Grand Theft Auto V - PC

Looking forward to it! ;)

So ... After a disappointing and underwhelming purchase of a $1,000,000,00, the Truffade Adder, I went on to purchase a bike. Turns out (spur-of-the-moment) purchases are a ludicrously silly idea. :wtf:

I sold the Truffade Adder for about a 3 quarters of its original cost (excluded cosmetic and performance upgrades). I then bought the Overflod Entity XF. I took a huge risk as this cost me the money I made from the Adder and then some. OMFlip! This car is amazing! :eek:

I costs less than the Adder. Startup is quick. Acceleration is sick. There are clearly many ponies under the hood so I don't think it'd be necessary for a turbo installation. Also, it handles like a charm. Next to my apartment, this is the most pleasing purchase I've made.
 
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Solitude said:
I've got a question. What makes GTA V so good? I mean, I look at it and it doesn't really look like a lot of fun. The last GTA I played was GTA 3 and I didn't enjoy it that much.

Is it just one of those games that I'll enjoy once I start playing it?
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The problem with GTA games in general is , alot of the game is about you "messing around doing random stuff" . There isn't always alot of direction, it's total open playing field . There usually ain't much of an engrossing/deep plot, the plot usually consists of missions (with some tidbits about the main characters) that basically shows you stuff that can you do and explore further. So i think this can turn off alot of people, since usually you have to create your own personal little goals .

What makes GTA V so great is the sheer amount of detail that went into this game. It is insane if you think about it. Like at some point i was just jogging around the block (to raise my stamina skill) and i run into this drunk couple who asks me if i can drive them home .... i ended up driving them into the mountains and dropping them off at a really dodgy cult camp (hell knows what happens out there) instead of driving them home. This has absolutely nothing to do with games' plot or story or anything, it is just something you can do in this world...

I was also seriously impressed with how "real" the world is, as in, if you are driving in the outskirts (trailer trash territory) you will notice alot of tractors / SUVs / Trucks / Bikers driving around where in the citys richer areas you will notice the Audis/Porches etc. I remember at one point just when i thought i have seen it all, it started raining, lightning, fog the whole shabang The roads remained wet with pools of water after the rain and dried out like you'd expect in real life...small detail like that.

and i can go on, the jetskiing / tennis / golf / triathlon / cycling games within this game is also better than games that do just that...

Unfortunately it's very easy to start this game and drive around and ending up geting bored after you've driven from the one end of the map to the other end of the map, without actually having done anything. This has happened to me in GTA 3 , and i kinda lost motivation to play, GTA V i followed the mission paths and just spent the time to actually do the side activities when they appear and then you slowly start getting direction and goals (i.e. i want a bigger airplane or a helicopter or own that building or even see if i can increase my approval rating with a certain stripper...).
 
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diabolus said:
The problem with GTA games in general is , alot of the game is about you "messing around doing random stuff" . There isn't always alot of direction, it's total open playing field . There usually ain't much of an engrossing/deep plot, the plot usually consists of missions (with some tidbits about the main characters) that basically shows you stuff that can you do and explore further. So i think this can turn off alot of people, since usually you have to create your own personal little goals .

What makes GTA V so great is the sheer amount of detail that went into this game. It is insane if you think about it. Like at some point i was just jogging around the block (to raise my stamina skill) and i run into this drunk couple who asks me if i can drive them home .... i ended up driving them into the mountains and dropping them off at a really dodgy cult camp (hell knows what happens out there) instead of driving them home. This has absolutely nothing to do with games' plot or story or anything, it is just something you can do in this world...

I was also seriously impressed with how "real" the world is, as in, if you are driving in the outskirts (trailer trash territory) you will notice alot of tractors / SUVs / Trucks / Bikers driving around where in the citys richer areas you will notice the Audis/Porches etc. I remember at one point just when i thought i have seen it all, it started raining, lightning, fog the whole shabang The roads remained wet with pools of water after the rain and dried out like you'd expect in real life...small detail like that.

and i can go on, the jetskiing / tennis / golf / triathlon / cycling games within this game is also better than games that do just that...

Unfortunately it's very easy to start this game and drive around and ending up geting bored after you've driven from the one end of the map to the other end of the map, without actually having done anything. This has happened to me in GTA 3 , and i kinda lost motivation to play, GTA V i followed the mission paths and just spent the time to actually do the side activities when they appear and then you slowly start getting direction and goals (i.e. i want a bigger airplane or a helicopter or own that building or even see if i can increase my approval rating with a certain stripper...).
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I disagree I think all the main GTA games since 3 had compelling stories and interesting characters. It's the reason I got to the end with all of them.
 
Isengard said:
I disagree I think all the main GTA games since 3 had compelling stories and interesting characters. It's the reason I got to the end with all of them.
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I'm not saying it's bad or anything, it's just the difference between what gave Mass Effect its 9/10 vs. GTAs 9/10 . GTAs stories feel alot more focussed around personalities and not about "where is all of this going" . Kinda like "just another day in a redneck gangbanger's life" . So sure in GTA V its multiple personalities and they're all linked and they all end up together doing heists, but it's not like i'm sitting on the edge of my seat to advance the story with this (where with Mass Effect i did) .
 
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diabolus said:
I'm not saying it's bad or anything, it's just the difference between what gave Mass Effect its 9/10 vs. GTAs 9/10 . GTAs stories feel alot more focussed around personalities and not about "where is all of this going" . Kinda like "just another day in a redneck gangbanger's life" . So sure in GTA V its multiple personalities and they're all linked and they all end up together doing heists, but it's not like i'm sitting on the edge of my seat to advance the story with this (where with Mass Effect i did) .
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Okay but now you're comparing an RPG story with an action game. As far as action games go the GTA series always had really good stories. Comparing apples to apples GTA has better story and characters than games like Assassins Creed or Call of Duty for example.
 
Isengard said:
Okay but now you're comparing an RPG story with an action game. As far as action games go the GTA series always had really good stories. Comparing apples to apples GTA has better story and characters than games like Assassins Creed or Call of Duty for example.
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That's also pretty debatable. CoD I'll give you, but there is no way that I will agree GTA has better story and characters than (some of the) Assassin's Creed (games). Ezio alone has more personality than all 3 protagonists of GTA V combined. There are numerous other great characters in the AC universe as well and the story (of most of the games) is really well written as well. That's just my opinion though and other people will obviously differ.

Not trying to say anything bad about GTA or it's characters and story, but AC beats it by a long shot IMO.
 
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Wlad said:
That's also pretty debatable. CoD I'll give you, but there is no way that I will agree GTA has better story and characters than (some of the) Assassin's Creed (games). Ezio alone has more personality than all 3 protagonists of GTA V combined. There are numerous other great characters in the AC universe as well and the story (of most of the games) is really well written as well. That's just my opinion though and other people will obviously differ.

Not trying to say anything bad about GTA or it's characters and story, but AC beats it by a long shot IMO.
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I would agree that it is a matter of opinion. I played most of the AC games with AC1 being my favorite, AC2 probably had the best story (after that not too great) but I find the writing in the GTA games far more interesting and the characters are usually more fleshed out (for what they where which is criminals).
 
Isengard said:
I would agree that it is a matter of opinion. I played most of the AC games with AC1 being my favorite, AC2 probably had the best story (after that not too great) but I find the writing in the GTA games far more interesting and the characters are usually more fleshed out (for what they where which is criminals).
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Yeah at the end of the day it boils down to different strokes for different folks. I'm a big fan of the characters and writing (especially the dialogue) in GTA, but I really love how AC's writers work actual historical figures into their fictional story so that it starts to blur the lines between fiction and history. A good example of this would be Leonardo da Vinci in the Ezio trilogy; it was done so well that you can actually believe he helped out the Assassins during the Renaissance.

GTA is also very believable in it's satire of American culture though.
 
Wlad said:
GTA is also very believable in it's satire of American culture though.
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That's what makes GTA story the most interesting for me, how they are constantly taking the p*ss at all these real life things. It's like that social media site/company called "LifeInvader" with the CEO eerily resembling Mark Zuckerberg, and what eventually happens to him in the game is probably what alot of people wish would happen in real life ;). Right down to a bloody stockmarket in the game that reacts to all these events happening in the game.

But as i've mentioned, GTA feels to me more about these "Short stories" that focus on giving more insight into the character and not really about some grand overarching plot like an Assassin's Creed would have. I never felt GTA stories are meant to go anywhere (even though sometimes it does) other than giving some more life and purpose in the world they created.

I mean look at all the time you spend going through Michael (the rich ex-conman) and all his issues with his pornstar daughter, slacker son and cheating wife while visiting a greedy psychologist .... i never saw that as part of any "plot" , that's just how this guy's life is and Rockstar is clearly joking with this rather "stereotypical" family scenario which is definitely amusing to follow, but i'd definitely not try to compare it with an Assassins' Creed Ezio type of story.

Also since when is RPG plotline suppose to be "special" and not comparable to an action game? Look at something like Half Life 2 / Max Payne or even Farcry and the latest Tombraider . GTA is much more RPG or Simulator than action game if you ask me. In fact i'd go as far and compare GTA with Skyrim , except GTA have more to do....
 
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Who is actually doing their Daily Objectives?
I find some annoying, like yesterday's Capture - HOLD; had to literally drive around looking for it.

At the end of the day I'm $25000 and 3000RP richer. Worth it.
 
Crableg said:
So tempted to get it on PC but should definitely sell my PS4 & PS3 copies first =/
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I will only sell my PS3 copy under 2 conditions:

1. I sell my PS3 (never gonna happen... unless I'm REALLY desperate for cash)
2. As stated above. :D
 
Hagan said:
Who is actually doing their Daily Objectives?
I find some annoying, like yesterday's Capture - HOLD; had to literally drive around looking for it.

At the end of the day I'm $25000 and 3000RP richer. Worth it.
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You should see the bonus for hitting 7 or 30 days in a row :)

Yeah if you need a specific gametype to play it's easier to just search for quick game from your phone. You're not guaranteed a HOLD variant but it's a pretty high chance. And you can always drop from the lobby before the game starts and find another with no penalty.
 
I haven't had as much fun playing a game recently as I have with GTA V. The single player is incredible, and although the storyline has gotten some stick by reviewers, I'm loving it.

But I agree with online. I'm the only one of my friends who is into GTA, so I'm always in some lobby with randoms, and wait forever in loading screens for jobs.
 
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