Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned - 1600pts [1200pts for the week of 8/24]

Saw the trailer on the VGA's...it looks/sounds like shit.

Also, I noticed it doesn't say a damn thing about downloading it "exclusively" (there's that word again) on Xbox Live.
 
[quote name='Chronotrigga']Justifies $20 purchase? Hm..[/quote]

if it adds minimum 6-8 hours of gameplay, I think so.
 
i tried playing gta iv again and couldn't get into it. i won't be picking this up. i hope china wars can bring back what i love about gta.
 
I decided to bite on that Amazon deal with the free 3 Months...I still haven't finished the game...so I guess it's a good thing it's a new story/main character.
 
Picked it up from Gamestop earlier today. The box contains the downloadable code, a 48 hour trial, and a poster with the control mechanics in the back.

I wish it came with an actual game case since that would have come in handy.
 
Even though I was disappointed with GTAIV overall, I probably would have snagged this if it was $10. Hopefully, it will drop in price at some point.
 
[quote name='Yanksfan']Even though I was disappointed with GTAIV overall, I probably would have snagged this if it was $10. Hopefully, it will drop in price at some point.[/quote]

Prices on XBLM do not drop. EVER.
 
Previews

We get some hands-on time with the new multiplayer features from The Lost and Damned.
By Mike Nelson 02/12/2009

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When I play GTA IV with my brother, we tend to invent our own rules while running rampant around Liberty City. For the new Lost and Damned multiplayer modes, it was almost like Rockstar was monitoring our game sessions and listening in on our, "wouldn't it be cool if..." conversations. Last week, Scooter and I had a chance to check out a few of these new online features. The first mode I took to liking was Chopper vs. Chopper; in it, one player controls a helicopter while the other is on a motorcycle. The goal for the helicopter pilot is to stop the biker from going through checkpoints, and the biker's job is to avoid the helicopter. Once the biker is killed the roles are reversed. It's a nice touch that the helicopter is indestructible, which helps those who are less than stellar at flying.

Click the image above to check out all GTA IV: The Lost and Damned screens.


The races only add one new thing: A mode where everyone wields baseball bats while riding motorcycles (think Road Rash). The victor is still determined by whoever crosses the finish line first, but having a bat in hand to knock other bikers off their rides is a blast, even for those who can't manage to finish better than last. Another slight variation of an existing mode is Witness Protection, which takes some of its cues from Cops n' Crooks and Hangman's N.O.O.S.E. There are two teams of players: One controls The Lost, whose mission is to kill three witnesses that team N.O.O.S.E. is escorting to various police stations. But if you're on the N.O.O.S.E. team, you must protect the bus carrying those witnesses. Just make sure that whoever is driving the bus doesn't manage to flip it on its side -- Scooter accomplished that feat.
For fans of deathmatch modes, Lone Wolf Biker might be right up your alley. One person is tagged as the Lone Wolf and everyone else's objective is to eliminate that person. If you kill the Wolf, then you take his place. The ultimate goal is to survive as the Wolf for as long as you can, because the winner is determined by whoever survives for the allotted length of time first. The downside to this mode is that if everyone is crowded around the Wolf when he's killed, the title shifts to a person inside the cluster. And that person gets killed almost instantly if they can't separate themselves from the group before their ten seconds of invincibility wears off.

Click the image above to check out all GTA IV: The Lost and Damned screens.


The other two modes we didn't have a lot of time with were Own the City and Club Business. Own the City is a variation of the existing Turf War, but this time you take control of rival biker gangs. Eliminate the gang from one territory to stake a claim to it, then move to the next territory while defending what you've conquered. As for Club Business, I have to go off of what Rockstar's official FAQ sheet tells me. You control a member of The Lost and, once Angus establishes contact with you via cellphone, you're instructed to complete a variety of tasks. It sounds like a variation of Team Mafiya Work, but I'll have to wait until this coming Tuesday to try it out. Regardless, it's nice to see Rockstar putting so much effort into The Lost and Damned multiplayer features, in addition to providing what promises to be a hefty single-player campaign, for 20 bucks.
 
So how does this DLC work? Do you pick which "game" you want to play from the beginning? Do you have to dial Johnny on the cell or something? I like the idea of the Road Rash style multiplayer, and the mid-mission check points. But I only got a little further than killing Vlad in GTA4. I feel like I spent most of the time trying to stay friends with Roman and banging the bejeesus out of Michelle. Should I bother?

MjC
 
You pick it on the menu, it's basically an all new game. All the stats and such are reset for it.

I finished GTAIV and loved every minute of it though, so yeah. I'm liking TLAD a lot as well.
 
According to USPS, my DLC card should be arriving around today/tomorrow. I'll immediately download this when I get it and start putting in hours on Sunday.
 
Beat it in around 6 hours the day it came out. Was defiantly worth the $20, although the ending wasn't what I quite expected. I didn't like Johny as a protagonist that much comparing to Niko, but the weapons were extremely fun (my favourite is the assault shotgun) and the new gameplay additions defiantly made the experience more fun (I will not be able to play any GTA game without checkpoints now). What else I liked was R* the brought back the gang activities you can do and built up toughness with your "brothers" (kind of like they did in San Andreas). Another small complaint I had was that there were only 5 achievements for the game which were extremely easy to get. I think R* should have tried adding more considering how big of a game Lost and Damned is. Other than that I can't really think of any other complaints, I had a blast playing through Lost and Damned and highly suggest to download it for anybody who at least slightly enjoyed GTA IV.
 
[quote name='Mr. Pink']Beat it in around 6 hours the day it came out. Was defiantly worth the $20, although the ending wasn't what I quite expected. I didn't like Johny as a protagonist that much comparing to Niko, but the weapons were extremely fun (my favourite is the assault shotgun) and the new gameplay additions defiantly made the experience more fun (I will not be able to play any GTA game without checkpoints now). What else I liked was R* the brought back the gang activities you can do and built up toughness with your "brothers" (kind of like they did in San Andreas). Another small complaint I had was that there were only 5 achievements for the game which were extremely easy to get. I think R* should have tried adding more considering how big of a game Lost and Damned is. Other than that I can't really think of any other complaints, I had a blast playing through Lost and Damned and highly suggest to download it for anybody who at least slightly enjoyed GTA IV.[/quote]

I am trying to finish up GTA IV before I start this so I am not spoiled by the new checkpoint system.

I just started up on the third island, so I guess I have a little while to go.
 
Just started tonight, and I really am glad that I picked it up! I'm a sucker for the classic rock station, and the new songs are awesome!! I hadn't played the game since last June, and I really missed it! I'm really glad to be playing again :)

EDIT: As I was finishing up the game for tonight, The Doobie Brothers' "China Grove" came on the radio. Doesn't get any better than that.
 
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Almost done, trying to finish it up slowly by doing all the gang wars and such. Anyone else still playing this, this thread hasnt seem much action.
 
I'm still playing, though I tend to go through my games slowly (even slower w/ a 4 month old).

My question is has anyone else heard on the in-game radio or read on the in-game internet the story about the middle-aged man and the twins? If not, check it out...;)
 
I know, I also find myself trying to get as much ammo as possible even though I can get it for free or buy it cause there is nothing else to buy
 
I just finished it today, I haven't played it in about a month. Played a little yesterday and a couple of hours today. Finished it with about 70% complete in just over 5 hours. I reckon i'll get maybe 8 or so in total - I only done one race so far and no gang wars yet.

Favourite mission so far?

I can't remember the name but you're on the back of Malc's bike using tha assualt shotgun. It was cool because normally you'd have to drive in that kind of mission so it was nice I got to sit back and just shoot. Damn Malc is a good driver.
 
Well im on my 2nd play through. This time im going for 100%. Problem is i just found out something cool in one of the past missions, that i cant go back to. I only have the last mission left.

The mission im talking about is the one where you
Kill Brian. I guess you can run into his house and trigger a choice to kill or save him. If you save him you meet him later on as a random character. Now i really want to see this mission, with cut scenes, but i cant seem to find them. I also dont want to go back through the game again, since i just went through them all. Anyone know where i can see this mission?
 
[quote name='saunderscowie']I just finished it today, I haven't played it in about a month. Played a little yesterday and a couple of hours today. Finished it with about 70% complete in just over 5 hours. I reckon i'll get maybe 8 or so in total - I only done one race so far and no gang wars yet.

Favourite mission so far?

I can't remember the name but you're on the back of Malc's bike using tha assualt shotgun. It was cool because normally you'd have to drive in that kind of mission so it was nice I got to sit back and just shoot. Damn Malc is a good driver.
[/quote]

Yea the problem with that mission though was that I died so many freakin times because I didnt start it with body armor. Thank god the checkpoints give you full health when you die, that was a subtle and nice surprise!

I think I'm going to go through the whole game again and try to get the time achievement when I have break in a few weeks. I also dig classic rock so I had the radio on most of the time, compared to the original game where I eventually listened to my custom music all the time. I hope the next DLC gives us another perspective on the city/plot but that might be pushing it.
 
that part on the bike totally reminded me of MGS4 :lol:

but it was awesome IMHO.

I just played this again after not touching it a while last night and have to say I really love it. It's more that I'm in love with the city, but then I realize I had no complaints about the whole thing. Makes me drool for the next episode.
 
Playing that mission where Niko makes an appearance, could really use some armor and my dealer dont seem to carry any. I'm definitely rusty at this game. Any place where armor can be found?
 
on the drive over there, stop by the ammo shop and buy armor, there is none in the building I think. I had some trouble with that mission too especially towards the end, just a matter of staying in cover and being very tactical on your way out of the building
 
http://grandtheftauto.ign.com/

Click on the "Liberty City Interactive Map" and it will give you locations for armor, weapons, secrets. It seems like all the pickup from the original story carry over into TLaD. There are addtional TLaD only secrets (full auto pistol, grenade launcher), but I'm not sure the map has been updated with that info yet.
cheers
 
[quote name='danh920']Playing that mission where Niko makes an appearance, could really use some armor and my dealer dont seem to carry any. I'm definitely rusty at this game. Any place where armor can be found?[/quote]

Well the search button can be found in the upper right there which would have pointed you to this thread. You may find your answers there
 
I have a slight problem with the dlc. It freezes frequently and the picture cuts to black often. It can even take 15 seconds or so into a cut scene for everything to show up on screen. I have not played the full game on the 360, loved it on ps3, and followed the advice I've found online about installing the disk. Can anyone help me? Anyone had similar problems?
 
[quote name='danh920']Playing that mission where Niko makes an appearance, could really use some armor and my dealer dont seem to carry any. I'm definitely rusty at this game. Any place where armor can be found?[/quote]

There is some in an alley behind your clubhouse. If you are facing your clubhouse go left and make a right at the corner. There should be an alley with some armor in it.
 
Well I have finally got to sit down and enjoy the DLC. I'm going to play this again when it's over cuz the story so far is great
Billy just got locked back up.
But the bike delivery missions, FIRST, there is a Hayabusa in this game which is nassssty, and SECOND when he mentions it's delivered
(The HaHaCoochieCoo is now in your possession).
I laughed forever, awesome.
 
the mission where niko appears is easy when u get to the bottom just head out the back door not the front u wont even need armor
 
For those of you who haven't gotten this DLC, the week of the 24th might be a good day to bite:

“The Lost and Damned” redefined the scope and possibilities of downloadable content when it released earlier this year to lavish praise and critical acclaim. Playing as all-new protagonist Johnny Klebitz, you will experience a carefully crafted narrative that presents a darker Liberty City filled with bitter rivalries and long-standing feuds. With a new campaign that rivals even standalone titles in length, new multiplayer modes, music, weapons, and more, this great value gets even sweeter for Gold members at 1200 Microsoft Points the week of August 24.
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http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/20516/Xbox-LIVE-Deal-of-the-Week-GTA-IV-The-Lost-and-Damned/
 
Damn, I just got this last week and now I see this! Is there anyway to get a refund on the points to repurchase it again instead?
 
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