[Simba]

Is it just me or is the HUD a tad too small? A setting in the options to make the HUD 'large' would be good.

This may apply mainly to people playing at viewing distance on large tv's, 50inch etc. Either that or the colours used to represent markers should be more vibrant and noticeable....i find this especially with things like guns and items...

I didnt find a thread for this but perhaps getting ideas for possible improvements that we would like to see implemented in future updates...

simba

[SlingShotUK]

Originally Posted by Simba

Is it just me or is the HUD a tad too small? A setting in the options to make the HUD 'large' would be good.

This may apply mainly to people playing at viewing distance on large tv's, 50inch etc. Either that or the colours used to represent markers should be more vibrant and noticeable....i find this especially with things like guns and items...

I didnt find a thread for this but perhaps getting ideas for possible improvements that we would like to see implemented in future updates...

simba

I'd love an option to make the radar and HUD transparent to reduce / remove plasma retention. Or a quick key to turn it on and off..

[Br0ken]

I know the game is supposed to be kind of life-like, but the phone display which becomes unreadable in sunlight is really annoying me!

[Master Yoda]

For me San Andreas had loads of cool stuff which they got rid of for no good reason - I want to see all that stuff returned and added to:

1. DRASTICALLY IMPROVED FRAMERATE
2. REPLAYS!!! (There are so many times in car chases that I've wanted to see a proper replay in cinema mode... It must be so easy for them to add this?!). It's too hard driving around in cinema mode and some of the angles are so cool...
3. The ability to buy houses/properties - getting rid of this feature was a big mistake.
4. Proper garages to store vehicles.
5. Swimming under water - this was cool - why get rid of it???
6. Bring back bicycles... (instead of getting rid of stuff like this, they should have kept them and added more stuff like skateboards etc.)
7. Being able to use Taxis/Ambulances to collect/treat people like in San Andreas.
8. Being able to use vehicles' secondary functions (e.g. Garbage truck etc.) - Every cool vehicle I've found, there's been no option to use the cool stuff on them like you could in San Andreas. I've noticed that the cranes don't work either.
9. Why can't any of the large trucks pick up any of the trailers that are lying around everywhere??? I've tried loads but haven't been able to do this... they just don't 'click on' when reversing into them.
10. Why can't you use the Ice Cream Van to sell ice-cream???
11. Why can't you switch the headlights off at night??? You can switch them on/off during the day...
12. Need more buildings that you can actually enter and use properly. Most buildings that have massive signs above them saying restaurant etc. can't be entered which is annoying.
13. Why can't you go for a drink without a friend?
14. Why don't you have a choice of what you order to eat anymore like in San Andreas?
15. I think they should bring back gyms - it could be great fun on multiplayer if you could beef up and then go beat up some weedier players online... lol
16. Bring back parachutes and jetpacks!!!
17. R/C Vehicles??? Don't tell me there aren't any in this...
18. Being able to fly aircraft(!)
19. Being able to steal/drive trains...
20. Change the way multiplayer matches start - at the moment it can be really difficult to get everyone to press the X button in large matches. It's also too difficult to kick a player/host.
21. When you call 911 on your phone, the fire and ambulance services that turn up automatically say it was a crank call, even if it wasn't(!!). I set fire to over 10 cars - it looked like a post apocalyptic scene - rang the fire brigade and the guy looked directly at all the burning cars and left complaining it was another crank call (the flames even set fire to their truck before they left)(lol!). I also killed loads of people and rang the ambulance service - they drove over half the bodies on their way and even parked on one and still said it was a crank call(???). This should be fixed... Seems stupid that you can ring them on your phone, but they don't work. The police appear to kind of work - I usually call the police, then slap some people across the face, then just as they start retaliating I start running and the police turn up and arrest them... (can be hilarious if timed correctly)

[Widge]

Framerate? San Andreas CHUGGED along compared to this, plus all that grass and building pop up....

I'm with wanting houses to buy from, although quite happy to see the food/body management rpg side of things gone.

[Master Yoda]

Originally Posted by Widge

Framerate? San Andreas CHUGGED along compared to this, plus all that grass and building pop up....

I'm with wanting houses to buy from, although quite happy to see the food/body management rpg side of things gone.

I didn't mean San Andreas had good framerate or lack of popup. I meant that it had some cool features. The improved framerate/popup would be in addition to things in San Andreas...

[SparkShot]

Increase the games volume abit as its really quiet compared to my other games.

A few different controller confiqs would be welcome as using r2 to shoot is just wrong.

Also change to mission restart points so that you don't have to drive for ages at the beginning of the mission again.

Other than that this game is fantastic, best so far this year.

[Oggie]

ok this might sound stupid to some of you but i'm gonna say it anyways.
i hate when have to go to display setting all the time and untick 720p and 1080i to force it to play in 1080p. then when want to play fifa 08 (only plays in 720p) i have to go back and tick 720. if they could put some sort of setting in game menus or even in XMB where you can choose what resolution you want to play games in would be great

[g00nerz]

My pet hates:

1. Going into the map through the pause menu is a pain (Start > wait a second or so > Press X). How about a quick key like holding a button down to open it?
2. Manually moving the camera while walking/driving then it automatically swinging back into front facing view. Annoying as hell! I'd rather it was left where I put it until I decide to move it back.
3. The firearm combat system is nasty as well, awkward camera also to blame here. Could do with some work if you ask me.

[kBm]

Greater map detail - when you discover armour or heatlh - mark it on the map in the same way as Clothes shops, bars etc.

Colour maps would be nice to - hell, make up 3D Google Earth style!

[koopa troopa]

You can still be a taxi driver, it just doesn't count towards completion like it did previously. And I don't get the fuss over houses and customisation, by all means stick them in the game but don't, for instance, force me to get a new haircut.

The gym, eating to stay alive, swimming underwater, all dull as ditchwater.

Planes should be available to the player but in terms of speed the only plane that was faster than a helicopter was the Hydra jet, there's no convenience or advantage in having them.

Anyway, judging by the amount of whinging on boards like gtaforums, most of this stuff will make a return in Vice City.

What they should've added is the ability to replay any mission throughout the entire game. Utilising the different save spots isn't very convenient.

[Hulligan]

Originally Posted by Master Yoda

For me San Andreas had loads of cool stuff...

I have the solution!

Play San Andreas.

Personally, im glad that most of the things you mentioned are gone. They were inducing.

[m4rkie23]

Agree with master yoda's points.
there are many things that rockstar can do to improve this game, and im sure they will.
this game isnt san andreas, and i think a few of the appealing points of that game were not carried forward.

definately increase the speaking volume during story mode!!! and locations on the map for findings. although i fear by the time this is done i will of completed single player.....as with many of the important changes

[Master Yoda]

Originally Posted by Hulligan

I have the solution!

Play San Andreas.

Personally, im glad that most of the things you mentioned are gone. They were inducing.

I guess some of the stuff like the tatoos and haircuts were boring and I agree with Koopa that you shouldn't be 'forced' to do boring stuff in the game, but "having the option" to do whatever you want would only improve this game, not make it worse. Not everyone likes doing the same stuff.

I'm not saying SA is necessarily better, I'm just saying that they took huge steps with SA on the PS2 which increased players' freedom and I'd like to see them building on those improvements in this (especially given that this is a next gen console)...

In GTA4, they've given with one hand, but they've taken a huge amount away with the other...

Not being able to fly planes, steal trains, go underwater or buy houses aren't small 'boring' things you can overlook in my opinion...

[Hulligan]

Originally Posted by m4rkie23

definately increase the speaking volume during story mode!!!

Have you tried changing the "Voice chat" setting in audio to "Fade Radio Volume" ??

[DTS MAN]

How about a super duper crazy code update to make the graphics look pin sharp and really really NICE

They could do that for the Xbox too and then it could blow up because it cant handle it.

I have a good afternoon i dunno why i say these things!

[m4rkie23]

Originally Posted by Hulligan

Have you tried changing the "Voice chat" setting in audio to "Fade Radio Volume" ??

yeah i have tried this. and it does reduce the volume of the radio, but i think the way my speakers etc are set up doesnt allow me to hear it all nicely. so an option to adjust the volume of the chat would be cool!!

[Robothamster]

Originally Posted by m4rkie23

yeah i have tried this. and it does reduce the volume of the radio, but i think the way my speakers etc are set up doesnt allow me to hear it all nicely. so an option to adjust the volume of the chat would be cool!!

Just turn the subtitles on, makes it a lot easier to know what's being said.

[Oggie]

if you have surround sound you can adjust where the sound comes from within the game, try that

Originally Posted by m4rkie23

yeah i have tried this. and it does reduce the volume of the radio, but i think the way my speakers etc are set up doesnt allow me to hear it all nicely. so an option to adjust the volume of the chat would be cool!!

dont think its the way ur speakers are set up, i struggle to hear the voice chat too and just cant be arsed to read subtitles......

[m4rkie23]

I did laugh when i was trying to decipher what the hell badman was saying whilst driving flat out.......concentrating on the text.......wall......BANG.

i learnt to fly!!!........and died


i have turned the music inthe game down, and the SFX up, but stil only makes a small difference!the second you rev a car i find the voice not pronounced enough

[Master Yoda]

I struggle with hearing the speech too. I've messed around with my amp and never got it right - everything else is always too loud. It's really stupid that there's no volume control on the speech in the game. I have subtitles enabled and still can't understand what the hell Badman says, so don't worry too much

[Emulous]

When someone is speaking the radio automatically turns down, the same should happen with the engine noise and problem solved.

[m4rkie23]

maybe it should, but it doesnt seem to make a difference?
glad its not just me finding it too quiet!

[prvjoker]

in-game custom soundtracks ASAP. I have no problem with the radio stations but sometimes I want my Heat and Bourne soundtracks playing...they would really amp up the movie feel in places, like say the bank robbery etc..

[DTS MAN]

How about home integration in the sense that one of the appartments in the city is your appartment in home.....you look out the window people walking, driving, playing games. Use your mobile to call other online users like in game chat or something to see what there upto. Get text message invites to join games....the possibilities are endless.

Probably never happen though but think how cool that would be!!!!

[kBm]

Originally Posted by DTS MAN

Use your mobile to call other online users like in game chat or something to see what there upto. Get text message invites to join games....the possibilities are endless.

You can/do get text messages when you revice an invite via multiplayer.

I agree, linking the PS3 coms with the mobile would be very cool. If you had a web cam you could use that in game with the mobile phones video -if it had one!

[DTS MAN]

Originally Posted by kBm

You can/do get text messages when you revice an invite via multiplayer.

I agree, linking the PS3 coms with the mobile would be very cool. If you had a web cam you could use that in game with the mobile phones video -if it had one!

Did not know that....to be honest very few of my freinds have PS3's so did not know that was the case...sounds sweet.