soooo not 1 person seen this yet?

[InternetKillTV]

Couldn't see it originally but do now. I expected little nods like this despite their universe statement. It isn't something that needs to be taken THAT seriously.

 

 

 

[mblue2]

That definitely says GROVE and looks similar to the graffiti from San Andreas. Plus, isn't this area near Grove St?

 

Nice find, OP.

very similar... like same style.. and what you people dont get is only gangbangers write in this style not taggers or crews so it is in fact gang graffiti so with that completely understood its not gonna say spoke its gonna say the name of a hood instead of a random word. so it only makes sense that it says GROVE to me. the artwork makes it seem a little unclear. no one is wrong cuz no one can be definite. but to me the style of writing makes sense for me as to why its grove and not spoke.

[Argon]

 

 

 

Its Ironically funny how 'Spoke' is the graffiti right next the spokes of the motorcycle...

Rockstar playing games with us? I would of said it was GROVE too, but for the obvious 'K'

I still think grove street will be in the game, anyway, at least in some form or another.

This was actually the first time I started believing one of these threads.. This picture, unfortunately, proves (if original) to me that it is indeed a K (atleast not a V) and a P ( not a R). But it does look a lot like the previously posted famous Grove tag. Would have liked it though. Not the presence of the actual gang (or the street), but some leftover graffiti somewhere.

[gamesguru]

Not to be offensive, but for those still set on it being Grove, you're either blind as a bat or have some run-of-the-mill screens/monitors. That being said, I could be the one who is blind in this instance, but I'd bet a pretty penny on it. I wish had I access to PS, that way I could have coloured over the letters entirely, just to make it that much clearer. You could make an argument for the first letter being a lower case "g", but that would mean the right vertical line of the letter is missing a portion at the top (even if you'd argue that it's just for aesthetic purposes), as it is in no way, shape or form an uppercase "g". The "p" and "k" are the dead giveaways however.

 

Though, I would like to be proven wrong, and I am no way discouraging or encouraging the idea of Grove St being in the game, I just believe this isn't evidence of their inclusion.

[73duster]

I'm one of the people who WANT to see Grove St., and even I can clearly see that this does NOT say Grove. As much as I wish it will be in the game, I don't believe it will be. It would have been shown somewhere in all of the screenshots and artwork by now.

[mblue2]

where that S or G is, there is a wall where u cant see where the beginning of the letter starts so in all actuality it still could end up being an upper case G. that P is sketchy also as it could be an upper case R. What u think is a K could b a V that looks like a K because of other graffiti on top of the one we are analyzing. so like i said lets not be fuc'n dic heads and tell people they are wrong when infact you can not be definite about that. like i stated earlier about this, its tooo ironic and very uncommon that a regular tagger crew graffiti hit up would be in tha same font style as gangbanger graffiti.. tagger crews make sure they distinguish themselves and there style from gang graffiti they actually make fun of how gang members hit up graffiti so they would never write the same and im pretty sure R* knows that

[Argon]

 

Not to be offensive, but for those still set on it being Grove, you're either blind as a bat or have some run-of-the-mill screens/monitors. That being said, I could be the one who is blind in this instance, but I'd bet a pretty penny on it. I wish had I access to PS, that way I could have coloured over the letters entirely, just to make it that much clearer. You could make an argument for the first letter being a lower case "g", but that would mean the right vertical line of the letter is missing a portion at the top (even if you'd argue that it's just for aesthetic purposes), as it is in no way, shape or form an uppercase "g". The "p" and "k" are the dead giveaways however.

 

Though, I would like to be proven wrong, and I am no way discouraging or encouraging the idea of Grove St being in the game, I just believe this isn't evidence of their inclusion.

Well, I'm not here to argue, because I think the same way but the G spot (huehuehe) is kinda hard. The G as shown below could very well be it. But indeed, the K and more obvious P give it away. To bad, this location (storm drain) was close to Grove street in SA and reminds me of that game.

 

EDIT: also, drawing in the letters is not that convincing. Your eyes will see lines, if you make people believe there are lines. Those nice contrast tweaks and tricks would be nice, though..

Edited April 16, 2013 by Argon

[BlackNoise]

yo blacknoise chill wit all that no ones for sure if that is a G or S or if thats a R or P. but logic says that its a G and R because of the style of graffiti its in is the orginal grove style from SA.

there is graffiti on top of the supposed Grove one so that V may be mistaken as a K also.. no one is for exactly forsure so how about no one call anyone wrong.

You want it to say "GROVE", and that's cool, but you're wrong. This isn't some opinion BS. I learned to read in grade school, so that's the part of my brain I use. I'm not using SA logic so my imagination can help me agree with you.

 

I'm not even talking about the letter that looks like an "S" to me, and a "G" to you. I'm talking about the clear "P", the clear "O", the partial "K"(but obviously not "V") and the partial "E" which wouldn't be as long as you're thinking

 

Why don't you do like gamesguru, and just simply write it out, or at least tell me what's wrong with this image. Just trace what's there and stop pretending to see what you want. Whe have a HUGE image to look at.

 

[InternetKillTV]

Not to be offensive, but for those still set on it being Grove, you're either blind as a bat or have some run-of-the-mill screens/monitors. That being said, I could be the one who is blind in this instance, but I'd bet a pretty penny on it. I wish had I access to PS, that way I could have coloured over the letters entirely, just to make it that much clearer. You could make an argument for the first letter being a lower case "g", but that would mean the right vertical line of the letter is missing a portion at the top (even if you'd argue that it's just for aesthetic purposes), as it is in no way, shape or form an uppercase "g". The "p" and "k" are the dead giveaways however.

 

Though, I would like to be proven wrong, and I am no way discouraging or encouraging the idea of Grove St being in the game, I just believe this isn't evidence of their inclusion.

"Not to be offensive, but I'm going to insult you now"

 

Anyway, I don't think it's an argument really worth having, like many on here. It'd be a nice little nod if we found little graffiti now and then and it wouldn't exactly break the universe immersion. If not, I don't really care. Just wanted to examine the text objectively rather than letting an irrelevant belief cloud my eye sight.

 

I'm pretty torn, I think it resembles grove but no way of really telling.

[Argon]

Another thing that crossed my mind. It's artwork. ( )

Pretty sure Rockstar's artwork is handdrawn and not some screenshot editing, right? So that means that every single detail in the art is thought about, and probably discussed by them. I'm starting to think that the placing of the possible graffiti is not a coincidence, and the ressemblance is just a sort of inside joke. One of the things I like doing in September is comparing these things with the real game. Well, not only this silly little tag, but all sorts of pre-release information.

[mblue2]

Not to be offensive, but for those still set on it being Grove, you're either blind as a bat or have some run-of-the-mill screens/monitors. That being said, I could be the one who is blind in this instance, but I'd bet a pretty penny on it. I wish had I access to PS, that way I could have coloured over the letters entirely, just to make it that much clearer. You could make an argument for the first letter being a lower case "g", but that would mean the right vertical line of the letter is missing a portion at the top (even if you'd argue that it's just for aesthetic purposes), as it is in no way, shape or form an uppercase "g". The "p" and "k" are the dead giveaways however.

 

Though, I would like to be proven wrong, and I am no way discouraging or encouraging the idea of Grove St being in the game, I just believe this isn't evidence of their inclusion.

"Not to be offensive, but I'm going to insult you now"

 

Anyway, I don't think it's an argument really worth having, like many on here. It'd be a nice little nod if we found little graffiti now and then and it wouldn't exactly break the universe immersion. If not, I don't really care. Just wanted to examine the text objectively rather than letting an irrelevant belief cloud my eye sight.

 

I'm pretty torn, I think it resembles grove but no way of really telling.

its really not an argument worth having cuz its jus gonna go bac n forth. i share the same sentiments as you, if its not a grove hit up then it aint but its def not tagger crew graffiti.. its gang banging graffiti style jus like SA's just not identical.. there is no reason for spoke to be written like that unless its a name of a gang in the game which it most likey isnt.. so to me it doesnt say spoke.. given that fact.. ill be on the fence about what it actually says until more is revealed by R*

[Mista J]

Not sure if anyone noticed, but It says LSPD on the chopper.

[gamesguru]

You can see a portion of the top vertical line of the "s", which I highlighted, meaning if the letter were to go much further behind the pillar, it would only be the bottom horizontal line, meaning it would just be a misshapen "s" (as I don't see how it would be possibly feasible to make a "g" out of it); hypothetically speaking, if there were a line that connected up to the middle bridge of the letter to form a resemblance of an upper-case "g" (in the same manner as the old Grove St tag that has been posted), it would turn into a 6, as the middle bridge (the line in the middle) would be connecting.

 

Nor do I see any other layering tags (other than the black 'scribble'). If anything, all I can see are lines resembling scratches throughout the strokes of the letters... imply that it's old and fading.

 

As far as the comment goes for inaccuracies, we've already seen that in the past many times before in screenshots and artwork. Rockstar do take creative liberties with many things. This after all, is Grand Theft Auto V, not a graffiti-simulator/documentation. Many people seem to forget, it would be nigh on impossible to create a flawless and accurate representation of everything put into the game (as with movies and most media). I don't know how you're formulating this theory on the style of the graffiti, and how the local background and heritage of graffiti artists and their styles and usage discredits this in anyway (implying it that it's impossible for any type of artist/person or tagger to spray whatever they wish, which in a lot of a cases is in the exact same style seen in this artwork; that being traditional-looking graffiti. At least, that's what a developer and average consumer's perspective would be. Though it is likely this is in the game, as the area would have been used as a guideline for the illustrator, it may also have just been the illustrator putting any-old design there, just for the sake of it. I don't see how the manner and style of which graffiti artists apply their work, particularly in Los Angeles, supports your argument. The most important thing to focus on, is what we can actually see.

 

 

so like i said lets not be fuc'n dic heads and tell people they are wrong when infact you can not be definite about that

 

You brought this discussion to the table, on a forum no less. Which is catered for discussion. If you don't like the idea that people disagree with you, and would rather us censor ourselves and not provide opinions and possible evidence as to why we believe otherwise, then you shouldn't have created the topic to begin with. You even now, considered you could also be incorrect. In your own words, this is not definitive. So I don't see what the issue is with having a differing opinion. Nobody is being a dickhead.

[Mista J]

It does say SPOKE though, you can clearly see the K.

[TheIllaDopest]

confirmed: Spoke St

[FAH-Q]

It does say SPOKE though, you can clearly see the K.

Clearly? It's not really that clear. It's up to interpretation. You got to think though, it's got to have some significance if Rockstar had the artist draw it in the artwork, right?

[Red XIII]

I bet the guys at rockstar are laughing hard at this thread, I reckon they intentionally made it look like the grove street graffiti knowing that you guys would cream your pants. It definitely says 'spoke', some of you people just cant let go of grove street, eh?

[Mista J]

It does say SPOKE though, you can clearly see the K.

Clearly? It's not really that clear. It's up to interpretation. You got to think though, it's got to have some significance if Rockstar had the artist draw it in the artwork, right?

It's crystal clear that it's a K.

[gamesguru]

Quickly cooked this up PS, now that I can use it again:

 

 

The bottom part of the first letter going into the pillar is slightly disguised by the water, and the inner curve on the bottom half of the "o" is hard to confidently trace as it's covered by the scribble, but other than that, I feel like this was clear as a whistle to comprehend.

Edited April 17, 2013 by gamesguru

[Blood_Money]

Spoke st 4 lyfe!

[MattyIce]

Nice find.

 

I'm willing to bet 20 Microsoft points that it does in fact say "GROVE".

 

Grove st will return. If not the grove st "gang". The street itself (culdesac) will return. I believe there will be a Grove st gang tribute somehow.

[djdiond]

Definitely says: SPOKE

 

[MattyIce]

Definitely says: SPOKE

 

LOL. Nah.

[Red XIII]

 

Nice find.

 

I'm willing to bet 20 Microsoft points that it does in fact say "GROVE".

 

Grove st will return. If not the grove st "gang". The street itself (culdesac) will return. I believe there will be a Grove st gang tribute somehow.

Ill take you up on that offer, lets make it interesting and up the anti to 800ms? whoever loses buys a prepaid card and gives the other the code?

 

it clearly doesn't say grove, so you might as well buy them ms points for me now

Edited April 17, 2013 by Red XIII

[MattyIce]

Nice find.

 

I'm willing to bet 20 Microsoft points that it does in fact say "GROVE".

 

Grove st will return. If not the grove st "gang". The street itself (culdesac) will return. I believe there will be a Grove st gang tribute somehow.

Ill take you up on that offer, let make it interesting and up the anti to 800ms? whoever loses buys a prepaid card and gives the other the code?

 

it clearly doesn't say grove, so you might as well buy them ms points for me now

I only need 43 Microsoft points.

 

It's gonna say GRove.

 

And when the game releases I'm going to this exact location, taking a pic of my dong on the screen next to it, and pming you the picture. Just so you can have jack off material for the next few months, until you get bored of my baby dick anal raping you (metaphorically) because it says "Grove".

[Jordan_Philip]

All the way to the left it looks like 'Lego' was on the wall but some hood sprayed over it. Could this be a hint at a Lego GTA in the near future? Hmmmmmmmm??? Hmmmmm? meh

 

 

OT: i do see grove. But maybe its because you said it first so my mind is making me see it. Like on ghost adventures. It will be a bunch of static but that douchey guy will say its a ghost saying something like 'beaver cleavage' so then thats all i hear after that.

[I<3GTAV]

GROKE. That's definitely not a V.

[Jordan_Philip]

I see...........fingerless gloves.

[Druffmaul]

 

I see...........fingerless gloves.

Whoo hoo, finally!

[Black Sunshine]

Honestly I'm seeing both Grove and Spoke.

 

I think it can go either way, no need to argue or bet here.