The time is almost here! One of the most highly anticipated games of the year, if not the most anticipated game of the year, Grand Theft Auto V will soon be hitting our shelves.
Even though I’m currently in full fledged Madden 25 mode, I can’t help but think of all the reasons why I’m excited for GTA V. All the trailers have been amazing and I’ve heard nothing but good things thus far. Do you realize we’re literally less than 2 weeks away from GTA V’s release date? Of course you do! What are you looking forward to the most? There’s going to be so many options of things to do that it’s going to be so overwhelmingly beautiful that we’re not going to want to stop.
Just like GTA IV, we sinked our teeth into it and did EVERY single main mission, side mission and everything else in between. What makes GTA V different? I don’t even know where to begin but I’m going to list the 5 things that excite me the most. Believe me, they’ll excite you too, because these 5 things are going to be game changers. They’re going to be what keep us playing for hours on end. Neglecting our kids, spouses, friends, human beings in general and of course our jobs.
Boys and girls, get ready to use some of your sick days because here are 5 reasons why GTA V is going to be the game of the year..
5. Awesome Side Missions: Gang Wars
Like its predecessor GTA San Andreas and GTA IV, GTA V is going to have incredible side missions. The addition of advanced gang warfare is going to add an extra element of excitement. What does it mean? Basically it means that you can go in different parts of the city and either join or destroy a gang, thus enhancing your ongoing lifestyle of awesomeness.
I can only speculate how in depth it’s really going to be but Rockstar has assured us that we won’t be disappointed. The gang warfare option isn’t going to be just for single player story mode, they’re flushing it out to multi players as well. Adding a new element to your online experience. Let your imagination run wild with the thought of that and all the possibilities.
Outside of the gang related activities, I’m sure GTA V is going to have a plethora of side missions for each of the 3 main protagonist, making it that much more in depth and exciting.
The main story is what gets us going but it’s the side missions that keep us going. I can’t wait to see what else GTA V has in store for us.
4. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Driving cars, boats and helicopters was always incredibly fun in GTA IV, especially once you replayed it with the cheats and cruised through the streets destroying lives while rocking out in a tank.
GTA V however has promised us not only greater attention to detail when driving cars but they’ve also added the addition of driving new and exciting vehicles. The amount of vehicles available seems to be growing by the minute, but so far the addition of driving planes, and submarines seem to have hit a nerve with fanboys such as myself.
There’s no doubt we’ll ALL spend countless hours driving around ridiculous vehicles and crashing planes into whatever we see fit. Another one of the fun perks of the GTA series. My only hope is they don’t change the mechanics of driving from previous games too much because we all know how fun it was the last time around.
3. A Giant Sandbox
A fan favorite in most open world games is curiosity. Just how big is it? How much can you possibly do? Well rest assure that GTA V is going to give us the option to travel to plenty of places we’ve never been before.
The giant open world of GTA V is the biggest one in it’s franchises history. What does that mean? It means more hours of fun for us! It means more time neglecting our obligations as an adult and losing ourselves into the GTA V life.
A bigger sandbox means more options, more to do and more to explore. We’ll all spend hours on end just trying to figure out where everything is BUT that’s part of the fun. That’s part of the allure of the game.
GTA V fans shouldn’t be disappointed by the lack of places they can go with the biggest sandbox in gaming history. The only question is, how long is going to take you to master the map? My guess is well over 10 hours. Don’t you just love that?
2. High Replay Value
One of the coolest features of the GTA franchise has been it’s replay value. You could always do things a different way and this game will be no different.
In fact, it’s going to have higher replay value than any of it’s predecessors. With the game having 3 main protagonists, you can play every main mission from 3 different perspectives if you so choose. That’s so incredibly awesome, how could anyone not love that?
You can basically play the game through 3 different times from 3 different view points. If that’s not great replay value then I don’t know what is. This feature has the gaming world in a frenzy just talking about all of the amazing possibilities.
What it does for the series is it broadens it’s horizons and will reach a more vast audience. The hardcore gamer is going to love it, the casual gamer will think it’s cool and the guys who were on the fence about the game in the first place just received extra incentive to purchase a game that’s a no brainer anyways. By the way, if you’re even on the fence about this game, you’re out of your mind. Anyways..
I’m pretty confident that by the time I’m completely done with the game, I’ll be able to trade in for $10, tops. Hell, maybe GTA VI will even be out by then.
1. Multiple Protagonist
When it was first revealed that GTA V was going to have multiple protagonist, the gaming world went nuts. Everything thought the same thing, “How the hell is this going to work? Why are they ruining a good thing?!” I was one of those people! Man boy was I wrong.
The concept of multiple protagonist in a game is incredibly refreshing, original and exciting. Especially for a franchise that’s already had so much success. Now can I see Rockstar making Red Dead Redemption 2 with multiple protagonist? No, because it wouldn’t work. It’s going to work in GTA V and it’s going to work effortlessly.
I’m sure at first it’s going to be overwhelming, but it’s going to overwhelming in the best way possible. With an endless amount of options, your toughest discussion is going to be where to start first. Damn, I’m excited. You should be too.
What are you looking forward to the most??? Be heard..
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