Is this game the black sheep of the GTA series?
No. It's a good game on its own right, and holds up well as a GTA game. It definitely averted expectations though.
>>321130235
That's not GTA on GBA
Nah, that'd be GTA Advance.
4 was a good game. The tone was a bit darker than previous games (besides 3 and parts of San Andreas), but the gunplay was good, the driving physics were good, and the multiplayer was great.
>>321130627
>the driving physics were good
This.
>>321130627
>>321131794
>GTA IV
>driving physics are good
I'm loving this meme
>>321132907
>implying not
Prove it.
>>321130627
>but the gunplay was good
yes
>the driving physics were good
yes
>>321132992
>prove a subjective taste
Can't do that senpai
But I can tell you that your taste is shit. GTA IV's driving physics were an abomination. It was like driving on oilslick while towing a 1 ton ball and chain.
>>321130627
I fucking love the physics in 4. It's just so fun.
>>321133193
I think the ice driving physics was to accomidate how crowded the streets were in liberty city. I would honestly fucking hate gta4 if it had v's driving.
I like it a lot, regardless.
>>321130235
this is
>>321133610
But thats a good game that people liked.
>>321130235
It has the best TECHNOLOGY
It definitely has its own style that sets it apart from the other games. It definitely hit the stressful, dismal tone of the big city very well.
Not bad, just different.
>>321133193
>>321133559
>he can't get sideways
Git gud, innit.
Realistic driving physics are fine. There's yet to be any better example of driving in this thread.. that's unmodded, at least..
>>321130235
Worst fucking GTA. Sacrificed gameplay for story.
>>321133717
normies didnt
>>321134313
As it should be. *tips fedora* if you think otherwise.
It wasn't bad, it just felt sparse on things to do, especially after coming from San Andreas.
it was a fun game but it homogenized all the fun side activities. emergency vehicle (and you only got police ones) missions sucked, assassinations sucked, no rampages (which they later blanded in 5) and the made the story they went overboard trying to make it a movie. then you had the annoying friend system and shitty illusion of choice missions.
>>321134313
>implying
>adds a metric ton of gameplay
>including more realistic driving and plenty of other features
>>321133193
The physics in IV had the problem that they were too realistic, they essentially turned every driving mission into a racing simulation. Very satisfying once you mastered them, especially for those "let's pretend" moments, but a bit too punishing for just playing around.
>>321133559
I recall reading somewhere that V began with the same kind of physics as IV, perhaps even more realistic. Then someone decided "This isn't fun", so they simply lowered the global weight of every physics object by 75%.
Coming straight from IV to V, the car physics are straight-up goofy. A sports car can drive around a hairpin at 100 mph then hit a jump and fly over a 10-story house. While not as rewarding as the physics in IV, it really is more fun to just goof around with in the long run.
Say whatever you want about gta4 and how shitty the game was but the multiplayer was fucking great, especially when it first came out. You can't say the same thing for gtao
>>321134926
>adds a metric ton of gameplay
They didn't add shit, all they did was remove.
>>321135063
What exactly was missing in IV from SA?
Vice City is my favorite game full stop but 4 and 5 are the better games in the series in my opinion.
>>321135351
Less activities, less weapons, less vehicles, less landscape variety, smaller map, less clothing customization, no vehicle customization, no tanks/jets/ect., no underwater swimming, less collectibles, less housing, less everything. Rockstar even admitted that planned to make the game bigger and better but wanted to "focus on the story"
>>321135351
The stat system, the huge lack in variety of clothing compared to SA, modding vehicles, learning fighting styles, waaay less guns, no planes, no real military vehicles, smaller map
>>321134960
Oh, and 5 has that awful rotational torque applied to all cars to make turning easier. Get into a fast sports car, then hit the gas and make a sharp turn from standstill. The whole car will rotate around it's center point leaving rubber marks on the ground, as if god reached down and rotated the fucking thing himself. (Kind of visible here >>321134179)
>>321134960
the driving in IV was not realistic at all, it was just different.
>>321135691
That webm is modded.
>>321135779
Too realistic by GTA game standards- closer to a semi-realistic simulator such as GT or Forza rather than other GTA titles.
>>321135587
>>321135661
Slightly relevant, V isn't better for 90% of that and also removes stuff from IV.
>>321136187
V added back in most of what IV removed, plus more.
>Trying to drag V down with that piece of shit IV
Disgraceful.
>>321133559
>series where a large quantity of each installments missions require you to drive fast through cities
>LETS MAKE CARS HANDLE LIKE ASS
what the fuck were they smoking.
>>321135927
Hence "kind of", it was really noticeable to the point where it bothered me last time I played GTA V vanilla, but probably not to the extreme point seen in the webm, no.
>>321136187
V is actually better though
>>321136297
>>321136904
>irrelevant weapons
>empty landscape, a mountain, and a city
>no housing
>no point in modding cars because they just disappear
>no crouch
..
>>321136297
>>321136904
>>321137175
>>321134313
Story is always more important than gameplay. Have fun in the kiddie pool with the other ten year olds back at /r/gaming.
>>321133193
git gud
>>321130235
I like that I can finally say on here that GTA IV is better than V especially based off of story without having idiots say I'm just a PC gamer claiming sour grapes.
>>321133610
Agreed
Most of my normie friends ignored it simply for its presentation.
>>321134413
>>321134926
>>321139932
>GTA IV babies literally think story is more important than gameplay
Jesus Christ.
>>321133610
I would love to see Drug Dealing in the mainline games
GTA V with a car handling overhaul is better than IV in every conceivable way.
IV is completely irrelevant and it's not even close.
>>321141801
the driving mechanics are certainly better too
but yeah by all means run around and do nothing. Just entertain yourself with random shit like an aspie on minecraft.
>all these people defending IV's driving'
What the fuck? Seriously? This shit was universally reviled before V came out. What happened? How the fuck are people defending this?
Literally the worst thing you can do in a game that involves a bunch of car chases is make cars flip out at the slightest turn.
>It's realistic!
No it isn't. Drive a car in real life.
>>321137175
>irrelevant weapons
What the fuck does that even mean? Why does that matter in a game built around fucking around in a sandbox?
>>321142362
People have shit to do IRL and sometimes just want to goof around. Sorry we can't all be a fucking NEET fag like yourself
>>321142874
It means he's shit-posting and desperately reaching to bash V in defense of IV
>>321142993
that makes no sense, considering there's no objective to nothingness and therefore no way to finish and move on
but thanks for those hard projections
>>321142634
/v/ is contrarian hipsters.
that should explain just about everything.
IF something is popular, it's instantly bad.
Anyways, I think IV's driving was good, and V's was good, but neither of them was great. IV was too clunky and V's was too arcadey.
3/4 V driving 1/4 IV driving would be perfect
>>321143202
Are you autistic?
>>321136297
>>321136904
>>321141801
>>321142197
https://youtu.be/r25CklSGKWw
https://youtu.be/iTrhX9p_QNQ
>>321142634
Some dumb fuck rolled his car in front of me not even a week ago, he sped up too quickly while turning left at a traffic light and his car rolled straight over onto its roof
I almost died laughing, the little prick was woozy as shit had to leave the scene in the amberlamps
So yeah, cars can and do roll if you turn too quickly, it's one of the reasons we have speed limits
>>321143602
Man ENBs are ugly as fuck. Why do people even bother?
>>321142874
>>321143013
A main complaint about GTAO is that there's no getting rid of the dozens of unnecessary firearms.
>>321142634
>Literally the worst thing you can do in a game that involves a bunch of car chases is make cars flip out at the slightest turn.
So, you're criticizing GTA V and not GTA IV..
>>321143589
no, I play with purpose.
please go back to minecraft.
>>321143602
>Russians
>The only GTA that Russians like is the one with the Russian protagonist
>>321143864
>Russians have taste
>>321143602
>nitpicking that has 0 (ZERO) effect on the overall experience of the game.
>>321130627
GTA Advance was well liked man. Now that I think about it..is there a black sheep?
>>321143864
He's Serbian, not Russian
>>321144069
It's shit to do and a bunch of playstyles, not to mention how shitty actually playing with OHKO pedestrians is, without a crouch.
Git fukd.
>>321143602
desu driving in iv was a lot more fun to me,
probably because the roads werent all highway wide, and you had to anticipate how to brake and take turns (using a racing style line through corners is actually useful compared to V)
>>321144450
>games with consequences are best
IKR.
I enjoy GTA 4 as a city life simulation. It'scomfyto sit in a traffic jam while listening to WKTT.
>>321130627
>Cars driving like boats is good
It's really easy to mod, and had a decent plot + gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYunqO-Tu0
>>321134975
GTA4 mp was crap, 90 percent of it was guys spawn camping each other with the basic pistol
It's the second best GTA
1st is San Andreas
2nd is GTA IV
3rd is Vice City
>>321148581
lower San Andreas down one and put GTA V in its place and you got yourself a dealerino.
>>321133610
100% this
>>321130235
>>Be me
>>Be driving in GTA IV
>>RWD
>>Sports Car
>>Decide to take a full lock turn at around 30 mph
>>Suspension angles car to 30 degrees
>>Wheels point at a tighter angle than the car is moving.
Hooning IRL is easier than in this game, even in an SUV.
What fucking realism!?
>>321149516
By moving I mean ROTATING. Everything is floaty, rolly, and very much understeering.
