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The Official GTA: Chinatown Wars thread
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Kabuki Quantum Lover
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Wow, looks like I'll have to save up on some nickels to get this game. That and get my DS back!
Philthy said:
Just as a bit of encouragement. I was struggling with the controls for a short period as well. Couldn't drive worth shit and even moving was a bit of a problem. You aren't very far into the game at all and I was still having a few problems at that point as well. Shooting was a big problem and just getting around the city sucked. Eventually I got the hang of it and now its hardly a hindrance. I was constantly being pulled out of my car and being busted but now I can get a 3 start wanted level gone by just driving around and wrecking the police.
There are a few odd times where I'd like analog control (freaking bikes are hard as hell) but the Go Kart is a blast because its so small, not very fast, but turns like no other.
Its on the southern most cost of the east island. There is a go cart track on the SW corner. If you just head east along the beach you will find a few large houses and its parked behind one of them
\/\/ that is one thing that annoys me. The sirens don't affect the traffic at all. Sucks when doing vigilante missions.
rollingstart
Banned
the traffic and police in this game are so annoying. If you even scape a cop car in a paramedic mission, it's over for you. I don't know if it is a creative or technical choice to have sirens do jack shit, but it was a horrible one.
I've never really done medic or cop missions, so the only general problem I have with the driving is that it can be really difficult to lose cops in any of the bigger vehicles and really easy to get busted because their acceleration is so slow. Makes sense to a certain degree, but I just feel like they should have more SMASH power at least.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Rockstar needs to get over their realism kick and remove all the poles and trees on the roadway. GTA3 was better because they had wide streets. Some small streets but I just remember tearing down a road at high speed and have it be unimpeded. Just stop with the realism kick and give me mechanics that entice me to speed up. GTA driving is better at high speeds. I get the feeling they don't have a good understanding of how gamers viewed driving. I think they don't get the connection I used to get by driving fast, with the music blaring and just skidding out or spinning out. I don't care about the realism of hitting a pole and slowing down. I used to drive around in GTA3 and hit the cops on purpose to get them to chase me. I would antagonize a 10 minute car chase just because.Linkzg said:
Not now or in any of the recent games. I don't like the cops and they are everywhere. Car chases are constantly slowed down by the ever-present trash cans/newspaper machines/stop signs/trees. It's not as fun to drive. It's a different mechanic and Rockstar doesn't care as long as they can pad the game with dating and internet sites and TV shows. They have lost track about some of the great things in GTA3 that wasn't scripted or an official mission. I'm sure I spent 20 hours at least just starting shit/instigating cop chases/shooting down helicopters/sniping people on the street.
To anyone having trouble with the driving, pro tip:
Take your thumb off the dpad. Get in the middle of the lane and feather the dpad, and you'll cruise along, only glancing off the other cars. It's pretty easy once you try it.
In other words, if you're having trouble driving, you're overcompensating.
Take your thumb off the dpad. Get in the middle of the lane and feather the dpad, and you'll cruise along, only glancing off the other cars. It's pretty easy once you try it.
In other words, if you're having trouble driving, you're overcompensating.
I think the DS' control is better.leroidys said:
I haven't found any re-spawning health replenishment spots with ammunition replenishment beside it like in GTA2. Those were my favourite spots in GTA2 because I could do some massive damage while being continuously replenished. How else am I suppose to cause a huge mayhem without those spots in DS ?
NetMapel said:I think the DS' control is better.
I haven't found any re-spawning health replenishment spots with ammunition replenishment beside it like in GTA2. Those were my favourite spots in GTA2 because I could do some massive damage while being continuously replenished. How else am I suppose to cause a huge mayhem without those spots in DS ?
Carnage missions or whatever the names is in english. You get an heavy weapon with infinite ammo and you have to wrek havoc within the limited time. The rocket launcher is awesome!
Anyone knows if gold medals get you something?
Caesar III
Member
I had a similar accident yesterday. Instead of a truck it was a bus burning. I was confused because I did not expect something like this :lolMunin said:
Graphics Horse
Member
Mistouze said:
Don't think so, maybe if you get gold on all of the rampages.
I got gold on taxi missions and now
all taxis are bulletproof
AstroLad said:
On the subject of smash power, the Dukes looks like the best car for writing off police cars, you don't have to do much more than nudge them to blow them up. Most vehicles, if not all of them seem to allow you to accelerate away fast enough to throw a cop from your door, though doing it while reversing is a different story.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Munin said:How can you actually enter a cab without hijacking? I guess the "whistling" gimmick is nice and all but Rockstar didn't think of the people who can't whistle, well, like me. I remember a message that said "Hold X near cab" but then I just hijack it like normal.
Hold X near a cab
.You must not be holding it for long enough, even though it doesnt take long. Hold X and the character should put up his arm in the "HAIL
Anyway, I've played the first mission to really bug me;
the mission where you need to collect new Triads. The friendly pathfinding is so horrendous.
Nexus Zero
Member
EatChildren said:
Mine liked catching on fire.
AniHawk said:
It's not really like either. Reminds me of a mix between GTA 1 and GTA 3 with some of its own elements mixed in. I really hope they bring in the drug trading and cop takedown system for the next game in the series.
The level design in this game is really good. Because of the auto-aim the designers avoid the "go here and shoot some guys" levels because that would be too easy. Every mission I have played so far has been unique, and that's saying something after GTA IV!
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Munin said:How can you actually enter a cab without hijacking? I guess the "whistling" gimmick is nice and all but Rockstar didn't think of the people who can't whistle, well, like me. I remember a message that said "Hold X near cab" but then I just hijack it like normal.
You can only get in cabs with the yellow light on them. It's a faint yellow glow but you'll know it when you see it. Hold X and some entry chevrons will appear. Can you actually whistle into the mix to do it though? If so that's awesome, I was just thinking that the mic is the only bit of the hardware the game didn't use. Gonna have to try that soon.
This game is hard though. I consider myself a very good gta player, I played through the entirety of 4 without being busted once and only failed a handful of missions. This on the other hand is an unforgiving bitch of a game, in a good way though. The ease of getting busted or killed makes doing the deals that much more exciting - when you have 20 grand worth of heroin in your bag you really don't wanna get caught! I've been busily setting myself up as a kingpin, buying up properties and developing a nice overstock of everything for when the lunatics will pay through the nose for whatever drug they can't get, it's a really satisfying little game in and of itself. Drug tycoon, a new sub-genre!
AniHawk said:
I am not even a GTA fan to begin with and I love this game. Ever since I played the first one on MSDOS I just could never get into it and I've tried to with each release.
Finally they got me...They got me good. I can't put it down.
The game really is more of a melding of the first two GTA's with the third's stylish updates though with some of the other advancements thrown in to seal the deal.
Driving and smashing up cop cars makes me think back to A.P.B.
I think the drug dealing is too easy. I almost feel like I'm cheating as I just exploited a really good acid route multiple times now, making me about 50,000 in total. I wish it would all be a bit more risky - it's probably due to the new wanted system, and while it's satisfying to get rid of police stars that way, it makes things too unchallenging in the long run.
Damn this game keeps surprising me, the good way. Just found a couple of "rampage" spots and had fun torching everything in my path, and then playing with the chainsaw. So far the missions are fun, and I can't get enough of just driving around the city playing taxi, drug dealing, etc... It's brilliant and awfully addictive. I did not expect the game to grab me the way it has.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Captain N said:
Nah, as close as you can get to that is the cops showing up when the deal goes bust and automatically getting 2 stars.
Its cool when it happens, but getting out of 2 stars is pretty easy. A 3 star bust or undercover cop scenario would be awesome.
Saint Gregory
Member
Gah, I'm so addicted to the drug dealing I can't get anything else done
My two cents on the driving is that R* shouldn't have gone the extra mile and make all the cars handle so differently. I appreciate the extra attention to detail (I really can't think of a more impressive DS game) but everytime I jump in a car I feel like i have to learn to drive all over again. I'm sure I'll get used to it as the game goes on though since I'm only 6% in.
My two cents on the driving is that R* shouldn't have gone the extra mile and make all the cars handle so differently. I appreciate the extra attention to detail (I really can't think of a more impressive DS game) but everytime I jump in a car I feel like i have to learn to drive all over again. I'm sure I'll get used to it as the game goes on though since I'm only 6% in.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
I have zero problems with driving in this game. I did at first, but once I got used to the controls I found speeding through traffic a breeze.
Only thing is I avoid the...Stallion? One of those cars has painfully bad over-stearing.
Only thing is I avoid the...Stallion? One of those cars has painfully bad over-stearing.
Picked this up (GTA1/GTA2 lover and GTA4 semi hater here), game is awesome.
Its old school meets new school meets even newer school.
Love the 2D/3D look. In fact, I can't believe how good this game looks in motion. You can't tell by watching videos on the web but this is probably the best looking game on ds. Touch screen options are excellent and not intrusive to the experience. In fact they add to them. I was doing some ambulence missions, and if you go to fast or hit another car it can speed up the heart rate of a patient and they can flat line killing them. If they start to flatline you need to shock their heart back to beating by tapping quickly on the heart symbol on the touch screen to revive them!
The one aspect of the recent GTAs which did carry over is the storyline telling, which is nice since the storytelling is one of the strongest aspects of recent GTA games. Thankfully the story is more light hearted and I enjoy this aspect than the machismo storylines of the console games. Definitely an M rate game too, throwing F bombs left and right in the story. :lol No voice acting, but this doesn't bother me too much.
The sound effects in game are pretty good too. My car was on fire so I hopped out, and it ran into another car and exploded. Two characters inside the car jump out on fire running around and screaming...crawling the ground screaming some more, then getting up screaming and then going EH, falling to the ground dead. In a console 3D this wouldn't seem too funny, but seeing those cartoon style 3D characters running around screaming on fire was hilarious. :lol
I like seeing a bigger map on the bottom screen, easy use at setting waypoints. PDA functionality is awesome too. Captures the style of the console GTA games while being its own thing, and a better experience overall. I agree with the person who said this is more similar gameplay style to GTA3. It mixes gameplay of GTA2 and GTA3 together in a top down perspective with mixing the storyline capabilities of GTA4 in a more light hearted nature. Perhaps after I finish this I'll give GTA4 another chance, but I don't feel like going on any more damn dates!
Its old school meets new school meets even newer school.
Love the 2D/3D look. In fact, I can't believe how good this game looks in motion. You can't tell by watching videos on the web but this is probably the best looking game on ds. Touch screen options are excellent and not intrusive to the experience. In fact they add to them. I was doing some ambulence missions, and if you go to fast or hit another car it can speed up the heart rate of a patient and they can flat line killing them. If they start to flatline you need to shock their heart back to beating by tapping quickly on the heart symbol on the touch screen to revive them!
The one aspect of the recent GTAs which did carry over is the storyline telling, which is nice since the storytelling is one of the strongest aspects of recent GTA games. Thankfully the story is more light hearted and I enjoy this aspect than the machismo storylines of the console games. Definitely an M rate game too, throwing F bombs left and right in the story. :lol No voice acting, but this doesn't bother me too much.
The sound effects in game are pretty good too. My car was on fire so I hopped out, and it ran into another car and exploded. Two characters inside the car jump out on fire running around and screaming...crawling the ground screaming some more, then getting up screaming and then going EH, falling to the ground dead. In a console 3D this wouldn't seem too funny, but seeing those cartoon style 3D characters running around screaming on fire was hilarious. :lol
I like seeing a bigger map on the bottom screen, easy use at setting waypoints. PDA functionality is awesome too. Captures the style of the console GTA games while being its own thing, and a better experience overall. I agree with the person who said this is more similar gameplay style to GTA3. It mixes gameplay of GTA2 and GTA3 together in a top down perspective with mixing the storyline capabilities of GTA4 in a more light hearted nature. Perhaps after I finish this I'll give GTA4 another chance, but I don't feel like going on any more damn dates!
I haven't had a problem with the driving except for maybe some sharp turns. The driving controls are fine. As someone mentioned above, if you drive directly in the middle (like right on top of the white or yellow line) you can just go straight as fast as possible and no one will hit you.
The worst car in the game is by far the stallion like someone mentioned. It is impossible to make a turn in that thing. I'd rather have an 18 wheeler than that car. I noticed that the Cognotti or whatever it's called handles incredibly well and it's pretty fast.
The worst car in the game is by far the stallion like someone mentioned. It is impossible to make a turn in that thing. I'd rather have an 18 wheeler than that car. I noticed that the Cognotti or whatever it's called handles incredibly well and it's pretty fast.
Philthy
Member
I'll give feathering the D-Pad a try. I've tried the "Steal 3 cars before 10:00" about 6 times now. All ending in terrible failure because driving for me is just killing the game. This might end up one of those games you disagree 100% with the reviews on.
I'm really not having any fun with this at all.
I'm really not having any fun with this at all.
Graphics Horse
Member
NetMapel said:
It's random, I think I've destroyed all the ones overlooking dealers, still got 70 to find though