Is it worth getting GTA 4?

jmc007 · 16 Jun 2009 at 17:15

Adrianr said:
Do make sure you get a 360 pad for it though, the game was designed for them and it shows.

I prefer mouse and keyboard for everything except the helicopter. Moving the camera with the 360 controller is fail.

Vern1961 · 19 Jun 2009 at 15:42

I'm about 75% through replaying GTA IV, trying to do more of the side missions. However I must admit it doesn't really grab and pull you in like SA did. There's no empathy with the main character and the main missions seem to lack imagination - a variation on "chase me" or go to warehouse and shoot everyone standing.

As an aside, I saw Saint's Row 2 on offer for £14.99 in one of the High Street retailers the other day so thought I would give it a go. The graphics aren't that good to be sure but it is bringing a smile to my face. I like the ability to customise the main character - male, female or shemale as you see fit.

And the mission where you drive around spraying poop over everything had me in stitches. I've only scratched the surface but at least it seems like fun compared to GTA IV.

AWPC · 19 Jun 2009 at 15:52

R* Toronto are still supporting the PC 6 months later. Patch 4 is just out with more minor FPS increases and patch 5 is underway as well which sounds like it may be something big like the 360 DLC!

PC GTA4 is a massive way ahead of the console versions in every possible way. On 360 + PS3 GTA4 can barely run even at a greatly reduced detail level both consoles struggle with it most of the time. At least the PC if quad core or higher with a ressonable gfx card can deliver a playable experience. The console versions look poor and run at a shockingly low FPS most of the time plus loading times are a joke (more so than the PC).

http://updates.rockstargames.com/patches/gtaiv/GTAIV_MAINTENANCE_UPDATE_1040_EFIGS.rar

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?&showtopic=415183

BoozerDawg · 19 Jun 2009 at 16:09

Freakin sweet. Rockstar do appear to be trying to fix the game up good n proper. Im guessing there next patch will coincide with the new Live update which allows in-game dlc stores, which theyl slap lost and damned on

Only time will prove me wrong

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Sean_UK · 19 Jun 2009 at 17:25

I was expecting 1.4 to contain only a couple of minor fixes, yet it seems R* plan to add content too! :cool:

spudbynight · 19 Jun 2009 at 18:36

I have been waiting to play this for a while. I am getting a new rig next week. Will an overclocked i7 with a 4890 chew this up at 1920x1200?

BoozerDawg · 19 Jun 2009 at 18:46

spudbynight said:
I have been waiting to play this for a while. I am getting a new rig next week. Will an overclocked i7 with a 4890 chew this up at 1920x1200?

It should easily, i think im right in saying the i7's chew this game up.

spudbynight · 19 Jun 2009 at 18:50

Cool....will be on my hitlist.

Ali195 · 19 Jun 2009 at 22:06

GTA IV first 30% of story was great but once youre half way through the second island its gets a bit 'go to this place, youre my bitch, do it or you die' .....then last 20% starts to get interesting. Completed it few months ago but reinstalled (1TB drive

) ....the lack of AA was awful, its the first thing you notice

Happy · 19 Jun 2009 at 22:09

Sean_UK said:
Somethings a-miss Happy, you should breeze it

Yeah tell me about it

still want to be able to play it properly, maybe one day :/

DennisK4 · 19 Jun 2009 at 22:39

Ali195 said:
GTA IV first 30% of story was great but once youre half way through the second island its gets a bit 'go to this place, youre my bitch, do it or you die' .....then last 20% starts to get interesting. Completed it few months ago but reinstalled (1TB drive ) ....the lack of AA was awful, its the first thing you notice

Yep, the lack of AA and the crappy shadows was a pity because otherwise it is a really great looking game.

Rezident · 14 Aug 2009 at 13:34

I avoided GTA IV when it first came out because of all the reported problems but I just picked it up for a tenner. I recall at the time there was a list of changes that could be made and various optimisations to get it to work properly on the PC, but I can't find them anywhere, does anyone know what or where they are? Thanks.

Also I presume the 1.0.4 patch is the best is it?

aa6972 · 14 Aug 2009 at 13:58

This Side Up said:
If you want a better sandbox style game, I would recommend Saints Row 2. Mmmmmm!

Saints row 2 would be good if it was ported better, if GTA4 port was bad, SR2 is worst, it is almost unplayable....

Margaret · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:22

snowdog said:
GTA IV is both heavy on GPU and CPU.

It's more heavy on the CPU, shown by the fact that the graphics settings make very little difference, it's mostly CPU dependant.

GPU isn't much of an issue at all, it doesn't even look that good. No AA and the shadows are disgusting.

Klo · 14 Aug 2009 at 14:37

I have a Q6600, a 2900xt and 6gb of RAM, will I be able to run okish at 1440x900 on highish settings?

The one thing thats putting me off this game is all the signing up I have to do for Rockstar and GFW.

Sean_UK · 14 Aug 2009 at 15:54

Klo said:
I have a Q6600, a 2900xt and 6gb of RAM, will I be able to run okish at 1440x900 on highish settings?.

Q6600 @ stock is unfortunatly not upto it, 3GHz+ is enough an for acceptable gaming experiance with high settings. I happen to own 1x 2900XT as back up card and it runs GTAIV fine, no suprise as the games largely CPU limited.

For me Vista 64 runs the game better than XP SP3, even with both been fresh instals.

Klo · 14 Aug 2009 at 15:56

Sean_UK said:
Q6600 @ stock is unfortunatly not upto it, 3GHz+ is enough an for acceptable gaming experiance with high settings. I happen to own 1x 2900XT as back up card and it runs the GTSIV fine, no suprise as the game is largely CPU limited.

For me Vista 64 runs the game better than XP SP3, even with both been fresh instals.

Ah right, thanks for that, its running at stock for the moment but I have got it up to 3.2ghz before, so might have to overclock it a little again.

Goldfingers · 14 Aug 2009 at 16:14

Some of the replies on this thread are ridiculous. Laughable ridiculous.

Along the lines of "why is everyone complaining, GTA runs as smooth as silk for me *disclaimer: I have a £2000 PC with top end components that makes mincemeat of every other game on the market. "

Sean_UK · 14 Aug 2009 at 16:19

Klo said:
Ah right, thanks for that, its running at stock for the moment but I have got it up to 3.2ghz before, so might have to overclock it a little again.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18010123&page=2

Some GTAIV + Q6600 info at the above thread, worth a look and will give you an idea of how the game 'might' run on your set up

Bear in mind that whilst your Q6600 should manage at least an average 30+ fps @ 3.2GHz, with 5* Wanted level or mass exploisions it will dip into midd 20's a fair bit, still better than my XBOX360 could manage with the game.

Klo · 14 Aug 2009 at 17:21

Sean_UK said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18010123&page=2

Some GTAIV + Q6600 info at the above thread, worth a look and will give you an idea of how the game 'might' run on your set up Bear in mind that whilst your Q6600 should manage at least an average 30+ fps @ 3.2GHz, with 5* Wanted level or mass exploisions it will dip into midd 20's a fair bit, still better than my XBOX360 could manage with the game.

Cheers, some slightly encouraging results considering he was running at a higher res than me! I might have to look into purchasing this now!