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[MormaPope]

Everything sounds fantastic.

 

[JAYSIMPLE]

day one special edition. Has anyone said which version they were playing? what they were demoing it on??

 

[SinSilla]

So they basically managed to combine the very best aspects of all their previous games and then made them even better and on top of that give us new and innovative features to enjoy?

OMG OMG OMG

 

[beanman25]

OMG. sounds so good.

excite level is at 1 billion

 

[Garjon]

Why do I get a feeling of deja vu? Weren't the pedestrians supposed to be able to call the police in every GTA since VC, along with many other touted features that never make the cut.

And the inclusion of shite like table tennis and golf is a turn off too. Ah well, hopefully they make do with the tightened controls at least. They really need to give us the option to choose who we do missions for as well. The way you always have to do missions for no reason for some guy you hate is annoying.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

I was not hyped at first, but now I am.

Some of these shots have to be bullshots if they are current gen.

 

[zakislam]

Largest selection of cars in any GTA game yet - obviously as expected but can't wait to see what they've put in.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

day one special edition. Has anyone said which version they were playing? what they were demoing it on??

Seems like they were checking out the PS3 version, so any version should be safe to get.

I may even PS3 it this time, usually get multiplatform games on 360.

 

[Pachimari]

I wonder how the melee combat will be? Why haven't they said anything about that aspect yet. =/

Should I pick up GTA IV? I'm hyped for V lol.

 

[shinobi602]

Paparazzi? What the..

Maybe he has to get away from them for the lady.

Yup.

Passing a tattoo parlor (which you can enter if you wish), Michael notices a woman hiding behind a bus in a nearby alley. The woman is Lacy Jonas, a celebrity who calls herself the voice of a generation., This isn just one of the several dynamic missions that may pop up on your map when walking through a neighborhood. Why is she in the alley? Paparazzi have staked out her car (which is hilariously called a Benefactor Surano). Michael nonchalantly walks up to the vehicle, smarts off to the cameramen, and peels away to pick up Lacy.

The paparazzi don't give up that easily. As Michael takes off in the sportscar, they give chase in a van. Lacy angrily voices her reservations about being photographed right now because she feels fat (she's not). When Michael asks what she did to generate so much attention, she replies, "I'm really famous. I didn't do anything!" Michael eventually shakes their pursuers and heads up to the safety of Vinewood hills.

 

[Neuromancer]

Where 4 opted for realism, 5 seems more focused on just having a good time.

Thank god for this.

I wonder how the melee combat will be? Why haven't they said anything about that aspect yet. =/

Should I pick up GTA IV? I'm hyped for V lol.

If you haven't played IV yet I'd say just skip it and wait. This looks 1,000,000x better.

 

[antitrop]

The fact that this comes out during my first month in college is depressing. Won't be able to play until at least Thanksgiving.

GTA IV came out just two weeks before my second deployment to Iraq started, I've never powered through a game so hard. No way was I waiting until 2009 to play it.

 

[Marleyman]

Hiring a crew for heists...amazing.

 

[Lakitu]

I really really hope the idea of heists lives up to the thoughts in my brain. It probably won't

 

[Gully State]

I like what I'm reading so far. All signs point to being able to co-op the campaign. My only concern is that with all Rockstar games, the price of variety comes at the expense of complexity. I get the feeling that writers are wrong to assume that there's multiple ways of attacking a given heist mission.

 

[Red Blaster]

I wonder how the melee combat will be? Why haven't they said anything about that aspect yet. =/

Should I pick up GTA IV? I'm hyped for V lol.

nah 4 sucked

just play san andreas

 

[thelatestmodel]

From everything I've seen and heard this sounds like the most content in any game ever. I can't even imagine how much time it'll take to see and do everything.

I don't understand how it's even possible, but if there's one team I trust to pull it off, it's Rockstar.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Sounds amazing, GOTY and so on.

 

[Lion Heart]

I only care about two things, the mechanics and the mission design. Seems like the former had been addressed so it will come down to the missions themselves.

All this extra stuff is only a bonus for me.

 

[SniperHunter]

whats the word on the frame rate? which version were they shown?

I need to pre-order this bad boy

 

[Neuromancer]

I really really hope the idea of heists lives up to the thoughts in my brain. It probably won't

Yeah I have a feeling it'll still probably be very scripted.

 

[Marleyman]

Thank god for this.

I had fun with 4, just seems that there is just so much more to do in 5.

Also want to add that an original score while you are doing whatever is a great addition.

 

[InaudibleWhispa]

Some of these shots have to be bullshots if they are current gen.

In the CVG video that state it looks exactly like what we've seen in screenshots.

Why do I get a feeling of deja vu? Weren't the pedestrians supposed to be able to call the police in every GTA since VC, along with many other touted features that never make the cut.

You can see a pedestrian in one of the screenshots taking a picture of Trevor on his phone.

And the inclusion of shite like table tennis and golf is a turn off too.

Not if its anything like Rockstar Table Tennis. That game was great fun.

 

[ironcreed]

Glorious.

Oh, and those screens are most definitely current gen... and I am more than OK with that.

 

[Brinbe]

All of those things sound beautiful... Rockstar's done it again ;_;

 

[zomaha]

how many buildings can you enter? how many liquor stores and other businesses can you enter to rob?

 

[Elixist]

wtf happened with GTA4 ? who knows, at least this is sounding like a return to form and then some. I hope they can keep the framerate close to 30 when driving fast, probably not, we'll see.

 

[dex3108]

This is rear moment when journalists have mentioned graphic in preview of really big AAA game.

Kotaku

As for looks, I'm honestly not sure what to make of the V's graphics. I never played a Grand Theft Auto for graphics, but I appreciated how good GTA IV looked in its day. I popped that game into my Xbox 360 again on Wednesday morning. It doesn't look as good as I remembered it. The GTA V I saw running on PS3 hardware at Rockstar looked better. That GTA V, though, didn't look as good to me as the one we see in the trailers.

I suggested to the Rockstar reps I was talking to that their trailers are captured off of a PC, off of something that's pumping out better graphics. The version I was watching them play might be an older build, they said, but, no, the trailers are captured from PS3/360-standard machinery.

I asked them this again, hours later, to be sure.

Yes, they said. The trailers are, as always, running in the game's graphics engine, mixing gameplay and cutscenes, and—their phrase, not mine—it's current-gen footage. Maybe what they capture for trailers is just staged well. I don't know. Or maybe the graphics will look better and better as the game gets closer to release. GTA V is by no means ugly. It looks quite nice. But what I saw in trailers never looked current-gen to me. What I saw played in front of me did.

I wish Rockstar would say they're making a next-gen version or a PC version, but the company line is that they have no plans to do so. Take that for what you will. I'd still like a GTA V that looks as sharp as the game does in its trailers.

IGN

It’s easy to forgive older GTA games for their occasional technical shortcomings based solely on their ambitious nature, and it’s worth noting that Grand Theft Auto V is still a solid six months away from being released, so additional polish will no doubt be applied. But GTA V does currently have GTA IV’s texture pop-in issues, and graphically, it’s unimpressive. It looks like an enhanced version of Grand Theft Auto IV with an extra sheen added, but it also doesn’t stand up to its far more graphically-impressive contemporaries. It doesn’t look five-plus years newer than the game that came before it. The good news is that no one plays GTA for its aesthetics, but it’s nonetheless worth noting that the game looks decidedly dated this late in Xbox 360’s and PlayStation 3’s lifecycle.

But gameplay will be fantastic and rich and that is most important part

 

[Chuck]

More gameplay videos and less bullshots please. -_-

 

[Dennis]

Thank god for this.

NOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted more realism, not less.

This isn't Saints Row.

 

[Aguirre]

Why do I get a feeling of deja vu? Weren't the pedestrians supposed to be able to call the police in every GTA since VC, along with many other touted features that never make the cut.

And the inclusion of shite like table tennis and golf is a turn off too. Ah well, hopefully they make do with the tightened controls at least. They really need to give us the option to choose who we do missions for as well. The way you always have to do missions for no reason for some guy you hate is annoying.

Lol what. Activities which you won't be forced to play is a turn off to you?? Crazy

 

[Auto_aim1]

Is there anything this game doesn't have? What the hell.

 

[Nibel]

I like it

 

[Rastafarian42]

GOD I love GTA I need this in my VEINS!!!

 

[clutch.as.it.gets.]

Want it for next-gen.

 

[dorkimoe]

sounds awesome, but im still not looking forward to the 3 characters... i hate having to switch around..just wanna play 1 person

 

[Ragus]

If R* delivers, then we are talking about the GOTG.

 

[UrbanRats]

"You choose a crew from more than just the 3 characters like hackers, lock pickers, etc. Their skills get boosted if they live onto the next mission."

Oh i'm gonna go Joker on their asses.
I don't split the booty.

 

[Uno Venova]

Well it all sounds good, now it depends on if the missions are fun and have variety.

 

[bud23]

Nervous Ron.

Lamar.

Jimmy and Tracey.

Source

http://www.meristation.com/playstat...uto-v-nuevas-imagenes-y-artes/1535995/1861468

 

[WhiskeyKnight]

Haha, in that Revision 3 segment Sessler keeps trying to talk about the larger themes and mythologies Rockstar is playing with, and the girl is like, "Totally! You can go underwater!"

 

[Neuromancer]

And the inclusion of shite like table tennis and golf is a turn off too.

As long as they're optional why would you care?

Rockstar should pack as much shit to do into this game as they can, I say.

 

[Anth0ny]

This all sounds good, but...

Please tell me they fixed the shitty driving controls from GTA IV. I'm not even asking for a return to VC/SA controls, just... better than IV.

 

[Cyberia]

This is rear moment when journalists have mentioned graphic in preview of really big AAA game.

Kotaku


IGN


But gameplay will be fantastic and rich and that is most important part

Interesting.

 

[Persona86]

Yup.

Ooooooooooooooh yeah!

Everything about this game sound even better than I expected!

 

[Ravensmash]

The EDGE preview has me excited about the multiple characters having their own 'lives' away from player control - but I'm equally cautious about how this will really work.

Part of the appeal for open world games is immersion into the world, and it might be a bit jarring to switch characters to find them engaged in a gunfight or something drastically away from the player's mindset.

 

[TimeEffect]

NOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted more realism, not less.

This isn't Saints Row.

There is Saints Row, and then there's San Andreas.

 

[Neuromancer]

NOOOOOooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted more realism, not less.

This isn't Saints Row.

There's a happy medium between fun and realism. The old GTA's and SR1/SR2 straddled the line very well I thought.

 

[Lakitu]

When Michael pulls out his smartphone to take a picture of the Space Ranger, the actor strikes a pose for him. Whenever you take a picture in Los Santos, you can share it with friends via the Rockstar Social Club.

Pretty cool

 

[AndyCH]

OMG Im going to cry! this is all fantastic