One of my favorite quirks in GTA IV is the speaker static sound you get before you receive a call, that's the kind of attention to detail that makes it.

GTA 4 is honestly my favourite game in the series, and one of my favourite games in general. I’d love a remaster with all the DLC included (just keep Grove Street Games as far away as possible).

Experiencing this game when it came out in 2008 and then having it rain ingame is a feeling of immersion I still remember 13 years on.

I like the fact GTA4 was dark and gritty. I quite liked the fact it was toned down and it wasn’t over the top with jets and tanks and crazy weapons. It felt more real, the guns sounded cool! I liked the boat motion of the cars, it felt more dramatic.

Unpopular opinion: gta4 is always be better than gta5. Not in terms of gameplay and online. It's better in terms of storyline and dark atmosphere.

The amount of small details in this game is outstanding. I still remember being shocked by the pedestrian who was talking in polish, the level of immersion was huge (especially that she appeared in the district known for polish immigrants). Anyway you’ll find plenty more languages which is outstanding if you focus on this.

Another car physic detail: any time your car catches enough air for the suspension to fully decompress, you can see that the tires travel in arcs that are realistic to the type of suspension whatever you are driving has. Meaning that rear tires of trucks equipped with live axles will hang straight down (parallel to the body), while tires of cars with McPherson struts move in a realistic arc.

In gta 4, the NPC cars also often set the blinker before turning, they never do that in gta 5 and it's extremely annoying because you never know where they're going.

I remember getting an xbox 360 with this game, getting home and being blown away with the graphics and the physics, it was too much to process for me at that time. Absolutely loved this GTA, hope they keep the good work.

GTA 4 for me was the best one, Great story, Memorable characters, Actual combat etc. The songs on the radio actually matched the vibe of the world, The in-game internet was the first of its kind. The dating system was pretty accurate as well.

The first person camera as a passenger is highly underrated. It looks, sounds and feels so immersive.

GTA IV had one of the best stories and Liberty City was just really well done in general - the atmosphere of the game was dark and the city was almost a character in of itself. Niko Belic was also a great character who developed as a person as the game went on.

Forgotten? This game is a masterpiece, easily the best in the series.

The subway system in GTA IV actually taught me how to take the train irl. I always found the train system to be confusing as a kid until I started going from Northwood to Easton Station and then transferring to another train to go to Hove Beach.

The Subway system is my favorite part of GTA 4. It's one of the things that really grounds a game for me, as someone that takes public transportation often it's nice to see, especially in such incredible detail, a fantastic subway system. Combine waiting for the train with the amazing NPC interactions and it's really a great time

What always amazed me about this game were all the unique pedestrians, with their own interactions and reactions to what you did to them. Incredible attention to detail throughout in this gem of a game that will have you playing it over and over.

What I loved the most about gta 4 is it literally feels like new York City. I mean the environment and details literally make a perfect nyc

GTA 4 was the golden age of single player DLC. "Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony" were masterpieces.

I actually really enjoyed the driving physics in GTA 4. I got so used to it that I would just drift around NY in a Comet doing complete spins or half spins to drive backwards.

The subway in GTA IV is amazing! I was actually disappointed at the subway in GTA V, but then it does kind of reflect what a city with much lower population density would have. There are no missions in GTA V that use the subway either. My only real criticism of GTA IV is that the missions have no checkpoints, which means failure means you start at the beginning again. I'm so glad they fixed that in GTA V. And you lose what ammunition you used when you failed! So fail a mission a few times and suddenly you have no working weapons! Oops...

The driving and damage mechanics were my favorite because of how realistic they were. When they first announced gta 5 I was hoping they would put those physics in the game

My favorite little detail about GTA 4 is that the cops actually try to arrest you and not just shoot you if you have 1 star. Plus watching them try to arrest random NPCs that break the law. A lot a little details in that game that made it lots of fun where GTA 5 really dropped the ball.

I am currently playing GTA 4 for the first time and man is a great game so far.

I didn't "discover" the subway until I was almost done with TBoGT, and I wished I could go back and use it more. A few years later and I've started that second full playthrough. I'm still finding new things 15 years after release, and I think that's a testament to how ambitiously immersive a project this game was.

The driving physics were my favorite part. They felt much more realistic and rewarding. In GTA V the cars stick to the road and turn on a dime. So it doesn't have that bad ass feel when driving a car and using the weight of the vehicle to turn and drift through traffic as in GTA IV.

Honestly GTA IV is my favourite GTA ever. Niko himself, his character development through the game, our beloved brother Roman, a serious and at times kinda grim looking game world, radio stations (Vladivostok FM

Feel so proud when ppl talk about specific places in a game i played A LOT, its like someone talking about my neighborhood.

people who say rdr2 went too hard on the realism have clearly never played gta 4 with 100 traffic, i've had to wait entire minutes for the bridge toll cuz i couldn't get through all of the traffic

One detail I honestly love about gta 4 is that you can find random ai driving with dents in there car as if they gotten into a fender bender previously. Or the traffic jams

Honestly Gta 4 is the most realistic in the whole franchise, and by realistic I mean the sandbox itself felt alive, you could completely ignor the campain or even the side missions and just walk the streets, go to a bar or something, or maybe go on a date with someone. And finally when got bored you could start shooting RPGs under your own footsteps and get flying.

GTA IV felt like a natural progression of the series and is easily it’s peak. GTA was satirical of the American Dream and the crime world while also providing larger than life characters in a crime ridden world. That’s what all the GTA’s up to and including 4 provided. V felt almost like it belonged to a different series. It felt like GTA meets Saints Row meets Just Cause. It never felt serious or real.

I can't even begin to count the hundreds of hours I put into this game as a teenager and until GTA V came out. I love it. Such good memories.

I actually liked GTA 4 more than 5. The physics and interactions felt more real. You could shoot someone in the leg and they would start limping. You could actually hold up somebody in their car so they would get out with their hands up and you could steal it. (Instead of the npcs in GTA5 that just slam on the gas and run you over). Mini games, relationships, it just sucks almost none of that was brought over to gta 5

I loved the hand to hand combat and how you could lay someone out with one punch and they wouldn't die. They'd just be hurt on the ground and eventually limp off. And how many secret combos there were vs. GTA5 which only had 2 very robotic dodge moves. But I also love the Fight Club in TBOGT. You could just keep betting on yourself and just farm money lmao 🤣 such a great game Edit: OH also if someone had a Bat/Knife an you dodged, you'd take the weapon from them with a quick combo and then you have the said Bat/Knife. Can't do do that in GTA5

In 4, I've always loved getting a taxi, telling them to hurry and the driver goes nuts crashing and bashing along the way to get to the destination quickly, I've even had to abandon the taxi cos the driver flipped it.... oh and Im always in stitches watching the the taxi journey

GTA 4 is one of the few games that i like to just walk around.. is a total inmersive experience. The sounds of the city, the people talking, the noise its so amazing.. feels like walking thru real NYC. I always done it on sunset.

Over 10 years have pass and this game still holds as one of the most inmersive ever, it's even more impressive when you consider it came out in a time were consoles having more than 1 gb of ram was unthinkable.

I always will stand firm on gta 4 being the most well put together gta. Everything was crafted with love.

I knew the subway system because the physical release had a plan for the subway. That was another thing back in the day. The physical releases had some goodies in it that helped you with the game. It was really cool.

The swing set glitch really shows off how good the vehicle damage can look, like I've had cars still drive while looking like paper.

Little Jacob, Packie, Elizabeta Tores, Vlad, Roman, Brucie, Gay Tony, etc. So many memorable characters

My most replayed GTA by far, i really REALLY hope Rockstar don't mess this one up if the remaster rumors turn out to be true.

I was in high school when this game actually came out i remember when i would return from school to play this masterpiece...14 years later still playing on pc this video makes me feel very nostalgic....

Number 3 I spent an entire playthrough of hundreds of hours taking the subway whenever possible it was so great I loved it! You had to move to Bohan before it really became possible and friend dates were never patient enough to reach in time from Bohan but otherwise you could do most the missions taking your time using the subways. Took Roman bowling that way, took Kiki out on many dates that way, the soothing sound of the trains coming out my speakers...

GTA IV is literally aging like high quality wine if you play it you'll realize it feels like a modern game, in a lot of ways better and more polished than modern games, specially if you consider A.I, Physics and Attention to Detail.

4 is my favorite in the series. The story is incredible and the physics were hilarious. The driving is fantastic also. The cars had weight and handled really nice

It kind of makes sense how different the physics and damage modeling are between in GTA IV and GTA V. GTA IV is in a gritty NYC inspired city, where people tend to rude, loud and shady. So the gameplay is grounded and hyper realistic, to the point of being frustrating. GTA V is in a dreamy LA inspired city, where people tend to be spaced out, relaxed and colorful. So the gameplay is fantastical and unrealistic, to the point of being bizarre and goofy.

I loved how you could lean forward on a motorcycle causing the back wheel to easily spin. It made turning around or doing cookies so awesome. I was so disappointed when I got GTA5 and it didn't have it.

if you played GTA San Andreas and then 3 years later you played GTA IV you know how crazy of an evolution this was, the game didn't evolve that much goin from IV to V.

I remember the ragdoll physics being advertised before the game out, and so when I eventually played the game, throwing yourself around and at walls was pretty fun. And yeah, the subway system was a great way to get away from the cops.

Fun Fact: GTA San Andreas actually has code in the game to switch characters like what you would in GTA V. However, during development, it was scrapped due to the PS2's technological restraints at the time. There is a mod for the game out there that lets you switch characters from what I have heard. It was quite interesting to hear about this almost becoming a thing in San Andreas. The three protagonists in GTA IV was not even the first to be thought of. However, the first to be implemented.

GTA IV is way more immersive than others. That’s why at least once a year I start playing it again.

GTA IV will always be my favourite Grand Theft Auto ever made - it's DLCs were also absolute masterpieces.

The Police mechanics was awesome too. At least they were a little merciful, and held back on violence a bit. Not like GTA 5 where cops will just pull out shotguns and blast you away with the least provocation. Even with one wanted level star, they will just mow you down regardless. Or know exactly where you are even when using silencers on your gun, or even a sniper. I hope GTA 6 fixes this, or at least uses the mechanics for GTA 4

Possibly the best *and* funniest thing ive ever seen with the physics, is in one of Phil's missions (i think, dont remember which one) when you enter a ruined building to shoot a lot of guys; the first enemy trips and falls down the stairs, losing like 90% of his hp... i was mindblown over how realistic it felt.

GTA IV is my favorite GTA game. The story and characters are truly amazing and the tone is phenomenal as well. I find myself playing this game more often than some of the other ones as the world is so immersive that I find more replay value than the other GTA games. Not that the other ones are bad, not at all, but IV is just unique and is truly amazing. Great video man, keep up the great work!

Another mechanic I think is worthy Is the amount of apartments and buildings and rooms you can enter without a loading screen Or an animation, you just walk through the doors with nothing stopping you. After playing gtaV for so long and trying gta4 for the first time in years it’s so refreshing just walking into these bars and apartments without waiting 2 minutes to load.

One of my favorite things to do in this game is to just walk around and admire all the details of the map. It's insane how vibrant and detailed the city is and if you take the time to look, you come across a ton of cool stuff

One thing about the physics that I really liked in this game was the driving. The cars actually felt like they had weight to their movement and it was actually hard and took a few days of playing to get used to. There’s a huge difference of this in GTA 5 and it just doesn’t have the same fun driving feel to it.

I love the detail when you get a free ride from Roman’s cab driver and he just talks shit about you the whole ride

Honorable Mention: GTA4 had the best parkour and fighting mechanics you could climb certain buildings and scale them as well as a whole fight club that was actually challenging but very much possible. GTA5 was a complete step down from those mechanics it's so upsetting it's almost like that Rick and Morty meme where Morty experiences true leveledness for the first time.

I remember my mom's friend surprise me with PS3 w/ GTA 4 on my B-Day and I had my close friends with me and we were playing for hours. Good times

I miss this game so much. I played the hell out of it. I don't have a PS3 anymore but I still have my game and my save files. I also purchased both add-on games. This game was so well done for its time and I miss playing it. I wish they could port it over to the PS4 so we can play it on there.

This game is the by far the best of the entire series and still has not been remastered… shows how ahead of time it really was

Gta 4 is the greatest game in the series. The gameplay, story, physics, and the atmosphere are still unmatched today.

Ah, unfortunate you didn't mention the guns actually feel way more powerful and the handling of the guns, as they're not 100% accurate when full autoing compared to 5.. And you can most definitely tell that the pack a punch when firing, I mean blast a shotfun in the face of an enemy is way more satisfying than In 5, the engine makes it beautiful

When GTA V launched it became my favorite GTA, but after some months playing it I noticed how GTA IV felt better and had a much more realistic and convincing physics, car driving, etc. and it became my favorite GTA once again.

Bas Rutten’s TV show really was worth the price of GTA IV’s admission for me. The game really captured how funny that Bas Rutten actually is, especially when he parodies himself and his MMA skills. 😂

I’ve spent easily over 24 hours of my life messing with the swing set glitch. Still to this day it is hilarious and fun to do!

The euphoria engine is something I always wish more devs had access to. But even then, R* does a fantastic job making the worlds feel realistic with it and I really hope they give it their all in GTA 6 like they did RDR 2

Maybe I'm an unhinged sadist, but GTA 4 had the best physics. I loved how if you slowly drove into pedestrians they'd put their hand on the hood and would actually walk with you until you built enough speed to topple them over. There is a double staircase on the northeast side of the middle Island with tons of foot traffic at the top and I'd spend hours just slowly pushing people down it with my car and watch them slowly build up speed as they fell down the stairs lol

Even today , GTA 4 is my favorite GTA and video game in general. There's so much thing to do and it's so immersive. I think I have spent one year of my life playing it

You've literally made us realise how GTA V was lazily made.. GTA IV miles ahead of GTA V on so many levels.

I was a middle schooler who bought a used copy of this game from a blockbusters, the guy didn’t ask for my ID and I rode my bike back home and I couldn’t believe the freedom you had in this game. Good times 🥲

Gameranx logo being the same as it’s always been makes me nostalgic. GTA IV still blows me away

I liked the little wars at the airport when playing Online. Usually every session you enter there’s always a big battle at the airport.

When I first played GTA4 I thought the physics engine was too real and the littlest clipping of something would send you blazing out of a car or onto a road to get gravel rash, but you slowly adapted and found the weight of things and which vehicles suited you. On playing GTA5 I whimpered at how bad the physics were and went back to playing GTA4 and the other DLC. This is why I keep GTA4 & the DLC around to act like a total git and enjoy it! 😊

Just did a replay of this a few months ago, you guys always have been on point but this is definitely in my opinion the best GTA so far, 5 was too cartoony for me.

GTA 4 was hands down the best installment in the series, the characters, the story, the city and the replayability all great and felt very memorable and kept me interested every step of the way in multiple playthroughs.

So happy to see my favourite GTA getting some love. I played IV after I played V and the story, gloomy atmosphere of Liberty City immediately made it my favourite. I wish I had enough space on my drive to reinstall the game just to check the underground metro.

I absolutely love and miss GTA IV. The attention to detail was extremely well done. I also loved Niko’s animations whilst getting into cover (rolling, sliding etc). One of the most successful yet underrated games

I don't think gamers in todays day and age could handle the driving physics of GTA IV if it released today. I'd imagine a bunch of people complaining because it's not easy enough. It was definitely a strong learning curve but oh so satisfying when you nail drifting around a corner at high speeds. Would love to see a hybrid between GTA IV and GTA V's driving on their next release.

Driving physics in GTA 4 are perfect. Definitely better, than in GTA 5 where the car drives like on rails most of the time... And at the same time, it isn't hard to learn. It's not BeamNG, or some racing sim. It takes time to get used to, but it's better than playing a game where every car feels the same.

Whenever I was starting to get overwhelmed by the police and NOOSE in GTA IV, I'd typically retreat to the nearest subway enterence. Lot's of cover to weave in and out of which would make good opportunities to pop out and take a few shots at the cops before continuing deeper. Eventually, I'd lose them in the tunnels and find the nearest enterence and come back up again. Amazing experience! GTA IV is still one of my favorites. Especially with all of the fun mods out there to play with.

I like how you could actually control the car. If you leave the vehicle the wheels will stay cranked, you could also hold the exit vehicle button to turn the engine off or just tap it to leave the engine running while exiting the vehicle.

I wish this game had gotten more recognition than it did. I enjoyed it a lot more than V.

Oh man, so glad the Swing glitch was mentioned. Honest I remember playing around with that with my friends for hours. Really good fun!

I really liked the cover system that was introduced and put into many future rockstar games :)

I loved the more realistic approach. The euphoria engine and the driving really made this game for me. Probably my favourite GTA.

In my opinion, GTAIV wasn't surpassed by GTAV at all. IV is still the pinnacle of storytelling and offers the fullest single player experience in the series. V may have done better online, sure, but that's 100% due to the time it released and lack of alternative similar experience on the PS4. You also have to take into account that there are much more people playing games now than ever, it's gone mainstream during GTAV's lifespan and more people have access to consoles in countries which previously couldn't afford them. What appears to be overwhelming success in V compared to IV is more than likely just a product of the times

What i liked the most is the how realistic the cops are and their interactions with you. I still crack up on some of the dialogues.

I honestly loved gta 4, Niko is one of my favorite characters in the series. Loved the car deformation and physics. The dragging people by the door handle was hilarious too. I think one time I managed to get someone’s hands stuck in the trunk or hook too, at least I think it was that game where it happened. It was grin to just walk into people until they fell down too, lol. Don’t even need to push them. And smashing the bench they are sitting on. Definitely miss the comedy shows and even the bowling. They picked some of the best comedy acts for it too. Not to mention it had the Swingset. 🤣 I really wish that came back in 5. Edit: ah you mentioned some of these after I posted this, lol.

Thank you so much for making a video on this somewhat forgotten gem every once in a while. It really was a masterpiece. It had the best story out of the bunch in my opinion.

loved how you could actually use the police computer in their cars and do vigilante missions

Me and my friends spent hours playing around with the swing glitch online, such great memories!

5:12 the burger shot hill with no railing is even better xD

Just like feeling the weight with the drunkenness, that's how the driving is it's like you can feel the weight of the car. It's definitely the most realistic driving out of all the GTA games.

Blessed to been able to have played and lived through this golden era of games, gta v, halo 3, cod 4 damn what a time

One of the the things i liked about gta4 online is how care free it was gta5 sometimes feels like to much of a grind