Grand Theft Auto 5 gameplay tops 100 hours of the American dream
Houser says GTA5 is so massive because he wants to get intimate with the three main protagonists and allow players to explore ideas of classic Americana as perceived through the veil of spray-on tanner. There are no playable female characters in GTA5 because "the concept of being masculine was so key to this story," he says.
"LA is this embodiment of 20th century American desires: the houses, the gardens, the tans, all slightly fake," Houser says. "It's the end of the western world – the suns sets and then it's tomorrow. But the industry is movies or, equally phoney, real estate. It's people trying to escape their pasts and reinvent themselves. If GTA 4 was a classic New York story, this is the endpoint of the American dream."
Rockstar spent 100 days on "research trips" to LA: "Out and about, all night long with weird people, strange cops showing us around, a lot of first-hand research. We spoke to FBI agents that have been undercover, experts in the Mafia, street gangsters who know the slang – we even went to see a proper prison. These poor buggers in the middle of the salt flat desert, miles away. It was eye-openingly depressing."
Sounds like a great foundation for a fun-filled game – or even a movie. Rockstar has been approached multiple times to make a Grand Theft Auto film, but it's not worth the risk, Houser says. "We've been offered, many times, and it's never appealed. The money's never been close to be worth risking one's crown jewels."
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/09/grand-theft-auto-5-gameplay-tops-100-hours-of-the-american-dream/
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BradPosted:
Can't wait for this game, sticking with the 360 and not getting the Xbox one just because of this game; can't wait for it!
AstraeusPosted:
hellboy_tx 100 hrs is not massive that seems pretty short for such a massive map i hope this game wont be a huge disappointment..
But then you have 700 online missions to playthrough as well
BuxtyyyyPosted:
hellboy_tx 100 hrs is not massive that seems pretty short for such a massive map i hope this game wont be a huge disappointment.
It's a lot more than it sounds. GTA 4 could be done in 20 hours with not much difficulty.
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