Grand Theft Auto V.

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Hi all,

I, like many others i'm sure are excited about the release of GTAV on the 17th September 2013. I am extremely excited about this and today there was a gameplay trailer released and i have to say, like the other trailers so far it looks absolutely amazing. I think this game is going to be one of the best of all time. It is releasing for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on release.

Here is todays gameplay trailer if you wish to check it out.

Apparently, Sony have made a mistake, and some people have downloaded the game from PSN already. It's currently unplayable, but some hackers are trying to do what they can to get it running.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?s=0852ba068b04213587d455b3f1467005&showtopic=576041

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvoD7ehZPcM

New trailer

Is this the official map?! https://i.imgur.com/MDRCIle.jpg

Looks small to me, I've heard the map is massive.

I do believe that is the official map.  The city seems quite small but I think we knew that already.  The amount of land outside of the city looks massive and when you take into account all the underwater area to explore as well its pretty big overall.

I'm hoping against hope that Fernando Martinez features in this game, best character of the series imo.

Its amazing!

PREORDERED ONLY A WEEK TO GO!

The map did look smaller than I thought but that might be because the freeways are not to scale.


I went to Corfu on holidays and driving around it it seemed to be way bigger than I thought it would. That was mainly because its very mountainous. All the roads are winding and twisting and it takes a while to get from A to B. Red dead redemptions map was a bit like that. It was very big but felt bigger than it actually was.


The good thing is GTA V's map is full of hills and mountains so it should feel big. Its great to see countryside in the game.

Amazon have started dispatching pre-orders. Might have mine by Monday.

Must remember to stay away from all GTA forums and gaming sites for the next couple of weeks! Can't wait to see how the online stuff works.

I heard the trailer on Talksport earlier, it sounds so cheesy and rubbish

Duty281 wrote:Must remember to stay away from all GTA forums and gaming sites for the next couple of weeks! Can't wait to see how the online stuff works.

Good call. It'll be full of people trying to rubbish the game regardless of good/bad it actually is.

Bit like Azzy on here.

Listen to the trailer yourself, it is classic Talksport-advert cheesy. I actually laughed out loud while driving, which I never do

liverbnz wrote:Amazon have started dispatching pre-orders. Might have mine by Monday.

Ordered from there too.

But you won't get it early as Rockstar have told retailers that the game should arrive on the 17th not 16th!

Bull wrote:

liverbnz wrote:Amazon have started dispatching pre-orders. Might have mine by Monday.

Ordered from there too.

But you won't get it early as Rockstar have told retailers that the game should arrive on the 17th not 16th!

Mine has arrived on 14th!!! Yeeeeoooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

You have to be joking!

Nope. Seems Amazon orders to Norn Iron are coming early.

Just waiting for the game to install and the weekend is set!

Just checked Amazon says its been despatched so I'm hoping I get it early too,Its not past mail time yet so It could come today.

My hope is slim!

Judging by videos on Youtube, quite a few people have already got this. And there's already torrent versions out.

Hmmm, my plan of wondering into the local Asda sometime on Tuesday to get it seems pre-historic, not to mention hopeful!

There was a code for Game getting a tenner off so ordered the special edition!

Just checked and its apparently shipped! Hoooo aaaaah

Only two sleeps to go.

There is a Game at Ocean Terminal ( a mall in Edinburgh ) they are open at midnight tomorrow and staff from Greggs will be patrolling the line handing out pastry goodness

Costa should hand out hot coffee, missed a trick there!

First impressions: Very good. I was sceptical about the switching between 3 characters but so far it works very well although early days on that one as I've only done the first mission with Trevor.

Movement with the characters and in the vehicles feels much more cripser than we are used to with GTA and backgrounds are a lot smoother. It feels that the game has been modernised somewhat. Gun action is similar to MAx Payne 3 for anyone who has played that and you can also stumble across 'events' as you go along - similar to RDR.

I also had a wee round of golf. Nice addition if a little simple but thtat isn't why I bought the game.

I might know the answer to this before i read it but is the entire map open from the start or do you have to unlock parts like GTA 4?

Hulking_up wrote:I might know the answer to this before i read it but is the entire map open from the start or do you have to unlock parts like GTA 4?

Completely open although you won't 'discover' it all until you journey round it. Kinda like Age of Empires if you have ever played it (not a great comparison I know but it's the best I can do).

Hero wrote:Costa should hand out hot coffee, missed a trick there!

I'm ashamed to say there was a bit of a time delay before my brain remembered what you are on about.  

When I get it I think I'll probably head straight up Mount Chiliad.

Hero wrote:Costa should hand out hot coffee, missed a trick there!

  

Bravo, sir.  

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/12/grand-theft-auto-v-review

IGN have given the game 3/10!




Haha only joking. They've given it 10/10 and cited it as a landmark game.

From the IGN review (Mild spoiler so I put it in under a tag):

Spoiler:

Interesting. Haven't heard it mentioned yet by the Daily Mail, or the "won't someone think of the children" brigades.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/09/16/grand-theft-auto-v-review-the-ultimate-gta-4027404/

Crikey, these guys are usually pretty difficult to please

I JUST WANT IT TO ARRIVE!

11 little things about GTA V (mild spoilers):

http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gta5/features/article/gta_5_11_little_things_you_need_to_know.html

The detail. Oh the detail!

Have i really just driven past Game and seen about 10 complete losers standing outside waiting for the midnight release? Gimps.

Buzzing for GTA though, however ill have to wait until October!

My bloody copy has gone back to the post office because it needed a signature FFS!
Won't be picking it up until tomorrow now.

IT IS SO MUCH FUN ive only played the first two missions - i wont spoil it for you but its so so so smooth, driving is much more fun, the instant aiming is brilliant - i just couldn't envisage a better start to a game.

I see a bloke got robbed and stabbed for his copy of GTAV. So realistic!

Played the first couple of missions and loving it! Graphically it's superb, certainly the best version of GTA from that point of view, it has the gameplay to match as well.

What a game this is. Feels more original than previous GTAs, a lot fresher. In terms of the city, I cannot fathom how you go from one end to the other without a single loading break, it must push the processor to the very limit.

Whilst it's also a lot fresher, I love how it makes references to GTA's past. Franklin is a lot like CJ, and Michael (possibly the greatest GTA character ever) is exactly how I would imagine Tommy Vercetti in a post Vice City game. There are also a couple of nods to GTA IV.

The humour is brilliant and modern.
The cutscenes and the voice acting are stupendous.

Once again, GTA takes the bar and raises it higher. The series as a whole probably rivals the Beatles as the greatest British export to the world, ever.

Just wow. And I've only played it for a couple of hours!

Stunning game!!!

I made Michael look like Heisenberg  

Haven't played a GTA since Vice City, but think I'll get this one at the weekend, something tells me I will have to wait for the wife and kids to go to bed before I play it though!!

i got it yesterday, loved it considering i thought GTA IV was terrible

however it's already broken so i am in a severely low mood and just want to play it again

Already brooken? Did you try to shag it or something

nah i dowloaded the atomic blimp and the game just wouldnt load when i tried play it again. done everything, even completely reformatted the console, still no luck

Ps3 or xbox?

Try installing and running another game - if it runs then get a refund/replacement if not then im afraid your consoles on the blink.

PS3, yeah other games work, i even tried housemates copy of GTA V and that doesnt work. It's the console, luckily it's still within warranty so not end of the world. I think we'll all get through it

I can't get over how awesome this game is. The story is so bloody engaging which I always think makes a game. GTA 4 and Niko, I never really bought into. But this, just like RDR and John Marsten, is fantastic which both Michael and Trevor interesting in their own ways. It wouldn't surprise me if there was talk of a GTA film at some point (maybe there already has been?)

I can't wait to get playing this and reading this thread is making it worse. My copy has been sat at home waiting after being delivered on Tuesday but I'm away for work and won't be back home for any significant time until October the bloody third....

Sorry b9 but stop playing the flute solo and save it for when you play the game.

Now now Shah, no need to be like that !!!!