Game: Grand Theft Auto V | Pre-Order
Release: September 17, 2013
Platforms: PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar North
Following the official gameplay premiere reveal of Grand Theft Auto V, Rockstar games lead mission designer Imran Sarwar sat down with Game Informer magazine. During the interview, he revealed weapon and vehicle customization to be a focal implement to the open world sandbox title.
With ammunition making its return to the series, players will have the ability to upgrade certain guns with modifications such as extended clips, weapon gripping, colors, flashlights, scopes and most of all suppressors for stealth situations. Also, vehicle customization makes its return to the game from San Andreas, which will be widely accepted by fans especially for Grand Theft Auto Online.
Vehicle customizing will be a part of certain missions, which we haven’t found out too much about with the game’s main storyline being confidential for the time being. Remember the generic “Pay & Spray”? Well now it’s being replaced by LS Customs which will be the one stop shop to tune up your car and bicycle, whether it’s leisure time or if you’re in a mission.
You can check after the jump to read the full Game Informer interview.
Weapon customization sounds like a big part of the game. What are all the types of attachments players can use?
Ammunation makes its return in GTA V, but now you can indeed customize your weapons. The player has access to a wide range of modifications, such as extended clips that allow you to fire more ammo between reloads, grips to improve your accuracy, weapon tints to color your guns, flashlights, scopes, and suppressors. Attachments such as suppressors allow the player to adapt their approach to some missions and take a stealth option. It¹s all part of broadening the range of tactical options for the player.
Was bringing back the car customization a nod to San Andreas?
Definitely, but rather than it simply being an additional option for players to experiment with, we wanted to expand it and integrate it more deeply into the game so that it would seamlessly slot in with everything else that the player can do in the world. Some missions ask you to customize vehicles in certain ways, and we have taken vehicle customization in general a lot further than we did in San Andreas.
Is all the vehicular customization handled at the Pay & Spray or do you do it at different kinds of shops (i.e. a Napa Auto Parts-type store for engine parts, a rim shop for rims, etc.)?
Pay & Spray isn’t in this game – it’s been replaced by LS Customs. These are located throughout the world and they’re a one-stop shop for any car customization. You will be able to take in your car or bike, speak to the mechanic, and customize them.
What are all the kinds of cosmetic alterations you can make to the vehicles? How deep do you plan to go?
In addition to the many cosmetic customization alterations such as body kits, paint jobs/finishes, wheels, exhaust tips, window tints, tire smoke color, bull-bars, extra lights, and lots of other extra accessories, we have modifications that will affect gameplay and vehicle performance. Some of the modifications that affect gameplay include brakes, engine tuning, suspension, horns, bulletproof tires, panel armor, and of course, a general repair! There are more than 1,000 modifications in total. And when you’re done customizing your car, you can take a picture of it using the in-game cell phone and upload them to the Social Club.
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