GTA IV

[Kolozenski]

I was wondering if any of you play this. I want it because the graphics look good but i don't know if my computer can handle it. What do you guys think of it?

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[Altiarch]

I think you should get it for 360 because it is going to suck on PC, and that is in no way a flame or fanboy remark, because I'm getting it for PC too. :D

[tails]

it is going to suck on PC

Wtf? how?

better graphics
More max players
More content

?!?!

[Altiarch]

The controls. Its the rare type of game where its better to play on a console. The driving, in particular, would simply be less fun on a keyboard.

[tails]

Uhh no,

Mouse + keyboard pwns everything else

[Altiarch]

Yep, for FPS, TPS, RPG, and nearly everything else. Nope, not for racing or driving a car. The precision is reversed on those games.

[yuki]

better graphics

Wrong, it will have the Same Graphical properties and Options.

[Altiarch]

lol, 360 fanboys/anti-pc people.

[tails]

Wrong, it will have the Same Graphical properties and Options.

But you can change the resolution for a sharper picture, And anti aliasing.

Also apparently it will have better texture quality, And it has (as you can see by its pictures) a larger draw distance

[Altiarch]

Not to mention all the snazzy overrides you can do with the nvidia control panel.

[yuki]

lol, 360 fanboys/anti-pc people.

lol, wrong assumption.

[Altiarch]

Well, considering the 360 card has a max AA of 4x, does not currently support 16:10 resolutions (all widescreen monitors), and has low vram... yeah. Then there's there games themselves which have been tailored since the release of the console versions.

[tails]

heres kotaku

Rockstar gave us a demo of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV at Games Convention today, a first look at the game many of us have been enjoying for months on our comparatively underpowered consoles — but now at higher resolutions. You may know the numbers by now, but if 2560 x 1600 resolution does anything for you, get this game.

What we saw, a Rockstar controlled run through of the memorable "Three Leaf Clover" mission, looked exactly how we remember it, just much, much sharper. Higher resolution textures, crisp anti-aliasing, better streaming and higher draw distances will certainly appeal to the graphics whore in you.

If not, GTA IV for PC's higher multiplayer cap and game searching filters might. The PC port's other big bullet point, the replay recorder and editor, wasn't on display, but will definitely make for memorable machinima.

In short, it looked damn good, if more than familiar, on a 50" plasma screen at one notch below max resolution. - http://kotaku.com/5040167/grand-theft-auto-iv-for-pc-eyes+on

[yuki]

Well, considering the 360 card has a max AA of 4x, does not currently support 16:10 resolutions (all widescreen monitors), and has low vram... yeah. Then there's there games themselves which have been tailored since the release of the console versions.

1. My computer can't even process 4x.
2. Who the forget plays on a 16:10?
3. It has average VRAM. More than 512 Mb, Minimal.

I liked both. PC is fun for moddability, but my 360 Doesn't crash every 10 goddamn Minutes, unlike my PC. I can process Anistropy, my Nvidia does that on my CPU, so EVERYTHING has Anistropic Filtering, even Windows. Basically, I like my 360 for Smoothness and Carefree playability, but my PC for Modding, and games that play better with a mouse.

Although it seems that i was wrong, and the PC version will have better Graphics. Regaurdless, i've always hated playing GTA on a PC. It feels awkward to me.

[Aphtonites]

Overhyped game.
Also, old news.