GTA IV Who's gunna get it?

Q3ark · 03-30-08, 06:06 PM

I consider the grand theft auto series to be essential gaming for anyone who considers themselves a gamer.

With the game due for release at the end of April (just after my birthday wOOt

) it would seem there is plenty of controversy about it. Loudmouth politicians (Hillery Clinton) are clamoring for it to be banned. The mayor of NY has gon on record saying that the game in no way represents the real crime levels in his fair city. Well of course not, it's just a video game.

What do you think? Is it just an adult themed video game for adults to have fun with, or is it some dangerouse evil thing sent to brainwash the minds of our fair youth?

I have to add, I've played every incarnation of the GTA series and considder them to be great fun. At no point have I murdered, raped or beaten enyone up, I survived the gaming experience with my morals intact

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Dowly · 03-30-08, 06:09 PM

Aye, gonna get it.

Platapus · 03-30-08, 06:25 PM

A co-worker of mine has an aunt who is a nun. She loves playing GTA.

She has no problems separating real life from a video game.

Must be a cool nun

AG124 · 03-30-08, 06:41 PM

I played GTA III and VC, but never played any others after (not because of moral concerns though). My friends who played with me were annoyed because I would stop at red lights when driving (just to annoy them though

). I was actually quite out of control in my GTA driving though - I never once used my signal lights.

Sailor Steve · 03-30-08, 10:22 PM

I looked at the trailers. They look cool, but I won't get it for the same reason I don't play any of the shooters. I'm not really a gamer. I like submarines, airplanes and race cars, but I only play the ones that recreate the reality, at least for me.

Have fun with it, though.

danlisa · 03-31-08, 12:13 AM

Umm, currently there are no plans for GTA4 to be a PC game.

It may eventually be ported but with the 360 version pushing 20GB before any DLC is added and the PS3 version hitting nearly 35GB, I'd imagine the PC version will have to be 'scaled' down a little.

Day one purchase for me.

Let the rooftop sniping begin.

CaptHawkeye · 03-31-08, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I looked at the trailers. They look cool, but I won't get it for the same reason I don't play any of the shooters. I'm not really a gamer. I like submarines, airplanes and race cars, but I only play the ones that recreate the reality, at least for me.

Have fun with it, though.

Funny thing is, GTA4 is really going out of its way to create "reality" in a sense. If you read a list of features, you'd be surprised as some of the thing you will see. Things I would normally expect in a sim.

I'm looking forward to GTA4. Which is saying a lot because I despised all of the previous games with the exception of 3. (Hey lets make the same exact game over and over again and pretend its totally new!)

What's this, a popular frat dude demographic game series that i'm actually looking forward too? It can't be!

Dowly · 03-30-08, 06:22 PM

Yeh, San Andreas was great.

Spoon 11th · 03-31-08, 01:36 PM

I am possibly getting it if it gets ported to PC.
San Andreas (I call it the gang ****** city violence simulator) is in my top3 of all time best PC games. The other two are MS flight simulator 2004 and SH3. I just recently completed it 100%, again. Took me five months this time.

mr chris · 03-31-08, 01:40 PM

Have it on pre-order. Thought i will not get my hands on it till a week before im due to deploy, So i will have to wait 6 months to really play the game.

kiwi_2005 · 03-31-08, 02:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Q3ark

I consider the grand theft auto series to be essential gaming for anyone who considers themselves a gamer.

With the game due for release at the end of April (just after my birthday wOOt

) it would seem there is plenty of controversy about it. Loudmouth politicians (Hillery Clinton) are clamoring for it to be banned. The mayor of NY has gon on record saying that the game in no way represents the real crime levels in his fair city. Well of course not, it's just a video game.

What do you think? Is it just an adult themed video game for adults to have fun with, or is it some dangerouse evil thing sent to brainwash the minds of our fair youth?

I have to add, I've played every incarnation of the GTA series and considder them to be great fun. At no point have I murdered, raped or beaten enyone up, I survived the gaming experience with my morals intact

.

Yea i liked San Adreas but these type of games need to be R rated I played the uncut version of San Adreas for the PC dont know if the xbox version was the same but the game clearly wasn't for young gamers. Really the parents are at fault not the developers i see often in the local video store mums hiring out R16 to R18 games for their 10yr olds. Because the mother is buying it the shop owner wasn't doing anything illegal yet we all knew who the game was for. I see it happen all the time mums hiring out R16 to R18 games for their kids who dont look older than 10

flakmonkey · 03-31-08, 03:58 AM

I`ll definatly buy it but im still a little dubious about the UK release, still no certificate only 1month before release date!
I have a bad feeling its going to go the way of manhunt2 and get banned in the uk

danlisa · 03-31-08, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by flakmonkey

I`ll definatly buy it but im still a little dubious about the UK release, still no certificate only 1month before release date!
I have a bad feeling its going to go the way of manhunt2 and get banned in the uk

If it comes to that, I'll import it.

After all the PS3 is region free and it'll be cheaper from the US.

Nothing will prevent my enjoyment of gratuitously murdering innocents.

Jimbuna · 03-31-08, 04:47 AM

I'm lucky.....It'll probably be a day of release purchase. My son will buy it

SUBMAN1 · 03-31-08, 05:32 AM

Running around and stealing cars, beating up people, and making a wreck of things was fun - for about 5 minutes. Maybe I'm jaded, but GTA has got to be the most boring games on the planet.

After you've had a large vehicle and gone tearling around the game world, well, not much else is there.

-S

03-30-08, 06:06 PM	#1
Q3ark Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: York, England Posts: 346 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	GTA IV Who's gunna get it? I consider the grand theft auto series to be essential gaming for anyone who considers themselves a gamer. With the game due for release at the end of April (just after my birthday wOOt) it would seem there is plenty of controversy about it. Loudmouth politicians (Hillery Clinton) are clamoring for it to be banned. The mayor of NY has gon on record saying that the game in no way represents the real crime levels in his fair city. Well of course not, it's just a video game. What do you think? Is it just an adult themed video game for adults to have fun with, or is it some dangerouse evil thing sent to brainwash the minds of our fair youth? I have to add, I've played every incarnation of the GTA series and considder them to be great fun. At no point have I murdered, raped or beaten enyone up, I survived the gaming experience with my morals intact. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, But Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H20 was H2SO4.

03-30-08, 06:25 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A co-worker of mine has an aunt who is a nun. She loves playing GTA. She has no problems separating real life from a video game. Must be a cool nun __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

03-30-08, 06:41 PM	#4
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	GTA I played GTA III and VC, but never played any others after (not because of moral concerns though). My friends who played with me were annoyed because I would stop at red lights when driving (just to annoy them though). I was actually quite out of control in my GTA driving though - I never once used my signal lights. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

03-30-08, 10:22 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I looked at the trailers. They look cool, but I won't get it for the same reason I don't play any of the shooters. I'm not really a gamer. I like submarines, airplanes and race cars, but I only play the ones that recreate the reality, at least for me. Have fun with it, though. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-31-08, 12:13 AM	#6
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Umm, currently there are no plans for GTA4 to be a PC game. It may eventually be ported but with the 360 version pushing 20GB before any DLC is added and the PS3 version hitting nearly 35GB, I'd imagine the PC version will have to be 'scaled' down a little. Day one purchase for me. Let the rooftop sniping begin. __________________

03-30-08, 06:09 PM	#2
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Aye, gonna get it.

03-30-08, 06:22 PM	#8
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,053 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yeh, San Andreas was great.

03-31-08, 01:36 PM	#9
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I am possibly getting it if it gets ported to PC. San Andreas (I call it the gang ****** city violence simulator) is in my top3 of all time best PC games. The other two are MS flight simulator 2004 and SH3. I just recently completed it 100%, again. Took me five months this time.

03-31-08, 01:40 PM	#10
mr chris Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Herefordshire, England Posts: 3,562 Downloads: 216 Uploads: 0	Have it on pre-order. Thought i will not get my hands on it till a week before im due to deploy, So i will have to wait 6 months to really play the game. __________________

03-31-08, 03:58 AM	#12
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I`ll definatly buy it but im still a little dubious about the UK release, still no certificate only 1month before release date! I have a bad feeling its going to go the way of manhunt2 and get banned in the uk __________________

03-31-08, 04:47 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm lucky.....It'll probably be a day of release purchase. My son will buy it __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-31-08, 05:32 AM	#15
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Running around and stealing cars, beating up people, and making a wreck of things was fun - for about 5 minutes. Maybe I'm jaded, but GTA has got to be the most boring games on the planet. After you've had a large vehicle and gone tearling around the game world, well, not much else is there. -S __________________