GRAND THEFT AUTO V LOWRIDERS HIT 20 OCTOBER

[Hiro]

you can carry multiple weapons of the same type now:


gunshot sounds are shown on the minimap:


wind is shown when hunting:


golf HUD:


close range character switching:


long range character switching:




minimap:


character stats & radial menu:


also lol

[Hiro]

more screenshots:

[silvertone]

nice you can buy a house. that owns.


it be cool if you could just cut out the part with the crimes and play some sports and get cool furniture w/ your house.
also u have animal friends...instead of human neighbors.

[Hiro]

Two new articles:
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/grand_theft_auto_v/b/xbox360/archive/2013/07/09/grand-theft-auto-v-gun-combat.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/grand_theft_auto_v/b/xbox360/archive/2013/07/09/grand-theft-auto-v-customization.aspx

Customization:

you can indeed customize your weapons. The player has access to a wide range of modifications, such as extended clips that allow you to fire more ammo between reloads, grips to improve your accuracy, weapon tints to color your guns, flashlights, scopes, and suppressors.

Pay & Spray isn't in this game - it's been replaced by LS Customs.

In addition to the many cosmetic customization alterations such as body kits, paint jobs/finishes, wheels, exhaust tips, window tints, tire smoke color, bull-bars, extra lights, and lots of other extra accessories, we have modifications that will affect gameplay and vehicle performance. Some of the modifications that affect gameplay include brakes, engine tuning, suspension, horns, bulletproof tires, panel armor, and of course, a general repair! There are more than 1,000 modifications in total. And when you're done customizing your car, you can take a picture of it using the in-game cell phone and upload them to the Social Club.

Combat:

The controls have been expanded, so now in addition to traditional left trigger "down the sights" aiming, you can also both run and shoot comfortably while only using the right trigger. This retains the benefits of seeing your character from the third-person view while keeping the feel much closer to the range of motion and shooting precision you have in a first-person shooter.

If you fire your weapon, or become engaged in a fight, your character's bearing changes and your default speed switches from a casual walk to a combat jog, giving you improved mobility as well as a greater sense of urgency. If there's no threat or you haven't been firing, you'll revert back to a relaxed state. The transitions between these states are all handled seamlessly without breaking stride

we've tried to bring in all the appropriate parts from the different projects, from the more advanced cover components and targeting of Red Dead Redemption to the more fluid transitions in and out of gun combat from Max Payne 3.

Hard lock has gone altogether

For GTA V, we've split targeting out into three distinct modes: assisted aiming, traditional GTA, and free aim.

Assisted aiming gives players a larger targeting area as well as a little more help analyzing targets to try and pick the largest threat.

Traditional GTA is the closest to previous GTA's soft lock option. It shares all the characteristics of assisted aiming, with the additional ability to flick left and right between targets using the right stick.

Another new refinement is that every aim mode now has a timer that breaks lock so you have to be more tactical in your approach - you can no longer just rely on holding and shooting until a target is dead.

We've also pushed the cover system to further bridge the gap between driving and gunplay. In addition to smoothly running out of a car whilst firing a gun, players are able to use their car as cover, getting out and staying low without exposing themselves. They can make a stand there behind the car for a while and then at any time quickly re-enter the car from cover or from shooting and speed away with little exposure to enemy fire.

[ME##]

I'm so glad everything seems so new and refreshed for this one. 

[Kalahari Inkantation]

the character switching i am worried is going to feel clunky or distracting.

agreed

but aside from that i'm content with what i've seen

[Hiro]

agreed

but aside from that i'm content with what i've seen

close range character switching:


long range character switching:

[Kalahari Inkantation]

yes, i've seen, and unless the game decides for you which character you'll be playing as/switching to at pivotal moments like that, it still looks distracting lol

[Hiro]

yes, i've seen, and unless the game decides for you which character you'll be playing as/switching to at pivotal moments like that, it still looks distracting lol

none of those were really pivotal moments, you basically have two choices when switching, and the whole game is in slow-motion when the menu is pulled up

[Thyme]

and while we've only seen like 5 seconds of it GTA Online looks like something boyagers could do together

[Hiro]

and while we've only seen like 5 seconds of it GTA Online looks like something boyagers could do together

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMnT4tp-cMk[/youtube]

[Mondegreen]

looks fucking amazing, i can't wait to pick this up in two months time.

[Hiro]

http://www.rockstargames.com/V/
HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

Giant slideshow of new screenshots here: http://imgur.com/a/q05gY

[Hiro]

also GTA Online video on thursday

[ME##]

also GTA Online video on thursday

niice!!