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Leto II
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Jan '00
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Date Posted:
5/11 12:27pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Actually, by that point I'd already unlocked Algonquin, and was just kind of puttering around in a stolen hoopty when that bizarre parking lot incident happened. Crazy. Have to look that up and see what the deal is...some sort of bug?
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gonzoforce
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5/11 8:39pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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I used a cheat and got all the weapons and the vehicles
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Darth_Invidious
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Jun '99
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Date Posted:
5/12 11:47am
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Leto II posted:
Two of my most Hollywood-style badass moments happened during "Meltdown":
- During the section where the remainder of Luca's gang is in the underpass, instead of just running down there to get pumped full of lead, I decide to be an evil bastard. I get my almost-wrecked car, drive it into the park, get a good distance away from the underpass, gun it full throttle, roll out. The car hits and crushes the guy furthest back, the guy closest to the entrance taunts me; so I pull out my Rocket Launcher and blow the car away, mid-taunt.
- I head into the men's room to take out Luca. I find his door. **** shooting him, I drop a grenade in his stall, and walk away. I then cackled like a maniac for 15 minutes.
...O'Doyle rules!
MarcusP2 posted:
Just hit Algonquin, finally. Looks so much better, I think. I was sick of depressing Dukes/Broker. Plus now I have my pimp Perseus suit and suede shoes.
Also tried Snow Storm, the first challenging mission...could not escape the cops, though I have lost a 3-star wanted level before. Just needed some more luck with the appearing cops. 
So I was tooling around Algonquin, and I came across a building near the SE coast with a large parking lot, and a pair of security-guard booths at the entrance. There are three large statues that are supposed to be people; looks like two kids and an adult with their arms outstretched.
Well, I do a loop around the parking lot, just seeing what's there, and suddenly, BOOM! Five-star rating. What the hell?!? Now everyone is all over me, and I'm fighting for my life to get out of there. I did absolutely nothing to even warrant a one-star rating. Anyone else been here?
Perhaps you threaded into the United Nations (or whatever it's called in the game) and took a wrong step into their secure area and that's why you got five-star alarm? I'll keep a lookout for that and see if the same thing happens to me.
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
5/12 7:23pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Could be...might swing by there again, and give it another shot.
Me and three buddies destroying Times Square was a lot of fun, as was the epic knife-fight (interspersed with vehicular manslaughter).
Yesterday, I just hung out with hobos in the park in Algonquin for a few hours. One of the ****ers had a pan for a hat. It was good.
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timmoishere
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Date Posted:
5/12 8:26pm
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I finished the Three Leaf Clover mission this morning. It was a fun mission, but it wasn't as epic as I had been led to believe.
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Darth_Invidious
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5/13 11:09am
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So I finish the "Tunnel of Death" mission and I see a random citizen/friend blip on my radar. I go to it and it turns out to be Eddie, the jogger-beheading serial killer. I don't know how many of you have gotten to this guy before, so I'm not gonna spoil the details of the mission for you. Niko has no idea who he picked up, but those of us who have read the online paper and seen his blog will know right away. At the end, I dropped him off on Algonquin and as soon as the auto save is through, I try to run after him but he's gone. I went back to my car and sat there for the better part of a minute, because the whole exchange between Eddie and Niko was creepy as hell. I do hope Niko gets to do one heroic thing in the game and cap that diseased @#%!$.
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Leto II
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Date Posted:
5/13 12:16pm
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RE: Grand Theft Auto IV (Warning: Spoilers)
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Easy 40-Point Achievement:
I'm not sure how many people have it, but there's a really easy way to get the "One-Man Army" Achievement. Go back to a save where two of the three islands are open. Find the local fire department (in the middle island, it's on the southeast coast) and jack a fire truck.
Take it with you back to your apartment, and save your game with it, in case you have to retry. Take the fire truck and try to cross into the final island, and jump into the six-star wanted level. Hop back into the fire truck and hightail it around the city for five minutes, and the Achievement is yours.
(Hint: my first instinct was to go with the garbage truck, but that thing is so slow that cops have no trouble keeping up with you, and will riddle your truck with bullets, and you won't last two minutes. The fire truck is surprisingly fast, and you'll be able to outrun the cops. If none are around you, just stop and wait. It'll be awhile before they find you again, and you'll easily devour a minute or so.)
Does anyone else switch to the first-person driving view when they're just tearing up the city? It's so much more satisfying to go sidewalk-bowling that way.
ZanderSolo posted:
Fav Vehicle? Infernus. AFAIK, there is one in the game and you get it only during a specific mission though. Went to the PnS with it, and it was painted that special black that, depending on the current lighting, looks a different color everywhere. So far i have seen Black, Green, Red, Grey, and Two shades of Blue on this one car's paint. That is the moment i decided IGN's 10/10 was well, well deserved.
Either way, park that ****er in your old yeller space, ASAP. Then steal someone else's, and go kill the blind sax-player in the park.
Or give him money, if you like what he's laying down. The park kicks ass.
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5/13 12:23pm
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I got it by taking a helo and accidentally went into the third I wasn't supposed to, I flew around for a while and then landed on the Statue of Happiness Island. It was really far too easy. I have no idea why we don't have helos with rockets, the minigun is weak and lame.
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timmoishere
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5/13 1:12pm
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Like I said before, a boat makes getting that achievement very easy.
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Date Posted:
5/14 10:45am
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Three Leaf Clover sort of reminded me of the shootout in HEAT. There are some differences, obviously, but the concept was there I think.
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Darth_Invidious
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5/14 11:42am
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Three Leaf Clover sort of reminded me of the shootout in HEAT. There are some differences, obviously, but the concept was there I think.
LOL. I was listening to the HEAT soundtrack the other day and "Force Marker" (the theme playing when Neil's crew was entering the bank and setting up before beginning the robbery) would've been perfect for Three Leaf Clover. In fact, many themes from Heat would've been just perfect for the soundtrack (like "New Dawn Fades" when driving at high speed throught any of Liberty's expressways).
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5/14 1:28pm
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So, what are the best cars in the game? From what I can tell, the Comet and the Turismo are up there. I've heard a lot about the Infernus, but I haven't actually seen any of those yet. Are those unavailable until after a certain point?
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The Coquette is fun too...but I like the Turismo a lot.
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5/14 1:34pm
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You get an Infernus after completing a series of missions.
I haven't run into any others yet.
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5/14 2:27pm
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The Banshee is my favorite. It handles best for my particular driving style. Plus Dodge Vipers just look bad ***.
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