Episodes From Liberty City and The Ballad of Gay Tony are out now, and some of the Rockstar North team have taken time to talk about some of the story and design choices that went into creating the two action-packed episodes that conclude the Grand Theft Auto IV storyline.
At NowGamer, Senior Level Designer Neil Ferguson discusses the inspirations behind Liberty City's nightclubs, and how a focus on nightlife opened up new gameplay opportunities.
"We were drawing from many different eras of New York nightlife, from the crazy days of disco in the late-Seventies and early-Eighties up to the celebrity-obsessed, super-exclusive clubs of today," explains Neil.
Read the full interview here.
Over at CVG, Associate Producer at Rockstar North, Imran Sarwar pulls back the curtain on the “Impossible Trinity” - the interweaving stories of protagonists Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez.
Why these three characters? How long were the episodes in planning? These things and more are discussed in this revealing interview...
"Anyone who's played The Lost and Damned ... can tell you that the interactions Niko has with Johnny significantly change your understanding of Niko's role in Liberty City. He's never as safe or in control as he thought he was. We wanted to provide that sense that there is always something happening on a deeper level than what's revealed to the player."
For the full interview, have a read here.
Maybe by the time my unborn children can pick up a joystick we will see new GTA content released for the PS3. Oh, I forgot, I will still be too bitter to allow them to play a Rockstar game.
dont forget us.
We want gta. not agent, max payne, or red dead redemption.
GTA ! GTA ! GTA ! THE BEST GAME. thats why Rockstar Games is famous
PC and PS3 is High-End Gaming with great, detailed Graphics, s**t on the Xbox with their low grainy Graphic.
That's a d**k move, Rockstar. Pure and simple.
Don't penalize your fans for supporting your products when they're first released.
They are doing the same thing with that bonus radio station as they did to the PS3 users...
They give you the game, You buy it, Later content comes for it that is exclusive to something else! then you dont get all the content! NOW you feel what the PS3 owners feel eh?
Could Rockstar offer Vice City Radio as an Add-On?
Please? I'm holding off on buying The Ballad of Gay Tony for now.
I can almost certainly promise you this will be on the PS3 and PC.
Microsoft paid for exclusive DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT. NOT a stand alone game.
EFLC is a STAND ALONE game that does NOT require GTA IV and doesn't even come with GTA IV music.
You can ONLY download it as an ADD ON tp GTA IV from microsoft, nowhere else. But EFLC is NOT an add on to GTA IV - it is a STAND ALONE GAME.
It is NOT dlc when it is pressed as a disc thus it is NOT exclusive.
Remember my name, I will tell you way more than worthless video game news.
@the actual post/interview:
You people are geniuses. I know where you are going with this and I wish I was a part of your campaign. Congratulations R*N, you are the future. See you in Vice City.
But if there is no news within the next couple months about it I would say it wont be coming.
There seems to be alot of hints towards it being timed...who knows though.
-PS3 FAN
You have your head up your ass dude. Go back to TBoGT site and scroll down past the videos to look at the cover of Episodes From Liberty City. It still has the exclusive tag on it.
But I think we'll see those exclusive stuff soon on another platform... maybe even the Wii...
Sad......> 。