Playstation.com preview on GTA IV

[Dr.Dbl-Gee]

Heres a short preview of IV which i just found cruising around the Playstation site. Its nothing special but still has some pretty general info to it. Here you go:

GTA IV is still a few days away, but PlayStation.com was lucky enough to get a private showing of the game. The lights dimmed... the HD-TV lit up......and wham, we were thrust into the living, breathing world of Grand Theft Auto IV.

This is living...

The first thing that became instantly apparent was the ‘immensity’ of the game. The city has the same scale and life force as its real life counterpart. Buildings tower over the hustle & bustle of the city streets - all sprawling with every type of commotion that you'd expect to find.....traffic....pedestrians....yellow city cabs...hot dog stands...it's all here. If you thought that GTA San Andreas was big, then there's no way to describe the sheer size of this town. It's just huge!

The second most outstanding feature of GTAIV is the ‘production values’. Forget playing a 'game', this is more like playing a 'movie'. Even better though, it's an interactive movie. The in-game camera angles, the voice acting, the character animations, the music, the emotion, the scripts.....all entirely on par with a Hollywood blockbuster motion picture. The guys at Rockstar are redefining the genre with this one. Hollywood take note. Games are the new storytelling medium of choice, and after experiencing GTAIV, you'll see why.

Without giving away specific details of the game, we can give you a few tid-bits of goodness.

Graphics…

The visuals in GTA IV are a sight to behold. From certain locations within the game, one can treat themselves to magnificent sweeping views of the city skyline, particularly at night when you can see the bright city lights. It's easy to forget that you're in a real time 3D world that is as ‘free-roaming’ as it is beautiful. How can a 3D environment this big, look so good and be fully interactive at the same time? Kudos to Rockstar. They are squeezing every known ounce of power out of the PLAYSTATION®3 at this early stage of its lifecycle.

Music…

The music in GTA IV is back in a big way. Previous GTAIV games have become famous for their in-game car radio stations and talk-shows. GTAIV is no exception. While we can't give any details about the music tracks that have been secured for the game, we can tell you that the radio stations simply rock and you'll be cruising the streets of GTAIV listening to them for a substantial amount of time.

Action…

The game play in GTAIV is a more than an equal match to its visuals. The game is incredibly fluid, almost playing more like a simulation rather than a game. There are no linear segments of level breakdowns in GTAIV. Rather than playing through all of the missions and levels - the user instead just ‘lives’ through them. To put it into perspective for you, let’s say that you could get a call on your virtual mobile phone offering you a mission. You can choose to accept the mission, and then pursue it at your own pace. You might complete one aspect of the mission, and then choose to go and meet up with a friend for a drink, or visit another part of town. You can then choose to continue the mission that you were working on earlier. There's no rigid level structure - instead, just taking things in at your own pace as you feel like it - GTA style. Let it be known though, that when you do begin taking on some of the missions, you can expect some awesome action involving many car chases, shoot-outs, and lots of firepower.

All in all, our sneak preview of GTA IV confirmed one thing for us. The wait has been worth it. This game is truly the next generation title that fans have been waiting for. This is undoubtedly the most impressive game we have seen this year. If you don't own a PS3 yet, there's never been a better time... GTAIV will be available in stores from April 29th.

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Source: http://au.playstation.com/news/gtaivprevie...XZCFEWLXBC5GIV0

From what they and the rest of the people who have expierienced playing IV say, im getting pretty damn excited about IV. They its like a "interactive movie" which sounds pretty cool and im pretty jelous of all these poeple who already got to play...

Edited April 27, 2008 by Dr.Dbl-Gee