Happenstance Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 Certainly not a surprise to anyone, and really the only news here is that GTA V exists. Oh, and a trailer in a week. The rest will be speculation. So I shall speculate the desperate hope that they do something radically different this time. Not in a “stuff anything we can think of in” way like San Andreas, but a completely different approach to their epic, extraordinary games. What do you reckon? Where would you like to see V heading? http://www.rockstargames.com/ http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/25/rockstar-announce-grand-theft-auto-v/
Wesley Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Yay! I got excited the other week when they announced the GTA 3 re-release; suddenly realised it'd be the perfect time to announce GTA 5.
Ramar Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 The whole of twitter is spunking about San Andreas being the best one yet.. Did I miss something because 3 and Vice City were far better. As always though, very interested in what Rockstar have in store for GTA V.
Happenstance Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 The scale of San Andreas was impressive but I didnt really like the gang style of it. Favourite was probably Vice City. Im hoping that five will have more of the fun brought back to it. Four was good but a bit dull, the dlc packs fixed that a bit which does give me hope.
flameboy Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Wow great news! For me 3 just about pips vice city as the best. I never finished san andreas and whilst 4 was good it was never as ground breaking as it was made out to be.
ipaul Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Pretty excited for this. I bloody loved GTA IV. That or Vice City gets my vote for favourite of the series.
Pit-Jr Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 That logo seems to suggest Washington DC or Las Vegas as the inspiration for setting. I hope im wrong on both counts....
Happenstance Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 Most people are thinking LA because of all the work done with LA Noire, the city mapping done for that will make their lives a lot easier.
Pit-Jr Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 After spending 2 minutes thinking about it, DC would be a perfect location. Given that American politics is already a parody, this should make Rockstar's lives easier as well. I'm imagining the protagonist to be an anonymous young political candidate taking part in all sorts of corrupt activities to get ahead until the final chapter where, naturally, hes elected President!
Murr Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 oh my fucking god. Why did I have to be in Mauritius on that date. let me repeat. Oh My Fucking God! I cannot actually express how incredibly happy I am that this happened. wow... I'm actually emotional
James McGeachie Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 So I shall speculate the desperate hope that they do something radically different this time. Not in a “stuff anything we can think of in” way like San Andreas, but a completely different approach to their epic, extraordinary games. What do you reckon? Where would you like to see V heading? You know this quote bugs me a bit because I felt GTA4 did something "different" as it is in terms of abandoning the "rags to riches" model, grounding the game world a bit more in reality and focusing on a more dark and depressing narrative. Sure, you were still a criminal doing jobs in a big city, but that's what GTA is. That part of the mould can't really be broken, anything else may as well be a different franchise. I'm usually the type of person that advocates great change when something is "stale", but I don't see anything stale about GTA's current progression. I thought 4 was a great evolutionary step, especially in regards to storytelling.
ViPeR Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 This is certainly good news. I seem to be one of the few that really loved GTA 4. In terms of story it was just behind GTA 3 for me. Never got on with San Andreas, the characters bored the shit out of me. I'd love a Sopranos style storyline again but that'd be retreading old ground. Just let me ramp a car into an oncoming train and i'll be happy.
Nolan Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Daft stole my joke. But really, no one should reporting on this. It just further perpetuates this weird fascination of announcing announcements.
MadDog Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Like others have said, it'll have to be something amazing for me to consider buying it. IV was terrible.
Fused King Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 The real questions are: - Will it be on WiiU ? - Has NINTENDO been able to get Rockstar to make this a timed exclusive for their system? It'll be merry days for the internet if the latter is true. Hundreds, no, millions of trolls would occupy teh webz:laughing:
flameboy Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 The real questions are: - Will it be on WiiU ? - Has NINTENDO been able to get Rockstar to make this a timed exclusive for their system? It'll be merry days for the internet if the latter is true. Hundreds, no, millions of trolls would occupy teh webz:laughing: No one cares :p not gonna happen but at least wii u has lego city stories or whatever the hell it is called.
Ville Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Just played these during the summer, my recap: -GTA III: now just a tech demo, silent protagonist pretty boring. Some good original rock songs, though. -Vice City: totally awesome, really liked the metal radio, bright colours and the much better plot structure! The city came alive... -San Andreas: ok, the radio was more shit and the gang mechanics could've been more polished, but otherwise even better than VC! I mean the place was so vast, plot and mood was great, being able to customise Carl's appearance made the hero much more personal, building up stats was great, awesome flying equipment, gang wars etc etc! This game was so much fun to play, flying and driving from place to place like you were in a foreign land almost...100% complete! -GTA IV: have done only some early missions, but impressions thus far: Ok, it's realistic-looking, but so dull! Where are all the colours? Also, the cars handle like shit, and the radio doesn't really impress either! Wtf happened Rockstar? You went from fun to boring... Bottom line: VC was great, but SA takes the cake because it just has more of everything. So awesome. Thus that's what I'd like from GTA V as well: less depressive "realism" and more fun!
Wesley Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Daft stole my joke. But really, no one should reporting on this. It just further perpetuates this weird fascination of announcing announcements. This isn't announcing an announcement. This was the announcement that the game exists (never officially confirmed, just rumours and leaks). And there will be a trailer in a week.
Nolan Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 This isn't announcing an announcement. This was the announcement that the game exists (never officially confirmed, just rumours and leaks). And there will be a trailer in a week. Everybody knew the game was being made, and this is just the logo and yhe promise of a trailer. It's the announcement of a trailer.
Happenstance Posted October 25, 2011 Author Posted October 25, 2011 The game hadnt been announced, we just all assumed the game was being made. This is the announcement that GTA V is in development.
Magnus Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 I'm with Nolan on this. Announcements of announcements need to die.
Jimbob Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Most people are thinking LA because of all the work done with LA Noire, the city mapping done for that will make their lives a lot easier. They would need to work on the map though, i found driving around in LA Noire a bit of a bore. Just played these during the summer, my recap: -GTA III: now just a tech demo, silent protagonist pretty boring. Some good original rock songs, though. -Vice City: totally awesome, really liked the metal radio, bright colours and the much better plot structure! The city came alive... -San Andreas: ok, the radio was more shit and the gang mechanics could've been more polished, but otherwise even better than VC! I mean the place was so vast, plot and mood was great, being able to customise Carl's appearance made the hero much more personal, building up stats was great, awesome flying equipment, gang wars etc etc! This game was so much fun to play, flying and driving from place to place like you were in a foreign land almost...100% complete! -GTA IV: have done only some early missions, but impressions thus far: Ok, it's realistic-looking, but so dull! Where are all the colours? Also, the cars handle like shit, and the radio doesn't really impress either! Wtf happened Rockstar? You went from fun to boring... Bottom line: VC was great, but SA takes the cake because it just has more of everything. So awesome. Thus that's what I'd like from GTA V as well: less depressive "realism" and more fun! Rockstar should listen to fans and base a new GTA in San Andreas again, or even in London. I hear many talking about basing it in London, which would make a welcome change. Basing a new GTA in San Andreas wouldn't go amiss though.
Wesley Posted October 25, 2011 Posted October 25, 2011 Everybody knew the game was being made, and this is just the logo and yhe promise of a trailer. It's the announcement of a trailer. I'm with Nolan on this. Announcements of announcements need to die. There's a difference between people who sign-up to gaming forums "knowing" something exists and a company officially saying something exists. Whether or not we "knew" this existed; this is an official announcement. To the company, and their marketing team, who spend hundreds of hours planning these things, this game didn't exist in the public domain until today. Just to clarify: I also think announcing announcements need to fuck off... this wasn't one of those though.
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