
I dunno, I just watched it again, looks pretty fucking sweet to me. The lighting is spectacular, it's an exact replica of NY, and there looks to be some serious life moving through the streets. Color me excited.
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post #159 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:39pm
Anyone know if the guy doing the voice is anybody special? I was wondering who they were going to get for this one.
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post #160 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:45pm
Looking forward to the possible chance to climb up the Empire State Building ALA King Kong.
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post #161 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:52pm
and then piledrive all the way down ala Spider-Man 2
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post #162 of 1991
3/29/07 at 9:52pm
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Originally Posted by Shao Kahn
What were you expecting? Full disclosure 7 months before the game is supposed to come out?
No, but I do think that the way they hyped an advertisement is pretty funny. Especially since it's essentially just a few buildings (which are pretty, I might add) and a few lines which reveal nothing about the game.
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post #163 of 1991
3/29/07 at 10:23pm
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Originally Posted by wydren
No, but I do think that the way they hyped an advertisement is pretty funny. Especially since it's essentially just a few buildings (which are pretty, I might add) and a few lines which reveal nothing about the game.
Corporate advertising my friend...corporate adverstising. GTA is hand down the biggest game ever on the Playstation console. In terms of sales and popularity...and controversy.
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post #164 of 1991
3/29/07 at 10:24pm
Actually, in my estimation, october, 7 months, is NOT that far away. If this teaser was released say october of last year, then maybe it would have passed, but this shit, when you are almost 6 months away from releasing this game? That is a huge cock tease.
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post #165 of 1991
3/30/07 at 12:14am
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Originally Posted by Fazer
Actually, in my estimation, october, 7 months, is NOT that far away. If this teaser was released say october of last year, then maybe it would have passed, but this shit, when you are almost 6 months away from releasing this game? That is a huge cock tease.
LOL...a huge cock tease?

Somebody else said (and I agree) information is going to come out like rushing water now. You're going to see the usual Gamepro, etc. 5 page preview probably within the next two issues detailing more of the game. We'll probably get the full trailer this summer or right before. Don't worry, I'm actually glad they didn't release this too soon...because then the anticipation gets drawn out and people become restless.
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post #166 of 1991
3/30/07 at 12:15am
Thread Starter 
Doesn't Fazer hate GTA anyway?
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post #167 of 1991
3/30/07 at 1:38am
yea i do.

but i still wanted to be impressed with this.

oh well, I guess I will wait for the "exclusive" hands-on preview in the upcoming [insert gaming mag] to be scanned onto the internets.
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post #168 of 1991
3/30/07 at 9:55am
A few observations:

-- The graphics are awe-inspiring. I don't know any regular GTA players who expected this level of improvement. The first game in the series that looks to be legitimately beautiful.
-- A modern time frame is the right move.
-- Russian mob? Sounds good. After one viewing though, I know more than a few people (myself included) who thought he could possibly be from the Middle East. If Rockstar had Jupiter-sized balls, this game would be a $60 international incident. Still, I expect a healthy dose of post-9/11 satire.
-- My love for the QUATSI series has been reaffirmed.
-- If the teaser showcased anything, it was how retarded in love with this game I'm going to be when I fly an Apache into Times Square and start handing out daisies...made of fire.
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post #169 of 1991
3/30/07 at 10:46am
While it looks good (and honestly, who's surprised that it does?), I'll have to admit that I'm a little bummed that they're not following Saints Row's lead in letting you design your character. I understand they want you to play through a story, but their stories have never been that great to begin.
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post #170 of 1991
3/30/07 at 10:52am
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Originally Posted by Matt Goldberg
While it looks good (and honestly, who's surprised that it does?), I'll have to admit that I'm a little bummed that they're not following Saints Row's lead in letting you design your character. I understand they want you to play through a story, but their stories have never been that great to begin.
Did you play San Andreas all the way through? The story may have been simple, but the execution was damn near flawless. And while the customization possible on CJ was great, I wouldn't change that character's personality for anything.
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post #171 of 1991
3/30/07 at 11:08am
Eh, it looks good, but not great or anything. The trailer did have a kind of hype behind it that's usually reserved for Apple products, so while it's not like they promised that all would be revealed, it's still a bit disappointing that it wasn't. I'll wait for more details before I get excited.
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post #172 of 1991
3/30/07 at 11:43am
Did you see THAT city? I'm sure it was plenty of work for them to create one, i wouldn't be getting our hopes up for multiple cities. Now if they can deliver a fresh experience with those graphics then that'll probably be all i need.
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post #173 of 1991
3/30/07 at 12:06pm
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Originally Posted by Crow
Did you play San Andreas all the way through? The story may have been simple, but the execution was damn near flawless. And while the customization possible on CJ was great, I wouldn't change that character's personality for anything.
Exactly. And that was by far the longest game I ever played through multiple times, and there's no way I would have done that if the story weren't that good.
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post #174 of 1991
3/30/07 at 1:21pm
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Originally Posted by Fazer
....I am heralding Crackdown for just being the funnest damn game to play in this open world sandbox genre....
Are you the writer of Little Miss Sunshine? (Sorry, that was mean on multiple levels, but I couldn't resist)

I also felt a bit let down, but that was due solely to the marketing. It was just a teaser, but it certainly didn't hint at anything to indicate that "Things will be different".
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post #175 of 1991
3/30/07 at 1:49pm
I thought the trailer delivered exactly what it should- here's the city, here's who you're playing as, here's how the graphics look. I think people expecting anything else from Rockstar at this point were just setting themselves up for disappointment.

Assuming it's Liberty City, it looks like a major revamp from III and LCS. I'm excited for it.
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post #176 of 1991
3/30/07 at 2:03pm
when has Rockstar not upped the ante for the GTA series, you know we're gonna start shitting ourselves once the details start rolling out.
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post #177 of 1991
3/30/07 at 2:22pm
As has been mentioned before, Koyaanisqatsi reference!

The graphics look fantastic in that trailer, just really solid and beautifully designed. I like that they've kept the almost comic book stylisation that was in GTA III, VC and SA.
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post #178 of 1991
3/30/07 at 3:14pm
I'm glad it's up on the Live Marketplace, it just looks so much better large in HD.
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post #179 of 1991
3/30/07 at 4:37pm
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I Slept With Your Mom
Rockstar is back. I love it.

GTA has dabbled in Russian mobsters before, it was only a matter of time before they got main billing. they're notoriously meaner than the Italians too, which should give Rockstar plenty to run with. here's to Kalashnikovs, shady ex-KGB types, and Red Dawn references.

I must have this video game. Can't wait to find out more about the voice cast.
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post #180 of 1991
3/30/07 at 5:34pm
For some reason every time I hear the guys voice, I get this "Teddy KGB" type of vibe.

I'm so glad it's not the mute from GTA III
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post #181 of 1991
3/30/07 at 6:32pm
I hope and I pray with fingers crossed that they don't wuss out on certain gameplay elements related to 9/11 Lieberman hysteria or other things.
*cough* flying airliner around financial district *cough*

It certainly looks like it's a littler smaller than San Andreas. The city will probably be 2 times the size of GTAIII but only one city with surrounding brooklyn, bronx and so on. Here is hope that the terrain will still be somewhat varied like in San Andreas...loved crusing on the interstate highways doing stunts in the wildness.
And i really hope they don't cut back on cool stuff like the gym, eating, piloting.

Rumor has it, that one mini-game is to play some sort of Rollercoaster Tycoon and manage an amusement park with all kinds of stuff.
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post #182 of 1991
3/30/07 at 6:43pm
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Originally Posted by JuddL
when has Rockstar not upped the ante for the GTA series, you know we're gonna start shitting ourselves once the details start rolling out.
You're right...in the May issue of Game Informer too!!!

Here

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post #183 of 1991
3/30/07 at 6:49pm
Dammit. Guess I'll have to take a trip to Gamestop if I want to read that. No way am I buying that crappy mag.
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post #184 of 1991
3/30/07 at 8:37pm
If you're part of the Russian Mob, I hope to God Mike Toreno from San Andreas is back. He was, by far, my favorite SA character.
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post #185 of 1991
3/30/07 at 8:40pm
So will there be any Gorky Park on the soundtrack?
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post #186 of 1991
3/30/07 at 9:32pm
I got 20 bucks says

and

will be in the voice cast.

Rabe and Stormare are the Eastern European go to guys.
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post #187 of 1991
3/30/07 at 10:53pm
"In Soviet Russia...."

I wonder how many times I'll say that.
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post #188 of 1991
3/31/07 at 1:10pm
I'm just looking forward to seeing what Rockstar can do with the graphics with the X Box 360. Please tell me that hands in the game will resemble humans and not Rockem-Sockem robots this time around. Being set in Liberty City is a bit of a let down, but like everyone else, as long as you can travel to other cities it wouldnt be such a big deal. Be nice to fly down to Vice City and stir up some shit as well. Looking forward to the release of this one Big Time!
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post #189 of 1991
3/31/07 at 3:40pm
Controversy!
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post #190 of 1991
3/31/07 at 9:36pm
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The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers.
Is it naive of me to hope that someday one of these talking heads will actually spend five minutes to learn about the game before they get pissed at it?
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post #191 of 1991
3/31/07 at 10:04pm
It's true, police don't ever seem to carry cash. God knows I've beat enough to death with a baseball bat.
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post #192 of 1991
4/1/07 at 2:26am
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Originally Posted by Blueharvester
....*cough* flying airliner around financial district *cough*....
Because nothing would help your case for "games as Art" more than a 9/11-sim.
(Wow, this thread is bringing out a mean streak in me. Think I'll blame it on playing GTA....)
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post #193 of 1991
4/1/07 at 5:17am
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Originally Posted by Patrick Ripoll
It's true, police don't ever seem to carry cash. God knows I've beat enough to death with a baseball bat.
Ditto on that. Oddly enough, it seems everytime I beat up a hobo on GTA III I get around 300 bucks. Go Figure
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post #194 of 1991
4/2/07 at 12:03am
Wonder if those outraged New Yorkers ever saw ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.
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post #195 of 1991
4/2/07 at 12:24am
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Originally Posted by Domingo
Wonder if those outraged New Yorkers ever saw ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.
They probably thought it was a documentry, that's what newyork was like in the 80's.
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post #196 of 1991
4/5/07 at 11:16pm
A shot by shot analysis of the trailer, very interesting

http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy....s.Detail&id=90
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post #197 of 1991
4/6/07 at 11:56am
I was blissfully ignorant of all the hype around this game (I only knew it was in development and that it would be an Xbox 360 game), so I watched the preview without any expectations. I liked it. I think going back to Liberty City is fine; New York City has a rich history, it's huge, and it has an incredibly diverse population.

As for being smaller than San Andreas, I'm not so sure. For one thing, we don't know if Liberty City is the only setting for the game. For another, each game in the GTA III series had more complex cityscapes. The cities themselves got larger in every game. If GTA IV is an accurate representation of NYC, it'll be huge. Visit NYC some time and you'll see what I mean.
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post #198 of 1991
4/6/07 at 3:58pm
With both the Brooklyn Bridge and the Staten Island Ferry in the trailer, it's safe to assume all 5 boroughs are represented. Which is EASILY the size of San Andreas.
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post #199 of 1991
4/11/07 at 5:44am
http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?a...0#entry4168156

Everything you need to know.
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post #200 of 1991
4/11/07 at 9:31am
So, no Staten Island, but a section of Jersey? Nice.

If there isn't a mission that involves dumping bodies in the Meadowlands, I will be very disappointed.

Everything else in that article makes me extremely happy. Unless you own a PS3.
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