Grand Theft Auto

[Burke]

Some of the new screenshots:

SPOILER: Click to show

[jayzero42690]

can't wait to use all those beach towels as a runway to land that plane

[jayzero42690]

I read all of GTA V's map will be open from the start of the game this time. That makes me happy. I can't wait for September 17th.

[Burke]

I already know I'm going to enjoy this like 1000x more than I did GTA IV.

[Burke]

I finally remembered to pre-order my copy today.

Ony 53 days!

[Burke]

The online play in this game is going to shit all over GTA4's.

[Deleted]

This game looks so fucking amazing. My brother sold his xbox so now he's practically begging for me to get this on PS3 so we can play together, but I ain't got $250 to waste on a system I don't like when PS4 is just around the corner. This will be my 360's swan song tho, and it makes me sad.

[Burke]

Here are the list of achievements/trophies you'll be able to earn in the game (spoiler tags aren't working for me rn so if you don't want to know what they are then scroll on past this post - although there isn't really anything too spoilerific here anyway):



Spaceship??

And spending $200M shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'm glad you're going to be able to buy a bunch of properties and stuff again like Vice City/San Andreas. I hated that you couldn't do much of that in the 4th game and only had a few safehouses.

[Burke]

GTA V: The First 5 Places to Visit in Los Santos



In Grand Theft Auto, the city always steals the spotlight. The fifth installment of GTA, set to be released by Rockstar Games on September 17, introduces gamers to the mean streets of Southern California and Los Angeles through the fictional urban locale of Los Santos and Blaine County.

It’s a gritty world of disillusioned dreams, corrupt politicians, and countless criminal enterprises that require exploration. So, let’s discover what to hit up first when entering into the underbelly of Los Santos.

1. Los Santos Customs

As is the case with any GTA, cars take center stage. San Andreas introduced players to the ability to customize their rides, but Los Santos takes customization to another level. Los Santos Customs lets you pimp out your virtual rides with custom paint jobs, wheels, body parts, and any other feature you can imagine, allowing you to cruise the pedestrian-filled pavement in style.

2. Underwater

The waters surrounding Los Santos are full of all kinds of junk and wreckage, but the promise of shipwrecks and useful submersible equipment will really get you wet. Spend some time under the water and you may find a nuke that you can use to cause some real destruction. So, dive beneath the waves and you can send Bob Mulêt’s Hair & Beauty Salon up in a ball of flames.

3. The Outdoors

If you loved San Andreas for the fact that you could hop in a car and ride along dirt roads for hours and hours, then you’ll love GTA V. Los Santos is a wonder land of discovery that’s bigger than Liberty City, Red Dead Redemption, and San Andreas combined. If you’re like me, the first thing you’ll probably do is jump in your customized ride and just start driving for hours with no particular destination in mind. I must say, it takes a pretty cool game to actually make you count the hours until you can do that.

4. Hair Beauty Salon

Gangstas and high-class grooming go hand in hand, and in GTA V, Bob Mulêt’s Hair & Beauty Salon is the place to get your groom on. Some animals make themselves look bigger to scare off predators. In Los Santos, you can do the same with your hair. Your new do will help you scare off innocent bystanders and drop any fools who drop a dime on you.

5. Learning Center

Home to the Epsilon Program, which is GTA V’s overtly hilarious satire on scientology, the Los Santos Learning Center is a must visit. Promoted by the resident nut jobs, the Epsilon Program will have you cracking up and taking names as you easily manipulate and rob its brainwashed disciples. They’ll soon find out the true price they must pay for peace of mind.

GTA V is set to take the GTA series to another level. From the mountains high above Los Santos to the waters deep below, you’ll soon discover a virtual playground of high octane criminal activity the likes of which you’ve never seen.

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The first thing I'll probably do is just drive around for a while getting to know the map and figuring out what my favourite radio station is (in San Andreas it was Radio X and Radio Los Santos all the way).

[Brandon]

I haven't really followed the making of this, but do we know what the protagonist looks like yet?

[Deleted]

I'm not ready for this to come out. It's too overwhelming. My head will explode before I get to do anything.

[Deleted]

Aug 23, 2013 14:58:28 GMT -5 Brandon said:

I haven't really followed the making of this, but do we know what the protagonist looks like yet?

There's three of them



Michael is rich and lives in a mansion, Franklin is a nice guy that's stuck in the ghetto, and Trevor is a methed out hick that I have no interest in playing as

[Tarry]

Aww, I hoped there would be a female protagonist. Oh well, at least the Protagonist in Saints Row can be a woman if I want them to be.

I'm looking forward to this, but I can't see myself getting it on the first day. I don't think I've ever bought a GTA game on the first day tbh.

[Brandon]

Hmm.

Maybe Franklin will do after a trip to the Hair & Beauty Salon.

[Burke]

I'm going to book 4 days off for the week it comes out. I'll have to do that next week actually to be sure I can get them.

Aug 23, 2013 15:07:22 GMT -5 Tarry said:

Aww, I hoped there would be a female protagonist.

Judging by 1:40 of this video, you'll at least be able to create a female character to use in the online play.



I hope the servers (and my crappy internet connection) are able to handle it because the online looks so damn good in this game and will be one of the only games ever where I might actually play regularly.