I HEART CHAOS

Grand Theft Auto V came out last week and in that time, has made an incredible amount of money, and for good reason. The Grand Theft Auto series is known for its far out antics of getting in trouble with police, doing drugs, and of course the occasional slaying of a random hooker. GTA V is no exception. Already making news stations clamor over, in game, repeated drug use, nudity, and sex, GTA once again is on the front page, but is this not why we love it?

GTA V is the embodiment of what every realistic anti-hero aspires to be. No one personifies this more than Trevor, who makes every attempt to make you laugh as hard as you can. Whether its killing old friends, Banging old friends girlfriends, hooking up with random 60 year old women, or “just being Trevor”, This character brings to life every GTA players in-game fantasy. At one point or another, we all wanted to believe CJ, Nico, Claude, Johnny, or Louis, were all schizophrenic psychopaths in one form or another; finally we see proof that at least someone is.

Then theres the “Retiree” Michael. Michael is definitely the brains of the operation. Always quick, clean, and under control…for the most part. At most points of the game Michael as quite a lot of anger issues, but with good reason. Family problems plague this poor helpless individual. Throughout the game youll get some random events as Michael, where his kids or wife will phone him up and ask for money, drugs, help, you name it. While it is fully optional to do these side missions, I find it more fun to go ahead and put in the extra time just to see the comedy gold of a dysfunctional family at work. Playing Michael, even though hes the richest of the 3, is almost like watching an episode of Jerry Springer and, while the game will not allow you to lay a hand on your family, doesn’t mean there is not fun to be had just sitting back and watching.

Last but not least, Franklin. Franklin is a old “gangster” from Grove street. Everything seems to be going ok for Franklin. Michael takes him under his wing a few missions into the game. Then even later, Franklin meets Trevor. This is where the proverbial shit hits the fan. Especially when going to “The House” (people who’ve played the game will certainly know which house I’m talking about). It would seem that Grove Street families has dissolved since the 90’s. Balla’s are still a very prominent force in the game. Youll find them on and around Grove Street, shouting at you as you drive by. This of course channels every GTA players inner Psychopath to get out of the car and “Clap that fool” then continually stomp on his corpse til the cops arrive.

Speaking of cops, the Police “system” in this game is much different from those who have played previous GTA’s. No longer do you have the surrounding circle which you have to escape. Instead, you have Police who actually have an individual line of sight on each cruiser. Going behind cops, they will not see you as they are looking forward. So it makes escaping the cops a little more tactical than just driving really fast in a straight line to escape the circle. That method no longer works, as I have tested many times. The cops will keep pace, speed up, p.i.t. maneuver your car, until they catch you. Instead, make quick precise turns, and duck into parking garages and alley ways to escape their line of sight. Lay low for about a minute and bingo bango you’re a free man again…free to go stomp another poor fool into the ground til you get chased again.

All in all GTA V is an amazing and beautiful peace of artwork. I definitely recommend picking this game up in the near future if you don’t already own it!

5/5