GTA 5 previews, screenshots go live

Rockstar has given a number of international publications the opportunity to get a better look at the upcoming crime opera that is preparing to set the gaming world on fire.

As expected, critics are ecstatic with the game, claiming that it’s an outrageously ambitious project by Rockstar, which they have appeared to have achieved with flying colours.

“We were told Grand Theft Auto V was going to be big – purportedly enough virtual acreage to fit in the maps of Red Dead Redemption, GTAIV and GTA: San Andreas – but being told doesn’t quite prepare you for the sheer scale of the thing. And this is a just a small chunk of brushland, a speck on a map that, for the first time in the series, is completely open to you from the very beginning,” said the Telegraph.

Destructoid were impressed with the variety that was delivered with having the ability to play as any of the three different characters (Michael, Franklin and Trevor) whenever.

“When off mission, you can play as any of these characters or even just focus on one the entire time. It’s up to you, but you’ll want to play as all three if you want to experience everything possible as there will be things that only certain characters can do,” said Destructoid in its preview.

With regards to the combat, Game Informer highlighted that Rockstar has combined the best bits of Read Dead Redemption, the GTA series and Max Payne to make the best combat cocktail for GTA V.

“For Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar is taking the lessons learned from all of its previous games to bring the combat into the future.”

“The characters move effortlessly in and out of cover, while taking care to avoid exposing themselves to incoming fire. A library of new animations also introduces a combat-ready jog that makes it easier to shoot from the hip and even allows players to run, aim, and shoot at the same time. Players can also drop into a combat roll at the press of a button.”

The previews also dive into the million other things that GTA 5 offers, such as the heists, extra activities and story elements, and all the impressions are good.

Rockstar also released some new screenshots that you can check out below: