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Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - A Zombie Riot - 05-02-2013

Since this is a huge game (literally and even for releases), I've decided to make a dedicated thread towards it.

Some info has dropped today.

Quote:A whole boatload of Grand Theft Auto V news has appeared across the net, offering the first real juicy details on the open-world crime caper’s gameplay. The avalanche of info heralds the return of San Andreas’ skill system and Vice City’s property buying, as well as new details on side-missions, mini-games, map size, special character abilities and more.

Let’s start with those special abilities. Each of the main protagonists has a unique skill, which they are capable of using only when they have filled a special meter. So for example, Michael, the rich but dissatisfied ex-bank robber, is capable of slowing down time during gunfights, in a similar manner to John Marston in Red Dead Redemption.

Meanwhile, Franklin, the gangsta’ repo man, can pull off a similar trick while driving, allowing players to swerve out of the way of oncoming traffic. And last up, Trevor, the follically-challenged hillbilly nut job, is a bit of a tank, capable of dishing out twice the damage, receiving half as much as the other characters while in a kind of berserker rage.

Players are able to jump between controlling these three characters at will, whenever they like. In some sequences the game will shift perspective for you, but for the most part you’re free to choose. A side-bonus of this approach allows players to effectively fast-travel across the game’s map.

This transition is handled via a quick zoom out to a Google Earth-style view of the area, then a zoom back down to the location of the newly selected character. When Franklin, Michael and Trevor are all in the same location, however, the shift is instantaneous.

So, just how big is that map? Well, according to Rockstar, including the underwater areas, it’s five times the size of Red Dead Redemption’s world and it’s all accessible from the outset. There’s none of that gating business employed by Grand Theft Auto IV.

GTA V also marks the return of a couple of game mechanics from previous Grand Theft Auto games. Amongst these is the return of San Andreas’ skill system. It hasn’t been fully detailed yet, but expect your character’s abilities to scale up according to how much you engage in a particular activity.

The skill sets are; Stamina, Shooting, Strength, Stealth, Flying, Driving, Mechanic and Lung Capacity. Stealth is of particular interest, as it suggests there will be alternative ways to complete missions, rather than just going in blasting.

Details are similarly light on the return of Vice City’s property acquisition. However, we do know that players will be allowed to buy everything from garages to businesses, night clubs, marinas and houses in an effort to raise more cash.

Characters can be personalised too, thanks to a set of customisation tools. You can give the three protagonists makeovers with haircuts, tattoos and clothing changes. The same can be said of the game’s weapons and cars too. The former can be augmented with equipment like scopes and silencers, while you can alter the latter at Pay ‘n Sprays with new grills, spoilers and the like.

Away from the main story, there’s plenty of activities to take part in too. You can pick up hitchhikers, base-jump, hunt, go off-road racing, play golf, hijack security vans, go bike racing, take part in ATM robberies, play tennis, go diving and a bunch else besides.

Apparently, the game’s underwater areas are teeming with fish, sharks and treasure. It doesn’t look like we’re going to want to things to do in Los Santos and the surrounding areas.

The city itself features fives times the amount of NPCs as GTA IV and boasts an impressive level of detail. As ever there as many gags on popular culture, including piss-takes of Master Chief (Space Ranger) and Superman (Impotent Rage). You can also take a coach tour of celebrity neighborhoods.

Last up, Rockstar has gone to great efforts to improve the quality of the combat too, with a wider field of vision, the ability to run and gun and the introduction of a combat roll to dive in and out of cover. Phew.

So GTA V has a hell of a lot going on then, and we’re expecting a whole load more to be revealed before the game launches on September 17th. Make no mistake about it, this is the most-anticipated game of the year and quite possibly the most exciting of this generation. We’re hyped.


Source: Xbox360Achievements.org

So... my hype increased ten fold just with the 3 trailers... now it increases another ten fold from all of this news!


Edit: My reaction to reading all of this "Is this seriously an Xbox 360 and PS3 game? Am I living in a dream?"


RE: Grand Theft Auto V - SERIOUSLY THOUGH - 05-02-2013

I would have liked a game that has exactly the same map. Imagine the hours spent just exploring places that you remember from San Andreas just to see how that place evolved since then (new buildings, businesses, what happened to places you destroyed or lived in).

That being said, I'm definitely excited for this game, though will probably wait until I buy myself a nice gaming PC :)


RE: Grand Theft Auto V - A Zombie Riot - 05-02-2013

I love hearing "It looks like GTA is taking inspiration from Saints Row."

It's funny, because Saints Row took A LOT of inspiration from the older GTA games.


RE: Grand Theft Auto V - Skarro - 05-03-2013

I just hope the gameplay mechanics are great. GTA 4 felt clunky and slow in movement. I trust everything else is amazing. Story looks great, graphically great etc..


RE: Grand Theft Auto V - Antwan - 05-04-2013

I just hope they don't get to crazy with all that motion capture. That early trailer on it put me off because of everybody was constantly moving and in a strange fluid way that doesn't seem to match up with the current models.

That said, it looks like a brilliant game and GTA: SA is my favorite of all the GTA games. I still have it installed in my PC.


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - A Zombie Riot - 05-06-2013

Changed the title of the thread.


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Skarro - 05-07-2013

Any DRM facts/rumors?


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - A Zombie Riot - 05-07-2013

(05-07-2013, 12:31 AM)Skarro Wrote: Any DRM facts/rumors?

Not that I know of.


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Skarro - 05-07-2013

Good. :D


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Arjahn - 05-07-2013

GTA, is that the one with the Zelda in it?


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - A Zombie Riot - 05-08-2013

12 new screenshots!


Man, Free Roam multiplayer will be so much freaking fun in this game!


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Skarro - 05-08-2013

agreed. I enjoyed the MTA mod when it cam out for vice city. I feel like this might be similar to that.


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Beardy - 05-15-2013

Is it weird that I'm really looking forward to this game, even though I thought the last one was awful?


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - ss4gaming - 05-15-2013

Since the map is gonna be so huge according to rockstar i do hope they will put alot to do in it because gta 4 got boring after the story mode


RE: Grand Theft Auto V Mega-Thread! Latest news will always be posted here. - Beardy - 05-15-2013

Not to mention the endless COME PLAY DARTS WITH ME shit.