GTA V

Gribbler · Fri 04/10/2013 14:06:47

I don't have enough time to play online. I'm still playing single and I must say that I don't find the experience that much compelling (I played ALL Grand Theft Auto games, mind you). I loved the story of Nico in GTA IV, I loved how he dived deeper and deeper into the world of crime with each mission. His first missions were "protection" of a restaurant and extortion. In GTA San Andreas your first mission was to steal a bike. And in GTA V Franklin's first mission is to annihilate entire gang, with exploding cars and whatnot. He's some car collector working for the car dealer and yet he kills dozens of people without blinking an eye. It's terribly unbalanced and unrealistic. There's no real character development, all characters are just flat cliche criminals and one redneck psychopath - who gets boring after 1h and you're just tired of his constant shouting and screaming.

For me, the game lacks a McGuffin. Nothing really drives the story forward. You just do heist after heist. I don't know, I played sooo many games in my life that shooting and driving just "for fun" isn't enough for me anymore. I need an interesting story.

I didn't finish GTA IV because I found motorcycle missions to hard. I loved the game though. I cared for Nico. I wanted to know how his story ends. Did he find that Serbian guy he was after? Probably. What will happen with Franklin, Trevor and Michael? I just don't give a damn...

Retro Wolf · Fri 04/10/2013 16:53:22

@Gribbler CAR GO BOOM!
But seriously, perhaps the problem with the story is that there's three main characters. The character switching is a game mechanic I love, but there's not as much time for each character's story to develop, as perhaps previous games might have. Franklin is the least developed character of the three I've found.

Having said that I'm really enjoying the game, and looking forward to the online part!

Crimson Wizard · Sun 06/10/2013 14:29:48

After watching some "funny" GtaV videos:

- you can have electroshokker;
- you can use fuel canister to spill fuel and then ignite;
- you can fly the blimp;
- you can drive bulldozer;

Heheheh, I want this game

Retro Wolf · Sun 06/10/2013 20:58:55

Well my online character's just been deleted so I think I'll wait until this issue has been sorted out before I play again. I don't fancy playing Russian roulette with my character progress every time I log on.

Peder 🚀 · Sun 06/10/2013 21:28:07

I've lost mine several times, but after the last title update it's only gone "missing" ending up coming back.
But ever since they launched the online features on the socialclub website it's always been visible there even if it's not visible in-game...

A friend of mine sadly lost his too, and his character is not actually visible on the socialclub website, so if it's gone there it might be fully gone :-/...
It's a shame... It will surely put a lot of people off from playing...

Retro Wolf · Mon 07/10/2013 18:55:47

http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/gta-v-online-multiplayer-lost-characters-could-be-players-fault/

Having to follow these guidelines is a bit ridiculous. I lost my character when the game siezed up on me, so even if you follow these rules, there's still a chance you're screwed.

Peder 🚀 · Mon 07/10/2013 19:42:49

It should autosave now and then like singleplayer, to avoid some of this..
Also that everything is stored in the cloud and apparently NOTHING at all offline locally is strange to me. They should store some basic info offline, so if the cloud IS unavailable at least people will know their account is still there, than if the cloud is not available and your character doesn't show up because of it..

Retro Wolf · Tue 15/10/2013 18:49:32

Issues seem to be fixed now, I'm having a good time.

Only problems I have with the game:
- Death is expensive.
- If you're playing with friends, it seems to place you in different sessions sometimes.
- It can be a bit of a grind.
- World does not feel as alive as offline.
- Everyone else seems to be a better shot than me.

Not that I'm complaining, it's a really enjoyable experience. If you thought the main game was not very challenging, online certainly is.

blueskirt · Wed 16/10/2013 06:07:57

Silly Grand Theft Auto III speedruns made me want to replay the game again, at 99%, thinking of playing Liberty City Stories next.

BTW, I wanted to know, in Grand Theft Auto V, these missions that seems to require multiple players acting simultaneously, how is that handled in single player? Are the other two guys handled by the AI? Or is there a "switch to character in trouble" button? Or are those missions locked when you're in single player mode?

nihilyst · Wed 16/10/2013 08:41:10

The other two guys are handled by the AI, and when the AI sucks or you have to do a task that only one character can do, you receive a notification to switch.

Peder 🚀 · Sun 20/10/2013 21:49:05

You guys got any suggestions for custom rank titles for the AGSer crew?

The different ranks:
Rank 1-10
Rank 11-20
Rank 21-30
Rank 31-40
Rank 41-50
Rank 51-60
Rank 61-70
Rank 71-80
Rank 81-90
Rank 91-100

Adeel · Mon 21/10/2013 19:14:25

Rank 1-10 -> Noob Crook
Rank 11-20 -> Apprentice Thug
Rank 21-30 -> Freelancer Gangster
Rank 31-40 -> Educated Thug
Rank 41-50 -> Experienced Gangster
Rank 51-60 -> Full Time Gangster
Rank 61-70 -> Favourite Criminal
Rank 71-80 -> Professional Hitman
Rank 81-90 -> Vengeful Boss
Rank 91-100 -> Don

Peder 🚀 · Mon 21/10/2013 20:57:18

Aww, they limit you to 16 characters

. So not all of those will work Adeel

Adeel · Mon 21/10/2013 21:17:56

That's nothing to worry about. Just remove Gangster and Thug from those names and you'll be fine!

E: If you don't mind repetition, then replacing Thug with Gangster, Criminal, Hitman would work. All those come under or very near the 16 characters limit.

Crimson Wizard · Mon 21/10/2013 21:26:20

Should not those be AGS related?

Gribbler · Tue 22/10/2013 22:55:21

I finally finished the game. I got so freaking tired of Trevor so my choice at you know where was obvious.

Crimson Wizard · Wed 23/10/2013 08:46:15

I am judging only by game videos on youtube, but I am coming to conclusion that Trevor is a personification of an average GTA player

Seriously, this is the first playable character, since GTA3 at least, who genuinely fits in the gameplay. You can barely imagine Michael or Franklin (or any other previous GTA character) do all the crazy stuff people usually do in GTA, but Trevor looks natural regardless of how insane it is.

If we continue this sort of comparison, than Michael is a former GTA player who was going to stop playing those mindless video games and spend time on a family, but he is so hooked, that something drags him back all the time.
Yet, he wants to do things seriously and well-planned, while Trevor is a "player" who "plays" for fun. Hence the conflict.

I kind of suspect that Rockstar trolls its users, in a way

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