As someone who frequently write about games, I’m not supposed to say this, but I’m going to say it anyway: I’ve found most games over the last year pretty shitty.
I don’t know whether it’s because we’re (finally) reaching the end of this seemingly endless console life-cycle, or if game developers were simply in a rut, but there have been very few games that have actually managed to hold my attention… very few that have gotten me all hot and bothered.
Enter Grand Theft Auto 16,29756
There have been roughly 16,29756 Grand Theft Auto games since the franchise first launched all those years ago, which is in no way an exaggeration. That’s a lot of games, and when most companies release sequel after sequel (*ahem* Ubisoft), the games start turning to shit. They lose that certain something… that benefit of treating game franchies like a crop rotation, allowing the nutrients to seep back into the franchise.
However, this doesn’t seem to be the case with GTA, and that’s why I’m so excited to show you this brand new Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Trailer. Not only does it not look bad, it actually looks – in my humble opinion – pretty fuckin’ good.
I’ve covered the game in the past, when we had nothing more than a few screenshots and bits of “cinematic” footage, but seeing the game now… seeing it in action, with it’s living breathing world, well… that’s a whole other thing.
I’ll tell you what it is, what’s making me so excited about playing this: GTA5 looks really, really fleshed out.
Usually when you’ve got a game of this scale, well… there just isn’t a whole lot to do, and though the GTA franchise isn’t exactly guilty of this in their previous games, it’s obvious that fleshing out the game world is becoming more and more complicated and expensive as people’s expectations go up with each generation. The only question now is whether they can pull it off without having the game be a giant buggy mess.
Coming Soon!
Did you know that Grand Theft Auto 5 is only a few months away? I sure didn’t, and that’s kind of embarrassing. But it is, and you can actually already pre-order the game on Amazon. It’s about $59.99 for the regular version, and you should probably pre-order it right away so you can be one of those jerks who beats the game day one and then spoils it for everyone else.
