It should be 3d.

i mean, the first handful of games to come out on the ds were 3d, and were really good, like Metroid Prime Hunters, and Super Mario 64 DS.

those games werent lacking game content, they were quite long.

Have you seen the screenshots for the new tomb raider game? super sick in 3d.

i would imagine that that game wont have a lackluster storyline either.



So GTACTW should be in 3d.

Reply

gta advance was 2d, so anyone who would want a 2d game could play that, gtactw should be 3d, cause the ds deserves it, badly.

Reply

gta advance was 2d, so anyone who would want a 2d game could play that, gtactw should be 3d, cause the ds deserves it, badly.

Reply

I voted 2D. The DS hardware--coupled with design experience and funding resources available to Rockstar--is no doubt capable of a great 3D game. Still, I think some tweaking to the original GTA2 perspective would be most suitable to the DS iteration. Just because a game has a top-down view or fewer pixel counts doesn't mean it can't still push the envelope of portable gaming.

Reply

Go 2D. The system will handle it better and I think it would make for a better game. Leave the 3D versions to the PSP.

Reply

GTA Advance was a good portable experience. I vote for the same top-down perspective. But it doesn't have to be done with sprites, I think a 3D engine should be used to make the most of it. See Payback for a good example: http://www.apex-designs.net/payback.html

With Rockstar's attention to detail and some creative stylus controls, it would be awesome. And I'm all for true 3D cutscenes just to mix things up a bit.

Reply

I voted either way. The team who did this game did some really great (at least relatively) 3D on the GBA with Max Payne, so I know that if they attempt it, they'll be able to pull it off.

But if it's not fully 3D, I doubt it'll sway my interest in either direction.

Reply

I voted 3D, but either I'll probably pick it up. We need to support games like these on the DS. I've almost got rid of my DS countless times, because of the pure frustration I get when I try to find a new game within the mounds and mounds of pure crap such as Petz games.

Reply

2d on touch screen, top down GTA2 style. top screen is 3d representation. when you press the trigger to enter a shooting modethe bottom screen switches to a targeting view (like for sniper rifles and such) or just behind the shoulder.

Reply

Whatever it is, I hope it's something that really takes advantage of the strengths of the DS. (touchscreen/two screens, NOT the mic!) Otherwise I'll just be wishing they made it on PSP instead.

Reply

in the e3 conference when they announced it, i believe that they said it uses some new 3d thing anyway.

so its going to be 3d.

Reply

I'd much prefer a 2.5d-type setup like the first two GTAs. I think that's much more suited to the DS's capabilities, and I don't think a third-person view would do the system or the franchise justice.

Reply

As long as the game is fun, who cares?



....Actually, no, I do hope that Chinatown Wars isn't the exact same thing as GTA III, Vice City, the Stories spinoffs, and San Andreas, and though I haven't played it, I presume IV is pretty much the same game too. I'd love to see Chinatown Wars be something even slightly different, because we've all bought the same Grand Theft Auto game about 8 times over. I hope this isn't just "Grand Theft Auto with an Asian guy". So I guess my vote is for 2D just because it would at least LOOK different.

Reply

I will buy a DS if it is 2D.
Might buy one even if it isn't though..... (you DS guys have lots of fun looking games.)

Reply

Yeah, ROCKSTAR said at the E3 '08 conference that they will introduce new engine for the GTA:CTW, maybe they will release a DS cart w/ 1gb storage memory. =D

Lets just wait, and Im hoping it will be in 3D..

Reply

Am I the only one who doesn't care a toss about this franchise at all? Meh.

Reply