If you’re a PC gamer who’s spent the last eighteen months enduring lag and watching your friends play on their consoles, the wait is over and it was well worth it.
Rockstar has delivered an open world experience unrivaled in any game before. He has created a world that feels truly alive and brilliantly captures the perversion of the American Dream that has been glorified by today’s popular media.
The action is divided between three protagonists and each one has its own style, story and theme. There’s Michael’s story of a criminal who achieved his dream of earning enough to get paid and the depression that followed, Franklin’s story of ambition that will ultimately lead to Michael’s destiny, and Trevor’s crazed madness that embodies natural destructive tendencies. of the player when playing a GTA Title.
This is nothing new to consoles, so what makes GTA for PC different? GTA 5 for PC benefits from the new lighting model, post-processing effects, day-to-night cycle, and additional vegetation from next-gen console versions and shadow detail that affects everything from the way you that the faces of the characters are seen from close to the depth. field, water and grass effects.
Controls translated well enough to mouse and keyboard, except for flying, which requires the use of WASD, numpad, and mouse, meaning you need three hands to easily pilot planes. Driving also takes some getting used to, as small adjustments are easy on a joystick but difficult on a keyboard. Get ready to crash some really good cars before you finally learn how to leave the Los Santos police in the dust.
The PC version also has a first-person perspective, taking crime to a whole new personal level. Walking the streets of Los Santos and seeing the world through the eyes of Michael or Franklin takes immersion to a whole new level. Gunplay also feels tighter in first person, and driving has a whole new thrill.
The definitive addition to the PC version is the new Rockstar Editor and accompanying Director Mode. At any time, you can start recording your gaming session in clips up to 90 seconds long. You can also use an instant replay feature to capture images from an always-on buffer after doing something cool or crazy. You can then use the Rockstar Editor to edit and assemble these clips, change the camera angle, add filters, and play new background music. This addition has created a tool for those who want to make YouTube videos but don’t have the fancy software to do it.
This is the definitive edition of GTA V; if you have a powerful enough PC, you have an experience ahead of you that will be unrivaled for at least a few years. Even if you don’t have a platform that came out of Starship Enterprise, you’ll still be able to match or beat the performance of PS4 and Xbox One. With an active modding community, this iteration of GTA may be the longest running yet.
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