Some amazing things I've noticed while playing

[Sneakymist]

I just played a good 9 hours of the game (only maybe 4 of them were mission-related XD), and playing for the past several days, I've noticed some awesome things they've done (most of the ones I've noticed are driving-related):

 

1. Stopping at red lights

Have you ever tried driving legally in GTA IV?

If you ever tried doing that in IV, you would remember that the AI cars behind you would treat it like your car is parked if you stopped too long, going around you whenever you stop at a red.

Well, in V, the AI cars actually treat you as another of them when you are stopped, so now you can actually be "part of the traffic". On top of that, cars will honk you if you don't move during a green light!

 

2. AI cars' speed

I remember driving on the expressways in Liberty City and noticing the speed of the other cars are verrrrry slow, like 50 km/h (35 mph for you Americans). However, if you drive on any of the expressways in San Andreas, you'll notice that the cars drive much faster, reaching speeds of up to 110 km/h (estimate). Now, I actually feel like I'm driving with the flow instead of having to weave in and out to maintain my speed.

 

3. Amount of Traffic

It's funny how Liberty City was made to resemble NYC but the amount of cars and people around was pretty few (Star Junction anyone?). Yeah, I know this was done on purpose so that driving wouldn't be such a headache, but I think there were just too few cars in Liberty City to make the city feel alive.

Now in Los Santos, traffic is much more improved. From the arterial streets to the expressways, there are always cars around you, and plenty of them. Not too much to feel like you're in gridlock L.A., but enough to feel the "alive" part of the city.

 

4. Firefight with the police

For the most part, firefights feel about the same to you with the exception that the police AI have gotten much smarter. The best example of this is when I killed one of the officers, one of them carefully dragged his deceased colleague behind cover while another was proving suppressive fire directed at me.

 

Of course, there are a billion things that Rockstar also changed, but I just started the ones that were a bit more subtle, but made a drastic impact. All in all, it is amazing to notice how much the AI have improved since GTA IV. Their activities and reactions make them almost human, and really conveys the feel of a society instead of a bunch of robots.

 

[cjspeed]

The AI cars not shunting you out the way when you stopping in traffic or at a light was the first thing i noticed It was so annoying in GTA IV, i had to slowly creep forward so they didn't try to overtake me. I'm so glad they fixed it.

 

Also, i'm pretty sure Americans use KMH too, it's us Brits that use MPH

[MeGusta90]

Earlier today I was stopped at a green light and a guy left his car and dragged me out and started a fist fight.

 

LS is a unforgiving city LOL

[GTASuspectOnFoot]

Yeah another thing I enjoy is being forced to turn off the music volume completely in order to shut off the cinematic music...

 

Nothing like random music coming from nowhere when I get a wanted level.

[wtf4ndang0]

The AI cars not shunting you out the way when you stopping in traffic or at a light was the first thing i noticed It was so annoying in GTA IV, i had to slowly creep forward so they didn't try to overtake me. I'm so glad they fixed it.

 

Also, i'm pretty sure Americans use KMH too, it's us Brits that use MPH

No we use mph