GTA IV (PC)

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:51 pm

I was planning on buying this game (for a change). But when I went to look for a copy, my friend told me that the PC version sucks ass, is full of bugs and has been awfully optimized.

True or false? And is the game any good to begin with? Vice City -good or San Andreas -good?

entertainer · Post by **entertainer** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:56 pm

worst port ever

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:25 pm

I actually just bought it yesterday and wish I hadn't. I have 2 GB of RAM, an nVidia 8600 GTS, and a dual core 2.8 GHz processor, and the game wouldn't even let me play it on the Medium settings. I play Far Cry 2 and all my other games set on High.

I'm returning it this afternoon.

By the way, having a joystick or controller hooked up causes a spinning screen, so you have to unplug it and restart your pc before you play.

Aonaran · Post by **Aonaran** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:27 pm

I have it for *cough* xbox *cough* and I can attest that it is in fact a remarkable game. Shit to hear they fucked the port up, though.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 5:32 pm

On PS3, it's great. I don't know what you mean by Vice City-good or SA-good, Kashluk, which one didn't you like?

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 9:05 pm

I liked both, probably more so of San Andreas, though. Some of my friends just happen to love VC and hate SA or vice versa. Just trying to figure out what 'type' of game it is...

Too bad to hear they managed to fuck up the PC port. Another game not-to-buy, then.

entertainer · Post by **entertainer** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:07 pm

Like theres any to-buy game these days...

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:33 pm

I'd say it's closer to VC maybe. You don't get to work out and shit, and there aren't any gang wars for turf or whatever.

It's a bit more "classic"; you get missions and you work for a bunch of people. The overall game mechanic is quite simple, but it's very well done and polished. Some of the "quests" do ressemble each other, but there are quite a few surprises there and there which make the game more enjoyable as they break the rhythm.

I must admit I'm not finished with it yet. I started playing at the beginning of September I think, and I mostly played like 2-3 hours a week. Maybe that's why I enjoy it, I play casually and slowly. I know one of my friend played throught it in like 3 weeks and at the end he was tired of playing and instead of driving to places he called taxi cabs and speed ran throught everything. I did tell him he was stupid but that's another story.

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:40 pm

has anyone played the pc port of bully? i've heard of some vague problems with it but i can't seem to find much about them. help me out suckas

Blargh · Post by **Blargh** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:14 am

I attempted to play Bully recently, was graced with intermittent crashing every few minutes. A pity, as I had read encouraging things of it. Be that as it may, reports are far from unanimous. Obviously.

Perhaps your fortune could be more consistent ?

After the eminently functional versions of Vice City and San Andreas, I am left to wonder - how ?

I won't be touching IV. Perhaps Saints Row 2 will satisfy in its stead.

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:29 am

Check this out, I bought Bioshock today on Steam (it was only 5 bucks get off me) and I can run the thing with all the settings all the way up, and the only thing I don't have checked is DX 10 because I don't have vista, and I'm still getting like 33.14 fps.

Total bullshit on Rockstar's part.

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 6:49 am

Senister, you can get DX10 if you're using XP.

pic related, it's DX10 and XP

SenisterDenister · Post by **SenisterDenister** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:24 am

I only have a 32 bit, that might be as to why I don't have it.

Stainless · Post by **Stainless** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:58 am

Got the same problems with GTA IV. Runs like a fucking dog.

[HpA]SniperPotato · Post by **[HpA]SniperPotato** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:42 pm

http://www.techmixer.com/download-direc ... indows-xp/

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 8:25 pm

I have GTA 4 for xbox and I got bored with it pretty fast, it basically the same thing over and over. I should probably give it another chance sometime in the future maybe.

cazsim83 · Post by **cazsim83** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 3:19 am

The game is a lot of fun - traditional GTA style - on the consoles, though.

I only know one person who has it for PC and said it was buggy and pissed him off a number of times.

One thing for PC though - maybe someone can make a mod that shuts off the random calls on your goddamn cellphone.

Frequently in the middle of desperately running my ass all over town, or right before a gunfight broke out, I'd have some assweasel calling me to go play darts, hang at the tittie bar, or join them for a moonlight rendezvous at the local swimming hole. Okay, not the rendezvous thing.

It was very annoying.

Post by **Dogmeatlives** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:48 pm

i hated that hang out with friends thing.

Post by **Manoil** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:15 am

Playing Saints 2 is definitely difficult without being able to flag down taxis