[RickRhymes]

Who else is psyched for Grand Theft Auto V? I love me some GTA and just Rockstar games in general. They are one of the best developers in the industry today and this is looking to be the best GTA ever. My body is ready.

Features:

• Game world based on Los Angeles and southern California that is bigger than GTA: San Andreas, GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption combined
• Three playable protagonist characters that players can switch between at any time
• Owning property returns
• Customizable cars
• Player customization (haircuts, tattoos, clothes, etc. Not full, i.e. facial, customization.)
• Weapon customization
• Character-specific special abilities, such as slowing down time while shooting (ala Red Dead and Max Payne) and slowing down time while driving
• A story revolving around heist missions that players get to plan out and execute with the help of player-chosen hired goons
• Shooting controls are more like Max Payne 3 than GTA IV
• Fully explorable underwater areas that can be accessed with small submersibles or scuba gear
• Sharks, dogs, mountain lions and other animals are in the game
• Stranger side missions return from GTA IV and Red Dead Redemption
• In addition to radio station music, there will be an original dynamic score that plays during missions and adapts to the action (reminds me of Ocarina of Time)
• Online multiplayer
• For Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (no announcements yet about PC, Wii U, PS4 or Xbox 720 releases yet.)
• Release date: September 17, 2013

Trailer 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkkoHAzjnUs

Trailer 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzue74y7A84

[RickRhymes]

Character Trailers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf38HiYPMiI

[That Guy]

As is to be expected from Rockstar, the story will most likely be superb. Am I psyched? Not really. I know it will be a good game, but I don't get as excited for releases as I used to. I'll buy it once it drops in price, being the Cheap McBroke that I am.

[BeauL83]

They need to announce a special edition so I can preorder it.

[RickRhymes]

As is to be expected from Rockstar, the story will most likely be superb. Am I psyched? Not really. I know it will be a good game, but I don't get as excited for releases as I used to. I'll buy it once it drops in price, being the Cheap McBroke that I am.

I wish I wasn't the type to get hyped up so easily. Usually I avoid buying into it in this day and age, what with video game industry PR exaggerations and fabrications, delays and cancellations, but Rockstar is damn good at feeding the hype machine. I don't think I've been so hyped for a game since Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

[JesusMonroe]

This would be very difficult but I always wanted a GTA with destructable environments. Like, you shoot a building with a rocket launcher and it actually crumbles apart

[bkottond]

I was more excited about South Park: Stick of Truth, than any other game coming out this year including GTA V. But since SP:SoT has been delay till only god knows when. I guess GTA V will have to do, in the mean time. GTA 3 changed the face of gaming, and welcomed the open world style of play that a lot of games have used. GTA 3 / Vice City / San Andreas were the "TITS" but GTA IV, lagged hard and was the worst of the GTA games (After gta3). I hope that GTA 5, brings back what made GTA San Andreas so great.... 3 main characters seem like over kill to me, I guess we will see.

[WalkerJames]

This will be the game release of the year for me.

GTA IV was good but it was just not there. It didnt seem right. San Andreas was amazing.

Im not sure about the 3 characters though...

[GirlsDeadMonster]

I'm not ashamed to say I'm hyped about it. I've had mine on pre-order for the longest time. The character development looks great and I really like the 3 different playable characters. The city is going to be massive, I heard it took someone 30 mins real time to go from the outside edge to the center. Geez, I hope that's an over estimate. But GTA really changed the way we look at open world sand box games. I'm also hoping for a killer track of music, GTA has been known for that in the past.

[theblackboxlies]

Definitely pumped for the game. San Andreas was my favorite thus far and I'm stoked that they're going back to it with this one. IV was okay and honestly I never finished it. Maybe I will someday, but the story just wasn't doing it for me as much.

[RickRhymes]

This would be very difficult but I always wanted a GTA with destructable environments. Like, you shoot a building with a rocket launcher and it actually crumbles apart

That would be cool. I don't see it happening on a big scale any time soon. Maybe for GTA 6. I'm optimistic that there will at least be destructible trees in this game. In GTA IV, driving a big-ass APC tank at full speed and then being halted to a complete stop by a small tree was profoundly annoying.

I was more excited about South Park: Stick of Truth, than any other game coming out this year including GTA V. But since SP:SoT has been delay till only god knows when. I guess GTA V will have to do, in the mean time. GTA 3 changed the face of gaming, and welcomed the open world style of play that a lot of games have used. GTA 3 / Vice City / San Andreas were the "TITS" but GTA IV, lagged hard and was the worst of the GTA games (After gta3). I hope that GTA 5, brings back what made GTA San Andreas so great.... 3 main characters seem like over kill to me, I guess we will see.

I hope Obsidian doesn't disappoint with Stick of Truth. It looks promising so far. I'm really digging what I hear about Paper Mario-esque gameplay.

[WalkerJames]

Definitely pumped for the game. San Andreas was my favorite thus far and I'm stoked that they're going back to it with this one. IV was okay and honestly I never finished it. Maybe I will someday, but the story just wasn't doing it for me as much.

Same with me. I felt the story was going no where. Just "Kill him" and "Kill him" and "Follow him". The story wasnt very good.

If it does take 30 minutes to go from the edge of the map to the city then that will be amazing! Only if that is time in a car. With a plane that shouldnt take too long...

[ApexPredator]

Bring it on Rockstar Games, my body is ready.

[RickRhymes]

[GirlsDeadMonster]

Here's an interesting read. IGN posted an article on the history of GTA. It's all about the inspiration, development, and pitfalls.
http://www.ign.com/a...nd-theft-auto-2

[RickRhymes]

Interesting article. I didn't know some of that stuff. Like how Rockstar developed Body Harvest and that Nintendo was publishing it instead of Midway.

[RickGrimeyGrimes]

Really hope this is an improvement on IV. Not saying it was bad but it was a little too depressing and realistic...I don't want to go bowling with my fat cousin, I want to blow shit up and mow down hookers with golf carts.

[GirlsDeadMonster]

What were some of your favorite moments in any of the GTA games? I have to say one of mine is in GTA IV when Niko gets drunk on one of the first missions and you had to drive home with the screen moving around.

[RickGrimeyGrimes]

What were some of your favorite moments in any of the GTA games? I have to say one of mine is in GTA IV when Niko gets drunk on one of the first missions and you had to drive home with the screen moving around.

Beating people to death with a double ended "toy".

Driving through the "Mojave Desert" on San Andreas to Horse With No Name.

[Ansceniiiic]

What were some of your favorite moments in any of the GTA games? I have to say one of mine is in GTA IV when Niko gets drunk on one of the first missions and you had to drive home with the screen moving around.

[PorkTornado75]

[RickGrimeyGrimes]

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[Ansceniiiic]

I'm surprised people are posting vidyas of GTA IV missions being their favourite. I thought it was the more boring game out of the series. Vice City being the best..though that is subjective and everybody has their own favourite.

[PorkTornado75]

Vice City was my favorite game out of the bunch but 4 has the biggest city and best graphics out of the series so it also holds a place in my nerd heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=698n5RR8ZeU

[RickGrimeyGrimes]

San Andreas is my favourite. Still play it.