GTA V is one of the most popular games. 5 years were spent on its creation. The genre of the game "GTA 5" - 3D-shooter with an open world. The release of the version for PS 3 took place in the early autumn of 2013, and a year later, with a little on the shelves of stores and on Steam, versions for PS 4 and Xbox appeared. Owners of personal computers running Windows could only enjoy the game in the spring of 2015.
Developers
The creator of the game "GTA 5" is the British studio Rockstar North. In addition to the Grand Theft Auto series, Lemmings and Max Payne 3 are well-known products of the company. At the moment, the latest version of the game for PS 3 is 1.29, released in November 2015, and for Windows and PS 4 - version 1.41, presented at the end of August 2017 th.
Take-Two Interactive was the European publisher of the game, and Rockstar Games in the United States. The publisher of the shooter in Russia was the largest in the industry Russian company SoftKlab, which released more than a hundred well-known video games in the country. She also dealt with the localization of the project.
Creature
In early autumn 2005, it was announced that there would be no GTA V game, however, after a couple of months, Rockstar Games vice president announced that the creation was in full swing, and that the script had more than 1000 pages. In the middle of summer 2010, the studio opened several vacancies related to the development of a new part of the cult shooter. In early November 2011, the first trailer appeared on the Web, in which you could see the city of Los Santos. After that, new information on the development of the game no longer appeared. In the summer of 2012, company representatives said they were trying to maintain intrigue until the release.
In late July, Rockstar Games published financial statements and a release schedule for next year. GTA V was not on the list. At the end of summer 2012, the creators of the game posted the first 10 screenshots to the network to demonstrate the gameplay. In autumn, the release date for the PS 3 and Xbox 360 was officially announced. A week later, pre-orders opened in Canada, the UK and the United States. A week later, the second official trailer appeared on the Web, in which the characters of the game, gameplay and location were shown.
The most expensive video game in history
The creators of computer games do not really like to reveal the financial details of their products. So, there are rumors that a total of about 260 million US dollars were spent on developing WoW, but there is no official information on the budget of World of Warcraft. For 6 years, almost a thousand programmers have worked to create a game with the most twisted and thought out storyline. And they succeeded. About $ 200 million was spent on developing Star Wars: The Old Republic. For some time, the game was the most expensive in the history of the industry.
But a new leader has appeared. The total budget of GTA 5, spent on its creation and promotion, amounted to $ 265 million. As of 2013, this amount seemed sky-high. The shooter was able to lead only for a year until the Destiny game was released, which cost its developers 300 million US dollars.
GTA 5 budget compared to other games
Three times more money was spent on the fifth part of the shooter than on Elder Scrolls V, and four times more Crysis 3. GTA IV with a budget of $ 100 million at the time seemed like a very expensive game, but the sequel demanded 165 million from the creators more dollars. In any case, the creators have won. The company announced that only American gamers issued 2.5 million pre-orders for the game. Analysts suggested that in the first month after the release, developers will be able to recoup all their costs, as well as make a profit of about $ 700 million. In fact, it all happened so that during the first 24 hours after the game was on sale, sales revenue amounted to $ 800 million. Over the next two days, Rockstar North's revenue exceeded $ 1 billion. Thus, the GTA 5 budget paid off in the first few hours.
The cost of blockbusters compared to GTA V
“Tron: Legacy”, “Avengers”, “John Carter” and even “Avatar” - the cost of each of these feature films is inferior to the budget of the game “GTA 5”. As of 2013, the only movie that cost more than GTA V was the third installment of Pirates of the Caribbean. For the adventures of Jack Sparrow, 300 million US dollars were spent.
Highscores
The budget of the game "GTA 5" is not its only uniqueness. The official website of the Guinness Book of Records reported that the game was able to update immediately 7 world records.
GTA V set the first record before it went on sale. Adventure shooter trailers have become the most watched among all the products of the genre. In the first days after the release, 4 more records were broken:
- best-selling game in the first 24 hours;
- the best-selling game of the genre during the first days from the date of sale;
- the highest grossing game in the first day after the opening of sales;
- an entertainment product that brought the highest revenue during the first days after the release.
Also, the shooter earned the first billion revenue faster than all its competitors in the history of video games. The developers said that the Guinness Book of Records did not indicate all the achievements of GTA V. Sony reported that the game set an absolute record for digital sales.
Description of the game "GTA 5". Gameplay
The uniqueness of the game is the presence of three main characters at once, which happened for the first time in the history of the series. A gamer can switch between heroes, each of whom has his own story. Character change is allowed at any time, however, there are missions when only two heroes are available. The plot consists of 62 main missions. Due to the fact that some tasks can be completed in several ways, and the finale has 3 alternative outcomes, the number of main missions can grow to seven.
GTA V was the first game in the series in which the main characters received special skills. Abilities allow you to gain an advantage over ordinary characters. Franklin can slow down when driving a vehicle. To fill the skill scale, you need to avoid accidents, drive along the oncoming lane and gain maximum speed. Michael also slows down time, but does so during the shooting. To fill the scale, you need to shoot enemies in the head, defeat them in close combat and develop maximum speed. The third character, Trevor, has rage seizures that give him the opportunity to defeat his opponents twice as fast. His skill scale fills up during fast driving, headshots and damage.
Game description: plot
The scene is the fictional city of Los Santos. In addition to the city, the game has Blaine County, which is a countryside with mountains, forests and a beach, as well as a fictional state called North Yankton, which can be reached in only a few missions. The developers paid special attention to missions. The gamer can complete the tasks of each of the protagonists in any order. All heroes pursue their goals, intertwined with each other.
The game begins in 2004 with a bank robbery involving Michael, Trevor and Brad. Safely leaving with the looted three friends is prevented by an FBI agent who injures Brad and Michael. Trevor escapes. It later turns out that Michael worked for the Bureau, and his death was a staging.
Then the action is transferred to 2013. Michael lives a family life and meets Franklin. The guys are starting to work together. Franklin later saves Michael's son. At the end of the game, the heroes rob the store and take away $ 200 million worth of gold from it. Franklin is given the task of killing Michael. Then the gamer must make a choice: kill Trevor, kill Michael, or save both. The game turned out to be very interesting and atmospheric. The budget allocated for GTA 5 has paid off.