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I found my new favorite car....SuperGT. Although i used a cheat to get it :oops: Doesn't have any effect on the game anyways. Just another nice car to drive saved with my Lambo & Ferrari parked outside my safehouse. Ooo yea....Good lookin out Dante, i got that Lambo very close to where i said i was in the game. It was a nice "gift" from that 'fruitl00p' :lol:

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wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.Always-Honest

[spoiler] I also got 50 gamerscore points for losing a 4-star wanted level :) [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"]wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.Jandurin

yeah, i'm giving her ONE more chance to make me a happy dude... or else..

the bank mission was EPIC!!!!

the bank mission was EPIC!!!!Always-Honest

[QUOTE="web966"]

Just finished the game. One of the greatest games I have ever played.

Always-Honest

wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.

but i allready agree. on of the best games i ever played. a true masterpiece.

i didnt feel taht way til like hte last hour of the game or so so i guess your feelings on the game will be in full overdrive. best game ive ever played

I found my new favorite car....SuperGT. Although i used a cheat to get it :oops: Doesn't have any effect on the game anyways. Just another nice car to drive saved with my Lambo & Ferrari parked outside my safehouse. Ooo yea....Good lookin out Dante, i got that Lambo very close to where i said i was in the game. It was a nice "gift" from that 'fruitl00p' :lol:

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i have a glitch with that lambo. it starts out like orange-red which i didnt like so i went to the pay and spray and it became white adn it was awesome but it got damaged so i repaird it and wanted to go until i got white but it was night and it got painted what i thought was black. and i was like oh well its cool still black is nice well once day time arrives i realize it is not black it is really dark green and rather ugly and the game wont let me resrpay it. no pay and spray will change the color even when it says it does on screen. i can wreck the hell out of it and take it in and it always comes out that nasty dark green. this sucks

I just beat the clover mission. How much more do I have? I figure I'm about 2/3 through?Jandurin

you're like a little over half way. i know its like the first really long game this gen. i finished in like 35 hours wtih minimal distractions and a few rampages. well actually it depends, you can order the missions which ever way. i did the heist one earlier than most going by the walkthroughs i checked out after beating the game. wehn i finished i was at 64% so thats a nice estimate

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]I just beat the clover mission. How much more do I have? I figure I'm about 2/3 through?blues3531

you're like a little over half way. i know its like the first really long game this gen. i finished in like 35 hours wtih minimal distractions and a few rampages. well actually it depends, you can order the missions which ever way. i did the heist one earlier than most going by the walkthroughs i checked out after beating the game. wehn i finished i was at 64% so thats a nice estimate

I did the heist the very latest moment possible. The guy who gives the mission was the only mission giver available when I did it.

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"]wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.Always-Honest

yeah, i'm giving her ONE more chance to make me a happy dude... or else..

the bank mission was EPIC!!!!

Yea that mission was epic! Too bad things seem to have slowed down since then. :(

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"][QUOTE="web966"]

Just finished the game. One of the greatest games I have ever played.

blues3531

wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.

but i allready agree. on of the best games i ever played. a true masterpiece.

i didnt feel taht way til like hte last hour of the game or so so i guess your feelings on the game will be in full overdrive. best game ive ever played

wtf.. oh man.. if that is true it will be the best game i ever played...

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"]the bank mission was EPIC!!!!Jandurin

yeah... but everything before it was great. i love the shoot out missions. (and i love that you can carry 25 hand grenades :P, by the way, hose suckers cost a 1000 dollar each...wtf!!)

yeah... but everything before it was great. i love the shoot out missions. (and i love that you can carry 25 hand grenades :P, by the way, hose suckers cost a 1000 dollar each...wtf!!)Always-Honest

[spoiler] To kill Playboy X. Much easier to throw a grenade out on the landing than try and chase him down. And to lure the lieutenant out in the "Lure" mission [/spoiler]

I just had a wild and crazy bug while I was playing the game. I was doing a mission of some kind (Not saying which one) and I went into this big hotel building. When I went up to the top floor I just fell through the floor onto some black ball with some glowing lights and I could go under the floors of the building but I was stuck with no way out. Had to commit sepuku,.Vandalvideo

Weird. I think I remember hearing about that in the other GTAs

I found what I think was a bug when I was trying to escape from the cops. I was onfoot and almost got out of the search area of the cops. But was seen, so I "Borrowed" a car, before I was able to get away a cop car pulled up and one cop gets infront of me, so I put on the gas and run him down (not sure if I killed him. The next thing I know I had 6 Stars. I think the other drivers want me dead too because it seems they were cutting me off.

[QUOTE="Vandalvideo"]I just had a wild and crazy bug while I was playing the game. I was doing a mission of some kind (Not saying which one) and I went into this big hotel building. When I went up to the top floor I just fell through the floor onto some black ball with some glowing lights and I could go under the floors of the building but I was stuck with no way out. Had to commit sepuku,.Chaos_HL21

Weird. I think I remember hearing about that in the other GTAs

I found what I think was a bug when I was trying to escape from the cops. I was onfoot and almost got out of the search area of the cops. But was seen, so I "Borrowed" a car, before I was able to get away a cop car pulled up and one cop gets infront of me, so I put on the gas and run him down (not sure if I killed him. The next thing I know I had 6 Stars. I think the other drivers want me dead too because it seems they were cutting me off.

yeah, i was stuck under a boardwalk.. had to restart.. i fell between two boards and couldn't get out... oh well, luckaly it was right after a saved mission...

Conclusion:

"After almost two thousands words of technical discussion, the bottom line is that it's clear that Rockstar had some issues matching the basic performance of the Xbox 360 game on the PS3 hardware. Lower resolution, zero anti-aliasing support and a more variable frame-rate are the bottom line."

After almost two thousands words of technical discussion, the bottom line is that it's clear that Rockstar had some issues matching the basic performance of the Xbox 360 game on the PS3 hardware. Lower resolution, zero anti-aliasing support and a more variable frame-rate are the bottom line. p30

[QUOTE="p30"]After almost two thousands words of technical discussion, the bottom line is that it's clear that Rockstar had some issues matching the basic performance of the Xbox 360 game on the PS3 hardware. Lower resolution, zero anti-aliasing support and a more variable frame-rate are the bottom line. Jandurin

Eurogamer's "Grand Theft Auto IV: PS3 vs. Xbox 360 Special"

Conclusion:

After almost two thousands words of technical discussion, the bottom line is that it's clear that Rockstar had some issues matching the basic performance of the Xbox 360 game on the PS3 hardware. Lower resolution, zero anti-aliasing support and a more variable frame-rate are the bottom line.

p30

yep. and thanx to that the appearent dithering is no longer visible.

and thanx to that the appearent dithering is no longer visible.Always-Honest

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"] and thanx to that the appearent dithering is no longer visible.Jandurin

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PS3:

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PS3:

[QUOTE="blues3531"]Just finished the game with both endings done. (Saved and replayed before end). Always-Honest

that's a good tip. will do that!! thanx

Damn, I should have done that. Guess I'll just have to look up the other ending up on youtube.

Whats really interesting is that 360 version always have a better frame-rate despite running at a higher resolution

Test One: Game Intro
360: 31.990fps
PS3: 26.460fps

Test Two: Clean Getaway
360: 28.624fps
PS3: 23.452fps

Test Three: Final Destination
360: 35.262fps
PS3: 29.041fps
...

Truth be told, it's not really the visual differences as such that gravitates me slightly towards the 360 version; it's just that the game runs more solidly on the Microsoft platform, and when the frame-rate does drop, it's not quite so jarring as it is on PS3.

Eurogamer-Article

Whats really interesting is that 360 version always have a better frame-rate despite running at a higher resolutionp30

[QUOTE="p30"] Whats really interesting is that 360 version always have a better frame-rate despite running at a higher resolutionJandurin

yea but its not really worth mentioning

Test Four: Station Face-Off
360: 26.076fps
PS3: 26.081fps

Also read this :

The bottom line is that no matter what material I put through the detector, 360 came ahead in all tests, sometimes dramatically so.Eurogamer

Which do we prefer?Jandurin

both look fine in motion...

i have the ps3 version because i have a slightly more preference foor that look.

it doesn't matter though.. would have been just as happy with the 360 version i guess..

Whats really interesting is that 360 version always have a better frame-rate despite running at a higher resolution

[QUOTE="Eurogamer-Article"]

Test One: Game Intro
360: 31.990fps
PS3: 26.460fps

Test Two: Clean Getaway
360: 28.624fps
PS3: 23.452fps

Test Three: Final Destination
360: 35.262fps
PS3: 29.041fps
...

Truth be told, it's not really the visual differences as such that gravitates me slightly towards the 360 version; it's just that the game runs more solidly on the Microsoft platform, and when the frame-rate does drop, it's not quite so jarring as it is on PS3.

p30

they both have some framerate slowdowns, but nothing dramatic. since the PS3 patch the hickups are gone though...

yea but its not really worth mentioningp30

both look fine in motion...Always-Honest

but the guy behind bookshelves? looked better on the 360.Jandurin

huh.. wher is that? you see a guy.. and bookshelves??...

Quick question guys. I am trying to steal the cars you get through text messages. I found the first one. I was told to deliver but was given no icon to deliver to. Then I had to get off to handle some business (kill). Now the bike is parked at my apt. but I don't know what to do with it. Any suggestions? This is a side mission and has nothing to do with the story so I hope posting this is OK. :D Thanks in advance.dhjohns

whatever you like... doesn't matter. just call again for the mission.

[QUOTE="dhjohns"]Quick question guys. I am trying to steal the cars you get through text messages. I found the first one. I was told to deliver but was given no icon to deliver to. Then I had to get off to handle some business (kill). Now the bike is parked at my apt. but I don't know what to do with it. Any suggestions? This is a side mission and has nothing to do with the story so I hope posting this is OK. :D Thanks in advance.Always-Honest

whatever you like... doesn't matter. just call again for the mission.

Call who? I can call. :shock:

[QUOTE="Jandurin"] but the guy behind bookshelves? looked better on the 360.Always-Honest

huh.. wher is that? you see a guy.. and bookshelves??...

[QUOTE="blues3531"][QUOTE="Always-Honest"][QUOTE="web966"]

Just finished the game. One of the greatest games I have ever played.

Always-Honest

wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.

but i allready agree. on of the best games i ever played. a true masterpiece.

i didnt feel taht way til like hte last hour of the game or so so i guess your feelings on the game will be in full overdrive. best game ive ever played

wtf.. oh man.. if that is true it will be the best game i ever played...

i mean like once the heist happend i was like wow this games awesome but i didnt consider it the best game ive ever played until the last like 5 missions

but i didnt consider it the best game ive ever played until the last like 5 missionsblues3531

The Eurogamer comparison is the only one worth bothering with, I believe the content came from the guys at Beyond3D.

Lower resolution, no AA and a 20% performance hit. I think we can finially lay to rest the arguments that the PS3 is more powerful.

The Eurogamer comparison is the only one worth bothering with, I believe the content came from the guys at Beyond3D.

Lower resolution, no AA and a 20% performance hit. I think we can finially lay to rest the arguments that the PS3 is more powerful.

speedsix

Only Sony fanboys said that. Everyone else knew it was equal...

[QUOTE="blues3531"][QUOTE="Always-Honest"][QUOTE="web966"]

Just finished the game. One of the greatest games I have ever played.

Always-Honest

wow, i'm at 40%... just did the bank thingy with the 5 stars and now doing some side mission stuff for packies brother.

but i allready agree. on of the best games i ever played. a true masterpiece.

i didnt feel taht way til like hte last hour of the game or so so i guess your feelings on the game will be in full overdrive. best game ive ever played

wtf.. oh man.. if that is true it will be the best game i ever played...

here. i want to help you get the best gta4 experience you can get. so you can read this if you want. itll be in a spoiler tag because it has info but its not really spoiling its more preparing. if you follow what i say i am 99% sure gta4 will be the best game you've ever played. im not going to get specifict at all just help out

[spoiler] near the end you will be forced to choose between deal and revenge. thats all ill say but choose deal. it will make it the best game you've ever played. after you choose you take 1 of 2 paths and the deal path leads to a much more climactic epic ending but also with far more drastic consequences. the combination of that makes for an extremely powerful game. the other ending just feels lacking to me. thats it. choose wisely. but save before and see both if you want [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Always-Honest"]

yes there should have been a thread about this on gamespot to, but they won't allow it.. in fact even with appologising for knowing there is a sticky and saying it's too important they locked it and gave me a suspencion. nice to have trigger happy deputies i guess...

i STILL think there should be a topic about this and a poll. this is happening world wide on a large scale. ALSO ON 360!!!

the-very-best

There's a solution from T2 for the PS3 freezing. Link.

It's a 12 step process and it looks freakin complicated. I'm guessing they're working on a fix for the 360 version too. Can't they just do some patch or something to fix the problems with both versions?

I needed to know where to look.

Perhaps us PS3 people ought to accept that we have only the SECOND best console.

**spoiler**blues3531

apreciated... but i'm nor reading it..:P... this game is so great that i want to keep it open..

if it's about the ending, i was given the tip to save before it so i could play two endings. if that was your tip, thanx.

if that was your tip, thanx.Always-Honest

nice I just got the one man army achievement it wasent that easy but here is a tip once you reach about 4 stars head for the subway and then go down to the train tracks the cops will follow you down the subway but when youre far enough down the tracks you can have a good area for shooting without being hit by bullets then when you get to six stars just walk vcery far down the subway tunnel and stay in the middle watch out for the train and wait five minutes and youll get the achievementParadiddleFill

If you don't have the 3rd Island unlocked you can steal on of the tour choppers fly over the 3rd island then just fly around for five minutes.

I got six stars for running over a cop when I only had one, had to be a bug, because I didn't even think I killed him.

So what does everyone speculate the DLC could be?

My guess is Staten Island. I mean how can you have a fake NYC without it's fictitious fifth borough?

New Eurogamer comparison

"So far, aside from the different visual approaches, there's not much to tell the two games apart. But the one difference I couldn't help but notice was the sense that as well as possessing a higher resolution, the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV runs noticeably smoother than the PlayStation 3 code."

"The bottom line is that no matter what material I put through the detector, 360 came ahead in all tests, sometimes dramatically so."

"Truth be told, it's not really the visual differences as such that gravitates me slightly towards the 360 version; it's just that the game runs more solidly on the Microsoft platform, and when the frame-rate does drop, it's not quite so jarring as it is on PS3."

"On the one hand, it's a touch disappointing that Rockstar's USD 100 million budget couldn't extend to optimising the experience to match Xbox 360, especially when you look at a game like Burnout Paradise that doesn't require a mandatory installation, has a basically rock solid frame-rate, and is technically identical cross-platform."

LINK

Glad i went with the 360 version. Ive been able to play the past week without problems online or random freezes, plus i have DLC to look forward to towards this holiday.

So what does everyone speculate the DLC could be?

My guess is Staten Island. I mean how can you have a fake NYC without it's fictitious fifth borough?

L1qu1dSword

Maybe San Andreas and Vice City :P, man the Lems would love that, and System Wars would be crazy (although I think my harddrive would cry).

I agree Staten Island sounds like a nice idea for DLC. Or maybe another smaller city.

[QUOTE="ParadiddleFill"]nice I just got the one man army achievement it wasent that easy but here is a tip once you reach about 4 stars head for the subway and then go down to the train tracks the cops will follow you down the subway but when youre far enough down the tracks you can have a good area for shooting without being hit by bullets then when you get to six stars just walk vcery far down the subway tunnel and stay in the middle watch out for the train and wait five minutes and youll get the achievementChaos_HL21

If you don't have the 3rd Island unlocked you can steal on of the tour choppers fly over the 3rd island then just fly around for five minutes.

I got six stars for running over a cop when I only had one, had to be a bug, because I didn't even think I killed him.

good tip i should of done the one man army sooner would of saved me sometime

nice I just got the one man army achievement it wasent that easy but here is a tip once you reach about 4 stars head for the subway and then go down to the train tracks the cops will follow you down the subway but when youre far enough down the tracks you can have a good area for shooting without being hit by bullets then when you get to six stars just walk vcery far down the subway tunnel and stay in the middle watch out for the train and wait five minutes and youll get the achievementParadiddleFill