GTA V TRAILER

[countrysteaksauce]

Please let CJ and Tommy Vercetti make a cameo.
It looks nice, but I'll probably just end up getting it of a steam sale for $10 a year later.

 

[KissofKetchup]

I dunno if it is going to be all of San Andreas. All we really saw was Los Santos...

 

[Electric Alpaca]

Narrator = Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta = Tommy Vercetti (the old gentleman in the grey suit, pink shirt overlooking the cityline)

Wait, wasn't it said in San Andreas that Vercetti was dead? I'm pretty sure he's gone.

The trailer looked nice, I'm just hoping that it's all of San Andreas and not just Los Santos. There seemed to be a lot of countryside though, which is nice.

Really? Take a look at Vice City screens and compare (as much as you can compare two triangles to a pile of them) young Vercetti with old.

Even if it was mentioned, series' retcon all the time, we certainly didn't see it.

Plus looking at the other guys, definitely seems to be a CJ in there too.

I'm afraid I don't see the similarities between Vercetti and the man in the trailer, but you might be right. Maybe they did a retcon.

You saw a CJ in there? I totally missed that, where?

Bill Cosby, strutting towards the camera. There's a couple of other black guys in there as red herrings. But Christmas jumper man is definitely CJ.

 

[Electric Alpaca]

I dunno if it is going to be all of San Andreas. All we really saw was Los Santos...

Rockstar confirmed it's the entirety of San Andreas on offer.

Which makes me think that they'll sneak preview other main characters (as I believe this has happened with Vercetti in this one) as they reveal each of the districts as the hype machine begins to fuel up.

 

[walrusaurus]

Meh, i dunno. I think at this point what GTA had going for it over Saints Row was the realism. Part of the appeal of gta4 was NYC. Without that, going back to 'random made up city' i honestly don't see it being any better than SR3, if even that.

I don't get what you're saying. Why is GTAV doing away with the realism? The city portrayed here is very clearly Los Angeles(San Andreas), not some 'random made up city'. Just like Liberty City is clearly NYC.

You realize there is room for the GTA's and Saint's Rows? One doesn't have to be better than the other. They may be in the same genre, but they are fundamentally very different games.

Oh, is it? I couldn't tell. LA doesn't really have the iconography of a New york or Hong Kong.

II disagree with you in regards to their differences. The main point of both is essentially a sociopathy simulator. GTAIV was a little different story wise but for the most part they're both been about building up a crime syndicate and taking over a city. I don't really see where there's any fundamental, or even significant differences between the two. Apart from tone.

 

[9thRequiem]

Verdict? Better than I expected, not quite what I idealistically hoped, but then, that's because it's idealistic hoping.
Visuals stunning. Much brighter and more colourful than IV. City seems more vibrant. No idea about gameplay or anything else, but it's a good start.

I do have to ask though : Why repeat the "I don't really want to do this kind of stuff - I came here for a peaceful life" motivation from IV? It's clearly at odds to the player's motivation which is as much violence as possible.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

"May contain content inappropriate for children"

I certainly fucking hope so! This is GTA!

 

[willsham45]

Parts of that make me think Vice city other parts san andreas.

 

[TerribleAssassin]

Sadly it looks to be San Andreas again.

Nothing wrong with that It just needs the same feel as San Andreas to make me happy...

 

[Zing]

Oh, is it? I couldn't tell. LA doesn't really have the iconography of a New york or Hong Kong.

Maybe I watch too many movies but I can spot LA just as easily as NY or HK (and I'm not American). If anything though, the big VINEWOOD sign is a pretty big giveaway, don't you think?

II disagree with you in regards to their differences. The main point of both is essentially a sociopathy simulator. GTAIV was a little different story wise but for the most part they're both been about building up a crime syndicate and taking over a city. I don't really see where there's any fundamental, or even significant differences between the two. Apart from tone.

Well that's just silly. If you choose to use it like that then that's your prerogative. You can essentially do the same with any sandbox game. In fact it seems pretty immature to assume that's all the point of GTA is. Even the first sandbox entry of GTA III focused mainly on telling a story. The world serves as an open ended environment so players can have fun when not doing the story, but that isn't the main focus, is it?

Then you play Saint's Row and it is a polar opposite. It's not realistic at all and it makes it pretty clear that it's there for balls-to-the-wall ridiculous fun. Even the story's and missions are largely ludicrous.

Verdict? Better than I expected, not quite what I idealistically hoped, but then, that's because it's idealistic hoping.
Visuals stunning. Much brighter and more colourful than IV. City seems more vibrant. No idea about gameplay or anything else, but it's a good start.

I do have to ask though : Why repeat the "I don't really want to do this kind of stuff - I came here for a peaceful life" motivation from IV? It's clearly at odds to the player's motivation which is as much violence as possible.

It depends on the player really, that might be your motivation, but not everyones! Personally I don't spend that much time messing around in sandbox games like this. It doesn't hold my attention for long, maybe due to the lack of objective. I enjoy the narrative of the GTA games quite a lot though.

 

[Saulkar]

This game has planes and jets returning?

Me Gusta!

 

[martyrdrebel27]

HOLD ON!

i can't be the only one thinking that sounded like Frank West...

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

Just no more suicidal driving cops....thats all i ask. Whats the point in realism when every cop in the city has a deathwish just because you nudged the car in front or broke the speed limit.

 

[Vrach]

GTA: San Andreas 2? (Vinewood sign)

Can someone send an atlas to Rockstar? They seem to have lost theirs so they're just remaking the cities they had in previous games. Don't get me wrong, San Andreas was the best game they've ever made (except for maybe RDR, no PC version so never played it), but why a repeat town again, after it was one of the top complaints over GTA IV?

Oh well. At least they toned down on the grey I suppose.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Looks beautiful, although I wonder when there'll be a game like this set outside the US

 

[GiantRaven]

GTA: San Andreas 2? (Vinewood sign)

Can someone send an atlas to Rockstar? They seem to have lost theirs so they're just remaking the cities they had in previous games. Don't get me wrong, San Andreas was the best game they've ever made (except for maybe RDR, no PC version so never played it), but why a repeat town again, after it was one of the top complaints over GTA IV?

Oh well. At least they toned down on the grey I suppose.

Cites used in the GTA series:

GTA - Liberty City, Vice City, San Andreas
GTA London - London
GTA 2 - Liberty City (I think?)
GTA 3 - Liberty City
GTA VC - Vice City
GTA SA - San Andreas envisioned as Los Santos, San Fierro and Las Venturas
GTA LCS/VCS - Liberty City/Vice City respectively
GTA 4 & DLC - Liberty City
GTA 5 - Presumably San Andreas/Los Santos

Bit late to be making this complaint, don't you think? Rockstar have been using the same cities and ideas for years.

Also, all the people suggesting that the main character is Tommy Vercetti should take a look to see how many references to past games/characters GTA 4 had. It's pretty unlikely that Rockstar are going to retread that ground.

Finally, this trailer is fucking awesome.

 

[Turing]

Apparently we get to play as a middle-aged Brian Dennehy

 

[Smooth Operator]

Well I'm left with a nagging feeling this will yet again be in the spirit of "fuck you GTA is not suppose to be fun"...

At least they haven't turned it into a brown modern shooter... yet.

 

[natster43]

It sure did look pretty, but I hated GTA IV so I will wait to see if it actually peaks my interests. Though I do like the idea of having a family being part of the story. Hopefully it keeps that.

 

[teebeeohh]

John marston? is that you, retiring from your life of crime on a quite farm out in the middle of nowhere with your family when you are suddenly pulled back in [insert Godfather quote here]?

while this doesn't look i am still kinda scared because "having a family" and my GTA4 experience let's me think that i will have to mow the lawn and help my kid with homework and coach little league and they will be pestering me by phone.