Topic: Grand Theft Auto V (Read 75853 times)

Masterpiece · « **Reply #50 on:** 12 Sep 2013, 02:51 »

...I mean just look at this stuff:
Karl Kelly, Weasel News
OH MY GOD I WANT A CAR LIKE THIS

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #51 on:** 14 Sep 2013, 07:52 »

Seems like the game has broken the street date in quite a few places. I've seen pictures of people with their copies from amazon.co.uk already, pictures of shops in Spain just outright selling it, and there's a fair few videos up of actual gameplay.

Think I'm going to hit a midnight release for it, just like I did for San Andreas when I was a littler.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #52 on:** 14 Sep 2013, 16:16 »

Damn it, I wish my PS3 didn't break. What's funny is I have a working 360, but that's back in Jersey so it's useless here.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #53 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 12:43 »

Reviews have started being posted today. Here's Destructoid's. Spoilers, obviously.

Review: Grand Theft Auto V

Method of Madness · « **Reply #54 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 12:51 »

Why is it obvious? Wouldn't a good reviewer not spoil what they review?

ackblom12 · « **Reply #55 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 13:21 »

In the sense that they shouldn't spell out the entire plot and scenarios involved, sure. But they're inevitably going to be talking about the characterizations, mission structure, giving examples of relationships and such. About the only game I can think of that managed to have totally spoiler free reviews was Gone Home, and that was largely because telling anything whatsoever about the game's story would ruin the impact.

Essentially, I'm using a fairly broad definition of the term spoiler.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #56 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 13:24 »

Gotcha. So they don't spoil anything major?

ackblom12 · « **Reply #57 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 13:28 »

Nope, nothing I'd be concerned about unless you're actively trying to avoid news concerning the game.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #58 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 15:45 »

Just saw a PS3/GTA V bundle on Amazon for $270. My PS3 no longer works and is in New Jersey, so I'm...somewhat tempted. And honestly, I would have less of a reason to get the PS4. Yay or nay, guys? From what I've heard, fixing the old one would be really expensive (cheaper than getting a new one, but not THAT much cheaper). This one has a 500 gig hard drive as opposed to my old one's 80, but it's not backwards compatible (although honestly, I hadn't put a PS2 or PS1 game in that thing in almost five years).

ackblom12 · « **Reply #59 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 16:05 »

The PS3 still has a few years of life left in it, so I don't think I would call it a bad idea at all. You can let us early adopters beta test the PS4 for ya.

As long as you think your grades will survive.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #60 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 16:09 »

Yeah, I should probably hold off until the end of the semester, and that's when the PS4 comes out anyway.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #61 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 18:30 »

I was thinking about grabbing that bundle as well. I was going to buy a new dslr camera, but might spring for this and a bunch of games instead. It would still be cheaper, actually, and in terms of number of hours I would use it a lot more. Decisions decisions.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #62 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 18:31 »

And the woman who did the review for GameSpot, who gave GTAV a 9/10 by the way, is getting put through the social media blender for calling out the sexism in the game.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #63 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 20:58 »

Just read the review, she barely mentions it

ackblom12 · « **Reply #64 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 21:13 »

de_la_Nae · « **Reply #65 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 21:47 »

Awww yeaaaaaaa boooiiieeeee are you ready for some muthafuckin' HATRED FOR HUMANITY up in this?

Ahem. Sorry. In celebration of this thing that *absolutely none of us* saw coming from a mile away, I decided to go check 4chan's Video Game board!

Three posts in and I just hate all things. All the things. Goddamnit.

I forgot how uh........how especially disappointing that board has gotten over the last years. Guess I'll keep sticking to /tg/

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. They've got their fair share of problems, but...Christ, the blatant sexism isn't nearly this bad usually.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #66 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 22:17 »

I don't get it, why is that a spoiler? What is /d/?

snalin · « **Reply #67 on:** 17 Sep 2013, 01:47 »

Quote from: de_la_Nae on 16 Sep 2013, 21:47

I decided to go check 4chan's

Bad idea. Baaad idea. For your own sanity, don't do that.

de_la_Nae · « **Reply #68 on:** 17 Sep 2013, 05:53 »

Don't worry it, Method. It's mostly a joke to spoiler it. I'll tell you about it later.

Snalin: I know right? It's a cesspit, but it's one I usually feel like I vaguely know. But Jesus they surprised me last night. I guess I usually hang out in the slightly less awful spots of it.

Masterpiece · « **Reply #69 on:** 18 Sep 2013, 05:07 »

So I was watching a walkthrough, and the guy was walking towards a sportscar
and my head went "OH MY GOD IS THAT A BENEFACTOR, GET IT RIGHT NOW"

is it weird that I know that a car belongs to a fictional car company just by its looks?

Needless to say, it's a testament to GTA Vs awesome ~~car~~ design

TheCollyWolly · « **Reply #70 on:** 18 Sep 2013, 22:17 »

Where do Banshees spawn? I've been driving around for about three hours now and I haven't seen one.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #71 on:** 19 Sep 2013, 05:19 »

Was at a Walmart yesterday and had to stop myself from dropping $270 on the PS3/GTA V combo. No, Eric, you have more important things to buy...like the PS4 in two months. Also food.

RedWolf4 · « **Reply #72 on:** 19 Sep 2013, 06:34 »

ugh, don't get me started. I've got a trip to the folks, the power bill, and keeping up a semblance of life to go with wanting to save for the ps4. And all that on unemployment.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #73 on:** 19 Sep 2013, 10:34 »

Queued for three hours to get it at a midnight launch, have had to work every day since release. Am 31% through, haven't murdered anyone in real life yet.

The driving took me a few hours to get used to, but now I am weaving in and out of traffic at top speed in a very satisfying manner. I am pretty terrible at shooting though, so I guess when Online launches I'll be taking the role of getaway driver in a gang.

Also if you're unarmed and hold down LB/L1 whilst driving you 'flip the bird' at drivers in the direction your camera is oriented. Can cause NPC's to try and kick the shit out of you.

Alllllso the characters are good fun and the switching mechanic adds to the longevity of playing sessions. In IV I would just turn the game off when I'd had my fill of playing as Niko, now when I get bored I'll switch character to see what the others are up to and usually get caught up in whatever madness they're in.

It's a good game, especially considering it's playing on a 360. I'm just hyped to see what it looks like on PC/next gen.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #74 on:** 20 Sep 2013, 10:56 »

Next gen version not until 2014. God damn it

ackblom12 · « **Reply #75 on:** 20 Sep 2013, 17:08 »

This is a pretty damn depressing opinion piece about the state of Grand Theft Auto.

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/200648/Opinion_The_tragedy_of_Grand_Theft_Auto_V.php

Method of Madness · « **Reply #76 on:** 20 Sep 2013, 17:39 »

Quote from: ackblom12 on 16 Sep 2013, 16:05

The PS3 still has a few years of life left in it, so I don't think I would call it a bad idea at all. You can let us early adopters beta test the PS4 for ya.

Ended up taking you up on this. Just got back from Target where I got the PS3, then went to Amazon and canceled my PS4 order. Honestly, the only thing I really care about in the near future are GTA V and Watch Dogs (which is also available for PS3). Not to mention the PS3 games I have back in Jersey (I won't be able to play them until I bring them up after Thanksgiving, but the point is I'll be able to play them again now. Also I have a working Bluray player).

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #77 on:** 21 Sep 2013, 07:29 »

This review http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Review-People-Suck and editorial by the same author left me uninterested in playing.

TheCollyWolly · « **Reply #78 on:** 21 Sep 2013, 23:40 »

So, the game has decided that when I park a car in my garage that I spent $50 grand customizing and upgrading, I didn't really want to hang on to it, and just erases it off the face of the earth. So Franklin's broke, now. But that's not my biggest problem with the game. I'm about halfway through at this point. Spoilers(?) ahead.

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Also, there's a mission where the game forces you to do yoga for a good 20 minutes with your analog sticks. kill me

Cire27 · « **Reply #79 on:** 22 Sep 2013, 08:39 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 21 Sep 2013, 07:29

This review http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-5-Review-People-Suck and editorial by the same author left me uninterested in playing.

That review specifically points out Vice City's protagonist as not being as evil as this game's protagonists are, but Michael and Franklin are definitely no more evil than Tony Montana/Tommy Vercetti, at least as far as I've made it.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #80 on:** 23 Sep 2013, 01:02 »

amazon.co.uk lists the game for roughly 42£, but they are out of stock. Since this is considerably cheaper than any location in Germany, I'm wondering if the price is similar in on-site retail locations over there. And if so, if any of you British forumites would be willing to buy and send the game to me. I'll obviously pay for everything, including shipping.

LTK · « **Reply #81 on:** 23 Sep 2013, 05:17 »

What's stopping you from ordering it yourself?

ChaoSera · « **Reply #82 on:** 23 Sep 2013, 05:23 »

I don't have a credit card so amazon.co.uk doesn't offer a payment method I can use.

Anyways, I found it here for 59.99€. Ordering from britain would cost me about 57€ (until now the cheapest I found in Germany was 65€), so I'm off to buy it now. The reduced wait is worth the extra 3€.
Much thanks to Paul, for offering to order it for me, even though I don't need to take you up on it.

LTK · « **Reply #83 on:** 23 Sep 2013, 05:47 »

€60.

I haven't paid that much for a single game in five years.

ChaoSera · « **Reply #84 on:** 23 Sep 2013, 06:12 »

Me neither. I'll probably play through it once or twice and then sell it again, for 40-50€. But I just had to get it.

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #85 on:** 24 Sep 2013, 17:20 »

GTAV Mythbusters. Confirming or busting rumours about what's doable in the GTA world.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #86 on:** 25 Sep 2013, 08:31 »

I especially loved the backfire one

Blyss · « **Reply #87 on:** 26 Sep 2013, 13:00 »

So, apparently, there's GTA online as well?

"Nearly anything you can do in GTA V is available in GTA Online, including heists, missions, robberies, assaulting gang hideouts, hijacking armored vehicles, races, and the litany of extracurricular activities like tennis, golf, and base jumping. In all, Benzies says the game features more than 500 missions. You can perform many of these on your own, team up with friends for more complicated missions, or challenge all comers to a friendly race or deathmatch."

AND...

"How is user-created content being surfaced for other players? Will Rockstar curate its favorite fan-created material?
Yes. We'll be continually playing the content and stamping the quality missions with 'Rockstar Verified.' The people creating the missions will be ranked, and eventually you'll get to know who is creating the best content and you can start to follow them and grab their works.

How do you eventually see content creation evolving?
We eventually want players to be able to create missions as complex as the ones found in our single-player games. We want to give the player the power to make anything their brains can come up with. At some point in the future, we'd like people to be able to make their stories with all the tools we have available to make ours."

Wait, wait, wait... Creation tools for consoles? Holy fuck yes. Modding is coming to my console. Yeah, I'll be picking up GTAV this weekend. And the online part as soon as it's available.

maxusy3k · « **Reply #88 on:** 26 Sep 2013, 13:09 »

GTA Online launches on Tuesday. GTAV, as the box declares, "Features GTA Online".

Pretty excited and I doubt I'm even halfway through the single player experience.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #89 on:** 26 Sep 2013, 13:10 »

Well, content creation has been coming to consoles for a few years now with titles like Little Big Planet and others. GTA Online certainly seems to be on the much larger scale of things certainly.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #90 on:** 26 Sep 2013, 14:49 »

Is PS Plus required for GTA Online? It's one of the reasons I ended up just getting a new PS3 instead of going for the PS4, not wanting to pay for PS Plus.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #91 on:** 26 Sep 2013, 14:51 »

Not unless they've changed it for the PS3. No Plus required for online period. When the PS4 comes around they'll start requiring it for the PS4, but no idea if that will change for PS3 as well.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #92 on:** 06 Oct 2013, 16:32 »

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TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #93 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 07:39 »

Um, that's like the stock market in real life. If you're an average joe, you can't cheat it. If it was easy to exploit in-game in the way you attempted, it would essentially be a built-in cheat.

Blyss · « **Reply #94 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 08:23 »

Yep, my entire weekend is gone, and I don't care. At all.

LTK · « **Reply #95 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 09:54 »

Don't you wish your GTA looked like this?

Thomas Edison · « **Reply #96 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 09:59 »

Is that the iCEnhancer mod for GTAIV? I have that on my Steam version and it pretty much blows up my PC every time I try to run it.

LTK · « **Reply #97 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 10:00 »

No, apparently this is simple ENB.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #98 on:** 07 Oct 2013, 10:43 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 07 Oct 2013, 07:39

Um, that's like the stock market in real life. If you're an average joe, you can't cheat it. If it was easy to exploit in-game in the way you attempted, it would essentially be a built-in cheat.

But it IS a built-in cheat, you get a tip, you buy a stock, you kill the relevant person and the stock goes up by a significant amount. It worked a few times and now is it not only not working, I can't even access the stocks to sell them at ANY price.

ackblom12 · « **Reply #99 on:** 09 Oct 2013, 23:18 »

The Most Expensive Video Games in History

I would like to point out that GTAV cost $266 million to make.

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