Haha. That kind of photography would be great.

I dunno why but I've always liked photography. I had a little toy camera when I was young and have always taken pictures.

In an ideal world I'd be a well paid portrait (movie stars, sexy women) and/or nature photographer. I am more of a dreamer than a do-er. I like to think one day I'll do something good with the gear I've got. Also, it kind of feels like an investment as hopefully the lenses I've got will continue to be serviceable till I'm as old as you, my friend.

None of my pictures are very good if truth be told. All of them are very mediocre, even the goodish ones fall well short of spectacular. I guess you've got to be someplace doing something interesting if ya wanna get a good shot rather than spending half your life indoors. Countryfile will have to wait till I get out into the um... outdoors. My shot idea would be nekid lady with sheep fleece loosely draped over her with the sheared sheep behind her. Baa. What you reckon?

In reply to a post by SPOOKish:

Oh ho. Why's that then? Is it the graphics or something else?

I can live with the graphics, even though it's really not as easy on the eye as I expected (and that's being polite). The character models are seriously all elbows at times, if you know what I mean. I actually believe Saints Row 2 looked better in places. I know it's a massive playable area, but I would have preferred a lot less, a lot more polished. I also don't like the control mechanic. Try fighting on the stairs for example. They'll hit you but you wont be able to hit them. And holding 'X' to run is irritating and unnecessary from a consoler's point of view. It feels particularly clumsy but I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Another stupid idea was for the instructions to appear in the top left hand corner of the screen whilst driving. In a chase with the police I had to keep pausing and looking through the menu to find where it saves the recent on screen notifications. If you play it SPOOK you will see how trying to read the instructions in the top corner and escape the chasing police at the same time, while not impossible, does seriously detract from the gameplay. Perhaps if you've played the GTA series before (which for the record I haven't) or don't care for instructions, then it's a non issue, but I found it dissapointing none the less.

Also, the script from the beginning with Franklin and Lamar is verbally overplayed. Every other word is nigg*r or mutha [censored] and that's not an exaggeration. It started to grind on me very quickly. Imagine Quentin Tarrantino being allowed to write Will Smith's part in Bad Boys and you won't be far off. I can't wait to be able to swap to Michael.

I am going to persevere though, even if I think it has been overhyped on reputation somewhat.

Either that or the payment card assuming they paid by that method.

Sounds interesting.........Just packing up my Vita and Playstation 3,cancelled Playstation 4 pre/order.......Im buying Camera Equipment

they never heard of simply using a receipt?

I remember preordering a master system game from toys rus in the 80s/90s and I simply showed my pre order receipt when collecting it.

or you going to tell me people will fake receipts?

I guess someone who doesnt have photo ID cannot pre order from gamestop.

mrnelster I agree with all you've said

On the subject of GTA 5 coming to next gen I'm thinking only the multiplayer part of it will. If you notice Rockstar call the multiplayer part GTA Online rather than GTA 5 multiplayer, so they are distinguishing between the two. So in a way they could say that GTA 5 isn't coming to next gen but GTA Online is.

GTA Online has to be on next gen anyway otherwise their vision of a ever expanding world will not work.

why do people want on next gen? its graphics are easily good enough for a game.

In reply to a post by Lt_Swan:

mrnelster I agree with all you've said

If it comes to PS4 and PC this will be awesome, but it struggles on current gen.

I'm enjoying it more now as I've given up on the missions and am just doing my own thing. I just stole a tractor and drove up towards the cable car. Halfway there I ran over a mountain biker and stole his bike. There are some excellent downhill trails up there. Anyway, I rode the bike right up to the cable car, found a motocross bike, rode that into the cable car and then brought it back down with me. I know it would have been more fun to ride it down, but I was hoping to ride it out of the cable car halfway down, but it wouldn't let me!

For me, it is far easier on the eye when you get out of the city.

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

why do people want on next gen? its graphics are easily good enough for a game.

No they aren't. It's particularly harsh on the eyes after driving around town at high speed for a bit.