Leaked screen of GTAIV

[alien space marine]

http://www.oxm.co.uk/articles/news/3rd_p..._of_gta_iv

[Weltall]

I remember seeing that almost a year ago.

Yup, back in June sounds about right.

It looks like crap.

[Great Rumbler]

Brings back some fond memories.

Hint: It's fake.

[alien space marine]

Thank god!!

Well they will soon unveil the real thing in a few days.

When it comes out I'll finaly I have a excuse to buy a PS3.

It doesn't take a big guess to realize I waist online much the past year and half.

But I did take a trip down your ways Ryan In Virginia, You guys all talk like Al Gore :D

I pretty much visited the sights in D.C and Alexandria, Like the theater were Abe Lincoln got shot , The Washt Monument , White house "just outside though" *fuckin 9/11*, Smithsonian institute, Holocaust Museum ect..

[DMiller]

When it comes out I'll finaly I have a excuse to buy a PS3.

Isn't it coming out for 360 as well? I'm going to be getting one in a few weeks so I can get my GTA fix. BTW, welcome back ASM. I thought we had an image for returning members but I can't find it. Link will welcome you back then.

[A Black Falcon]

(check the image link to remind yourself of its filename... :))

Yeah, GTA IV is PS3/360.

[A Black Falcon]

"Grand Theft Auto IV: We Think It's So Cool We're Just Calling it 'IV'"?

[Weltall]

"Grand Theft Auto IV: Even though it's actually VI!"

[Great Rumbler]

Well, Vice City and San Andreas were basically part of the Grand Theft Auto III "series".

[A Black Falcon]

If that were true GTA 2 would have been part of the Grand Theft Auto 1 "series"...

... on that note, why the switch from numbers to roman numerals? Because they have a more high-end feel, supposedly?

[Great Rumbler]

Who uses numbers these days? It's all about ruman numerals and subtitles.

If that were true GTA 2 would have been part of the Grand Theft Auto 1 "series"...

GTA2 was the first true sequel, being preceded by London '61 and '69.

[Weltall]

I thought those were more expansion-pack than true sequel.

[A Black Falcon]

Who uses numbers these days? It's all about ruman numerals and subtitles.

Sometimes games use numbers... not often, but it does happen... :)

GTA2 was the first true sequel, being preceded by London '61 and '69.

The point is, GTA 2 is a lot like GTA 1 and its expansion(s) in a lot of ways, just like how GTA: VC and GTA: SA are a lot like GTA 3... which ones are numbered and which aren't seems arbitrarily determined.

[Great Rumbler]

The point is, GTA 2 is a lot like GTA 1 and its expansion(s) in a lot of ways, just like how GTA: VC and GTA: SA are a lot like GTA 3... which ones are numbered and which aren't seems arbitrarily determined.

I think it hold up fairly well. And GTA2 was quite a bit different from the first one and the London expansions.

GTA2, for one thing, was set in the FUTURE. And had a generally futuristic and cyberpunk feeling to it. You could join different factions, pedestrians and other vehicles would actually doing things instead of just being decorations, and you could be attacked by more than just local police [SWAT team and army units].

GTAIII, Vice City and San Andreas all had a very similar feel [though different settings and time periods] as well as gameplay. Plus, they all pretty much used the same engine, with some tweaks being made with each iteration.


Oh and by the way:

[A Black Falcon]

Oh and by the way:

2 did use a number, though. ... and GTA 3 didn't call itself "III"... :)

I think it hold up fairly well. And GTA2 was quite a bit different from the first one and the London expansions.

GTA2, for one thing, was set in the FUTURE. And had a generally futuristic and cyberpunk feeling to it. You could join different factions, pedestrians and other vehicles would actually doing things instead of just being decorations, and you could be attacked by more than just local police [SWAT team and army units].

GTAIII, Vice City and San Andreas all had a very similar feel [though different settings and time periods] as well as gameplay. Plus, they all pretty much used the same engine, with some tweaks being made with each iteration.

Many sequels are far less different than the three "GTA 3" games, though... really, this could as easily be GTA 6 as it could be GTA 4.

[Weltall]

It's like saying Super Mario World isn't a part of the Super Mario Bros. series. It should by rights be Super Mario Bros. 4 because it's clearly more an evolution than a revolution in the series. SMW2 on the other hand was a pretty big deviation from the standard formula yet it is still billed as a sequel to Super Mario World.

GTA 2 has a different setting and slight changes to the gameplay, but it's very clearly an evolution of the precepts seen in the first game. GTA 3 on the other hand is a very different gameplay experience from the first two. Now, I haven't played San Andreas, but Vice City's gameplay was about 95% identical to its predecessor. They're different settings but the games are like genetic brothers. I can understand somewhat why the numbering system was abrogated... but I think the inconsistency is kind of silly.

[A Black Falcon]

It's like saying Super Mario World isn't a part of the Super Mario Bros. series. It should by rights be Super Mario Bros. 4 because it's clearly more an evolution than a revolution in the series. SMW2 on the other hand was a pretty big deviation from the standard formula yet it is still billed as a sequel to Super Mario World.

Oh, I know, game numbering systems often make little logical sense... Mario is one example (not just Mario World 1/2, but also 'Mario Land 3' - which created the Wario Land series and barely had Mario in it at all), the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series is another (Dark Forces, Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith (JK1 expansion), Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, and Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy...)... still won't stop me from saying that doing things like that is kind of strange, though. :)

[Great Rumbler]

Now, I haven't played San Andreas, but Vice City's gameplay was about 95% identical to its predecessor.

Aside from the expansive enviroment, much of the gameplay was very similar except for a few things like turf wars, swimming in water, bicycles, vehicle upgrades, and a stat system.

[alien space marine]

Change of clothing and tattoos? Pool mini games.

[Great Rumbler]

I didn't intend to post EVERY addition/change.