[TornadicManiac]

So the big day is finally nearly here. The best game of the year and possible the decade is not far from release!

I myself shall be doing a video unboxing of the GTA V Collectors Edition and Limited Edition Startergy guide just hours after the midnight launch. If you are interested in this please PM me and I shall forward you a link to my Youtube Channel!

Are you excited yet? What are you most looking forward too?

[TechnoProdigy]

I'll be excited as soon as Rockstar removes their collective heads from their collective backside and says something official about the PC version.

[Unbound]

I'll be excited as soon as Rockstar removes their collective heads from their collective backside and says something official about the PC version.

Pc is always better overall. I was disappointed to not hear any announcements. Its going to be just like GTA 4.

[Bu1ld0g]

I don't pre-order games were the devs refuse to give out review copies any more.
Let's wait till its released before calling it game of the year shall we :p

[bloodthirsty958]

The game is leaked so you can look up lots of game play already. I think people are going to complain about the driving mechanics and how it has gone somewhere between GTA 4 and the previous GTA's, doesn't feel like you are driving a boat like in 4 but its not quite like a radio controlled toy car in gta San Andreas/vice/3 etc. Ironically, people complained about the GTA 4 car mechanics at first, and Tuesday they will be begging for it back. As with the damage which seems very LA Noire-ish . . . in fact, the driving mechanics, the damage, and the rag doll effects seems very similar to LA Noire and the shooting to Red Dead Redemption and Noire . . . Arcade-ish as people call it (I thought GTA WAS arcade-ish? owell) The great thing about Rockstar is they stick to their guns and know the right balance between listening to the community when they are right and blowing them off when they are wrong. Personally, I think GTA V is going to get perfect scores across the board, and is going to be considered one of, if not THE greatest game of all time (so far) Here is it in action! Watch while it lasts ;D

*viewer discretion is advised, this is awesome

[youtube]UAAGuFt9FpM[/youtube]

[Bu1ld0g]

I'll have to watch that footage later as it doesn't work on my android :'(
I did enjoy what I played of gtaiv, but the car handling/camera position whilst driving irritated me too much to play any further than a few hours in

[Bu1ld0g]

Sorry for the double post, too late to edit.

If that vid is any indication of GTAV fun I think I'll stick to Just Cause 2 thanks.
It looks exactly like GTAIV.....

[Grelman]

Sorry for the double post, too late to edit.

If that vid is any indication of GTAV fun I think I'll stick to Just Cause 2 thanks.
It looks exactly like GTAIV.....

I dont think that thats necessarily a bad thing. I really loved GTA IV and while this seems like a rehash for some people, we're getting so much more than we did with IV. I love the fact that there's actually wildlife in the game. the map is much larger than IV, and activities themselves have been greatly improved and expanded upon. The only disappointing thing about it is that its console exclusive atm. As much a devout PC gamer as I am, (hell its only in the title) I still feel I have to play certain games with a controller even though keyboard is obviously superior. Good thing for controller emulators or whatever they're called. Its pathetic seeing how meh the graphics are for IV on the PS3 and then looking at it on PC which I recently bought during the steam sale. The textures are so much more crisp, theres really no comparison and there never will be. However I'm fine with playing V on the PS3 for now.

Also about driving, hopefully it wont be ANYTHING like LA Noire I remember how excited I was to start playing it on release day when I should've been studying for finals and the game starts you out driving the police car and I was shocked at how sensitive the car movements were. It felt very odd and it put me off wanting to drive, I guess there was more than one reason they allowed you to make your partner drive to each destination. Don't get me wrong I thoroughly enjoyed LA Noire and its unique game premise. Its been too long since we had a game like this thats been done right. The whole time playing it I couldnt help but be reminded of the Dick Tracy NES AVGN review. I'd always wondered if James had ever played LA Noire after that horrible experience hehe That was finally the mystery solving game he was asking for! Regardless the driving in IV was more realistic and hopefully driving a car in V wont feel like literally controlling a toy car with your hand. (even though thats technically what youre doing I suppose)

*Assassins Creed 3 Spoilers ahead*
Other than that really looking forward to picking the latest and hopefully greatest from Rockstar up at midnight come monday. Also really looking forward to black flag and simply the environment the game throws you into. I may be pelted with soiled napkins for saying this but I really didnt care for the ship mini game in AC3, and its supposed to be an even bigger part of AC4 hopefully it doesnt frustrate too much, and hopefully you'll also be able to emerse yourself a bit more in the game environment the devs so meticulously created. AC3 as I'm sure anyone whose played it would know had way too much handholding and overall restriction. Connor made me want to shoot bunnies with buckshot at pointblank, he was so horrifically bland. Ezio was a much more dynamic character, he started off being an immature full of himself boy interested only in women and fighting. Then you saw him mature into an adult who was capable of leading confidently and had a sense of honor and responsibility and from time to time even humor. All of which connor didnt express one bit. Connor had one emotion, (angry at white man who killed my mother and am also angry with my father for invading indian land) It would make for an interesting story if Connor was actually more than 1 dimensional but he wasnt. Hatham Kenway was a much more interesting lead and what made it even more disappointing is when you stopped playing as him. All in all I just hope that AC4's lead which is interestingly enough Hatham's ancestor is much more three-dimensional than Connor. I've been waiting for a good pirate themed game to come along and hopefully AC4 will deliver. If nothing else I'll love being placed in a that detailed world of dimly lit gas lamps, three cornered hats, booty, and rum in which I'll be able to feel like a bad mother rather than some sniveling welp that everyone just talks down to.

I hadn't realized I'd written so much. Congratulations if you made it through. Rant over.

[Bu1ld0g]

Well I won't be picking it up at the midnight launch, but would appreciate opinions of people who do as I may grab it in the morning after the reviews hit.

Btw it releases here in 3.5 hours from this post, not sure if that's before or after the rest of the world.

[Unbound]

Well I won't be picking it up at the midnight launch, but would appreciate opinions of people who do as I may grab it in the morning after the reviews hit.

Btw it releases here in 3.5 hours from this post, not sure if that's before or after the rest of the world.

Buy it off da console day uno!