The Grand Theft Auto IV Thread

[Redskin]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

yeah just wait until the real world

Like the real world as GTA portrays it? Video games are training for the real world i thought.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by Redskin

Like the real world as GTA portrays it? Video games are training for the real world i thought.

Duh. I'm always out shooting hookers, taking their money and running over cops.

If you aren't doing that, then you just aren't living.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

yeah just wait until the real world

Pretty much lol. Ever since I graduated from high school things have changed drastically.

[MTK]

I always run out and buy the new GTA and play around with it for a few weeks and get bored. I can never get through very many missions, I just like to cruise around mowing people down and seeing how many cops I can get on me. This new one does sound pretty bad ass though.

[EEich]

I'm in... will have Niko on my front porch when I get home from work this evening.

[djnemo65]

This will be my first GTA experience, other than playing at friends' houses drunk, so I hope it can live up to the hype. My first Halo experience this year turned out to be a little underwhelming.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by djnemo65

This will be my first GTA experience, other than playing at friends' houses drunk, so I hope it can live up to the hype. My first Halo experience this year turned out to be a little underwhelming.

same here, so much so that I ended up selling back my copy

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

same here, so much so that I ended up selling back my copy

me too. Way underwhelmed.

[CrazyCanuck]

Going to buy it now!!!

GTA has become the only game I play. Played San Andreas to 100% (not an easy feat), then returned my XBox when I realized it was the only game I really played.

But I'm back in the show today! Gonna pick up an XBox, GTA IV, the criminal pack...

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Going to buy it now!!!

GTA has become the only game I play. Played San Andreas to 100% (not an easy feat), then returned my XBox when I realized it was the only game I really played.

But I'm back in the show today! Gonna pick up an XBox, GTA IV, the criminal pack...

the 360 or regular

[Schneed10]

I'm kind of appalled by the themes involved in the game. You guys are all adults so I mean whatever. But I wouldn't let my kid touch this game with a 10 foot pole until he was 16 or so.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'm kind of appalled by the themes involved in the game. You guys are all adults so I mean whatever. But I wouldn't let my kid touch this game with a 10 foot pole until he was 16 or so.

I totally agree. Games these days take on some very serious adult themes. Not kid friendly at all. Whenever I hear some little kid talking trash on COD4 I just cringe and wonder WTF their parents are thinking.

[skinsfanthru&thru]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

I'm kind of appalled by the themes involved in the game. You guys are all adults so I mean whatever. But I wouldn't let my kid touch this game with a 10 foot pole until he was 16 or so.

Unfortunately you are in the minority with that it seems lately as on a regular basis we have parents buying stuff like this which is meant for 17 and up for their kids who are like 9-10 years old and it's disgusting. We even try to talk the parents out of it most of the time but get stupid responses like they hear or see worst things at home.

and preach on Matty cuz those COD 4 kids are the reason Halo got ruined online and it seems like they are doing the same with COD.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

Unfortunately you are in the minority with that it seems lately as on a regular basis we have parents buying stuff like this which is meant for 17 and up for their kids who are like 9-10 years old and it's disgusting. We even try to talk the parents out of it most of the time but get stupid responses like they hear or see worst things at home.

and preach on Matty cuz those COD 4 kids are the reason Halo got ruined online and it seems like they are doing the same with COD.

I really don't understand why a parent would do that. I'm sure out of the thousands of people on this site, there's got to be at least ONE who would not object to buying their kid GTA. And when I say kid, I'm talking a kid below the age of 13, at the absolute youngest.

If so, I'd really like to hear the explanations/reasons why they don't mind their kid playing this game.

And if a parent says their kid sees/hears worse things at home than what's in the game.. I think a call with CPS is in order.

[onlydarksets]

Originally Posted by skinsfanthru&thru

Unfortunately you are in the minority with that it seems lately as on a regular basis we have parents buying stuff like this which is meant for 17 and up for their kids who are like 9-10 years old and it's disgusting. We even try to talk the parents out of it most of the time but get stupid responses like they hear or see worst things at home.

and preach on Matty cuz those COD 4 kids are the reason Halo got ruined online and it seems like they are doing the same with COD.

It's called absentee parenting - it's easier in the short term to not talk to your kids about this stuff. No chance my kids are getting this until they are old enough to drive themselves to the store in their own car and purchase it (and the console) with their own money.