vice city pc - nyom

tman · 15-04-2003 3:35pm #1

http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/pc/

some tasty 800x600 screenshots here & the required system specs... can't wait.

Rabies · 15-04-2003 3:45pm

you need the latest version of flash to view that page

tman · 15-04-2003 4:14pm

DapperGent · 15-04-2003 4:22pm

Is it any different than the PS2 version?

BLITZ_Molloy · 15-04-2003 4:47pm

Better graphics, better shooting controls. I think they're putting multiplayer in too.

tman · 15-04-2003 4:51pm

it should be more customisable than gta3 pc too...
new player skins, car models, buildings, play your own mp3's etc.

just look at the pictures, it obviously pwns the ps2 version

mooman_00 · 15-04-2003 5:16pm

if there will be mods for it ill buy it otherwise ill stick to my ps2 version......

Shinji · 15-04-2003 5:22pm

I think they're putting multiplayer in too.

No, they're not. Vice City is concievably a game which will be better with mouse control though (I still prefer the PS2 version of GTA3 to the PC version for a whole host of reasons), simply because they put some rock hard shooting missions in there which were frustrating as hell on the PS2.

I don't understand people replacing the in-game radio stations with their own MP3s though, I really don't. Those stations are genius - one of the best things about the game.

Sarky · 15-04-2003 5:48pm

Who could forget the country music from the original GTA?

"Men-folk found their women scary
'Cause they were so big and hairy..."

Divine.

Dooom · 15-04-2003 6:18pm

its got a revamped dx9 engine...and no draw distance. it goes to the horizon...and beyond...
erhm. and twice the play area of liberty city. etc etc

suppafly · 25-04-2003 12:00pm

Originally posted by Sarky
Who could forget the country music from the original GTA?

"Men-folk found their women scary
'Cause they were so big and hairy..."

Divine.

that was classic, and i remember it was the only radio station that u could listen to in the pick-up trucks!

Praetorian · 25-04-2003 1:31pm

I have all of the GTA music encoded into MP3. Sad or what

Stephen · 25-04-2003 4:08pm

That looks gorgeous. I've only played the PS2 version of Vice City for a few minutes, but then I preferred the PC version of GTA3 over the PS2 one. I'm not sure why, but its probably something to do with having a keyboard and mouse that I'm so used to. I just suck with a joypad.

Thorbar · 25-04-2003 4:15pm

http://www.rockstargames.com/vicecity/pc/ss/screen03.jpg

That's bloody faptastic, might consider buying this again for the PC anyone played it?

Stephen · 25-04-2003 4:17pm

Its not out till the middle of may, apparently.

Play.com says they'll have it on the 16th, for STG£ 24.99.

/me preorders

BLITZ_Molloy · 25-04-2003 4:46pm

Has everybody forgotten about the screens Rockstar released before the PS2 version came out? They looked wonderful too but the finished result was pretty variable.

I wonder will you need a beast of a system to get constant 30fps too. The game was originally designed for a PS2 and the framerate was all over the place in that version.

Stephen · 25-04-2003 6:13pm

GTA3 ran fine on my PC at 1024x768x32. At the time (and also now, actually) I was running an XP1800+ with 512MB of RAM and a 64MB Ti4200 graphics card.

suppafly · 25-04-2003 10:58pm

Blitz_moloy, think the PC version is going to be far better. I played both of the GTA3's and thought the PC version was far better. I ahs the ability to look way better, u can do more things and its not as restrictive as on a console

Originally posted by stephen
Its not out till the middle of may, apparently.

Play.com says they'll have it on the 16th, for STG£ 24.99.

/me preorders

/me follows stephens lead!

superconor · 26-04-2003 12:30am

that was classic, and i remember it was the only radio station that u could listen to in the pick-up trucks!

"that was chap lips calhoum and the alabama bottle boys. and ye know, that was so good, i reckon ill play it again"
memories!
[IDEA] im ging to rip the cd tracks of my GTA cd! [/IDEA]

SantaHoe · 26-04-2003 5:24am

Originally posted by Shinji
I don't understand people replacing the in-game radio stations with their own MP3s though, I really don't. Those stations are genius - one of the best things about the game.

Yeah, I loved the adds - Pogo the monkey, Equinox, the Dormitron etc... how many of you actually went to the websites advertised on GTA3 radio? hmm?
Brilliant.
And the medics singing "rush rush to-de-a-o".... it just semed to gel everything together.

Thing is though Shin, you can only listen to the GTA3 radio stations for so long before they become a bit boring... it's pretty fun blazing through Portland at 120MPH in a Cheetah with your favourite choonz thumping out.
Don't knock it till... (yadda yadda).

PS: You don't need to replace the radio stations in GTA3, just copy shortcuts to your mp3s into GTA3's mp3s folder and the contents show up as an additional radio station.

tman · 26-04-2003 5:42pm

Originally posted by Praetorian
I have all of the GTA music encoded into MP3. Sad or what

same as that...
i stuck the music from gta1 & 2 in gta3's mp3 folder when i was playing it, class stuff.

BeatTun · 27-04-2003 10:50am

"good shot kid, you got em"

pickarooney · 27-04-2003 11:20am

Dammit, no way that'll run on a 800MHz Duron

Figures. Must see can I get a new mobo/processor for about €150 - about time I upgraded anyway.

Horsefumbler · 27-04-2003 5:09pm

i havn't played the ps2 version of this but i thought the fps wasa bit crap when i saw it. Will this b better for pc yeah?

Stephen · 27-04-2003 11:25pm

Well, the framerate you get will depend on what hardware you're running the game on. If you've only got the bare minimum hardware, you're probably going to get shoddy framerates.

Captain Trips · 28-04-2003 12:10am

But basically it's the same exact game, only 7 months later. This is why I got a PS2 because I was sick of waiting for PC ports. If it's a choice of PC or PS2 and a near or simultaneous release, I'd go with PC, but 7 months or even 1.5 years for FF7. Just too long to wait..........

Swifty · 28-04-2003 12:28am

The add for the knife is great. The slicing sound followed by the ****ing hilarious groan had me laughing every time. The conversation with the depressed goth and the really, really, really happy woman was brilliant too

Littletinyman · 28-04-2003 12:55am

Hahaha, the one ad from Vice City that had me in f*cking knots was that one where it said something like "Lock up your daughters!" *sound of locking up* "Shoot your sons!" "DAD!!" *BOOM* ahahahah

Stephen · 28-04-2003 3:42pm

Eurogamer posted news of videos of Vice City PC being released - get em here: http://games.tiscali.cz/clanek/patche2.asp?id=5405

They're around 5MB each I think, DivX format.

tman · 29-04-2003 10:05am

gamecube & xbox owners might find this interesting...
http://www.nintendonow.com/news/1125.html

seems gta3 & vice city might be on the way in 2004

suppafly · 29-04-2003 7:00pm

Originally posted by tman
i stuck the music from gta1 & 2 in gta3's mp3 folder when i was playing it, class stuff.

thats a really good idea, i wish i thought of that! Also i only put a select few (like 10) choons on cuz i just love all the other stations, and the adds. I never really listened to the classical station though.

Also r all 4 of those videos good? if not which r good, cuz i'm 56ker so i won't be d/l all of 'em, and so i want to d/l the good ones

"that was chap lips calhoum and the alabama bottle boys. and ye know, that was so good, i reckon ill play it again"
memories!

oh yeah brilliant, i think i might get it out and have an ol' play of it again!

vice city pc - nyom

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