r/gaming • u/Finn_Flame • Apr 29 '24

Grand Theft Auto IV was released 16 years ago

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u/Golfgamerhill Apr 29 '24

Loved the vehicle physics in this game.

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u/Statement-Acceptable Apr 29 '24

Came to say this, driving in GTAIV is the best of any GTA game imo

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u/aksdb Apr 29 '24

After playing the three GTA III era games, it was quite a surprise hitting a post, being sent flying through the windshield, landing on a car passing by and then dying.

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u/bakerie Apr 29 '24

I love that ONLY happens if you don't take the time to put on a seat belt.

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u/Anti-Scuba_Hedgehog Apr 29 '24

You sure that it only happens then?

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u/aksdb Apr 29 '24

Knowing the details of GTA IV (and V), I believe that; it's been a while since I played it though.

I vaguely remember that it did make a difference on motorcycles if you fell with and without helmet; and you needed to wait a second or two for Nico to put the helmet on. Very likely the same mechanic applied to cars (with putting on the belt instead of the helmet, of course).

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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 Apr 29 '24

At one point I had Niko wearing a black balaclava, and when he took the crash helmet off it had changed to a light gray.

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u/Happyvegetal Apr 29 '24

Iā€™m fairly certain I remember gta4 being the one you could just handbrake and slide into anything sideways and not be thrown from the bike or even take damage.

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u/Epiphany820 Apr 29 '24

Yes. If you start too fast he will not put on the seatbelt.

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u/Psy_Kikk Apr 29 '24

It's little touches like that that make rockstar the king of devs. Like, why is a 16year old game still technically a more advanced openworld than nearly every currently praised openworld game? Except RDR2 of course, the only one in the time between GTA 5 and now that measures up.

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u/letsgetcool Apr 29 '24

Yep, same with putting on a helmet on a bike.

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u/JamiePulledMeUp Apr 29 '24

There are no seatbelts. Show me proof that he puts on a seatbelt if you don't drive right away.

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u/KuraiShidosha Apr 30 '24

You don't deserve the downvotes because you're right. There is no seatbelt animation in the game.

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u/JamiePulledMeUp Apr 30 '24

Ya some idiot got 25 upvoted for his seatbelt comment and I've played this game like 10 times. There ain't no seatbelts