I made a slight error in this upload. Apparently call number 4. "Vlad's Car" is actually NOT an unused phone call. Additionally, call number 28. “Failing Luck of the Irish” is also NOT an unused phone call. Sorry for the misinformation.
Those weren't the only ones, there are also plenty other I recognize from when I played gta 4 on ps3 in 2009-2010... maybe they were removed after updates, who knows
Finally after 15 years, someone finally uploaded a video with all the cut phone calls. There have been some RUclipsrs who have uploaded some of the phone calls but a lot of these they haven’t, so thank you for making this video! I hope you do the Episodes from Liberty City cut phone calls next.
It was actually fun to do something like this! It was pretty time consuming, but, because of how much I love GTA IV, I was really invested into hearing a lot of these. And I figured it’s time there’s a video showing ALL of them lol. I will definitely do the same for the EFLC ❤️ Thank you so much for the support and the praise!
You and I share the same curiosity! It's strange that they'd cut these phone calls out. I too hope that they add these in the remastered version of GTA IV.
@@lionheart2224it definitely does. The game visually doesn’t hold up. Also the performance could use major overhaul as well as a more optimized PC version. Making it playable on modern PlayStation platforms as well
Another reason about why Francis’ phone call when Niko spares Clarence was cut because you don’t encounter Clarence until either you spare Derrick or Francis making the call pointless
Yeah the Clean Getaway epilogue phone call is still in the game, had to wait for ingame hours to get it just so it makes more sense for Niko to figure out that Vlad has visited Mallorie the other day
@@NotAJ Also, regarding the unused phone calls for Mallorie calling Niko about Roman cheating on her, you were supposed to have the option to tell the truth or lie, similar to the accept or decline feature in the phone, and so you would get the following dialogues depending on your choice
It’s criminal that rockstar didn’t put all these calls in. It would’ve added so much immersion to the playing experience. Well done on the excellent video!
And variety too. For example, Crime and Punishment, it would've given some clues, or it would be a mashed potato of calls. One is used, one is unused and so on. Like in GTA V, where's more variations to one line. Like in a Fame or Shame mission, where one value would trigger "Go home, Tracey!", and another would trigger "Tracey, go home!"
I actually heard the phone call with vlad about the blista compact in the actual game. He does actually call you if you mess up the car. He literally has the same dialogue.
Great video! My guess as to why alot of these were cut were simply because they didn't want the player having to answer their phone constantly, kind of balancing act between keeping immersion and world building while also letting players goof around without being bugged by phone calls. Some of these absolutely should've been in the game though.
That's a really good outlook on the entire problem as to why these phone calls were removed. But yes, just like you said, some of them should've stayed in - especially ones that particularly clarify certain elements in the story. Thank you for your kind words, BTW! ❤
While I do like the Elizabeta phone call, storyline wise it doesn't really make much sense. Why would she be calling Niko (A hired gun she only met like a few weeks prior) and why does she say "The next 5 years" when she has a 300 year sentence?
I respect that perspective a lot because you’re right, 5 years, yet 300? Lol. But then there’s the “why”, and I think it’s because she realized that he was one of her most trusted.
I can't believe that so much work wasn't released for us. We really need a mod that restore those phone calls, it'd make the game even more perfect imo. By the way, props to your visual/graphics mods. I'm amazed by the quality of the cutscenes, they're so crisp and detailed. I love it. Kudos for the video as well!! +1 sub.
We 100% need a mod for this, GTA SA I think got a mod for restoring it’s deleted mission dialogue so GTA IV really needs that and restoring all the deleted Phone Calls
First and foremost, thank you for the kind words and for the great feedback! The people to thank for those graphics and visuals are specifically the iCEnhancer and RevIVe team. They genuinely work hard to try to make this look as great as possible, as you can see. Secondly, I agree, and I have actually tried to reach out to some modders about it. From what I understand, this is seems egregiously difficult only because a lot of scripting has to be played with in terms of the phone calls. The dialogue being added or removed, or even altered, is easy. But with the phone calls, it might pose a much more difficult problem than it would be normally with dialogue. But hey! Modders and teams have made various fixes for this game, let's see if someone can, by some miracle, figure this out easily.
1:02:36 This is an unused phone call between Niko Bellic & Dimitri Rascalov after the If The Price Is Right Mission (After Niko Bellic doing Jimmy Pegorino Deal) that is the clue & reason why Dimitri Rascalov sent a Hitman to kill Roman Bellic at the Wedding. In it, Dimitri Rascalov will first praise Niko Bellic for getting the buyers' money, and he in turn, will scold Dimitri Rascalov for breaking part of the deal. Dimitri Rascalov replies that it was a gamble for Niko Bellic's own good, after which Niko Bellic wishes Dimitri Rascalov good luck and says goodbye, saying that he no longer wants to deal with him. Therefore, Dimitri Rascalov was so angry and upset that he sent his Wedding Assassin to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's Wedding Event.
These phone calls are so cool because it's a very interesting way of inadvertently giving additional context to things without Rockstar just being blatantly obvious. I agree, a lot of the phone calls around Malorie and Roman's relationship should've been kept in, especially since they kept the whole 'Malorie cheating on Roman' bit in the game. Also since Michelle is a fed, additional phone calls like this would've been a great addition to fill her character out a bit more.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. As a matter of fact, I was even saying in the video that keeping these phone calls would've added so much more context to the storyline. Each phone call added would've spiced things up even more. It made the beginning cutscenes of "Uncle Vlad", "Buoy's Ahoy", "Babysitting", "The Snow Storm", etc. make so much more sense.
I feel so bad listening to this while trying to go to sleep, because you must've put a lot of work into this. Gotta sleep but take this like and sub as a thanks lol
It’s understandable! There’s so many phone calls in the video, in which it lasts for an hour 😂 Thank you so much for the support and the love on the channel ❤️
The line Pegorino says about Roman being safe in his Algonquin penthouse in phone call #68 is still in the game but is reused as a failed dialogue if you fail the mission of Pegorino's Pride.
It's amazing that they put together this perfect game, but what's more mindblowing is their initial plans for the massive map and further worldbuilding shown through these calls.
Yeah, I agree! It is pretty mind blowing! I guess maybe they didn't go forward with some of those expansions due to the limitations of their engine in 2008. Makes you kind of wonder what it would look like.
I think the unused call with Dwayne after killing Playboy was probably just recorded either before they planned to give Niko his apartment or in case they didn't during development.
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️ I’m also an IV fan! I’m asking some modders I know personally to see if they can fit this as some type of project in the future. It’s only difficult they say due to the modification of the script files that can be a little finicky to play around with.
thank you for this video been a long time fan of gta since i was a kid im 20 now i feel like my entire generation is out of touch when it comes to this game man almost every single un used call in my opinion was 100 percent fine to put in the game with good writing giving the context of each call thank you for this video
I'm living your generation and the way how you and I both grew up with the game, so welcome me to the club hahaha :) And yes, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the fact that all of these unused phone calls should've been left in for more context.
1:02:57 There is a reason why Dimitri Rascalov sending Wedding Assassin (Henchmen) to kill Roman Bellic at the wedding. The reason is that Niko Bellic changed his mind after the If The Price Is Right mission. Niko Bellic said: "They might want to make different decisions. Enjoy your life, I don't want nothing more to do with you." That's why, Dimitri Rascalov was very angry & annoyed because Niko Bellic changed his mind so he sending Dimitri Rascalov's Henchmen (Wedding Assassin) to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's wedding.
You have a very valid point about Dimitri's motive to go after Niko at the wedding. He doesn't really care for Niko other than the money that he could make. So for Niko to change his mind, rightfully so, would anger Dimitri in the interest of money (since he's losing it).
There's another one in the mission "Bull in a China shop". Originally, you were supposed to take some vodka to the owner as an apology for destroying his shop, so there's phone calls after you deliver the vodka, or kill the owner (fail).
I can’t believe I forgot to add that one! That’s so true. I’ve heard of this phone call. What an insane way of showing how making your choices can matter. Not sure why they took it out.
Niko's phone call to United Liberty Paper (Unused Phone Call) 34:30 I'm sorry. I got to Minkov's friend before he arrived 34:33 Got to? You need to learn to control yourself, Bellic. Come to see me again
what an absolutely brilliant piece of work. as someone who absolutely loves gta iv lore, this has brought me lots and lots of enjoyment. thank you so much man, and this earned an immediate follow from me:)
Wow, props for this video. GTA IV is my favorite, and I’m impressed that i just found out about this after years! This game never stops to amaze me. The only phone call i have heard was Dimitri telling Niko about killing Pretrovic son, also the call to Dwane after killing Playboy. But you did awesome job, keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words, my friend ❤️ Grand Theft Auto IV has a lot of great content that went missing! It’s unfortunate that it did. But that’s why I love doing videos on them! Thanks again :)
i was doing a random play through before the wedding happens and i got a call from packie talking about niko taking kate to a wedding and he gets sarcastically mad at niko but is happy for him idk if it has ever happened to anyone but it was probably the most unique phone call that i’ve ever heard of
Yeah, I've heard that phone call in the game before too. It sounds like he's impressed that Niko was able to pull it off with his sister, because she usually doesn't like the people that associates with her family's criminal business. I think he was just disappointed that Niko was being pretty modest about it 😂
1:02:57 There is an unused phone conversation between Niko Bellic and Dimitri Rascalov in the game files that was supposed to take place after If The Price Is Right Mission. In it, Dimitri Rascalov will first praise Niko Bellic for getting the buyers' money, and he in turn, will scold Dimitri Rascalov for breaking part of the deal. Dimitri Rascalov replies that it was a gamble for Niko Bellic's own good, after which Niko Bellic wishes Dimitri Rascalov good luck and says goodbye, saying that he no longer wants to deal with him. Therefore, Dimitri Rascalov was so angry and upset that he sent his henchmen to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's Wedding Event.
very weird to see that so much effort has gone into these calls and they go unused, i hope a mod is made that restores them, would make gta 4 even more immersive
i think the decision to make some missions available depending of the time was scrapped after the voice recording sessions for the game were done, that's why Dimitri's text message in The Master and the Molotov was probably a last minute decision also the phone calls where some characters are asking Niko if they have finished the mission and Niko tells them that not yet, I think the point of these calls were made so if the player happens to call the character that gave them the mission while the mission wasn't finished yet these phone calls will happen, just to add a bit more of realism I guess
I do get why a lot of these were cut due to the player needing to receive a lot of calls to advance the story, but the optional ones where Niko is the one calling out should definitely have been kept in. Funnily enough this is present in TLAD especially during Coming Down mission Johnny can call Ashley multiple times, would have been great for Niko to do the same more often.
@ 22. 16:27 I think Rockstar was worried more about the quality of immersion because Dimitri waiting from 5 PM to 3 AM at a specific boardwalk is a little bit ridiculous. However, the V3 version of the phone call would've been a great choice. Maybe the text message conveys Dimitri's ability to not accept the decision he has made more than if he was to verbally confirm it with a phone call.
I do understand that Dimitri being around until the end of the story adds a lot of value, but I do wish there was a way to let Faustin to live or continue doing missions for him. Despite him being deranged, he was worth being part of the story much longer and in other GTA titles.
Nice video man And as always you amazed us 💗 Also the fact that I didn't know about those calls And by watching the video I've got an idea about unused phone calls (I wish rockstar didn't remove them) So yeah again that's a very informative video ❤
Hera, my friend, THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🥂❤️ I appreciate the love and support as always. And believe me, I didn’t know about most of these until now either hahahaha. All I did was go through OpenIV and listen to all those “scripted speech” audio files. And I thought you know what, why not do a video on it
Thank you so much for the kind words - it is much appreciated. The graphics is a new visuals overhaul called iCEnhancer 4 made by icelaglace. The trees and upscaled textures are due to RevIVe, a project by BisonSales. The information of early access can be found in the description. They are soon to be released.
The Blista Compact call when he says the car was a mess is if you crash the car after washing it. The cars was clean indeed, but if you crash it, Vlad calls you and says that.
I think a lot of these would’ve been used like the “learn to fly” calls from Toreno in SA, urging you to continue the plot if you weren’t doing it. The “met a stranger” call I’m pretty sure would’ve been used after completing your first Stranger mission?
53:40 Pegorino’s line here (about Roman being safe sleeping alone) is actually re-used in the mission Pegorino’s Pride if you fail. Interestingly it’s used as a subtle threat to Niko for f**king up.
I thought I've heard that from somewhere before and that's exactly where I heard it from. Insane how they transferred that line of dialogue from the unused phone call to the mission failure. Do you think that's why the phone call, that includes that very segment, wasn't included in the game?
@@NotAJ It’s possible but as you say, the call is counter intuitive to Ray’s text message. My guess is that originally you would get the Alderney apartment after you start working for Jimmy, but you actually get it after completing “Smackdown” for Derrick. That mission can and usually is completed before meeting Pegorino.
55:45 Holy shit, this phone call should’ve been left in. This makes Pegorino more of an important character in Niko and Roman’s life than a random final boss.
I think they cut Derrick’s call about Kim’s death because that mission happened after Blood Brothers and Undertaker. At that point in the game, The surviving brother stops appearing in the storyline except for calling Francis to get the cops off your back.
This Is Unused Phone Call From Dimitri Rascalov After Jimmy Pegorino's Deal (If The Price Is Right Mission) No. 82: Dimitri Rascalov: "Niko, I heard you got the money. This is great. Everything turned out perfectly." Niko Bellic: "No thanks to you, you piece of sh*t. You f*cked me and Phil with that stunt." Dimitri Rascalov: "Come on, I put you in a position to make a lot of money. It was a gamble and it paid off." Niko Bellic: "Yeah, you should give people the heads up before you gamble with their lives." Dimitri Rascalov: "You should have thought of that earlier." Niko Bellic: "They might want to make different decisions. Enjoy your life, I don't want nothing more to do with you."
If there's a GTA IV remaster one day, they should use those in the game this time, in addition to make a protagonist wheel ofc, +correct the continuity errors, like Jim not using his TLAD model (for the voice, they could use some ai or something idk). I'm curious to see if there's any unused phone calls in EFLC...
I agree with you wholeheartedly, I wish and hope that Rockstar includes these pieces of unused content into GTA IV’s remaster (if that’s ever going to happen). And I believe there may be! If there is, then best believe I’ll be doing a video with those 👌
Hell no, protag wheel wouldn't make sense. Just have all of the storylines as options and a 4th free roam mode where you can play whoever you want or something. The character wheel only worked because the storylines were heavily interconnected, it wouldn't make sense with the 3 liberty lads
@@Jiub_SN yeee u right, in this 4th free roam mode imagine if, like in Saints Row, you could call your friends (lil jacob, packie, whatever) and have them follow you to help/ protect you etc.
It’s like I learn something new every year about my favorite GTA 😊 so much unused content I wonder if there’s any unused calls from tbogt or tlad? Either way, nice vid!!
Don’t we all? It’s such an amazing game with so many details yet to be discovered ❤️ Thanks for the kind words! And yes, I believe there is, in which I’ll make a video on them!
I’m glad that you found it to be interesting. Yeah, that’s an insane phone call that they left out, eh? Didn’t make sense why they would keep it out. Thanks for the kind words ❤️
Good video but I'm positive that I heard the 4th one, in fact for almost all mission there is an alternative dialogue for the "in car" discussion, sometimes even 3 alternatives, GTA4 is the only GTA that got overdeveloped! It will never happen again, so glad to have lived this era!
3:32 this feels like one of the writers had a bad experience with a barista girl and decided to self insert his disdain through the game 😂 Then changed their mind
i think the one where roman tells you that hes being followed was supposed to be TLAD's "roman's holiday" mission. maybe they originally intended that malc and johnny followed roman instead of finding/luring him.
Man, those phone calls from Pegorino makes him looks more naïve than he already is in the game. Still, would love to hear Pegorino calling you and basically telling you that you are his last piece of faith to make it to The Comission lol
On the cut Dimitri call, my guess as to why he didn't call Niko after the deal was that he was assuming that he and Phil were dead. When Pegorino started talking about it going well, he likely decided to have the assassin go to the wedding to make sure the job was done right, at least in his eyes, since he must have realized that he messed up by calling Niko before he went inside.
Insane is truthfully an understatement hahahaha, but I agree, I can’t believe they did too. Having these added would’ve given so much more context to the story.
Just firing it here on the Elizabeta call, my guess is that she says 5 years because that's what she's assuming she'll get. Of course it turns out very differently, but my guess is that she's somewhat optimistic at that point and trusts Niko since he's one of the few people not to turn states and he handled her problems after being recommended by Mallorie (a close friend).
That call from Pegorino after choosing to kill Dimitri instead of doing that deal Niko should’ve also said to Jimmy “I also just saved your life from that weasel Dimitri, he’ll turn on you in a blink of an eye! You DO NOT want to get involved with him.”
14:48 Niko actually put Fausin down on that one. A lot of the cut calls show how pathetic Faustin has become. The main game cutting them makes him seem more powerful than he really is.
I think I understand why the phone calls from #12 Crime and Punishment were removed. We just got to meet Dimitri for the first time and he is depicted as the good cop to Faustin's bad cop. He is the one who promises he'll look after Roman after Faustin shoots him and will get him to a doctor. I think the devs wanted us to have a positive first impression of him which is further emphasized over the course of the next few missions where Faustin is depicted as a maniac while Dimitri is trying to reign him in. All that would have been undercut if Dimitri kept calling to threaten Roman's life.
@@NotAJ Dimitri is using the carrot and stick method to force Niko to do this task and plenty other tasks. He tells Niko that there is a possibility of an award if he complete the work and puts pressure on him if he fails the task.
I made a slight error in this upload. Apparently call number 4. "Vlad's Car" is actually NOT an unused phone call. Additionally, call number 28. “Failing Luck of the Irish” is also NOT an unused phone call. Sorry for the misinformation.
Don't worry. You did very good. Nice edit skills 😊
Was just going to say, anyway it's a amazing upload amazing work.
@@ahmedlo1 Yeah amazing. Now waiting for the new Gta trailer 🙏🏻
Those weren't the only ones, there are also plenty other I recognize from when I played gta 4 on ps3 in 2009-2010... maybe they were removed after updates, who knows
Thank you so much, all ❤️
Nothing beats a GTA IV upload. Yes.
GTA IV all the way, my friend.
@@NotAJ exactly man gta 4 is the best GTA masterpiece imo may as well be the best R* masterpiece
Lets go bowling
@@NotAJindeed my brudda.
Gta 4 >>>>>>>
Finally after 15 years, someone finally uploaded a video with all the cut phone calls. There have been some RUclipsrs who have uploaded some of the phone calls but a lot of these they haven’t, so thank you for making this video! I hope you do the Episodes from Liberty City cut phone calls next.
It was actually fun to do something like this! It was pretty time consuming, but, because of how much I love GTA IV, I was really invested into hearing a lot of these. And I figured it’s time there’s a video showing ALL of them lol. I will definitely do the same for the EFLC ❤️ Thank you so much for the support and the praise!
@NotAJ where's the video bish??
@NotAJ BTW no one really likes watching 5m gameplay. Please just drop the eflc unused phone calls
If they ever remaster they need to add this stuff back in. It's golden. I have no idea why they cut it out
You and I share the same curiosity! It's strange that they'd cut these phone calls out. I too hope that they add these in the remastered version of GTA IV.
They'll never remaster it.
Just port it...
They'll let same company who did port rdr do it with gta 4.
GTA IV doesn't need a remastered @@NotAJ
@@lionheart2224it definitely does. The game visually doesn’t hold up. Also the performance could use major overhaul as well as a more optimized PC version. Making it playable on modern PlayStation platforms as well
@@yousifassar4275 do you want another definitive edition
I really enjoyed Faustin's voice acting lol, its funny even if he roasts us.
SAME HERE! The VA did such a great job in playing the role as Mikhail Faustin.
@@NotAJ "MYFUCKINGWIFE ISWATCHING TELEVISION"
@@wasabi5338"You supersticious old crone,i'll see you in hell! Someday i'll crucify you!"
@@wasabi5338my favorite is “You were about to cut up some guy in MY HOUSE making all that noise just to find out that he is his cousin?!” 🤣🤣
I wish he had more screentime I loved his character especially when he points the gun to his penis for no reason and doing ahhh ahhh ahhh
Another reason about why Francis’ phone call when Niko spares Clarence was cut because you don’t encounter Clarence until either you spare Derrick or Francis making the call pointless
Yeah the Clean Getaway epilogue phone call is still in the game, had to wait for ingame hours to get it just so it makes more sense for Niko to figure out that Vlad has visited Mallorie the other day
I can’t believe I forgot those were added! My mistake of course 🙏 Beautiful detail on leaving that in though for real
@@NotAJ Also, regarding the unused phone calls for Mallorie calling Niko about Roman cheating on her, you were supposed to have the option to tell the truth or lie, similar to the accept or decline feature in the phone, and so you would get the following dialogues depending on your choice
It’s criminal that rockstar didn’t put all these calls in. It would’ve added so much immersion to the playing experience.
Well done on the excellent video!
Criminal is such an understatement! I wish these calls stayed in. Thank you for the kind words ❤️
And variety too. For example, Crime and Punishment, it would've given some clues, or it would be a mashed potato of calls. One is used, one is unused and so on. Like in GTA V, where's more variations to one line. Like in a Fame or Shame mission, where one value would trigger "Go home, Tracey!", and another would trigger "Tracey, go home!"
I actually heard the phone call with vlad about the blista compact in the actual game. He does actually call you if you mess up the car. He literally has the same dialogue.
This is correct. For some reason, I forgot. My mistake on the addition of this already-included phone call.
GTA IV looking clean with all those mods! Great upload sheriff!
Thank you so much, Justin ❤️ GTA IV is always meant to look clean no matter the style.
Great video! My guess as to why alot of these were cut were simply because they didn't want the player having to answer their phone constantly, kind of balancing act between keeping immersion and world building while also letting players goof around without being bugged by phone calls. Some of these absolutely should've been in the game though.
That's a really good outlook on the entire problem as to why these phone calls were removed. But yes, just like you said, some of them should've stayed in - especially ones that particularly clarify certain elements in the story. Thank you for your kind words, BTW! ❤
44:46 is hilarious, I wish they left it in. I wish they left all of them in tbh.
I hope one day there is a mod that restores everything
I’m hoping that a mod creator does, my friend!
While I do like the Elizabeta phone call, storyline wise it doesn't really make much sense. Why would she be calling Niko (A hired gun she only met like a few weeks prior) and why does she say "The next 5 years" when she has a 300 year sentence?
I respect that perspective a lot because you’re right, 5 years, yet 300? Lol. But then there’s the “why”, and I think it’s because she realized that he was one of her most trusted.
Maybe the other girl was sentenced for five years
@@kgo4026Or the other gal has 5 left in her sentence.
I can't believe that so much work wasn't released for us. We really need a mod that restore those phone calls, it'd make the game even more perfect imo.
By the way, props to your visual/graphics mods. I'm amazed by the quality of the cutscenes, they're so crisp and detailed. I love it.
Kudos for the video as well!! +1 sub.
We 100% need a mod for this, GTA SA I think got a mod for restoring it’s deleted mission dialogue so GTA IV really needs that and restoring all the deleted Phone Calls
First and foremost, thank you for the kind words and for the great feedback! The people to thank for those graphics and visuals are specifically the iCEnhancer and RevIVe team. They genuinely work hard to try to make this look as great as possible, as you can see. Secondly, I agree, and I have actually tried to reach out to some modders about it. From what I understand, this is seems egregiously difficult only because a lot of scripting has to be played with in terms of the phone calls. The dialogue being added or removed, or even altered, is easy. But with the phone calls, it might pose a much more difficult problem than it would be normally with dialogue. But hey! Modders and teams have made various fixes for this game, let's see if someone can, by some miracle, figure this out easily.
The fact that little Jacob calls the pegorinos mascots is hilarious as hell should have kept all of little Jacob phone calls imo
So real tbh 💯
1:02:36 This is an unused phone call between Niko Bellic & Dimitri Rascalov after the If The Price Is Right Mission (After Niko Bellic doing Jimmy Pegorino Deal) that is the clue & reason why Dimitri Rascalov sent a Hitman to kill Roman Bellic at the Wedding. In it, Dimitri Rascalov will first praise Niko Bellic for getting the buyers' money, and he in turn, will scold Dimitri Rascalov for breaking part of the deal. Dimitri Rascalov replies that it was a gamble for Niko Bellic's own good, after which Niko Bellic wishes Dimitri Rascalov good luck and says goodbye, saying that he no longer wants to deal with him. Therefore, Dimitri Rascalov was so angry and upset that he sent his Wedding Assassin to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's Wedding Event.
I actually listened/watched the entire video. Good stuff
Sounds like you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the kind words, my friend ❤️
Congrats for this one, i'm a lore maniac who hates when there's cut content 😂
Thank you so much! Me too lol there's so much lore that I wish to keep discovering.
These phone calls are so cool because it's a very interesting way of inadvertently giving additional context to things without Rockstar just being blatantly obvious. I agree, a lot of the phone calls around Malorie and Roman's relationship should've been kept in, especially since they kept the whole 'Malorie cheating on Roman' bit in the game. Also since Michelle is a fed, additional phone calls like this would've been a great addition to fill her character out a bit more.
I agree with you wholeheartedly. As a matter of fact, I was even saying in the video that keeping these phone calls would've added so much more context to the storyline. Each phone call added would've spiced things up even more. It made the beginning cutscenes of "Uncle Vlad", "Buoy's Ahoy", "Babysitting", "The Snow Storm", etc. make so much more sense.
I feel so bad listening to this while trying to go to sleep, because you must've put a lot of work into this. Gotta sleep but take this like and sub as a thanks lol
It’s understandable! There’s so many phone calls in the video, in which it lasts for an hour 😂 Thank you so much for the support and the love on the channel ❤️
The line Pegorino says about Roman being safe in his Algonquin penthouse in phone call #68 is still in the game but is reused as a failed dialogue if you fail the mission of Pegorino's Pride.
That’s absolutely true. Seems like dialogue used elsewhere in the game.
It's amazing that they put together this perfect game, but what's more mindblowing is their initial plans for the massive map and further worldbuilding shown through these calls.
Yeah, I agree! It is pretty mind blowing! I guess maybe they didn't go forward with some of those expansions due to the limitations of their engine in 2008. Makes you kind of wonder what it would look like.
I think the unused call with Dwayne after killing Playboy was probably just recorded either before they planned to give Niko his apartment or in case they didn't during development.
Makes sense 💫
Hi,
thanks for the video. I myself as a GTA IV fan loved this video.
Now all we need is a mod that brings back all this calls.
Thank you so much for the kind words ❤️ I’m also an IV fan! I’m asking some modders I know personally to see if they can fit this as some type of project in the future. It’s only difficult they say due to the modification of the script files that can be a little finicky to play around with.
@@NotAJ also since it is a old game it's more difficult
Most definitely
thank you for this video been a long time fan of gta since i was a kid im 20 now i feel like my entire generation is out of touch when it comes to this game man almost every single un used call in my opinion was 100 percent fine to put in the game with good writing giving the context of each call thank you for this video
I'm living your generation and the way how you and I both grew up with the game, so welcome me to the club hahaha :) And yes, I agree with you wholeheartedly about the fact that all of these unused phone calls should've been left in for more context.
1:02:57 There is a reason why Dimitri Rascalov sending Wedding Assassin (Henchmen) to kill Roman Bellic at the wedding. The reason is that Niko Bellic changed his mind after the If The Price Is Right mission. Niko Bellic said: "They might want to make different decisions. Enjoy your life, I don't want nothing more to do with you." That's why, Dimitri Rascalov was very angry & annoyed because Niko Bellic changed his mind so he sending Dimitri Rascalov's Henchmen (Wedding Assassin) to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's wedding.
You have a very valid point about Dimitri's motive to go after Niko at the wedding. He doesn't really care for Niko other than the money that he could make. So for Niko to change his mind, rightfully so, would anger Dimitri in the interest of money (since he's losing it).
0:50 damn that ps3 xmb theme gives me soo much memories 😢
I always loved hovering over the game on the main menus just to hear it ❤️
There's another one in the mission "Bull in a China shop". Originally, you were supposed to take some vodka to the owner as an apology for destroying his shop, so there's phone calls after you deliver the vodka, or kill the owner (fail).
I can’t believe I forgot to add that one! That’s so true. I’ve heard of this phone call. What an insane way of showing how making your choices can matter. Not sure why they took it out.
Maybe this was to be a random character mission
Niko's phone call to United Liberty Paper (Unused Phone Call)
34:30 I'm sorry. I got to Minkov's friend before he arrived
34:33 Got to? You need to learn to control yourself, Bellic. Come to see me again
what an absolutely brilliant piece of work. as someone who absolutely loves gta iv lore, this has brought me lots and lots of enjoyment. thank you so much man, and this earned an immediate follow from me:)
Thank you so much for the kind words and for the support ❤️ I enjoy making these types of videos and I will do more! Here’s one to come.
Wow, props for this video. GTA IV is my favorite, and I’m impressed that i just found out about this after years! This game never stops to amaze me. The only phone call i have heard was Dimitri telling Niko about killing Pretrovic son, also the call to Dwane after killing Playboy. But you did awesome job, keep it up!
Thank you for the kind words, my friend ❤️ Grand Theft Auto IV has a lot of great content that went missing! It’s unfortunate that it did. But that’s why I love doing videos on them! Thanks again :)
When Faustin tells you to control yourself, you know you fucked up lmao
For real 😂
Just discovered your channel because of the darkest moments just subscribed you are really a good RUclipsr I'm enjoying the content!
Wow, thank you so much for the kind words! I’ll keep it coming! Welcome and I hope you enjoy all the more that comes ❤️
i was doing a random play through before the wedding happens and i got a call from packie talking about niko taking kate to a wedding and he gets sarcastically mad at niko but is happy for him idk if it has ever happened to anyone but it was probably the most unique phone call that i’ve ever heard of
Yeah, I've heard that phone call in the game before too. It sounds like he's impressed that Niko was able to pull it off with his sister, because she usually doesn't like the people that associates with her family's criminal business. I think he was just disappointed that Niko was being pretty modest about it 😂
1:02:57 There is an unused phone conversation between Niko Bellic and Dimitri Rascalov in the game files that was supposed to take place after If The Price Is Right Mission. In it, Dimitri Rascalov will first praise Niko Bellic for getting the buyers' money, and he in turn, will scold Dimitri Rascalov for breaking part of the deal. Dimitri Rascalov replies that it was a gamble for Niko Bellic's own good, after which Niko Bellic wishes Dimitri Rascalov good luck and says goodbye, saying that he no longer wants to deal with him. Therefore, Dimitri Rascalov was so angry and upset that he sent his henchmen to kill Roman Bellic at Roman Bellic & Mallorie Bellic's Wedding Event.
very weird to see that so much effort has gone into these calls and they go unused, i hope a mod is made that restores them, would make gta 4 even more immersive
That’s what I’m saying. So much unused effort. This game deserves to use the unused content, it created so much context for everything 👌
i think the decision to make some missions available depending of the time was scrapped after the voice recording sessions for the game were done, that's why Dimitri's text message in The Master and the Molotov was probably a last minute decision
also the phone calls where some characters are asking Niko if they have finished the mission and Niko tells them that not yet, I think the point of these calls were made so if the player happens to call the character that gave them the mission while the mission wasn't finished yet these phone calls will happen, just to add a bit more of realism I guess
That’s a very sensible and likely accurate perspective on why they probably didn’t add these in, great comment 💫
Even after 15 years gta 4 is still my favorite gta game to date. Its just too good
Yes it is, my friend ❤️
The only thing I wish it had was some kind of 2 player. Missions not necessarily required but maybe like San Andreas.
Such an underrated Chanel bro I hope you get the attention you deserve!! 🔥
Thank you so much, my friend ❤️ That’s so kind of you!! I admire the motivation you give!
This video perfectly explains why some in between missions feel so disconnected... there were unused phone calls...
Thank you very much, my friend ❤️ Lots of disconnect, I agree!
Thanks for uploading this video. I love it. Perfect before the release of the new trailer of the new GTA 😊
Thank you for the kind words! ❤️ What did you think of the trailer? I’m so hyped.
@@NotAJ I'm hyped too. I'm sure it's gonna be awesome. Take care. And thanks for the response 💚
I do get why a lot of these were cut due to the player needing to receive a lot of calls to advance the story, but the optional ones where Niko is the one calling out should definitely have been kept in. Funnily enough this is present in TLAD especially during Coming Down mission Johnny can call Ashley multiple times, would have been great for Niko to do the same more often.
That would’ve been nice for sure, I agree :)
I'm glad things out well for Elizabeta LOL
God damn Aj this shit is like a drug.. And I'm a addict! Excellent video once again man 👍
Hahahaha, thank you so much, my friend! ❤️🙏 I appreciate the kind words! I’m happy that you enjoy the videos!
The Master and the Molotov unused phone calls do foreshadow Dimitri's betrayal.
They do :)
Great video I love the background footage with upgraded graphics
Thank you very much! ❤️
48:40 “If Derrick was the one that kills Niko”
TALK ABOUT A PARADOX 😂😂😂😂 This made my day hahahaha
lol. I had to replay that clip a few times just to make sure I heard it correctly.
😂😂😂
@ 22. 16:27 I think Rockstar was worried more about the quality of immersion because Dimitri waiting from 5 PM to 3 AM at a specific boardwalk is a little bit ridiculous. However, the V3 version of the phone call would've been a great choice. Maybe the text message conveys Dimitri's ability to not accept the decision he has made more than if he was to verbally confirm it with a phone call.
Makes sense and I love how you analyze the outlook of each call 👌 Well said
Your captions for Jacob are good 👍
I'm jamaican, so i know
Thank you! Believe it or not, the first 30 minutes of the video’s subtitles were created by me, but then I had to get it from GTA IV’s text file.
Keep up the good work ! Your video made me wanna play this masterpiece again
Thank you so much! ❤️ It is worth replaying this masterpiece all over again, including its DLCs.
I do understand that Dimitri being around until the end of the story adds a lot of value, but I do wish there was a way to let Faustin to live or continue doing missions for him. Despite him being deranged, he was worth being part of the story much longer and in other GTA titles.
That would’ve been so cool honestly 😯
Keep it up happy holidays
Thank you so much ❤️
1:01:15 This call was supposed to be in the game but the staff were so busy with completing the game, they simply forgot to put it in.
Yeah, it'd be nice if a modder could do this! Although, I heard how difficult it is.
The dialogue options for "4. Vlad's Car" that was defiantly in the game, for me at least when I played it on the Xbox 360.
That’s correct! My mistake on adding this one in 🙏 I forgot that you have to wait a few hours for this to come by
They are in the game, but have some differences in dialogue from their deleted versions
Nice video man
And as always you amazed us 💗
Also the fact that I didn't know about those calls
And by watching the video I've got an idea about unused phone calls
(I wish rockstar didn't remove them)
So yeah again that's a very informative video ❤
Hera, my friend, THANK YOU SO MUCH! 🥂❤️ I appreciate the love and support as always. And believe me, I didn’t know about most of these until now either hahahaha. All I did was go through OpenIV and listen to all those “scripted speech” audio files. And I thought you know what, why not do a video on it
@@NotAJ yeah that can be very informative for people who are interested in looking into game's files and look at unused content
I rarely watch videos without rewinding, but this was really interesting. Good job.
The new graphics, especially the trees, look amazing.
Thank you so much for the kind words - it is much appreciated. The graphics is a new visuals overhaul called iCEnhancer 4 made by icelaglace. The trees and upscaled textures are due to RevIVe, a project by BisonSales. The information of early access can be found in the description. They are soon to be released.
The Blista Compact call when he says the car was a mess is if you crash the car after washing it. The cars was clean indeed, but if you crash it, Vlad calls you and says that.
You’re correct about that and I realized that sometime ago! Sorry for the mistake 😥
I think a lot of these would’ve been used like the “learn to fly” calls from Toreno in SA, urging you to continue the plot if you weren’t doing it.
The “met a stranger” call I’m pretty sure would’ve been used after completing your first Stranger mission?
That’s what I was thinking too. Especially since Roman is trying to tell Niko about the people of Liberty City, as if he didn’t know who they’re like.
53:40 Pegorino’s line here (about Roman being safe sleeping alone) is actually re-used in the mission Pegorino’s Pride if you fail. Interestingly it’s used as a subtle threat to Niko for f**king up.
I thought I've heard that from somewhere before and that's exactly where I heard it from. Insane how they transferred that line of dialogue from the unused phone call to the mission failure. Do you think that's why the phone call, that includes that very segment, wasn't included in the game?
@@NotAJ It’s possible but as you say, the call is counter intuitive to Ray’s text message. My guess is that originally you would get the Alderney apartment after you start working for Jimmy, but you actually get it after completing “Smackdown” for Derrick. That mission can and usually is completed before meeting Pegorino.
55:45 Holy shit, this phone call should’ve been left in. This makes Pegorino more of an important character in Niko and Roman’s life than a random final boss.
That’s what I’m saying, too! 💯 Adds so much more clarity and depth to a new page of enemies like that.
I think they cut Derrick’s call about Kim’s death because that mission happened after Blood Brothers and Undertaker. At that point in the game, The surviving brother stops appearing in the storyline except for calling Francis to get the cops off your back.
Ahhh, I see. That’s a very point actually.
This Is Unused Phone Call From Dimitri Rascalov After Jimmy Pegorino's Deal (If The Price Is Right Mission) No. 82:
Dimitri Rascalov: "Niko, I heard you got the money. This is great. Everything turned out perfectly."
Niko Bellic: "No thanks to you, you piece of sh*t. You f*cked me and Phil with that stunt."
Dimitri Rascalov: "Come on, I put you in a position to make a lot of money. It was a gamble and it paid off."
Niko Bellic: "Yeah, you should give people the heads up before you gamble with their lives."
Dimitri Rascalov: "You should have thought of that earlier."
Niko Bellic: "They might want to make different decisions. Enjoy your life, I don't want nothing more to do with you."
1:01:14-1:02:21 After the call, Jimmy keeps his secrets to kill Niko, but accidentally kill Kate instead.
That's absolutely correct.
At this point I’m looking to plug ps3 back again and get back into gta4 rather than anticipating gta 6
It's worth every bit of your time to replay this masterpiece :)
If there's a GTA IV remaster one day, they should use those in the game this time, in addition to make a protagonist wheel ofc, +correct the continuity errors, like Jim not using his TLAD model (for the voice, they could use some ai or something idk).
I'm curious to see if there's any unused phone calls in EFLC...
I agree with you wholeheartedly, I wish and hope that Rockstar includes these pieces of unused content into GTA IV’s remaster (if that’s ever going to happen). And I believe there may be! If there is, then best believe I’ll be doing a video with those 👌
Hell no, protag wheel wouldn't make sense. Just have all of the storylines as options and a 4th free roam mode where you can play whoever you want or something. The character wheel only worked because the storylines were heavily interconnected, it wouldn't make sense with the 3 liberty lads
@@Jiub_SN yeee u right, in this 4th free roam mode imagine if, like in Saints Row, you could call your friends (lil jacob, packie, whatever) and have them follow you to help/ protect you etc.
I always get that call from Vlad about car being either clear or not..
Yeah, that's my mistake 😥 Sorry for the misleading information.
Playboy's call after Dwayne's death is the perfect example of someone throwing rocks and hiding their hands.
Very well-said 🤌
It’s like I learn something new every year about my favorite GTA 😊 so much unused content I wonder if there’s any unused calls from tbogt or tlad? Either way, nice vid!!
Don’t we all? It’s such an amazing game with so many details yet to be discovered ❤️ Thanks for the kind words! And yes, I believe there is, in which I’ll make a video on them!
“Don’t be such a drama q.. drama k.. drama person” 🤣
Hahahahaha, gotta' love how Niko really keeps himself controlled in his discussions with others
Wow, this was very interesting. Especially the one phone call between niko and jimmy during the revenge mission. Good job on the vid.
I’m glad that you found it to be interesting. Yeah, that’s an insane phone call that they left out, eh? Didn’t make sense why they would keep it out. Thanks for the kind words ❤️
Roman calling about being attacked with scissors had me dying! 🤣
😂😂😂
I think phone call 32 was dropped and likely re-recorded for one of the ULP Paper mission where you drive a helicopter
Oooh, very good point 👌 Thanks for sharing that explanation!
Good video but I'm positive that I heard the 4th one, in fact for almost all mission there is an alternative dialogue for the "in car" discussion, sometimes even 3 alternatives, GTA4 is the only GTA that got overdeveloped! It will never happen again, so glad to have lived this era!
You would be correct, the 4th one is in-fact present in the game today. I apologize for the error. Thank you for catching that!
3:32 this feels like one of the writers had a bad experience with a barista girl and decided to self insert his disdain through the game 😂
Then changed their mind
LOL 😂 At this point, I wouldn’t doubt it hahahahaha
@@NotAJ yeah he was being unreasonably aggressive about the 'bean machine bitches' haha. who hurt niko i wanna know 🤣🤣
2:42 you can get that dialogue if you crash the car a bit
Correct! My mistake on the error 🙏
@@NotAJ I always crash the car , fuck Vlad 😆
Why did you copy my user name? Lol
Why did you copy my user name? Lol
Why did you copy my user name? Lol
As bad as Faustin could be with his temper, he was one of my favorite characters and it would’ve been great to have him around for more of the game
I agree, his voice actor made the character feel awesome to be around and interact with. Great addition of Faustin in the storyline :)
I’ve gotten Vlad’s car phone call while playing the game but only the “clean car” phone call.
Yes, that's correct! My mistake for throwing it in and classifying it as an "unused phone call" :)
i think the one where roman tells you that hes being followed was supposed to be TLAD's "roman's holiday" mission. maybe they originally intended that malc and johnny followed roman instead of finding/luring him.
Ooooh yeah, good catch!
amazing video
Thanks! 🙏
I was always sad about how elizabetta’s last appearance happend now that i heared #33 im relieved and quite happy about her ending
Yeah! I feel like that phone call gave some closure to the entire matter :) Really well-said!
Great video
Thank you so much! ❤️
Man, those phone calls from Pegorino makes him looks more naïve than he already is in the game. Still, would love to hear Pegorino calling you and basically telling you that you are his last piece of faith to make it to The Comission lol
Hahaha, exactly 😂 A very desperate mob-boss if you will, where his world is crippling apart
On the cut Dimitri call, my guess as to why he didn't call Niko after the deal was that he was assuming that he and Phil were dead. When Pegorino started talking about it going well, he likely decided to have the assassin go to the wedding to make sure the job was done right, at least in his eyes, since he must have realized that he messed up by calling Niko before he went inside.
Ooooh, that's a reasonably strong explanation for why the call might've been cut... great one :)
Wow... You are real Gem Bro! Wish you all sucsess and all good !
Thank you so much! 😌 I appreciate the kind words and the respect!
Its insane they left this much audio
Insane is truthfully an understatement hahahaha, but I agree, I can’t believe they did too. Having these added would’ve given so much more context to the story.
@@NotAJ Did you used the oldest possible gta 4 build? its common for those oldest builds to contain most of the cut content.
I am using the Patch 4@@3m3v4s
thanks, that is a wholesome video,. apppreciate
Thank you so much for the kind words and compliment ❤️
I was thinking what #81 would be lmao loved it
37:27 Clarence Jones? Its Clarence Little in full game
That's what I'm saying lol
19:05 Ahhh I need that phone call Michelle, atleast I know voice actress did that and she didn't want to be a beast as she is in GTA V.
1:01:14 I swear I actually heard that phone call from Pegorino after you kill Dimitri in game
Nope, not even in the recent updates does that play.
Just firing it here on the Elizabeta call, my guess is that she says 5 years because that's what she's assuming she'll get. Of course it turns out very differently, but my guess is that she's somewhat optimistic at that point and trusts Niko since he's one of the few people not to turn states and he handled her problems after being recommended by Mallorie (a close friend).
That's a really good and educated guess on the matter. Well said :)
aj nice job on the upload
Thank you so much!
That call from Pegorino after choosing to kill Dimitri instead of doing that deal Niko should’ve also said to Jimmy “I also just saved your life from that weasel Dimitri, he’ll turn on you in a blink of an eye! You DO NOT want to get involved with him.”
I agree, I wish he did say that... dang, I don't know why he didn't :(
Were there any unused calls for Ballard of Gay Tony and the Lost and the Damned?
I do believe so, yes!
Would you ever do a video on them?
14:48 Niko actually put Fausin down on that one. A lot of the cut calls show how pathetic Faustin has become. The main game cutting them makes him seem more powerful than he really is.
That’s true, I agree.
All cut phone calls make me enjoy the game even more
If only they could’ve added or kept them in! ❤️
2:00 that wasn't a misdial, Niko rejected him, he couldn't take it and took his sexual frustrations on Roman
😂😂😂
2:47 the man is absolute savage all across this video
I think I understand why the phone calls from #12 Crime and Punishment were removed. We just got to meet Dimitri for the first time and he is depicted as the good cop to Faustin's bad cop. He is the one who promises he'll look after Roman after Faustin shoots him and will get him to a doctor. I think the devs wanted us to have a positive first impression of him which is further emphasized over the course of the next few missions where Faustin is depicted as a maniac while Dimitri is trying to reign him in. All that would have been undercut if Dimitri kept calling to threaten Roman's life.
That’s why I’m thinking as well. Good points and a very good outlook on the matter :)
@@NotAJ Dimitri is using the carrot and stick method to force Niko to do this task and plenty other tasks. He tells Niko that there is a possibility of an award if he complete the work and puts pressure on him if he fails the task.
No wonder this was 380 GB lmao, anyways fire upload as usual
380 GB of a lot of hard work, for sure LOL... worth it though, I loved how this one turned out! Thanks for the support as always, bro ❤