Poll: Are you having technical issues with GTA IV?

After voting that I hadn't had any problems in the 360, I started playing, and the game froze. I had just completed Bull in a China Shop and the game froze on the cut scene with Vlad... I also have a 360 Elite.

Yes, it keeps popping up all over my favorite gamming blog and im frankly sick of hearing about it. OVERKILL.

Lol, how'd you get the 4star wanted rating achievement so fast Duke? Your motto on LIVE is "Heck I got no skill" :P

Didn't you know? You have to turn the ps3 upside down for it to work.

SSLAAAAAAYYERRRRRRRR!!!!!

The only problem I have is not being able to stop playing and completing other tasks that I have.

@Fenix

Go drive onto the tarmac at the airport, automatic 4 stars. Try to escape it. I suggest knowing where the tunnels are.

@Everyone having freezing issues with 360:
This is what fixed it for me:
Exit GTA IV by going to dashboard.
Select the DVD-tray icon in the dashboard to boot up the game, as soon as it fades to black, hold LB and RB until you see the Rockstar logos then let go.

That should clear out your game cache (not HDD cache that holds patches and stuff). Again, this fixed the freezing issue in MY case, it could be different or it could be the same for you. Good luck!

And then you realized that GTA4 got a higher rating and that brawl is beating the shit out of all other games right now!

@ Nato,
"Im sure nobody is going to click a vote for problems with the system they are fighting their personal war with....no, fanboys would never!

Anyway, I have it for the 360 with no problems. Yet when I inserted that disc into my PS3 it didn't work - WTF!?"

SO you have the PS3 version with no problems and your 360 version doesn't work?

@fenix -

You want to catch 6 stars AND the one man army achievement? It takes a while to do - I found it out by accident. From the last subway station on line 8, just start walking down the tracks. When you get halfway across the 'Brooklyn' bridge, your star rating goes to an automatic 6. Then just continue walking along the tracks. The cops will eventually come down into the tunnels after you, but by the time you've strolled along, you've had 6 stars for a LONG time.

And the CAD for today is perfect!
http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20080430.jpg

The DREADED 7th star... :)

EJ

Thanks, got the achievement quick after being on the Tarmac

Carl

Will try that thanks again.

Oh yeah base with added on 20 GB

I remember Oblivion as being a great game. Sorry that you remember otherwise. (You didn't say what system you have)

The driving is definitely more difficult than in previous GTA games, but once you get the hang of it it becomes quite easy. Just don't try to make and sharp 90 degree turns with the hand brake.

Shmil, that's what she said.

Aye, what, Oblivion had more bugs than pokemon, on top of that they took out the AI which made the game what it was gonna be, I don't see how you could not have noticed the constant freeze up, the Clavicus Vile quest freeze up, and all the other bugs that I have forgotten since along time ago.

Too the guy below the guy below my reply.

Yes indeed the controls do get better as you play, I've certainly got better, but my gripe is that easy driving was one of the coolest points in the previous GTA games, I loved being able to pull off turns with little to no effort, and the reasonthe driving is harder is because of the more realistic wheel physics they have physics for every wheel instead of the car itself, it's why pulling of two wheelers is so easy now.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Oblivion is the game of the decade. C'mon developers, just 2 more years left for you to TRY taking the crown from Oblivion... go on... I daaaare ya!

Let us remember Elder Scrolls IV, a game that is too good for the likes of you. Go bang some rocks together caveman.

Not a chance Oblivion simply put is not the game of the decade, I wouldn't even place it as game of the year, it was just too bugy, and lacked freedom in almost all the places in which it had freedom, it fucked up way too, much, not enough people in the towns, not enough character to NPC interaction, not enough armor customization, a horrible interface, bad combat system, mostly on the tedious side, it just could not capture a realistic view of a fantasy world, they just limited the game far too much, IMO oblivion never even made it to game of the decade, there are too many good and better games out there, Gears of War, Resident Evil 4, Zelda Twilight Princess, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash bros both, GTA IV, Vice City, and there are more I just can't think of anything, else, and do just say oh you know nothing about video games, well on the contrare, I may be one of the few people on this planet that actually consider video games a true form of art, and enjoy them much more thougroully than almost anyone else, Oh yeah the music in Oblivion was completely off aswell, they should have used seperate indoor outdoor wilderness tracks it screws with the mood, and Yes I played Oblivion to the end and yes in the short time I have owned oblivion I have clocked in 500+ hours that don't count all my constant deaths.

@Schmobu

If you've put over 500 hours into Oblivion, the game must have done something right. There's not many games that can act as such an effective time-sink, and it's precisely because of that sheer variety and scope that it deserves the title "Game of the Decade". Personally, I've only put about 150 hours into it, so maybe your criticisms of such minute details are due to a condition known as "Cyrodil Fatigue"... it's like you've been living in a room with the same pin-stripe wallpaper for 20 years... eventually it's gonna get on your nerves.

not true I'm like that for like every game I play, I notice every minute detail on everything, no texture gone unnoticed no music file gone unheard, no advance graphic technique go un-analyzed which is why I am so critical of games,any games, and every game.

And no not game of the decade, the world lacked a high sense of immersion for player to NPC communication which is a massive flaw. also I spent alot of time running from guards due to ominscence AI and alot of times fighting the Demi god denizens of the many games long and boring ruins.

Statistics are 100% correct 98-76-110-45% of the time.

97% of all statistics are completely made up

^including this one

50% percent of the time, statistics work everytime.

100% of the people replying to this post are beating an old dead meme into submission once again.

those x-clamps are a bitch to get off.

you did that too?That's how I fixed mine and it was kicking ass for about a week.Then I couldn't figure out what else to do,so as a last resort I covered the gpu and cpu with a little bit of aluminum foil,put it in the oven(no really,I did but it was an electric oven)cooked that sucker for 20 mins in 450 degree heat,took it out,let it cool,and it hasnt failed me since.
And that was like 2 months ago.
So if anyone has a broken one,let me know cause I wanna c what else can fix these things.

I didn't have much problem getting the X-clamps off, once I pried the first corner loose. The big thing with the fix was to make sure that I only put a LITTLE bit of silver thermal paste onto the GPU and CPU ships. Also I only used 2 metal washers underneath instead of 3.

I have seen a couple of clipping errors, though. One while walking on the train tracks, there was a light pole sticking through them, and another where someone fell through a mailbox after I shot them.

I also had this occur on my 360 version.

same here

Same here. I don't even like the game...

That demographic doesn't exist in large enough numbers for the rest of us to care...

@PA
you sure about that? looks like ALOT of people don't own it. and, why would you care?

had no problems so far with mine. but then again, i don't have it so that may skew the numbers a little.

dude,I dont have it.
I kinda want it,but I don't have GH3 yet so I'd rather get that than GTA4 right now.
But I don't even have cash rite now so I'm stuck with Bioshock and Halo 3...grr

If GH3 stands for "Guitar Hero 3", get GTA instead. Seriously, you will get far more enjoyment out of it than that Axe body-spray ad masquerading as a rhythm game.