Over a year ago, the Rockstar Games has unleashed its latest addition to us and has raised the bar for open world games again set much higher. Especially with watchdogs there was an ambitious attempt GTA 5 to usurp the throne, which, however, in comparison with more than a gentle breeze. There are many games with better graphics, better shooter games are games and with better physics. GTA 5 has been the old consoles all this, however, for a game of this size in incredible quality, creates an overall picture that has been taken care of, despite in detail not outstanding technology when Erstrelease for marvel, as a landscape, liveliness and the light one of a Postkartenmotiv sent to the next. Finally ventured the artifice of three main characters. What was initially perceived skeptically by many, made for a pleasant game dynamics and put the control not to the feared sample.
--- Just another port? ---
One might think that the release of the new console just milking the cash cow is, after all PS4 and Xbox One have a better start put down as was to be expected. Certainly an argument, but in a simple porting with crisper textures, it has not been kept.
Although they are really much nicer, but the screws were turned on all ends again. Crunchy textures, antialiasing, significantly better vegetation, lots of new animals (including cats, whales, etc.), an enormously improved vision and better weather effects now spoil our eyes. Add to that a much denser traffic and more pedestrians on the streets and a soundtrack update, which brings up to 150 new songs and the radio times.
The masterpiece of the remake but no doubt the new first-person view. For the first time in the series you can play from the eyes of the protagonist. Another perspective may be in theory, easy to implement. Camera position differently, finished!
Quite so simple that has not been made. The idiosyncrasies of the characters have been implemented yet or for the new view, so that you always feel at the little things in behavior, what character you have. Even if one pulls out his smartphone you could tell on the screen, with whom you are dealing. Each car also got its own interior donated, detailed up to the seams of the seats, a functioning speedometer and radio.
It's amazing what causes such a change of the viewing angle. In the car you have to have to relearn the feeling driving again because it feels completely different and you would rather be in the simple, if not quite as intense third-person changes in persecutions. The shootings feel from our own eyes suddenly much more exciting as in the more or less neutral observation role. Many details you take now only really true if you suddenly see magazines, commercials and Co up close.
All this is of course optional, and also right in the game changed. In addition, her in the car but please the Third Person is activated can walk in the first-person perspective on the way to be, but adjust.
Another addition to the immersion provides the PS4 controller. In the prologue I was amazed when I was persecuted and suddenly the light was blinking on the controller rear that change in red and blue and came towards me to the police radio from the small built-in speakers. Of course one can also use the special controller features off if you like even have no disco playing. A nice addition is the all but.
Additional elements of the game is also to contents of previous updates for GTA 5. So we see again and again cars from the free DLC and even tuned cars through Los Santos and the surrounding area go. This applies only to the single player mode
--- And what about the online mode? ---
Online sees some widerum different. Animals and tuned carts you are looking for, unfortunately, still in vain, the traffic is not so dense and some new content, such as the reseller-exclusive stockcar racing are not installed. What then remains for the online mode?
This would on the one hand, the new first-person view, you can enforce in the Jobs optionally even as host, of course, on the other hand, the better graphics.
The fleet was not really great supplements, but the number increased to 30 players (+ 2 spectators).
The character editor has been completely redesigned. Still you choose the parents from the optical basis of one's character, but can now change many details. In the specific characteristics such as skin disorders, pimples, scars and Co can even see the Sims look old, the Erbgrundlagen avoid when creating female characters through a usually very masculine basic shape the diversity of useful results.
Hairstyles are finally separated from the hair color and the color palette with nearly 50 hair colors when creating less, since only natural hair colors are available now created pleasantly wide.
Even the Job Editor has been greatly expanded. Instead of above 50 placeable objects we must now up to 100 installed in its own creations plus 20 dynamic objects. Around 150 new items to expand while the creative possibilities. Racing enthusiasts can use tire wall in a variety of sizes and colors at last, deathmatch Crazy have probably more to the numerous elements to build fortifications her pleasure. Even trees can now also place.
However, all too rarely mentioned advantage of the new console is at the end of the significantly shorter charging time. After one year, GTA Online on the PS3, it is a pleasure not to have to restart most of the time on a loading screen, but to be able to grab the steering wheel or weapon momentarily.
With many empty lobbies even the new GTA Online has an unpleasant start illness, but once that is removed and the eagerly awaited Heist update appears, I will probably not regret the last gen version. Here, it is but keep expectations low: After the long waiting time for the Heists and the problem of useful Online / Money Balancing the disappointment in release of updates for many is sure to be pre-programmed by the expectations.
--- Conclusion ---
Although only published just over a year later, GTA 5 has been the most consistent port / remake experience for me. Here was not to be content with increased resolution. Instead, you have made Rockstar thoughts in the house, how to enhance the experience again - with success!
Now I can only hope that the PC version a Oculus Rift support is offered. The new first-person view in its very immersive reaction could in any case be designed exactly for that.
The purchase is worthwhile for all GTA 5 new players, but also for veterans who want to rediscover their game again.
Rating: 9.5 / 10 [Knorke!]
