The cell phone has some smallish text. Although there appears to be a setting to change the text size. There are also options to change the ringer settings. That is the only really small text I've seen so far, but I'm only an hour into it.

Ok, i'm leaving it for today, i have enjoyed it a lot, and online is really fun for mass destruction.

Hmm... I know I did this before with The Show, and that I had it solved back then too. I'll do another check and follow your advice. Thanks!

Yes, it was the same also for NBA2k8 and College hoops.

No Safe For Work!!

GTA4 pron video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51l7S7Sx3g

I'll say it again: GPS/Routing system is a great addition to the series. I hated having to pause, look at the map, and remember the route. Was that in San Andreas? It's been a while since I played that game, and now I'm second guessing if it was in that game as well or is new to this one? Either way, I'm enjoying it as I get to know the early part of the city.

Agree, it has been criticized by hardcore fans but i love it, i hated to get lost in past games. N ow if i want to go somewhere, i just set a checkpoint in the map and the gps draws the path.

Can he swim?

Bad news for some users:


http://kotaku.com/385183/rockstar-su...e-fix-in-sight

I see in some Ps3 forums people saying that they have horrible framerate problems and 5 to 20 seconds freezes, but to my surprise the game plays perfectly for me and have zero framerate issues and no freezes in 5 hours of gaming. I have not checked 360 forums.

Yup and both the water and animations are incredible well done.

Well looky what just came in the mail. Of course, I'm supposed to be working some OT tonight. :(

Some of the TV Shows are absolutely hilarious - better than writing on real TV shows.

I'm having the same problem, I guess. I load the disc, and the Rockstar logos that come up are extremely blurry, then it won't load anything else. Very frustrating.

Which version?

I'm pretty sure Saint's Row was the first one to implement that GPS system, and it's wonderful.

I've put several hours in on it(PS3) and haven't had any freezes yet and the framerate has been ok. GTA has always had it's bad framerate moments but nothing that is bothering me yet.

Enjoying it so far. I've actually been doing almost solely missions so far. I usually fiddle around for hours and hours just doing odd stuff and end up never finishing the game so I'm going to try to spend a bit more time focused on the missions themselves.

I'm hating melee combat..something about it is just wonky. I haven't done enough shooting yet to decide on that but I think the cover element is a nice addition.

Soundtrack is not what I expected either. They seem to have went back to being a little more obscure, as I haven't ran across a song I've actually heard before yet apart from the Marley station.

15 people viewing this thread? Crazy.

I'm at around 5-6 hours of gametime. Pretty wild stuff. Hopefully I can get more into the multiplayer. The free mode is crazy.

Never really liked GTA before, but I can see why it's so popular. It's so polished.

And it's so hilarious too. The TV & radio have me laughing like crazy. I wish most TV shows were this funny :)

40 GB ps3. Most of the things I've read said its the 60 gb that has a problem. I updated the system, and still nothing. Maybe a bad disc?

Completely agreed, Calis. I'm not a fan of the melee combat. I died 2 times on the first mission that used it, and it is going to take some getting used to. However, the 3rd time through, I did string together some nice combos and didn't even get touched. I haven't gotten to shooting yet, since I also tend to do all kinds of side things.

I've been watching TV shows for an hour now. Hilarious stuff as I just posted. Kingneb, they were never this detailed before. The radio was always good, but the TV shows are on a whole new level. :)

During what I'm assuming is the install screen, all the words are extremely blurry - to the point I can barely read them - and it looks like that screen is "repeating" on the botton third of my television and flashing. I can see the background changing, but it is all blurred as well. I can also hear music. Then it gets to the cut scene intro, and it is only playing on the top half of my screen, and is still extremely blurred. The bottom half of my screen is pink and white static.

I think my system is fine, since The Show plays beautifully. Very angry, particulary since I'm not saavy as to how to make "easy fixes" that might work.

Just experienced my first freeze-up.

Other than that, game is going well, when do the bridge barracades come down? I am anxious to get to the next clothing shop, my guy still looks like a goof with track pants.

Don't lie .. You thought to yourself, "did they image my closet?" at the Russian store.

The official forums are full of threads complaining about the freezes on both consoles, probably 80% of the threads are about that, so i guess Rockstar will try to find a solution as this is not something rare but common it seems.

I hate freezing issues. I've dropped games because of annoying glitches and freezing, since I hate replaying parts of games. I like moving forward at all times, not having just wasted the last hour because I haven't saved in awhile.

This might be the greatest piece of swag I have ever recieved for a game release:

So what's special about the special edition?

I don't know, I liked the Castlevania DS package to name a recent release. I bought one of those things for a couple bucks in New York last year. Of course it didn't say GTA IV and had a prescription pill bottle or whatever that is...

I'm talking about the stuff game publishers send me as promos, not the stuff they give away at retail.

Most of the time the promo swag is pretty useless, although occasionally some cool stuff comes in. The Statue of Happiness will fit right in on my gaming bobbleheads shelf. :)

Dola,

That would be...a cup of "hot coffee." :D

I just saw a GTA 4 commercial, and it flashed at the end "download exclusive episodes on the XBOX 360 starting in the fall." Or something close to that.

I just picked up a copy for the 360, hoping to play a bit later tonight. I'm a little afraid to open it after hearing about all this freezing up and stuff though.

To elaborate, my freeze-up occured right before I entered a flashing icon, and I didn't lose anything because everytime you complete a mission it saves anyway... all I lost was a taxi ride.

BTW, taxis are mega convenient. I read that once the entire map is unlocked, from east-to-west it would take you 1 real-time hour to travel the entire length. The taxis are nice for not having to waste time driving to points on a map.

This game has been a blast. Been playing for a few hours now. My only complaint would be that the game seems a lot easier than previous versions. I've nailed almost every mission on the first try and the cops don't put up much of a fight, even when I've built up 4+ stars.

Michelle kicked my ass at bowling. I wanted to slap the bitch.

I have to add that the amount of detail that goes into these games is mesmerizing. Every turn there is something new whether it's a funny advertisement or actual full blown TV shows. I just can't get over how much time they spend on the details. This company always lives up to the hype, they are truly what gaming should be about.

I'm not so sure about this. I was playing Free Mode with some friends. You start in the NW most portion of the Western Island. Me and another guy got into a car and drove all the way over to the other side of the map to get a heli and it only took about 10 minutes.

Well it's just what I read. Has anyone gotten to the middle of the map yet?

I went down to Target and picked one up today. Played only about an hour and a half, but had a blast :).

This makes me really want a PS3. Hopefully getting Mario Kart Wii tomorrow will be able to keep me distracted for a while.

For some reason the game is too big for my screen. I have a 1080i TV that is big (53 inches). It's an older HDTV so I'm not sure if there is something to the older TVs. If I go into the settings and set it for 480p widescreen, it works, but not as crisp. My TV won't change aspect ratios when playing the game on 1080i either. It's not a huge deal, but cuts off half the dollar amount and part of the cell phone.

Anyone with any idea why this is happening?

I have a similar problem. Older HDTV as well. I have the 360 version. I haven't tried 480p widescreen.

Apparently others are having the issue as well, especially on CRTs:

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=336487

Need help already!

It has been the case for me with several games on the 360, with my 'older' HDTV that is 53" (I am wondering if you have a projection Panasonic?). I have had it on 1080i for a long time and there are just some games that seem to be a little stretched. Mess with your TVs picture position, which you should be able to adjust during a game. Try to get it balanced enough so that you can see enough, that is what I do with mine.

dola- didn't even post what I came here for.

My wife went out and bought another 360. We will use it until ours is fixed and return it. :D Not supposed to be a problem, even open, but it will barely look like it has been opened either. I still haven't heard if my old one can be fixed yet, so if it can't then we keep it.

Have had the game on for 5 hours now :D and no problems with any lock ups.

THis game is everything I hoped for so far, and more I think.

Btw, possible fix for those with the freezes, disconnect from the network as it fixes the freezes and framerate problems for a lot of users that had them.

I have forgotten how to do this or missed it when they showed it.

When you fail a mission, there is an icon that pops up over your mini map. What button(s) do you press to be able to repeat the mission right away?

Up to bring the phone, then go to messages to see the sms that asks about repeating the mission.

I played for about an hour just to get the feel last night - I definitely like it so far and enjoy the story. I'm sure I'll stick to the story quite a bit and I REALLY need to get used to the driving.

Get the strategy guide, this may help. ;)

My game doesn't arrive 'til 3pm today, I'll be getting a guide at lunch so I can read through.

Some initial impressions.............

-I think the reviewers for this game were suffering from 'Mario review score boosting syndrome'. Far too many people bought into the hype. There is no way that this game should get a 10 for graphics. COD4 is a 10. This game is not.

-The level of detail in regards to all the different things that you can do is well done. Can't say enough about that. TV, radio, entertainment locations.......all very nice.

-Some of the missions are VERY boring. The melee combat seems more like the fighting mini-games in the EA NHL series......just keep smashing buttons. The firing mechanism is a bit better.

-The people on the street have ridiculously stupid AI. Really disappointed in that, as Rockstar had promised lots of individual intelligence amongst the residents of the city.

-There's nothing more fun that running over a group of people. Carnage. Tell Jack Thompson I'm ready to do it in the real world now that I have some training.

-I couldn't play for more than an hour or two at a time without getting motion sick. I've seen that mentioned on other boards and someone mentioned it in this thread as well.


Overall, the game is a lot of fun. I'm positive that it should not be receiving the perfect scores that reviewers are giving it as there are some graphics issues, but it's very worthy of AAA status.