Forum Overview :: Grand Theft Auto 5

Grand Theft Auto 5 on multiplayer by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/10/2016, 10:18am PDT I wrote elsewhere what a giant pain in the ass starting the non-multiplayer version of GTAV(Five) was, from nothing. There is an unwarranted organizational arrogance in regards to storytelling at Rockstar for story mode, considering that at best they are a 10th-rate imposter of MAD Magazine and at worst they are a collection of inspid young nerdlings who clearly aspire to make terrible films and Scarface posters. Nobody has ever needed to hear what a GTA game has had to say; they are incapable of saying anything meaningful in single-player mode. It would be forgivable if we could bypass cut scenes but we usually (always?) can't. We like these games because we get to rampage in beautiful cities. Nobody has ever done this better. I tried multiplayer for the first time last night and it was one of the most fun experiences I've ever had with a video game. Part of this is because my pals are funny, but with all the chaos in a typical GTA5 game you can't help but sit back and laugh when your friends are enjoying it with you. We went on a couple missions and even just hanging out in one of the character houses, before the mission began, it was great. They have set up a system where it really is just you and your pals, we didn't have to bother with the miserable screeches of typical on-line players. Our avatars looked ridiculous, I loved it. Multiplayer is setup to allow me, a zero-day, zero-level newb, hang with my more experienced team mates. A wonderful decision, I was a bit worried that I'd have to "level up" first, but those in charge realized that just because someone is zero-level at GTA5, they juuuuuuuuuuust might have been playing games in general since Combat. In fact, I can't recall any of the single-player problems in multiplayer. The missions made sense, had good pacing and were interesting. At one point I was driving a car and a friend was able to set a waypoint for us, which was great as I hadn't done that on the PS4 before. That was handy! The entire system seems streamlined to allow the four of us to simply HAVE FUN. We only played for a few hours, but it's a goddamn triumph. An excellent addition to what has been a franchise that really made you say, "It's a great game, but" before this. There's no buts now. the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey!

Grand Theft Auto 5 on multiplayer by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/10/2016, 10:18am PDT