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TheVoice · 25 Oct 2011 at 12:14

TheVoice · 25 Oct 2011 at 15:15

Steedie said:
Look at the V on the "Five" on a five pound note. Exactly the same font and colouring

It's more similar to a $5 bill.

TheVoice · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:20

Skeeter said:
And I know its a V meaning 5 in Roman numerals. But unless they think we are all utterly stupid, why print 'Five' across it as well if it isn't to allow the V to be a 'V'?

Because it reinforces the banknote style of the logo.

TheVoice · 27 Oct 2011 at 00:54

Todge said:
As I've said before, there has never been more than 12 months between an announcement and a planned release of the game. Either Rockstar are breaking with years of tradition or Microsoft have been keeping the biggest secret in gaming history by having their new machine out in under 12 months.

Indeed. Not to mention that having such a high-profile game as GTA as a launch title would be incredibly unlikely anyway. The sheer scope of such a game means they're going to need time with the hardware to develop and optimise it.

TheVoice · 4 Nov 2011 at 00:12

ThestigGT999 said:
yep Saints row 3 is what a next gen GTA game should be not bull **** 4

No it isn't, far from it in fact. Even compared to San Andreas, Saints Row is just far too slapstick and full of nonsense. No GTA game would or should ever be like that.

If anything, I'd say GTA5 will want to maintain its serious tone so as to distance itself from Saints Row.

TheVoice · 4 Nov 2011 at 09:26

There's no point comparing it to San Andreas (the game), it'll bear no resemblance I imagine. Liberty City in GTA3 and Liberty City in GTA4 couldn't be more different really.

TheVoice · 6 Nov 2011 at 20:59

The physics in GTA4 are awesome, the game wouldn't be have as much fun without that.

TheVoice · 6 Nov 2011 at 23:04

ThestigGT999 said:
older GTA games say hi

Not sure what your point is. They didn't have the hardware capabilities back then and gamers didn't expect as much from games as they do now either.

You only have to look at Saints Row 2 to see what a crappy physics engine does to a game.

TheVoice · 16 May 2012 at 11:04

peterintheghetto said:
Just think how awesome it would be if GTA had licenses for official vehicles. Yes they can be modded in but if they had actual cars as standard I believe it would take the game to another level.

I'd rather it didn't, the fun of GTA is the figuring out what it's mocking, it'd be ruined if things became real.

TheVoice · 24 Aug 2012 at 14:37

God sake, I want this game.

TheVoice · 24 Aug 2012 at 19:17

WingZero30 said:
but who is the character? Carl Johnson? The game seems to be switching between different protagonists

Very unlikely it'll contain any characters or even references to any of the games prior to GTA4, considering GTA4 itself didn't either.

TheVoice · 25 Oct 2012 at 16:10

ThestigGT999 said:
hope they show driving gameplay so I can tell if it is like **** AKA 4 or good like VC and SA

Nobody cares about your feelings on the driving any more.

TheVoice · 25 Oct 2012 at 17:32

buchtis said:
I do. The driving in GTA IV was abysmal.

Try Saints Row and then see how you feel about it.

TheVoice · 26 Oct 2012 at 00:24

ThestigGT999 said:
I have been recently playing the saboteur which also has better driving gameplay than 4 imo

Seriously, enough already. We all know you have gripes with the vehicle handling, take it elsewhere.

Also, I can't believe I started this thread a full year ago. We've barely learned anything more about the game since then either!

TheVoice · 29 Oct 2012 at 16:55

Looks like we're getting some more info on the 8th of November:
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/375214/gta-5-details-screens-arriving-on-november-8/

TheVoice · 30 Oct 2012 at 18:34

http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/45951/grand-theft-auto-v-is-coming-spring-2013.html

http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1351545051.jpg

TheVoice · 1 Nov 2012 at 19:16

More pre-order stuff and screenshots revealed:
http://dailygamedeal.com/2012/11/01/rumor-gta-v-first-in-game-screen-pre-order-details-leaked/

TheVoice · 8 Nov 2012 at 19:55

G-MAN2004 said:
18 pages of info. Can't wait!

TheVoice · 9 Nov 2012 at 00:04

Apologies folks, looks like my copy-paste missed out one of the pages. I've added the link in bold to my post above so be sure to go and check.

And looking at those screenshots again, for the first time in a long, long time I'm getting the same feeling in my gut as I did when I saw the screenshots and map for San Andreas on the PS2. This game cannot possibly come soon enough!

TheVoice · 9 Nov 2012 at 11:18

ThestigGT999 said:
Apparently they talked about "improved car handling"

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

My interpretation was that that aspect will be an evolution from GTA4, rather than a backwards step to the handling of previous GTAs. Which is good, because aside from the wallowing as you took corners, the handling in GTA4 was fine.

Shamikebab said:
...how is this going to run on a console? 4 was pretty suspect and this seems bigger in every way, they must have made some pretty impressive performance improvements to the engine.

There'll have to be compromises somewhere obviously, but hopefully they've managed to use the time since GTA4 and RDR to optimise the engine and really get every last ounce of performance from the hardware.

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