Michael's 'Bullet Time' in action?

[WillyAK1]

I noticed that in this screenshot that was released along with the May 2nd previews, you can see what might be Michael's special ability in action. As you can see in the screenshot below I have circled what I think might be a bullet leaving Michael's gun.

I was thinking that Rockstar could of added a simplified version of Max Payne 3's bullet time (when you slow down time you can actually see bullets shooting threw the air). Here's a close up...

 

I know that there is a good chance that this is nothing but I just thought I would point it out as I done a search and couldn't find any topics about this (and its been a slow news week )

 

What do you guys think? Possible? Answers on a postcard please

 

 

[EvilFuture]

They just freeze framed it right when they shot the gun. Nothing special haha

[duy9161]

It could be. At least this confirms that every bullet is individually modeled.

[Irrational]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

[WillyAK1]

It could be. At least this confirms that every bullet is individually modeled.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It would be a small detail but one I think would just add to what is already shaping up be an amazing game!

[goh13]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

Was gonna call you an idiot but that is true

 

 

[WillyAK1]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

It could well be, I thought that at first but why would there be a hole in a building conveniently inline with the direction that Michael is shooting? It could be a light in a window of the building but there are no other lights on in the building.

[nimblelinn]

 

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

It could well be, I thought that at first but why would there be a hole in a building conveniently inline with the direction that Michael is shooting? It could be a light in a window of the building but there are no other lights on in the building.

i think he is right. but its not a hole its a gap between the building and something on the roof. there is a gap the same size under that AC ducting on the roof, just to the right of the dot. the building just covers up the rest of the gap

 

EDIT: plus the tracer goes past the "bullet"

Edited May 20, 2013 by nimblelinn

[Arckle]

Watch Michaels trailer and at 1:01 when he takes out the guy on the balcony, it looks like he is in slow mo. Not sure if this has been debunked or not

[Dope_0110]

I think that's a window/hole in the building (the white dot) but the line is bullet path, it probably creates a very short lasting path just as it exits the rifle and that's what we're seeing here. He just took a shot milliseconds ago.

 

But I don't think this has got anything to do with his special ability, and honestly, it's hard if not impossible to see his special ability in a screenshot. We need gameplay video for that.

[sal7252]

Another dumb thread

[nigelhere9901]

 

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

A hole in the building in the line of fire? highly unlikely.

[HudS]

Another dumb thread

Another idiot posting worthless information that drains your IQ.

 

OT: Thats sweet, i hope that it is alot like MP3 bullet time

[Red Dead Rebel]

I think it's like Max Payne 3, Every single bullet is rendered individually

[nigelhere9901]

I think it's like Max Payne 3, Every single bullet is rendered individually

Yep.

[BlackNoise]

 

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

A hole in the building in the line of fire? highly unlikely.

It's not exactly a hole in the building, but it is just a simple coincidence. It looks like some type of structure on top of the building and you can see the light breaking through from two sides. You say a hole in the building in the line of fire is highly unlikely, but it's even more unlikely that the "bullet" would line up perfectly with the longer bit of light that's showing on the exact same plane.

 

It's also odd that the "bullet" is the same color as the sky.

 

 

Edited May 20, 2013 by BlackNoise

[duy9161]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

A hole in the building in the line of fire? highly unlikely.

It's not exactly a hole in the building, but it is just a simple coincidence. It looks like some type of structure on top of the building and you can see the light breaking through from two sides. You say a hole in the building in the line of fire is highly unlikely, but it's even more unlikely that the "bullet" would line up perfectly with the longer bit of light that's showing on the exact same plane.

 

It's also odd that the "bullet" is the same color as the sky.

 

 

Hmm, fair point. I noticed that the "bullet" is not pointing the right way too. It seems less like concrete proof than I first thought.

[nigelhere9901]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

A hole in the building in the line of fire? highly unlikely.

It's not exactly a hole in the building, but it is just a simple coincidence. It looks like some type of structure on top of the building and you can see the light breaking through from two sides. You say a hole in the building in the line of fire is highly unlikely, but it's even more unlikely that the "bullet" would line up perfectly with the longer bit of light that's showing on the exact same plane.

 

It's also odd that the "bullet" is the same color as the sky.

I saw the image again and it did look like something that was WAY behind because of it being also affected by Depth Of Field.

 

Also, when you said it's "odd" that the bullet is the same colour as the sky. It's not. IF it was a bullet there it would of have reflected the sky, and that can be easily done on any game using pregenerated lighting and baked light maps.

 

You notice how in day time all the shadows have this blue colour thingie? Well they are reflecting the sky, where the sun is not being able to reach them.

[Murad96]

Yea it's not a bullet, because it should be rotated like 45 degrees if it was. Sorry.

[BUT THE BENZ]

lel @ people thinking a bullet would be that low on details...like, no shape at all ;D

[jamieleng]

@BlackNoise

 

Yeah, it's a walkway across the buildings, I think.

 

As much as I'd like every bullet modelled from MP3, it must be a very memory intensive feature. Even more so in an open world game. Maybe next gen but probably not, as there'll be more important requirements for (RAM?) memory use.

[or1]

 

They just freeze framed it right when they shot the gun. Nothing special haha

Remind you to see the Bullet ejected from a pistol you need a camera with 5000-10000 frames per second

So it is screen captured while Michael used his ability for sure

[Murad96]

Remind you to see the Bullet ejected from a pistol you need a camera with 5000-10000 frames per second

So it is filmed while Michael used his ability for sure

But it's not the bullet. If it was it would be rotated like 45 degrees the way the gun is pointing.

[or1]

 

Remind you to see the Bullet ejected from a pistol you need a camera with 5000-10000 frames per second

So it is screen captured while Michael used his ability for sure

But it's not the bullet. If it was it would be rotated like 45 degrees the way the gun is pointing.

and the bullet trace?

It is the same with the trace

 

This picture shows exactly the effect of slowing down time

Edited May 20, 2013 by GTA564

[Murad96]

 

and the bullet trace?

It is the same with the trace

 

This picture shows exactly the effect of slowing down time

The bullet trace is gonna be there after the bullet has traveled a bit.

 

Anyway, the bullet should be rotated. It's not, so it's definitely not a bullet. Doesn't matter what else you bring up.

[or1]

and the bullet trace?

It is the same with the trace

 

This picture shows exactly the effect of slowing down time

The bullet trace is gonna be there after the bullet has traveled a bit.

 

Anyway, the bullet should be rotated. It's not, so it's definitely not a bullet. Doesn't matter what else you bring up.

Okay, I could be wrong

Probably we will have to wait until we see their abilities in action

[wwinterj]

I love how some people think they are going to get everything R* say from the few screens we have. We still don't know much and no screens will show us that stuff just remember that.

[Goneinfiveseconds]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

 

 

It's also odd that the "bullet" is the same color as the sky.

 

 

^ ^

[MikeyBelic]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

reow.

[MikeyBelic]

It's a hole in the background building, not a bullet.

 

Lock.

 

 

It's also odd that the "bullet" is the same color as the sky.

 

 

^ ^

it's also funny that the bullet seems to match the pattern of that air vent system.