Wednesday 18 June 2014

The Truth About GTA 5

No not really the truth, just another needless discussion about Grand Theft Auto.

Much media space has been corrupted with coma inducing debate about GTA.  Most of us have some idea of what the game is about, the gamers amongst us know that "Rockstar" the makers of GTA have gained a lot of free publicity by courting controversy  - yawn!  But it's a fact that there are many games with an equal or higher level of violence. But I don't want to talk about that here, no I want to talk about the free GTA app that you can download to your smartphone.  The app is called ifruit & after a quick set-up will link to your Playstation network account (I expect it's the same for Xbox) This app allows you to train a dog called "chop" who can be seen in the GTA 5 game.  The dog can be trained to sit and retrieve stuff & there are mini games to earn money to buy new collars.  The app also gives you the ability to customise your in-game car from your smartphone, personalise your number plate, respray job etc. If you think this sounds boring and pointless, then you're right.  The idea is great, but the execution is similar to a game involving picking up a cup and placing it onto a table ten times.  I hope they develop this further because I think this is the future.  Rockstar say so on their website and I agree.  It's about integrating a game into your life, so that even when you're not playing - you're playing.  So let's see your comments.  What do you think about the future of gaming? How will it evolve? How does it need to evolve? Does it need to evolve? Evolve? Is the integration of a game into your life a good thing? What's on telly tonight? No forget that...

16 comments:

  1. I heard about GTA on the news, but didn't really understand. My wife and I have never played video games, it all sounds a bit too violent for us! Can anyone explain the appeal of this GTA game?

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  2. Penelope Uritan18 June 2014 at 21:52

    I notice that you said "I heard about GTA on the news" rather than "we" come on, be honest, you're living on your own Mr Creen - aren't you?

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  3. Some people enjoy playing games, while others don't. If people find GTA offensive then that's fair enough, don't play it. Equally people who aren't bothered by the violence have a right to play all they want. I don't think people have the right to tell others what they can & can't play.

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  4. BL I think you've gone a bit off point here. This isn't supposed to be another debate about the morality of GTA, I think Rockford was interested in exploring the evolution of gaming & how it will become more integrated into our lives

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  5. is the GTA anything to do with the LTA? it's Wimbledon soon! on the tele!

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  6. I can't wait for the tennis, it's the highlight of the year for my wife and I!

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  7. Penelope Uritan19 June 2014 at 21:36

    What is LTA? Tedious tennis la de da! Mr Creen I notice that you said "I can't wait" rather than "we can't wait"

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  8. Tennis on the Wii is great - watching it on TV? I don't think so!

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  9. Who's to say that tennis is tedious? If people enjoy watching it, then that's all very well. If you don't like it then turn over.

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  10. I really am not interested in debating tennis on TV If i'm not interacting with something, then it doesn't exist to me! Let's talk about games!

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  11. Screw tennis, it's the world cup all the way, England are gonna crush Uraguay 3-2, then we gonna take it all the way Engulund!!!

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  12. Oh please, lets not have sports fans contributing! Sport in schools can be a positive thing to encourage fitness and team spirit, but the hooligans really give it all a bad name!

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  13. Oh shit 2-1 to Uraguay, we was bloody robbed! First Italy now this lot, I'm gonna get sodding wrecked tonight!!

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  14. Why does existence exist?

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  15. Thanks for all your comments people! Jymmy I think the answer to your question is this: God was popping out to the shops for a packet of fags, well it was a good excuse to get away from the wife for half an hour or so. (Of course these things aren't literal - fags, wife, shops etc. as we would understand them, but these terms are used to simplify the whole matter & still retain a sense of what actually happened.) Anyway God was just about to enter Shakti store when - TO BE CONTINUED

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  16. Never mind existence mate, did you see that match, what a sorry display?!

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