Ballad of Gay Tony

Ajos · 08-10-2009 4:37pm #1

Haven't seen much about this here, but there's a lot of material being released for this. Looks fantastic - I can't wait to get a chance to play it.

http://www.rockstargames.com/games#/game:32

joe123 · 26-10-2009 8:58pm

Going to pick this and TLAD on friday. Wonder what the price will be. TBGT looks like vice city again and it looks like they have made it less realistic this time which is a good thing imo.

Trevor451 · 26-10-2009 10:11pm

Going to pick up the episodes from liberty city on Thursday hopefully my local xtra-vision will have it :rolleyes: I asked them and they had no information on the price and date :eek:

BTW there are a couple of gameplay videos from IGN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ughvBxEkuPY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m0QbuTrQCE&

projectmayhem · 27-10-2009 1:46am

It looks great. Re-captures the old GTA spirit which was lost in IV.

...but I had GTA4 on the PS3, which means re-buying it on another console! R* making a good load of cash out of me!

Liam O · 28-10-2009 3:19am

projectmayhem wrote: »

It looks great. Re-captures the old GTA spirit which was lost in IV.

...but I had GTA4 on the PS3, which means re-buying it on another console! R* making a good load of cash out of me!

AFAIK you don't have to buy the game again, just the episodes

calex71 · 28-10-2009 12:58pm

Yes it's playable as a stand alone game, which is odd.

Wonder how that will work

DarkJager · 28-10-2009 2:38pm

calex71 wrote: »

Yes it's playable as a stand alone game, which is odd.

Wonder how that will work

The same way the GTA 3/Vice City double pack worked, its just a selection screen with both games and you pick one.

Price is going to be around €39.99, which is not too bad at all considering the amount of gameplay you'll get out of it. And the parachutes are back in Ballad of Gay Tony! \o/ Nightclub management side of things to do as well.

Looking forward to picking this up. Some vids below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWUpD9x0s7c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHWlibsL4gk

Snowie · 29-10-2009 3:53am

louis the carictor for the ballad of gaytony is in gta 4 when you do the bank job with paccy
heres a bit more info on the chap louis Lopez
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/2009/10/28/1791/meet_luis_lopez

Soby · 29-10-2009 2:59pm

For the disk version.Can it only be bought with the TLAD?

tman · 29-10-2009 3:02pm

Soby wrote: »

For the disk version.Can it only be bought with the TLAD?

Yep - there's only one disk version out there, and it includes both episodes.

Penn · 29-10-2009 3:06pm

tman wrote: »

Yep - there's only one disk version out there, and it includes both episodes.

I read on Wikipedia that the disk version will also come with 3 extra radio stations, including Vice City FM

Even though I already have TLAD, I might actually buy the disk version, asI was planning on playing through TLAD again anyway

joe123 · 29-10-2009 3:20pm

Is the box version out today?

Soby · 29-10-2009 4:59pm

Think so..Seen as i ahve alreay have TLAD and no Creditcard prob just gonna buy one of the points cards

jayteecork · 29-10-2009 5:44pm

Been playing away today.

Great game, harks back to the OOTness and Campness of Vice City.

First few missions i was trying to hit a snitch with golf balls, then escaping from the mob in a golf cart, then managed to get myself into cage fighting.

Best of the GTAIV games easily.

Soby · 30-10-2009 12:36am

downloading this bad boy now

suppafly · 30-10-2009 1:11am

R any of thses DLC's going to be available for the PC?

thebman · 30-10-2009 1:49am

suppafly wrote: »

R any of thses DLC's going to be available for the PC?

Don't think so, Xbox exclusive. Ms paid 50 million for them.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 30-10-2009 2:37am

paddyirishman85 wrote: »

I read on Wikipedia that the disk version will also come with 3 extra radio stations, including Vice City FM

Even though I already have TLAD, I might actually buy the disk version, asI was planning on playing through TLAD again anyway

I had TLAD already aswell, i got the disk for the sole purpose of freeing up some space on my HDD lol

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 30-10-2009 2:39am

Anyone got far in the game? if ya did.. then without tellin me any spoilers, wot side features are in it? eg: weapons? clothes? cars? im only on like the 3rd mission ive been too distracted by Borderlands & Sky lol

Is this better than TLAD?

corcaigh07 · 30-10-2009 10:01am

first impressions are excellent, ive enjoyed the few missions ive played so far bar the introduction to sticky bombs which was annoying and boring. new races and cars online with Nitro! The bullet GT is a lovely car and no doubt based on the Ford GT40.

corcaigh07 · 30-10-2009 10:05am

oh and why oh why do they keep mentioning the recession? i play games to forget about the f'ing recession?

jayteecork · 30-10-2009 11:07am

suppafly wrote: »

R any of thses DLC's going to be available for the PC?

i think they will eventually, and proabbly for the PS3 too.

MS invested 50 million in these, the fact that they were supposed to be DLC exclusive originally, and now they're available in a disc format shows that the DLC "exclusive" must have been a disaster.

Figures show that still not many people use their console online.

in a few months MS will take money off Sony to see the episodes available there too.

Ian Beale · 30-10-2009 2:27pm

jayteecork wrote: »

MS invested 50 million in these, the fact that they were supposed to be DLC exclusive originally, and now they're available in a disc format shows that the DLC "exclusive" must have been a disaster.

They were exclusive to the xbox, they never said that they weren't going to release them on a disc which was a very good decision to do so, handy for the people that don't use credit cards or that have poor broadband connections.

Definitely worth getting, much better then the first dlc, really throws you in to the action very quickly and the weapons are fun, love using the P-90. Oh and there's booty calls too :pac:

calex71 · 30-10-2009 5:04pm

Any idea if the 2nd one is longer than the 1st one ? Or how it compares in size and over all things to do compared with the main game?

DarkJager · 31-10-2009 11:40am

Picked it up this morning, very very impressive. Vice City FM is wicked, 80's tunes galore, while Valdivostok FM is now a dance station with some good tunes as well. Story so far, has started in one of the best ways I've seen in a GTA, up there with San Andreas. Looks like I might be playing this for the day

jayteecork · 31-10-2009 12:50pm

DarkJager wrote: »

Picked it up this morning, very very impressive. Vice City FM is wicked, 80's tunes galore, while Valdivostok FM is now a dance station with some good tunes as well. Story so far, has started in one of the best ways I've seen in a GTA, up there with Vice City. Looks like I might be playing this for the day

FYP.

Definitely the best GTA since VC.

Soby · 31-10-2009 5:26pm

Love it so far..Always forgot to say this but just remembered it now after doing the mission with the "stickey bombs"...But everyone notice how all the planes in the airport have a Irish flag on them.

jayteecork · 31-10-2009 5:35pm

All of them?
Thought it was just the one you had to blow up.

Soby · 01-11-2009 3:57am

nah noticed it before when playing free mode in the orignal GTA 4(i.e with Niko)

Lame Lantern · 02-11-2009 1:30am

So, um, is the Celebinator supposed to be Irish? He's got the most ludicrous accent I've ever heard.

thebman · 02-11-2009 2:19am

So far kind of disappointed TBH. Its not that different to 4 or other downloadable content and certainly isn't close to Vice City in awesomeness.

I'll give it time though as its early days. As someone getting sick of the franchise, it hasn't inspired me to keep purchasing. Might be time to go to SR2 :-/

Penn · 02-11-2009 10:11am

Lame Lantern wrote: »

So, um, is the Celebinator supposed to be Irish? He's got the most ludicrous accent I've ever heard.

Yeah that accent is terrible

. I guess he's supposed to be a p*sstake of that Perez Hilton guy, but I have no idea what he sounds like so who knows.

AARRRGH · 02-11-2009 1:11pm

Lame Lantern wrote: »

So, um, is the Celebinator supposed to be Irish? He's got the most ludicrous accent I've ever heard.

Haha yeah I noticed that too.

I've been playing this all weekend. I'm enjoying it, although it's quite easy.

Likes:

New cars
New guns
More fun stuff
Checkpoints!!
Police seem easier to escape from
Baddies harder to kill

pablomakaveli · 03-11-2009 4:23pm

Got the EoLC disc last friday and after completing TLaD i've been playing BoGT the last couple of days. It definitely has some fun missions in it but i hate the main character Luis.

I liked Niko and Johnny but i hate this guy Luis. Other than that though BoGT is quite good.

Lame Lantern · 03-11-2009 6:26pm

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Got the EoLC disc last friday and after completing TLaD i've been playing BoGT the last couple of days. It definitely has some fun missions in it but i hate the main character Luis. I liked Niko and Johnny but i hate this guy Luis. Other than that though BoGT is quite good.

Yeah, I think they unfortunately made Luis very, very masculine fearing the prevalence of homosexuality in the addon whereas Niko and Johnny were likeable because they didn't buy into that kind of ego and remained outside the joke of the city.

jayteecork · 03-11-2009 6:41pm

I think Luis is quite likeable tbh. It makes more sense because Niko and Johnny was supposed to be likable/down to earth guys but then every mission they murder and mutilate about 40 people for $5K.
At least Luis doesn't make any bones for this.

I'm a bit disappointed by the Drug Wars. Apparently you get weapons delivered to your safehouse but I've done 15/25 and all I've gotten is the Magnum.
I remember in GTAIII I collected 95/100 hidden packages and always had an Arsenal outside waiting for me along with the always needed body armour.
I was hoping for something similar here.

Liking the BASE jumping missions though.

By the way they had the whole

Brucie the wimp being bullied by his brother side plot is way out of synch. It's an interesting look at why Brucie is the way he is but it makes no sense in the time frame. for exmaple I only started Mori's missions after the Libertonian missions which in GTAIV Brucie was well established by then

Ajos · 03-11-2009 8:52pm

jayteecork wrote: »

By the way they had the whole
Brucie the wimp being bullied by his brother side plot is way out of synch. It's an interesting look at why Brucie is the way he is but it makes no sense in the time frame. for exmaple I only started Mori's missions after the Libertonian missions which in GTAIV Brucie was well established by then

I don't know, I buy it. It makes sense to me that

he could be one way with his brother and another with Roman and Niko without Mori around to undermine him. And another way entirely with Luis if he had his druthers!

Penn · 04-11-2009 12:22pm

Ajos wrote: »

I don't know, I buy it. It makes sense to me that
he could be one way with his brother and another with Roman and Niko without Mori around to undermine him. And another way entirely with Luis if he had his druthers!

Exactly.

He puts on a show in front of Roman and Niko (and everyone else), but his brother is never present. When his brother is there, he makes fun of Brucie and belittles him, causing Brucie to revert to who he really is. It would perfectly explain Brucies overcompensation (well, that and his implied homosexuality). He's had pec implants, takes steriods etc, all to be like his brother. But when his brother is there, Brucies inferiority complex kicks in. The timeline of it doesn't really matter. The only thing that matters is if Mori is in the room or not. To be honest I thought it was a great addition to Brucies character, makes me like him even more

DarkJager · 04-11-2009 1:47pm

Just finished it last night and its absolutely brilliant. Its the first GTA since San Andreas where I actually enjoyed every minute of playing it.

I like Luis as a character, even more than Niko Bellic. I got this whole "scarface" vibe off him during the whole game, and it was confirmed in the mission

Party's Over where you have to kill the russian attackers in the club - "you wanna play with me??!!!!" and a massive m60 shooting from a balcony

. Yusuf is another classic GTA character, golden uzi's buzzards and cars, and a tendency to drop the "n" word too much

The music is just top notch, Vice City FM & Vladivostok FM pretty much the only stations I have on now. Still haven't managed to get stuck in to TLAD yet, but I fear it will only be a let down after playing this.

Penn · 04-11-2009 4:15pm

DarkJager wrote: »

Just finished it last night and its absolutely brilliant. Its the first GTA since San Andreas where I actually enjoyed every minute of playing it.

I like Luis as a character, even more than Niko Bellic. I got this whole "scarface" vibe off him during the whole game, and it was confirmed in the mission
Party's Over where you have to kill the russian attackers in the club - "you wanna play with me??!!!!" and a massive m60 shooting from a balcony
. Yusuf is another classic GTA character, golden uzi's buzzards and cars, and a tendency to drop the "n" word too much

The music is just top notch, Vice City FM & Vladivostok FM pretty much the only stations I have on now. Still haven't managed to get stuck in to TLAD yet, but I fear it will only be a let down after playing this.

While I haven't finished TBOGT yet, I thought TLAD was absolutely brilliant. I like Luis more than Niko, but Johnny is my favourite. Awesome characters, brilliant storyline, great missions. My favourite out of the three. Although as I said, I haven't finished TBOGT yet, so my opinion may change

jayteecork · 04-11-2009 4:26pm

I must get a comfy chair as I can't seem to put in long gaming hours like I used be able to.

I can only play this for 60-90 minutes tops.

I was able to drive around Vice City for hours on end looking for hidden packages, unique stunts and just getting to know the city.

In GTAIV and it's episodes I have no idea about the layout of the city. Granted, taxis are a big cause of this but I wish I could just drive around the way I ised be able to.

Plus I don't drink anymore and I used love playing GTAIII and VC with some beer.

Penn · 04-11-2009 4:34pm

jayteecork wrote: »

I must get a comfy chair as I can't seem to put in long gaming hours like I used be able to.

I can only play this for 60-90 minutes tops.

I was able to drive around Vice City for hours on end looking for hidden packages, unique stunts and just getting to know the city.

In GTAIV and it's episodes I have no idea about the layout of the city. Granted, taxis are a big cause of this but I wish I could just drive around the way I ised be able to.

Plus I don't drink anymore and I used love playing GTAIII and VC with some beer.

One of the reasons I didn't really like San Andreas. It was just too big. You never really knew where you were. In Vice City and GTAIII, you'd recognise a building on nearly every street and know where you are. Then you'd know what there is to do in that area.

GTAIV is tough to just drive around and stuff, but I find it a lot better than San Andreas.

I agree about the hidden packages and stuff too. I remember in GTAIII and Vice City, I spent ages trying to find them all, but found some other great things too (After spending nearly 10 minutes walking slowly across walls and having to make perfect jumps, I finally got to an area where I thought there'd be a hidden package. This is what I found:

I admit though, it was worth it because I laughed about that for ages

Captain Chaos · 04-11-2009 7:25pm

I have a question about the BoGT addon, I'd prefare to download it like I did with LatD but I read a rumor that the Vice City radio station is only included with the disc version, can anyone clear this up? otherwise I'll end up buying the Lost and Damned twice.

Thanks.

DarkJager · 04-11-2009 7:36pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

I have a question about the BoGT addon, I'd prefare to download it like I did with LatD but I read a rumor that the Vice City radio station is only included with the disc version, can anyone clear this up? otherwise I'll end up buying the Lost and Damned twice.

Thanks.

Vice City FM is only available on the disc.

jayteecork · 04-11-2009 7:36pm

Captain Chaos wrote: »

I have a question about the BoGT addon, I'd prefare to download it like I did with LatD but I read a rumor that the Vice City radio station is only included with the disc version, can anyone clear this up? otherwise I'll end up buying the Lost and Damned twice.

Thanks.

Yes.
There are 3 new stations only available on the disc version.

joe123 · 05-11-2009 9:04pm

Well i finished TBOGT earlier. Good fun but the series is definitely getting old. They need to revamp it.

Ive a question though.

At the end of the game you kill bulgarin after all the russians come after you and that roco fella leaves. So you get rid of all the russians and luis and tony are like they finally got out of the rut they were in...but what the hell has happened the Italians all of a sudden? They were gunning for them and you even kill one of the italians and nearly kill roco. Is it just forgotten about??

DarkJager · 05-11-2009 10:32pm

joe123 wrote: »

Well i finished TBOGT earlier. Good fun but the series is definitely getting old. They need to revamp it.

Ive a question though.
At the end of the game you kill bulgarin after all the russians come after you and that roco fella leaves. So you get rid of all the russians and luis and tony are like they finally got out of the rut they were in...but what the hell has happened the Italians all of a sudden? They were gunning for them and you even kill one of the italians and nearly kill roco. Is it just forgotten about??

The Italians had no real grudge against Luis and Tony, it was Bulgarin that was requesting the favor. As Bulgarin is now dead, and Luis let Rocco Live, there is no further need for the mafia to target them.

06-11-2009 12:15am

I'm not sure is it confined to just the one plane but.....

Did anyone notice the tricolour on the back of the plane during the mission where you have to stop the plane from taking off?
I got killed pretty quickly after trying to have a second look {instead of trying to get straight out of there}

Penn · 06-11-2009 9:30am

Finished it last night too. Really enjoyed it.

Happy Bulgarin got his comeuppance, I was wondering what happened to him in GTAIV and why he was never seen again

It was nice to see the parachutes back, they were implemented well into the game. Some of the new weapons like the explosive shotgun shells were great too. And some of the new characters like Yusuf and Mori were brilliant. Brucie stole the show, even though he was barely in it

I still preferred TLAD though, and I'm going to start playing through it again.

aaronjumper · 01-12-2009 3:31pm

Finally finished TLAD started BOGT.
Brilliant both of them.

armour87 · 18-01-2010 5:16pm

TBoGT is easily the best GTA yet if I can say that. Without doubt Luis Lopez is my favourite ever protagonist in the series. The story is engaging and relevant. Plenty of new vehicles, weapons, music and activities in the game. Two of my favourite ever GTA vehicles are in this (I don't think they were in the main story), the Buffalo (Mustang, I think) and the Bullet GT (Ford GT40).

All in all well, well worth 1600 points. Compare it to the 560 I paid for L4Ds Crash Course DLC and it is no comparison in terms of quality. Quite surprised with Valve at that, but that's another story.

And Yusuf is damn funny.

Ballad of Gay Tony

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