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 :-/

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