A new ENB Series Mod for the PC version of GTA 4 that uses modified Sky Lighting to increase the visual quality of the game and make it look a little more realistic.
GTA IV turned GTA into a more grounded franchise where storytelling and immersion became just as engrossing as wrecking up open-world sandboxes.
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."
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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
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ENB Series is an awesome mod. I used it for Mass Effect and it made the game look great.
possible on ps3
impossible on 360
Looks really nice
GTA4, in retrospect, was a disappointment. When it first came out way back when, the only thing people talked about was the graphics. Fine, the graphics are a big improvement since that last GTA but so what? If your a graphics whore then you care but if not you can see the whole game and see it was a big step back compared to the other GTAs.
I just finished playing though it again. Every time I play this game I noticed these huge blemishes that a great few people have pointed out when this game was being reviewed:
1. Glitches- The GTA franchise is notorious for glitches and bug. You would think right about now RS would fix these problems but, alas, no dice. When I put my car in the spot where when you save it, it'll be there when you get back to it half the time it'll disappear. Very annoying. Guys ,literally, sticking their arms though a wall to shoot me. Ridiculous. Any other game would have been destroyed because of stuff like but, since it's GTA, it's ok. Unbelievable.
2. Bad Targeting- I'm in the middle of a fire fight with 8 guys. I target 1 but I want to target another guy. I flick the analog stick a few times, no go. Only when the game feels like letting me target someone else will it let me, meanwhile, I'm getting shot up by the other guys because I can't target them quick enough. Unacceptable but, since it's GTA, it get 10's by reviewers.
3. Clothing changes- This is just bad. Cycling through clothing to change is absurdly slow. I played Saint's Row and I could change clothes instantaneously. GTA, there's actually loading to change my clothes. I know you have to change clothes when you go on dates in the game but this crap makes me not care. Any other game would have been anally destroyed for something like this but, since it's GTA, it's fine.
4. Cars- Driving cars in this game is like driving boats. I go fast and go to make a turn and I fish tailing everywhere. Even when you get a handle on it, it's still frustrating. Riding bikes are worse. Don't even tap into anything or you'll come right off the bike. When it rains and you know your gonna do a mission where a lot of fast driving is involved, wait till it stops. Your gonna have a bad day with that. Once again, reviewers give this game 9's a 10's because it's GTA.
I could go on but I'm just pointing out the great flaw in the game that were never considered when reviewing this game. I'd give this game at least a 7. There are people who say this is the best GTA yet. Wrong. You only think so because it's graphically Superior to the other ones. Graphics do not a great game make. This game has take so many steps back from the other GTAs it's kinda sad. I think also the reason why this game got such rave reviews is because it's GTA. It has set so many standards in the gaming industry and created the sandbox genre that to say it's bad would be blasphemous. It's unfair also other game get bad reviews for the same flaws GTA4 has. I don't know. I hope R* looks to San Andreas fro inspiration for the next GTA because GTA4 fell short of being truly a perfect 10 rated game.