GTA V Announced

Rockstar Games posted this on their website yesterday. It shows that Rockstar are developing a new Grand Theft Auto title which is speculated to be released either early to mid next year.On the bottom of the page it says that there will be a trailer posted next week. I really hope its a sequel to San Andreas and not GTA IV. Looking at the logo for five I'd say its entirely possible.


Tune in Next week to watch the trailer. In the mean tome which Grand Theft Auto title do you want to see a sequel of.

Comment below.

UPDATE: Here it is






     'YES IT'S SET IN SAN ANDREAS YAY!'
^My reaction as soon as I saw the Vinewood sign^
Not a good move at 7:00AM when your sister is trying to sleep. But still YAY :D

Oh man I've been waiting for this for years. GTA San Andreas is my favourite GTA game in the series and is 2nd after Wolfenstien 3D in my top 3 games I'd like to be stuck on a desert island with. While the trailer shows a character that has nothing to do with CJ and the Grove St boys and seems to go more along the lines of Californication I'm not complaining. Californication is an awesome show. David Duchovny *drool*

No release date but I am so pre-ordering the collectors edition of this. Even if I have to pimp myself to do it.

What I think of Red Dead Redemption

You see I started playing Red Dead at the same time as everyone else but because I'd borrowed it off of a mate I had to stop right before I could start the Mexico missions. I have now procured a copy and have picked up were I left off. Where everyone thinks it goes downhill.

Red Dead Redemption is made by Rockstar and is the spiritual prequel to Grand Theft Auto. The game follows a standard Rockstar plot with cowboys and Indians thrown in. You are ex gang member John Marston who is trying to start a new life, your past catches up with you when the government takes your family hostage and you are sent on a quest to kill all of your old gang pals. Sound familiar?

As much as people hate on the gameplay I don't mind it. Yeah it feeds you everything but that just means that you can focus on the plot a bit more. It is basically the time proven gameplay that has appeared in Rockstars most popular titles like Grand theft Auto 4 and Bully. Missions are broken up into strands and they mostly consist of go here and kill/steal that. Never gave the multiplayer a go but from what I've seen it's not all to different to the multiplayer in GTA4 but replace cars and cities with horses and open plains.

Like Fallout 3 (yeah yeah I mentioned it again but it's such a good reference) each string of missions are a story in themselves that sort of relate to the plot but in reality John Marston would have just beat it out of the people that give the mission and the whole game would be over in an hour. My good friend over at Level 3 sums up Red Dead quite simply when he said "I get it but I don't like it." What I thought was the main story (Doing the governments dirty work to save your family) turns out to be just part of it. The game splits itself into two parts and for the sake of spoilers I wont mention when this happens but it is pretty obvious when you play the game. Its worth sticking through till the end because the final mission is very fitting (Although I did think it a bit silly that it was a stranger mission) if you're going for 100% completion then it is a must anyway. The story is really good in the first part and as much as I'm hating on the second part I don't mind it to much. It tells you the story of what happens after what I'll call the 'main story' is completed. The final mission that I mentioned earlier while leaving the game open for a sequel still ties up all the loose ends of the current game. Something Modern Warfare 2 failed to do.

The side challenges are worth doing even if you don't care about getting 100% completion. The outfit challenges are worth putting in the play hours not just to play dress up with John Marston but also allow you do do certain things in game like cheat in poker or not get caught by the police. While there are some that are just there to play dress up like the duster outfit or the Mexican poncho.

The soundtrack is exactly what I expected. The soundtrack to any Clint Eastwood movie during his hey day. However at certain major events throughout the game a more modern song will play which sets the mood for what you're seeing and it does it well. Rockstar really nailed the soundtrack for the game.

If you like cowboy movies and have enjoyed previous games the Rockstar series like Grand Theft Auto then you'll enjoy Red Dead redemption.

9 out of 10



                    

Red Dead Pre-Order Bonuses Available for Download

Rockstar has announced this week that the items you got when you pre-ordered the game are available for download to everyone on the PlayStation Store for about a dollar and the Xbox Live Marketplace for 80 Microsoft Points each. The items available and the description provided by Rockstar are below:

The Deadly Assassin Outfit: John Marston's Deadly Assassin outfit causes your Dead Eye meter to regenerate at twice the speed.
 
The Golden Guns Weapon Pack: Available for use in single player, the player who wields the Golden Guns receives more Fame for each kill. 
 
The War Horse: There are countless horses to be found in the massive world of Red Dead Redemption, but none is stronger, faster or tougher than the War Horse.

I'm glad this is happening. It really annoys me that if I buy a regular copy of the game I don't get the whole game. It also gives players with more money an advantage in game. Especially when it comes to earning achievements. I don't mind that I don't get an art book or a figurine when I buy the normal version of a game just in game content annoys me. It's like because you can afford it you get an in game leg-up.

Next week I'm posting what I think of Red Dead Redemption.

Till then Peace.

Rockstar reveals L.A Noire's Achievement List

Rockstar has released the achievement list for its upcoming title L.A Noire which will be released in May this year. I'm really looking forward to this game and I can't wait to get my hands on it.


The list seems pretty straight forward and nothing on there strays from the kind of achievements that you would see in any other Rockstar game. They mostly consist of get the highest rank in this and complete these tasks during certain missions and gamerscore you shall receive. One achievement I found interesting was the Auto fanatic achievement which asks you to drive every car in the city. It encourages you to explore the map and take advantage of the open world style of gameplay.


The list of achievements is below. 

• A Cop On Every Corner - Complete a single street crime case.
• Johnny On The Spot - Respond to 20 street crime cases.
• The Long Arm Of The Law - Complete all street crime cases.
• The City Of The Angels - Reach 100% Game Complete.
• The Up And Up - Complete a story case with a five star rating.
• Shamus To The Stars - Complete all story cases with a five star rating.
• The Brass - Achieve maximum rank.
• Not So Hasty - Stop a fleeing suspect with a warning shot as an LAPD Detective.
• Asphalt Jungle - Chase down and tackle a fleeing suspect on foot as an LAPD Detective.
• Traffic Stop - Disable a suspect vehicle with help from your partner.
• The Straight Dope - Use evidence to prove a lie as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
• One For The File - Find and inspect a clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
• Golden Boy - Clear a case finding every clue as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
• The Plot Thickens - Find and solve an inspection puzzle.
• Lead Foot - Keep the needle above 80mph for more than ten seconds while driving.
• Miles On The Clock - Drive more than 194.7 miles.
• Wooden Overcoats - Bring down a total of 30 bad guys with head shots.
• Dead Men Are Heavier - Shoot and kill a total of 100 bad guys.
• Roscoe And Friends - Kill at least one bad guy with every gun.
• Magpie - Find and inspect 95% of all clues.
• The Shadow - Tail a suspect without being spotted, in a single case.
• The Third Degree - Correctly branch every question in every interview in a single story case.
• The Hunch - Use five intuition points in conversation with a single suspect, correctly branching each question.
• Star Map - Discover all landmark buildings around the city.
• Public Menace - Rack up $47,000 in penalties during a single story case.
• The Moose - Tail Candy Edwards from the parking lot to her destination without using cover or going incognito.
• Keep A Lid On - Complete a brawl without losing your hat as an LAPD Detective or Investigator.
• Auto Enthusiast - Drive 5 different vehicles.
• Auto Collector - Drive 40 different vehicles.
• Auto Fanatic - Drive every vehicle in the city.
• Hollywoodland - Find and inspect all gold film canisters.

Source: http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/features/achievements//

Beaterator review.

A few weeks back I said I was working on a Beaterator review. Well your wait is over, here it is.

I've seen many sites give Beaterator poor scores because of its lack of gameplay and storyline. They are completely right, Rockstar made a terrible game. Good thing Beaterator isn't a game. It's sound editing software designed for the PSP. This review isn't a game review its a software review. So no score at the end nor a trailer (I know how much you love them but its for games).

As far as sound editing programs go (To which all the experience I have is Beaterator, Audacity and FL studio) This one is pretty good. it has a few thousand loops preloaded, all of which can be edited to create different sounds. Add to this the ability to import MIDI files and with the use of a Microphone you have a portable recording studio. 

There are two modes to use Beaterator, Live play and studio mode. Live play allows to record beats as you make them in a live setting. Good place to start mucking around and hearing what sounds work well with others. Theres a little animation of Timbaland dancing about and pressing buttons as the music plays. The second mode is studio mode. Studio mode is more serious and looks like any other sound editing software out there. Here you can create, import, edit, and place loops along a time line to create a song.

Once you have finished your creation and you want to show it off to the world you can upload it to the Rockstar social club for others to listen to, download and remix. The only problem is that you have to do all this through your PSP. So if you are no where near a wireless hot spot or worse are one of those hardcore Sony fanboys that bought a PSP the day it came out and haven't upgraded and its getting old and the WLAN switch is broken (like me) there is a solution. Beaterator has an export feature allowing you to export your song as either a WAV or a MIDI file to edit on another program, convert to an MP3 and upload it to the web either via Mediafire or Youtube. This is my favorite feature. It puts everything you need to create and publish your own music in your hands.

The only major limitation to Beaterator I've discovered is that the built in keyboard only has five octaves. I discovered this when I imported a MIDI of Fur Elise by Beethoven. Other than that I've had no problem other than my own knowledge of the program.

Well there you have it. What I think of Beaterator. Finally up here on the interwebs for you all to enjoy.

Till next Wednesday, Peace.