this is a pretty basic article; not very impressive

The game which i like most in GTA series is GTA III, GTA4 has good graphics but the time GTA3 comes into existence there was not any other game which can even comes near it . . . and even in GTA3 the graphics were made perfect according to conditions with some foggy environment and mostly clouds . . . things looks same as it was shown in GTA3 in bad weather . . .

gta iv is great, so much of in-game detail... but it feels like they used too much of a "oil painting" filtering on its graphics - it's not a blur, and it's not jagged - it's just confusing to look at it... and the shadows are way too grainy... that's my complain about it, which makes the graphic not look all that great...

but the game is awesome indeed.

On graphics, GTA IV wins. But on everything else, it loses bigtime.

I am amazed how much the games have changed, I really want GTA IV, But don't have a PS3 or Xbxo360

GTA is awesome. the graphics are great and i love to run around and do random things shame GTA4 not on ps2 though

Did the person who wrote the captions for the screenshots even play GTA IV? As far as I know there's no Staunton Island in GTA IV and there are taxi missions from Roman.

Wow! I'm actually impressed by how good VC, III, and SA look. Their shots were obviously pulled from the PC version. They have the sharpness and vivid colors IV lacks. Yes, IV has more details, but what good is it when it's covered up by low-res console fuzziness?

Bring out the PC version already, so we can make a fair comparison. Comparing PC versions with console versions is like comparing apples with oranges. I do think IV on the PC will great and blow away SA, VC, and III. I want REALLY see all those details in IV.

yeah it looks amazing...Really do love the GTA series baby

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Rockstar really work hard to improve GTA4.

Great article, it complements the phenomenon that is Grand Theft Auto

I think this article means Algonquin Isle not Staunton Island.

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ALSO HAVE TO STATE GTA V.C. HAD THE VERY BEST MONEY CURRENCY SYSTEM TO.

VICE CITY ALL THE WAY LOOKS BEST BECAUSE OF IS NOT REALISM & IS CARTOONISH...

Creat ! Thinking about it after 10 years , boys . Hah ! I thinks maybe ..... i died .kekeke

I WANT a new GTA for pc!!! =( How can they do this to pc gamers :S

oh sh... I 4got how the hookers looked like in San Fierro... DARN!!!

Vice city is still my favorite, but I think san andreas is great too. my only problem with san andreas is that I could never get used to it. I still discover a new part of los santos every day, even though I've unlocked the other cities. but that is a good thing at the same time. and gta4? I consider it on the same level as vice city.

RockStar ROCK!!!!!!!!

Vice city looks the best out of the old ones, it's mostly because of the colours and the water, but it also looks like it runs at a higher native resolution. A much cleaner image. But the coolest one out of all of them is still GTA SA, I miss all the things you could do and the different places you could go to. The countryside was awesome, it was cool to have when you got tired of the city's. I hope they add most of the things they had in SA to the next GTA.

Shows how far the game industry has come in 10 years, looks fantastic now. I wonder what the next ten years will bring. I miss ammu-nation and tanks though :/

I never noticed how low the graphics were at first in the older GTA's until recently and they were still funny as hell to play they have so much potential for this game I hope it lasts a long time

I keep wondering, Why does San Andreas look like S*** compared to Vice City and III??

Amazing how Rockstars can make fantastic water ( I even liked the ones in the previous games.), Great car models and Characters. But a decent bush or tree is difficult to make.
Still when you're driving like mad with the cops after you, you don't really stop and shout out " Oh my god!, Look at those fantastic trees and bushes!"

hope the pc version comes out sooner. The Mods will be superb.

nice.

In certain aspects, you can really see the differences between each game. Vice City had improved lighting, while San Andreas had improved textures and character models. And of course, 4 gets the best of every world, give that it's current generation. All in all, an interesting look back on the previous installments and how things have changed since 3's release.

it's a good step forward, but not a real leap as they try to make it sound. where are the animals? dogs,cats, birds, rats, so on and so on. there is still room for improvement.

I like how they try to make GTA look like such an achievement by comparing it to last-gen iterations of the series. I'm not trying to bash the game, but it's not like it's the first current gen game to have graphics of this quality.

This article has made me realize how much time has passed and graphics, advanced. I didn't really notice the preceding editions of GTA looking so Virtua Fighter.

The truth is with each passing year and with each advance in technology GTA has come a long way in both gameplay and in story. I just hope it keeps getting better as a franchise, but then again how far can a game go? I guess the future will only tell.

vice city i believe really made the franchise, gta3 was really disapointing when i got it way back when......just driving got really boring..you couldnt really do that much. and SA was kinda overwelming , there was to much to do and all the little add in where not really that in depth and kinda lame. gta 4 is by far the best. hopefully the next game with be in vice city with this games engine

they soulda put gta 1 and 2 in it for shyts and giggles, than 3 would look sooo shotyy, and in regard to Koal_Jadian about the graphics...gta has really always been under par with what system there on i mean look at gta on ps1, and i think the faces and whatnot last gen were really disapointing, i mean the mouths didnt move and if they did it looked like sock puppets

man, lets praise the technology. When I had GTA III I thought those where the best graphics, but now...

I have every single game from this franchise (including the PS1 versions and expansion packs), so as a die-hard lifetime GTA'r, I was slightly disappointed by the overall content offered in GTA4 in comparison to GTA: San Andreas. San Andreas was MASSIVE, however, this new outing seems less so. Sure, the graphics are top-notch and the options are widely varied, but to be honest with you, I was expecting far more. Gone are the days of eating too much/too little and exercising to change your physical appearance. Also, gone are the top notch voices of Hollywood maestros such as Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds and Luis Guzman (my favourite of all!), but the variance of Radio Stations and your coveted mobile phone add a degree of solace. The greatest question of all is....why Ricky Gervais???

it is the best GTA game by far EASILY but graphics wise it doesn't even reach the same level as other 360 and PS3 titles. I don't understand how they gave this game a 10 on graphics. More like a 6 or 7. Same with sound effects.

Gamespot is overrating it...maybe its rated by opening week sales predictions.

magnificent game. 9.9/10. not perfect, but the closest bthing we are going to get to perfect for a long time.

1 thing i dont think that they shouldnt have put in is the un needed sexual content, if they didnt put it in it might not be 18 so more people could enjoy it.

I have been living in Liberty City for the past 10 days... Anyone who say's this is not the best GTA game thus far is completely beyond me. This game is addictive, immersing and ridiculously funny.

hahah and im hearing complaints about gta 4 having the same graphics as gta sa, rubbish

Ambulance feature was weak anyway. Glad they kept the vigilante missions.

Gta forever

Nice

I'm not seeing my last post so I'll say again: There ARE Taxi missions in GTAIV, you have to call Roman and then select the "job" option. At that point he'll tell you to pick up the car; afterwhich you will see the waypoint navigation to the destination. I noticed some of you saying there were no bikes in GTA IV. Not true! Unless you mean pedal bikes. Motorcycles can be found anywhere; however, the NRG-900 can be easily found by the dart throwing bar. Usually after 9pm.

you get Taxi missions by calling Roman on the cell phone and then selecting the "job" option. You don't get alot of cash but you do get some money for the Taxi jobs.

Very nice !
What about the PC version guys ?

Taxi missions are but you need to do them for a company.

damn, no taxi missions ?

no ambulance missions in GTA4 ? that sucks big time. another unfinished feature for rushing the game into stores...