Grand Theft Auto V features three playable protagonists: Michael De Santa, Trevor Philips and Franklin Clinton. The game takes place in the year 2013 in the southern part of the state of San Andreas, more precisely in the city of Los Santos and rural areas of Blaine County, and tells the stories of three protagonists: Michael De Santa, Franklin Clinton, and Trevor Philips — three uniquely-different criminals as they commit daring and profitable heists across the sprawling city of Los Santos.

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Like all previous games, a wide array of vehicles spawn driving around the map that can be stolen. To give the game a sense of realism and make the map feel more alive, various vehicles (as well as pedestrians) spawn in scenarios to make them more interactive with the map, such as delivery vans pulling out of alleyways, emergency vehicles responding, or vehicles pulling in and out of driveways. This behaviour was present in GTA IV to a lesser extent and is revamped in GTA V, even more so with the enhanced release of the game, where modified vehicles can spawn driving around, as well as the presence of the fully-controllable Jet, among other planes flying high above San Andreas. Players can ragdoll by pressing X/Square/SPACE (Xbox/PlayStation/PC) then B/Circle/R (Xbox/PlayStation/PC).If the player is busted, they keep their weapons but their ammo is confiscated. In previous versions, if the player is arrested they have their weapons confiscated. GameSpot awarded the game with 9/10, former GameSpot employee Jeff Gerstmann considered the heist missions a welcome deviation from series typical mission structure and Carolyn Petit of GameSpot cited the 1995 film Heat as a stylistic influence on the heists mission design. In 2014, WatchMojo placed GTA V at the #2 spot in their "Top 10 Grand Theft Auto Games" list countdown, and at the #3 spot in their "Every Grand Theft Auto Game Ranked" video over on their sister channel MojoPlays in 2021. Nine years after a failed robbery in the fictional town of Ludendorff, North Yankton, former bank robber Michael Townley and his family have relocated to Los Santos under a new identity. Michael is living a normal but boring life, until he encounters Franklin Clinton, a gangster who seeks to elevate himself in the Los Santos underworld, and unexpectedly encounters Trevor Philips, the only other survivor of the bank robbery in Ludendorff. The three join forces to carry out a daring task to rob the Union Depository and seize tens of millions of dollars worth of gold. However, the trio find themselves being taken advantage of by corrupt Feds, using the three to carry out their own agenda, as well as numerous confrontations with rival gangs and other criminals.

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One new radio station for PC version: Self Radio and originally also The Lab (Before being added to all consoles in the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2). The name of the theme song ("Welcome To Los Santos") might be a reference to the first lyrics in Young Maylay's "San Andreas Theme Song" being "Welcome to San Andreas". The biggest new feature was a first-person view, which is not only available in vehicles but is also for the first time available on foot. Several other features were added. These include (see edition comparison table for more information): The open world was modelled on Southern California and Los Angeles, and its design and in-game render constituted much of the game's early work. [12] Key members of the game world production team took field research trips throughout the region and documented their research with photo and video footage. [10] Google Maps projections of Los Angeles were used by the team to help design Los Santos' road networks. [13] To reflect and reproduce Los Angeles' demographic spread, the developers studied census data and watched documentaries about the city. The team considered creating the open world the most technically demanding aspect of the game's production. [14]Lastly Franklin, a younger gangbanger and repossession agent who has a large amount of experience behind the wheel, who meets Michael when undertaking a repossession. Grand Theft Auto V has the widest range of super cars to date, as well as the greatest number of vehicles, in the entire GTA series. The Cheetah is one of the few vehicles to appear in the majority of GTA games. Other main characters include Amanda, Michael's wife; Jimmy and Tracey, Michael's two grown-up children; Lamar, Franklin's closest friend; Ron, Trevor's paranoid friend; and Lester, a long-time associate of Michael and Trevor.

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Grand Theft Auto V has more vehicles than in any other Grand Theft Auto game to date, with a variety of vehicles, including aeroplanes, helicopters, cars, utility vehicles, emergency service vehicles, motorcycles, and jet skis. Players are able to fly planes, which was a cut feature from Grand Theft Auto IV because of the limited size of the map, but the feature is now available in Grand Theft Auto V because of the much larger, open world map. There are also submarines that players are able to use to explore the depths of the Pacific Ocean. The Rhino from previous GTA titles has returned, including a new complex aiming system and a realistic depiction of a tank. A new feature also allows the player to roll-over a vehicle when the car is flipped upside down. Also, if the player listens to the two theme songs simultaneously, the buildup and beats of both songs are very similar. The main difference is the use of instruments as the "San Andreas Theme Song" has a much more gangsta rap feel to it with a heavy reliance on acoustics (electronic piano, chimes) like early-1990s West Coast hip-hop, while "Welcome to Los Santos" is infused with more bass and horns in addition to acoustics to give it a much "grander and open" feel (saxophone, trumpet). GamesRadar+ awarded the game with a perfect 5 stars out of 5, Hollander Cooper of GamesRadar+ said in his review that the story and the characters was the weakest part of the game, as he thought the game negated inconsistencies in the story of previous entries, whose single lead protagonists had muddled morality. Although it is not specifically stated when exactly in 2013 the game takes place, the following evidence suggests August - October 2013:

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New vehicles – some of which will be exclusive to players who played the original edition of the game – including: