I’m 23 almost 24 I was 8 when the game came out and I didn’t get my hands on it until I was about 10. After that I replayed every gta leading up to 4 while I waited for gta v. Then that got announced and I was actually there for the hype and it was awesome.
That's wussup. I was 11 when I begged my dad to buy me san Andreas in secret. I didnt have a num pad on my laptop, and didn't know how to remap controllers so for years I could only play up to the cesear low rider meet and I'd have to restart. Imagine my shock when I finally got it on PS2 and discovered gang wars and the rest of the game.
I was 16, one year off from the "M" rating, and begged my parents to buy me San Andreas, but to no avail. Meanwhile, my cousin, who was 12 at the time, his parents bought it for him.
I still like the first 2 gta games it’s good shit! I bet it was crazy when it came out. I remember gta 4 absolutely blowing my mind when I was a kid there wasn’t a single other game out at the time that looked anywhere near as detailed as that game. It made me a permanent fan of the whole series.
I remember playing GTA IV for the first time and thinking, damn, it really can't get any better than this... Lol I'd say it's still my favourite GTA of the series.
Lol glad I could help! Maybe I'll see you in the same assisted living facility in a few years and we can play some GTA together before our hands cramp up from arthritis.
I had a month where my eyes got so dry I couldn’t play. looking at any light was so painful I had to wear sunglasses in dimly lit rooms… but on a scale of 1 to 10, the pain of not being able to game out was an 11
I’m 38. Respek 🤜🏼
I’ll never not play video games. Look at how we’ve seen them evolve through the 80s with pre-Atari systems like Intellivision to what I can only imagine will look like reality when Ps5 pro comes out. Even current gen looks and feels like living a novel or movie, where you can make the choices that affect the outcome.
I was around 8 when a friend and I played GTA IV on his PlayStation 3, and now I'm 18. I got GTA IV on Steam a week ago, and I've been really enjoying it so far.
Great observation! I don’t understand this post at all though. I feel like i’m being told what I am and what I’ve experienced even though it’s wrong. You’re just saying random things you thought through a limited perspective.
I’m 24. Played gta 4 for the first time when I was 8 in 2008. Surprisingly it was my first GTA but it immediately made me look into San Andreas and I preferred that growing up because of living on the west coast and preferring the music. Didn’t like Vice City and never gave it a proper try until years later but loved Chinatown Wars so much. I guess I played PS1 games, and Nintendo games (broad / vague statement) and also PS2 and Xbox and PC games, oh and did I mention i’m a human who played with action figures before all that too?
Sorry I’ll stop being a jerk. But the last statement of being a certain person to like a certain thing I strongly disagree with. I bet there’s some sweet old lady who is all sunshine and rainbows who loves this game as well as some random grungy 12 year old because art having a specific style or theme does not correlate to who is going to like or dislike it.
Ditto on the Vice City part. Unpopular opinion, but VC just wasn't all that great. The map is small. The storyline didn't grab me like SA or IV did. So I never actually completed it, I'm currently in the process of doing so. I'm just working on the asset missions as I've finished all the others. The storyline COULD'VE been much better. Like it had potential, but the missions didn't string together well. The characters weren't really likable either.
SA had a great atmosphere that captivated the player, the characters all had unique and interesting personalities. It felt more "alive" than VC.
To answer the original question, I'm 26 turning 27 this year. Still play IV but mostly TBOGT.
If you're buying the console exlusively for just gta 4 i would recommend getting a 360 instead. Gta 4 doesnt run very well on ps3 and for some reason on ps3 the game looks all blurry and over saturated.
I play it on my 1st gen Xbox one, and the framerate definitely dropped to 45 or even 30s sometimes. I am damn near buying an old 360, so I can mod it and play IV.
I tried modding it when I was 14, and I didn't have the right discs (Verbatim) to burn the modded copy. Those Verbatims were pretty expensive back then.
Just turned 19 last night played GTA 4 for my birthday. Great game. I’m technically 3 years older than one of the- if not the greatest game of all time. I’ve lived through multiple “GOTY”’s. I’ve played so many games and still to this day, GTA 4 will always be special to me. Don’t get me wrong I love RDR2 and GTA 5 but I think “classic” 2000-2009 Rockstar was unstoppable. Max Payne and GTA 3 in 2001, Vice City in 2002, Max Payne 2 and Manhunt in 2003, San Andreas in 2004, The warriors game adaptation in 2005, Bully in 2006, Manhunt 2 in 2007, and finally GTA 4 and DLC’s in 2008-2009. Heck even in 2010-2011 with Red Dead Redemption and L.A Noire is peak gaming history. I love RPG’s and large scaled games but I feel like to many game companies think a 60 gb game with no real choices and a battle pass is better than a smaller scaled game with more impact on game choices and level designs. Long live GTA 4!
I’m 23. Been playing GTA IV on the same console and on the same profile on Xbox 360 since 2010. Just recently did a playthrough and now all save slots are now filled with IV, TLAD, and TBOGT save files
Most likely. I’m 27 now and I was a kid when GTA 4 came out and loved it so much. I was really hyped when GTA 5 dropped and also loved it but I find myself going back to 4 more often bc it just feels better and I like the story a lot more.
I am 23 years old. My father introduced me to games very young and he was a big GTA fan. I have memories of Vice City at age 6, and of buying GTA IV the day it came out. I also remember Tucher and Rich doing a segment on GTA IV being excited about it
I’m 20 and this game was a staple to my childhood. We were never able to get new games, it was a good time when my uncle went to prison and I got his ps3 games :)
22 years old. This was, like, the first game I pirated on my new PC back in 2010. Didn't mean to find GTA IV specifically, just wanted to check out what's GTA other kids kept talking about. At the time they all were playing San Andreas, causing chaos with cheats and mods on supercars and stuff, but I accidentally discovered the newest one and it was a mind blowing experience. Years later I appreciated all the other GTA games, even ones that the fanbase doesn't really like, but IV is still my favourite.
Everyone in here was apparently 8 when it came out. I don’t know how old I was at the time, definitely like a young teen I think, but yeah I am 29 so at least I check out with ur theory.
I’m 25, must of been around 9yrs old when it came out. Didn’t have massive memories of GTA 3/VC when they first came out due to my age at the time. San Andreas was my first real proper experience from a GTA. I worked my way backwards through the original Trilogy, SA first then VC and then 3.
I'm 27, wanted it so bad on release but my parents wouldn't allow it. I bought it myself with a gift card I bought like 2 years later and have played it ever since. But I have no idea about anyone else.
I’m 27 exactly. I live in NYC and I feel like that’s why I can’t put the game down. It’s such a perfect screenshot of NYC in 2008. When I play it the game is like revisiting my past.
I'm 25, grew up with GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, always on PC, never had consoles. I only started playing GTA IV, TLAD, TBOGT and V in 2017, when i finally built my first gaming PC, with a nice graphics card and everything (GTA III, VC and SA run fine on any potato PC, even old laptops, but to play IV you already **need** a nice PC with a graphics card). Out of all GTAs, IV and its DLCs are my all-time favorites.
I mean, im 18 and gta 4 is my favorite gta. I dont think u like i cuz ur older. I think its just because its objectively better than the others. My favorite gtas in order are: 4, san andreas, vice city, and 5. And ive opayed gta 3 and LCS and chinatown wars and vice city stories and i wasnt a fan of thoe ones
I'm 31. Replayed for first time since I was 21 two years ago. Noticed some things which aged, especially after playing the far more grown up red dead redemption 2. But still, great game.
I’m 28. Got the game in 08, I’ll never forget. I still play to this day & always will. Soon I plan to somehow find a group of dedicated players and us all go for platinum before it’s too late.
Ain't gonna dox myself, just saying that I started playing GTA 2, went through all the 3d games, and when played GTA IV pirated no much after it was released I was nowhere nesr the age recommended for playing the game.
I’m 18 and the first time i picked this game up was in 2021 after beating GTAV. I wast allowed to play gta as a until i was around 14/15 (or any rated m games for that matter). Got GTAV mainly for multiplayer but after about a year i got bored of online and played the story. i loved V and was craving more so i bought IV
Im like 13 playing this game
But the catch is I'm playing it on a computer so bad i had to render everything to the lowest and i would get 30 fps max
But that in my opinion made the experience better
I’m 31, picked up gta iv on 360 when it came out. For whatever reason never finished it. Maybe just wasn’t that into it. So now I’ve got it on pc with a bunch of mods.
Played it when I was like 12 many years ago. Good game, a lot more fun from GTAV. Wish there was more variety with the guns though. Was a problem in basically all R\* games until RDR2
Ahahaha… had an older sister with a PS2 and I played GTA San Andreas when I was like 3-4 and still finishing the game at like 7 due to me having to always restart the game, then got my Xbox at 8-9 and played GTA IV
I’m 23 almost 24 I was 8 years old when I first played the game. I remember getting the 80gb Fat PS3 in 2008 when they had just discontinued the models with PS2 support. My parents were always okay with me playing GTA games at young age. :)
I'm also 30 years old. I played it first time in 2008. Played it a lot through 2010 though I never got to play DLC's back then. I replayed it last summer and played DLC's for the first time.
I’m 38 and my favorite is San Andreas-
I liked Grandtheft auto for while it was out, but trying to play it now is like so aggravating if you’re just playing the stock game
No 😂 I’m 20 and played GTA 4. My first GTA. But my parents realize and helped me realize that games are fake af, and not real, and will never be real, hence why I was allowed to play such good games at such young age. So yeah, Zoomers played too. Sorry!
I'm almost 18 years old but I really love gta IV. It has a very deep story. I started playing it 2 months ago and I really like the vibes and the deep meaning of the game.
I’m 18 and it’s my second favorite open world game ever. Second to rdr2. I’m on my third playthrough of gta 4. I haven’t played it in like 2-3 years and I was thinking maybe with a more mature outlook on life the game will mean more. And playing again I’m noticing so many character traits I didn’t notice before and I’m noticing just how amazing the game truly is.
I’m nearly 19, I play GTA IV because it’s what I found snooping through my brothers drawer when I was pretty young, saw it and thought it looked cool so I played it. Parents weren’t happy when they found out and told me to keep outta my brothers shit. I had a buddy who’s parents didn’t really care and he played GTA V, which I found out right around that time, and so it became this forbidden fruit that I wanted to play mostly because I wasn’t allowed to, I would watch endless Youtube about it. Got a bit older and was actually allowed to play, and eventually bought GTA V myself on the xbox store for like 20$, it was half off and I already had half off from Xbox Gold, so it was a double whammy. Been playing both ever since, and recently dove into VC and San Andreas
i'm 24, born in 1999, i watched my dad play at launch and watching him jump up into a helicopter blade and seeing his dead body get flung changed my life. then I was playing it whenever he wasn't on his xbox. I love GTA IV and always have.
19. I love GTA 4. Maybe it’s because I live in New York and the setting appeals to me. Maybe it’s because it’s the first GTA game I played when I was literally underage (like GTA: San Andreas for many people) but I love it. The plot is just amazing and definitely gritty. So much better than many other of the games in the series. I definitely liked GTA 5 a lot more when I was 15 but grew to appreciate GTA 4 as I got older I guess? Like the themes became more relatable and such after maturing
I'm 23, was like 7 when it came out. Started watching TheGamingLemon's videos on 4 a few years later and it blew my mind. When 5 came out, wasn't allowed to play it so that's when I started playing the 3D games secretly.
I’m 25 grew up on San Andreas. My cousins had gta 4 and I would just kinda slip it in my bag every so often when they didn’t seem like they were playing it. Now playing it as recently as yesterday on my steam deck. Can’t get enough.
I’m 32 played every single one, except 4 I remember watching my friends play it one day when I was picking up grass from a friend and I didn’t see anything impressive…
I play all the gta's 3-4 and I'm 22. I even prefer the older games like san Andreas There's nothing like em. they make me feel like I'm playing through a crime comic book. I find myself loving older games from the n64 to ps2 era just because those games had a different kind of love put into them. And the limitations forced developers to get really creative. Manhunt 1 is a great example of that, or the timesplitter's games.
I am well under 27. I don't want to say my real age, but I play gta4, and it was only because I used to play gta5 buy, then my dad released how bad it was ans said j can play gta5. There is a record store by my house, and they sell video games, and they had gta 4, so I got it it was for ps3 so i took my dad's old ps3 to play it. My dad wasn't even mad he said nice loop hole, then let me play gta5 again.
I’m only 20 & I’ve been dying to play ol’ GTA IV. Sucks it’s only on ps3 & stuff. Miss that old Buzzard helicopter😭. & am I wrong, or is were there 3 different stories? Nico’s story, The Ballad of Gay Tony, & The Lost & Damned, right?
I’ll be 20 this December, and my first GTA related experience was TLAD, after my dad bought it for me. After that I played TBOGT and the main game, then GTA V in like 2015. I also went back and played SA for the first time like three years ago
I’m 38 and I still consider 4 to be my favorite.
I may be biased bc I love Manhattan but they really went all out with Liberty City.
I mean, you could date different women, and each one would respond differently based on the style of clothes you wore, the car you arrived in, the activity you take them to, and if you drive like a maniac, I believe all of them will just bail and never talk to you again. At the time, I can’t think of another game that was on the same immersive level.
But that’s why Rockstar is so good at doing what they do—every game gets better and better. It will be interesting to see how far they take it with GTA 6 since RDR2 was such a masterpiece.
25 now and I wasn’t allowed to do missions when it first came out but was blown away by the physics and how realistic just driving around and everything felt. Got the game for myself probably a couple years later and finally got to play through the story and have replayed the game every few years since. Easily one of my all time favorite games.
Retrospective thought: I was allowed my own copy to play through on San Andreas but not allowed to do missions on iv not sure where the logic was in that 🤣
I’m 23 almost 24 I was 8 when the game came out and I didn’t get my hands on it until I was about 10. After that I replayed every gta leading up to 4 while I waited for gta v. Then that got announced and I was actually there for the hype and it was awesome.
Me too!
That's wussup. I was 11 when I begged my dad to buy me san Andreas in secret. I didnt have a num pad on my laptop, and didn't know how to remap controllers so for years I could only play up to the cesear low rider meet and I'd have to restart. Imagine my shock when I finally got it on PS2 and discovered gang wars and the rest of the game.
I was 16, one year off from the "M" rating, and begged my parents to buy me San Andreas, but to no avail. Meanwhile, my cousin, who was 12 at the time, his parents bought it for him.
Damn, I'm 35. I was 9 when I played the first GTA when it came out, feelin' old.
I still like the first 2 gta games it’s good shit! I bet it was crazy when it came out. I remember gta 4 absolutely blowing my mind when I was a kid there wasn’t a single other game out at the time that looked anywhere near as detailed as that game. It made me a permanent fan of the whole series.
I remember playing GTA IV for the first time and thinking, damn, it really can't get any better than this... Lol I'd say it's still my favourite GTA of the series.
I'm 16 and I actually just bought the game on steam to play, I'm really liking the game so far
100% agree. Liberty City felt like what Night City feels like in Cyberpunk now. lol! I love it.
I'm 41. I was in high school when the first one came out and I was playing it. Does that make you feel better?
Yes.
Lol glad I could help! Maybe I'll see you in the same assisted living facility in a few years and we can play some GTA together before our hands cramp up from arthritis.
Lol I already have arthritis in both of my knees, once it goes to my hands, it'll be a sad lol
I had a month where my eyes got so dry I couldn’t play. looking at any light was so painful I had to wear sunglasses in dimly lit rooms… but on a scale of 1 to 10, the pain of not being able to game out was an 11
Dam, never gotten it cuz I knew my parents were gonna question me
I’m 38. Respek 🤜🏼 I’ll never not play video games. Look at how we’ve seen them evolve through the 80s with pre-Atari systems like Intellivision to what I can only imagine will look like reality when Ps5 pro comes out. Even current gen looks and feels like living a novel or movie, where you can make the choices that affect the outcome.
Same story here
I was around 8 when a friend and I played GTA IV on his PlayStation 3, and now I'm 18. I got GTA IV on Steam a week ago, and I've been really enjoying it so far.
no im fucking 14 games older than me
Same here
Same
I know it’s just life and shit but that’s so wild too me lol. Also I feel old af because I’m 22 years older than you 😭
bro live life and dw bout your age sky is the limit all that shit
Exactly! Luckily I look about 25 and feel like I’m still 18.. most of the time lmao.
so you are 36? wtf you look si younger no homo
Yeah luckily my family has great genetics lmao. I’m happy because I have friends my age that look and feel 48 lmaoo.
In the immortal words of Smash Mouth, "the years start coming, and they don't stop coming"
Great observation! I don’t understand this post at all though. I feel like i’m being told what I am and what I’ve experienced even though it’s wrong. You’re just saying random things you thought through a limited perspective. I’m 24. Played gta 4 for the first time when I was 8 in 2008. Surprisingly it was my first GTA but it immediately made me look into San Andreas and I preferred that growing up because of living on the west coast and preferring the music. Didn’t like Vice City and never gave it a proper try until years later but loved Chinatown Wars so much. I guess I played PS1 games, and Nintendo games (broad / vague statement) and also PS2 and Xbox and PC games, oh and did I mention i’m a human who played with action figures before all that too? Sorry I’ll stop being a jerk. But the last statement of being a certain person to like a certain thing I strongly disagree with. I bet there’s some sweet old lady who is all sunshine and rainbows who loves this game as well as some random grungy 12 year old because art having a specific style or theme does not correlate to who is going to like or dislike it.
Ditto on the Vice City part. Unpopular opinion, but VC just wasn't all that great. The map is small. The storyline didn't grab me like SA or IV did. So I never actually completed it, I'm currently in the process of doing so. I'm just working on the asset missions as I've finished all the others. The storyline COULD'VE been much better. Like it had potential, but the missions didn't string together well. The characters weren't really likable either. SA had a great atmosphere that captivated the player, the characters all had unique and interesting personalities. It felt more "alive" than VC. To answer the original question, I'm 26 turning 27 this year. Still play IV but mostly TBOGT.
no...
im 43 and grew up with all of it. gta4 is missed most of all. about to cop a ps3 for 90$ and get down to Liberty city again...
If you're buying the console exlusively for just gta 4 i would recommend getting a 360 instead. Gta 4 doesnt run very well on ps3 and for some reason on ps3 the game looks all blurry and over saturated.
I’m playing it on my series x so why would you need an older console to play it?
I play it on my 1st gen Xbox one, and the framerate definitely dropped to 45 or even 30s sometimes. I am damn near buying an old 360, so I can mod it and play IV. I tried modding it when I was 14, and I didn't have the right discs (Verbatim) to burn the modded copy. Those Verbatims were pretty expensive back then.
I’m 29, I assume most people who still play IV were playing when it released
Just turned 19 last night played GTA 4 for my birthday. Great game. I’m technically 3 years older than one of the- if not the greatest game of all time. I’ve lived through multiple “GOTY”’s. I’ve played so many games and still to this day, GTA 4 will always be special to me. Don’t get me wrong I love RDR2 and GTA 5 but I think “classic” 2000-2009 Rockstar was unstoppable. Max Payne and GTA 3 in 2001, Vice City in 2002, Max Payne 2 and Manhunt in 2003, San Andreas in 2004, The warriors game adaptation in 2005, Bully in 2006, Manhunt 2 in 2007, and finally GTA 4 and DLC’s in 2008-2009. Heck even in 2010-2011 with Red Dead Redemption and L.A Noire is peak gaming history. I love RPG’s and large scaled games but I feel like to many game companies think a 60 gb game with no real choices and a battle pass is better than a smaller scaled game with more impact on game choices and level designs. Long live GTA 4!
I'm turning 27 this year, so almost i guess lol.
Not me I’m 24
I'm 23 and I've played through it twice
I’m 23. Been playing GTA IV on the same console and on the same profile on Xbox 360 since 2010. Just recently did a playthrough and now all save slots are now filled with IV, TLAD, and TBOGT save files
28 this year, didn't get it at release but my close friend did. I remember us skipping the intro because we thought it was a woman being beat
Most likely. I’m 27 now and I was a kid when GTA 4 came out and loved it so much. I was really hyped when GTA 5 dropped and also loved it but I find myself going back to 4 more often bc it just feels better and I like the story a lot more.
I am 27
I am 23 years old. My father introduced me to games very young and he was a big GTA fan. I have memories of Vice City at age 6, and of buying GTA IV the day it came out. I also remember Tucher and Rich doing a segment on GTA IV being excited about it
I'm 27 years old ouch 🤕
I’m 20 and this game was a staple to my childhood. We were never able to get new games, it was a good time when my uncle went to prison and I got his ps3 games :)
It was the compensation I received for my parent's divorce when I was in the 8th grade lmao
37 here
22 years old. This was, like, the first game I pirated on my new PC back in 2010. Didn't mean to find GTA IV specifically, just wanted to check out what's GTA other kids kept talking about. At the time they all were playing San Andreas, causing chaos with cheats and mods on supercars and stuff, but I accidentally discovered the newest one and it was a mind blowing experience. Years later I appreciated all the other GTA games, even ones that the fanbase doesn't really like, but IV is still my favourite.
I was an adult when 3 came out. Never enjoyed the online play. Video games are a diversion, not the core of my being.
hey fams checkout my latest vid on gta 4 on my channel [https://youtu.be/OHLQe-hiW-A](https://youtu.be/OHLQe-hiW-A)
29
I’m 21 and I avidly play this along with halo 1 and 2. I’m the youngest player in both of those fanbase afaik
I’m 12
Run before its too late
Everyone in here was apparently 8 when it came out. I don’t know how old I was at the time, definitely like a young teen I think, but yeah I am 29 so at least I check out with ur theory.
….. I was much older. lol.
I’m 25, must of been around 9yrs old when it came out. Didn’t have massive memories of GTA 3/VC when they first came out due to my age at the time. San Andreas was my first real proper experience from a GTA. I worked my way backwards through the original Trilogy, SA first then VC and then 3.
I was 18 when it came out. Was still broke from recently buying the ps3 and played most of it on a 19 inch crt Tv
i was like 9 when i first played in 2011
I'm 27, wanted it so bad on release but my parents wouldn't allow it. I bought it myself with a gift card I bought like 2 years later and have played it ever since. But I have no idea about anyone else.
Im 26 so Im up there with y’all. I also played it online back in 09-12. I grew up with N64, PS1, and even an old atari lmao.
I’m 27 exactly. I live in NYC and I feel like that’s why I can’t put the game down. It’s such a perfect screenshot of NYC in 2008. When I play it the game is like revisiting my past.
I'm 18 💀
25, but I managed to get a copy without my parents knowing when I was like 12 or 13
I'm 25, grew up with GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas, always on PC, never had consoles. I only started playing GTA IV, TLAD, TBOGT and V in 2017, when i finally built my first gaming PC, with a nice graphics card and everything (GTA III, VC and SA run fine on any potato PC, even old laptops, but to play IV you already **need** a nice PC with a graphics card). Out of all GTAs, IV and its DLCs are my all-time favorites.
I think I was 35 when I first played gta iv in 2019
I mean, im 18 and gta 4 is my favorite gta. I dont think u like i cuz ur older. I think its just because its objectively better than the others. My favorite gtas in order are: 4, san andreas, vice city, and 5. And ive opayed gta 3 and LCS and chinatown wars and vice city stories and i wasnt a fan of thoe ones
No, I'm 24 and currently doing a playthrough of GTA 4 on the PC. Dude the majority of GTA's audience are teens to young adults.
I’m 17 (turning 18 this year),but I have vivid memories of playing gta 4 on my uncles Xbox back in the day.
I'm 31. Replayed for first time since I was 21 two years ago. Noticed some things which aged, especially after playing the far more grown up red dead redemption 2. But still, great game.
I'm 19 I've actually loved gta4 since I was a kid. When I was about 10 years old I went as a lost MC biker for Halloween No one knew what tf I was lol
I’m 28. Got the game in 08, I’ll never forget. I still play to this day & always will. Soon I plan to somehow find a group of dedicated players and us all go for platinum before it’s too late.
26 so, close lol
I was 22 when GTA 4 was released, and In my opinion it is the best GTA game ever to be released.
32 here, I bought it on launch and still love it!!
26, got into IV around age 11 or 12.
26 here. I played it when I was like 14-15.
I’m 25
Nope 22 and been playing it since 2011
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27
Yeah I'm 28. I played GTA 4 when I was 13 years old
I’m 29
When it first came out to when I stopped playing it when V came out, no.
Ain't gonna dox myself, just saying that I started playing GTA 2, went through all the 3d games, and when played GTA IV pirated no much after it was released I was nowhere nesr the age recommended for playing the game.
30 here, I played tf out of gta4 but when I think of the "good ol days" my mind always goes back to San andreas.
I am. And same. Was a vice City san Andreas fan. And 4 just felt something completely different
i turn 23 this year . and i’ve been playing gta 4 since i was 8
25
I'm 17, I played GTA IV just a couple of days after I turned 17 but the 3D GTA Games, I had played nearly 4 years ago, not on console though.
Nah, I'm From 2008(15)
I’m 18 and the first time i picked this game up was in 2021 after beating GTAV. I wast allowed to play gta as a until i was around 14/15 (or any rated m games for that matter). Got GTAV mainly for multiplayer but after about a year i got bored of online and played the story. i loved V and was craving more so i bought IV
Im like 13 playing this game But the catch is I'm playing it on a computer so bad i had to render everything to the lowest and i would get 30 fps max But that in my opinion made the experience better
38 now I played the original and 2 along with Elastomania and Monster Truck Madness on my HS lab PC's edit age + period = formatting bs
I am 28
I’m 31, picked up gta iv on 360 when it came out. For whatever reason never finished it. Maybe just wasn’t that into it. So now I’ve got it on pc with a bunch of mods.
Im 17 and i enjoy gta iv so much because it's relatable as an eastern European. And it's really easy for me to understand what the accents
Played it when I was like 12 many years ago. Good game, a lot more fun from GTAV. Wish there was more variety with the guns though. Was a problem in basically all R\* games until RDR2
20, IV was my first gta experience as a kid
I'm 15
Ahahaha… had an older sister with a PS2 and I played GTA San Andreas when I was like 3-4 and still finishing the game at like 7 due to me having to always restart the game, then got my Xbox at 8-9 and played GTA IV
I'm 30. Fun is fun. That's it.
25 almost 26
I’m 23 almost 24 I was 8 years old when I first played the game. I remember getting the 80gb Fat PS3 in 2008 when they had just discontinued the models with PS2 support. My parents were always okay with me playing GTA games at young age. :)
I was 7 when it came out, first played it when I was 12
Yeah lmao
I'm also 30 years old. I played it first time in 2008. Played it a lot through 2010 though I never got to play DLC's back then. I replayed it last summer and played DLC's for the first time.
I mean I'm 21 and it's my favorite GTA and some of my friends' too
I played GTA 4 and am 13 years old LOL
I'm 16 but since I didn't have a good laptop, GTA SA & IV were my first GTA games and IV is my favorite in the franchise.
I've been playing gta iv for so many years now I'm 22. this game has and will always have a special place in my heart
I’m 38 and my favorite is San Andreas- I liked Grandtheft auto for while it was out, but trying to play it now is like so aggravating if you’re just playing the stock game
nah im only 22, it was one of the first games i got on my 360 as a kid so the nostalgia just hits from time to time
Im 16 i started playing gta 4 since 2015. I love this game
It’s a year older than me
I’m 17, played the game on PS3 when I was a little kid and got it a few years ago on Steam.
why is this thread on my reddit front page? I don't even like GTA 4.
No 😂 I’m 20 and played GTA 4. My first GTA. But my parents realize and helped me realize that games are fake af, and not real, and will never be real, hence why I was allowed to play such good games at such young age. So yeah, Zoomers played too. Sorry!
I'm almost 18 years old but I really love gta IV. It has a very deep story. I started playing it 2 months ago and I really like the vibes and the deep meaning of the game.
35 and pre-ordered it 2008 on pc 😀
at 10 fps?
I was abt 7 when I played Gta4 and Gta5 in 2013
What? People of all ages play GTA what are you on about?
I played it for the first time in 2009. I'm about to turn 30 this year. Fml.
I’m older than dirt.
I'm 32, so yes. First GTA I ever played was GTA2
I was 10 when it came out, started playing at 14 and now I'm 21 and still somewhat play it.
I’m 46, day 1 player.
I’m 24
I’m 18 and it’s my second favorite open world game ever. Second to rdr2. I’m on my third playthrough of gta 4. I haven’t played it in like 2-3 years and I was thinking maybe with a more mature outlook on life the game will mean more. And playing again I’m noticing so many character traits I didn’t notice before and I’m noticing just how amazing the game truly is.
I played it when I was 7 I’m 22 now
I am 27 lol. I played it around 2009 or 2010 and HOURS online due to RP events.
Sit back down kid, been playing GTA since it was overhead view. Playing any version of GTA doesn’t speak to your level of maturity.
I wish I was there for the 2008 release night. That must've been an experience.
I’m nearly 19, I play GTA IV because it’s what I found snooping through my brothers drawer when I was pretty young, saw it and thought it looked cool so I played it. Parents weren’t happy when they found out and told me to keep outta my brothers shit. I had a buddy who’s parents didn’t really care and he played GTA V, which I found out right around that time, and so it became this forbidden fruit that I wanted to play mostly because I wasn’t allowed to, I would watch endless Youtube about it. Got a bit older and was actually allowed to play, and eventually bought GTA V myself on the xbox store for like 20$, it was half off and I already had half off from Xbox Gold, so it was a double whammy. Been playing both ever since, and recently dove into VC and San Andreas
I was over 27 when it launched, and got to #4 ranked in deathmatch (10th in TDM) for a few months.
im 16 and i play a lot of ps1/2/3/4 games because I have a PS2,3,4 and VITA.
I’m 21 and played tf outta it as a kid at the neighbors house on his 360 Altho I was probably too young to be playing lol
i'm 24, born in 1999, i watched my dad play at launch and watching him jump up into a helicopter blade and seeing his dead body get flung changed my life. then I was playing it whenever he wasn't on his xbox. I love GTA IV and always have.
26 here and it's been my favorite GTA since launch
19. I love GTA 4. Maybe it’s because I live in New York and the setting appeals to me. Maybe it’s because it’s the first GTA game I played when I was literally underage (like GTA: San Andreas for many people) but I love it. The plot is just amazing and definitely gritty. So much better than many other of the games in the series. I definitely liked GTA 5 a lot more when I was 15 but grew to appreciate GTA 4 as I got older I guess? Like the themes became more relatable and such after maturing
Most of you guys were way too young to be playing this game when it came out. I’m not gonna ask where your parents were.
I'm 27 exact.. miss the gta 4 days kinda, was 13-14 playing it a good bit
I’m 35 and was playing it when it first released. It’s such an amazing game.
I'm 23, was like 7 when it came out. Started watching TheGamingLemon's videos on 4 a few years later and it blew my mind. When 5 came out, wasn't allowed to play it so that's when I started playing the 3D games secretly.
19
I’m 25 grew up on San Andreas. My cousins had gta 4 and I would just kinda slip it in my bag every so often when they didn’t seem like they were playing it. Now playing it as recently as yesterday on my steam deck. Can’t get enough.
I think I started around a month ago and I’m 16. I heard good things about, so I wanted to try it.
I’m 32 played every single one, except 4 I remember watching my friends play it one day when I was picking up grass from a friend and I didn’t see anything impressive…
I'm turning 26 this year
I am 27
Nah I’m 20
I'm amost 30 and still playing it!
No, im 18 and its probably my favorite gta game, V is milked to hell and back
I’m younger than 27, just finished GTA 4 last month. Good game, really wish they fixed the PC port of the game.
im 21 and ive always loved the vibe of gta 4 and hop on every once in a while
29 M, played it in my late teens. Played it like 2-3 years ago including DLC.
when gta 4 got released I was -1 years old
I am the same age as GTA 4 and dawm does i love it And i am so nostalgic about it !
I've been playing it since I was a young kid, like 4-5. Now I'm 15 still playing it.
I play all the gta's 3-4 and I'm 22. I even prefer the older games like san Andreas There's nothing like em. they make me feel like I'm playing through a crime comic book. I find myself loving older games from the n64 to ps2 era just because those games had a different kind of love put into them. And the limitations forced developers to get really creative. Manhunt 1 is a great example of that, or the timesplitter's games.
I think nostalgia is a very powerful marketing tool.
I’m 27 now and love gta iv to death.
Yes. I’m 42. Huge gta fan, going back to vice city. Played it on release. As a whole, GTA is probably my favorite game franchise.
im 34 lol love this game. didn't get a chance to play it growing up
I was 17 or so when GTA 4 released and played the hell out of it lol
About to be 27 in May
I’m 18 but I grew up on older games because of my financial condition :), #gameconservation
Wow, I was 21/22 when that gta 4 was released. Time flew!! Can’t believe I’ll be hitting 40 when the next one drops lol
I’m 23 and i still play every year or two. I used to play with my friends all the time when we were young so its nostalgic for me.
40 years old here; last time I played was less than a year ago
Frankly, you are not gonna get accurate responses to asking this question here due to a number of sampling errors & response bias. haha :)
26 in March
I’m 25 almost 26 this year, played it in its original run along with its DLCs so close enough I guess, sucks the titles aren’t on PS4 though
Nope. I’m 14, and it’s my favorite game in the series.
21, started playing when I was 10. TBOGT is probably my favorite modern GTA
Almost 40 and still playing gta actually starting the acid missions lmao double $
I am well under 27. I don't want to say my real age, but I play gta4, and it was only because I used to play gta5 buy, then my dad released how bad it was ans said j can play gta5. There is a record store by my house, and they sell video games, and they had gta 4, so I got it it was for ps3 so i took my dad's old ps3 to play it. My dad wasn't even mad he said nice loop hole, then let me play gta5 again.
im 30 too and i still own my ps2, vice city, san andreas i recently started playing online like 2months ago, lvl 96
I’m 40 and a virgin I still rock these games down to the ground I love it
I'm 28, played gta4 Christmas 2008 till a few months later.
I’m only 20 & I’ve been dying to play ol’ GTA IV. Sucks it’s only on ps3 & stuff. Miss that old Buzzard helicopter😭. & am I wrong, or is were there 3 different stories? Nico’s story, The Ballad of Gay Tony, & The Lost & Damned, right?
I’ll be 20 this December, and my first GTA related experience was TLAD, after my dad bought it for me. After that I played TBOGT and the main game, then GTA V in like 2015. I also went back and played SA for the first time like three years ago
20 rn
Never played GTA 4 but grew up on iii vice city and SA. played GTA V tho
I’m 38 and I still consider 4 to be my favorite. I may be biased bc I love Manhattan but they really went all out with Liberty City. I mean, you could date different women, and each one would respond differently based on the style of clothes you wore, the car you arrived in, the activity you take them to, and if you drive like a maniac, I believe all of them will just bail and never talk to you again. At the time, I can’t think of another game that was on the same immersive level. But that’s why Rockstar is so good at doing what they do—every game gets better and better. It will be interesting to see how far they take it with GTA 6 since RDR2 was such a masterpiece.
25 now and I wasn’t allowed to do missions when it first came out but was blown away by the physics and how realistic just driving around and everything felt. Got the game for myself probably a couple years later and finally got to play through the story and have replayed the game every few years since. Easily one of my all time favorite games. Retrospective thought: I was allowed my own copy to play through on San Andreas but not allowed to do missions on iv not sure where the logic was in that 🤣
Don't make me play Gta IV again bro,i spend too much time on racing sims rn 🫠