Problem with GTA:IV

[[eVo]Rizla]

oh i forgot about that securerom shit and signing up for some-crap-i-never-use-and-dont-want. promoting piracy ftw

[SUPERBAD]

I like the story-line in GTA:IV but as far as gameplay goes it's pretty sucky compared to san andreas. thing is we're comparing to games like vc or sa which are absolutely amazing, and they make IV look like crap

finally someone who likes the story-line too! :-) ... it is really good! I also like how the episdodes and gtaIV get together...

I even like the gameplay and the gfx... best game i ve ever played.

Back to topic:
With the steam version, I got no problem at all. With the dvd version, I had some problems, but they were just with the ports. xbox no problems.
But I hate secure rom, I remember long time ago, I bought a complete pc (which i will never do again) and I got far cry for free (it was new)
first thing i did was installing far cry, which did not run. Tried everything and thought the pc is broken, than i tried the crack and it worked. fuck secure rom!

[[V]ACE]

You should try modding the damn thing! Need about 10 programs to get around the file checking that gta does and then u cant play it on-line!

I liked the story line (one of the better gta stories imo)...i think that was all i liked. Cars handled like "a fat baby stuck to the steering wheel, the helicopters like your lifting a hippopotamus on a merry go around and the bikes are a problem as no one in gta holds on to the handles due to fear of catching crotch rot!"

Also, gta:iv was made to be "realistic" (cars, handling, no seatbelt = fly form your car, etc") BUT if i wanted realism i have the world. I wanted a game to allow me to escape reality for a couple of hours! Not to go into a different reality that's worse!

I think thats all + complaints of others = one crap game! If you can modify it get the cops v robbers mod - allows you to be police and then add a snow mod. Much more fun (mainly cus you and no one else can brake in time for anything!)

[Disco]

I just play gta 4 only on my ps3 because on pc its just a way to shitty to go through all those registrations and so on...

[BikeDriver]

as i said: the game basically is fantastic UNTIL it comes down to gameplay.

the thing ACE said also is true. this game trys to be realistic but it fails.

example:
you hit a fucking tree and you fly through the window of your car and smash over the ground like 100 meters but then you stand up and sit back in your car.
thats not realistic it just fails.

oh btw: in my opinion the worst thing is that the next GTA will be exactly the same shit. worse gameplay, better graphics, even less possiblities.

[[eVo]PvtBenny]

as i said: the game basically is fantastic UNTIL it comes down to gameplay.

the thing ACE said also is true. this game trys to be realistic but it fails.

example:
you hit a fucking tree and you fly through the window of your car and smash over the ground like 100 meters but then you stand up and sit back in your car.
thats not realistic it just fails.

oh btw: in my opinion the worst thing is that the next GTA will be exactly the same shit. worse gameplay, better graphics, even less possiblities.

Its realistic enough to be honest. Compare it to GTA SA and its really realistic. Theres so many unrealistic things about any GTA game that GTA IV is one of the most realistic ones though.

The next GTA will be better. Just like how it went from GTA 3 towards GTA vice city and San Andreas. GTA IV is just a tester on the new engine like how GTA 3 was.


Ontopic:
Try contacting Rockstargames if you got problems with your copy of the game (if its a legit version ofcourse) Otherwise see if you can find some crack for it. If its a steam version dont mess with it but contact steam.

P.S:
Dont remove my post. :/ There was nothing wrong with my last post other than being offtopic like a dozen other posts are in this thread some even swearing in their posts...

[EnzoMortelli]

I like the way ppl die in IV
Gives more fun when u run around shooting ppls, if they die different every time

[[JOKER]Miczi]

I have the dvd version, original.

If it comes to the game: securom sucks so much that its easier to pirate the game than to install it from the fuckin cd. That thousands of upgrades it downloads before it allows you to play is annoying too. The gameplay: shooting is surely much more realistic, and I liked it. It's not how weapons worked in SA and others, but it's good. I also loved running in a car from the police, throwing granades through the window ftw. The handling sucks, but I also liked one thing about it: you can drive forward fuckin fast, turn your car 180 degrees backwards and continue driving backwards and then repeat it to go forward. I loved doing this, its not possible in SA. But bikes in GTA IV is fuckin useless, you can't drive it fast cause it will kill you. The graphics are very good but sometimes things appear too late, I think it's because the game wasn't designed for PCs...

The storyline is great indeed, I really liked it. Which ending did you came to? In my final mission Kate was killed at Roman's (that was his name?) wedding and I had to chase her killer. The game has a few endings, but it's not good enough to make me wannna play them

[[V]ACE]

I have the dvd version, original.
The graphics are very good but sometimes things appear too late, I think it's because the game wasn't designed for PCs...

The storyline is great indeed, I really liked it. Which ending did you came to? In my final mission Kate was killed at Roman's (that was his name?) wedding and I had to chase her killer.

Played through both endings. Get roman killed, so he stops f*****g calling!

I got orginal dvd version and steam version (i lost the dvd then found it after i brought it on steam...oh well i got it cheap with the other LC episodes).

Game was not designed for pc's and was a very bad optimisation port from console's - most xbox games (for a pc port) will require a good (mid-range) duel core to play the game well on pc (remember x-box are low/mid tri-core if i remember right).

Problem with gta:iv is poor optimisation and a unheard of belief that everyone will upgrade to quad soon for games - the recommended settings require a good quad core...Shame as a good optimisation would have made this game a legend in some respects and if R* had allowed people to mod the files then it would have done well for that alone. 

Rant ends here.

[BikeDriver]

this fucking LOSERS calling you is another thing i ABSOLUTELY cant stand for!!!!!! its so fucking annoying! most annoying is if you load the savegame again and have to listen to the same fucking calls again.......


"HEY MAN IS ROMAN!!!!!!!! WANNA HANG AROUND TOGETHER?"
"NO YOU FUCKING PRICK, DO NEVER CALL ME AGAIN, OK?"


100000 times, like 50000000000000 SMS in your fucking phone....... oh jesus

is there really anybody out there who does actually pick up this idiots EVERY FUCKING TIME they call you? then you pretty much have no more time to do anything else...

besides i REALLY REALLY have better things to do than playing virtual dart vs. a virtual friend

[[V]ACE]

oh bikedriver i loved that rant. It made me laugh and smile.

Agreed on a more serious note. I hate it "You want to go see some big titties?" ...ummm only if (a) their on a real woman and (b) not whilst hanging around with a big tit like you, roman!

[[eVo]Rizla]

"HEY MAN IS ROMAN!!!!!!!! WANNA HANG AROUND TOGETHER?"
"NO YOU FUCKING PRICK, DO NEVER CALL ME AGAIN, OK?"

...ummm only if (a) their on a real woman and (b) not whilst hanging around with a big tit like you, roman!

rofl 

[EnzoMortelli]

errr bike
u know u can suppress the calls, right?

[BikeDriver]

errr bike
u know u can suppress the calls, right?

you mean with backspace?

if you do that they will call you again 10 min later

you have to take up the phone, then press backspace, then press backspace again to deny the invitation......

[EnzoMortelli]

errr bike
u know u can suppress the calls, right?

you mean with backspace?

if you do that they will call you again 10 min later

you have to take up the phone, then press backspace, then press backspace again to deny the invitation......

No theres in option in phone menu to suppress all calls.
sleep mode or something like that.