GTA IV: The Lost and Damned

[DNEUM]

Anyone download it yet? Thoughts?

It's been getting pretty good reviews from what I've read so far. Just downloaded it and about to start playing. Been awhile since I've popped in GTA...

 

[celtsxpatsxsox]

Whats it about, like whats the story mode.

 

[Houston]

I didn't like GTA4's storyline at all so I'm not going to get this.

 

[mgoblue2290]

Yeah, I'd get it if they added another place or something but riding around in a biker gang over the same territory isn't worth $20.

I bet about 6 months after they release the second DLC, they'll have them both for $20 or something.

 

[DNEUM]

I played through a few of the missions and then one of the bike races last night. I thought it was good so far. Whether or not it's worth the $20 we'll see.

 

[Bomberooski]

Yeah, I'd get it if they added another place or something but riding around in a biker gang over the same territory isn't worth $20.

I bet about 6 months after they release the second DLC, they'll have them both for $20 or something.

RC Cola first of all.


I think this is a GREAT idea for $20 and I hope they do more of this with more games. Take the basic game and create a new game around it. I would be curious how much more popular this would be if it wasn't the biker game. I think that THAT is the big turnoff for this one. Love the concept just a bit bummed out with the people they chose to put the story around because that can make or break a GTA game.

 

[Leftwich]

I want more places to go. 20 dollars is a lot to spend on a couple of missions.

 

[Bigpapa42]

I'm too much into Fallout 3 at this point to get the DLC. I haven't even finished GTA yet, which is odd as I didn't dislike the game or anything. So finish Fallout 3, finish GTA, then get DLC... Might be awhile...

 

[Houston]

There has always been a party mode it's just that the online menus suck so much that people don't use it.

 

[Houston]

I haven't played that game online in months, I'll check and see

 

[IamMedellin]

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[Twigg4075]

I like it because it's GTA but does anyone else have issues with the targeting system? I hate it. Not only is squeezing the trigger half way to manual aim near impossible when you are in a firefight, but is it just me or does it seem like many of your enemies are far away and there really isn't a zoom? There is a lot of shooting in this game and the aiming system is a giant fail.

 

[Twigg4075]

I usually do this. Get in cover. Hold down left trigger to lock on, click right stick to zoom, hold slightly up on right stick, tap right trigger once. One shot, one kill. Next guy. Repeat. Too easy.

Hmmm. I don't think I ever used that technique in GTA4. I guess I need to try it. Thanks.

 

[Twigg4075]

Is MS taking a bath on this one? I just hear that this DLC has sold about 335K copies/downloads? That only equals to over 6 million in sales. They need about another 19 million just to break even with the payment to Rockstar.
I think it's a pretty safe bet to say that it ain't happening seeing as the trend for DLC is that it sells big in the beginning but then fizzles out. But this is GTA...

 

[Twigg4075]

I fired this back up again yesterday. While I'm still enjoying it because I love GTA I can't help but notice how sluggish the controls are. After playing games like Wolverine, Pure and a myriad of others lately going back to this game is almost a chore. Controlling everything sucks. The character, the vehicles...

 

[BrntO4Life]

Just started playing this after nabbing it in the sale last week. Pretty fun so far and I like the characters.

 

[Maynard]

i tired but couldnt do it. the graphics looked so dated and the control was just too funky

sidenote: whatever happened to kill the poor?

 

[BrntO4Life]

i tired but couldnt do it. the graphics looked so dated and the control was just too funky

I don't think it's too bad. Certainly less responsive than RDR, but I'm okay with it for now.

sidenote: whatever happened to kill the poor?

I was thinking the same thing when I opened this.

 

[Maynard]

i heard so many good things about the gay tony DLC too. i wanted to play it and got that combo disc used. But i had to take it back

 

[SethMode]

I personally LOVED TLAD, particularly in comparison to GTAIV, which I found to be tremendously overrated. I really enjoyed the beginning of Gay Tony, but then got distracted by doing my ME2 Insanity run and now The Saboteur. Hopefully I'll get back into it soon.

I don't think that the graphics are too bad, but I still think the car handling in all of the games are kind of assy.