GTA V - General Thread

[Dan]

They certainly do look like their characters, to an extent.

 

[Slash]

That's actually a bad picture. Google images shows they look identical to their in game characters.

 

[McLaren]

So what did you all think of the story? I wish it was longer, but I thought it was epic, one of the most intense I've ever played. It didnt have a strong plot like IV or SA but it was strong in bringing it all together.

San Andreas had a strong plot? That game's plot was all over the place thanks to the 3 cities trying to have a purpose in them with their own plots.

IV was alright til' it became repetitive in missions. Which, has really always been the downfall of GTA plots; they start out strong, but become repetitive in their missions as you go from 1 man in power to the next with a couple individuals' missions on the side.

V did a great job keeping the story compelling by throwing in a plot that not only kept the story about the heists, but giving each character their own sub plots that interacted & needed the assist of the others at times. The relationship between Trevor & Michael was the perfect plot twist to keep everything from becoming repetitive b/c the 2 were no longer on speaking terms and threw Franklin in the middle. Even after their debts were "settled", the alternate endings were a nifty way to direct the story into a climatic ending whilst the main ending consisted of just enough missions to complete the final score before leaving & getting revenge on each character's antagonist.

The only issue I saw is that the difficulty of it wasn't as hard as the other titles.

Spoiler

Trevor's mother needed me to find a pharmaceutical van. Should I go into Los Santos or search the countryside?

I have heard that the hospitals are the best place to look & that there is also a pharmacy store somewhere in Blaine County that has one.

They certainly do look like their characters, to an extent.

That was Rockstar's intent as I think we covered previously. Several characters in the game are supposed to reflect their voice actors to keep everything feeling very authentic.

 

[Slash]

I agree, it was pretty easy unfortunately. SA I think had the most violent and lengthy gun fights of the series. In that aspect I think V was the weakest. I can only remember a handful of decent gun battles.

 

[Dan]

That's actually a bad picture. Google images shows they look identical to their in game characters.

Holy crap.

That was Rockstar's intent as I think we covered previously. Several characters in the game are supposed to reflect their voice actors to keep everything feeling very authentic.

Well they did a great job then.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Just gonna post up this funny Conan vid of him playing it...haven't seen anyone else post it.

 

[Slash]

That was epic


Real good laugh lol

 

[Dan]

Well, I've found Jesus. That is all.
He's on Del Perro Beach.

 

[Slash]

If you have the special or collectors edition of GTA V, the poster map that comes in the game case has hidden secrets only visible by shining a blacklight on it.

 

[TiZzla]

Has anyone else had problems with buying vehicles online and then they aren't showing up in the garage/helipad? I mean never actually seeing them, just buying them and they never get delivered.... It's happening to me now with Michael, tried to buy a car and it said it was delivered but it wasn't there. Tried the same car with Franklin and it worked fine.

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

So what did you all think of the story? I wish it was longer, but I thought it was epic, one of the most intense I've ever played. It didnt have a strong plot like IV or SA but it was strong in bringing it all together.

Well, I'm still in the early parts of the story. I'm around 12-14% completed and about to do the first heist. But I have to say I really love how the story is going down so far. Can't wait to finish it though.

Really wished it was longer though like SA story. But instead of usually 1 character and GTA IV's 3 individual characters with close ties in some missions, but separate stories, they really did a damn good job tying three people and their problems in one huge story. Gotta give them props.

 

[Slash]

Anyone seen a bear yet? I see deer, cougars, coyotes, wolves, dogs, birds an the occasional hog but that's about the extent of it.

 

[Hayden]

Well i just finished the story and i've gotta say it was great fun! A couple more heists couldn't have hurt and a little things that they could've done a little different, but overall it's an absolute winner.

Glad i made the decision i made too, a very good way to end an excellent narrative.

 

[KM964]

I'm having issues with the iFruit app...it keeps saying it couldn't connect to a wifi/3G network. I have an iPhone 5 w/ iOS 7, if it matters...

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

Oh yeah, any new cheats out yet?

 

[Slash]

Oh yeah, any new cheats out yet?

Apparently invincibility has been found but no code. I'm disappointed there was no pedestrian riot cheat, or weapons and health or even money.

 

[McLaren]

Anyone seen a bear yet? I see deer, cougars, coyotes, wolves, dogs, birds an the occasional hog but that's about the extent of it.

I'm beginning to think bears were cut from the game. The only dangerous animals appear to be cougars & sharks.

 

[Barra333]

Oh yeah, any new cheats out yet?

Try gtaforums.com
There is a cheats subforum which I think had a list of button combinations. No clue whether they work though.

 

[VspecZR1GT2RS89]

Apparently invincibility has been found but no code. I'm disappointed there was no pedestrian riot cheat, or weapons and health or even money.

I hope they get the code out soon for that invincibility cheat.

Yeah, I'm disappointed about no weapon, health and riot cheat. I hope it's in the game soon, cause those Los Santos streets are crazy.

Edit: I'll go to the gtafourms and browse, thanks Barra. 👍

 

[Slash]

I'm beginning to think bears were cut from the game. The only dangerous animals appear to be cougars & sharks.

I've yet to see a shark.

I think you might be right about bears being cut though unless they are really rare. Was disappointed by no real wooded areas as well.

 

[m8h3r]

Main irritation for me is the car damage. The amount of cars that I've just clipped the back of another car with and the front wheel locks up making it pretty much un-drivable. A health cheat would be nice just for that!

 

[Dean]

Main irritation for me is the car damage. The amount of cars that I've just clipped the back of another car with and the front wheel locks up making it pretty much un-drivable. A health cheat would be nice just for that!

Wait, there's no health cheat?

 

[SVX]

Main irritation for me is the car damage. The amount of cars that I've just clipped the back of another car with and the front wheel locks up making it pretty much un-drivable. A health cheat would be nice just for that!

I've heard that swapping between characters fixes your car.

 

[Peasantslayer]

Main irritation for me is the car damage. The amount of cars that I've just clipped the back of another car with and the front wheel locks up making it pretty much un-drivable. A health cheat would be nice just for that!

Buy some armour, I bought a Sandking XL put 100% armour on it and after rolling it down a mountain and smashing into 3 or 4 cars it had a small dent on the bonnet.

 

[grrlpurple]

Couple of little gripes... I think the healthcare bills are a tad too high, the body armour is too pricey given the effectiveness of the police bullets now (damn they are good shots) and I have spent hours roaming to only find one baseball bat and one health pack. What happened to all of the weapons/armour and collectibles that featured around the map in previous GTA games?

Also... why can I not buy any food anywhere? All I found so far is the classic can of Sprunk and a very small selection of candy bars at gas stations. None of the burger stalls are staffed, none of the Burger Shot or Cluckin' Bell places are usable. What is with that? Am I missing something?

 

[GTV0819]

In my case, Franklin got rich after the heist at Vangelico jewelries. He almost got $300k, which he spent on a new monster truck and it's customization in LSC when I played him.

 

[Barra333]

I've yet to see a shark.

Jump in a boat and go to the darkest blue part of the sea. Sharks show up a red dot on the map.

 

[m8h3r]

Buy some armour, I bought a Sandking XL put 100% armour on it and after rolling it down a mountain and smashing into 3 or 4 cars it had a small dent on the bonnet.

Does the armour help with crashes? I thought it was just for bullets etc.

In my case, Franklin got rich after the heist at Vangelico jewelries. He almost got $300k, which he spent on a new monster truck and it's customization in LSC when I played him.

I lost mine on the stock market....

 

[Niyologist]

Couple of little gripes... I think the healthcare bills are a tad too high, the body armour is too pricey given the effectiveness of the police bullets now (damn they are good shots) and I have spent hours roaming to only find one baseball bat and one health pack. What happened to all of the weapons/armour and collectibles that featured around the map in previous GTA games?

Also... why can I not buy any food anywhere? All I found so far is the classic can of Sprunk and a very small selection of candy bars at gas stations. None of the burger stalls are staffed, none of the Burger Shot or Cluckin' Bell places are usable. What is with that? Am I missing something?

All of those features that you question are reserved for Online.

 

[Luminis]

Looking forward to GTA Online 👍 Gonna be the first time in ages my Xbox's gonna be hooked to the net continuously for days on end