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Gaming's driving ambitions: The Crew and Grand Theft Auto V
Fast, furious, FUN... and banned in Australia
Grand Theft Auto V
For that one, dusty hermit who has just emerged from underneath the rock he calls home: GTA V is Rockstar's all-singing, all-dancing crime caper that deals in action, humour and pointlessly gratuitous violence. Apparently, it's so bad it’s banned in Australia.
Off like a rocket
This remake for the new generation of consoles (and for PC next year) adds a lick of paint and a barrage of Easter eggs upon which to feast. Additions include an extra layer of graphical fidelity, much improved draw distances and a first-person mode that literally gives the game a new outlook.
Smaller upgrades include a collection of new tunes for the game's many radio channels, peyote-fuelled out-of-body experiences and police radio chatter that plays out of your control pad (at least on PS4).
First person shooter
But, with seemingly every man, woman and child (despite the giant '18' rating on the box) having already played GTA V, one question lingers: do the changes make it worth buying it again?
Well, one big negative is the fact you can't transfer your old single player save. So, if you're looking to switch console generations and take your GTA progress with you, you're out of luck. To be clear, you can transfer your GTA Online persona, but having to start the campaign all over again might be galling for some.
Just cruisin'
The chances are that those who do elect to re-start will jump straight into the much-lauded first-person mode. GTA as a FPS makes a lot of sense, and certainly provides a new reason to explore Los Santos and its surroundings once more.
Slipping in-and-out of the mode is seamless too, meaning you can switch to whatever perspective suits your current situation. One suggestion I would make is to switch off auto-aiming if you want any real challenge though, or else find yourself slave to the overly-generous targeting system.
Some pickup joint
The other extras add little beyond inflating what’s already a bloated monster of a game; but nor do they detract. Indeed, the lengths that Rockstar has gone to in order to expand this remake is nothing short of remarkable.