Grand Theft Auto PC review
If you are a PC gamer who has spent the past eighteen months enduring lags and watching your friends play on their consoles, the wait is over and it was worth it.
Rockstar has delivered an open world experience unmatched by any previous game. 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 about a criminal who achieved the dream of earning enough to cash and the depression that followed, Franklin’s story of ambition that will eventually lead him to Michael’s fate, and Trevor’s crazed insanity who embodies natural destructive tendencies. when playing a GTA Title.
This is nothing new for consoles, so what sets GTA apart on PC? GTA 5 PC benefits from the new lighting model, post-processing effects, day-to-night cycling, and added greenery from next-gen console versions and shadow details that affect everything from the way characters’ faces look. come up close to the depth. field, water and grass effects.
The controls translated well enough to the mouse and keyboard, except for flying, which requires the use of WASD, the number pad, and the mouse, which means you need three hands to fly planes easily. Driving also takes some getting used to, as slight adjustments are easy with a joystick but difficult with the keyboard. Get ready to crash some really nice cars before finally getting used to leaving 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 feels tighter in first person too, 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 playback 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 mount these clips, changing the camera angle, adding filters, and putting 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 will have an experience ahead that will be unrivaled in at least a few years. Even if you don’t have a platform that came out of Starship Enterprise, you will still be able to match or exceed the performance of the PS4 and Xbox One. With an active modding community, this iteration of the GTA may be the longest running yet.
