GTA5...who's ready?

[Hi-Intentionz]

Midnight release Monday get them while they are hot lol for $20 I got the world guide when I reserved it and bonus features man I can't wait to play this game..... Anyone playing on Xbox : locoricanguy is the tag!!!! Lets play

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GTA5 multiplayer

[chicklet]

Yup Amazon says you get the blimp too by pre-ordering.

[ghtpdm5]

lot of interesting things going on here, first the map. it is gigantic (as stated previously in this thread) somewhere in the range of 4x-6x size of gta 4. massive playing environments are something that rockstar really shines at detailing and fleshing out to make them feel as realistic as possible. great there.

a lot of people are trying to knock the graphics shown in ads. i understand this, it isn't as pretty as a lot of games out there, but for how much stuff there is in the game, sacrifices do have to be made. they could have made a very pretty but broken game due to the current gen console's limitations. taking a temp gun to my 360 (original, non-hdmi, upgraded cooling and rrod fix) during mass effect 3, it was hitting at the exhaust port around 140 or so. the heat in the case must have been way up there. now mass effect 3 spends a lot of time being pretty, but the game environments are for the most part small levels. having an open world like gtaV, this is going to push the consoles to the limits of temperature and also pure processing power.

another thing i've seen pop up as an issue is that the online portion will not be unlocked until 2 weeks after launch. to me (if this is true) this is a good thing. it gives people a chance to run around and maybe complete the story arcs of the 3 main characters. essentially, this gives all the players an equal shot at getting the controls and game mechanics down. playing halo 3 or halo reach, i frequently see people that haven't even started the story line and just do multi player. if that trips your trigger, go for it, but to me, if i'm spending the money on a game with a single player element, i'm there for the single player. i'm not huge into online multi player, i started multi player at lan parties in high school, and the experience is not the same. a lan party is a hoot compared to the dull, 13 year ridden, "i fawked your mother last night" world of online multi player.

there is one thing to be said about picking up such a huge game on launch date. i wouldn't do it again. rockstar has faltered at this with the infamous "manimals" in red dead redemption and when my roommate picked up gta 4 on launch, there were some things that would happen (characters not loading, random skins applied to objects, etc.) that have since been patched out. with a game as ambitious as gtaV, there are bound to be glitches. i just hope they are not on the level of fallout: new vegas.

[badhoopty]

i swore off online play since my days of playing q3a for 2 days straight, but that online looks pretty fun...

rcc crew anyone?

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If you are using a headset, your online character lipsynchs to your voice.

I usually avoid online play as well...I seem to be nothing more but cannon fodder...but I will definitely do this. I hear that there is also a 'passive' mode where you cannot shoot at or get shot by other players.

[Meatwad]

Originally Posted by Mega Fattie

I never understood why everyone pre-orders a game. Just go to the store and buy it when it comes out.

I have never been refused a sale because i didnt pre-order, and i have never seen a game sold out on release day.

I usually buy the special edition, or pre-order edition to get the free useless content.

Needless to say, tuesday ill be buying this game at wal-mart.

For a game like gta, it really is not an issue. But for releases from smaller developers, you'd be surprised. Had an experience last month with payday2, thought I'd just go down and buy it day of the release. It was like the snes days, no copies for miles around. AND I live in one of the supposed technological capitals of the world.

[Meatwad]

I'm all about online play, but the thing about this game is that it's good on or offline. Not many games have that quality.

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5 times as many pedestrians as there were in GTA4...improved AI has gives them homes, jobs, more in depth conversations, and more realistic reactions to the player. Apparently you can randomly follow a npc for a full day and see them leave their house, commute to work, do their job, drive home or do errands.

[ghtpdm5]

so they made a stalker simulator

[Mega Fattie]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

5 times as many pedestrians as there were in GTA4...improved AI has gives them homes, jobs, more in depth conversations, and more realistic reactions to the player. Apparently you can randomly follow a npc for a full day and see them leave their house, commute to work, do their job, drive home or do errands.

I cannot wait until some civilian makes me angry, I will stalk them, murder them, and then move in on their family until it becomes my own family, then I will tear the family apart!

Haha

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Originally Posted by ghtpdm5

so they made a stalker simulator

Kinda sounds like it.

There is also talk that npcs will be dressed and behave appropriately according to the region or location they are in. They will also engage the player more in conversation, ask for help, maybe even offer you a job.

Drugs/alcohol are present. Not only can you be a drug dealer, you can be a user as well.

Killing npcs will give you a bounty (ala Red Dead). The more you do it, the more the cops will take an interest in what you are doing.

[Duuuuuuuude]

Here's Violators new favorite game character...

[boosted4lyf]

Did Johnny Knoxville do the voice over for that guy? Sure sounds like him.
And I lol'd that they put one of the damn "juggalos" in there

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Originally Posted by boosted4lyf

Did Johnny Knoxville do the voice over for that guy? Sure sounds like him.
And I lol'd that they put one of the damn "juggalos" in there

Nope, some guy named Steve Ogg. There is a resemblance...

[boosted4lyf]

Originally Posted by Duuuuuuuude

Nope, some guy named Steve Ogg. There is a resemblance...

Yup I just un-lazied my ass and looked it up, he has played some I referring characters.

[gearhead79]

Just pre ordered im sure the woman that took my order over the phone said this just to make me order,but she said that their stock was already running low cuz of all the pre orders!!! What ever, all I know is that theres one with my name on it that will be ready to pick up tomorrow

[jdmguy760]

Picking mine up at midnight ps3 name
Imdirkdiggler760

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[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by jdmguy760

Picking mine up at midnight ps3 name
Imdirkdiggler760

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im badhoopty on psn.

im working on getting tomorrow off. not really planning on getting anything done other than getting familiar with the game and just walking/driving around.

excited.

[Devil Inc]

I'll be picking my copy up in the morning after I take the kids to school.