Super Joystiq Podcast 065: Grand Theft Auto 5
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is really popular on Lifeinvader.
Let's not beat around the bush here-- this one is all about Grand Theft Auto 5. Xav played it, and has plenty of thoughts on what is likely to be the biggest release of the soon-to-be-over current generation of systems. Ludwig, Richard, and Jordan are also on-hand to discuss some of the finer details of Rockstar's latest.
This is not a spoiler show, but spending an hour and a half on the game means there is a fair amount of information about various parts of the experience here. If you want to go in completely clean, come back to this one when you are ready. Clear? Cool.
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Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Show Breakdown
Hosts: Xav (@xav), Ludwig (@LudwigK), Richard (@TheRichardM), Jordan (@Jordan_Mallory)
00:00:00 // Intro
00:01:52 // Welcome to Grand Theft Auto
00:10:19 // Open world expectations and Los Santos
00:16:12 // Driving
00:19:35 // Gunplay
00:23:39 // Characters
00:29:08 // Heists
00:34:17 // Economy and peripheral activities
00:55:42 // Virtual Internet
00:58:24 // The potential daunting nature of world breadth
01:02:10 // Narrative approach (non-spoiler)
01:09:35 // Game length
01:10:30 // Quick hits: Humor, Saints Row 4, radio
01:18:05 // Character-specific situations and abilities
01:23:25 // Hype vs. reality
01:26:33 // Wrap-up
01:44:52 // Closer
Credits
Theme Music: Satsuma Audio and Whitaker Blackall – "A Basstastic Undertaking"
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Podcast Production
Xav de Matos and Jonathan Downin (@jonathandownin)