More GTA 4 details: crowd control, taxis, smokers, Jamaicans, and more

For the past couple of weeks, all we ever heard about Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3, Xbox 360) was news about its delayed release. Finally, we have some good news for all parties concerned! Some new details on Rockstar’s upcoming game have just surfaced right out of Game Informer magazine.

We’ve taken the snippet from GameFront, and since our German translating madskillz are probably as convincingly perfect as a caterpillar trying pass off as Optimus Prime (wtf?), we’d have to resort to Google Translate. Game Informer lists the following details:

• The crowds are extremely realistic: you’d see pedestrians buying newspapers at a kiosk, smokers are loitering on corners – some of them might even ask you for a lighter as you pass by.
• Taxis won’t immediately stop in front of you when you whistle or hail one down. Sitting at the back seat gives you an interior view of the vehicle from the first-person. (“With the Digikreuz one selects a driving goal. With the A-key one jumps over the travel and is immediately at the goal. With X one says to the driver to drive faster with Y steps out one. The right analog stick moves the camera.”)
• The Jamaican weapons dealer, Little Jacob, must be coerced while going through your tasks. He’s got a whole stash of fire power in his trunk and will do business once you establish a good relationship with him.
• For the first time ever, calendar days are going to be accounted for in the game; individual work days will also affect your gameplay.
• Protection from gun spray will vary depending on what type of material you hide behind.

So much for loose translations. In any case, we are now reassured that the delay isn’t so bad after all. Polishing the game to perfection is always better than a premature release.

Buy: [Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)]

For the past couple of weeks, all we ever heard about Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3, Xbox 360) was news about its delayed release. Finally, we have some good news for all parties concerned! Some new details on Rockstar’s upcoming game have just surfaced right out of Game Informer magazine.

We’ve taken the snippet from GameFront, and since our German translating madskillz are probably as convincingly perfect as a caterpillar trying pass off as Optimus Prime (wtf?), we’d have to resort to Google Translate. Game Informer lists the following details:

• The crowds are extremely realistic: you’d see pedestrians buying newspapers at a kiosk, smokers are loitering on corners – some of them might even ask you for a lighter as you pass by.
• Taxis won’t immediately stop in front of you when you whistle or hail one down. Sitting at the back seat gives you an interior view of the vehicle from the first-person. (“With the Digikreuz one selects a driving goal. With the A-key one jumps over the travel and is immediately at the goal. With X one says to the driver to drive faster with Y steps out one. The right analog stick moves the camera.”)
• The Jamaican weapons dealer, Little Jacob, must be coerced while going through your tasks. He’s got a whole stash of fire power in his trunk and will do business once you establish a good relationship with him.
• For the first time ever, calendar days are going to be accounted for in the game; individual work days will also affect your gameplay.
• Protection from gun spray will vary depending on what type of material you hide behind.

So much for loose translations. In any case, we are now reassured that the delay isn’t so bad after all. Polishing the game to perfection is always better than a premature release.

Buy: [Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)]
Buy: [Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)]