The lucky folks at CVG managed to score themselves an exclusive interview with Rockstar North — developers of Grand Theft Auto V. The interview focuses on the combat and customization aspects of GTA 5 and in it we are told a few new tidbits. You can check out the interview for yourself by watching the video at the end of this post or otherwise skip it and read our handy cheat sheet.
Combat
- The personality of each character is reflected in their use of weapons and also their movements. Franklin has swag, Michael is efficient, and Trevor is aggressive/crazy.
- There are three aiming modes: assisted, traditional and free aim. There is no hard aim lock.
- You can make good use of cars as cover. For example, drive your car up close to the enemy, get out, and use it as cover to pick them off (Franklin did this in the gameplay video).
- Elements from the combat engines found in Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption have been included in GTA 5. That said, it is still very much the "GTA style" combat we are used to.
- When your character is in combat mode he will jog, giving you increased mobility.
