Comments on: The Potential Problem with Grand Theft Auto 5

By: tisktisktisk

tisktisktisk — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:42:34 +0000

Forgot to add “Xbox 360 exclusive”. (Really hoping that doesn’t happen either.)

By: Darthsat

Darthsat — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:10:17 +0000

D.C., I don’t think it out of line to make a claim such as “where many consider the best game in the series to have taken place.” Obviously this is subjective, and so certainly there are many GTA fans that do favor SA over the others. There are a handful of reasons one could argue that SA is the best, again…it is to each person’s own tastes as to what they look for in a GTA game.

- 3 city layout with the country aspect in-between.
- Charismatic main character
- Great humor
- Diversity in vehicles
- Soundtrack
- Gameplay nuances
- RPG element

Surely there are many GTA fans that value these things, and so they would say that SA is their favorite one.

I am a bit skeptical that this will actually be a 3 city game, however. The trailer did show Los Santos a mountain range, a wind farm, and farm land. Perhaps it is los santos surrounded by those areas. Hopefully we get to re-visit San Fiero again, but I can understand how it might be difficult to develop that much detail in that much geography.

By: Schiapu

Schiapu — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:00:56 +0000

I’m pretty sure that GTA V will only be set in Los Santos. Maybe we’ll se San Fierro and Las Venturas in future expansions, sort of what we saw with GTA IV and new stories with the expansions (Except they were set in the same city). I still trust Rockstar, they haven’t failed to deliver a good DLC model.

By: Sara C.

Sara C. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:02:26 +0000

It’s definitely not Tommy Vercetti, unless they got someone other than Ray Liotta (cuz that ain’t him) to do the voice, which would be an epic fail. Plus, I doubt he’d move from Vice City to Los Santos for “the weather.” I’m voting either new guy or Claude (GTAIII).

By: D.C.

D.C. — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:46:05 +0000

That’s the second time, Mr. Tassi, that I’ve seen you post that GTA: San Andreas is “considered by many” to be the best in the series. Who’s this many? By many, do you mean that YOU consider it to be the best game in the series? I loved San Andreas, myself, but I also loved Vice City, and III, and IV, and Liberty City Stories, and The Ballad of Gay Tony, and The Lost and the Damned. Out of all of those installments, I honestly can’t say I’d pick San Andreas as my favorite. It had a huge map and a good story, but they ALL have a huge map and a good story.

What’s your argument here? WHY is San Andreas the best?

By: Purdman

Purdman — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:56:39 +0000

I don’t think it is set in San Andreas. It said it was set in Los Santos (Los Angeles). San Andreas included Vegas and San Fran… I wish it was NYC again since I live there and know the streets. An exact replica of the map would have been awesome. (GTA IV was pretty close)

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:51:42 +0000

One of my fears too. But…let’s look at it objectively. I don’t know how big is Los Santos compared to Liberty City, but if it’s gonna be more detailed (assuming they’re taking a step forward here), then that’s gonna take a huge chunk of space.

Now: barring the obvious 360 hard drive issue, just streaming that chunk is going to take some impressive skills, which might kill the draw distance and detail.

P.S. They could surprise us and even have us travelling to another state, but that’s hoping for too much.

P.P.S. I hope this is in the GTA IV world and not in the prequels one. I don’t want to know about any more adventures with those characters. Rockstar, you can make it happen!

By: tuffy

tuffy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:25:27 +0000

god i hope not