Author Topic: Grand Theft Auto 3 rules! (Read 370 times)

Kratzer · « **on:** June 15, 2002, 10:10:09 PM »

But does anyone know how to turn on the siren when I jack a police cruiser?

The game is amazing - very open ended, go anywhere, do anything. Very morally wrong... I like that in a game... and car chases with the cops after you rock!

SKurj · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2002, 10:29:18 PM »

right shift key for siren

the game is ok when ya get the hang of driving... but it gets boring fast....

i got halfway thru the 2nd isle before it bored me...

SKurj

Skuzzy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2002, 09:18:31 AM »

I got fed up with it after 45 minutes. Was gonna throw it in the trash, but moose was kind enough to offer me $5 for it, so I will be taking to the CON for him.
There does not seem to be any point to the game that I can tell.

Kratzer · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2002, 10:33:47 AM »

SKurj · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2002, 03:14:21 PM »

heh Skuzzy..

a week ago in Toronto there were about 6 carjackings in one weekend...

The culprits.. about 6 teenagers ranging in age from 15-17. They pistol whipped victims, heard they stripped and handcuffed a couple of girls and threw them in a porta potty...

Wonder what inspired them to do that ...

SKurj

LtHans · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2002, 04:01:54 PM »

Yeah, Skurj? I can play Klingon Academy all day long, but I've got this feeling that I am not going to run off and join up with the crew of the first Bird of Prey that comes along and lay waste to civilian settlements from orbit.

Hans, insulted by the lack of faith people place on others.

SKurj · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2002, 04:31:25 PM »

+) heh Hans

i made the connection myself, its too close to GTA3 to not make the connection. Although nothing has been said my the media agreeing with me +)

SKurj

Skuzzy · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2002, 05:07:13 PM »

Hehe,..Kratzer,..that is the exact response I get from anyone about this game, "Huh?"

I guess there is no point to it, no goal to achieve, and without that I find it boring.

Cabby44 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2002, 09:42:11 PM »

How 'bout we not blame the computer game for the car-jackings and just hang the car-jackers???

What a concept............

Cabby

Kratzer · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2002, 09:48:52 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
Hehe,..Kratzer,..that is the exact response I get from anyone about this game, "Huh?"

I guess there is no point to it, no goal to achieve, and without that I find it boring.

There is a neverending string of missions that brings you from peon to lord of the criminal underworld (I'm guessing that is where I'll end up)... what do you mean, no goal?

The missions are great, like a 'Gone in 60 seconds' type mission where you have to steal 3 specific cars, and return them in mint condition to the dropoff point, and you only have 6 minutes to do it.

Or a good old fashioned 'wack the patsy and escape from the police' mission...

Did you actually TAKE any missions, or did you just drive around? It sounds like you missed this part, based on your description...

Skuzzy · « **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2002, 08:00:13 AM »

I took all the missions Luigi gave me, but then got told I had to go to some other part of the map, but never found anything else to do. No marker on the map showing me where I was suppose to go after I got done with Luigi, so I drove around for 15 or 20 minutes and gave up on it.
The documentation does not suggest there are any goals, by the way. Probably just me, I never have cared for games that kept everything a big secret requiring you to figure out what the real goal/purpose is.

Fatty · « **Reply #11 on:** June 17, 2002, 09:45:07 AM »

The missions are pretty good Kratzer, except that as you work your way up the ladder both status and towns, it's basically the same missions all over again. I played thru the second town, but to be honest the boredom started by the time I wasted the triads.

Kratzer · « **Reply #12 on:** June 17, 2002, 10:09:36 AM »

Dunno then, Skuzzy - I always have an initial on the edge of the map for whoever happens to have missions for me.

It IS fairly mindless, Fatty, but hey, so am I!

NOD2000 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 19, 2002, 12:28:04 AM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
There does not seem to be any point to the game that I can tell.

theres a point to Aces High?????
if so could u tell me?

oh yah aces high has a point capture all the enemies bases to only be reset..........

sorry this is a good game but i think GTA 3 is good too

not many games out there u can steal a civilian plane grab ur uzi out of the passenger seat and just go mersasly slaughter ppl walking down the street LOL

Skuzzy · « **Reply #14 on:** June 19, 2002, 08:43:22 AM »

AH has well documented strategy and goals to meet if you want to win. AH also has the challenge of playing against real people which will challenge your pilot skills. The challenge of the other players is enough for me.

The docs that came with GTA3 (PC version) are pretty much useless, in this regard, except for the large map that came with the game.

If the point of the game is just to steal and slaughter, then it is not a game I could enjoy. With any game it is personal preference. Some like RPG, some don't, some like FPS, some don't. Heck, I am not sure how this game should be classified. I like a good FPS game and I also like good strategy games, but this game does not seem to meet either criteria.

If you like it, then that is a-ok by me. I purchased the game without doing enough research on it. If I had gone to to the WEB site I would have never purchased the game in the first place, so it is my fault I am out $50. At least moose was kind enough to offer me $5 for it.