Comments on: Happening: Liberty City Episodes On PC

By: SquareWheel

SquareWheel — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:45:28 +0000

I had a hell of a time catching up to the helicopter with the boat, finally got it after 4 goes or so, which takes ages. Much easier with the dirtbike (alternate end mission).

And Psychonauts. I never found Meat Circus to be that difficult. A few figments were placed in stupid to get to spots, but that’s about it.

By: DMcCool

DMcCool — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:05 +0000

I’m inclined to agree, the shorter length really helped the focus – if GTA IV had one fault it was being over-long, it’s narrative rather bloated. The Ballad of Gay Tony was oddly uplifting for a GTA game, generally speaking everything is pretty good for your protagonist, and its portrayal of the nightclub has to be the best in gaming history.

By: MindFukr

MindFukr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:28 +0000

You shouldn’t be complaining about performance problems with modern games when you’re using ancient hardware like 8800 GTS. Cough up the 150 euros for a new gfx adapter and start enjoying PC games…

By: malkav11

malkav11 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:26:51 +0000

They’ve patched it, what, four or five times now, fixing practically everything that was wrong with the port other than using GFWL + Social Club. Dunno what else you want.

By: Hmm-Hmm.

Hmm-Hmm. — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:05:09 +0000

Wiper: Psygnosis has ceased to exist? Man, that’s a shame.

By: ulix

ulix — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:14:26 +0000

Not only more likely, Bhazor. It will actually pop up on PS3, exactly the same day it does come out on PC.

By: KindredPhantom

KindredPhantom — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:59:20 +0000

Perhaps you would be better running them on a PSP emulator?

I am hoping that the episodes are the incentive to get R* to patch the PC version, or they won’t because they know it will sell just as well regardless.

By: destroy.all.monsters

destroy.all.monsters — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:43:05 +0000

Well they will at least have some incentive to optimize since they have the DLC to sell. I have my fingers crossed that will be enough.

I just wish they’ d release Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories on PC. From what I’ve read even pcsx2 has trouble running them on pc.

By: Lars Westergren

Lars Westergren — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:32:19 +0000

@Subject 706 says:
“Didn’t have any performance problems at all, and got everything maxed out on a C2D6800 with 4gigs of RAM and an 8800GTX.”

Yeah, that might be it, I have a 8800GTS which has less memory.

“A good game, but not the second coming that the straight tens in the reviews made it out to be. Though most reviewers seem to have slipped fairly downhill, quality-wise. That is why I rely on RPS.”

Amen. How do you know a game will get 10/10 these days? It has a big budget, a famous publisher, and is released for consoles! Yaayy!

By: KindredPhantom

KindredPhantom — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:11:45 +0000

I hope that R* releases a patch to fix the horrible port that is GTA 4 before they release the episodes, otherwise i think i’ll pass.

By: Kadayi

Kadayi — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:23:39 +0000

@rei

I’m sure that like all GTA characters she’ll be telegraphing her occupation in the first 2 minutes of conversation. ;)

The first game reminded me a lot of a gay flatmate of mine, who whenever he met someone new had to announce that he was gay at the first opportunity (oh the drama was unending). I’m quite clearly working for the FBI!!!, I’m quite clearly screwing your Brothers Girlfriend!!!, I’m quite clearly going to betray you!!!.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:07:52 +0000

Yeah, more annoyingly the party mode doesn’t work on PC either so it’s pretty difficult to get a game with a group of friends.