Yeah apparently R* felt like making a GTA for the DS: Chinatown Wars. You may guess 3 times where it takes place. What Liberty City? HOW DID U KNO THAT?

Anyway, there's probably some talking goin' on in the E3 topic, but for the GTA fans I thought I'd make this topic to discuss their thoughts on the new GTA. Imo they should port GTAIV to PC first. And that name... Totally different style from what they've used so far. Tbh I don't really expect much from it. The DS has not much to offer in graphics, and boring LC again... Also GTA doesn't seem like the type of game to me that uses the stylus/touch screen.

the gba version sucked why should i care about another handheld version on a nintendo console?

Well I thought that too about LCS, but turned out nicer then I thought. Maybe this DS game will prove to be worth buying.

Yeah but you forget the PSP is capable of MUCH more then the Nintendo DS. This will most likely be a top down 2D game like the old ones.

Once, I thought that too. However a decent transformers DS game showed otherwise. Lots of pretty big 3D open worlds to explore, but the game had so many problems with it's missions. I thought to myself "If Transformers DS's did it, why not GTA?". I hope to GOD its 3D though...

I just looked up that Transformers game you're talking about, and yeah it looks good for the DS, but I think GTA would look pretty bad if it came out looking like that.  The fact of the matter is that the PSP really is infinitely more capable of handling 3D shit, and while the GTAs for it look more or less like the ones for the PS2, a 3D GTA for the DS would just look silly and makeshift (like that transformers game), because the textures are terrible, the cars would be all aliased and lacking in detail, and the models would probably be awful at such a small size.  Not that I'll play it either way, but I'm actually hoping they'll release a 2D one.  That would be much more suited to the DS, and I don't think they've done one since the Playstation days.  I'm sure some people around want a new 2D GTA again.

I just looked up that Transformers game you're talking about, and yeah it looks good for the DS, but I think GTA would look pretty bad if it came out looking like that.  The fact of the matter is that the PSP really is infinitely more capable of handling 3D shit, and while the GTAs for it look more or less like the ones for the PS2, a 3D GTA for the DS would just look silly and makeshift (like that transformers game), because the textures are terrible, the cars would be all aliased and lacking in detail, and the models would probably be awful at such a small size.  Not that I'll play it either way, but I'm actually hoping they'll release a 2D one.  That would be much more suited to the DS, and I don't think they've done one since the Playstation days.  I'm sure some people around want a new 2D GTA again.

You cannot expect as much from the DS. Textures and such were NEVER the DS's strong point in 3D games. If 3D though, I want the GTA4 style shooting/cover mechanic....

Yeah but you forget the PSP is capable of MUCH more then the Nintendo DS. This will most likely be a top down 2D game like the old ones.

Though not the best example (because it sucked overall) there was a Driver game for the GBA that was in full 3D... cheap 3D but it maintained the overworld/ sandbox aspect.  I haven't really played a game on the DS that does that (if the Transformers game does, then cool, I haven't tried that one myself) but I imagine a lot more could be done on hardware that actually has technology dedicated to rendering 3D worlds and objects.

Edit:  Found one, once again, not the best example, but it's something. :P

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uk3orHfFWQg&feature=related

Though not the best example (because it sucked overall) there was a Driver game for the GBA that was in full 3D... cheap 3D but it maintained the overworld/ sandbox aspect.  I haven't really played a game on the DS that does that (if the Transformers game does, then cool, I haven't tried that one myself) but I imagine a lot more could be done on hardware that actually has technology dedicated to rendering 3D worlds and objects.

Edit:  Found one, once again, not the best example, but it's something. :P

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uk3orHfFWQg&feature=related

HOLY FUCK! Best use of mode 7 EVER!!! XD
*looks for DRIV3R online*

that looks about on par with SUPERMAN 64 so i gotta give the gba developers some credit!  i'd never seen it before.

Does anyone else think "Chinatown Wars" is a really stupid subtitle? Like, the writers decided it would be GREAT to have a game where different asian people can duke it out (this is what all asian people do - they hate each other and want the best access to drugges (they also meddle in illegal street racing)

kinda but i think within the context of the game it's not as stupid as it is out of it

I really hope this game doesn't try to be like the 3D GTAs or even the old top-down games either. Instead of trying to port the style of the other GTA games to the DS Rockstar should use a new style and system for this game that while still having that GTA feel works with the strengths of the DS.

if it's a proper GTA, they can get away with making it top-down like GTA 1 and 2, as long as they fix the fucking controls! I remember you had to actually press accelerate to make your wee man walk! And you had to steer him like a car! What the FUCK was THAT all about!?

lol technically they brought this back in GTA4 since if you're not holding the A/X button you're walking.