Date played: October 9th
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 10/10
The missions just get better and better...
We finally completed the heist we were forced to do by the FIB. In the end, it became a huge shootout with the cops. Franklin and Michael were on the ground, shooting enemies with machine guns and grenades. Trevor was perched in a tower and shot rockets at the cops when it got too hairy. He also took out a helicopter with the sniper rifle.
After all that, Franklin was given a nice house in northern LS by Lester as a reward for his help with the hotel assassination. The house has a 2 car garage and is very luxurious. Trevor also moved but for different reasons. He finally met Brenda, the owner of the apartment he was using. He didn't like her too much and snapped. It's implied that he killed the couple in a bloody mess... Oddly enough, he chose to muscle his way into staying at the strip club's office.
That's when Trevor met an odd guy who sells houses. He offers Trevor some "bouncy-bouncy" time with a lady if he helps him destroy a competitor's signs. I had to consult a real estate website to find the location of 15 properties. Trevor got to bouncy-bounce, then "knocked some sense" into the competing agent. More bouncy-bouncy. It turns out the lady was the odd guy's wife but Trevor doesn't give a shit. The last mission in the string so far was to go torch the odd man's house so he could claim the insurance money. Unfortunately, the guy tried to pin the cops on Trevor. I don't think that was a good idea, Trevor doesn't seem to appreciate treason too much.
Michael got to meet a famous movie producer who needed some muscle to complete his movie. This translated into Michael sneaking around a building, knocking out some dudes and giving a fucking wild helicopter ride to the uncooperative actor and director.
All three protagonists continued the car theft storyline. These missions are surprisingly fun, creative and interesting to play. The first one I played had Franklin lure two guys with hot cars into a freeway race. Trevor and Michael, hilariously costumed as motorcycle cops, then intercepted and chased the two guys, eventually catching them and stealing their cars. The second mission had Trevor spotting the owner through a very high tech camera from a helicopter. The camera has a very long range microphone, a powerful zoom and a scanner that identifies pedestrians. Once I found my guy, I had to keep the camera on him to help Franklin track the man down and steal the fancy car.
We then scoped out a new heist. There's a bank where a lot of gold is being held which seems to have pretty low security. We followed some of the trucks to know their route and try to find an opening. They go through a long tunnel at one point, which could be a good way for us to steal the trucks and gain access to the gold storage area.
The last mission I played was one of the most exciting missions I've played in a game on a while. Michael and Trevor had to retrieve a package from a jet plane. Unfortunately, the plane was airborne. Michael borrowed an immensely powerful sniper rifle which he used to shoot one of the plane's engines down. I even had a little wind meter and a little box to tell me where to aim to compensate for the jet's flight and the wind. After three shots, the engine caught fire and I switched to Trevor.
This segment was so fucking awesome! Trevor sped off on the dirt bike after the plane. In the distance, I could see the plane slowly losing altitude, black smoke trailing it. Trevor had to keep up with it, navigating rough terrain until the plane crashed in Sandy Shores. Epic.
Platform: PS3
Session fun rating: 10/10
The missions just get better and better...
We finally completed the heist we were forced to do by the FIB. In the end, it became a huge shootout with the cops. Franklin and Michael were on the ground, shooting enemies with machine guns and grenades. Trevor was perched in a tower and shot rockets at the cops when it got too hairy. He also took out a helicopter with the sniper rifle.
After all that, Franklin was given a nice house in northern LS by Lester as a reward for his help with the hotel assassination. The house has a 2 car garage and is very luxurious. Trevor also moved but for different reasons. He finally met Brenda, the owner of the apartment he was using. He didn't like her too much and snapped. It's implied that he killed the couple in a bloody mess... Oddly enough, he chose to muscle his way into staying at the strip club's office.
That's when Trevor met an odd guy who sells houses. He offers Trevor some "bouncy-bouncy" time with a lady if he helps him destroy a competitor's signs. I had to consult a real estate website to find the location of 15 properties. Trevor got to bouncy-bounce, then "knocked some sense" into the competing agent. More bouncy-bouncy. It turns out the lady was the odd guy's wife but Trevor doesn't give a shit. The last mission in the string so far was to go torch the odd man's house so he could claim the insurance money. Unfortunately, the guy tried to pin the cops on Trevor. I don't think that was a good idea, Trevor doesn't seem to appreciate treason too much.
Michael got to meet a famous movie producer who needed some muscle to complete his movie. This translated into Michael sneaking around a building, knocking out some dudes and giving a fucking wild helicopter ride to the uncooperative actor and director.
All three protagonists continued the car theft storyline. These missions are surprisingly fun, creative and interesting to play. The first one I played had Franklin lure two guys with hot cars into a freeway race. Trevor and Michael, hilariously costumed as motorcycle cops, then intercepted and chased the two guys, eventually catching them and stealing their cars. The second mission had Trevor spotting the owner through a very high tech camera from a helicopter. The camera has a very long range microphone, a powerful zoom and a scanner that identifies pedestrians. Once I found my guy, I had to keep the camera on him to help Franklin track the man down and steal the fancy car.
We then scoped out a new heist. There's a bank where a lot of gold is being held which seems to have pretty low security. We followed some of the trucks to know their route and try to find an opening. They go through a long tunnel at one point, which could be a good way for us to steal the trucks and gain access to the gold storage area.
The last mission I played was one of the most exciting missions I've played in a game on a while. Michael and Trevor had to retrieve a package from a jet plane. Unfortunately, the plane was airborne. Michael borrowed an immensely powerful sniper rifle which he used to shoot one of the plane's engines down. I even had a little wind meter and a little box to tell me where to aim to compensate for the jet's flight and the wind. After three shots, the engine caught fire and I switched to Trevor.
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| This mission was breath-taking! |
This segment was so fucking awesome! Trevor sped off on the dirt bike after the plane. In the distance, I could see the plane slowly losing altitude, black smoke trailing it. Trevor had to keep up with it, navigating rough terrain until the plane crashed in Sandy Shores. Epic.
