GTA V Trailer Analysis

[Voodoo_Operator]

Here's an in-depth analysis of the GTA V trailer, with pictures and timestamps:

First, the trailer, in case you missed it:

-0:18: Don't know if this is just a cutscene, or if it may indicate a potential mini-game... Remember, TBoGT had a mini-game set at a driving range (also, a lot of people complained that the mini-golf in Broker couldn't be used)... maybe this time they included a whole 18-hole golf mini-game?

-0:18 (2): There's a blimp hovering over the city. Perhaps a parody of the Goodyear blimp? Drivable?

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-0:19: Jetskis, obviously. He's going under a bridge in a port area... San Pedro?

-0:20: Obviously, a huuuuuge mountain... Mount Chiliad? (Although it was located closer to San Fierro than Los Santos in San Andreas) It's impossible to tell how far it actually is from the city itself. Exploration, hiking?

-0:24: Car animations; Automated convertible roof... activated by the push of a button? Maybe hinting at other functions on more interesting vehicles (forklift, tow truck, bulldozer, etc)?

-0:29: Seems like the area outside the actual city is pretty huge. A lot of people are saying the setting is "San Andreas", although I refuse to use that term as it would also include SF and Vegas. Still, this game obviously won't be limited to the immediate city like GTA4 was (Fun fact: original plans for GTA4 included a good part of Liberty State... I would have liked to see that, maybe they'll do it in a future game).

-0:32: Freeways, and a hint at what the different areas of the city may be. "Downtown", "Little Seoul", "Las Puerta/Fuerta Freeway" (and another freeway at the very left of the screen, but it's hard to see).

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- 0:42: Crop duster. This is one of many hints that drivable planes are making a comeback. This could be used in a mission or a minigame, too...

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- 0:46: "Putting the FU in Fumigate"... Good one, Rockstar.

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- 0:47: This area looks very much like Rodeo Drive. Also, silenced AKs?

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- 0:47, 0:50, 1:06 : Seems like we're back to real random license plates instead of the generic "Liberty City" plates from GTA4.

- 0:50 : A glimpse of the Capitol Records building.

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- 0:51: Tractor trailer. Again, a good occasion for missions or minigames. The "Up N Atom Burgers" logo is an obvious parody of the In-N-Out Burger fast-food chain which I believe is pretty popular in California... competition for Burger Shot? (Some people may also remember this being the catchphrase for Radioactive Man in the Simpsons, as well as - more obscurely - the nickname of a B-29 which was to be used for nuclear bombings during WW2)

Their "Once it pings, eat like kings" slogan sounds to me like a pretty clever jab at fast-food chains that cook their crappy food in microwaves... something that Burger King does ("eat like kings"?). Oh Rockstar...

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- 0:55: House for sale? Maybe you'll be able to purchase real estate again?

- 0:57: Good 'ole prostitutes. What would GTA be without them?

- 1:01: Holy s**t! Fighter jet? Really? At this speed and distance, it's hard to tell, but I'd say F-22 or F-35 (GTA:SA had an Harrier) - Probably still going to be called the Hydra.

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- 1:04: Oil wells made by "Brute" - which was a notable manufacturer of trucks and other heavy vehicles in GTA4.

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- 1:06: A realistic parody of the LAPD, complete with a realistic blue and red Code 3 lightbar.

http://i42.tinypic.com/2z6i0yv.jpg

- 1:07: Probably doesn't make sense since Rockstar has said in GTA4 that all previous characters were "dead", but could this be an older CJ? If he his, I'd say he's a secondary character - the main one likely being the voiceover, who sounds like a middle-aged white male.

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- 1:08: Individual numbering on police cars? Could it be?

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- 1:10: Learjet kind of plane (In GTA:SA it was called the Shamal, I believe). Vinewood is back.

- 1:11: Seems like a crapload of smog. Also gives an idea of the scale of the city... the plane flies over the Vinewood sign heading towards downtown, I'd estimate the distance between the two to be about the same as flying from Broker to midtown Algonquin in GTA4. Just a guesstimate, though...

Although it could just be due to the editing, and the video is actually of 2 different planes... my LA geography is rusty, but in the second shot, the plane appears to be flying towards downtown from the ocean, with a building that looks like the LA city hall at the far end of the screen. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if it flew in from behing the Hollywood sign, it would be coming from accross the buildings in the second shot.

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Some observations specifically about cars (new ones, variants of GTA4 models, and comebacks):

- 0:24: Huntley (looking a bit different from the Huntley Sport in GTA4, with a higher suspension... this looks more like a standard Range Rover, and will likely be just called Huntley)

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- 0:24: The red convertible sounds quite sporty, and shares some looks with the Comet from GTA4... perhaps GTA's version of a Boxster? It can also be seen in the police chase later in the trailer... I'd say it looks like an Audi TT with a Porsche's nose and an Aston Martin's rear. I'm guessing the front end being similar to the Comet's is a good clue that it will be built by the same in-game manufacturer (Pfister).

http://i43.tinypic.com/2n1w8j7.jpg

- 0:32: Landstalker and Premier, same models as in GTA4.

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- 0:47: Kinda looks like a Speedo, but slightly different (without the black plastic trim on the tail lights, and with a shape resembling that of the Pony or Burrito from GTA4. Can anyone read the brands on the doors?

http://i40.tinypic.com/1zdaiz4.jpg

- 0:50: Another sporty convertible, which vaguely looks like a BMW. Although it's hard to tell, the logo on the hood seems to be the same as on the GTA4 Sentinel, which was made by Ubermacht, GTA's equivalent of BMW.

http://i40.tinypic.com/11s2tue.jpg

- 0:52: Jeep-like vehicle... Probably the Mesa Grande making a comeback... It's easier to see it at 0:54, it looks like a recent 4-door Jeep Wrangler. There's also what seems to be another type of offroad vehicle accross the street. At first I thought it was the same car, but upon closer examination, the other one looks like an old military-style vehicle, possibly a 1960s Land Rover Defender.

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- 0:55: Karin Futo, same as GTA4.

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- 0:57: Old Trans-Am like car... it's hard to see. I'd say it's the Phoenix making a comeback. Could also be a Ruiner older than the 80s-ish model in GTA4.

http://i44.tinypic.com/2qnpkjp.jpg

- 0:58: This one looks like a mix between a Porsche Carrera GT and an Audi R8, although I'd go for the latter as it doesn't share the Porsche looks of the Comet and the aforementioned Pfister convertible. I don't think GTA4 had an Audi equivalent, so this may very well be a new brand. A Sultan and a Manana, same as in GTA4, can also be seen in that shot.

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- 0:58: A semi-truck looking considerably more modern than GTA4's Phantom. It appears to be based on the Biff.

http://i40.tinypic.com/2n9gqvs.jpg

- 1:01: Habanero, from GTA4 (I don't miss a single one, do I?)

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- 1:06: Vapid Police Cruiser. I wonder if the Police Patrol will also be in the game, seeing as the LAPD doesn't use Impalas. Maybe the Police Buffalo?

http://i42.tinypic.com/2z6i0yv.jpg

- 1:09: Glimpse of an ambulance. Seems to be the same model as in GTA4, including the same old Vector lightbar. Also, it appears to be white, suggesting that they're not going for LAFD ambulances - maybe an AMR parody (or going for the old LAFD paint scheme). Mind you, this is still the first trailer, so it could very well the LC ambulance used as a placeholder until they come up with something better.

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[aitor]

You should change the name to "GTA V Trailer Analysis"

[Voodoo_Operator]

I thought I had put it in the thread description? Hmmm... something went wrong here. Fixin' it...

[C.F.D]

[FDNYpower]

the fire looks a little bit more realistic and i was watching a video on you tube on rockstargames channel and in one of the videos one of the head leaders said that the weather pattern will be a lot more realistic

[lacofd_FF51]

i hope they add more than 1 fire apparatus in the game. just to make it more realistic

[C.F.D]

^ Lets hope, but most likely not, a Fire Tiller.

[nate482]

What about the dog on the beach at the very beginning?? That would be really cool!! Sadly it doesn't look like they have changed the emergency vehicle lights to be realistic

[Voodoo_Operator]

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I realize I forgot a lot of important stuff - including the dog.

Red Dead Redemption had a lot of animals roaming the map. I'm hoping the GTA V dog wasn't just eyecandy for a trailer, but that instead it introduces a lot of possibilities to the game world (missions involving guard dogs or police dogs, wild animals outside of the city, etc)

[Sgt Alex4028]

I saw the lights on the Police car in the pursuit, looked pretty basic to be honest. Why don't rockstar add LED light bars? They know people are just going to chuck mods in anyway..