The Lost and The Damned....
The Lost and The Damned....
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OllieWinchester

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5,700 posts

221 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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...is coming out soon!

I for one can't wait, been delving back in to Liberty City loads recently aiming to get closer to 100% completion, so am getting properly excited by the prospect of this. Who else is going to get it? Anyone got an idea of how much it is going to be yet? All I know is that is played from the perspective of Johnny Kibbutz who is in some sort of biker gang. Any idea what to expect then?

Steve Evil

10,820 posts

258 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Yep, out 17th of Feb. 1600 MS points which will vary in price depending if you pay Microsoft's prices or get a card on the cheap from somewhere.

It's aimed at people who've finished the main game so don't expect an easy ride, I think the missions will get fairly tough pretty quickly.

You should also expect it to be about 1/3 the length of the main game, which is pretty impressive considering it's a DLC expansion pack.

Polarbert

17,936 posts

260 months

Wednesday 4th February 2009
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Didn't realise it was that much! I thought it was gonna be the standard 800.

The only downside is that this is not going to fit in my hard drive.

Polarbert

17,936 posts

260 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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So how much space is this likely to take up?

Steve Evil

10,820 posts

258 months

Thursday 5th February 2009
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Polarbert said:
So how much space is this likely to take up?
No idea yet, would bank on a fair bit though, think of all the new movies, vehicle, character & weapon models, voices and radio stations that they're cramming in, wouldn't be surprised if it's close to a gig.

sjn2004

4,051 posts

266 months

Sunday 15th February 2009
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Are there actually any new locations or is it just a new storyline with an odd weapon/car chucked in for good measure?


Looks like no new map area, a few weapons, some motorbikes, a couple of pickup trucks and thats it....

Edited by sjn2004 on Sunday 15th February 22:11

Steve Evil

10,820 posts

258 months

Sunday 15th February 2009
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sjn2004 said:
Are there actually any new locations or is it just a new storyline with an odd weapon/car chucked in for good measure?


Looks like no new map area, a few weapons, some motorbikes, a couple of pickup trucks and thats it....

Edited by sjn2004 on Sunday 15th February 22:11
No new locations, although you'll be able to go inside buildings that you couldn't before. Quite a few new bikes, 5 new weapons, 12-20 hours of story depending on how fast you go through it (but around 1/3 the size of the normal story), new side-activities like arm-wrestling, card games, new TV shows, a new radio station and about 6 new multiplayer modes.

I think you're underselling it a bit, if it's anything like as good as GTA:IV and I've no reason to believe it won't be, then it will be better than most full games and at a fraction of the price.

identity_crisis

934 posts

245 months

Sunday 15th February 2009
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slightly off topic....

im stuck on gta at the min. cant get past the mission where you have to go to the old hospital to pick up some drugs. i get the drugs but then swat come in and i just cant get out without dying...

any tips?

DKMsport

1,970 posts

218 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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sjn2004 said:
Are there actually any new locations or is it just a new storyline with an odd weapon/car chucked in for good measure?


Looks like no new map area, a few weapons, some motorbikes, a couple of pickup trucks and thats it....

Edited by sjn2004 on Sunday 15th February 22:11
As said theres actualy alot of content in the pack, I think there are 16 new bikes alone. I'm lookin forward to getting pipe bombs and the tow truck because im just a child smile Some of the new online modes sound ace! Cant wait now...I'm all excited again.

Steve Evil

10,820 posts

258 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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identity_crisis said:
slightly off topic....

im stuck on gta at the min. cant get past the mission where you have to go to the old hospital to pick up some drugs. i get the drugs but then swat come in and i just cant get out without dying...

any tips?
The more police you shoot, the more will come (and the more you'll have to outrun on your escape). I did this again the other day and simply legged it as soon as the SWAT appeared, had to club one in the face with the butt of my gun as he got in the way, but kept running and made it outside to a car (might be an idea to park one of yours right outside). Once you've made it to the car, your driving skills better be up to scratch.

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Available from 08.01 our time tomorrow in the marketplace.

The review in IGN seems quite positive:

http://uk.xboxlive.ign.com/articles/954/954405p2.h...

Marc W

3,782 posts

240 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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identity_crisis said:
slightly off topic....

im stuck on gta at the min. cant get past the mission where you have to go to the old hospital to pick up some drugs. i get the drugs but then swat come in and i just cant get out without dying...

any tips?
I ran straight out and jumped into the water next to the building. You can then swim to a nearby speedboat thats moored to the jetty and use that to escape. In theory you could use the ladder to go down to the jetty, but I kept getting shot when I used the ladder. You still have to be a pretty handy driver to escape the police boats but its a lot easier than a land escape!

Edited by Marc W on Monday 16th February 21:35


Edited by Marc W on Monday 16th February 21:36

OllieWinchester

Original Poster:

5,700 posts

221 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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Anyone know how much this is going to cost yet?

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

254 months

Monday 16th February 2009
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1600 MS points - which works out to be around £13.50-ish, I think.

Portrait

240 posts

215 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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I'm looking forward to the Streetsweeper Shotgun!

Robatr0n

12,362 posts

245 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Anyone downloaded this yet? biggrin

Steve Evil

10,820 posts

258 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Robatr0n said:
Anyone downloaded this yet? biggrin
Not yet, going to kick it off at lunch, nearly 2gb though! Might have to look into a new HDD soon.

Robatr0n

12,362 posts

245 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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To be honest, I thought it would have been bigger but whichever way you look at it, that's alot of space to be taking.

I keep my HDD pretty clean and wipe off any rubbish instantly so I have about 10.4GB free.

I'll try and DL this tonight but I reckon quite a few people will be doing the same!

Drop Test b3nxj

1,091 posts

243 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Robatr0n said:
I reckon quite a few people will be doing the same!
Yep thumbup

adam85

1,264 posts

220 months

Tuesday 17th February 2009
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Total idiot here, is this a new single player game then? I have been enjoying gta4 thoroughly and am also coincidentally stuck at the drugs in the hospital level.