Official Grand Theft Auto V Thread

[The_Yearning]

My copy just got shipped.

IGN review up at 10am EST.

This deserves it's own thread on the OTC.

Get at me son!

[fiddy]

Ive got like 3 days to make up my mind if i want to cancel my pre-order.

EDIT: oh shit didnt realize today was 16th

[The_Yearning]

IGN gave it a 10/10 baby.

Can't wait.

[Scholar]

There's already a HUGE thread dedicated to this game in the Video Games forum.

[treadster]

Meh, don't care about the game since i don't have a console,

[Knicks101]

Meh, don't care about the game since i don't have a console,

Thanks for sharing that.

Mine says it's shipping now, hopefully it gets here tomorrow.

[CarlosBoozer]

Meh, don't care about the game since i don't have a console,
Cool story bro, anyways I'm pissed I have class tomorrow :facepalm

[Bcogswell]

Cool story bro, anyways I'm pissed I have class tomorrow :facepalm

Yeah I've got an 8:15 tomorrow morning so I'm probably going to go and buy it before I head to class tomorrow.

I would have preordered off of amazon but I just get everything shipped to my parents house so I wouldn't get it for a week or so. :coleman:

[AirTupac]

Most likely getting my copy tonight but it sucks I have class all day Tuesday.

[Blue&Orange]

Start playing GTA 4 a couple months ago, ended up watching some walkthrough on youtube. Too boring to waste time playing it.

San andreas and GTA 1 still the best ones. No expectations for GTA V other than better graphics and some other gimmicks.

[plowking]

IGN gave it a 10/10 baby.

Can't wait.

Big surprise... Not.

They gave GTA 4 a 10, and it wasn't close to a 10 game. They just overrate certain game franchises, GTA and COD being the biggest cases.

[TylerOO]

Got one class tomorrow. its gonna be the longest class of my life.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Has a 98 on Metacritic right now.

One critic gave it a 70 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10598-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Review-People-Suck). The rest are between 90-100.

[Rose'sACL]

I really hate that i have no interest in gaming anymore. It used to my best pastime second only to sports. I downloaded GTA V 3 days ago for my friend and didn't play it for a minute.
Does anyone here have any tips to make me interested in video games again?

[niko]

I really hate that i have no interest in gaming anymore. It used to my best pastime second only to sports. I downloaded GTA V 3 days ago for my friend and didn't play it for a minute.
Does anyone here have any tips to make me interested in video games again?

If you're not interested don't play games. Not quite sure why anyone would care or why you think it's such a problem.

[OhNoTimNoSho]

I really hate that i have no interest in gaming anymore. It used to my best pastime second only to sports. I downloaded GTA V 3 days ago for my friend and didn't play it for a minute.
Does anyone here have any tips to make me interested in video games again?
What you want some attention man? Coming into a thread about video games to complain how you dont like video games. Ask your mom to buy you a rubiks cube or something... no one cares

[1987_Lakers]

Haven't even touched my 360 in about a year or so, but I do plan on picking up GTA V, maybe on Friday or something.

[mateoboz]

I'm sitting in a Taco Bell across the parking lot from a GameStop, staking it out. My plan is to go start the line at about 8 PM, unless I see any movement before. At that point I will be scrambling across the parking lot and into the line. I don't expect to see any movement until about 9, but I'm going at 8 to be safe. I WILL be first in that line! Tonight is going to be amazing. It feels like Christmas!:banana: :pimp: :rockon:

[MavsSuperFan]

I really hate that i have no interest in gaming anymore. It used to my best pastime second only to sports. I downloaded GTA V 3 days ago for my friend and didn't play it for a minute.
Does anyone here have any tips to make me interested in video games again?
video games are for recreation. If you dont enjoy it dont play. There really is no other benefit than recreation. Its not like exercise where even if you dont like to exercise you should.

its kind of like drinking. I used to enjoy drinking a lot but after about 26 the hangovers good much worse and I rarely drink more than 1 drink nowadays. There really is no real benefit to drinking alcohol, so I dont make an effort to start.

[mateoboz]

:biggums:

it's a fcking video game. one that looks great but come on.

True, but a game I've been waiting for for years! I'm a person who's very passionate about the things I'm into. And I don't have anything else going on today anyway. SUPER excited!

[mateoboz]

its kind of like drinking. I used to enjoy drinking a lot but after about 26 the hangovers good much worse and I rarely drink more than 1 drink nowadays.

Same thing happened to me. I used to drink like a fish. Then at about 28 the hangovers got to the point where I don't drink at all. No matter what happens...if I have a four-way with 3 brunettes...the hangover is so bad the next day that it isn't worth it. Not to mention I get seriously wild when I drink. I've had my face beaten unrecognizably by groups of people literally more times than I can count. Good times!

[flipogb]

my UPS tracking from Microsoft updated, gonna have this by 3pm tomorrow.

[BuGzBuNNy]

I'm sitting in a Taco Bell across the parking lot from a GameStop, staking it out. My plan is to go start the line at about 8 PM, unless I see any movement before. At that point I will be scrambling across the parking lot and into the line. I don't expect to see any movement until about 9, but I'm going at 8 to be safe. I WILL be first in that line! Tonight is going to be amazing. It feels like Christmas!:banana: :pimp: :rockon:
You know that you can just go to Walmart at around 11:45 and be out the door in no time right? Traditionally I've gotten my games from Walmart at midnight and I always ride by a GameStop (It just so happens to always be one by the Walmart I go to) and see people still waiting in a ridiculous line. It's as if they don't know.

[mateoboz]

What's your situation like now with your home and everything?

Same. Can't get a job. My theory is all these places I'm applying to are calling the owner and she's talking shit, cause I can't get a job ANYWHERE. McDonald's won't hire me because I'm "over qualified" and nobody else will give me a chance. I've been living in my car and job searching since March. It's starting to get cold here again. When I first started sleeping in the car in March, it was getting down to 10 below 0 until mid-April. It was really rough. Now it's getting into the low 40's at night. Woke up this morning with a tickle in my throat. But I just keep pressing on. Something will open up. In the mean time, I know a building in Eagle River that has a power outlet on the side of the building where I've never been harassed by cops. So I'll pick up my copy here in Wasilla at midnight, drive to Eagle River, run my extension cord from my car to the outlet, hook up my little TV and X-Box in the car and I figure I got until 7 am before I need to get out of there.

[Jameerthefear]

My parents won't let me get it :facepalm
I've seen much worse then what's in GTA V

[TheReal Kendall]

Same. Can't get a job. My theory is all these places I'm applying to are calling the owner and she's talking shit, cause I can't get a job ANYWHERE. McDonald's won't hire me because I'm "over qualified" and nobody else will give me a chance. I've been living in my car and job searching since March. It's starting to get cold here again. When I first started sleeping in the car in March, it was getting down to 10 below 0 until mid-April. It was really rough. Now it's getting into the low 40's at night. Woke up this morning with a tickle in my throat. But I just keep pressing on. Something will open up. In the mean time, I know a building in Eagle River that has a power outlet on the side of the building where I've never been harassed by cops. So I'll pick up my copy here in Wasilla at midnight, drive to Eagle River, run my extension cord from my car to the outlet, hook up my little TV and X-Box in the car and I figure I got until 7 am before I need to get out of there.

My dude you can't be serious.

You're homeless and you about to pay $65 for a video game????

I don't believe it.

[Knicks101]

My dude you can't be serious.

You're homeless and you about to pay $65 for a video game????

I don't believe it.

GTA V dat good.

[RoseCity07]

I'm pretty hyped for this game. What a month, the final episodes of Breaking Bad and the best GTA game ever is coming out. I've looked at streams and there is some amazing stuff in this game.


SPOILERS BELOW*** Don't read any further if you don't want to know:



So I guess some guy found this strange map with a mountain on it. He went exploring in a submarine by the mountain and discovered a tunnel. On the Ocean floor is a old spaceship. Not sure if that means we'll eventually be a able to steal a alien spaceship or what but it's exciting.

One thing that I saw was a shark eating the player when he was swimming in the ocean. Another time Franklin gets in a shootout with the cops and your dog Chop attacks the cops to help you.

This game is gonna be:bowdown: :bowdown:

[Graviton]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/190clkrt3kauigif/ku-xlarge.gif

[LongLiveTheKing]

Someone buy it for me I'm currently broke.

[AirTupac]

Just picked up my copy!

[bergs14]

Got it! The 8gb install is just torture.

[Bladers]

:biggums:

it's a fcking video game. one that looks great but come on.

You would be surprised.

http://i40.tinypic.com/168eo2v.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q75/1234057_10151563775936105_85645409_n.jpg

[fsvr54]

Going at 10pm for the free food and stuff.

[Jameerthefear]

I gotta find some way to get this. I can either sneak behind my parent's back which is impossible basically since they would notice a $60 charge or I can pout until they give in...

[AirTupac]

Wow, I'm loving it so far. The shooting and driving is soooooo much better than GTA 4.

[Bcogswell]

Same. Can't get a job. My theory is all these places I'm applying to are calling the owner and she's talking shit, cause I can't get a job ANYWHERE. McDonald's won't hire me because I'm "over qualified" and nobody else will give me a chance. I've been living in my car and job searching since March. It's starting to get cold here again. When I first started sleeping in the car in March, it was getting down to 10 below 0 until mid-April. It was really rough. Now it's getting into the low 40's at night. Woke up this morning with a tickle in my throat. But I just keep pressing on. Something will open up. In the mean time, I know a building in Eagle River that has a power outlet on the side of the building where I've never been harassed by cops. So I'll pick up my copy here in Wasilla at midnight, drive to Eagle River, run my extension cord from my car to the outlet, hook up my little TV and X-Box in the car and I figure I got until 7 am before I need to get out of there.

No offense but if you're living in your car you shouldn't be spending $60 on a video game. :wtf:

[Jameerthefear]

No offense but if you're living in your car you shouldn't be spending $60 on a video game. :wtf:
Long as he's got enough for food I don't see the issue. Everyone needs a way to unwind.

[RoseCity07]

Just got back from the mall where I paid off a copy. So basically all those people pre-ordered for no reason. The guy told me I'll be one of the first 30 to get it tonight because most pre-orders go into a separated line that will take longer.


Anyone get offered that scam of a warranty from GameStop? What a ****ing ripoff. 3 bucks for a scratched disc warranty? So something I'll never need for 3 dollars. Yeah no thanks.

[fsvr54]

Just got back, over 220 people. Installing now, and I got work in the morning, but not too early. I got offered that warranty too, denied that shit.

[AirTupac]

This game is UNREAL

[DeuceWallaces]

Hundreds of people where I went. Took about an hour for the whole trip. I skipped the past couple installments so this should be pretty fun for me.

[DonDadda59]

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/190clkrt3kauigif/ku-xlarge.gif

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ON-mmC6g0IY/T2lLsZ3f7HI/AAAAAAAADRU/Hp7QMyoa5CI/s400/Wilt%2520Lion.jpg

[RoseCity07]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ON-mmC6g0IY/T2lLsZ3f7HI/AAAAAAAADRU/Hp7QMyoa5CI/s400/Wilt%2520Lion.jpg

lol

[RoseCity07]

Installing GTA V right now...**** this wait is killing me. I'm timing the installation.

[CarlosBoozer]

So much fun! Traffic is a bitch though :lol

[rhythmic]

Just came from my friends house, had a few mooseheads and played GTA V. He got the copy at midnight, and am I ever jealous!

I only played for about 45 minutes and watched him play for an hour or so, and it was so much fun. We didn't even do any missions. The city is huge and we didn't even explore the desert or the ocean...I was truly mesmerized by how beautiful the environment was. So much to do; I heard the story mode is about 40-50 hours and to get 100% will take approximately 110+ hours of playing.

I will probably get my copy on Wednesday because my wife's mom birthday is tomorrow and we have plans to take her parents out to dinner. I got work in 4 hours hours as well, sigh.

Enjoy the game guys, I can't wait to finally play it myself. :cheers:

[CarlosBoozer]

Love the sports cars so far, shooting is good and the physics is crazy as ever :lol

[CarlosBoozer]

Driving is really fun, I can drive for hours and it's so realistic. I really hate the slow cars and those big ass trucka doe :mad:

[Bcogswell]

I got my copy in my school bag waiting for 9:30 so I can get home and pop it in.

[RoseCity07]

This game:bowdown: :bowdown:

I just stole a military jet. Got 4 stars instantly. I had a jet firing rockets at me which I dodged. As I was chasing after another jet my plane died, I crashed into the ocean. Then a shark tried to kill me but I drowned trying to get to the surface.:bowdown: :bowdown:

[Wally450]

I stole a Ferrari and just drove around the city. Gonna do some missions and try to drive around the whole map tonight after work.

Driving is fun as hell, just gotta avoid all the traffic which I think is good for this game.

[arkain]

This game:bowdown: :bowdown:

I just stole a military jet. Got 4 stars instantly. I had a jet firing rockets at me which I dodged. As I was chasing after another jet my plane died, I crashed into the ocean. Then a shark tried to kill me but I drowned trying to get to the surface.:bowdown: :bowdown:

I wouldn't mind dying like that in real life. Awesome. :rockon:

[SCREWstonRockets]

Can't wait to get home to cruise the city. Copped at midnight and played the first two missions.

[Rake2204]

I stole a Ferrari and just drove around the city. Gonna do some missions and try to drive around the whole map tonight after work.

Driving is fun as hell, just gotta avoid all the traffic which I think is good for this game.It probably goes without saying, but if you really want to open things up a bit on the road, head out on some highways leading out toward the country. The traffic lightens up a considerably in certain areas.

[Rake2204]

Played 2 hours today and probably will be about that for the next week or so. From that amount of time, I thought it was awesome. I was just driving the whole time, so fun. Got a couple of missions done, but love how this game is looking so far. Can't wait to play it again tomorrow.That's the cool thing so far. I've put multiple hours into this game so far but have barely grazed the actual missions. Crazy.

[2013 Lakers]

BrBa

http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b48b27bd9c38e425113518c3107c183/tumblr_mtadorU6dY1s1b3r2o1_1280.jpg

[Rake2204]

Does anyone actually drive properly in this game. Complaining about traffic is like complaining about stealing cars in this game :ohwell:I admit it, sometimes I try to adhere by proper street laws.

[MP.Trey]

I admit it, sometimes I try to adhere by proper street laws.
I do when I first start out the game (which I'm about to do). Get used to the new driving mechanics, enjoy the scenery, take in the storyline, etc. Damn I'm excited!!

[Bcogswell]

I admit it, sometimes I try to adhere by proper street laws.

I find myself doing it sometimes too. :oldlol:

[Rake2204]

I do when I first start out the game (which I'm about to do). Get used to the new driving mechanics, enjoy the scenery, take in the storyline, etc. Damn I'm excited!!Yessir. My reasonings are similar. In GTA V especially, the world is borderline overwhelming. I didn't know where I wanted to go or how I wanted to go there, so I just took my time, abided some street laws, and tried to soak it all in.

[Scholar]

Does anyone actually drive properly in this game. Complaining about traffic is like complaining about stealing cars in this game :ohwell:

I have done this from time to time in older GTA games. It depends on what I'm doing in game. I won't actually stop at red lights or anything like that, but I do drive carefully.

[niko]

Aside from the first five minutes and the intro which sucked i'm loving the game. Will really get into some missions tonight though.

[DeuceWallaces]

I've gotten through about 5-10% of the missions. Went to go steal a plane, but was killed before I could high-jack the jet. Try again later.

[Bladers]

Multiplayer Idea. What you think?

http://imgur.com/a/HSLpP

http://www.reddit.com/r/GrandTheftAutoV/comments/1mjq3o/awesome_gta_5_online_multiplayer_idea/?sort=new

[AlphaWolf24]

Just got through the intro...

Damn!...BadAZZ.....Driving mechanics feel 100% better.....

when homeboy went inside his Moms house and Dat TV was HD!!!!....

short Intro Vid for anyone who cares..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01UpRx-FWks

[Derka]

If its not out for PC yet, I'll wait.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

If its not out for PC yet, I'll wait.

Probably going to be almost a year. But I'm definitely going to download the PC version. The mods for GTA IV were amazing.

[Scholar]

Ok, this is officially the best game I've ever played.
I only played a little over an hour, but I did quite a bit already. The intro was great. I've seen some people complain about it without actually giving a reason for why they didn't like it, but whatever.
I love how there isn't a loading screen popping up whenever I walk over to do a mission. Everything flows seamlessly.
The driving is terrific. I don't know if it's just because I have only played with Franklin so far (other than Michael in the beginning but that was a very short drive), but it's greatly improved over GTA IV.
Speaking of GTA IV, *start white text* I loved seeing Packie McReary. *end white text* As soon as he was shown, I turned into a little kid, giggling like I just saw my childhood hero. Corny of me? Yes, very, but I just loved it that much.
The shooting will take some getting used to. I found myself firing aimlessly when trying to move from one target to the next. I did practice the handgun at the Ammunation shooting range, but I didn't have much time to dwell into it further.
Overall, the game has been terrific thus far. Franklin has been cool, but I can't wait until the other characters get (re)introduced to the story.

[TylerOO]

Ok, this is officially the best game I've ever played.
I only played a little over an hour, but I did quite a bit already. The intro was great. I've seen some people complain about it without actually giving a reason for why they didn't like it, but whatever.
I love how there isn't a loading screen popping up whenever I walk over to do a mission. Everything flows seamlessly.
The driving is terrific. I don't know if it's just because I have only played with Franklin so far (other than Michael in the beginning but that was a very short drive), but it's greatly improved over GTA IV.
Speaking of GTA IV, *start white text* I loved seeing Packie McReary. *end white text* As soon as he was shown, I turned into a little kid, giggling like I just saw my childhood hero. Corny of me? Yes, very, but I just loved it that much.
The shooting will take some getting used to. I found myself firing aimlessly when trying to move from one target to the next. I did practice the handgun at the Ammunation shooting range, but I didn't have much time to dwell into it further.
Overall, the game has been terrific thus far. Franklin has been cool, but I can't wait until the other characters get (re)introduced to the story.

Not gonna spoil anything but I thought it was pretty awesome how the game ties Michael and Franklin together.

[GOBB]

Aside from the first five minutes and the intro which sucked i'm loving the game. Will really get into some missions tonight though.

Intro was sick. :no:

[bergs14]

I just started using Trevor after a couple hours of game play.
He is the funniest character of the lot, and so violent haha.

[flipogb]

Intro was sick. :no:
im assuming the intro forces you to play right away , it has always been like that for these games but people won't stop hating it.

[flipogb]

just got the game, UPS always comes around dinner time to my house but I haven't hated it as much as I did today

[juju151111]

BrBa

http://24.media.tumblr.com/2b48b27bd9c38e425113518c3107c183/tumblr_mtadorU6dY1s1b3r2o1_1280.jpg
Where Jessie at

[DeuceWallaces]

Brother and I got 2 copies last night.

I didn't play last night, but today I played using his discs, so mine was still unopened.

Played an hour, got really bored, and decided I was going to return the game.

This game was way more fun on ps2. I feel like half the fun of playing GTA was doing adult stuff while you were still a kid. Now that I'm 22 it's like, I could go drive a real car, or make real money, or fck real chicks. It's almost like a real life simulator where you get to see what it'd be like to be chased by cops.

Not worth $65 to me. I did enjoy the intro though.

:oldlol: at the big grown 22 year old.

[rhythmic]

I'm about to do the 2nd Heist with Trevor.
Did about 30 missions so far, running through the story mode first before messing around with the free roam. Haven't played Tennis or Golf, or other leisure activities. Rode the roller coaster and Ferris wheel though on the port. Really enjoying the dialogue, very humorous. Love all 3 characters but I'm leaning towards Michael because he's just a smooth ass operator when it comes to missions. He's the genius behind it all but Trevor is definitely the most entertaining character to play with. Franklin reminds me of CJ a lot; Mike reminds me of the character from VC and Trevor reminds me of Niko. All in all, great variety with the 3 protagonists BUT only 69 missions?! You have to be kidding me, that's a HUGE disappointment. I've done 50% of the story almost and really haven't been that heavily compelled.

Not too sure that this game is better than TLoU to be honest; TLoU so far has left a bigger impression on me. At this point, I enjoy San Andreas a little more. I don't know; the city feels alive and overwhelming but at the same time it feels like I'm driving around the same damn areas all the time. Of course, I haven't free roamed much at all so it's not for me to judge.

Overall, fantastic game...
My favorite moment was when I (as Franklin) dropped off Trevor at the strip club then moments later realized I have no missions available with Franklin so I switched off to Trevor...he's in the middle of the club hammered as shit (because the screen is all blurry) screaming at the top of the lungs "I see p*ssy and I want some right now". Then I go outside and knock the bouncer out before escaping the cops. :oldlol:

I'm sure when I start exploring the city I'll love it a lot more.

[Styles p]

first thing i did was go back to grove street and killed all those bitch ass ballas

[flipogb]

the cars feel like they have some weight, driving has improved a lot