in wich platform is IV the best in?

[wiizardii]

Simple - wich platform do you think is best for IV to be played in? Lately I have been trying to go back to IV in the PS3 but failed so many times due to the psychics being so different to V. I have been planning on playing it on the PC if I ever get one (wich I will this April).

 

So wich platform do you think was the best for IV? I have been planning to go back to playing IV again.

[..GhosT]

PC > rest, always.

 

Although the pc version is a crappy port and drops its FPS for no reason, but still runs and looks better on pc.

[xolov]

PC as it has modding support, a little bit better graphics and I think it has some other cutscenes than in the Xbox and PS3 versions

[ric4rd094]

I'd say Xbox 360.

PC has the best graphics, but let's be honest - it's one of the worst ports and only modding is rescuing it.

If you don't care much about graphics and you don't have a powerful PC to run IV smooth, my vote goes to X360

[Lethal Vaccine]

I like it on PS3 as it's the only ever version I played and know. However, when I go to Youtube to look at IV walkthroughs, it's always a guy playing and recording on PC. But again, nothing really shows or tells me the PC is better, only for graphics. But since I could care less about graphics, that as being why it's better than the rest, is completely null and void to me.

 

Furthermore, I never cared about modding to this day, so having no mods for PS3 doesn't bother me in the slightest.

 

It's all about preference. You'll get 20 different answers in threads like these...

Edited March 21, 2015 by Militia

[Ducard]

PC.

 

Independence FM: One of my favorite features of IV. I have spent countless hours cruising LC listening to my own songs. Also, you can skip songs on Independence FM too, something which should be featured in other radio stations in my opinion. There is also a DJ, so, unlike a generic user track player station like in the previous games, it feels like an actual radio station. Very well implemented.

 

Video Editor: Not perfect but still great for saving your 'epic' moments, making machinimas and such.

 

Much more easier to take screenshots: I love taking pictures of IV. Thanks to Windows + Print Screen, my IV screenshots foldet is almost 300 MB.

 

Ability to turn off the blur filter: Enough said.

 

Mods: From subtle graphc changes, to simple native trainer to LCPDFR, mods alone will be enough for you to put over 100 hours into IV.

 

The PC port is bad but the patches help a lot. Any modern day PC should be able to run it now to be honest.

Edited March 22, 2015 by Ducard

[.Ryan.]

Never played it on PC, but between the PS3 and 360 I prefer the 360 version despite originally getting it on PS3.

 

Looks a bit better and doesn't quite have as much blur, but you can't really go wrong with either.

[PhillBellic]

I prefer playing the PC version, due to the huge amount of modding available.

[Misunderstood]

Xbox 360. Most likely had and always will have the biggest multiplayer pool until the end of its time. PC is great and you can easily make it look better than the console versions but it's haunted by so many problems. R* just doesn't make good ports and IV is a prime example. Yes, the console versions run at 30 fps but it's much better than playing at an unstable framerate. Thought PC's modding community is f*cking amazing.

[Official General]

Never played it on PC, but between the PS3 and 360 I prefer the 360 version despite originally getting it on PS3.

 

Looks a bit better and doesn't quite have as much blur, but you can't really go wrong with either.

 

The Complete Edition PS3 version with the latest patch updates has much less blurriness than before.

[Micaam]

Since I was so accustomed to the PS3 version, the PC version looks weirdly crisp to me.

It just doesn't give me the same nostalgic feel, and feels somehow colder or more lifeless or something.

It's hard to describe, but I prefer the PS3 version for it's "charm", so to speak. The "issue" with the PS3 imo is that there are about four hours in-game time a day with normal neutral light.

Otherwise it has these grey, blue, teal and orangy tints to it. Somewhat comparable to San Andreas' orange tinted LS and blue tinted SF [PS2].

 

I personally feel the blur works wonders as a cheap antialiasing tool. That and I feel it has a certain cimematic or photographic quality to it.
TLaD had filmgrain instead, but I feel that some of it was lost in TBoGT and V, as they were aliased as hell! It's a trade-off between blurryness and aliasing, even in new gen.

 

[Edited for grammar]

Edited March 22, 2015 by Micaam

[Official General]

Since I was so accustomed to the PS3 version, the PC version looks weirdly crisp to me.

It just doesn't give me the same nostalgic feel, and feels somehow colder or more lifeless or something.

It's hard to describe, but I prefer the PS3 version for it's "charm", so to speak. The "issue" with the PS3 imo is that four hours in-game time a day with normal neutral light.

Otherwise it has these grey, blue, teal and orangy tints to it. Somewhat comparable to San Andreas' orange tinted LS and blue tinted SF [PS2].

 

I personally feel the blur works wonders as a cheap antialiasing tool. That and I feel it has a certain cimematic or photographic quality to it.

TLaD had filmgrain instead, but I feel that some of it was lost in TBoGT and V, as they were aliased as hell! It's a trade-off between blurryness and aliasing, even in new gen.

 

I really liked the look of the PS3 version, it just had this kinda realistic 'feel' and look to it. I totally agree with you though on what you said about the graphics comparisons to the PS2. When the PS3 version of IV in normal colour mode, it looks very good, even to this day. I definitely agree with what you said about TBOGT - I didn't like the excessive sharpness, it was too much.

[SpooferJahk]

PC, even with its framerate issues thanks to the traffic density options to make Liberty City more city like. Also do like the crisp image as well, and most modern PCs should run it in a more than playable state. Again framerate will not be fluid but it will not drop any lower than 40 FPS on a decent setup.

Edited March 24, 2015 by SpooferJahk

[Lethal Vaccine]

So, in other words, everyone who votes PC always has the word "mods" in there post, or hinting toward mods.

 

Does anyone actually like the "true" game like I do? I don't need mods to be happy. The game I bought right off the shelf in 2008 from a store is the best GTA IV will ever be. No amount of mods will make it better or worse.

 

It's as if nobody likes GTA, until they can alter the very game Rockstar put out. I don't alter it. I like it the way it is.

 

EDIT: I could be very wrong, but it just seems like "GTA IV is not a good enough game, until you install mods onto it." It's just the vibe I am getting from about 90% of people who play it on PC. It sounds to me as if it's not enjoyable without mods. It sounds like people playing on PC are not playing on PC cuz they are a custom to PC Gaming, but more so because of mods. I am a custom to Playstation, but even if I was a PC Gamer, IV is still good enough without mods and I probably wouldn't even bother modding, either. It just doesn't make me happy, knowing it's an alteration of the game and not the true IV that you buy right off the shelf in a store.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Militia

[Cr!minal]

I also have an impression that for many of PC players it's a necessity to mod a GTA game - otherwise it won't be "playable" enough. While mods can add fun factor I find the vanilla GTA games most enjoyable on its own.

[Ducard]

So, in other words, everyone who votes PC always has the word "mods" in there post, or hinting toward mods.

 

Does anyone actually like the "true" game like I do? I don't need mods to be happy. The game I bought right off the shelf in 2008 from a store is the best GTA IV will ever be. No amount of mods will make it better or worse.

 

It's as if nobody likes GTA, until they can alter the very game Rockstar put out. I don't alter it. I like it the way it is.

 

EDIT: I could be very wrong, but it just seems like "GTA IV is not a good enough game, until you install mods onto it." It's just the vibe I am getting from about 90% of people who play it on PC. It sounds to me as if it's not enjoyable without mods. It sounds like people playing on PC are not playing on PC cuz they are a custom to PC Gaming, but more so because of mods. I am a custom to Playstation, but even if I was a PC Gamer, IV is still good enough without mods and I probably wouldn't even bother modding, either. It just doesn't make me happy, knowing it's an alteration of the game and not the true IV that you buy right off the shelf in a store.

Sorry but you have no clue of what you're talking about.

 

All PC gamers usually play a lot of the game before modding. The only ones who don't are the ones that already own it on console.

 

most developers these days support modding. Even Rockstar does. Look at cities skylines or fallout or the elder scrolls. It's not like modders ignore the vanilla game completely. Mods are simply a way of improving or making the game more fun. It's simply an alteration of the original game.

 

once you've burnt out the vanilla game, modding is your next step. Modding increasing the longetivity of the base game, therefore actually benefitting both you and the developer, so your 'Rockstar put it like this and everyone must play like this.' falls short.

 

Modding also serves as a platform for aspiring game developers. Look at this guy for instance.:

 

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-26-skyrim-falskaar-mod-maker-lands-a-games-job

 

modders have a crazy amout of talent. They are actually helping both rockstar and you so that the game lives longer. You don't like mods? Too bad, you're missing out but don't go trashing the modding community simply because you don't like it.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Ducard

[Kampret]

Definitely Xbox 360. Most polished of them all.

 

PC: Bad port, performs like ass. Only modding can rescue it.

PS3: Sub-HD blurry mess (1152x640).

[Bare]

I don't know because I only played it on xbox 360 and I don't have a ps3 or a gaming PC. I can't imagine it being noticeably superior on any system but I see the master race is already here though...

 

[Nico]

So, in other words, everyone who votes PC always has the word "mods" in there post, or hinting toward mods.

 

Does anyone actually like the "true" game like I do? I don't need mods to be happy. The game I bought right off the shelf in 2008 from a store is the best GTA IV will ever be. No amount of mods will make it better or worse.

 

It's as if nobody likes GTA, until they can alter the very game Rockstar put out. I don't alter it. I like it the way it is.

 

EDIT: I could be very wrong, but it just seems like "GTA IV is not a good enough game, until you install mods onto it." It's just the vibe I am getting from about 90% of people who play it on PC. It sounds to me as if it's not enjoyable without mods. It sounds like people playing on PC are not playing on PC cuz they are a custom to PC Gaming, but more so because of mods. I am a custom to Playstation, but even if I was a PC Gamer, IV is still good enough without mods and I probably wouldn't even bother modding, either. It just doesn't make me happy, knowing it's an alteration of the game and not the true IV that you buy right off the shelf in a store.

You know, most of people who mod the game already played it's core to death, to the point they need other ingame stuff to keep it alive.

 

Honestly I don't understand game purists who are against modding and replacing stuff in a game with content made by third party people, like if these people can't have the same talent (or even more) as R*s devs. Just look at JulioNIB's mods, or LCPDFR. Those things totally reinvented the game and made it a lot more fun or playable for a lot of people.

 

Like Ducard said, a lot of today's modders will be developers tomorrow.

 

EDIT: I choose PC, obviously.

Edited March 24, 2015 by Nicolas Chiribelo

[Micaam]

[...]

Honestly I don't understand game purists who are against modding and replacing stuff in a game with content made by third party people, like if these people can't have the same talent (or even more) as R*s devs. Just look at JulioNIB's mods, or LCPDFR. Those things totally reinvented the game and made it a lot more fun or playable for a lot of people. [...]

 

I think it's nice to see so many people with talent working on their own free time to provide content and breathe new life into something that's gone somewhat stale. But I guess I have some of those "purist tendencies" that you speak of, as I would personally never install a mod which fills the game with Ladas or Camaros or whatever. Internal concistency is important to me, and I prefer the fictional brands. I've always liked fictional brands and the like. I guess it gives the fictional places a sense of identity, separate from our real world, and a s such, helps me suspend my disbelief. Something like that, perhaps. Then there's the fact that a lot of mods, for some reason, do not blend with the aesthetic/graphical look of the game, making them stand out to me in a weird way. Not bashing the modders, though. I have myself used mods in other games, like in SR4 to unlock vehicles that were otherwise unobtainable by the player, but still were fully drivable and/or customizable, just unavailable. So I totally see the appeal when modders see missed opurtunities. I still feel there aren't enough mods which feel vanilla, in the sense that they could've been a part of the vanilla game, but I have barely scratched the surface of what's out there, so I won't make any pompous claims or generalisations.

 

TL;DR: Aesthetics and concistency are important factors for me when looking at mods. But props to modders for all their hard work.

[Lead]

XBOX 360 alllllll the way

[Lethal Vaccine]

once you've burnt out the vanilla game, modding is your next step

 

So in other words, it's an absolute fact that everyone who plays IV WILL get burned out of it and turn to mods?

 

This is my whole point. I've been playing for years and IV doesn't get boring or old. Nor does technology and 3D Era GTA's from the early 2000's.

 

However, all my life I've heard the expression "Anything in moderation." If you're getting burned out of a GOOD game, then you're probably playing morning, noon, and night and not giving it a rest. Cuz when I come back to IV, it ALWAYS feels fresh. I've "came back to it" and re-visited IV over a dozen times and each time, I learn something new, find something new, and have new experiences.

 

..................Says the guy who does NOT need mods to make a GTA game fun.

 

So yeah, I completely disagree with you on that...

Edited March 24, 2015 by Militia

[Ducard]

No, it's not a fact.

 

I haven't used a lot of mods and I've been IV for a long time too. I'm not forcing you to turn to mods if you get bored of the game. It's your choice. Those who mod have already burnt out the vanilla game, they don't play it every day or night. See, it's your opinion that IV feels fresh every time you come back to it. Maybe some want to iron out their gripes with the game, maybe some just want a little bit extra fun... it depends on the type of person. But modders certainly don't need mods to make the game fun, they've already had fun with the vanilla game.

 

Again, your choice whether you want to use mods or not but that does not mean mods are bad.

[Mr_Leone]

It's no question. The PC has it's issues, it can annoy you unlike any other thing can...but when it's clicking, you've got the perfect feel.

 

Also, you can turn definition on if you want the PS3 feel. I have it on. Takes care of the trees looking weird, it also compliments the game more...the blur when you drive down Star Junction really fast, seeing the lights from the skyscrapers and advertisements around. I do think the PS3 version is the best on the consoles...that's just my opinion though.

[Shadowfennekin]

360.

Never will own a PS. Tried PC version and it didn't feel as good as a console.

[Vice City criminal]

360 for me. (although I own both the 360 and PC version)
PC port is crappy unless you have a decent computer and the Sixaxis tutorial completely ruined the experience for me in PS3.

[Mr_Leone]

360 for me. (although I own both the 360 and PC version)

PC port is crappy unless you have a decent computer and the Sixaxis tutorial completely ruined the experience for me in PS3.

Wait, you mean the thing on the phone lol?

[Vice City criminal]

 

360 for me. (although I own both the 360 and PC version)

PC port is crappy unless you have a decent computer and the Sixaxis tutorial completely ruined the experience for me in PS3.

Wait, you mean the thing on the phone lol?

 

yup. the thing after the cheat menu on the phone.

Edited March 28, 2015 by Vice City criminal

[Mr_Leone]

I rarely used cheats so it didn't bother me that much.

[Osho]

Since I'm a PC fanboy that loves to play with a variety of mods, its obviously "PC - Personal Computer" for me.

Also, GTA IV runs pretty smooth. Its not that bad as some make it out to be. Its no longer that bad of a port anymore.