GTA 5

The legendary continuation of the popular Grand Theft Auto series. The setting is the city of Los Santos, beloved since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. For the first time, the game tells the story of three characters: Michael, Trevor, and Franklin, whom you can switch between at any time.

The open-world action in GTA 5 has become the quintessence of Rockstar's work to improve the franchise. Everything that fans love about Grand Theft Auto has become bigger and cooler, but most importantly — the gameplay offers so many opportunities for virtual entertainment that it surpasses real life. A new graphics engine is used, raising the quality of graphics and effects to a modern level. The game features an interesting story, a separate version for PC, and mod support.

1) For the first time in the story, three main characters, each with their own strengths necessary in combat;

2) The huge city of Los Santos and an even larger state of San Andreas — at the time of release, it was the largest AAA game world;

3) 65 story missions, 3 endings, many side repeatable or unique quests — players simply won't have time to get bored;

4) Extensive gameplay possibilities: shootouts, chases, robberies, car thefts, gang and police fights, parachute jumps, flights on F-22s, and more.

5) Other nice little things: car tuning at the garage, buying armored vehicles, healthy food for the dog, conversations with a personal psychologist, tennis, and so on.

The story of GTA 5 takes place in an updated and improved version of the state of San Andreas, which debuted in the original game, offering a full set of locations: parks, forests, farms, desert outskirts, coastal zones, caves, lakes, and mountain hills. The territory can be explored from end to end, inhabited not only by people but also by dangerous wild animals.

The same state is home to the massive metropolis of Los Santos, modeled after Los Angeles, with all types of urban landscapes preserved: skyscrapers, high-rise buildings, business and shopping centers, industrial buildings, middle-class homes, slums, and dens.

Moving through the vast game world can be done on foot, using over a hundred cars and wheeled vehicles, on a personal helicopter, plane, or yacht. You can swim underwater, exploring the ocean floor, which is detailed no worse than the rest of the game world. Numerous Easter eggs and references encourage exploration of San Andreas.

1) Michael — a former bank robber forced to return to crime due to family problems and debts. Suffers from alcoholism, ignores his past and present life, runs away from problems, and tries to improve his mental health with a psychotherapist;

2) Franklin — at the beginning of the game, a petty criminal and car thief. Later, an ambitious black gangster who rose in the criminal world and lives a luxurious life. A key character in the game's ending;

3) Trevor: studied to be a military pilot, but was expelled due to mental instability. Previously robbed banks with Michael, but after a failed heist, he stayed hidden for a long time. An anarchist, drug addict, and alcoholic, used to having fun to the end, which often leads him to be in unpredictable places. Has many enemies, whom he has to deal with during the game.

Each of the three has their own well-thought-out story, motivation, and life goals. Despite their forced alliance, they unite to carry out daring robberies, without sharing with other gangs or the police. You can switch between them at any moment, and sometimes it’s funny because the characters live their own lives.

The narrative is in the style of Rockstar: characters visit shady places, strip clubs, and bandit dens, speak rudely and curse, carefully plan their actions: there will be many robberies, murders, and conflicts. The story does not follow the typical AAA shooter pattern thanks to unexpected twists, victories and defeats, coincidences, and rivalry with other gangs. The government, private military companies, often interfere, complicating the heroes’ lives and making things more difficult.

The main thread runs through the relationships of the characters and their personal problems, which, immersed in the story during long development, lead to a climax, and the player decides — who among the trio will stay alive and who will die. The ability to switch between characters enhances the immersion effect. Overall, it’s hard to find a player who remains dissatisfied with the GTA 5 storyline after completing it.

Besides the main gameplay features, GTA 5 offers a maximum of ideas for entertainment in single-player mode. You can race cars in the city or monster trucks off-road, do photo hunts, work as a taxi driver, pick mushrooms, dress fashionably, film expensive and not-so-expensive prostitutes, cause trouble, destroy equipment, trade on the stock exchange, buy everything in sight, walk the dog, and much more.

The best choice for single-player mode is exploring the world and taking walks around the surroundings. During these moments, anything can happen due to random circumstances, unexpected NPC decisions, and the fun physics of cars, shooting, and explosions. Thousands of small objects in the game have physical profiles, adding realism. Overall, everything is designed for quick immersion into the chaos of events.

GTA Online is the multiplayer online mode of GTA 5, which includes almost all missions from the single-player mode, as well as numerous adrenaline-pumping competitions designed for 12-28 players.With the "Contrabandists" expansion, GTA Online introduced its own "battle royale". The multiplayer uses the same game world, graphics, and physics model as GTA 5.

The player can create a female or male character, who will be a newcomer in Los Santos with no fame or money. From the start, many items are available to set the style for the character, but later more content unlocks, allowing for maximum individuality.

Officially, GTA Online takes place six months before the story of GTA 5, but there are some inconsistencies. It is recommended to complete the campaign to know the secondary characters who will give missions or trade with the player in multiplayer. Fun activities like tennis, golf, or trips to casinos and clubs remain.

Over time, you will be able to meet other players at your property or visit their places to have fun and discuss plans for your criminal activities. Starting from a certain level, you can create your own gang. Then, the player becomes a boss and can hire others to protect themselves or complete other tasks. The organization is a game within the game, with its own missions and operations.

Like in any online project, the goal in GTA Online is to level up: buying apartments and houses, cars and yachts, weapons and ammunition, as well as unlocking various items like clothing, tattoos, or hairstyles. To do this, you need to earn reputation points and money. The former can be gained from kills, victories in deathmatches with other players, completed missions, police chases, and more. Earning money is noticeably harder, as it’s much more difficult to accumulate.

Small amounts of money can be earned by fighting with the environment: stealing and selling cars, robbing stores, and doing other small jobs. By the way, you can also be robbed, so be careful. Real money is earned when players win multiplayer competitions like deathmatches, races, missions, or by completing boss tasks or taking a share from dependent players. All missions take place on land, in the air, and on water, often involving weapons. Each multiplayer mode has its own features, so read the description carefully.

Let's list the main modes available at the beginning of 2018:

· «desmatch»: a single or team match, the winner is determined by points; traditional races and rallies (you lead, and the navigator tells you where to go);· «capture» and «capture with hold»: you need to bring one or several valuable objects to your base;· «hold»: find or take valuable objects, the one with more at the end of the match wins;· during a «raid» you need to sneak into or break into enemy bases, capture a valuable object, and bring it back to your base, then sides switch places;· in «robbery» you need to plan and carry out a theft of useful cargo with other players, or escape from prison.· choosing «territory capture» will require you to beat opponents in their bases and eliminate everyone, but resistance will be serious.· «motor war» mode is an allusion to PuBG, where up to four teams or 28 players are dropped onto the map, they must find a car and upgrade it with weapons and armor to then defeat opponents.

By leveling up, earning more reputation points, and having enough money, players unlock more interesting, challenging, and large-scale missions.