Dissecting the first GTA 5 trailer pt1

Rockstar Games' release of the first trailer of GTA 5 has speculation about the game running wild. Who will be the main character? How big will the map be? When will the game come out? Although these questions cannot be confirmed from a single 1m7s trailer, it is interesting what we can see in such a short trailer nonetheless. I will go through the trailer scene by scene and analyse what I found interesting. Note that what I comment on is assuming that all footage in the trailer is gameplay footage;


Firstly the obvious in this first shot of the trailer, there is a dog on the beach! Given we had dogs in Red Dead Redemption, this is very likely going to mean this shot is not a one off and GTA V will include dogs. It is also interesting to note in this shot how the wind affects the flag and rescue buoy hanging from the building - they are flailing in the wind which shows a great level of detail in the game. This is evident in many scenes throughout the trailer, keep an eye out next time you watch it. Also the waves on the beach have some amazing detail, as well as the sand being blown by the wind along the beach (look below the building and at the bottom right of the screen when watching the video)This level of detail is something we have not seen before in Grand Theft Auto titles, and I think is definitely something to be excited about.

The next two screenshots show a few interesting things; the runner is wearing a green shirt that says 'Pump & Run Gymnasium', which leads me to believe that you will be able to use the gym to customise your character like in GTA San Andreas. What also caught my eye in this scene was the interaction between the two female joggers running away from the screen. In old GTA titles, although there were occasional incidences of the AI interacting (stealing each others cars etc), however this looks to be on another level - they even react to the other runners going past them (coming towards the screen).

 

Golf - can we expect golf mini games in GTA V? I sure hope so! Also interesting to note is the blimp at the top right corner of the screen - this also makes an appearance in numerous other scenes in the trailer. Will we be able to fly the blimp?

Speedophile 2000 - Looks like we will be able to drive jetski's!

If we can explore those mountains, the map size on GTA V will be on another level. Given the characters on screen are wearing hiking/camping gear, and are looking towards the mountain, I think it's safe to assume that this will be an area free to explore.

What is also interesting in these scenes is that two players are holding hands in this scene, and what's more exciting is the fact that the lady in green on the right has sweat under her armpits. It looks like not only the GTA5 world but the characters will be so detailed it's surreal!

Thanks for reading, I will shortly be posting pt2 of the trailer analysis, come back soon for the update!