Review: Grand Theft Auto V

Of course, one of the aspects this series is most renowned for is its music. Vice City sparked a minor resurgence in New Wave, while Grand Theft Auto IV perfectly captured the burgeoning indie scene in Brooklyn at the time. Building off of the presentation and quality of the latter’s soundtrack, V boasts one of the series’ best collections of music. For indie lovers, Radio Broker is replaced by Radio Mirror Park, which features tracks from Twin Shadow, Yeasayer, Health, Neon Indian, The Chain Gang of 1974 and more. The incredible thing is that all of the aforementioned artists are contributing new music to the game. At this point, it’s unclear which were specifically written for the game (ala The Rapture’s "No Sex for Ben" in IV) and which are simply making their debut via the game, but the fact that there’s so many critically revered artists with new music on one channel is astounding. For electronic lovers, there’s Soulwax FM, named after and featuring many remixes from electronic band Soulwax. On the pop side of things, there’s Non-Stop Pop FM which features an excellent blend between current top ten artists like Rhianna, lesser-known ones like Robyn and classic acts like Hall & Oats. Of course, there’s something for everyone with other stations focusing on rap, country, classic rock and more. The amount of care put into curating this soundtrack that could have simply been a collection of random songs is more evidence of how much work goes into even the smallest features of the game.


These Easter eggs have convinced some players that Mei, the sole survivor from her team, is actually the Thing from the 1982 film. In the left side corridor of the left spawn room, you can look through a window and see the same ice block that the Thing thawed out of. Coincide


Given just how beloved Dragon Age: Origins is by longtime fans of BioWare and RPGs in general, it's no surprise that its only expansion is just as lauded. Picking up months after Origins concluded with the player's Grey Warden defeating the Darkspawn, 'Awakening' drops them back into a world where the enemy remains, now smarter and more devoted than ever bef

After Michael went into "retirement," Trevor relocated to Sandy Shores and decided to do what he does best -- be a redneck. He lives in a trailer, has terrible hygiene, is promiscuous with all the wrong people and associates with...let’s just say the "the wrong crowd." Even though he has delusions of grandeur thanks to his shell company "Trevor Phillips Industries," he’s a broke loser with little to show in life. After finding out that former accomplice Michael is alive and well under a different name, he decides to drive down to Los Santos hidden details Santos to pay him a visit. Soon all three characters are thrust into the plans of a crooked FiB agent (guess what initialism that’s a play on) and some notorious gangsters in the city and have to work together to survive and bring in a handsome payday while they’re at it.


Of the three protagonists of the game, Franklin is the most well-adjusted. Given that he was primarily raised by his grandparents until they died and then cared for by his aunt, one might think he'd end up far worse. Compared to the thugs he meets through the game, Frank is actually an honest, caring, genuine guy. Of course, he's also an absolute savage, who racks up quite a body count over the course of the game, killing cops, other gang members, and anyone else who gets in his way. Franklin's level of savagery is very much based on player input, however. If he chooses "option 3" at the end, and keeps Trevor and Michael alive, then he isn't very savage at all, and demonstrates true loyalty to his friends, but if he kills either one, that's savage betra


Play it and you’ll hear a woman’s voice saying " The new guy gave up one of the small Cowboy Kappy plushies yesterday, so Andre fired him. Now he wants me to rig the game even more. I told him if I kept tweaking it people are going to know, but he doesn't give a shit as usual. Least it wasn't the giant Sheriff Nuka plus


In Mission 3 of Deadpool , your adventure takes you through the sewers. Be sure to check the tunnels for a shout-out to the mutant reptiles. Near the entrance of one tunnel, there is a pizza box with a sai stabbed into one of the pizza sli


Taking place completely separate from the core storyline, the decision to shift gears from serious cinematic storytelling to a zombie survival horror experience caught gamers completely by surprise. Even more surprising was how Rockstar managed to deliver an experience as refreshing and polished as the base game. The studio simply made DLC that would alarm and delight their fans, and the result is one of the best batches of DLC we've ever encounte


Beginning with Grand Theft Auto IV 's 'The Lost and Damned' DLC, players weren't quite sure what Rockstar Games was up to with its spinoff content. A separate story following Johnny Klebitz, a member of Liberty City biker gang The Lost, the DLC was a test of the feasibility of digital-only releases. But what players got was a Grand Theft Auto experience in a condensed form, without sacrificing any qual