As the impending release of
Grand Theft Auto IV draws closer, the relative media content begins to pour out more steadily. One of the latest outlets to contribute to the growing stream of coverage is Eurogamer, which has laid down a three page preview of the game. The preview covers a lot but the overall focus is that
Grand Theft Auto IV does everything its predecessors have done while reminding you that this is a new-gen
GTA and it comes with new-gen perks. For instance, character models are now capable of much more detailed expressions that weren't possible in previous iterations. As Eurogamer puts it, "Niko and his fellow citizens have facial muscles that betray their reactions, can look each other in the eye, speak to one another with moving lips, take one another by the hand - and twist arms."
The preview also lauds the game for details such as its
use of Euphoria to generate procedural stumbling animations when Niko is drunk. The preview concludes by noting that
GTAIV's many features and details would be considered "back-of-the-box material" in most games, but are such a natural part of
GTAIV that the game's demonstrators neglected to mention them.
The preview is really a good read and, at the very least, it will help you pass a few minutes between now and
April 29.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-16-2008 @ 7:03PM
Fox318 said...
I just want to see one good HUD shot.
Is that too much to ask?
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4-16-2008 @ 7:18PM
decapit8 said...
theres one on the scans from OXM UK the other day.
4-16-2008 @ 8:36PM
Jomolungma said...
Yes, plenty of HUD shots now - you can see them all on the GTAGaming.com forum.
4-16-2008 @ 11:55PM
vidGuy said...
Here's some HUD action. Very simple from what I can tell: map in the bottom left, ammo in the top right. I haven't read much about the game, but I image health pops up as needed.
http://www.isarapix.org/pix25/1208183697.jpg
http://www.isarapix.org/pix83/1208183581.jpg
4-16-2008 @ 7:34PM
RudyHuxtable said...
*sigh* guess I'm taking a personal day on 4/29.
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4-16-2008 @ 8:29PM
Magic Whiskey said...
It was a great read, but I admit I had to go look up what a 'lorry' was.
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4-17-2008 @ 4:35AM
Boff said...
Truck
4-17-2008 @ 7:34AM
Da said...
Truck
4-16-2008 @ 10:48PM
Arno said...
I cannot wait, I simply CANNOT WAIT! :D
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4-16-2008 @ 11:19PM
Shayneroz said...
My Xbox got the RRoD for about 5 minutes today and now I'm scared it's going to die before the 29th.
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4-17-2008 @ 5:05AM
Boff said...
I'm starting to panic a bit now. 12 days to go and no pre-order (I'm totally skint) but I get paid on the 29th!!
I hope to god I can pick it up on release day! Got the rest of the week off work and everything!!
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