First screens of GTA IV: The Lost and Damned DLC

Three words. Well, two words and a number. Full Throttle 3, in the GTA 4 engine.

wow rockstar finally did it this time

this is the DLC i've been waiting for

man i get to play as Johnny Klebitz? JOHNNY KLEHHBITZ?

I'll pay 20 MS Points

Here's hoping this johnny guy don't own a mobile phone...

i'd be more envious if i hadn't just recently start a new play through. looks okay but you don't get better at riding like in san andreas

I skipped GTAIV and went straight for Saints Row 2. It's got way-more-substantial content - character and car customization, sweeter guns and weapons [hello katana and sledgehammer]. That game keeps finding its way back into my PS3 every other day.

I'm still unlocking things even though I've completed the story mode [along w/that not-so secret Julius mission]. It'd be nice to have some DLC for that one *hint, hint*.

I find it weird that people call this game repetitive and saying how awesome San Andreas is.

I remember people saying the same thing about San Andreas, that is was repetitive and saying they like Vice City better, but there was even less to do in that game! What makes one game where you can drive bikes, fly airplanes, customize you car and put nitros in there, have missions where you jump out of a plane and parachute somewhere repetitive, while another game where all you can do is run around shoot not?

Sorry for the rant, but sometimes I just don't understand people.

So, Sons of Anarchy: The Game, then?

its funny seeing all so many of you go "oh the dlc is too late" or whatever, but if it came out sooner everyone would just be "boo just put it in the fricken game"...it seems like its just really hard to win when it comes to dlc

I think most people respond negatively to GTA4 because it has no real sense of choice. For all the detail in the game, missions are essentially pathed, combat isn;t deep, and (aside from best friend level perks) the player doesn't get new ways to tackle the games challenges as they progress.

Take the bank heist for example. I think it would be more enjoyable if I could have planned my route, my team ('s specialties... say like a get away driver), maybe even having optional side missions to bribe guards or set diversions to distract the police during the heist.

I don't blame R* for having the direct scripted path (that means anyone can casually play through the mission without getting lost), but I would have liked 'advanced options' too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwCnOCYhHuI

Anyone else think of this song?

since when does DLC require a gold account? They want as many ppl as possible to pay for the DLC...

As someone who hasn't traded in his copy of GTA IV, loved GTA 3, VC, SA, and GTA IV, I'm psyched. I've been waiting for an excuse to put GTA IV back in the 360.

As for those saying GTA IV was too repetitive - ever play the other GTA games? It was perhaps less goofy but had all of the standard side missions and things to explore. I don't see any significant difference between it and the others, though I would agree that SA, overall, had the most cool gameplay mechanics (turf wars, businesses, dual-wield weapons, etc....and the best soundtrack).

I'm looking for zombie survival based DLC for GTA IV... how cool would that be with an entire city as your playground?

So I guess now haiting GTAIV when months ago everyone was having fun with it, is the cool thing to do.

Sigh. Well I'll definitely be popping in my disc when this DLC comes in.

I actually just finished the game last week. I bought it when it came out, played about 20 hours, too a break and just put in another 15 hours (yes, I missed the 30 hour achievement). The game was both highly entertaining (at times) and highly frustrating (at times). The game was definitely not a 10 out of 10. Over-rated for sure. I'd give it a 9, which is still a good score.

Where did it suffer. It was too long for starters. I'm guessing most people here didn't finish it. Also, I HATED having to do missions over. Sometimes having to drive to a location for the umpteenth time was just stupid. Just start me where the action is. Don't make me drive across town AGAIN!

Combat was decent, story was good (although it could have been shorter). The world as a whole though was impressive. It was quite a feat what they did in creating Liberty City. Do I want to go back and do this expansion back. No.

You meet the guy, Johnny in the game, but you never really care about him. I don't feel like caring about him. It was a feat just to finish the main game. I am done. If it was more on Nico and his story, maybe. But not some random biker dude.

the issue with this game is tht the reviews were way too high for a game which looked pritty yet removed almost all of the good new features of the previous game :/

maybe the dlc will be more interesting than GTA4s main story, i lost interest in niko's dating simulation halfway through and never finished the game..

So....your in a biker gang. =? Is that it?

/golfclap

Great, the 4 people in the world who "truely hate" GTA4 have, posted here. I am honored to see such greatness typed in the form of "blah blah blah".

Worthless cynics, that couldn't set the time on a new microwave always have the most to say.


:P

Although I did expect the DLC to have been released by now, I'm still excited about the new episodes. I also prefer the concept of a new character to play through.

Overall, I think R* succeeded with GTA IV--given the kind of game they were trying to make. Many of you have commented to voice your disappointment with the game, and the majority of what I'm reading boils down to GTA IV not being what San Andreas was.

I agree that IV is not San Andreas, but I don't think the comparison is fair to either IV or SA. Yes, they're both GTA titles, but I think that's as far as the comparison goes. From reading the early IV previews and interviews with the Housers, it was no surprise to me that IV would be going in a new direction. Being a reasonable person, I took that information and adjusted my expectations accordingly. Did many of you expect IV to be like SA even though the Housers said from the beginning that it would not?

It's understandable that fans of SA type of GTA would be largely disappointed with IV, but I personally appreciated the change. I guess it did limit the scope of the story missions to try to adhere to a more realistic storyline, but I think R* largely accomplished with IV what they set out to do. I didn't always get sucked into the story, but when Roman died and Niko was left alone in the city save for Brucie and others, I felt pretty damn bad. I even caught myself missing Roman's incessant phone calls...for a little while at least. :-) I call that success.

I love the new physics engine, especially the feel of driving. I'm also a detail freak, and IV has given me lots of things to explore. I find hidden jokes and surprises within the city all the time. Have many of you searched out the hilarious websites on the game?

You know, I'd be really interested to know if there's a meaningful pattern in the ages of those who hated the game as opposed to those who enjoyed it...

this means a bunch of bike missions.. i remember those in the main game. they sucked. do not want to go through that again.

wel i agree with u all hopefully rockstar can redem them selfs with puttin the fun back in 2 the game
car mods
planes
houses to buy
bookies
pool
etc
gta has always been about nearly real life but bein able to break the law , keeps us of the streets
pay attention 2 the gamer rock starthe game looks great handles well but is rather limited in things 2 do!!