What should we be expecting from GTA IV ??

[land sea air]

I think its only fair we have a thread like this since there are plenty for GT5 around, even though this is by no means a GTA website i think there are plenty of people here who love the grand theft auto series and have high expectations for the series first release on the new ps3 and xbox 360... san andreas is definately one of my favorite games of all time but as everyone knows it has its fair share of glitches so ill start my list of what im expecting/ wanting with this:
i think its time to erradicate all or at least most of the glitches that have plagued the series since gta3 came out, and also of any new glitches that showed up because of the huge leap in size in san andreas... no more eaten cars no more "where did the road and scenery go"!!
there were many things i was surprised didnt make it into SA (espeacially from VC) so here are some things i would like to see return in the next installment:
from gta3: the "big city feel" where you are often dwarfed by your surroundings IE tall buildings and stadiums didnt not hit me as much in VC or in any of the cities in SA so i would like to see more large sky scrapers and other buildings like that...
from vice city: more buying of properties and even the introducion of choosing what you want to do with an empty lot, somehow this city although it felt smaller also felt more alive (80s go figure)
there are also some new things that ive seen introduced in both the LCS and VCS (havent even played that one yet) for psp that i hope make it: awesome new vehicles and more "super" versions of vehicles (avenger manchez and such), VCS looks to be even better with jet skis and even some sort of amphibious trucklet so hopefully we will see the return and expansion of these new vehicles... thats all for now but i have many more things floating around in my head as im sure others do so lets share our ideas

 

[Blake]

I am expecting better and longer radio stations. The radio stations let me down a fair bit in San Andreas. That chat station isn’t as funny, and the radio stations don’t bring as much life to the game as they did in GTA III and GTA: VC.

As you say, the glitches need to go.

The roads also need to be improved a lot, look at the corners and hills on GTA games, and they’re always just a series of straight lines. They really need to start making smooth corners and smooth hills.

Damage needs to be improved, too. When a car is damaged it should be more difficult to drive. There needs to be more realistic damage, including crashes that render the cars undrivable. Perhaps this would be bad for the playability of the game, so it’ll probably be something where opinion will be split.

Physics need to be made more realistic. Car physics are almost a joke on GTA, and I know that is part of the charm, but I’d really like the cars to drive better. San Andreas was a step in the right direction, but it needs to go futher.

 

[land sea air]

i agree on almost all points but as you said my opinion is a little split on both the damage and the physics, i think i would be satisfied with loss of power and maybe some pulling or reduced turning close to the damage limit, for physics i agree that there is still a fair amount of room for improvement espeacially in the difference between different types of cars... on that note driver parallel lines proved that there is plenty of room for increased car customization without being too involved, and i actually really liked the "tow back to garage" idea perhaps that could be some sort of option you choose and pay for as you store cars, more options at pay,spray too!!!
EDIT: so ive gotten back into san andreas now and i realize how excited i am for the next installmen!!! espeacially since this has potential to be the biggest leap ever for R* since its an all new and very powerful platform
- i would like to see more areas whrere there simply isnt anyone around, especially some windy roads through the country side that are pretty much deserted, and i would like to be able to venture deep into the country side and be able to explore for many game days ...
- more realistic top speeds, cop cars shouldnt be able to keep up with my turismo, but that doesnt mean that there shouldnt be buffalo and bullet cop cars as well
- definately keep the dating and girlfriends
- better police AI but no cops that just appear out of nowhere, maybe have a way to lose the police while still having your wanted level, or being able to slightly hide the level by not getting too close to other cops in a new car
-easier management of outfits, its awesome to be able to completely customise your outfits but it takes way too long to change clothes for no apparent reason, and maybe be able to have several outfits you can quick change into at any point in the game
- more cars and different types of vehicles, since this is a world structure instead of just racing, i think the more the merrier though they should make every vehicle useful in some way, also more different variations of the same vehicles like the FCR in SA
- i would like to be able to import-export every vehicle in th game at some point, like in gta3, that way if you want a specific vehicle for your garage you already have exported, you could import it and even choose the color...
- vehicles that can actually carry other vehicles without falling off or exploding, even aircraft like the skycrane
- the ability to actually carry the number of people that should fit in a spcific truck or aircraft
- more advanced two player dynamics with full use of everything in the city, vehicles that with weapons that can be operated by the second player when there is one
- some specific vehicles i would like to see: very large two rotor heli like the chinook, cargo aircraft airraft, keep the VTOL but add some fixed wing fighter/attack aircraft, submarine, more motorcycles and different ATVs, osprey type aircraft.
thats all i can think of right now so im going to go back to san andreas and wait to see what everyone else has to say

 

[SS69]

Fix the two player. Make it split screen where the two dont have to be a certain distance from one another, they can each go wherever they want on their own. This could make for interesting car chases against a live person. And of course, online capability.

 

[land sea air]

agreed ss69, this shouldnt be too hard, and have an option to use LAN or a way to use more than one tv with out LAN
have real seasons, i would look foreward to snow 👍

 

[McLaren]

Details, details, details. Make the city look beautiful, not a bunch of tall rectangles or cylinders with different tops....

You guys already called the online, and other things.

 

[land sea air]

i would like to see some things that are really hard to find like somthing supernatural

EDIT: i just realized how much i missed the option of beating old missions again without starting over ala GTA3... i hope this comes back in the next game in some form or another