GTAV - first person mode in pc/ps4/xb1 :o

[Himu]

I don't see where they got the "GTAIV+RDR combined size", that's some Rockstar Special Brand bullshit. Now, Rockstar is typically pretty damn good at level design so it'll probably be fun to navigate regardless of the size, but that map is significantly smaller than I thought, given their comments. It's a missed opportunity that there isn't some sort of island separate from the mainland.

iirc they're including underwater and stuff in that estimate.

world looks plenty big.  too big for only 16 players :'(

I agree, the world looks fine.

[Stoney Mason]

Doing those San Andreas rhythm minigames on keyboard on PC are god damn awful. 


They may have broke me.

[Himu]

It's fine. Do it on number pad. It doesn't recognize arrow keys or wasd.

[Sho Nuff]

Okay, so has anyone determined if the 360 or PS3 version is the one to get if I don't want to wait for the PC version? I don't pay for XBL anymore and can go with either.

...Fuck, I really should wait for the PC version.

[Himu]

We don't know yet, but all gameplay footage shown so far is from the ps3 version because Rockstar has a marketing deal with Sony.

[chronovore]

Himu you'd better not check this out. Huge spoilers!

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I'm wondering if these are the collectibles now, instead of pigeons:

We don't know yet, but all gameplay footage shown so far is from the ps3 version because Rockstar has a marketing deal with Sony.

I'd be stunned if the marketing footage to-date is from anything other than a latest-DirectX driven PC.

STUNNED.

[Himu]

Oh yeah it looks pretty much PC. But they're saying it is ps3 and all button prompts are ps3. The gameplay trailers are deffo ps3 unless they're using kits.

[Himu]

Hmm. According to early game impressions the game runs smooth as shit on both ps3 and 360 and the graphics displayed in trailers is how the game looks but with worse aliasing.

Gtaforums is going nuts because V's car controls aren't like IV's. Guys!!! NO MORE BOAT CARS

[chronovore]

Hmm. According to early game impressions the game runs smooth as shit on both ps3 and 360 and the graphics displayed in trailers is how the game looks but with worse aliasing.

Gtaforums is going nuts because V's car controls aren't like IV's. Guys!!! NO MORE BOAT CARS

[Himu]

Almost here

[Human Snorenado]

No more boat cars? Improve the combat some and we could be talking...

As long as they let you have fun and don't force feed you some dumb fucking story.  Hahaha.

[Himu]

I watched leaked video.

Driving looks GREAT. You know how in IV when you bump into a wall and you just want to readjust and it takes FOREVER? Nope. It is arcade as fuck. Dude is drifting and turning but it still looks like it requires some skill.

Shooting is right out of Max Payne 3. Looks really smooth.

All crappy physics from IV appear to be gone. Only thing that I saw that reminded me of IV was a bailout animation. He bails, lands on his stomach, and it takes him a while to get back up. Aside from that it doesn't look like you're controlling a nuclear carrier anymore.

[Himu]

This won't be up long. Grab it while you can.

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[Himu]

Improve the combat some and we could be talking...

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edit: seems the core trifecta of GTA gameplay: cars, guns, and cops are firing on all cylinders in this game.

[chronovore]

My brother preordered it so I can have it on my birthday, good kid.

Man, that's a good dude.

This won't be up long. Grab it while you can.

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Looks like fun. I wish they'd used a more common car though; the sportier cars in IV are less swimmy than the average ones. Man, for that matter, I'd like to see them make that run in an ambulance or Patriot.

Still, it gives me hope!

[demi]

TRU has a deal where

if you buy it on launch date - you get a $10 GC

if you wait until the 19th - 21st - you can use this coupon to get GTAV for 20% off

either way - you also get a Rockstar game priced $19.99 or less for free

[demi]

Change of plans - apparently the free rockstar game is only valid 17 - 18

So it's either

$10GC + Free Rockstar Game

or

20% off (25% off if you use a TRU credit card)

[Himu]

OH my GOD, my ps3 blu ray is broken. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Himu]

PLACING ORDER FOR USED PLAYSTATION 3 SLIM ON AMAZON FOR LESS THAN 200 DOLLARS RIGHT NOW.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Looks like the leaked description of one of the minigames is 100% accurate:

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A strip club minigame where you get a lap dance have to touch the girl when the bouncer's not looking to get her to "like" you. Because strippers love it when their customers get grabby!

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Screenshot of said minigame.

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[Positive Touch]

videogames

[Eel O'Brian]

that young lady better check herself, I can see the lumps from here

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Videogames CAN make you feel emotion! Like disgust and shame.

Just remember to use both hands! 

[magus]

i hope the videogames sexism discussion will be at least thrice as big as the one about the dragon's crown sorceress boobs

[Trent Dole]

i hope the videogames sexism discussion will be at least thrice as big as the one about the dragon's crown sorceress boobs

It won't be cause this is gritty mature realism! Not like that creepy weeabo otaku animu rapist shit.

[brob]

Chuck Jordan wrote about GTA recently

http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2013/09/miss-opportunity

It’s “satire” only in the same way that people say simple-minded crap and then proudly call themselves “politically incorrect.” It’s a way to still revel in stereotypes and then get away with it by claiming it’s skewering American culture. The new game’s launch page shows a bunch of the most stale and shallow “Isn’t LA phony?” gags. Walking through Liberty City and seeing an internet cafe called “Tw@” doesn’t deserve a scandalized “Well, I never!” so much as a disappointed, “Come on. Really?“

[Himu]

I still can't get over the Tw@ shit.

[SantaC]

I loved GTAIII and Vice city, but strangely enough I have no urge to play this game.

[Great Rumbler]

Looks like the leaked description of one of the minigames is 100% accurate:

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A strip club minigame where you get a lap dance have to touch the girl when the bouncer's not looking to get her to "like" you. Because strippers love it when their customers get grabby!

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Screenshot of said minigame.

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Remember when people were calling GTA Oscar-caliber writing for serious adults and Saints Row was juvenile humor for bottom-feeders. 

[Human Snorenado]

Chuck Jordan wrote about GTA recently

http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2013/09/miss-opportunity

It’s “satire” only in the same way that people say simple-minded crap and then proudly call themselves “politically incorrect.” It’s a way to still revel in stereotypes and then get away with it by claiming it’s skewering American culture. The new game’s launch page shows a bunch of the most stale and shallow “Isn’t LA phony?” gags. Walking through Liberty City and seeing an internet cafe called “Tw@” doesn’t deserve a scandalized “Well, I never!” so much as a disappointed, “Come on. Really?“

Some really smart dude put it this way the other day:

"Volition are Louis CK to Rockstar's Dane Cook"

[Himu]

Saints is definitely the smarter franchise.

[Himu]

I hate gta4. I hate rdr. Never liked either of them. And I played like 300 hours between 3 gta's old gen.

I think that rockstar lost it.

Thought.

I played gta5 for 6 hours straight and I fucking lost track of time.

It's that good.

GTA 4 (at least for me) was missing that sense of wonder. The joy of discover.

Well..the first time I drove past Vinewood I was blown away like when you first realize that you can go up that mountain, in SA.

And it's not the sheer size of the map. It's the little things. Everything is so full of little details that the game makes you feel small in comparison of the game world.. like anything I played so far.

[El Babua]

The Mad Magazine styled "satire" just stands out much worse in the HD GTA games.

Dan Houser's gotta start getting some new material other than "hypocrisy".

[maxy]

this world really deserves to be nuked

 

[thisismyusername]

that young lady better check herself, I can see the lumps from here

I see they're still using the same tit textures that VC had.

[fistfulofmetal]

http://video.gamecreds.com/uzddydygvma0/channel/MAGIC-MIKE-FOOLS

dude playing GTA5

[magus]

[pilonv1]

I thought more of this

[Rahxephon91]

Looks like the leaked description of one of the minigames is 100% accurate:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

A strip club minigame where you get a lap dance have to touch the girl when the bouncer's not looking to get her to "like" you. Because strippers love it when their customers get grabby!

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Screenshot of said minigame.

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Remember when people were calling GTA Oscar-caliber writing for serious adults and Saints Row was juvenile humor for bottom-feeders. 

I wonder if people will complain just like they did with Killer is Dead?

Either way my pre-order is paid off. I'm ready for the GOTY.

[Himu]

Stupid in KiD, stupid in GTA.

[Rahxephon91]

I don't know what the context of it is in GTA, but having played KID I can say it is only stupid. Yet, it seemed to be a defining thing that came up in every western review of the game. To the point where (I'm not sure what the website is) some website seem to call for the end of Suda 51 because of it. It really seemed to overshadow the game's posties such as the combat and style. Yet, it's kind of a small thing in the game and it's completely tongue n cheek to the point I'm not sure why anyone would be offended by it. It's such a simple joke, playing up on men looking at women's cleavage basically. Hell sounds like GTA is somewhat creepier. Now, KID is no doubt a smaller game then GTA but in KID the giglo missions are also completely optional( I did 2). It wasn't a great game, but it I truly think it got really dumb critiques because of a really kind of harmless mode. And GTAV will not get those critiques at all most likely.

I hate to do that "western journalism is BIAS against Japanese games", but since KID is fresh on my mind it just seems pretty unfair.

[Himu]

Yeah, I don't know the context of it in GTA. At the very least, you're not looking at different body parts for points to get to fill up the blood in your erect penis meter, so GTAV's still coming out looking better no matter what though that's not saying much.

[radioheadrule83]

So is that mini-game real?

It wouldn't surprise me if that minigame is a direct, deliberate ploy for coverage tbh.

Kids are going to buy this game, mothers are going to see their kids pressing 'x' to touch tits. Everyone knows that the sure-fire way to short-circuit the brain of a parent, especially an American parent - is to show them tits that kids might see. Shit will hit fans.

this world really deserves to be nuked

 

Kids happy I guess, but still... you're right.

[magus]

write shit in italian on a bike = oscar writing

(i know it might looks like i'm searching for trouble but a pal of mine just keep sending me these gtav image and i just want to share,honest!)

[demi]

Shame most of the achievements are related to GTAOnline. I will play it for a grand total of 10 minutes and never see it again.

[Himu]

Only reviews I care about are up: giant bomb and destructoid.

http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/grand-theft-auto-v-review/1900-598/
http://www.destructoid.com/review-grand-theft-auto-v-261879.phtml

[fistfulofmetal]

predictable 10's.

i'll wait for the pc version.

[Himu]

Yeah they are predictable. Sterling gave it a 9 though. Gertsmann wrote a good review I think that assuages a lot of concerns.

[Himu]

"
GTA V, more than any other game in the series, reduces the focus on supporting characters to fully emphasize its main antiheroes. There are no wacky crime bosses and accomplices with their own unique story arcs in this one, replaced instead with a more comprehensive running narrative that switches focus between Franklin, Michael, and Trevor."

THANK FUCK. No stupid random assholes telling me what to do.

[demi]

He just said it means shit. Stupid stronzo.

[Joe Molotov]

(Image removed from quote.)

write shit in italian on a bike = oscar writing

(i know it might looks like i'm searching for trouble but a pal of mine just keep sending me these gtav image and i just want to share,honest!)

At least tell us what it means, Jesus Fuck.

[chronovore]

I wasn't going to buy this soon, but a friend in NZ is playing it already, and I felt mad, mad jelly.

Not sure if I want to go through with it, but I feel like I'll be ordering it soon.  :'(

[Himu]

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"Oh, and Trevor -- further cementing his status as a twisted celebration of the GTA series -- brings back the classic "Rampage" missions, having to eliminate waves of enemies to punish them for mocking his Canadian heritage

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Ahahahahha

[chronovore]

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"Oh, and Trevor -- further cementing his status as a twisted celebration of the GTA series -- brings back the classic "Rampage" missions, having to eliminate waves of enemies to punish them for mocking his Canadian heritage. "

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Ahahahahha

How is this not a spoiler?

edit: retro-spoilered

[Himu]

Spoileredered.

[Himu]

A few of outlets are really bring more critical this go around. Wow, nice.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Review-People-Suck

7/10

[Great Rumbler]

A few of outlets are really bring more critical this go around. Wow, nice.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Review-People-Suck

7/10

Yeah, buddy, that ONE site!

[Eel O'Brian]

gerstmann gave a gta game a perfect score?

truly i am taken aback

[Himu]

A few of outlets are really bring more critical this go around. Wow, nice.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Review-People-Suck

7/10

Yeah, buddy, that ONE site!

Being critical does not mean it warrants lower review score, moron. It's in the text.

Eurogamer, and destructoid are far more critical of the game than any gtaiv review I read barring Sterling's review of it.

From the Euro gamer review.

"These are serious and intense moments, but Trevor is too shallow and unconvincing to justify them, and instead his antics derail the narrative. He's such a distraction to Michael that his family become a footnote rather than a subplot, while Franklin is almost completely forgotten until a bit of last-minute catch-up near the end of the game. The outcome ties up loose ends, but I'd lost interest by then."


   

[Stoney Mason]

A few of outlets are really bring more critical this go around. Wow, nice.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Review-People-Suck

7/10

meh.

The guy is lamenting the very thing some of you hated about GTA 4.

What's missing in GTA V's story is a sense that the characters have been painted into a corner by various machinations beyond their control, like Niko Bellic of GTA IV

It reads like a very apologist review trying to take a moral stand which annoys me.

Also in general I don't like when reviews overly concentrate on the meta about a game unless the game is almost solely focused on the narrative aspects. Too much talk about narrative tends to mean the writer is a wanna be book or movie reviewer.

That being said I'm glad the game is finally here so people can actually talk about the game versus all the other bullshit including GTA 4, Saint's Row, etc.