So the countryside, what's the point ?

[AtomicPunk]

There are rural places in every state.

The point for the countryside is simple; Diversity. Leaving the ghetto s*itholes in the city and going out to the country is a good change of pace. Go to a farm, mess around with tractors, ATV's----all of that stuff. Ride a bike down an old country back road, or go screaming out that road in an old hotrod like the Dukes Of Hazzard. I'm sure there will be many missions there aswell. Asking what the point of the country parts of San Andreas is as rediculous as asking what's the point of downtown Los Santos. There's more rural than urban in America.

[Secura]

 

Man, you just keep contradicting people And seem very negative and you don't seem to be showing much effort in trying to understand having countryside.

 

Countryside is brilliant for many things:

 

1. Variety. Variety is what keeps GTA fresh. Tired off all the noise, concrete, car horns, Peds shouting all the time? Go to the countryside. The countryside provides a completely different experience than being in the city. Its almost like having more than one game. There's a whole other atmosphere that will never captured in the city. Being alone at night. Walking by moonlight, through a wood on a murder mission. Mission variety and character variety is more prevalent. Well have country folk as well as city folk and the landscape variety will provide mission variety even if it's just aesthetically.

 

2. The sights. Driving through the countryside with a classic radio moment, sun rising up in the air, the sun striking gold lowly on the tips of the trees, painting the green pastures a more golden colour. Casting long shadows. Or seeing the moon at night as you drive a dark and creepy road by river waitin for your next victim. Nice f*cking views of big f*ckoff mountains. It's great seing huge objects and landscape in GTA

 

3. Roleplaying. Act out your favorite scenarios where stuff usually happens outside of the confines of the concrete jungle. One the run from the cops, wanted for murder in Liberty City and Vice City. You hide out in the woods or the desert. You steal and murder backpackers for money. You come in to the city and night to pick up supplies. You have to be careful though. There's gangs in the city that woul kill you And if you get stopped by the cops, you'll get life. sh*t like that. You may come back and say....yeah but you can do that in the city. I'll say no. I can't be in the countryside if I'm in the city, can I?

 

4. Missions/mini games. Countryside apt sports. Motocross race on scramblers. Dune buggy races. Excuse for interesting choice of vehicles. Tractors, harvesters. Possible hunting?

I've already said that I love the idea of having a countryside, I love the idea of toying about with it but I'd like to know what we're going to be able to interact with inside it and also what purpose it serves in the story.

 

I don't mean to sound negative, but it's the case when you can see jungle and woodland done so well in other games you worry that this games attempt at it might not seem as impactful or as impressive.

[jamieleng]

@ThePinkFloydSound

 

Stop making the wait for this game even longer, by describing such awesomeness in great detail.

[Killerdude]

Grab a couple cars, set up a triangle with them, get a wanted level and have a shootout.

 

Did it all the time in SA.

[AceHigh11]

I've already said that I love the idea of having a countryside, I love the idea of toying about with it but I'd like to know what we're going to be able to interact with inside it and also what purpose it serves in the story.

 

I don't mean to sound negative, but it's the case when you can see jungle and woodland done so well in other games you worry that this games attempt at it might not seem as impactful or as impressive.

You are one hell of a pessimist about this. You don't even know what you want for the countryside.

[TheCzar]

The point of the countryside is riding around on a Sanchez with Trevor throwing molotov cocktails at anyone who dares to come near you.

 

But seriously there will be some awesome missions in the countryside/desert, i can't wait to have some epic car/bike chases out there from the police.

 

AND

hopefully there will be loads of those "secret" characters that we found in IV lurking around somewhere in the desert who offer us some crazy jobs.

[Secura]

I've already said that I love the idea of having a countryside, I love the idea of toying about with it but I'd like to know what we're going to be able to interact with inside it and also what purpose it serves in the story.

 

I don't mean to sound negative, but it's the case when you can see jungle and woodland done so well in other games you worry that this games attempt at it might not seem as impactful or as impressive.

You are one hell of a pessimist about this. You don't even know what you want for the countryside.

I know what I want for it. You're presuming I'm being pessimistic I'm not, I'm simply wondering how the countryside will work, so I can't really be blamed for that, I also can't be blamed for thinking that it'll be hard to re-invent the countryside.

 

I don't however think that the countryside will be horrible, I think it'll be fantastic - the conversation has shifted from what's the point to what can we do with it. I like to speculate on these things, that's hardly being pessimistic.

[Killerdude]

I've already said that I love the idea of having a countryside, I love the idea of toying about with it but I'd like to know what we're going to be able to interact with inside it and also what purpose it serves in the story.

 

I don't mean to sound negative, but it's the case when you can see jungle and woodland done so well in other games you worry that this games attempt at it might not seem as impactful or as impressive.

You are one hell of a pessimist about this. You don't even know what you want for the countryside.

I know what I want for it. You're presuming I'm being pessimistic I'm not, I'm simply wondering how the countryside will work, so I can't really be blamed for that, I also can't be blamed for thinking that it'll be hard to re-invent the countryside.

 

I don't however think that the countryside will be horrible, I think it'll be fantastic - the conversation has shifted from what's the point to what can we do with it. I like to speculate on these things, that's hardly being pessimistic.

When you're bitching about countryside in GTA, yes, you ARE being pessimistic.

 

Bitching.

Countryside.

GTA.

 

lolwut?

[AceHigh11]

I know what I want for it. You're presuming I'm being pessimistic I'm not, I'm simply wondering how the countryside will work, so I can't really be blamed for that, I also can't be blamed for thinking that it'll be hard to re-invent the countryside.

 

I don't however think that the countryside will be horrible, I think it'll be fantastic - the conversation has shifted from what's the point to what can we do with it. I like to speculate on these things, that's hardly being pessimistic.

You don't know what you want. I asked you for an example a few pages back remember. No suggestions from your side whatsoever, while others have posted a sh*tload of suggestions.

[Secura]

 

I know what I want for it. You're presuming I'm being pessimistic I'm not, I'm simply wondering how the countryside will work, so I can't really be blamed for that, I also can't be blamed for thinking that it'll be hard to re-invent the countryside.

 

I don't however think that the countryside will be horrible, I think it'll be fantastic - the conversation has shifted from what's the point to what can we do with it. I like to speculate on these things, that's hardly being pessimistic.

You don't know what you want. I asked you for an example a few pages back remember. No suggestions from your side whatsoever, while others have posted a sh*tload of suggestions.

Just because I didn't suggest anything doesn't mean that I don't know what I would like, the best feature possible for me would be able to cause significant damage to the countryside - destructible trees and the like that'd be fantastically fun.

[AceHigh11]

I know what I want for it. You're presuming I'm being pessimistic I'm not, I'm simply wondering how the countryside will work, so I can't really be blamed for that, I also can't be blamed for thinking that it'll be hard to re-invent the countryside.

 

I don't however think that the countryside will be horrible, I think it'll be fantastic - the conversation has shifted from what's the point to what can we do with it. I like to speculate on these things, that's hardly being pessimistic.

You don't know what you want. I asked you for an example a few pages back remember. No suggestions from your side whatsoever, while others have posted a sh*tload of suggestions.

Just because I didn't suggest anything doesn't mean that I don't know what I would like, the best feature possible for me would be able to cause significant damage to the countryside - destructible trees and the like that'd be fantastically fun.

That's true. I always wanted destructible environment, but I'm not counting on it for GTA V.

[ZombLee]

have you even played red dead redemption?

if you haven't you honestly shouldn't be posting that.

[Freedomofspeech916]

"...A bunch of new games..."

 

Names only 2 games.

[jamieleng]

 

Just because I didn't suggest anything doesn't mean that I don't know what Iwould like, the best feature possible for me would be able to cause significant damage to the countryside - destructible trees and the like that'd be fantastically fun.

Trust you to pick something that's practically impossible this generation.

[initium]

OP.. you have no fantasy, imagionation or whatever... you're obsessed with stuff, rather than atmosphere.. too bad, GTA V will be like GTA IV for you, with more possibilities,

[cp1dell]

All of R*'s games thus far that contain countryside have had a reason for you to go to,

Than what made you think otherwise? You didn't think this through very much.

[motorider420]

Bikes, parachuting of cliffs, animals, small villages to explore, dynamic side-missions,.. Plenty of stuff to do.

I second that.

[Kifflom112]

Bikes, parachuting of cliffs, animals, small villages to explore, dynamic side-missions,.. Plenty of stuff to do.

I second that.

I originally listed something like that and more, yet the OP still didn't get it, or see how "it's unique to the countryside"

[MarkMck1994]

Is this thread not locked yet?

[NML]

As they said in the GI issue that there will be side-missions like in RDR where people need your help, hitch-hikers and so-on. And then of course off road driving will be awesome and there will probably be lots and lots of missions that can't be done as well in the city. And if there's wild animals we can hunt like in RDR and maybe sell the meat and skin of the animals. And if we kill endangered species maybe the cops will come after us and some kind of rockstars parody of peta? Then there are farmers that might need help, maybe crop duster side missions.. the possibilities are almost endless. But rockstar is going to do this they're own way, not the same as FarCry or Assassin's Creed

[Secura]

 

Bikes, parachuting of cliffs, animals, small villages to explore, dynamic side-missions,.. Plenty of stuff to do.

I second that.

I originally listed something like that and more, yet the OP still didn't get it, or see how "it's unique to the countryside"

What I mean by unique to the countryside itself is something that can only be done within it. I don't really know how to explain it, though some destructible trees would be nice.

 

 

Just because I didn't suggest anything doesn't mean that I don't know what Iwould like, the best feature possible for me would be able to cause significant damage to the countryside - destructible trees and the like that'd be fantastically fun.

Trust you to pick something that's practically impossible this generation.

Uh, no.

 

 

 

I'm guessing you don't know much about the capabilities of the current gen.

 

 

All of R*'s games thus far that contain countryside have had a reason for you to go to,

Than what made you think otherwise? You didn't think this through very much.

 

.... I'm guessing you don't like to read.

 

 

have you even played red dead redemption?

if you haven't you honestly shouldn't be posting that.

 

 

Lightning Strike, have you played Red Dead Redemption?

Indeed I have, I love the game to death..

 

 

Is this thread not locked yet?

 

With high quality posts like that I'm sure it will be !

[Cloudly]

 

Just because I didn't suggest anything doesn't mean that I don't know what I would like, the best feature possible for me would be able to cause significant damage to the countryside - destructible trees and the like that'd be fantastically fun.

I know what you really want.

 

You want to go outside in real life, buy a piece of land out in the country, rent a backhoe, and go to town.

[Lioshenka]

You are so ignorant I don't know where to start.

 

Most of people haven't played tge games you mentioned.

 

All you need to have in a countryside is a vast space and a 4*4 with awesome physics.

How on earth am I ignorant, Red Dead Redemption's one of the most played games on these forums so don't give me that bullsh*t. We have no idea how the physics work or how the cars will drive so what on earth are you going about.

You said what if there are no things to interact with in the contryside. I said that they are not needed. What's your problem?

 

And the games you mentioned were Far Cry and Assassin Creed.

[Secura]

You are so ignorant I don't know where to start.

 

Most of people haven't played tge games you mentioned.

 

All you need to have in a countryside is a vast space and a 4*4 with awesome physics.

How on earth am I ignorant, Red Dead Redemption's one of the most played games on these forums so don't give me that bullsh*t. We have no idea how the physics work or how the cars will drive so what on earth are you going about.

You said what if there are no things to interact with in the contryside. I said that they are not needed. What's your problem?

 

And the games you mentioned were Far Cry and Assassin Creed.

The problem that I have with you saying we can't interact with anything in the countryside and that there's no issue with it is obvious. It's like being told that in GTA VI there'll be no combat what-so-ever and we'll have to shoot people with bubble guns, it takes away our ability to interact with the world, even if the only changes to what we can interact with are minor changes they're still changes and they can make the game so much more enjoyable in the long run.

 

Also, a large majority of people will have played either FC3 or AC III and for those that don't wish to buy/rent it I'm sure a quick Youtube search can display the interactivity available with the environment at all times.

[AceHigh11]

Interactivity like dynamic fire and being able to hide in bushes? Now that's something I'd like to see. Or, when you're running from the cops into the woods, dogs could track you down.

[jamieleng]

Are you seriously comparing Just Cause 2's gigantic, copy/paste map to GTA V's gigantic, meticulously crafted map?

 

I'm guessing you don't know much about the limitations of current gen.

[Cloudly]

 

Uh, no.

 

 

 

I'm guessing you don't know much about the capabilities of the current gen.

This is a bad example. You can even see the trees fading into thin air. And felling trees with bullets is a stupid thing to put in a game anyways because it means you'll never have a gunfight without cutting down 20 mighty oaks with your pistol. It's like that annoying sh*t in Fallout 3 when you shoot someone with a pea shooter and then suddenly their entire head pops off.

 

Current technology is not good enough to do satisfying environmental destruction, unless maybe you were playing a game that devoted all of its resources to environmental destruction. What you really should do is just go outside and do this kind of stuff. It's a lot more enjoyable.

[Revolution-XW]

Bikes, parachuting of cliffs, animals, small villages to explore, dynamic side-missions,.. Plenty of stuff to do.

This.

 

SA's countryside was a lot of fun if you ask me, was it not?

 

Jumping off Mt. Chill n Bigfoot and other myths, also remember R* said in the mag about side missions like finding hikers in the Mts.

 

Animals and more. :]

[Secura]

Uh, no.

 

 

 

I'm guessing you don't know much about the capabilities of the current gen.

This is a bad example. You can even see the trees fading into thin air. And felling trees with bullets is a stupid thing to put in a game anyways because it means you'll never have a gunfight without cutting down 20 mighty oaks with your pistol. It's like that annoying sh*t in Fallout 3 when you shoot someone with a pea shooter and then suddenly their entire head pops off.

 

Current technology is not good enough to do satisfying environmental destruction, unless maybe you were playing a game that devoted all of its resources to environmental destruction. What you really should do is just go outside and do this kind of stuff. It's a lot more enjoyable.

Remind me how I'm going to obtain a military helicopter, learn how to fly and manevour it and of course get the rights to use it on a piece of land that costs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

 

 

[Cloudly]

 

Remind me how I'm going to obtain a military helicopter, learn how to fly and manevour it and of course get the rights to use it on a piece of land that costs hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Just make pretend.