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@Shaanyboi said:

The praise Rockstar gets for its writing is either some kind of widespread ironic joke that I'm not in on, or people have REALLY low standards for game storytelling... Bully was atleast KINDA entertaining, but that's about it.

Er...that's probably not it...I think people simply enjoy what they do.

Even though I vehemently disagree I'm not going to say you're wrong since this is all subjective. But I do think there is a hell of a lot more to Rockstar's storytelling than most other video games these days. And not just in a "well, it's the best of all this crap" sort of thing. I genuinely enjoy what they do writing-wise.

This sounds incredible. Honestly wasn't expecting R* to be this ambitious considering that the GTA name alone prints money.

The Ruler's back it seems.

@HumanoidTyphoon: GTA IV might actually be my favourite in the series. And then they followed that up with an evenbetter game in Red Dead Redemption.

I totally acknowledge that the crazy hype is a little nuts, though. lol, I mean we really do know almost nothing about it, and I'm rarely one to be so excited for something this early on. But for some reason, Rockstar's open-world games get me more hyped than anything else. Just always have a blast with them and the games are really unlike anything else that's coming out these days (even other open-world action games like Saints Row 3 or Just Cause 2 are filling extremely different niches).

That review is pretty terrible, but I'm not sure why George Broussard of all people felt the need to criticize the guy in that manner.

The PC preference is pretty simple for me. The consoles are old as hell. Even the best looking games on consoles can't really compare to games I'm playing on my PC. That's not to say I'll get rid of my 360 and PS3. There are console games like Red Dead Redemption that are among my favourite games of this gen, and there are still some exclusives I'm hyped for like Halo 4, Last Of Us, and Beyond: Two Souls. But if something is multiplatform then I'm usually getting it on PC. Also, digital distribution for PC games from places like Steam and Amazon is vastly superior to the digital (and retail) experience on consoles. Prices are usually better, it's way more convenient, and all the sales are dope as fuck.

I don't think this is anything new. It's just fatigue from being hampered by outdated tech, this generation is pretty damn long compared to other ones. Consoles will come back around a bit once the new systems are out.

Yeah, I hope Rockstar avoids pre-order bullshit. They've been good about that with past games (though RDR did have some different cosmetic outfits). Stuff like this picture viewer and the poster probably don't matter much to some people, but at least it's harmless goodies that don't affect the game.

People actually want to get rid of the radio stations and/or the satire? Damn, what a terrible idea.

Anyways, I'd like to see lots and lots of random occurrences happening in the world. Stuff that is interactive like the ones in Red Dead.

I'd also like to see Red Dead's weapon wheel, or something similar. Made switching weapons a total breeze and I liked that more than having to scroll through everything across the top of the screen like in past GTA's.

A few of the picture viewer shots in slightly better quality:

That artwork with the girl getting busted is fucking fantastic. Love the bright coloring, definitely gives off a California vibe, and the Love Fist shirt she's wearing is a nice nod to previous games.

So excited to for more info + a second trailer.

@valrog said:

@Mihos said:

@valrog said:

Why does everyone keep bringing up L.A. Noire? It wasn't even developed by Rockstar.

Rockstar was the ones who announced the PC port

Ah, but still. Shouldn't we make conclusions from Max Payne 3 instead? I heard it was an okay port for a Rockstar game. Now, I know it wasn't done by North (At least they weren't the main developers), but I see no reason why other studios like Vancouver couldn't help with the port for V. Besides, Max Payne 3 was released for all three platforms at the same time, no?

Max Payne 3 on PC had like a two week delay. But you're right, it was a fine port. Actually, it was a pretty great port. Looked fantastic and ran beautifully. The key there is that all three versions of the game were done by R* Vancouver themselves, probably something that led to it being good. L.A. Noire's PC port was done by R* Leeds long after Team Bondi had finished the original game (and according to former Bondi employees, the game is a technical mess under the hood). With GTA IV, the PC port was done by R* Toronto. And like L.A. Noire, it came out long after the main game was finished by R* North.

Hopefully with GTA V they'll follow in Max Payne 3's footsteps and have all versions done in-house by R* North. Now to be honest, just given the history of the series, I don't expect the PC version to launch day and date with the console versions. But, even with the delay, I think R* has it in them to put out a good PC version now that I've played MP 3.

@Evercaptor: Ah, I see what you mean. Fair enough. I enjoyed L.A. Noire, but I also thought it had some problems. The twist you mentioned with Cole did sort of make no sense in regards to his character and some of the crime scene investigation stuff got repetitive towards the end.