Finally got GTA IV..

HarryPainful · 11 May 2009 at 13:29

Red and White said:
got it on the 360 here and didnt notice any frame rate issues with it at all.

brilliant game.

Me either... :confused:

I think its just the "OMG its not running at 100+ FPS with 16xAA" crowd bleating as usual.

Instead of looking at the technical scope of the game (recreating New York!!) and enjoying it for what it is.

marscay · 11 May 2009 at 13:33

thecremeegg said:
Its horrific, especially when turning a corner in a car - its a 10 min wait for the screen to catch up

uh huh

Kainz · 11 May 2009 at 13:38

Had no frame rate issues on my 360 when I drove around town and I DID go looking for them. However I did notice frame rates dropping into the 20's during explosion heavy combat scenes - especially in L&D.

Great game, crap missions and characters though (apart from badman and bennie). Car handling was simply what made the game for me.

orderoftheflame · 11 May 2009 at 14:00

Kainz said:
Had no frame rate issues on my 360 when I drove around town and I DID go looking for them. However I did notice frame rates dropping into the 20's during explosion heavy combat scenes - especially in L&D.

Great game, crap missions and characters though (apart from badman and bennie). Car handling was simply what made the game for me.

Same here.

Never had issues that made the game unplayable.

Kreeeee · 11 May 2009 at 14:11

lowrider007 said:
Kind of correct, you have to be on-line to download and activate it, you don't need to be on-line to play it.

I wasn't aware of that! Is this a recent addition as I'm sure I used to need a net connection to play single player games like Half Life.

orderoftheflame · 11 May 2009 at 14:23

Kreeeee said:
I wasn't aware of that! Is this a recent addition as I'm sure I used to need a net connection to play single player games like Half Life.

You have to launch steam whilst online, then set it to offline mode.

AFAIK you can't set offline mode without an existing connection, which sucks.

KNiVES · 11 May 2009 at 15:20

Kreeeee said:
I wasn't aware of that! Is this a recent addition as I'm sure I used to need a net connection to play single player games like Half Life.

It's been that way for literally years. Steam has an offline mode. You need your games to be 100% updated then you can select offline mode and play your games as much as you like without connecting to the internet.

Kreeeee · 11 May 2009 at 15:25

Actually, I don't think I've tried playing a single player steam game since HL1...

Sorry for going off topic, I'll leave it there

icehot · 11 May 2009 at 18:24

Kreeeee said:
Actually, I don't think I've tried playing a single player steam game since HL1...

Sorry for going off topic, I'll leave it there

its kinda understandable considering some of the great mp games out there

Neoni · 11 May 2009 at 20:08

I notice the framerates but it doesnt take away from the game.

Hedge · 11 May 2009 at 20:51

Great game, but even with an aging pc like mine I was happier with it on my PC than xbox. and its only a tenner on PC

wannabedamned · 11 May 2009 at 20:52

Hedge said:
Great game, but even with an aging pc like mine I was happier with it on my PC than xbox. and its only a tenner on PC

I'ver really noticed the PC thing lately. My brother has a decent machine, and uses his 360 pad on it. He has GOW, Mass effect, Last remnants and fallout 3. All run better than on 360, the last 3 look better on PC.

It's really made me wonder about my 360 and whether i'm actually going to need it soon lol