Looking at the green parts, it came from both ends.
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Looking at the green parts, it came from both ends.
GoddyofAus
Banned
Has Rockstar confirmed whether IndependenceFM will be making a return? That was some awesomely clever shit.
There a decent amount of solid GTA fans over there that aren't kids; or at least I thought.
Pagusas
Elden Member
Have all GTA games always taken place on islands? This looks a lot like a Hawaiian island.
My god. Someone who gets it.
Fried Food
Banned
I never really thought about it before, but they have all been on islands (don't know about the pre GTA3 ones)
Since GTAV will have planes and stuff, it will most definitly be an island as well.
notoriousKTR
Member
Yes (particularly the ones with controllable boats).
I don't see why not. You probably can't skin them obviously.
tuna on toast
Banned
The 2 rivers on the left and the mountain between them have to be rotated counter-clockwise to match-up with the screenshots. Look at the part marked in orange - http://i.imgur.com/VWqtPxX.jpg
Also, the large mountain above the Alamo Sea has to be moved west. Plus, that river he has in the middle of the map running east doesn't exist. I think that's it.
The Albatross
Member
I still think you'll be able to scale Mt Chiliad or some similar mountain, but that clip did really look like an in-game TV commercial, so we might not be able to access that exact area that was shown.
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About GTA games being on islands, I think a lot of that was from technical limitations at the time to render a realistic expanse and limit the gamer from puishing the limits. RDR created a very realistic "skybox" around the game, and although there were artificial limitations -- like John Marston not being able to swim -- and the obvious limitation that there'sno planes or elevated vehicles to get into that "skybox," I think Rockstar prooved that they don't have to make the world an island.
I would have no problem with, say, the Western flank of the map ending in an endless desert after the furthest west mountain range, and then force you to "turn around" at a certain point... I don't think it would break immersion, and San Andreas basically did this with the ocean. You could fly out pretty far, but then the game would start to "turn you around" at a certain point.
That would be pretty cool in a multiplayer setting. I could see someone setting up a triathlon type of thing...
Imagine starting off with mountain bike racing, then at a certain cliff you'd have to parachute to a car waiting at the bottom, drive to marina where you jump on a jump-ski and head to the finish line.
I doubt Rockstar would do a mode like that but if the multiplayer is setup like GTA IV we could set that up ourselves?!
Woah I actually thought of him the first time I saw the image lol. Weird.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
That makes so much sense
Multiple. Mt. Chiliad as in the PS2 game, but other large ones as well. Can't remember the name of the one CVG saw in their preview, but they specifically mentioned bike trails and seeing a park ranger driving up a road on the side of the mountain so you'll definitely be able to reach the top.
Edit: Mount Josiah is the name of the one that was in the recent demo.
IMACOMPUTA
Member
Haha I did this all of the time. Dat black helmet..
Actually the other ones just looked super shitty.
I think Watch Dogs' looks ugly, infact.
It's not even the fact that is slanted in perspective, it the idea of a big rectangular with 3 bars under it, like a Skyrim or whatever, sounds much uglier than a circle with bars around it.
Weird, doesn't sound like him to me.
shinobi602
Member
Really? I thought the "Why do I have to hold your hand through all this midlife crisis bullshit" line sounded just like him.
Jimmy's voice sounds "stronger" and deeper to me.
While Jonah's has usually that awkward way of acting (his shtick) he had even in Moneyball or Django.
Apparently he has more range than i thought.
GlamFM
Banned
Fantastic if true. I really like him.
sneakypete
Member
Great news. He was absolutely hilarious in Strange Wilderness. "I'm not some great white stallion galloping from shanty town to shanty town crushin up java beans for all mah friends" lol, also:
http://youtu.be/TwZRqiNl8J0
Circle Jerk
Member
Source is IMDb...
I thought it was Jonah Hill instantly, but remembered how Dan Houser said they liked the results of not using celebrity voice actors.
Jonah Hill for Jimmy is a perfect match.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Those long roads.....Be still, my beating heart.
I'd be more than happy with a map that looks similar to this.
More than the long roads themselves, what gets me is the mountains always in the distance.
Assuming the game is not landlocked (it's being described as an island) it means all those are actually explorable, and there's stuff beyond.
(screens from the mapping thread on GTAForums)
notoriousKTR
Member
No one knows for certain yet, but all points lead to a single massive island. According to R*, they only revealed like 1/8 of the entire world.
1 character --> three islands.
3 characters --> one island.
The truth is out there.
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Seriously you'll still have map variety (more so than before, probably) but this time they didn't restrict themselves with stupid dogmas about unlocking pieces of it, so they could model something that feels more organic and realistic, without having to worry about walling it off.
The map is all open from the beginning.
link?
Dimensional Weave
Neo Member
And yet we still can't go inside the buildings.
Graphics Horse
Member
More than the long roads themselves, what gets me is the mountains always in the distance.
Assuming the game is not landlocked (it's being described as an island) it means all those are actually explorable, and there's stuff beyond.
(screens from the mapping thread on GTAForums)
Those ones are supposed to be the Vinewood hills, the city is beyond there
But there are other mountains around.
Buckethead
Banned
I don't want the other cities but I hope, unrealistically, theres a Tijuana clone.
LS had a lot of flavour all it's own with a great highway system, Fierro had all dem hills, Venturas was crowded and boring besides the strip.
Always a 3rd island hangover in GTA although less so in SA because of the casinos.
Eh, Venturas didn't really feel that unique to me.
LS had a lot of flavour all it's own with a great highway system, Fierro had all dem hills, Venturas was crowded and boring besides the strip.
Always a 3rd island hangover in GTA although less so in SA because of the casinos.
EdibleExplosives
Member
Oh I forgot those were one of the leaked vehicle names a while back, hopefully it made it into the final game.
You can enter in some interiors, allegedly more than before.
Entering in all buildings would be a useless waste of development time, for a game based around driving around.
Do you really want 200 detailed floors with nothing worthwhile to do in them?
The game is coming out on ps3 and 360 only, as of now.
These screens are, allegedly, coming from those versions, allthough they may have been touched up.
So true.
Los Santos was so much better than anything else in San Andreas.
That's insane! It looks worlds better than anything R* put out this generation.
Raptomex
Member
Buckethead
Banned
Of course not but maybe more than 1 apartment building with 1 floor with none of the doors enter able besides yours?
That'd be greeeeeeat.
Ben Pierce
Member
:lol I've always thought to myself all of that city with only a few open doors was silly. RDR was better than GTA IV in that regard, but only because it was in a developing world with far fewer buildings. I understand that tons of buildings with lame interiors don't make for a better gaming experience, but it's just one of those small things that take me out of the immersion. I'm hoping to see more explorable interiors, but I don't expect every single building to accommodate me. Skyrim can scratch my itch when it comes to this little detail.
Was Samuel L. Jackson not well known when San Andreas came out?
EdibleExplosives
Member
That's one of the things I'm hoping for next gen. I'll take stuff like that over amazing graphics any day.
I'm not sure how big the actual city is, but the whole island is apparently (if I'm remembering correctly) around the size of San Andreas and GTA IV put together. Including the ocean it's GTA IV + SA + RDR.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
its a giant city with large wilderness and small towns around it and the ocean is explorable