Author Topic: GTA IV preview mentions vehicle handling (Read 3204 times)

kr3mlin · « **on:** February 09, 2008, 05:39:06 PM »

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=181869

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"Major changes have been made to the [vehicle] handling," GM continues. "So it's much more difficult to chuck a top-of-the-range motor around a right-angle by jamming on the handbrakes.

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"It's much more realistic, making the faster cars and bikes more difficult to control and the difference between models more noticeable. It still felt fun but don't rely on that handbrake when cornering."

Thoughts? Opinions? Looks like we are in for a major change in how vehicles handle, maybe for the better. (Well I hope anyway)

JL · « **Reply #1 on:** February 09, 2008, 05:42:02 PM »

I don't know. Good for the regular game, bad for stunting in my eyes.

Juan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 09, 2008, 06:52:01 PM »

Gah, TD will have a blast.

Torque · « **Reply #3 on:** February 09, 2008, 08:01:39 PM »

Oh noes! An inside joke.

Jason · « **Reply #4 on:** February 09, 2008, 08:02:09 PM »

sounds fun!

Pendji · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2008, 02:26:12 AM »

bike drifting ! yay!
they maybe change carcols and stuff into 1 so its hard 2 change
we just stick to the classics then

Daksad · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2008, 05:22:24 AM »

The GTA are part of the few games where we can make two wheels, so I hope it will be possible in GTA4

MaCi · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2008, 07:08:48 AM »

"But you can see people actually driving their cars and hear what they're playing on their stereo as you drive past."

BullzEye · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2008, 11:12:21 AM »

Sounds like stunting shall remain on VC and SA, and maybe some people will start relasing drift videos

silence · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2008, 02:16:18 PM »

Hopefully the speeds are realistic this time. I was not pleased when I found the Turisimo, which is modeled from the Ferrari F-40 reaching speeds of only 240kmh.

Anyways things like this we need to pay attention to:

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Niko can lose health when your car takes a pounding

That could easily cripple stunting.

kr3mlin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 10, 2008, 02:21:19 PM »

Quote from: silence

Anyways things like this we need to pay attention to:
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Niko can lose health when your car takes a pounding
That could easily cripple stunting.

Health cheats....I mean we use them now to prevent our vehicles blowing up....cripple stunting? You got to be kidding me

braderz · « **Reply #11 on:** February 10, 2008, 02:23:13 PM »

Ye if this is gonna cripple stunting^^, then i doubt im buying it rofl, its the whole reason i bought SA for ps2 on the first day of the release

kr3mlin · « **Reply #12 on:** February 10, 2008, 03:05:06 PM »

Quote from: braderz

Ye if this is gonna cripple stunting^^, then i doubt im buying it rofl, its the whole reason i bought SA for ps2 on the first day of the release

I am buying GTAIV for my 360 to play the game because it will be amazing regardless, i might do some stunting but will wait for the PC version before starting in earnest, like with SA it will be the PC version of the game that will allow for proper explorations into how stuntable it is

I mean I laugh at comments about GTAIV being unstuntable and remember people saying the same about SA *after* playing the ps2 version (AFTER?)

Even so, I figure they would not make that feature too prominent purely because it would disturb the game's flow if it did. It probably would only be a factor when the vehicle is moving a high speeds....this would mean that slower more precision based stunting might be the style that emerges from the game?

Torque · « **Reply #13 on:** February 10, 2008, 04:00:37 PM »

Yeah I remember people saying how unstuntable VC will be (BEFORE?) playing GTAIII. It was pretty insane.

Venn · « **Reply #14 on:** February 11, 2008, 07:27:04 AM »

Wait, you DO know that IV might not be released for PC (since the graphics would be too demanding)? o_O

Author Topic: GTA IV preview mentions vehicle handling (Read 3204 times)

JL

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