3 characters at once

[double071990]

i think its ambitious there using 3 main characters. i hope your not forced to use certian characters when your not in missions. like if trevors phones rings when your playing as micheal. i think that could get annoying. i doubt thats the case tho

[nic_23]

i think its ambitious there using 3 main characters. i hope your not forced to use certian characters when your not in missions. like if trevors phones rings when your playing as micheal. i think that could get annoying. i doubt thats the case tho

I vote bad idea, I am not too keen on it and would rather play as one character, however this should be pulled off pretty nicely.

[Matty]

It has been stated in previews that you would be able to switch between any of the three protagonists when not on a mission - I don't think we will ever be forced to switch protagonists when we are not on a mission based on what has been said.

 

However it has also been stated that some missions which involve multiple protagonists will force the player, at certain points, to switch between protagonists. Other missions that involve multiple protagonists will give the player the option to switch at specific points in these missions.

 

If any developer can make the idea of multiple protagonists work in an open-world game, it is Rockstar. So I'm not worried really.

[Finn 7 five 11]

It has been stated in previews that you would be able to switch between any of the three protagonists when not on a mission - I don't think we will ever be forced to switch protagonists when we are not on a mission based on what has been said.

 

However it has also been stated that some missions which involve multiple protagonists will force the player, at certain points, to switch between protagonists. Other missions that involve multiple protagonists will give the player the option to switch at specific points in these missions.

 

If any developer can make the idea of multiple protagonists work in an open-world game, it is Rockstar. So I'm not worried really.

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

I still don't see why people are against this idea, I felt that in IV particularly (Just my preference) that the story dragged on quite a lot, yet the episodes were perfect, they were leaving me wanting more, but still being satisfied with what had gone down and how they ended. GTA V will be doing just this, it will still have a similar amount of missions overall, except the story won't drag on so much since there are multiple characters to focus on so it doesn't become so misguided and stale.

 

Films and books use the perspectives on many people, and they are the epitome of storytelling, more the latter than the former, but they are still far ahead of video-game stories, and it's about time that games started utilizing this technique for the story to - like I said - Keep the story from becoming misguided and stale about mid-way through and then getting back on track at the end.

[BUT THE BENZ]

A GTA with 3 characters at once could be the best thing that happened to gaming since the return of Max Payne.....BUT:

If GTA V won't let you perform a drive-by with all 3 characters in the car, and then lets you in a very immersive way switch between them during the action, then the 3 characters thing has FAIL'd.

 

Yes, it makes for great story-telling and I'm sure you can do lots of many great cutscenes, but talking the talk and walking the walk is two different pair of shoes...

 

 

[K20]

its original... and if its great the way it works.... then this is where R* will make a killing in sales.

 

even better if each of the three have their own sets of skills.

[BlackNoise]

A GTA with 3 characters at once could be the best thing that happened to gaming since the return of Max Payne.....BUT:

If GTA V won't let you perform a drive-by with all 3 characters in the car, and then lets you in a very immersive way switch between them during the action, then the 3 characters thing has FAIL'd.

 

Yes, it makes for great story-telling and I'm sure you can do lots of many great cutscenes, but talking the talk and walking the walk is two different pair of shoes...

I agree with this.

 

I think having the ability to use 1, 2, or all 3 during free roam and even player specific side missions is important for the most amount of creativity.

[JB94]

I'll play as all three. But I will favour Franklin because he's the car guy.

[significantother]

This poll doesn't make any sense. Rockstar said you can't finish the storyline with just one character.

 

by the way, I'll be playing as all three

[S1LV3R_W0LF]

I'm quite excited there will be a threesome, it's a new interesting approach for rate M games.