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Here's That Grand Theft Auto V Trailer All the Kids Are Talking About

Comedy! Crime! Explosions! Yep, it sure is a Grand Theft Auto game. Not that anyone's complaining.

Well, that certainly was a lot of build-up for a trailer, wasn't it?

As is tradition in this industry, we've all been on our usual pins and needles waiting for this latest communique from Rockstar Games in regards to Grand Theft Auto V, and if the snapshot reaction from people around various social media platforms is any indication, folks are not disappointed.

We've heard all the bluster about the game being bigger than pretty much all the GTAs combined, and we all (hopefully) read Game Informer's in-depth feature on the various systems the game will employ. And now, we've seen the whole thing in motion, albeit in tightly edited promotional trailer form.

Still, it's a very good trailer, lighter in tone than even Grand Theft Auto is typical for. Grand Theft Auto IV was certainly funny, but this game seems to be taking on a more overtly ludicrous tone. Considering ludicrous is often what Rockstar Games does best, that perhaps bodes well for the final product.

Also, did you see that part where they were on the truck carrying cars and they started flinging cars off the truck carrying cars onto other cars? I've been waiting since Bad Boys II to do that to somebody in a video game.

So, what did you think?

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Father Son crimes?

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Great Trailer, think I want to watch the movie rather than play the game though.

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This made me a little less ambivalent to picking up GTA V. Definitely piqued my interest!

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Who needs Viagra? This trailer just gave me a boner for four hours.

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hmmm...its a trailer, thats for sure.

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dope

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Thanks GTA V for giving me YET another reason not to preorder Bioshock Infinite.

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I've watched the trailer about 30 times now. Yep I'm excited.

For those that don't know yet, Trevor is totally middle age Jack Nicholson.

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Looks good. I wish Rockstar wouldn't be such douches about their marketing, though. Call me crazy, but I only get excited when I see something substantial about a game. This trailer barely crosses the line into "substantial" territory.

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@Nottle said:

@msavo said:

@mracoon said:

@Nottle said:

I have only watched the 1st episode of the Sopranos, but is anyone getting a sopranos vibe from the older guy?

Got the exact same feeling. Even his house seemed similar to the one in Soparanos.

Now that you mention it yeah getting a real Sopranos vibe.

Good it's not just me, also doesn't Tony Sopranos son go though a gansta phase also his daughter seems simular? Again I've only seen the first episode. The pool reminded me of that episode.

There's a movie called Sexy Beast. You guys should watch it.

I mean, you should watch it regardless, but I wouldn't be surprised if R* is pulling from that a little bit.

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@MarkWahlberg said:

@Nottle said:

@msavo said:

@mracoon said:

@Nottle said:

I have only watched the 1st episode of the Sopranos, but is anyone getting a sopranos vibe from the older guy?

Got the exact same feeling. Even his house seemed similar to the one in Soparanos.

Now that you mention it yeah getting a real Sopranos vibe.

Good it's not just me, also doesn't Tony Sopranos son go though a gansta phase also his daughter seems simular? Again I've only seen the first episode. The pool reminded me of that episode.

There's a movie called Sexy Beast. You guys should watch it.

I mean, you should watch it regardless, but I wouldn't be surprised if R* is pulling from that a little bit.

I own it. Don't remember a whole lot from it other than Ben Kingsly.

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Well, fuck.

Did not care for this game before, but now I am interested. Big time.

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The game doesnt interest me.

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@Nottle: It's about a rich former gangster who's retired and spends all day hanging out in his mansion by the pool, and then gets dragged back into the game etc. Never watched Soprano's though so maybe that is a closer fit, I dunno.

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Wasn't excited for this game at all, now I am.

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Awesome. I'm back in.

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Providing regular ass youtube embed... NOW!

...and I started giggling, and didn't stop smiling yet. That final expression of defeat? Priceless.

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I've always been a sucker for GTA games, or any games that Rockstar releases. For me this trailer looks really great and the graphics look wonderful. Also, it looks like the game will be set more over the top than GTA IV, which is definitely a good thing. The Ballad of Gay Tony was awesome and I wish that whole game was more like that.

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I'd rather have another Red Dead 2 but this will do for now. Very excited for this game!

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@charlie_victor_bravo: I'm actually having the opposite response to the new trailer. I'm pretty much a sucker for everything R* does but this trailer really is putting me off somehow. Technically the game looks pretty amazing. The graphics are much improved over GTA4 and if it's true that the world is bigger than RDR, San Andreas & GTA4 combined, that sounds awesome. However what they are showing in the second trailer, especially the main characters, looks really shitty to me. The old-school type criminal that can't adjust to civilian life with the spoiled wife and daughter and the wannabe ganster son. Nothing about that story sounds interesting to me. I can only hope that the unhinged white-trash Waingro looking dude will spice things up a bit.

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Damn that was awesome, but I'm a little worried the game is going to be a little too hand-holding for me with all those scripted scenes.. hopefully it plays as good as it looks. Even better if it was also on the PC...

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@PrintedCrayon said:

All this trailer proved was how PR still has the gaming industry in its vice like grip. Why is there so much build up given for one measly trailer?

Well, because we were all really excited, and now we're more excited. You're right though, who the fuck advertises?

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MY BODY IS READY

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Looks good, but guys

GTA 4 still doesn't look/run that great on my PC, and the PC isn't the problem. Please don't fuck this up :(

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That trailer did nothing for me.

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Looks pretty good, reminds me that I should go finish Ballad of Gay Tony at some point.

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So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

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@Bourbon_Warrior said:

Man I hope those rumors of Larry David being a mission giver in this are true.

Wait, what?

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@FoolishChaos said:

Looks good, but guys

GTA 4 still doesn't look/run that great on my PC, and the PC isn't the problem. Please don't fuck this up :(

It's hard to tell what the situation will be for GTA V on PC. It seems to be lagging behind the initial console releases which can be a very good thing (more time= better game) but zero word on it feels like they are slightly in unknown territory as far as knowing how well they can pull it off. I think it's very likely it will come though, and that it will be at least decent on PC. Rockstar has since patched GTAIV and it 'can' run decently on 'some' PCs since then (i've still had issues here and there, but I don't play it anymore.. old game) they've also released a lot of PC games since then. Though still missing some of their larger releases on PC (the red deads). So really, it's so hard to say one way or another :(

They seem to be taking it seriously, they have more experience with the PC platform for their own games and they did see what the reaction was with GTA IV. No one wants to make a shitty version of their game. Supposedly Max Payne 3 was running on some form of their own engine that we assume they would also use for GTA V, it sure felt like a rockstar game in that sense (character movement and weight, those dynamic animation systems were present and improved from the past etc) so I like to think they have as much of a head start for making GTA V on PC as one would hope in order to turn out a great PC version of the game.

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@Vague_Optimism said:

So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

The story or the collection of everything for 100%? It never seemed hard, just tedious. I finished the story and collected a lot, but never 100% (cause why... who cares about 100%).

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Crossing them fingers that all the vehicles don't control like a fat woman's arse on the moon!

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@Vague_Optimism said:

So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

Played trough the story about 4 times and got to 100% at least once.

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this looks fucking great

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Really hope the PC version hits the same day as consoles.

Ahahahahaha

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@DJJoeJoe said:

@Vague_Optimism said:

So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

The story or the collection of everything for 100%? It never seemed hard, just tedious. I finished the story and collected a lot, but never 100% (cause why... who cares about 100%).

Vinny

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So console release Spring 2013. That means PC release Fal/Winter 2013. It will run horribly and be poorly optimized,3-4 more months til they patch it to be playable, modders will come in, create a PC worthy set of textures.

Legit PC release Fall of 2014.

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@DJJoeJoe said:

they've also released a lot of PC games since then.

I call bullshit.

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All you whiney worriers, it's motherfuckin' GRAND THEFT AUTO FIVE

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I'm glad to see Frank West is one of the protagonists in the new GTA game.

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Way more low key then I was expecting but hell yeah I'm in.

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I beat it, no cheats

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Feels like a 90's buddy criminal movie....and I'm liking that vibe!

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brand me a hater or a contrarian if you like, but this trailer did nothing for me. i'm generally not a fan of crime stories, and while this one seems to be somewhat lighthearted (which is more palatable to me than 'gritty'), i'd much prefer the utter absurdity of saints row to something more in the middle (gta appears to be straddling the line between realistic and silly). but it's just a matter of personal preference- i loved red dead and l.a. noire for creating worlds that no longer exist- i'm much less interested in a modern take on L.A.

but if rockstar does serious work on the mechanics to where everything just plays really well, i'd give it a shot.

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@Pr1mus: @Pr1mus said:

@DJJoeJoe said:

@Vague_Optimism said:

So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

The story or the collection of everything for 100%? It never seemed hard, just tedious. I finished the story and collected a lot, but never 100% (cause why... who cares about 100%).

Vinny

When I was 11-12ish and didn't have a lot to do I beat vice city 100%. You know why I did it? It unlocked a t-shirt you could wear in game. Don't even remember what it says anymore.

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I love that kid already. He's got "Entitled" tattooed on his neck. Brilliant.

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@Hef said:

@Pr1mus: @Pr1mus said:

@DJJoeJoe said:

@Vague_Optimism said:

So, how many people here ACTUALLY beat GTA IV? Because...I never could.

The story or the collection of everything for 100%? It never seemed hard, just tedious. I finished the story and collected a lot, but never 100% (cause why... who cares about 100%).

Vinny

When I was 11-12ish and didn't have a lot to do I beat vice city 100%. You know why I did it? It unlocked a t-shirt you could wear in game. Don't even remember what it says anymore.

"I completed Vice City and all I got was this lousy t-shirt". I did that too and at roughly the same age.

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This is going to be a LONG six months.

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Still think I would prefer to play each character separately, especially as they all seem interesting enough for their own focused story. But hey, if anyone can pull it off I guess it'd be Rockstar.