GTA IV New Trailer - "Good Lord, What Are You Doing?

[[Matt]]

My mommy won't let me play this game.

Also, the guy falling down the stairs looked good. I hope that was ingame.

It is ingame as GTA 4 uses the Euphoria animation engine which is designed to do away completely with canned animations. This technology has the potential to kill off the use of both traditional keyframe animation and what i call 'instafloppy' ragdolls where a character can cope with being shot a few times in the foot with no effect other than some blood textures but instantly turn into a floppy ragdoll upon death when shot in the foot a third time. Euphoria has the power to make a character act dynamically in the way that if they get shot in the foot they can drop to the floor and writhe around in pain whilst holding the foot that was shot.

http://www.naturalmotion.com/euphoria.htm

See this vid for more info...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ae3fgj2x1aI

 

[PvtRyan]

I'm honestly thinking of getting a 360 just for this game. Bah.

 

[Rapstah]

This game isn't a 360 exclusive, you know.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Haha, wow. I just played GTA 3 for a couple of hours and then watched this trailer again. It was like watching... the best thing ever.

**** YOU APRIL IN YOUR ****ING FAT FACE. GET OVER WITH SOONER.

Edit - The DLC is.

 

[Rapstah]

A 100+ hour game doesn't need DLC.

 

[Tagaziel]

Yeah, good thing it probably won't be out on PC for another year atleast if we know Rockstar, good thing I can just buy it for my 360 or PS3, and then legally acquire it for my PC when the PC version comes out.

Mikael, I'm guessing maybe Q1 next year or Q2.

You're gonna buy the same game twice?

That, sir, is dedication. :O

 

[Xendance]

That was stupid

 

[Ren.182]

Cannot wait for this game now! Got it pre-ordered, and I'm going to have no work to do at all when it's released so I can just play it till my heart is content

The Euphoria engine looks like it's going to make killing people so much more enjoyable (quick, alert Jack Thompson!) I loved how the guy Niko shot fell down the stairs, and how her flew through the air after the car exploded. Also the lighting effects in this game look awesome.

Just about a month left!

 

[knut]

A 100+ hour game doesn't need DLC.

Who is to say no to more? I know I won't be. A 100 hours of gameplay will end at some point... then there'll be more hours of gameplay after that.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Somewhat interesting analysis video here -

http://kotaku.com/373344/final-gta-iv-trailer-analysis

Also neat to hear that 70% of that footage was actually in-game rather than cut-scenes. "It took one of their guys (Rockstar) hours to perfect that high-speed 180." Heh.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

As always it looks awesome, GTA ftw.

 

[Raziaar]

You're gonna buy the same game twice?

That, sir, is dedication. :O

I've bought every GTA game starting with part 3 twice. Once for PS2, once for PC. I will do the same this time, only once for Xbox 360, and once for PC.

 

[99.vikram]

I feel a little underwhelmed at the graphics (models have low poly count, the buildings on fire looked fugly). But gameplay wise it looks top notch.

 

[thenerdguy]

I will wait for PC.

 

[Gray Fox]

If this has been posted before my apologies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdkEwObpriQ

 

[Alan00000]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

 

[knut]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

Wow.

No.

 

[Raziaar]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

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Whoops sorry there, I sort of shut down from the ridiculous of your statement. Saints Row could never really compete on the same levels as GTA games.

 

[Nabobalis]

Maybe sarcasm?

 

[mastag]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

Aren't you the one who reposted chain mail here?

If so, your opinion=__

 

[FishBulb]

Maybe sarcasm?

I sure hope so.

You wouldn't see that with ragdoll.

 

[mastag]

I sure hope so.

You wouldn't see that with ragdoll.

Lol if that was using Havok, he would have done about 5 backflips like in Max Payne 2

 

[Sedako]

Looks like Intel purchased the Havok a little bit too soon.

 

[Loke]

I sure hope so.

*snip*

You wouldn't see that with ragdoll.

Haha, wow. Didn't notice the blood on the camera lens before.

 

[Tagaziel]

Blood on the camera was present back in Vice City...

...now I want to run through Vice with my chainsaw again...

 

[Qonfused]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

Thanks for that. I haven't laughed in awhile.

 

[Stigmata]

Thanks for that. I haven't laughed in awhile.

 

[Warbie]

Saint's Row > GTA 3

I like how these two series are branching in different directions - with GTA taking the more gritty, movie route, and Saint's Row staying true to the GTA original. There's certainly room for both in my collection.

 

[CrazyHarij]

Saint's Row is actually really fun, it's my methadone treatment until GTA IV is released. Preordered, planning to be the first to get it from the store at night-sale. Gonna be something else entirely.

 

[mastag]

Vice City and San Andreas didn't have near the impact that GTA 3 did the first time I played it. This one looks to bring back that OMG feeling that GTA 3 had.

 

[Sedako]

Vice City and San Andreas didn't have near the impact that GTA 3 did the first time I played it. This one looks to bring back that OMG feeling that GTA 3 had.

Exactly. GTA 3 was a game unlike what anyone had ever seen previously - the first true 3D free-roaming game. While GTA 4 won't be nearly as large a step-up over similar games, it will make up for that with a very complete and dynamic city, with a supposedly huge amount of complete buildings.

 

[knut]

Saint's Row > GTA 3

I like how these two series are branching in different directions - with GTA taking the more gritty, movie route, and Saint's Row staying true to the GTA original. There's certainly room for both in my collection.

Oh yeah, totally. I'm not saying anything bad against Saints Row as I loved playing it until my 360 decided to nuke my save games. It took all the things the GTA's did and expanded more on the smaller details, though I'm sure GTA4 is going to take all those details and vamp them up even more.

And I can't wait.

 

[[Matt]]

Looks like Intel purchased the Havok a little bit too soon.

The game still uses havoc physics for everything but character post death animation which is handled by the euphoria tech instead. I hesitate to call them ragdolls in GTA4 because really they're not.

 

[phantomdesign]

Cool trailer, but DAMN that music is annoying!

 

[B_MAN]

ya Saints Row is great
i plan on playing both GTAIV and SR2 this year

 

[Lucid]

If you played Saints Row you dont need to buy this. Same graphics same ragdolls same explosions!!!. Speaking of saints row theres a second one coming out this year.

You're an idiot.

 

[AmishSlayer]

I don't know if you guys saw this, but there's a MASSIVE interview on IGN (11 pages) about the game world, story, characters etc.

There will be another one on Monday talking about the gameplay changes.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/863/863028p1.html

 

[Raziaar]

Schweet, thanks!

 

[mastag]

So i've spent the day playing all 3 of the 3D GTA's again...strangely enough, i'm enjoying Vice City the most now.

 

[Bad^Hat]

Could be something to do with it being the best.

Just finished GTA 3. Laaaaaaaame ending. The city isn't really as great as I remember it either...