[Tokubetsu]

Assuming it's because of Steamworks, Steamworks means 100% no prerelease piracy if done properly, and letting physical copies unlock earlier would completely negate that. Steam offline mode needs to be better, but I'm happy with no prerelease piracy and no always-online DRM (contrasted with Diablo 3). Seems like a fair compromise to me. (someone please correct me if I got any details wrong)

Matchmaking is via social club/rockstar's own shit.

[Jtrizzy]

This PC launch has been nothing but a huge annoyance for me. First I took off from work based on the original release date, which gets delayed for no reason. From there I decide to just get it at Gamestop tomorrow morning because my download speeds are suspect, the lack of pre load, file size, and the 30% trade in bonus for pre ordering.

I stop by gamestop to trade some games in and to see if they have it yet today, and the guy says they don't even have record that any PC copies were coming to the store, even though I have a pre order. He says to call late tomorrow after noon to check.

I just cashed in my credit for the new Steam gift cards and am it downloading now, at terrible speeds, with very little chance of it finishing before I go to sleep tonight. But hey, at least I know I'll actually be playing it tomorrow.

Thank god for Blizzard over the last two weeks, I just finished Diablo 3 yesterday, and picked up Starcraft 2 today. Otherwise there would be a lot of reading this thread and being annoyed.

[19 & 21]

Assuming it's because of Steamworks, Steamworks means 100% no prerelease piracy if done properly, and letting physical copies unlock earlier would completely negate that. Steam offline mode needs to be better, but I'm happy with no prerelease piracy and no always-online DRM (contrasted with Diablo 3). Seems like a fair compromise to me. (someone please correct me if I got any details wrong)

I was mostly joking. I'm fully aware of why these things happen with Steam, I just don't appreciate it. If I have the game on my hard drive and it's primarily a single player experience I should be able to play it on the spot. Steam's way of doing things is an acceptable compromise but one where typically the only people who end up happy are the publishers.

[Raptomex]

This PC launch has been nothing but a huge annoyance for me. First I took off from work based on the original release date, which gets delayed for no reason. From there I decide to just get it at Gamestop tomorrow morning because my download speeds are suspect, the lack of pre load, file size, and the 30% trade in bonus for pre ordering. I stop by gamestop to trade some games in and to see if they have it yet today, and the guy says they don't even have record that any PC copies were coming to the store, even though I have a pre order. He says to call late tomorrow after noon to check. I just cashed in my credit for the new Steam gift cards and am it downloading now, at terrible speeds, with very little chance of it finishing before I go to sleep tonight. But hey, at least I know I'll actually be playing it tomorrow. Thank god for Blizzard over the last two weeks, I just finished Diablo 3 yesterday, and picked up Starcraft 2 today. Otherwise there would be a lot of reading this thread and being annoyed.

I'll be doing that for GTA. And Rockstar seems to always delay their games.

[Fjordson]

Just saw that PC launch trailer, pretty awesome. Nice choice of music.

[willooi]

That's too bad. Guess I gotta pick up a dictionary.

Just look out for all the times the Brazilian characters say 'caralho'...Google Translate provides a detailed range of words it could apply to:

cock: galo, torneira, pênis, caralho, válvula, macho
fuck: caralho, coito
dick: pênis, caralho, detetive, moço, colega
prick: picada, caralho, pênis, espinho, picão, ferrão
penis: pênis, caralho

So versatile!

[Shawn6661]

I have a request : when the game is up, can someone take 2 minutes to test if the game works in offline mode and let me know. Thanks in advance !

[Snkfanatic]

Amazon has shipped my PC copy. HYPE OVERLOAD

[Gui_PT]

That's too bad. Guess I gotta pick up a dictionary.

They're mainly just cursing. Saying how they're going to kill you, put a bullet up your pooper and whatnot. Usual AI talk.

I think it was a risky move to have the game be 90% portuguese but it does do its job in showing Max is completely ignorant about what's going on at all times

[Zafir]

Can someone please explain to me why in the hell the retail release is time locked!!!!

The worst thing is, it's now release day in the UK and I still can't play it because it's set to East Coast US midnight...

[pakkit]

They're mainly just cursing. Saying how they're going to kill you, put a bullet up your pooper and whatnot. Usual AI talk. I think it was a risky move to have the game be 90% portuguese but it does do its job in showing Max is completely ignorant about what's going on at all times

I really like the subtitles because even though spoken Portuguese confounds me, written it's very close to Spanish, so I can basically follow what they're saying.

[Gui_PT]

I really like the subtitles because even though spoken Portuguese confounds me, written it's very close to Spanish, so I can basically follow what they're saying.

That's cool!

The only good portuguese dialogue is the gang talk. All the screaming and insults.


Everything else is just very robotic and english..a...nized. Yes, englishanized

[Liamario]

The worst thing is, it's now release day in the UK and I still can't play it because it's set to East Coast US midnight...

I'm in Ireland and was thinking the same thing. There's no justification for it.

[pakkit]

Everything else is just very robotic and english..a...nized. Yes, englishanized

Yeah, I figured Portuguese shouldn't translate so literally. A bit disappointing, since Rockstar even went into Brazil to get voice talent.

[1stStrike]

I hate you guys. D:

I wants to preload too.

[NullPointer]

I hate you guys. D: I wants to preload too.

Oh wow. Ouch.

[MMaRsu]

I hate you guys. D: I wants to preload too.

Wow, what a clusterfuck.

Must be selling good then?

[Grimm Fandango]

Must be why my dl speeds have dipped to like a 1/3 of normal.

A TF2 update just released and is probably overloading the servers as well.

[SalsaShark]

Can anyone confirm if the pre-order DLC offer on Steam is gone? might just wait for PC impressions..

[mudkyp]

Seems like the only really reliable way to get into multiplayer games is to play in the soft lock lobby. That makes me super sad, but yet my stats go up so I guess it's a win.

[1stStrike]

Must be why my dl speeds have dipped to like a 1/3 of normal. A TF2 update just released and is probably overloading the servers as well.

I finally got it to start, but speeds are abysmal. Slowest I've ever seen on steam. I usually max out my connection, but I'm at 1.2% and it keeps stalling and dropping down to 0 kb/s. Definitely not my connection as I just downloaded a 300 MB file to test it out and it was fine.

Looks like I'll be playing this around Christmas at this rate. =\

[MarshMellow96]

Seems like the only really reliable way to get into multiplayer games is to play in the soft lock lobby. That makes me super sad, but yet my stats go up so I guess it's a win.

There's about 400 people in free aim DM right now. I've been having a lot of fun playing by myself...

[Montresor]

I just died to a one-hit-kill sniper in Chapter 10 in NYM Hardcore. FUCK. WHY.

I'm not trying NYM Hardcore again until I practice the last few chapters in regular NYM a bunch of times. But thankfully I think I have Chapters 1-9 down almost perfectly. =(

[Sanjuro]

Just beat the game. Coming from my initial "it's only okay" standpoint after playing the game at PAX East, I was blown away. Easily my second favorite Rockstar game.

Now time to collect shit that I missed.

How is the multiplayer? Worth my time?

[willooi]

How is the multiplayer? Worth my time?

Multiplayer can be a lot of fun, but newcomers are at a distinct disadvantage when experienced players have unlocked higher level weapons and bursts. Helps to join a solid crew and play with these guys on your side to get started. Getting spawn-killed by a level 30+ guy with a high tier sniper rifle...not fun.

It's probably worth your while playing through the Rookie playlists at first to get used to everything and leveling up. Not sure when these Rookie lists are no longer available though...around Level 4 or 5 I'm guessing, upon which you'll have to jump into the standard comps. Also handy to practice reflex-pressing the Y/Triangle buttons for melee kills - this is crucial.

Payne Killer is my favourite mode so far mainly because of the ever-changing co-op aspect of it. Enemies one moment are allies the next, and vice versa.

[Grimm Fandango]

PC version is unlocking now!

[Varna]

PC version is unlocking now!

Stole my post!

Good shit. Just finished decrypting.

[UrbanRats]

"Are we there yet?"
"Are we there yet?"
"Are we there yet?"
"Are we there yet?"
"Are we there yet?"

[1stStrike]

Files are decrypting...

Download is at 20.3%.

...

[jet1911]

Files are decrypting... Download is at 20.3%. ...

Same here lol

:(

[Bumblebeetuna]

Anyone try a NYM Hardcore run yet? Do you have to sit through all the damn cut scenes again? Jesus it takes forever before you can skip most of them.

[IC_Champion]

Regarding the LE, and I think I may already have been beaten to it: Artbook > Prints. I mean the Strat guide has great art.

[Varna]

Can't get vsync to work... game is running at 250 FPS... afraid this shit will fry my gpu.

[I3rand0]

Anyone try a NYM Hardcore run yet? Do you have to sit through all the damn cut scenes again? Jesus it takes forever before you can skip most of them.

It's the same cut scenes as in regular NYM mode.

[UrbanRats]

Can't get vsync to work... game is running at 250 FPS... afraid this shit will fry my gpu.

Maybe you can lock to 60fps from some ini file?

[JohngPR]

Can't get vsync to work... game is running at 250 FPS... afraid this shit will fry my gpu.

Are you using the game's Vsync? If so, try downloading D3Doverrider for Vsync

[SalsaShark]

Can't get vsync to work... game is running at 250 FPS... afraid this shit will fry my gpu.

force it through drivers

[Varna]

Are you using the game's Vsync? If so, try downloading D3Doverrider for Vsync

Making my game crash.

Forcing through drivers locks the frame-rate to 120.

[SalsaShark]

Making my game crash. Forcing through drivers locks the frame-rate to 120.

that your monitor's refresh rate?

you'll be fine at 120

[Varna]

that your monitor's refresh rate? you'll be fine at 120

It's not.

This is really strange. Even using the nvidia frame-rate limiter won't let me cut it to 60.

[Revolutionary]

Posted in the other thread, but the Max Payne 1 preorder bonus skin is brilliant: http://steamcommunity.com/id/bkarevo...72261289252438

Also, the Quit Game prompt is classic Max Payne. Kudos, Rockstar.

[Mutagenic]

Game just froze my system for the second time in the first third of the game on 360.

[Fjordson]

After you PC bros get some time with it, I want impressions/purty screens. Interesting to see if R* has improved with their PC versions.

[SalsaShark]

After you PC bros get some time with it, I want impressions/purty screens. Interesting to see if R* has improved with their PC versions.

already some at the PC features thread, cortesy of Sethos:

[SapientWolf]

Posted in the other thread, but the Max Payne 1 preorder bonus skin is brilliant: http://steamcommunity.com/id/bkarevo...72261289252438 Also, the Quit Game prompt is classic Max Payne. Kudos, Rockstar.

Does he take Ex-Lax instead of painkillers?

[harriet the spy]

I was thinking about the story a bit more, and I have a bunch of questions for those who finished the game:

--WARNING HEAVY SPOILERS BELOW--


I realize I don't really understand what happened in the panama mission. Raul was collaborating with dimwit branco - maybe to launder some money... but it's not entirely clear if it was money from the organ traffic - was Marcello involved in the organ traffic as well? Did raul know? What the fuck was the deal with the heiress? Why did they have to murder everyone? And, though that can be explained better, if Marcello was collaborating with Victor - why did Victor kill him? It didn't feel like Marcello was actively a danger for Victor. Was Victor involved in Fabiana's abduction - if not, did he have a plan in mind for after he killed Rodrigo? You'd assume she'd be the heiress.
And since Victor was earning tons of cash with the drug traffic, why did he even bother killing his brother?

[Varna]

So no luck getting the game to vsync/cap at 60 FPS in DX11 mode. Can anyone just try it quickly to confirm if this is just my system?

I'm using dual 580GTXs if case anyone was wondering.

[Xander51]

So no luck getting the game to vsync/cap at 60 FPS in DX11 mode. Can anyone just try it quickly to confirm if this is just my system? I'm using dual 580GTXs if case anyone was wondering.

I'm running it in Vsync just fine on one GTX 470 in DX 11. I'm using the in-game vsync.

[Sethos]

So no luck getting the game to vsync/cap at 60 FPS in DX11 mode. Can anyone just try it quickly to confirm if this is just my system? I'm using dual 580GTXs if case anyone was wondering.

Running Vsync fine in DX11

[willooi]

I was thinking about the story a bit more, and I have a bunch of questions for those who finished the game: --WARNING HEAVY SPOILERS BELOW-- I realize I don't really understand what happened in the panama mission. Raul was collaborating with dimwit branco - maybe to launder some money... but it's not entirely clear if it was money from the organ traffic - was Marcello involved in the organ traffic as well? Did raul know? What the fuck was the deal with the heiress? Why did they have to murder everyone? And, though that can be explained better, if Marcello was collaborating with Victor - why did Victor kill him? It didn't feel like Marcello was actively a danger for Victor. Was Victor involved in Fabiana's abduction - if not, did he have a plan in mind for after he killed Rodrigo? You'd assume she'd be the heiress. And since Victor was earning tons of cash with the drug traffic, why did he even bother killing his brother?

Several of us have touched on a few of your points over at the Spoiler Thread. We should probably continue the discussion over there, perhaps, in light of the PC players just starting their playthroughs now.

In summary, though, some thoughts:

- With Panama, that mission might just be there to simply prove that the Brancos were dirty and that the signs were right there all along for Max - he was just too out of it to notice. I assume it was laundering money, not anything to do with the organs, and I don't believe that Marcelo was in on that aspect of things.

- Raul was collaborating with the Brancos only in recruiting Max to be the fall guy for Panama...perhaps having him distract the guerilla pirates who come onboard while they got away. I don't think they expected Max to survive. Passos was even shocked by the corpses on the roof of the museum, indicating that he didn't realise just how dirty his bosses really were, willing to let all those people die in order for their practices to succeed.

- I believe that Victor had the abductions planned all along so that he could garner public sympathy for his family members being captured by the CS, upon which he could then send the UFE in to 'clean up the streets'. Rodrigo controlled the family's wealth, but Victor needed the cash to fund his political aspirations. Serrano had been duped into thinking that abducting Fabiana would just end when they received the random money...but then Victor hijacks the deal, takes the money, betrays Serrano by then turning around to say that the CS need to be wiped out BECAUSE they have Fabiana, and then profits off the organ harvesting as the CP and UFE work together in exchanging cash for people. Killing Marcelo was just the final excuse he had lined up, as in 'my own brother was a victim of a ritualistic gang slaying'

- Ultimately, Serrano, Max, Passos, Fabiana, even Rodrigo and Marcelo were just tools used by Victor in his lust for power.