Los Santos is a vast, sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and once-important, formerly-known-as celebrities. The city was once the envy of the Western world, but is now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and reality TV. Amidst the chaos, three uni
1. Crash test, dummyOne of the important tricks with any game is to make sure failure doesn’t seem like too much of a downer. In GTA V though messing up is often the best bit: especially if it involves creating a huge pile-up and watching people catapult through car windscreens like they’ve just been shoot out of a canon. The crashes in GTA are physical comedy at their finest, and all while only virtual people get hurt. Thanks to the fact that GTA V also some fantastic explosions purposefully trying to create the biggest mess you can is always rewarded. Especially if you have sticky bombs…
2. Tennis and golf don’t suck
Well, maybe they do if you don’t like that sort of thing but one of the most impressive things about GTA V is that all the extra features we’ve been hearing about these past months – like the jet ski races and Chop the Dog – are actually really good, not just thrown in there to sound impressive on a press release. You’d expect tennis to be good, given that Rockstar already have some previous with their Table Tennis game, but the golf simulator is also surprisingly decent and a perfectly acceptable alternative to EA’s recent games if you want to keep it meta.
Well, maybe they do if you don’t like that sort of thing but one of the most impressive things about GTA V is that all the extra features we’ve been hearing about these past months – like the jet ski races and Chop the Dog – are actually really good, not just thrown in there to sound impressive on a press release. You’d expect tennis to be good, given that Rockstar already have some previous with their Table Tennis game, but the golf simulator is also surprisingly decent and a perfectly acceptable alternative to EA’s recent games if you want to keep it meta.
3. Crime pays and so does real estate
Previous GTA games have had a habit of adding features that sound really cool on paper but in practise mean almost nothing when you get into the game. This is certainly not the first GTA game where you’ve been able to buy property but it is definitely the first where it’s actually mattered. You can buy all sorts, from cab companies and cinemas to a marijuana shop and a restaurant or a gun-running airport and a hillbilly bar. But not only does this generate you money every in-game week but it also provides you with even more extra missions to complete, as your employees ask for help doing everything from picking up extra beer for a big party to evading the coastguard.
Previous GTA games have had a habit of adding features that sound really cool on paper but in practise mean almost nothing when you get into the game. This is certainly not the first GTA game where you’ve been able to buy property but it is definitely the first where it’s actually mattered. You can buy all sorts, from cab companies and cinemas to a marijuana shop and a restaurant or a gun-running airport and a hillbilly bar. But not only does this generate you money every in-game week but it also provides you with even more extra missions to complete, as your employees ask for help doing everything from picking up extra beer for a big party to evading the coastguard.
4. City limits
They say size doesn’t matter, but really… they’re wrong. GTA V is Rockstar’s biggest game ever and not only that but all of it is open for you to explore right from the start. There are no bridge closures or tornado warnings blocking your way, even if the story elements do try and slowly unveil different areas at a more civilised speed. And yet all that would be meaningless if there was nothing to do in such a huge game world, but almost every mountaintop, beach cove, and crevice has a secret to hide. Even if it is just a hillbilly swearing at you.
5. The truth is out there
Everyone knows about the UFO and Bigfoot rumours from GTA: San Andreas (the first game to feature Los Santos) but this time they’re real. We think. Without wanting to spoil anything there’s certainly something funny going on in the mountains of San Andreas and the radio is full of stories of hikers being abducted. We’ve certainly noticed some unexplained phenomena ourselves and given there’s an achievement for collecting spaceship parts there’s clearly some physical evidence too…
Everyone knows about the UFO and Bigfoot rumours from GTA: San Andreas (the first game to feature Los Santos) but this time they’re real. We think. Without wanting to spoil anything there’s certainly something funny going on in the mountains of San Andreas and the radio is full of stories of hikers being abducted. We’ve certainly noticed some unexplained phenomena ourselves and given there’s an achievement for collecting spaceship parts there’s clearly some physical evidence too…
6. Character switching works
Having three different playable characters seemed a little weird at first, given there’s no co-op option in the story campaign and the idea of character switching sounded a little unwieldy. But it actually works really well in practise as you pop in to see what everyone’s doing – and find out it’s usually something pretty funny (or disgusting if it’s Trevor). But the best thing about it is in missions where switching characters allows you to customise the game to cut out all the bits you don’t like. Don’t enjoy sniping? Just be the guy driving the car instead. Not very good at shooting? Switch to Trevor flying a helicopter instead…
Having three different playable characters seemed a little weird at first, given there’s no co-op option in the story campaign and the idea of character switching sounded a little unwieldy. But it actually works really well in practise as you pop in to see what everyone’s doing – and find out it’s usually something pretty funny (or disgusting if it’s Trevor). But the best thing about it is in missions where switching characters allows you to customise the game to cut out all the bits you don’t like. Don’t enjoy sniping? Just be the guy driving the car instead. Not very good at shooting? Switch to Trevor flying a helicopter instead…
7. Radio GTA
GTA V’s massive soundtrack is already famous, with its selection of a gazillion classic tunes across every music genre known to man. There’s something there for everyone but the best bit is still the talk radio stations and the adverts. Never mind the actual story, this is where all the game’s best writing and funniest lines are. Everything from the American attitude towards football to fad diets and scientology are skewered with laser sharp satire that makes a target of everything and everyone. GTA may be cynical but most of the jokes are only funny because they’re true.
GTA V’s massive soundtrack is already famous, with its selection of a gazillion classic tunes across every music genre known to man. There’s something there for everyone but the best bit is still the talk radio stations and the adverts. Never mind the actual story, this is where all the game’s best writing and funniest lines are. Everything from the American attitude towards football to fad diets and scientology are skewered with laser sharp satire that makes a target of everything and everyone. GTA may be cynical but most of the jokes are only funny because they’re true.
8. Random pleasure
GTA V has learnt a lot from Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar’s cowboy adventure which was until now arguably their best open world game. The best feature it borrowed though is the random encounters which mean you’re never more than a few minutes away from interrupting your next mugging or watching a police shootout with bank robbers – and then stealing their loot while both sides are distracted. It’s never clear what poking your nose in will reward you with, but it’s always worth it whether it ultimately ends with a trip to the hospital or a free Rolls Royce.
9. The Heat is on
Another feature that could have gone either way is the heists themselves. They’re the centrepiece of the game but would the promise that you could plan them out yourself actually lead to any meaningful decisions? Actually it does. Not only does choosing your crew have a big effect on how much money you earn, and how smoothly the job goes, but the big decision of which plan to use means that there’s basically two separate missions in one. Even choosing where to hide the getaway car has a big impact on your success.
Another feature that could have gone either way is the heists themselves. They’re the centrepiece of the game but would the promise that you could plan them out yourself actually lead to any meaningful decisions? Actually it does. Not only does choosing your crew have a big effect on how much money you earn, and how smoothly the job goes, but the big decision of which plan to use means that there’s basically two separate missions in one. Even choosing where to hide the getaway car has a big impact on your success.
10. The best is yet to come?
Maybe GTA Online will turn out to be a horrible mess that doesn’t even work properly (actually it probably won’t work day one, few ambitious online games ever do) but given the quality of GTA V’s single-player that’s hard to imagine. Although no one outside of Rockstar has ever got to play it the online mode allows you to play with and against friends with an experience that’s at least as big as the single-player – with over 500 missions, customisable characters you can create from scratch, and lots of story elements like the main game.
Maybe GTA Online will turn out to be a horrible mess that doesn’t even work properly (actually it probably won’t work day one, few ambitious online games ever do) but given the quality of GTA V’s single-player that’s hard to imagine. Although no one outside of Rockstar has ever got to play it the online mode allows you to play with and against friends with an experience that’s at least as big as the single-player – with over 500 missions, customisable characters you can create from scratch, and lots of story elements like the main game.
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