GTA:V Single-Player Thread - next-gen versions out now!

[drewthmsn]

Hopefully this doesn't fucking happen too much; can't save the game and stop playing because there's a mission starting from my house, and it seems I have to complete it before I can stop (having not saved at all so far since starting). Killing myself etc doesn't help.

Quick save from the phone. It's an instant save from wherever you are. I've never bothered sleeping at all.

[Dimahoo]

The outside cams are better now. Just press b and use the rstick to slo them right down. Death cam is better as well

[Stig]

Everyone else having issues with the iFruit app?

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

So I installed it and after dinner and getting the children to bed I booted it up. Great opening, one of the most entertaining tutorials in a game yet. And the moment I got let loose, I took a car, drove to the airport and got me a jet. After flying around the map a bit I got taken down by a missile for invading restricted airspace. I jumped out of the plane but it seems I didn't have a parachute (or didn't press the right button). Death was swift but brutal. Lovely random GTA stuff.

DAT lighting too, especially in the intro. While clearly running on old technology, this really is a beautiful game considering the scale and scope of it.

[mlewis]

People really do talk utter crap. You're an endlessly depressing and miserable misstep.

Have you played it recently? Every likeable character ends up worse than they started, or dead. And everyone else dies. The radio was still great, and the DLCs were a lot better (well, TBOGT at any rate), but still, it was a massive departure from what's gone before, and now after. That's all I was saying!

[MrPogo]

Quick save from the phone. It's an instant save from wherever you are. I've never bothered sleeping at all.

Of course! And there was me looking somewhere completely illogical like the menu screen where the Load option etc is! Cheers

[Simmy]

There are times when the save on the phone is greyed out though.

[IronChicken]

For all the fast cars available, I'm having by far the most fun with the tow truck.

Driving past a Fire Station and seeing a nice shiny Engine and thinking "I'm having that!", before driving away with my prize in tow.

Then drive at full pelt towards a hill and drop the thing and watch as it careers down the hill and across a road at the bottom, causing chaos.

It's a great way of getting rid of annoying goits sat behind you in traffic who insist on peeping and shouting.

Simply reverse slightly and take their damn car away, alas this doesn't seem to work on buses.

Now I've got to go and try it on an arctic and a cement mixer.

Oh and a cop car I suppose.

[Captain Novaforce]

Anyone gone to see The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain? Mental

Anyone gone to see The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain? Mental

[Meh]

This is the worst game I have ever played.

EVER.

[Greeny]

As the game wears on Broker and I have seen a few glitches. Nothing I care even one bit about given how great everything else is.

My favourite so far, that Broker found just a few minutes ago.

I've played pretty much straight since I got home from work yesterday. I really, really like it. I'm hoping its setting itself up for a big finish. I like GTA 4 but this really shows how bland and restrictive that world was, or perhaps just how open and inviting Los Santos is. I can't wait for online to drop in a few weeks now.

[Anne Summers]

Initial impressions - might contain a few minor spoilers up to the "tennis coach" mission - Marriage Counselling or whatever it's called ...

Pretty amazing isn't it? I was knocked for six by the visuals, physics and the controls straight away - seems a proper step up from 4 which like a lot of people I was pretty underwhelmed by.

Am I right in thinking you don't lose your weapons when you are busted anymore? So in other words you have them permanently ?

Also - headed to a strip bar and managed to get a stripper to "like" me right to the top of the meter by touching her up, but it didn't seem to do anything... is there a point to this mini-game other than it's funny having to avoid touching her when the bouncer is looking?

The dialogue is really good - particularly Michael. Looking forward to meeting the third guy as he looked like the most entertaining in the trailers.

[Timmo]

Trevor seems like a nice guy.

[Distinct muttering]

played this solid since 8am this morning! Just done first few Trevor missions, by far the highlight of an amazing game thus far.

[Uzi]

Got my copy via flubit this morning.

Everyone on my xbox live friends list is going to wtf as they see me sign onto GTA IV so I can finish the ballad of gay tony before V because I know I'll never touch it again. Plus it also means I will go to bed on time tonight.

[Spacehost]

Been playing this at work.

So. Fucking. Good.

[Flub]

Everyone else having issues with the iFruit app?

It'll be because the Rockstar website seems to have imploded under the load of half the planet trying to use it at the same time. It's stopping me taking screenshots ingame

[carlospie]

Rock star are fucking magicians. This is easily the greatest looking videogame I have ever seen. Iv seen more character and development ideas in one hour than most games show in their duration.

Iv not read this thread for spoilers, but what a top effort.

[mr_woo]

Really loving this the more I play it. I'm especially loving the vehicle handling, for some reason it reminds me a lot of Driver. I love using the hood cam and bombing around the streets. The on foot controls are slightly heavy but still responsive and it feels like a big step up from IV. I'd maybe like the characters to be a bit faster when holding down the running button but so far it's not too shabby at all. The writing isn't sophisticated in the slightest but I'd be lying if I said it hadn't made me laugh out loud a good few times so far.

[Jonzo]

So I installed the 'install' disc to the HDD, swapped the 'play' disc in but I still got massive pop-in during the intro.

Any ideas?

[governmentyard]

Prologue: fucketyfucketyfucketyfucketyfuckety Yawn.

Post-titles cutscene: Fuckety Fuckery Sigh

First mission: Fuckety Niggery fuckery *facepalm*

By this time I'm ready to go back to the Saint's Row 3 save I finished story mode on yesterday and start rinsing achievements. Then I'm Franklin, and I'm back on what one assumes is as close as we get to Grove Street, I have a spliff and go for a walk.... and it's just beautiful. Really, really beautiful. Boyz n' Tha Hood HD, right up my street. I've been for a wander about, and taken a drive off out into the countryside, sticking mainly to the motorway. I'll loop the island and get back to levelling my character for a bit before I do anymore missions. Even if they carry on in the boring sweary vein, I'll be able to abandon them and just enjoy the world forever, it feels like. Don't get me wrong, I expect swearing and thats something i love doing myself, but it genuinely felt like they'd run out of ideas for a short while there at the start. I'm expecting to hate Trevor. I'm also expecting it not to matter in the long run.

I've been waiting for a San Andreas 360 since 2005. It's a bit late, frankly, but I have what feels like a next-next-gen sandbox now and it's a GTA and I'm well chuffed.

[Talk Show Host]

Really loving this the more I play it. I'm especially loving the vehicle handling, for some reason it reminds me a lot of Driver. I love using the hood cam and bombing around the streets. The on foot controls are slightly heavy but still responsive and it feels like a big step up from IV. I'd maybe like the characters to be a bit faster when holding down the running button but so far it's not too shabby at all. The writing isn't sophisticated in the slightest but I'd be lying if I said it hadn't made me laugh out loud a good few times so far.

Sorry If I am stating the obvious, but you do know that you have to press it repeatedly for faster running, right?

[mr_woo]

Sorry If I am stating the obvious, but you do know that you have to press it repeatedly for faster running, right?

Yeah of course, I'd just like it to be faster when holding down the button (and even faster than the current speed when tapping X as well)

[wretcherd]

Aaaaah bonnet sliding is back from GTA1 and 2 I'm so happy!

[Talk Show Host]

Prologue: fucketyfucketyfucketyfucketyfuckety Yawn.

Post-titles cutscene: Fuckety Fuckery Sigh

First mission: Fuckety Niggery fuckery *facepalm*

By this time I'm ready to go back to the Saint's Row 3 save I finished story mode on yesterday and start rinsing achievements. Then I'm Franklin, and I'm back on what one assumes is as close as we get to Grove Street, I have a spliff and go for a walk.... and it's just beautiful. Really, really beautiful. Boyz n' Tha Hood HD, right up my street. I've been for a wander about, and taken a drive off out into the countryside, sticking mainly to the motorway. I'll loop the island and get back to levelling my character for a bit before I do anymore missions. Even if they carry on in the boring sweary vein, I'll be able to abandon them and just enjoy the world forever, it feels like. Don't get me wrong, I expect swearing and thats something i love doing myself, but it genuinely felt like they'd run out of ideas for a short while there at the start. I'm expecting to hate Trevor. I'm also expecting it not to matter in the long run.

I've been waiting for a San Andreas 360 since 2005. It's a bit late, frankly, but I have what feels like a next-next-gen sandbox now and it's a GTA and I'm well chuffed.

So you were about to abandon it after the tutorial and the first mission?

Makes sense...

Yeah of course, I'd just like it to be faster when holding down the button (and even faster than the current speed when tapping X as well)

Ah, ok. Maybe they will get a bit faster or run faster for longer periods when their stamina is better?

[Simmy]

Who's done the general game music in this game? Its phenomenal. This and Max Payne 3 have set the bar so high.

[Timmo]

The installation music was lovely.

What aiming are people using? I started with Free aim but it doesn't feel as tight as Max Payne 3 and I've switched to assisted.

[Meh]

I really don't like the whole 'hood thing. Please tell me it ends quickly. Very quickly.

[neoELITE]

I had the pop in on the tutorial - I thought it was a Rockstar piss take as I've not seen it since - also, no tearing! I've only played for two hours and done two missions - it's one of those, I'll just go over there... holy shit! amazing kind of games. I thought Red Dead was pretty - this is jaw droppingly beautiful.

[robdood]

Get text from Lamar.

Have no idea what he's talking about.

This is quality so far. Loving the incidental music that isn't radio stations. The pause screen music is

I've only done Franklin's first mission, but stopped off for a haircut first and to rinse all the shooting range challenges. I find manual aiming really hard!! Am going to stick with lock on for the most part methinks.

Turned the GPS off, as just like real life it means you rely on it instead of noticing landmarks and stuff.

It looks incredible. Though to be fair I can't wait for the PC and next gen versions. It almost feels a shame not to see this in proper pin sharp resolution and silky framerate.

What a bloody game.