Grand Theft Auto V (video game)

[MinionZombie]

Rockstar had better up their game though, because the PC release of GTA IV was bloody pitiful. No way I'm touching this game on a PC. So I've heard, but it got patched to work properly eventually, right? Even still, it was surprising to hear at the time - I remember the PC port of San Andreas being perfectly fine and dandy (I played GTA III, Vice City, and SA all on PC). Neil - did you play Max Payne 3 on PC? How did that port feel and play, any problems? I'd imagine Rockstar learned a lesson from GTA IV's dodgy launch on PC ... although it's weird, because I've read a few conflicting reports on it with some people saying it played fine for them from day one. Strange. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas Day to arrive ... the year's gone by so insanely fast, until yesterday ... and now time's stretching and slowing.

[Neil]

A taste of Blaine County, where you can make gravity your bitch. 3 days ... 3 days ... 3 days... There is just no way a game can look this good!? And I'm worried - The gameplay videos from Rome 2 from a year ago showed amazing stuff... and then on release it just wasn't in there; The graphics are worse, and features shown (crumbling walls etc) just don't exist. GTA 5 just looks toooo good to be true!

[Rancid Carcass]

GTA 5 just looks toooo good to be true! Ha ha - it's all been a big ruse by Rockstar - it's secretly gone back to it's top-down roots, all these videos are just cut-scenes!

[Neil]

^^ Can you image MZ if that were the case?

[clanglee]

Was that Danny McBride doing the voiceover for that commercial?

[MinionZombie]

Was that Danny McBride doing the voiceover for that commercial? I think it was, yes ... certainly captures the sardonic tone of Rockstar. Neil - it wouldn't do Rockstar any good whatsoever to tell a big porky regarding their biggest and most hotly anticipated release. They trade on their reliability with fans, and always show trailers that are made with in-game footage - GTA IV, RDR, LA Noire, Max Payne 3 - all looked as good in-game as they did in the trailers and screenshots (although, yes, they do add some motion blur/depth of field effects to some of the screenshots ... probably to give them a sense of motion/action). Probably when we finally get our own hands on it and you explore the world in your own way, you'd probably notice the odd iffy texture here and there close-up, as is usually the case with games in general (e.g. standing right up-close to a poster pasted to a wall, or a plaque mounted on a building) - but I remember thinking "wow, how can Max Payne 3 look that great?!", and well, it did look that great. Obviously this game is building on all the technical advancements that have come before in previous Rockstar titles, as well as its own developments specific to its own needs, and a key difference with GTA V is the requirement to install 8gb worth of data onto a hard drive or flash drive (hence why I had to buy a flash drive for my 360), rather than being able to exclusively run off-disc like the aforementioned titles (although MP3 was a 2-discer on 360, and LA Noire was a 3-discer). That crucial install will be there to help with the loading of assets in-game, and that six month delay was clearly to improve the experience ... if it was Ubisoft they'd just chuck it out broken and fix it in a patch (even though not everyone has their console online - which was why I never got Assassin's Creed 3, which was broken out of the box and required a 1gb day one patch to work). Point being, with past titles we've gone "wow, how can this look so good?", and it's always been so. I'm a believer, Neil. Oh, and my copy has been dispatched! Lets hope Royal Mail don't lose it, because they've lost several parcels of mine in the past 12 months!

[shootemindehead]

So I've heard, but it got patched to work properly eventually, right? Even still, it was surprising to hear at the time - I remember the PC port of San Andreas being perfectly fine and dandy (I played GTA III, Vice City, and SA all on PC). Me too and the PC is always my first choice of platform. But GTA IV was probably the worst port of any game that I'd ever seen. As you say, it was surprising after SA. Rockstar had some real cheek putting that crap out.

[MinionZombie]

TOMORROW. That is all.

[Neil]

^^ You need to read the news mate! Been delayed two weeks!

[Rancid Carcass]

^^ You need to read the news mate! Been delayed two weeks! According to kickinthespuds.co.uk they're having trouble the mandatory Kinect control scheme...

[MinionZombie]

^^ You need to read the news mate! Been delayed two weeks! Nice try. My copy was dispatched Saturday night.

[Neil]

Nice try. My copy was dispatched Saturday night. There's a postal strike on for three weeks!

[MinionZombie]

Reading a couple of teeny weeny responses to it on ActionTrip - the framerate etc is good and solid apparently, and the graphics are good. There is, possibly, slightly less damage that can happen to vehicles - in that you can't dent them quite as much as you could in GTA IV - although I'm not sure if that's just a rumour or really anything solid. Not sure why that'd be ... maybe a very small sacrifice to get some other stuff in there. They'll still get bashed up of course. - - - Updated - - - There's a postal strike on for three weeks! Give it up, Neil, I had post delivered this morning. Cheeky fecker.

[slickwilly13]

Hey MZ, I am playing GTA 5 now. I received it early. You have to love mom & pop stores.

[Neil]

Review at 3pm UK time - http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/09/1...-auto-v-review