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Eight Hours of Cutscenes in GTA IV

According to PlanetGTA:
The BBFC have been given seven hours and forty-three minutes of cutscenes so they could properly review the game.
The five hours and twenty minutes of gameplay probably contained short clips of every questionable thing in the game, and is in no way representative of the total gameplay time, obviously. Also, there is no guarantee that all of the cutscenes were given to the board, but my guess is that they were. If you fail a mission in the game, you get different dialogue in the cutscenes the second time and maybe even more times, so several versions of each cutscene may have been sent to the BBFC.

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crazy250005887d ago

People were criticizing Kohjima for this, I bet 360 boys wont be saying anything negative about this

Blademask5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

Its fine for GTAiv to have 7 hours of cut scenes.
Its not fine for MGS to have 7 hours of cut scenes.

It has something to do with sony lying about 4d and the Killzone 2 cgi trailer. Hurt a bunch of feelings allegedly.

mesh15887d ago

i have a couple of points to make 1st kojima needs to take lesson in game design from rock star as this all fit in a dvd not to mention gta4 which is a much biger gamer and in depth than mgs4 in game programing terms , alsothe reason why people dont wine on gta for having 7hours cutscenes its because the game is pure GAMEPLAY HEAVEN 99.9% of gta is spent in the world exploring , so to have 7 hours of cutscenes is amazing for a game like gta4 as it does to many thing mgs4 does not do ill name a few radio stations,hundreds of vehicles u can enter ,thousands of peds in the city with remarkable a.i and detial and just to many thingsi can say not to mention the epic story and the multiplayer.

sonarus5887d ago

yawn mesh. lol bottom line is mgs4 is criticized for cut scenes but the bottom line is we all love cut scenes as long as they are interesting. However in the case of MGS a ps3 exclusive where you have to use whatever you can to deny the game greatness, it will be called out

IntelligentAj5887d ago

How the hell did they fit this on a DVD-9?!!

Fishy Fingers5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

The "cut scenes" are all done in engine, like MGS. This requires much less storage space.

The easiest example i can think of is Halo 3, when you save video of yourself, it's essentially the same.

kevoncox5887d ago

And yet MGS4 needs a 50 gig BRD...

MikeGdaGod5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

i don't think GTA4 looks all that great as far as graphics. thats why it was possible to fit this on dvd.

the gameplay will be crazy, but the graphics looks average (at best) to me. granted i haven't seen the game in person.

EDIT: @kevoncox

dude, there's no way you can compare GTA graphics with MGS graphics. MGS looks so good, it's like it's on a next-next gen system. i know GTA is going to be a great game, and it is the first game i pre-ordered in my entire life, but the latest trailer didn't impress me at all.

kevoncox5887d ago

So you think it's the graphics not the cgi movies that pick up the most space on a disc?

I don't ge people. If you would stop drink the sony kool aid you would all see how ridiculous it all sounds..

1) No Multiplat game has been more than 9gigs. The great URT3 1 dvd.
All these games are masterpeices. You can' honestly tell me that the graphics of MGS4 are light years over COD4 or Mass effect. The fact remains that the only time you hear about these outrage multi gig games are for Sony exclusives? HUmmmmm why is that? Motorstorm 18 gigs...clearly it couldn't be done 360!. Warhawk( great looking game) was 1 gig.
Hevenly sword - 18 gigs( 6 hours)

I'm saying it now, it's bulls**t and Sony fans are stupid for beliving it. Honestly.

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Breakfast5887d ago

LOL...its longer then some games...that is freakn massive. HOLY CRAP

Breakfast5887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

I just got to thinking...2 hours worth of movie barely fit on a dvd...so how does 7 hours (in hd) fit?

7 Hours, and the game, lol. You cant tell me they compressed it that much...there has to be magic involved.

etownone5887d ago

being an 360 owner, even i have to wonder, how in the hell did the fit the game, which i'm sure is huge, with all those hours of cutscens, onto a reg DVD?

crazy250005887d ago

=)

lol its humor, dont get upset

crazy250005887d ago (Edited 5887d ago )

If you get lucky, your 360 can stop at the red light and then you can get the new ones with HDMI and more efficient

Thats what my roomate is waiting for =)

etownone5887d ago

here we go... the "red light" a.k.a. RROD jokes... you guys gotta sneak it in every chance you get huh?

well, in my case, i bought mine from best buy with their warrenty.

i traded my sh*t in just to get the HDMI output.... but they took out the free games.

p.s. we still the exclusive DLC :)

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DARK WITNESS5887d ago

well.. and you can correct me if i am wrong on this... but Kojima like using CGI mostly in MGS, while GTA is mostly ingame engine.

i could be wrong. still, years of development well spent i say. what excuse does kojima have for needed 50gig, if they put all that on DVD 9.

kevin11225887d ago

atleast know what you are talking about, mgs4 is all ingame engine as well.

DARK WITNESS5887d ago

i stand corrected.

like i said i was not sure.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies19d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken19d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing6919d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker19d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing6919d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt19d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken19d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Mainline Grand Theft Auto trailers ranked from best to worst

As we have all been graced by the release of Grand Theft Auto 6's trailer, we're ranking the best and worst GTA trailers to date.

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purple101161d ago

We be getting these posts All week now lads. Someone noticed a number plate ... Someone noticed a billboard... I can see it now

Just go on YouTube and watch one of the many videos dissecting the whole 1minite 30secs worth.

This site supposed to be for news.

roadkillers161d ago

These updates on N4G are going to ruin whats rest of this site. Unfortunate since I was one of the first members.. The site shows unsecure when i login as well.

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Grand Theft Auto 4 Anniversary: The Beginning of the Age of RAGE

Grand Theft Auto 4 is an important game for Rockstar, not least because it was the first title in the franchise to use the newly created RAGE engine.

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franwex378d ago

Wasn’t the Table Tennis game the first to use RAGE?

isarai378d ago

Was about to say the same, but they do say first "in the franchise" so 🤷

cammers1995378d ago

The fact it hasnt been remastered is insane.

Abear21378d ago

Rage engine made driving on the sidewalk in cinematic slow motion camera a blast