Omnis, there are multiplayer games in GTA IV, and they all take place within the very detailed city, but the story aspect is single player only.
If you have a next-gen system you really should have this game.
Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
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Pete, Husband of Jilli - May 02, 2008 3:42:43 pm PDT #372 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Sean K - May 02, 2008 4:50:58 pm PDT #373 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
You know, S always complains that she's bored. I wonder if she'll buy it that I picked up a PS3 and GTA4 for her.
NoiseDesign - May 02, 2008 4:54:43 pm PDT #374 of 26132
Our wings are not tired
Get the Xbox 360, not the PS3.
Sean K - May 02, 2008 5:13:17 pm PDT #375 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
But a PS3 would be a blu-ray player, too!
Sean K - May 02, 2008 5:14:27 pm PDT #376 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
But if I got an Xbox, I could play online games with my friends....
DAMMIT!
NoiseDesign - May 02, 2008 5:16:18 pm PDT #377 of 26132
Our wings are not tired
So far the library of games on the 360 seems to be better than the PS3. I'm sure I'll eventually get a PS3, but there's nothing pressing at the moment.
amych - May 02, 2008 5:47:15 pm PDT #378 of 26132
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Sean, as much as I hate to have to admit it, the 360 would probably make more sense for you -- what with the whole gang available for online play (for us, getting the PS3 was the clear choice, since we have about a jillion and three PS1 and 2 games and our PS2 was rapidly dying. Plus, just as a matter of personal taste, Metal Gear > Halo. Blu-Ray is really great-looking, but it's pure bonus and not really the reason to buy it.)
Or you could get both. But that might be harder to explain to S.
Volans - May 02, 2008 5:51:39 pm PDT #379 of 26132
move out and draw fire
Sean, get the 360. And Rock Band.
I've played various TR & RE games (not all though), and from what I've seen they don't hold a candle to the quality of characterization in GTA.
ITA. I lived GTA Vice City vicariously.
You know what I miss? I miss the bike. I tooled around Los Santos on my bike a lot.
Axl Rose did a great job as a DJ in GTA3, so Iggy Pop doesn't surprise me.
omnis_audis - May 02, 2008 6:02:10 pm PDT #380 of 26132
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
If you have a next-gen system you really should have this game.Thanks to some wonderful friends, I do have the 360. Thinking about getting the game, based on all the reports in here. The barb that's hookin' me is the story aspect. The thing that is keeping me at bay, aside from cost, is the violence. Ya, I know. I play 1stPS games, whats the diff. This gives both driving AND shooting. Double your pleasure! But I have a bunch of games I never play... hard to justify buying another.
Frankenbuddha - May 02, 2008 7:58:02 pm PDT #381 of 26132
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
ohh Angry Bob! (does anbody else remember the movie Hardware?)
Late to the...ahem...game, but YES!!!
Female stoner industrial artist hero, who is capable of saving herself. Dystopic future. Iggy Pop as the voice of Angry Bob. Combat robot run amok.
Don't forget the geeky sidekick who's tripping on acid for most of the movie. Played by that UK actor who I'm memfaulting on, but I swear several Buffista women have lusted after.