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Dust

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Oct 25, 2017
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Has a game ever launched without a gameplay video? What the hell is going on? Is this trilogy even real?
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Rats

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Oct 25, 2017
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It's a known quantity for the most part and it's also just how Rockstar rolls.

There were similar concerns about Mass Effect but that remaster turned out more than fine.

If you're worried, just don't pre-order.
 

GavinUK86

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Oct 25, 2017
2,737
yeah it's odd. I'm excited for the trilogy but I really need to see gameplay before I smash that buy button.
 

Curt Baboon

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Mar 13, 2018
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This would sell amazingly well even without that 1-minute reveal video they put out a week ago, so the answer is that they don't really need to show much of anything.
 

AndrewDean84

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm not worried, as it's a game pass game. No extra financial investment. If it's great, cool. If not, I can delete it and go back to Forza and SMT.
 

Linus815

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Oct 29, 2017
19,775
Just rockstar things.

It doesnt bother me anyway, I'll wait for launch day, check a stream or a video review out, then buy if I like what I see.
 

Cordy

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Oct 25, 2017
15,344
They've always been hesitant towards showing any gameplay. The difference is that here they're cutting it closer than ever but yeah, that's been their style.

I remember this same topic came out about GTA4, GTA5 and RDR2 when they were about to come out. Specifically GTA4, that was notorious. It's just what they do.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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We know how gameplay looks like. I just want to know wtf is up with the soundtrack.

JUST HOW BUTCHERED IS IT???

I am not getting this trilogy anyway but will play GTA3 once it comes out on PS Now. I grew up playing these games and want them to be revived better damn it.
 

Vic20

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Nov 10, 2019
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I mean the trailer did have a small snippet of gameplay and it looked like the same game with improved graphics (not a bad thing for me personally).
 

vixolus

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Sep 22, 2020
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but like just look up GTA3 gameplay and use your mind to apply the screenshots/trailer to it.
 

Bobson Dugnutt

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Oct 25, 2017
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the gameplay will be fine i'm sure, no engine improvements just the better controls for driving and shooting. It's a shame that I'm guessing it means there aren't any small improvements like Claude or Tommy being able to swim, etc.

and yeah, it's the soundtrack that I'm most curious about too.
 

Magneto

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Oct 25, 2017
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You just have three nights of sleep left OP, and you'll be able to see some gameplay
 

Sirhc

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Oct 27, 2017
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Plus, I mean, I've played these games for literally thousands of hours, and the trailer we got demonstrated the visual differences.

I know what I'm getting myself into, plus I can wait 3 days, heh.

Eh..they said there is gameplay changes to aiming and such which would be nice to see, the big wild card is the soundtracks though.

Either way SA is on GP so pretty set for awhile at launch atleast.
 
Oct 27, 2017
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ITT OP forgot how Rockstar works. I don't think we even got any gameplay impressions for GTAV and RDR2 up until it came out.
 

Tora

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Jun 17, 2018
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Thankfully the only one that i'm interested in is on Gamepass :)
 

Fatmanp

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Oct 27, 2017
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I remember the first gameplay I got to see of Vice City was on GMTV in the UK and it was about 5 seconds of off screen footage.
 

s y

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Nov 8, 2017
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GTA 4 launched without a dedicated gameplay video I think.

2k22 pretty much launched without any real gameplay footage too
 

Vidpixel

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Oct 27, 2017
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ITT OP forgot how Rockstar works. I don't think we even got any gameplay impressions for GTAV and RDR2 up until it came out.

We got whole ass gameplay breakdowns with both GTAV and RDR2 before release lol.

Granted, these are simply re-releases, but it'd be nice to see more of the improvements to the games…or any extended gameplay footage at all. Only a few days now I guess, so I guess it doesn't really matter at this point.
 

crimsonECHIDNA

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Oct 25, 2017
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I mean, I'm expecting it to play exactly the same as the original. Wasn't the only gameplay overhaul they confirmed was the ability to restart missions quickly after failing?

Of course, that only fixes like a small portion of the abominable Big Smoke mission lol
 

Kill3r7

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Oct 25, 2017
24,425
They are banking on the brand helping them sell millions regardless of quality.
 

Maple

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Oct 27, 2017
11,729
Yeah, I'm not touching these remakes until I see gameplay/performance, along with music selection.
 

SkoomaBlade

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Oct 30, 2017
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While I'm sure the GTA V "style" controls will offer a bunch of QOL improvements, we already know what the gameplay is, its a 20 year old trilogy. And the trailer showed us what it looks like.

I feel like some people needed to be reminded that these are remasters and not remakes. 99% percent of the original gameplay and design are going to be intact, for better or worse. In the trailer thread, people where just talking about the possibility of R* giving the Dodo in GTA3 full flight "because the new systems can handle the draw distance" and other random bullshit.
 

NinjaScooter

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Oct 25, 2017
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It doesn't strike me as odd in the least considering its Rockstar and these games are both A) mega popular and B) a known quantity. You can just, like, not buy it until you get screens/videos/impressions?
 

SofNascimento

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Oct 28, 2017
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition launched with minimal gameplay. I believe only from an IGN video and it had like 2 or 3 minutes top across three games. And it turned out fine.
 

Xbox Live Mike

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Oct 29, 2017
2,434
USA
I also am not picking this until we know about the Radio/Music. The price is kind above what I want to spend but I would grab it for $40 if it had a majority of the songs and radio stations.
 

Cordy

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Oct 25, 2017
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Didn't RDR2 had a full gameplay demo where they even revealed first person mode? 🤔
Yeah, same thing for RDR2. The thing is that back then when GTA5 released people didn't believe everything in the trailers were going to be exactly what we saw, they thought they were edited for a trailer rather than what players would be so they wanted some raw gameplay instead.
 
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