Dan and Sam have indicated that they're looking to create a crime simulator, and this idea encapsulates pretty much what I want.
I don't just desire the superficialities of being a criminal (killing, stealing cars, doing hits), I'd love to go much deeper. Introduce a black market available to buy/sell arms, drugs, and a variety of illegal commodities and then make it possible to manipulate elements behind the scenes that would have a direct impact on that market and the game world in which it operates. Â V takes a huge step in this direction with the introduction of the stock market (shallow as it may be) and demonstrates that there's a lot of room for expansion and more depth, just as the drug dealing mini-game showed in Chinatown Wars. Â Having true economy would be wonderful.Â
There NEEDS to be logistical/political aspects to GTA for it to fully realize its potential. Â It frustrates me to see such a beautifully crafted world with such attention paid to every detail, and then be limited to such trivial activities within it. Â For the scope it's an outright shame how limited it really is when you think on it. Â I want a black market and the ability to extort businesses with intimidation, or if needs be, force. Â Afford me a crew that I can hire with various skills (like the heists) to be at my disposal for various tasks. Â Etc, etc.
So yea.....introduce the black market and give me options and power that extends past the barrel of a gun. Â Give me the ability to rise to a criminal overlord through political means as well as violence. I would also like to see more options to tackle missions in a variety of ways. Â I would die and go to Heaven if R* could pull this off.
As for game mechanics as they stand:
- law enforcement is due for an overhaul as it is essentially using the same system as the first game. Â There needs to be penalties more in accordance with the severity of the infraction. Â One star should not have police gunning me down. Â Arrest me with a heavy fine for assaulting someone if caught. Â Also, make my actions visible to only those in my sight (in V if I kill someone in a deserted alley at night with no one around, I immediately get one star..... shouldn't happen). Â I don't want TOO much realism like getting tickets for speeding and running red lights like Mafia did, but it's time for a better judicial system.
- GTA IV and V both have a very sluggish feel to them. Â I don't know if this is a byproduct of using the Euphoria physics engine, a sub-par frame rate, or some hardware issues, but the game always feels like it's being dragged through the mud. Â They need to work on making it feel a bit more crisp and responsive. Â
- Gunplay (still) needs to be taken back to the drawing board.
- Make car damage more severe but keep handling the way it is now.  IV had better damage than V has.  Going 100mph and slamming into a wall should be a serious accident with me flying through the windshield (which happened in IV, I've yet to see it in this one).  Also make the cars more distinct in their performance.
- Show GPS arrows on the road so as not to have to continually look in the lower left minimap whenever driving.
- Change firefights (and the cover system) to be exactly like TLoU. Â Yes, I'm very serious.
Finally, GIVE ME A DAMN WINGSUIT!!! :evil:
That's it for now.
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