GTA V

[MisterNoisy]

Added both of yas.  :)  One more and we have a full Heist crew.  Speaking of crews, does someone want to set up an F13 crew?

On another note, it's nice to have a reason to put my overclock back on my CPU - I was getting weird tearing (even with Vsync enabled) that went away when I bumped the ol' 2500K back up to 4.4.

[Hawkbit]

For those that bought through Steam, do you have to log into both RSC and Steam?

Can't believe I'm even thinking of spending the cash on this. I never got far in the PS3 version because the textures and framerate were weak.

nm. I'm going to snag it from GMG for 20% and just run it through the RSC.

[MisterNoisy]

For those that bought through Steam, do you have to log into both RSC and Steam?

Can't believe I'm even thinking of spending the cash on this. I never got far in the PS3 version because the textures and framerate were weak.

Yes.  RSC is required for multiplayer, but they give you free shit for signing up/in, so at least there's that.  If you just want to play SP, its a non-issue, tho.

[Hawkbit]

Thanks.

[Sky]

I find it funny that Franklin got my preorder bonus, so he live with auntie in the ghetto while sitting on $500k and Mike in the hills has $8k to his name.

Anyway. I love this game so much on pretty much every level.

[Khaldun]

The thing I really like is the number of almost-real buildings that you've seen a zillion times if you've driven around LA. The layout of the city is kind of surreal--I keep trying to drive straight through Vespucci Beach south to the airport and then the South Bay only to loop around back towards downtown, but stuff connects in ways that is almost right in a kind of fever-dream way.

[Sky]

Yep. I lived in Long Beach off PCH and over in Bellflower. Lots of surreal moments. GTA:SA was cool because I lived there in the early 90s so they nailed the vibe and the music, but the graphics kept it from being this visceral.

[Surlyboi]

This is the thing. I drive out into the wilds and it's almost like driving through the grapevine for a bit and at other points it's like driving out to San Bernadino. I dig the fuck out of it and it's more faithful to LA than Liberty City was to NYC. Maybe that's what makes it freaky.

[Khaldun]

I just wish Rockstar would write characters that I enjoy playing more. John Marston might be about the only one I can think of, though I actually liked Nico more than most people did.

[Hawkbit]

My 760 is a tad weak for this game. I can play on medium-ish settings, which still look far better than PS3. Minor hitching.

The real benefit is the vastly shorter load times than PS3. They have to be less than half the length on PC.

[Engels]

I just wish Rockstar would write characters that I enjoy playing more. John Marston might be about the only one I can think of, though I actually liked Nico more than most people did.

That's my biggest beef with the franchise; what appears to be a built-in requirement to play a douchebag. I get it, I get it; the game is built around murdering people by the bushel and only a douchebag would do that in contemporary society, so you have to play a douchebag, but for me it ruins a gorgeous game. Sorta like playing golf ruins a nice walk on a beautifully manicured park.

[Yegolev]

I bought this game again.  Hopefully my shit-dick friends will make this fun for me.

Not you guys.  I'm on PS4.

[Sky]

I liked Nico quite a bit, I've worked with some Eastern Europeans that lived through wars there and the struggle to adapt to a new country where your only skill set is being a soldier (killer) was interesting to me.

I've only got about 6 hours in, but I like Michael and Franklin ok. None of their characters are straight sociopaths (note: haven't introduced Trevor yet...) and they have a bit of complexity and believability to their tendency to crime and violence.

But I also tend to not get too worked up about bad writing in games like some folks do.

[WayAbvPar]

I just wish Rockstar would write characters that I enjoy playing more. John Marston might be about the only one I can think of, though I actually liked Nico more than most people did.

That's my biggest beef with the franchise; what appears to be a built-in requirement to play a douchebag. I get it, I get it; the game is built around murdering people by the bushel and only a douchebag would do that in contemporary society, so you have to play a douchebag, but for me it ruins a gorgeous game. Sorta like playing golf ruins a nice walk on a beautifully manicured park.

At least throwing golf clubs around is extra exercise.

[Miasma]

Sorta like playing golf ruins a nice walk on a beautifully manicured park.

I guess you're not going to like playing as a douchebag through the golf mini game then.  I actually found myself playing the golf over and over because I liked it so much.

On a seperate note there are two things I wish I had done differently so here goes in case you would have felt the same.

1) At the very beginning of the game after the first mission where you meet Michael there is a small window of opportunity to return to the car dealership where the owner will still be there.  If you don't do it then you will forever have an unfinished side story on that completion tracking website.

2) Save Lester's missions for after you finish the main plotline, then invest all your money in the winning company for each job (before you do it) and you will make enough to buy everything in the city.

[MisterNoisy]

This Hind-alike helicopter is hilariously awesome.  Explosive cannon fire makes everything better:



Also, this little video is fantastic.

[Mac]

This game is cool and good and FlyLo FM is my new favorite thing.

[Tannhauser]

I like the driving, which was a big issue for me with IV.   But I was using a controller there.  Also like that's it not trivial to escape the cops.  I've robbed a few stores and enjoyed my escapes.  What's funny is how much I'm roleplaying Lincoln.  Sure, he robs stores but he doesn't shoot the cashier and doesn't randomly gank pedestrians (unless I lose control of my car a bit).  OK I did punch that one chick in the head and grab her money, but she was yakking on her phone and being annoying.  I might be a bit more evil if I didn't have 450k of pre-order cash on me.

[cironian]

Lincoln

Funny how the brain works sometimes. Might have to see about making a Lincoln for online though.

[Fordel]

If you remove the people, I'd be hard pressed to say if any given screen shot of the game was real life or not. At least at a quick glance.

[Sky]

Love this guy.

[Sky]

Trevor on the other hand has no redeeming quality whatsoever, if I could play the game without him I would. He's a mean-spirited, profanity spouting maniacal psychopath whose social skills only include cursing at, punching or shooting people while being pretty much an absolutely unlikeable appaling bastard. I don't want to know people who like him.

Love this guy.

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I liked both Michael and Franklin for different reasons, but I LOVE Trevor. He's my kind of guy. And I like they didn't play him too cookie cutter psycho, there's some meat to it.

[Sky]

Latest version of iFruit adds support for GTA V PC/Social Club.

[MisterNoisy]

For laughs, I've been accepting the random heist invites that you get spammed with in GTAO - every now and then, I'll get dropped onto a group that's completely on point - we one-shot everything and lots of huzzahs all around.  Other times, the same guy keeps dying over and over, and the one other guy on voice flips his shit at length, which is hilarious, especially when that dude dies at the end of the plane theft setup by running into a moving propeller.

I don't need money or RP any more, so I'm really just playing for the comedy now.  It's a shame that there's no way to review and send FRs to the group you were playing with after the fact, since I'd like to play with other people that know what they're doing.

[Sky]

Rift did a pretty good job with their dungeon finder, most of my non-f13 friends list came from running dungeons with pickups that were competent. I should probably play online at some point.

Also, goddamned cougars. So much for that hunting trip.

[Velorath]

Also, goddamned cougars. So much for that hunting trip.

That might be the closest you get to experiencing Red Dead Redemption on the PC.

[MisterNoisy]

Rift did a pretty good job with their dungeon finder, most of my non-f13 friends list came from running dungeons with pickups that were competent. I should probably play online at some point.

Also, goddamned cougars. So much for that hunting trip.

Hit me up some time if you're on.  I'll be out of action for a few days after this weekend, since I'm moving everything to my LAN box in preparation for selling the big box to a friend, but its currently-installed little 7950 Boost will likely not play nicely with this game.  I'll be buying a 970 to drop in the LAN box with part of the sale proceeds, at which point, things will likely be glorious tho - 3770K @4.4 combined with an OC'd 970 should look and play much nicer.

[Sky]

That might be the closest you get to experiencing Red Dead Redemption on the PC.

Yup. I found meth and shotguns worked nicely for taking care of it, and Trevor tends to mention they're coming. Meth and shotguns are a good solution for most problems, really.

The frequency they showed up was a bit much for my hunting trip, about every two trophies I'd take another cat would show up. Then they started coming in twos and I said the hell with it after the fourth pair showed up.

[Miasma]

Only time I ever used the shotgun was when I was in the forest.  Cougars also always make a sound before they attack so I would up the volume too.

Without spoilers there is one optional side mission that involves tracking something and there are cougars everywhere.  I actually ran it multiple times just so that I could kill as many cougars as possible.

[MisterNoisy]

970 is in and good lord, what an improvement.   

[Sky]

970 is in and good lord, what an improvement.   

Been trying to tell folks.

[Cyrrex]

What did you replace with the 970?  I am trying to talk myself into buying one.

[jth]

I also upgraded to 970 because of GTA V, a bit earlier than planned because performance-wise my old 680 was still mostly doing fine. Problem was with video memory, 2GB was limiting me to medium textures in GTA, among other things. With 970 I can max everything (except MSAA), only had noticeable lag once during the game when

[MisterNoisy]

What did you replace with the 970?  I am trying to talk myself into buying one.

I was using a 7950 Boost - it was definitely time for an upgrade.

[Sky]

My upgrade was from 460 SLI, also mostly for GTA V. But also because it's efficient as hell; quiet, cool and relatively low power draw (compared to the SLI anyway). I try to time my buys for the engineering sweet spots to maximize my spending, since I can't afford to buy a clunker.