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― Your Own Personal El Guapo (kingfish), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 06:10 (eleven years ago) link
The phrase "dog training game" just made me decide not to go buy this tomorrow
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 06:30 (eleven years ago) link
pls tell me that wasnt meant as in dog=woman
― taxi tomato or bag tomato (Trayce), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 06:58 (eleven years ago) link
(who am I kidding, it's Rockstar)
― taxi tomato or bag tomato (Trayce), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 06:59 (eleven years ago) link
Just collected my copy, now gotta trawl through 9 hours of relentless office grind before I can go home and get shootin. Eruugh. All the old office ladies yelling at me atm telling me that I'm part of the problem, civilisation in melting pot etc. gonna be a long day
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 08:51 (eleven years ago) link
Installing now...
― prop forward turned celebrity chef (Ste), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:16 (eleven years ago) link
wow playstation. you really chose a great time to break.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKKK!!!
― prop forward turned celebrity chef (Ste), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 10:46 (eleven years ago) link
Mine didn't arrive in today's post. Why did I order it online like a mug when I can just go out right now and buy it in a shop?
― hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:21 (eleven years ago) link
bring it round ste i have a working ps3 but wasn't allowed to go to tesco at midnight to get it
― ^ sarcasm (ken c), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 13:47 (eleven years ago) link
Managed to get to the first save point without crashing (I have done that intro part about 7 times now).
Had a pretty fun time driving around, swimming in the waves (quite gorgeous actually). Just crashed again. Will have to get the 360 version now.
― prop forward turned celebrity chef (Ste), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
The thing I notice right away is how very like San Andreas original it seems, compared to how different GTAIV was to the Liberty City of old.
Night time is beautiful looking.
― prop forward turned celebrity chef (Ste), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
Just over an hour away from finishing at work and I'm now getting badgered by a mate I've not seen for over a month to go to the pub and watch the football with him. Anyone got any ideas for polite ways to say "Fuck off, I value this game more than I value our friendship right now"?
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:20 (eleven years ago) link
i think i might be one of the few that find rockstar games boring as hell. i was playing red dead last night and as beautiful as it looks i just end up shooting everyone because its so boring (possible cross-ref w/ disgruntled shootings thread ;)
― ¯\(乒_乓 )/¯ (am0n), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:26 (eleven years ago) link
I'd agree with some of the other games they've produced. GTA stands slightly apart from the other Rockstar games imo. I played both RDR and L.A. Noire and really enjoyed them both so long as the main narrative lasted but found myself at a total loose end once that was finished.
Conversely I've always found that the greatest joy in GTA, no matter how good the story, is to rampage about just doing your thing - not necessarily going on ludicrous killing sprees every time, but in those little found moments where it all aligns perfectly - the right song coming on as you hit the freeway in your supercar, cops approaching from all sides and a thunderstorm raging, or helicopter dogfights round the Statue of Liberty or w/e.
The reason I'm jonesing for this game so bad is that by all accounts this kind of set-piece is facilitated more than ever
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
I think I'm beginning to realise that I need to make time in my life for this game.
― click here to start exploding (ledge), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
bah crashed again, lol. Right in the middle of driving my articulated lorry through the hills to the Convoy tune.
― prop forward turned celebrity chef (Ste), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
Should get some work done I guess
i can def see getting into the sandbox aspect of their games but in all the ones i have, gtaiv, rdr and la noire the missions in general aren't that fun. i guess some of the minigames are lol, the rdr bird shooting challenge was like duck hunt without the laughing dog. supposedly they've revamped missions in gtav tho right? im sure i'll end up caving in and getting it at some point.
p.s. the torture scene is pretty offensive in that its a long cutscene with qtes thrown in
― ¯\(乒_乓 )/¯ (am0n), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
Apparently the new triple-protagonist setup really ramps up the pace of the missions, theoretically you ought to be able to skip between the different characters depending on which one is doing the most interesting / enjoyable thing. Also revamped shooting / driving mechanics, which should help things along on the big gunfights, which were admittedly pretty tedious on GTAIV
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
that all sounds good if true, esp the shooting / driving stuff. curious to see how good the online multiplayer is
― ¯\(乒_乓 )/¯ (am0n), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:02 (eleven years ago) link
in gta3, vice city and san andreas i would put in the 100% health cheat over and over again because so many of the missions were shitty and i hate being frustrated and just wanted to see what else would happen. true gamer confessions.
― slam dunk, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
Addition of checkpoints in missions has been a long time coming, planning to try and do my first playthrough cheat-free if poss
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
in san andreas i would just play the pool mini game over and over. true gamer confessions.
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
red dead texas hold'em
― ¯\(乒_乓 )/¯ (am0n), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah once I got that suit which let you skim cards off the deck there was no stopping me. First time I'd ever learned to play poker
― Third Rate Zoo Keepers With Tenth Rate Minds (Windsor Davies), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:18 (eleven years ago) link
the tennnis mini-game in this is great, but real easy once you suss it out. will be great playing that online with a mate
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
been playing for ages and still no sign of trevor. initially thought i'd got some weird broken copy but turns out trevor only turns up after 4 hours of mission gameplay or something. kindof excited as all the reviews rave about playing as his character
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
hope i can ditch all the shooting range, dog training crap without it affecting my stats so much. one minor gripe is that there's a *lot* to keep tabs on, almost gets confusing with the multiple characters rpg stats stuff
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
We've started preparing your shipment for delivery and it should leave our facility in the next few hours to a few days.
lol no regrets about this, at all
― goole, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
is there any sign of having to "maintain relationships" like in gta4? hated that so much, that and all the driving to get to missions. I love the mechanic in jc2 of being able to parachute to locations you've already visited
― Euler, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
oof, just remembered another IV annoyance: taking cabs everywhere after a while b/c it was quicker than driving
― goole, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
i think there's a bit of that relationships stuff yeah, ive had texts from people saying lets hang out, etc. just ignoring that crap. rockstar lot really need an editor with some of this stuff - going sitting in a restaurant with someone IN A GAME is really not much fun at all. been on the fairground rides, pretty zzz and im expecting the same from the movie theatre stuff (though i'll be surprised if they top the sheer awfulness of the gta4 comedy club bits). i'm just highlighting the bad shit here btw, there's so much AWESOME don't let it put you off
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
getting a string of texts from Elliot taunting me about how great this is
― i'm not racist, i just dislike rap (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
now i'm getting it off Joel
i'm disowning my children
― i'm not racist, i just dislike rap (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
don't disown them, they might not let you play their gta5
― Holy Shirt! (stevie), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
play the long game
I'd be confiscating it to protect their young minds.
― We don’t have a Paul McGrath (onimo), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:48 (eleven years ago) link
tbf Elz is 21
might work with Joel tho
― i'm not racist, i just dislike rap (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
We've started preparing your shipment for delivery and it should leave our facility in the next few hours to a few days.lol no regrets about this, at all― goole
― goole
Go buy a copy of the game, keep the receipt, and return the copy that gets shipped to you to the store. No biggie.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:51 (eleven years ago) link
Been reading about all the wildlife in this. People are getting eaten by mountain lions! Has anyone scuba dived yet? Are there sharks/rays/tropical fish?
I just have a PC so my enjoyment of this game will be vicarious for a while...
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
eh, it's only a couple days. and i want whatever pre-order content i'm getting now.
― goole, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
the missions are exhilarating - same standard 'go here, shoot these guys, escape' type thing but honed so it's pure fun. the cover system is great and the movement of your character isn't as lumpen and sluggish as in gta4. lot of cutscenes and exposition though which i never like, though again it's better (more believable, better-written, not as miserable/pompous) than gta4. in actual 'game' terms it's nowhere near as good and gripping as splinter cell blacklist for me, but as a phenomenon/cultural artefact etc it's pretty great.
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:12 (eleven years ago) link
Couple of days? PC is coming out soon?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:22 (eleven years ago) link
in actual 'game' terms it's nowhere near as good and gripping as splinter cell blacklist for me
So Blacklist is that good?
― polyphonic, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, i properly loved it. took all the best bits from conviction (and ditched the worst) and from the older games and made the most gripping game ive ever played. without sounding wank, a game for people who appreciate games, whereas gta5 is this sprawling multi-media epic for the everyman with a little bit of game sprinkled on top
― NI, Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
really enjoying this so far
feels a lot like GTAIV but w/much more likeable lead in the form of franklin
― cozymandias (cozen), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
shooting & driving just feels like GTAIV to me. driving is noticeably twitchier tho, & not for the better
movement & shooting still feels like GTAIV. did they gimp the shooting from the car? feel like that was better in GTAIV but may be misremembering
lots of pop-up
― cozymandias (cozen), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
thought the tennis was awful. imagine the golf & cycling are equally terrible
― cozymandias (cozen), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:35 (eleven years ago) link
I already faked illness at work about 5 months ago, or I'd do it again tomorrow just to play this.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:41 (eleven years ago) link
the dialogue is so good. lamar & franklin's back and forth esp
― cozymandias (cozen), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link