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Grand Theft Auto V |OT| It's Time To Go Home
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Can I call it worse than crap? Such a lazy and uninspired rehash. A rehash of a bad game too.
thekenta
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My PS3 impression after about 5 hours:
I absolutely hated GTA IV. Going back to it a few days ago, it still felt horrible to play on consoles. The gunplay is stiff und unresponsive and the framerate makes it almost unplayable for me.
GTA V on the other hand displays impressive gunplay right from the start. Dodging and shooting doesn't feel wooden anymore, it's an incredible improvement all around.
The framerate is good, it only dips noticeably in mid day downtown, other than that it's not nearly as bad as in IV. I've only explored Los Santos so far and the city seems lively and pretty big, draw distance and lightning in general is very impressive for current gen.
I also really like the cutscenes transitioning smoothly into the gameplay fractions now, the story in general seems to be very much improved. San Andreas humor is back too with some outlandish side missions and hilarious characters, a thing that's been missing for me in IV.
Personally I prefer the car handling physics in IV.
In V I feel like I'm always having control over my sports car even at ridiculously high speeds, so that's a negative aspect for me.
Can't wait to continue playing later tonight.
GTA V on the other hand displays impressive gunplay right from the start. Dodging and shooting doesn't feel wooden anymore, it's an incredible improvement all around.
The framerate is good, it only dips noticeably in mid day downtown, other than that it's not nearly as bad as in IV. I've only explored Los Santos so far and the city seems lively and pretty big, draw distance and lightning in general is very impressive for current gen.
I also really like the cutscenes transitioning smoothly into the gameplay fractions now, the story in general seems to be very much improved. San Andreas humor is back too with some outlandish side missions and hilarious characters, a thing that's been missing for me in IV.
Personally I prefer the car handling physics in IV.
In V I feel like I'm always having control over my sports car even at ridiculously high speeds, so that's a negative aspect for me.
Can't wait to continue playing later tonight.
Inspectah_Deck
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Yes, i had to get used to it too and sometimes i wish i had a steering wheel in my hands.
The driving is much more realistic, not very arcade-style.
As a german who knows how racing over the autobahn with a fast BMW feels, GTA V was the best game to replicate that feeling i experienced yet (playing in Ego-perspective during driving).
Its been a long time since I played IV, but from what I remember the cars in felt heavy and had some cool physics with collisions, but the cars in GTA V feel like empty cardboard boxes on ice. But I just came from having played Sleeping Dogs and SRIV so it may be a matter of getting used it.
Tricky I Shadow
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This! Just by watching a few streams I 100% agree with you. The use of colour is also something that is done brilliantly in GTA V....
Its actually very similar to Red Dead Redemption. That game also has gorgeous lighting and is a big reason why it looked so good.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
For the new page
Dutch press guys are going bonkers about guys who got their copy early getting console bans from Microsoft when going online.
Any truth to this or just scare tactics? And how is this justifiable for Microsoft to do? I get banning the guys who illegally download the game, but why for people who get it early in a legal way?
Dutch press guys are going bonkers about guys who got their copy early getting console bans from Microsoft when going online.
Any truth to this or just scare tactics? And how is this justifiable for Microsoft to do? I get banning the guys who illegally download the game, but why for people who get it early in a legal way?
I liked the physics of it but it didn't feel accurate enough to drive but when I got used to it it wasn't so bad.
Tricky I Shadow
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Wait, do you mean lightning or lighting Inspectah_Deck? : P
Interesting, maybe that's the problem the other games I have played (Sleeping Dogs, SRIV) had a more arcadey driving and I got used to those?
InaudibleWhispa
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Just got my dispatch email from Amazon UK. Fingers crossed for Monday delivery!
Inspectah_Deck
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Whoops, of course i meant lighting.
Yes, they are both very arcadey.
Tricky I Shadow
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I thought so. That's what I meant too....
When did you order?
Hamlet Machine
Member
Just a quick question : grabbed my copy right now, it's installing, are there any chance I could get banned from PSN with a legit copy ?
Just log out of PSN, till Tuesday
InaudibleWhispa
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August 30th.
Hamlet Machine
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Will do, thx !
I never heard of someone getting banned from PSN because playing a game before it's release. you should be safe
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
There is a chance that an airplane could drop it's waste from the restroom on your house. I think the chance of you getting banned from PSN is a bit higher. If worried why not just go offline while you play?
There are copies all over craigslist now. I'm an adult and I'm really showing my patience here. I'm going to stick it out and wait in here with the rest of you.
EdibleExplosives
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Fuck yeah, mine just got dispatched.
Monday can't come soon enough, both GTA V and a new ep of Breaking Bad.
Monday can't come soon enough, both GTA V and a new ep of Breaking Bad.
Acquiescence
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How many GTA games give you access to aircraft early on?
Most of us haven't gotten that far yet and I just restarted the game from the beginning.
Another things:
You can flick the r stick to automatically move between targets and its making to the game way too easy...
The perfect Dark
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Okay, only two days.
Damn.
Damn.
Don't flick the stick then?
There's people hours into the game, so it's surprising there's no talk about the jets or planes.
Aircraft controls were always superb in GTA games in my opinion. I have no worries.
Two excruciatingly long days. :, (
thekenta
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Switch to manual targeting then?
EDIT: Or assisted aiming. I think the flicking isn't possible with assisted aiming.
DeathGlobe
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San andreas did but everything pretty much handled the same then
Inspectah_Deck
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I didn´t even see the airport yet and i was driving around for hours yesterday.
True, it's just tempting
Thanks for the impressions.
I'm a little worried about the driving physics, as i really liked IV's.
But that's one area where GTA never disappointed me, so i'm gonna stay positive.
Well the whole map's open right away so I guess it comes down to just finding them.
Sorry if that sounded curt, wasn't my intention.
Yeah, I grew to love the more realistic driving physics.
DeathGlobe
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thekenta
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Feels about the same. Still have to mash A to run, yes.
Yeah you have to mash the a/x button to run, walking feels just like GTA IV
Gouty
Bloodborne is shit
What is wrong with Rockstar? WHY do they do this? WHY???????
Why not? Sprinting should be more difficult.
I dont have a problem with it? In RDR it worked great, so why not reuse that
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