Grand Theft Auto V

**JBHuskers** · 12-20-2014, 09:32 PM

I moved on to the PS4 for GTA V

Using Tapatalk on my Samsung Galaxy S5 for shats & gaggles.

**jaymo76** · 01-24-2015, 05:30 PM

The wife pleasantly surprised me with GTA V for the One this morning (for my Bday). She got the One version to (in her words) "to keep me upstairs while she reads in bed." I'm looking forward to trying this out tonight. The 1 million $$$$ download code is a nice start but I see only 500k of it can be used in single player. I guess at some point I will have to check out the online mode as well.

The map booklet that came with the game... wow! What a huge map! I went on youtube and watched one guy do a cross run comparison of San Andreas vs GTA V. It took 18 mins to run across the 2004 version and 48 mins to run across the 2014 version (from one end to the other... in a straight line). Wow!

However, I am surprised by so much negativity in a number of forums as to this game. It looks great but there sure are a lot of naysayers. I will give some impressions later on tonight after I get a chance to play it.

**jaymo76** · 01-25-2015, 12:27 PM

Played last night for about 5 hours. Honestly don't know how I feel about the game at this point. I guess I am in the camp of "looks amazing... but..."

From a visual standpoint the game is stunning. The map is colossal in size and has a ton of stuff to find. I am shocked at how long it takes to drive from one place to another. The topography is incredibly rich and diverse. It is one of the best visuals this gen.

Likes:
-visuals
-ability to play as multpile characters
-decent customization
-ability to "treasure hunt" in the ocean / play mini games (eg golf)
-the smart phone
-amount of radio stations / fairly humorous commentary (though a little forced at times)

Dislikes:
-driving... as compared to Watchdogs... it feels very clunky
-running... characters move very slowly IMO
-a lot of missing features from GTA IV
-load times are extremely long in this game
-would be nice to be able to enter more buildings
-yet another game pushing a smartphone companion app.!!!!

Neutral:
-the storyline I find neither great nor terrible. However, I feel less connected to it than in previous GTA's.
-online mode.... a mixed bag IMO.

The game is fun but it hasn't blown me away as of yet. That being said I know I will play the snot out of it!

**jaymo76** · 02-01-2015, 10:02 PM

Have to say that the main characters are growing on me. I actually am really liking Franklin and Michael. It's my goal to make Franklin rich and happy with boatloads of property. Plus who doesn't love a guy with star cut-outs in his hair! LOL.

**SmoothPancakes** · 02-02-2015, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by jaymo76

Have to say that the main characters are growing on me. I actually am really liking Franklin and Michael. It's my goal to make Franklin rich and happy with boatloads of property. Plus who doesn't love a guy with star cut-outs in his hair! LOL.

Told you!

I couldn't have cared less about Nico or his brother or any one else in GTA IV. GTA V, I actually got interested in and started caring about Franklin, Michael and to a bit of an extent, Trevor. Because of that, I had to choose the Third Way in the final mission of the game.

#TheScriptIsDead

**SmoothPancakes** · 02-24-2015, 09:14 PM

FINALLY!!! Online Heists are coming March 10th!

#TheScriptIsDead

**cdj** · 03-05-2015, 12:24 PM

**SmoothPancakes** · 03-05-2015, 01:11 PM

There's a lot of stuff coming in this next update, alongside Heists.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/4/8147...ft-auto-online

**SmoothPancakes** · 03-05-2015, 01:28 PM

Damn, 2-3 hours per heist.

And the possibility of earning up to $10 million in a heist.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/03/05/gta-...-ps4-xbox-one/

http://www.gamesradar.com/gta-online...st-ps4-hands-/

**JBHuskers** · 03-05-2015, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Damn, 2-3 hours per heist.

And the possibility of earning up to $10 million in a heist.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/03/05/gta-...-ps4-xbox-one/

http://www.gamesradar.com/gta-online...st-ps4-hands-/

That's insane, and awesome.

**JBHuskers** · 03-05-2015, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

There's a lot of stuff coming in this next update, alongside Heists.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/3/4/8147...ft-auto-online

Hasta La Vista pits truckers in big-rig cabs against a team of three cyclists. The truckers are trying to crush the cyclists; the cyclists are trying to get just one of their team to cross the finish line. Truckers win only if they eliminate all three cyclists.

**SmoothPancakes** · 03-05-2015, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by JBHuskers

That's insane, and awesome.

Agreed. I'm game though! I like the missions that take some time to complete. The longer ones are better than the 5 minute gun battle and we're done ones.

Originally Posted by JBHuskers

I was laughing at that one too. Those are gonna be some fun game modes! Between Heists finally appearing and those three new modes, I'm gonna be putting in plenty of time on GTA V again.

**JBHuskers** · 03-05-2015, 02:53 PM

Originally Posted by SmoothPancakes

Agreed. I'm game though! I like the missions that take some time to complete. The longer ones are better than the 5 minute gun battle and we're done ones.

I was laughing at that one too. Those are gonna be some fun game modes! Between Heists finally appearing and those three new modes, I'm gonna be putting in plenty of time on GTA V again.

I put a shit load of time into Online for PS3, but not so much yet on PS4.

**SCClassof93** · 03-06-2015, 10:52 AM

I may have to try this soon.

**cdj** · 04-03-2015, 08:16 PM

Earlier this month, GTA players found an exploit that let them bring a rare single-player only car into GTA Online. Today, Rockstar patched the issue—but they did it in the most hilarious, unexpected way possible.

Now if players try to use the car exploit, they’ll be greeted with a giant explosion the second they try to get into the car.

Courtesy: Kotaku