Liberty City Stories
By SweetTea023
Posted on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 08:47:06 PM EST

The day has arrived, GearHeads: GTA 4 is here!

After driving close to 4 hours today I was able to pick up my repaired 360 today!!!  I've been able to play for a couple hours of GTA 4 although my final test here at school has occupied most of my time.

But the time I have spent with the game I've been very impressed.  However, I've had some minor complaints and have been really thrown off by how the game controls...both vehicles and your character just feel unpolished and extremely hard to use.  Now I'm assuming this will change over time as I get use to the game but for now it's throwing me off.
Also, the intensity of the foul language and just raw 'raunchy-ness' of the game have been disappointing for me personally but I knew that going in.

But other than that, GTA 4 is brilliant. The dialog, the cell phone integration, the huge city to explore...I'm very, very impressed.  One thing immediately noticeable is the stories that you will take from the game each time you set the controller down.  One in particular includes me driving from the cops, diving out and breaking into a roll that had me taking out a civilian as if he was a bowling pin.  After getting up I saw the cops getting closer and jumped off an intersection into what I thought was water...instead I found about 100 feet of air and then the beach below killing me instantly. Sweeeet.

So what stories do you have after your first day in Liberty City?


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Well....

I saw the airport on the map and decided to drive over and take a look at it up close.  I was enjoying myself, considering taking a baggage cart, when I must have driven to a spot that's off limits because I immediately had four stars.  A flood of squad cars, SUV's, large trucks, and helicopters all converged on me firing at my already beaten up car.  I shot a couple cars using the new drive by controls (awesome!)  and sped back to my safe house while duking it out with the cops on the way.

I have loved every minute of this game.  The driving feels so real now.  I love how it's no longer possible to fly into a corner at 70 mph and get around unscathed.   I can't say enough about the new shooting, it's so much more refined than past games.

The one complaint that I have is that in tight spaces, such as the hallway of your safehouse, the camera can get pretty terrible.  It's not a huge problem, but it's pretty annoying when you're trying to get away from the po-po.

Second GT: extrateresticle

by captain crunk27 on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:00:08 PM EST


I have one memorable

moment, from MP when I was playing Cops n Crooks with Machete, Savage, windowlicker, and a few others. I was one of the "Henchmen" for the Crooks, and I got into a huge gunfight with the other 3-4 members of the Cops team. After getting demolished by them, I respawned, and after walking about 3 steps, out of absolutely nowhere a car hit me doing at least 80mph. My body went flying so high into the air that I could see almost the whole city. Not to mention it scared the crap outta me :P I was dying of laughter afterwards.

by RoBBins0096 on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:34:48 PM EST


This

 morning after I got back from getting the game, I played for about 2 hrs.  Before I went to bed I tried MP.  The first round I got into a car and starting driving and I saw a guy trying to jump onto a wall so I smashed right into him.  Right after that someone blew the hell out of my car, It was pretty cool.  I'm having trouble with the controls also Sweety, especially the driving.  I'm all over the place LOL.  After time I'm guessing I'll be driving like a pro, I hope :)

by GearsChrisB on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 09:52:02 PM EST


i sucked too

after a couple of more hours, you can seriously drive like a dream. Doing lots of stunts while shooting out your window with ease. Its AWESOME.

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 10:18:40 AM EST
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Your

 right, last night I played more of the SP and was getting the hang of it.  I really never played the other GTA games.  It's a ton of fun.  I can't wait to try it online with all of you :)  Suns hope you get yours soon :)

by GearsChrisB on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 04:37:55 PM EST
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Best

part of tonight was the party bus. We all got in one big bus and it was a party nuff said

"Look, the thing about my family is there's five of us. Marge, Bart, Girl Bart, the one who doesn't talk, and the fat guy. How I loathe him"

by Wangler1316 on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:46:53 PM EST


also

the single player is hilarious

"Look, the thing about my family is there's five of us. Marge, Bart, Girl Bart, the one who doesn't talk, and the fat guy. How I loathe him"

by Wangler1316 on Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:48:20 PM EST
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they should have a counter

for how many times you hear "titties"

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:45:26 AM EST
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GTA Race.... You HAVE to read on...

I was in a GTA Race with about 12 people.  It was motorcycles only.  Right off the bat, I went off a cliff into the water.  So, I figured I had lost anyway.  Rather than quitting like most do, I came up with a cool idea, and put it to the test.  So, on my journey back to the road I came across a rocket launcher.  I then proceeded to jack cars and pile them up in a blind corner.  Then I ran away and sat, staring at the map and giggling my balls off.  Soon enough, about 7 of em' came flying around the corner, crashing into the pile of cars, as they were struggling to get back on their bikes and cursing to high hell, 3 more of em' smashed into it.  I was laughing my DINK off at this point.  Then I steadied myself, took aim as the last guy crashed into the pile, and fired off a rocket........BOOM BOOM CURSE SCREECH CRASH BOOM CURSE BOOM...  Several cars exploded, one after the other, killing all 10 guys.  I saw people and car parts flying EVERYWHERE.  I heard things that no man should EVER hear, coming from the mouths of these guys...  Man, I couldn't stop LMFAO!!!  I couldn't believed it had actually worked...  

So I highly suggest trying this at least once...  A memory that will not soon be forgotten.  

I can't wait to experience this game with you guys.

You laugh because I'm different........... I laugh cause I just farted!

by Savage Injun on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 12:26:52 AM EST


Great story, Savage!

I've no doubt this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:46:50 AM EST
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Any luck yet Suns?

by Average on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 12:20:15 PM EST
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No, the game is still in customs.

I woke up in the middle of the night to check the tracking to see if it has been released yet.  Not yet. :(

All I want is enough time with it to be able to drive the vehicles before FFF.  If I don't get anytime with it before FFF, I will be the boss that just sits in the back seat, or off getting my learner's license somewhere in an undisturbed part of the city.

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:25:04 PM EST
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Good luck on a fast arrival.

Do notify us when you get it. I'll get up at 4 in the morning to play some multiplayer with ya :P

by Average on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:53:58 PM EST
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Oh, you will know. You will know!

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 07:17:26 PM EST
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Ah man...

All these stories are really making me want to play this game... I need more free time!

"The creatures were friendly and could see in four dimensions. They pitied the Earthlings for being able to see only three." -Slaughterhouse-5

by StarborneRanger on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:29:10 AM EST


I was in a game

With Robbins, Machete, Savage and a more. Savage and I were on the cops with a couple others (in Cops n Robbers) we were chasing the Boss down. After being run over a few times crashing my own car I jumped on the Faggio (the scooter not a guy) and started to chase down the boss. Very intimidating I might add, then he went off a cliff onto the highway. Pretty good drop and right when I went off I hit the curb and did a backflip. I mean perfect backflip then hit the highway on both wheels and kept on going. I didn't catch him but it was funny.

by Windowlicker77 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:44:48 AM EST


Sooo many things i could say

First Sweety:

  • You get used to vehicles and they are VERY polished controls once you get them (360 spin in vehicles almost whenever you want to and easy 180 spin parking)

  • Turn off Auto Aim in controls. Then they are AWESOME. Cover hasn't messed up for me yet and it works better than rainbow six vegas.

Some memorable moments:

  • Taking the luggage kart at the airport deep into the city with a 4 star rating and up and surviving... THEN, taking it off a massive jump and still going.

  • Getting a helicopter and swooping down where friends are trying to evade police to get a awesome get away.

  • Anything involving the revolutionary physics.

  • a Huge Room off gearheads doing crazy stuff.

  • Blankman and I on one motorcycle getting pwned.

  • falling off of the empire state building seconds after landin my helicopter.

  • In single player, I had to take a girlfriend home and i was going FULL speed. I hit the E brake and did a AWESOME 540 degree spin and ended at a PERFECT park.

  • Probably one of the greatest moments was when Poland, Blank, and I were taking on other groups in the gametype where you deliver Marijuana to a dealer. The enemies came up in their car and i got out of the driver seat. I yelled "BITCH!" and blew them up with an RPG. It was such a badass moment. Not to mention just driving around with a car of gearheads shooting out the car at another gang.

  • Walking hard with Grymm last night when we were being chased by cops.  I was like "run!" and we both were on foot running as fast as we could, and i yelled to grymm to shoot the people behind me. We says "what peop... SHIT!" and shoots an RPG at them that goes wizzing over my head to cause one of the prettiest explosions seen in gaming.

GTA4 is everything i wanted it to be, and more. The Single Player i have played is supposed to be the most boring part of it all and it is AMAZING. Liberty City is alive. Machete and I were talking about how it is even really fun to just walk around the city (and i mean WALK). There is so much to do and so much detail into everything...

Can't wait to get back home and play it again!:)

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 10:17:30 AM EST


This game is UNBELIEVEABLE!!!

I just CAN'T WAIT to get to play with you guys!  I get all excited just thinking about it.  The Downtown area is remarkable, everything is remarkable.  

The Gearhead Mafia will soon be OWNING the virtual world.  Look out Liberty City, here home the "G"-Heads!!!  (we need to acquire our gang colors too)  Ha ha ha!

You laugh because I'm different........... I laugh cause I just farted!

by Savage Injun on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:00:25 AM EST
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Oh yea...

The ingame "cell phone" that you can use in multi, is good to private chat with people in the room.  Sorry for the mixup Zoso.

We had some fun, i think the best yes was the delivery one where we went so far, hiding out, then you popped out of the car and shot the RPG, wayyy too funny.

I think the best time to fly up to the top of a building, as you mentioned last night, is to get at night during dusk and watch the lights from the air.

Poland...

You will meet your maker, the "chainsaw" and POLANDSTYLE

by Polandstyle on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 01:43:52 PM EST
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DID YOU KNOW...

while playing in MP games, you can use your cell phone to call ANYONE that you are currently playing with!!!  You can have a 1 on 1 with them in the heat of battle.

P.S.  Have any of you guys watched the T.V. in the Safe House???  Friggin' Hilarious!!!!!

You laugh because I'm different........... I laugh cause I just farted!

by Savage Injun on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:35:24 PM EST
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Zos, you comments about the control

of the vehicles sounds exactly what I thought it would be.  It will take a while to master, but once you do, it will be SO much more rewarding!  Can't wait!

Keep the stories coming, guys.  I can see it all in my mind's eye as I read!

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:26:59 PM EST
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I want to play it right now... :(

DAMNIT. :(

Oh well, working instead is just as fun right?

:/

.

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:46:35 AM EST


in terms of raunchy material

I think it is actually less offensive the older iterations. And the foul language and content actually has meaning and weight to it. In the way they depict characters, form a believable environment etc.

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:48:00 AM EST


more moments:

  • Getting launched in the air across part of the city by a helicopter propeller. (yep you can kill people 28 weeks later style)

  • Helicopter battles with 5 star rating with grymm. We pwned. I killed 9 helicopters without losing mine. This was before we got into the luggage kart. lol.

  • Listening to an EPIC orchestrated song on my motorcycle going at high speed while it was raining. Diving off it, having it kill the cop who was about to kill me with a shotty. Then getting picked up by a helicopter and spraying at them from the heli. (btw use left trigger when you are getting carried by the heli)

more to come (back to work lol)

Eat A Peach

by Zoso Fan on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 11:51:42 AM EST


My favorite

was when we blew up cops, stole a motorcycle and drove away doing a wheelie with you shooting off the back wearing a helmet. My overall favorite moment though, was definitely when I drove up to a porn shop on a faggio (scooter) with another guy from the SP and we both walked in with our helmets still on.

This is Bob. Bob has bitch tits.

by MacheteMan7 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 02:57:55 PM EST
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Machete

We couldnt get into your game last night sadly. It kept saying the party is no longer available. We will have to try again tonight.

A few of us made it into a custom game together. Me and steve had a ball driving around in my "lambo/zonda" shooting people out the windows and speeding.

by Average on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 04:04:40 PM EST
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your father must be proud!

haha

It's hard to bust a tough nut.

by TexasTrap7 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:59:28 PM EST


OMFG

I just played with Grymm, Machete, Abe, Joey, Pwnda, and Poland for a little bit and it was so much fun.  Constant laughing.  Helicopter wars are simply amazing.

One moment that was particularly incredible involved Abe, Pwnda, Joey, and Grymm in a bus with a 3 star wanted level and me in a helo overhead.  I swooped down to save them, then made a break for Happiness Island.  Unfortunately, a couple people ended up in the water, and I took it upon myself to pick them up in the chopper.  Chopper + water = no good.

Second GT: extrateresticle

by captain crunk27 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 05:45:03 PM EST


Saving myself for FFF

I have been playing mostly just to get better at the controls.  The target lock off is less confusing.

Be on tonite!  Let the mayhem ensure.

Gotta play with the kids first and put them to bed.

Suns.  You must be stressin waiting for the "Package" to arrive!

Don't worry, we'll all be there ready for you.  Ready with a shotgun that is... ;0

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 06:01:20 PM EST


Tell me about it.

My sleep schedule is all out of wack. I woke up at 3:00, and then couldn't get back to sleep until I checked the tracking - still sitting in customs - then of course, I couldn't get back to sleep anyway, because I was now wide awake.  Now, watch, the game will arrive sometime this afternoon, and I will be too tired when I get home to play.  CRAZY!  Absolutely CRAZY!

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 07:20:25 PM EST
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Here we go again!

Its Wednesday night.  Kids in bed.  Wife is happy with me.  And I can play!!

Tonight, it is going to be ALL about MP with the Gearheads!

Looking for some more polished killing now that we've got the controls a little better under our belts.  

I still don't like the driving.  I do, but my camera is always swinging up.  Meaning, I set it in a good position and then it wander upward.  I am always "fighting it".  I have to constantly keep it in mid position.  I would like it to just Stay where I want it.  But, I guess I'll just get used to it.  Just more work.  And using the hand brake is tough because it is on the RB.  I am already using the RT for the Gas.  And I use my index for that.  So I have to take my index off the RT to hit the RB and that is just too complicated for my poor poor skills.

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:28:31 PM EST


P.S....

Suns we need an immediate Update when you get your contraband package!!! :-)

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:30:14 PM EST
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Use the "A" button for an E-Brake....

It's already defaulted as such.  You can either use "RB" or "A"!!!

You laugh because I'm different........... I laugh cause I just farted!

by Savage Injun on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:33:38 PM EST
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Tanks

That is actually really helpful.

Bought the game guide today.  I thought that it would give pointers on How to play.

It is good, but only really gives Help on the SP missions.

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:42:54 PM EST
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One other thing I've noticed

Not a whole lost of posts on Gearheads in the past couple of days.  I think that it is because Everyone is Playing GTA instead of posting on the Site.

Papi,  Have you played yet?  Can't wait to play with you!!

"I do not tell lies, but I am a savage".

by Kenai 91 on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 08:32:09 PM EST


Tangerine Dream!

Do you know how long it has been since I heard their fantastic warped, mind-melting melodies?  YEARS!  And this morning, flippin' through the stations I came across The Journey, and they were playing an old familiar Tangerine Dream song.  WOW!  Great, great stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioB4cNTFHbc

I used to play this stuff in the movie theater for the patrons waiting for their show to start.

Gears is my porn.

by 3Suns on Thu May 01, 2008 at 07:55:10 PM EST