THE G AME R EMADE
A new console generation has given some older titles a second bout in the ring. Not that GTA V or The Last of Us were about to be forgotten anytime soon.
GRAND THEFT AUTO V THE GRAND THEFT AUTO GAMES HAVE ALWAYS GIVEN US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INDULGE OUR DARKER IMPULSES. WANT TO STEAL SOMEONE’S CAR AND DRIVE IT OFF A CLIFF? DO IT. FANCY MOWING DOWN PEDESTRIANS AS YOU HOON ALONG THE PAVEMENT? BY ALL MEANS. FEEL LIKE KNOCKING SOMEONE OUT, DOUSING THEM IN PETROL AND SETTING THEM ON FIRE AS THEY LIE DAZED? THAT’S REALLY AWFUL, BUT IF WE’RE HONEST, WE’RE TOO SCARED OF THE PSYCHOTIC LOOK IN YOUR EYE TO TELL YOU TO STOP. THE NEXT-GEN VERSION OF GRANDTHEFTAUTOV GIVES YOU THE POWER TO DO ALL OF THIS, BUT YOU MAY FIND YOURSELF PAUSING IN A WAY YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE. THE REASON BEING THAT WHILE PREVIOUS INSTALMENTS ALWAYS KEPT THE ACTION AT A SAFE DISTANCE WITH YOU LOOKING ON IN THIRD PERSON, THIS TIME AROUND THE INTRODUCTION OF A FIRST PERSON MODE MAKES EVERYTHING MORE IMMEDIATE AND PERSONAL. IMPORTANTLY, THIS DOESN’T FEEL LIKE A GIMMICK. IT’S NO HALF-HEARTED ADD-ON AIMED AT CONVINCING GTA FANATICS TO PART WITH THEIR MONEY AGAIN. IT FEELS LIKE A NEW WAY TO PLAY THE GAME THAT’S JUST AS VALID AS THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH, AND YOU’LL ADJUST VERY QUICKLY, BEFORE CONCLUDING THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE ALL ALONG. ROCKSTAR HAS RAISED THE BAR WITH THIS UPDATE TO ITS ALREADY OUTSTANDING TOUR OF LOS SANTOS. WITH VASTLY IMPROVED GRAPHICS, ADDITIONAL FAUNA (LOOK, A CAT!) AND A NEW WAY TO LOOK AT AND EXPERIENCE THE WORLD, GRANDTHEFTAUTOV IS AN EVEN MORE ESSENTIAL PURCHASE THE SECOND TIME AROUND. PS4, X1, ROCKSTARGAMES.COM OUT NOW