@Clonedzero said:

lol i guess dismissing it because its not something other than GTA is cool now? i mean of fucking course its a GTA game. where you expecting a puzzle game first person shooter or something?

its an open world crime game, because thats what the damn franchise is. it looks pretty high quality from the trailer, and rockstar makes absolutely fantastic games. so yes im excited gaming hipsters be damned.

You sir, speak the truth.

Exactly! That's what I've been trying to tell people. The Mountain is clearly Mount Chilliad in the background with the hikers, the countryside and everything.

Trucks. Confirmed.

@ucankurbaga said:

This looks like a console footage

What's wrong with that? That's where it sells.

Looks like they switched engines, thank god..

"Real life Los Angeles"? I don't think so... The place names I saw were: Vinewood, Los Santos, Little Seoul and Los Puerta Freeway. So this is San Andreas without the yellowness. Also of note: the cars have real licence plates, humorous GTA in-brands will be back (namely "e-cola"), so the humour isn't gone either.

I'm sure I will play it and it will be great but I was really hoping for a female "protagonist" this time around. It seemed like a natural evolution of the game.

It would be cool if CJ was the main character all grown up.

I liked it.

Wished they showed more (something that would confirm the multiple player characters in the base game for instance), but it did everything I expected it would, and surprised me with how good the lighting was, and how impactful the poverty in the city visuals would be!

Plus GTA:SA was the most sandbox, and after IV's far more story driven direction, seeing that it's set in that much larger space makes me hopeful for more of the "game" type experience that was GTA:SA

Looking forward to the next 3 trailers for sure! :D

san andreas again? or is it just los santos? either way, still pretty dissappointing.

San Andreas was my favorite GTA, so this is a GREAT THING. BRING BACK THE JETS. BRING THE CRAZY. WOOOOOOOOOO!

oh hell yeah GTA San Andreas 2 :D Mountains, Jets, Heists and Sunshine = Win!

The city looks so detialed, looks incredible imo

This trailer just effectively killed any interest I have in picking this up. Back to San Andreas? Los Santos? San Fierro? Whatever. I was hoping for something greatly different and this is not it. I am sure they will still sell millions of copies, but this is a disappointment.

@Humanity said:

Looks like they switched engines, thank god..

Actually it technically looks very similar to GTA4 and RDR. So this is probably just a little more advanced version of the engine they used for those games.

@StriderNo9 said:

@Clonedzero said:

gaming hipsters be damned.

You sir, speak the truth.

"Gaming Hipsters be Damned" - Best thing ever written on Giant Bomb.

@SilenceUK said:

@NekuCTR said:

No next gen, back to an old city, stereotypical reluctant hero. Blue balls.

the graphics look fine whats your problem? you overhyped it in your own head thats not rockstars fault looks like a back to grass routes "fun" GTA game rather than the seriousness of 4 could be good shall have to see

If they had a developers build of the next Xbox it would have looked phenomenal rather than marginally better. Also I'm with Jeff, they really need to stick to the realism simply because they do it so well, and Saints Row has basically cornered the market on craziness. All they would be doing is putting themselves in a weird middle ground where they don't really satisfy anyone.

I've never been particularly interested in the GTA series, but I really like the tone this trailer sets

Take my money!

Another thing: When the police car cruises past the screen, the license plate says "SAN ANDREAS". Confirmed.

I can't help but be a little bummed this isn't Vice City. Looks amazing though.

hmmm. from the looks it could just be a really big expansion for gta 4. doesn't look super new or innovative. it's exactly what i expected rockstar to do and i'm fine with it. will not have the same impact as gta 4 though. probably just like the guys said on the bombcast with uncharted 3: it's just like the game before. still good but nothing too crazy.

Yes. YES. YEEEEEES SAN ANDREAS

I'm a bit saddened that it's modern-day, but holy shit. I can't wait to go back there. The mountains look insane.

Seems they are sticking with the seriousness of GTAIV, I can't wait to take my kids to school and help them with their homework.

No, not really.

I was so scared they would set it in Real Life LA or NY or where ever, but San Andreas?! Fuck Yeah!

Looks like GTA alright. I'll probably buy it. 

Is that Tommy? Sure looks like him.

Holy crap, I was trying to keep my expectations down, it's just a trailer right? 
But this looks amazing, exceeded my expectations by a mile, maybe even two.

looks like they are making GTA San 4ndreas

San Andreas was pretty cool, but 4 was kinda crap. They started taking it to realistic

Hopefully they actually do something new to make this game feel unique and different from every single game since 3, but I bet they wont.

@TheKing: You don't have to be 12 to prefer a high action film over more meaningful action drama. That said, I think this and Saints Row 3 will have a place on my shelf, and I will enjoy both for very different reasons! And lets be clear, NEITHER one will be able to be played in front of the wife.

F YES!

This game is going to be awesome! Fuck the haters!

Honestly I was never that excited for this trailer, rockstar's first trailers for GTA games never seem to give too much away apart from a location and a tiny bit about the main character, if you were expecting much more than it's your own fault if it disappointed you.

I hope they do some videos like they did for LA Noire and RDR and explain some of the new mechanics they've introduced in this one, I'm interested to see what they've changed.

I can't help but be a little bummed this isn't Vice City. Looks amazing though.

Go home and be a FAMILY MAN!!!

@Napalm said:

@DoctorLazy said:

Looks dull. At least we have Saints Row the Third.

Apparently, Rockstar thinks they can still sell a game on boring-ass exposition and continue to show nothing. Saints Row: The Third Teaser > > > > > GTAV Teaser.

You know its great that Saints Row picked up where GTA San Andreas left off when GTA went more gritty and realistic because now we have the best of both world. But hey, its cool to dismiss one because its not like the other i guess.

@PirateNeal: There were 2 expansions...Ballad of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned. Sure they weren't full on new areas but R* followed their 2 sub-sequels or expansions path that GTA3 had. Niko made cameos in those just like Claude made cameos in San Andreas.

@StriderNo9 said:

It would be cool if CJ was the main character all grown up.

CJ was like in his late 20's almost 30 in SA lol. and no CJ was a horrible protagonist. a gangbanger who murders people for money and then acts offended when his friend offers him weed lol wtf?

If there's no CJ in the box at some/any level im occupying rockstars lobby.

I trust Rockstar to put in the usual excellent work they do developing characters, between GTA4 and RDR they really are out on their own with open world storytelling. San Andreas was as much about portraying 90's hip hop culture as it was about California and this looks more like a fresh modern take on Cali.

Kind of looks like a homeless Niko @ 0:58.
Is that a dig at the voice actor?

Wow, I never realised Giant Bomb users consisted of mainly spoiled 11 year-olds..?

I was hoping for a different location, but whatever. This game looks awesome.

erm, ye, when can i buy this?

ugh, doesn't look like anything great. But obviously this is just a trailer, time will tell.

V for Vercetti! That guy looks like an older version of him and that narrator sounds like an older Ray Liotta.

Is it just me that thinks the trailer was underwelming? i was super excited to see what the next GTA would be but now im left feeling...meh...