Mission Name - Blitz Play (Exclusive info)

[Gta2013]

A big innovation in GTA 5 is the inclusion of heists: missions that aren’t necessarily part of the main storyline, yet see all three characters working together to pull off a job that, when completed, has them splitting a sizeable reward three ways. The three-person mission I see is similar to one such heist, but forms part of the main storyline. It’s entitled Blitz Play, and introduced with a cutscene where our three protagonists go over their plans in detail. Michael’s contacts with the FIB have asked him to retrieve something valuable from an armed IAA vehicle, and naturally knocking on the door and politely asking for it back isn’t an option.

 

Instead, our three men don masks – Trevor looking especially comical as a monkey – and split up. For the first half of the mission, you no longer have the option of switching between characters: the game contextually decides who you control. To begin with, we’re Michael, driving a garbage truck to the waypoint on the map in readiness for the ambush we’re about to perform. Once there, we park across a single-lane road to ensure the IAA vehicle’s route is blocked off.

 

The next task is to take control of Franklin and again drive to the specified waypoint, this time in a tow truck, preparing to play a little game of ram-and-take. With that done, control switches to Trevor on higher ground – he’s monitoring the situation with binoculars in order to make sure everything runs in sync.

 

Once Trevor has spotted the approaching IAA security van, he tells Franklin to be on standby, and control switches back to the boy racer. The target security vehicle stops in front of the obstruction, as planned, and Franklin goes careering into its side, flipping it in readiness for the next step: boom time. Leaping out of the tow truck, Franklin dashes over to the overturned van and plants a sticky bomb on its rear doors. Still in control, we then scurry back to a safe distance and detonate said explosive by tapping left, before dashing in to collect the required cargo. Rockstar’s movie nods are legendary, and there’s a strong sense of Heat to everything about this.

 

In seconds, police cars, SWAT vans and a chopper swarm the scene. This is where the character switching comes into its own. Should you wish to play as the same protagonist, you can – but the real fun (and challenge) comes from toggling between the three. Franklin stays on the ground, hiding behind cover, armed with a machine gun; Michael, similarly armed, has made his way up to a low roof to provide a different angle of attack; Trevor, still on higher ground, has come to this fuzz-dropping disco with both a sniper rifle and a rocket launcher.

 

The next two minutes are a whirlwind of character switching and police death. Our Rockstar rep shifts between Franklin and Michael to pick off rozzers, with Trev’s rifle coming into play for taking out cops in cover. When the helicopter’s attentions become too hot to handle, he switches to the RPG and sends it up in flames with a single shot.

 

With the last five-o downed via another Trevor headshot from on high, it’s time to remove all evidence of your involvement in this havoc. Franklin – evidently the junior member of the trio – is the man tasked with cleaning up, leaping into the garbage truck and driving to a remote location in order to swap over to a getaway car. After he’s torched the dumpster by tossing a grenade under it, naturally.

 

While elements of Blitz Play appear linear, you’ll have done a fair bit of the groundwork in previous missions. The masks worn by the crew and the tow truck have both been acquired via prior tasks, and even the safe haven in which to destroy the evidence and secure the getaway vehicle is pre-scouted.

[Red XIII]

Copy and paste!

[CallCenterZombie]

[BullworthAcademy]

What are rozzers?

[lazloisdavrock]

What are rozzers?

british slang for cops

[Chukkles]

The main heists are definatly part of the storyline.

It's the main angle of the game.