Many gamers often write about first person shooter titles making them ill and even having to take Dramamine because of the camera perspective and fast movements, but GTA IV? That’s right if you haven’t picked up the game yet or played the portion where you go to the bar and get drunk you may want to think twice about it. Drinking in GTA IV has a severe affect on your character in the game, the camera gets heavily affected and the graphics become blurred. Your character will have a very difficult time walking down the street without stumbling and losing health, let alone driving.
During these scenes the effects on screen not only affect your onscreen avatar, but can also make you a bit nauseous or even dizzy from looking at your character stumble around. Typically I have no issues what so ever playing first person shooters but I know many people that get dizzy or even vertigo form games like Halo and Condemned because of the filters used and how the camera moves. The GTA IV camera effect after you go drinking and become intoxicated are phenomenal and really give you a feel that your character is impaired and not suitable to drive, but they can also mess with your head. I had to turn away for a few as Niko got back hi bearings and sobered up as the onscreen graphics were giving me a bit of a headache.
Anyone have any issues with the post drinking blurring?
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Write a Comment»I haven’t gotten to that point of the game yet, but I’m sure I’ll get wrecked. I usually pop a few Ginger Root pills before playing first person games because I have bad motion sickness. We’ll see what happens…
I’ve gotten vertigo from a few FPS’. I remember the FPS Rise of the Triad, which made me nauseous in shrooms mode. I’ll try this drinking thing, but if it goes nuts, I’ll walk away while he sobers up.
Suck it up pussies!
8p
I wonder if Haze will do this lawl.
As Rockstar decided to release a faulty product, I am frozen out of that part of the game. THANKS A LOT, ROCKSTAR!
I am curious if this was done on purpose to make people sick, really give u a feeling of being drunk.
I feel so much better, knowing guys suffer from this too. I thought it was only me, cause Ive been called insane before, cause of the vertigo when gaming. They think its a “girls tactics” to lose their concentration. I get so motion sick, whatever I do. Thats the real reason I prefer to be on top. LOL
at least its not as nauseous as REAL drunk driving
I don’t recommend dramamine or benadryl or any other medications like that because they all have the side effect of making you drowsy. And you don’t want to be drowsy and play video games.
Instead, ginger root pills work absolute wonders. There are also wristbands you can buy for sea sickness called “Sea Bands” that work for videogame motion sickness as well.
Its called motion sickness Ive suffered with it since Wolfy on PC. I get it on GTAIV more on PS3 version due to the blurring effect of textures but on both versions at chaotic scenes with the slowdown on both PS3 and 360. Im disabled and take Buccastem M and it can actually help with motion sickness in games. If you suffer from it either try turning the lights on or off as it can affect you less (Im better playing with lights off) and try changing the camera to middle view (slightly further out) as it helps.
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[...] GTA IV can physically make you sick. Drinking in GTA IV has a severe affect on your character in the game, the camera gets heavily affected and the graphics become blurred. Your character will have a very difficult time walking down the street without stumbling and losing health, let alone driving. During these scenes the effects on screen not only affect your onscreen avatar, but can also make you a bit nauseous or even dizzy from looking at your character stumble around. [...]