Topic: Dat GTA 5 trailer!

[tendoboy1984]

Boy oh boy, GTA 5 looks incredible. It's everything I wanted from GTA 4. Amazing graphics, a tightly woven plot with multiple playable characters, a HUGE map to explore, more accurate driving physics (cars appear to actually stick to the road when driving at high speeds). Wow! Can't wait till 2013!

I love GTA 4, but the driving can be a bit clunky at times. Cars do barrel rolls more often than Fox. Granted, GTA 4 was a huge improvement over the PS2 games, but Liberty City didn't have much to do outside of the story.

[TJ Spyke]

I never had a problem with the driving in GTA IV, maybe I was just a better driver than most of the people who complain about it?

[EasyCure]

Is this the trailer you're talking about?

I couldn't get passed the fact that two of those main characters looked like Ray Liotta and and Jack Nicholson. Is that intentional? Because it didn't sound like they were voicing the characters.

After that my 2nd thought is "I really hate how awful those character models look."

[Mannypon]

I really loved the look of the engine in the trailer.  Looks amazing.  Reading up on the game though has me a little torn.  I do like the approach of using 3 characters and how they'll affect gameplay during the story, but how will that work outside of the story.  When I just want to drive around and kick off steam, which character will I be using?  What are the other characters doing when I'm off joy riding with one?  Am I forced to take all 3 out for a ride whenever I want to just go for a spin? 
 
Anyways, I was really hoping this GTA would be the one to introduce a create a character feature but I guess that wish will have to wait another 4 years or so for another shot.  I really wish they'll let me create my own character and have him be the center of the story.  I've never been too crazy over any of the main characters in the series. 

[EasyCure]

Am I the only one that doesn't like the character models? Ever since this modern era of GTA's, I just haven't liked the models, how they move etc. Especially now with how realistic the rest of the game world is, the characters just give me that uncanny valley vibe. Hate it.

[Mannypon]

I'm not really bothered by them, they just look like regular video game character models, just alot more detailed.  They don't look much different from other high end games.  It reminds me somewhat of LA Noire's models and those never bothered me.  Its the only approach they have I guess given the more serious look the series has had since 4.  I'm digging it though, was never really a fan of any GTAs until 4 came out.  All the other ones before seemed too cartoony to me.  Thats part of the reason I could never get myself to even touch the Saint's Row series. 

[ShyGuy]

Here's the trailer:

[Stogi]

Haha that song is awesome.

[TrueNerd]

I've never spent significant time with any GTA game but I love the hell out of Red Dead Redemption. Maybe I should go back and play GTA IV. And I do like that trailer.

[EasyCure]

I'm not really bothered by them, they just look like regular video game character models, just alot more detailed.  They don't look much different from other high end games.  It reminds me somewhat of LA Noire's models and those never bothered me.  Its the only approach they have I guess given the more serious look the series has had since 4.  I'm digging it though, was never really a fan of any GTAs until 4 came out.  All the other ones before seemed too cartoony to me.  Thats part of the reason I could never get myself to even touch the Saint's Row series. 

I haven't played or seen LA Noire in action. I've seen other character models on PS/360 games that don't hit the uncanny valley the way GTA does. Not sure why these bother me so much.. Anyway I don't own those systems so if it comes out for Wii U I'll still get it despite being weirded out by them, but if it doesn't then no big loss lol

[MagicCow64]

I've never spent significant time with any GTA game but I love the hell out of Red Dead Redemption. Maybe I should go back and play GTA IV. And I do like that trailer.

I was in a similar situation. I hated what I played of the PS2 GTA games, but Red Dead Redemption turned out to be one of my favorite games ever. Based on that I picked up GTAIV to give the series another shot, but I quit in disgust after five hours or so. The driving was terrible and the "action" gameplay was worse. I enjoyed seeing obscure Brooklyn landmarks appear in the game world, but whenever you actually had to do anything the game felt borderline unplayable.

I'm sure V will get the usual 10s across the board, but I remain skeptical that the mindset behind the game design has actually changed.

[TrueNerd]

Yeah. That's been my experience with the franchise too. I appreciated a lot of what they were trying to do, but the actual execution of certain gameplay elements always turned me off. Red Dead was the first time it all came together for me with Rockstar's open world games.

[BranDonk Kong]

No gameplay shown...and it still looks like the best game ever.

[Stogi]

Looks like phun, but if they don't allow you to actively plan a robbery without it being a mission, then this game fails once again to realize its potential.

[nickmitch]

Looks like phun, but if they don't allow you to actively plan a robbery without it being a mission, then this game fails once again to realize its potential.

I think GTA's problem has been the team focusing on giving you more things to do than ways to do them. That's kind of how I felt playing the DLC from IV.

As for that uncanny valley thing, I feel like it doesn't bother me in video games as much. In movies it does though.

[ThePerm]

Looks like phun, but if they don't allow you to actively plan a robbery without it being a mission, then this game fails once again to realize its potential.

The uncanny valley thing isn't going to bother me pretty much because the characters back is going to be facing me most of the game, most games have flaws and I will ignore them and use my imagination if I need to. I play minecraft, which has a very weird style. It looks very old school at the same time its the one of the most in-depth complicated games. I've always loved the GTA series, but I can't say i've played through the whole games, i get distracted, its ADHD candy.