GTA Online Quick Look: Introduction and Character Creator

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Lee Bradley

Trying to jump into GTA Online, but can’t because of all those technical difficulties? Don’t worry, we got on it this morning and captured some footage.

The first of the vids looks at the - kinda weird - character creation tools, while the second covers the introduction that sets up all the action, with commentary from our own Dan Webb. It should tide you over until GTA Online’s servers get over their current issues.

For more on GTA Online check out the info splurges here, here and here. It’s gonna be huge... once it finally starts working.

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  • Way to rub it in lol.
  • Rub it in why don't you.
  • So far its mehh, gonna have to get more in depth and and experience everything.
  • I don't care how good the game is or how popular it is, these issues are awful. It was only a small update so clearly was already on the disc do you wouldve thought all this wouldve been tested before release and todays update was for minor fixing. Now, instead of playing GTA online, i cant even play single player either. if it were any other game it would be getting slated for these problems.
  • I thought the character creator was total bollocks. What's all this BS about creating grandparents and family... just to affect what racial ethnicity you are. Why not just choose from a list! would have been much simpler.
  • @5 If this was a different game there wouldn't be this problem... If this was a different game it would have no where near the amount of people all trying to access it at the same time...
  • When trying to create a second character after my first one failed it turned out my grandfather from the second set was none other than John Marsten from RDR. Sadly this is as far as I have got online in GTA5.
  • i am going to wait a few days/weeks. give them time for 13 million players. but if this is a proablem already. just wait till mmo hits next gen. they knew this would happen. should have beta tested it 1st with gamers on 24/7. i can see alot of proablems coming off topic xbla is down
  • Cannot wait until I get home! However, I'm worried about my SP Save.
  • The online creation tool is absolutely terrible - definitely an area they could have took something from the SR series
  • Can't even be bothered to play single player with the terrible driving mechanics. Got no interest with online. Plus, when are they gonna fix the problem so you can save vehicles in your garage???
  • The character creator was great because it stops everyone being White guy #1 with face #1 and eyes #1 and nose #1. That and it gets the easily confused angry. 3 minutes or less babay.
  • The tutorial should have never been forcing other online players to complete. I've gone through the tutorial 5 times now since my online save keeps getting corrupted after completing it. This sucks, the tutorial is lame and doing over and over is making it worse.
  • Man am I glad that I won't get to try out online till this weekend. Sounds like everyone's been having a blast so far..
  • i can get online but everytime i try to start a job, it starts and just says failed as soon as it begins :/
  • Rubbing it in buhahaha I love it=D
  • Did you guys really think that online would be up right away? There is so much traffic and to those bitching on why they didn't test this out. Please do tell how you gather 13 million people to go on gta online at once to see if the servers will hold up?
  • Oh quit fussing you guys. They didn't know how bad it would be. It's kinda hard to stress test 10s of millions of players before a game launches, so stop saying they could have tested it. Server load is a hard thing to predict for most developers, more so for devs that make a billion dollars in 3 days.
  • @12 - You sir, are an idiot.
  • I have luckily managed to get onto online for a little bit... For anyone else who has managed to complete the first mission, when you complete it, did it say you got a world record? As that's what it said to me x.x I mean I know hardly anybody can get on, but what the hell?
  • I might have to steal some time away from GSL to play some of this.
  • @21 It said i did too. Weird glitch. my online has been running surprisingly well... First time loading it up and it all worked beautifully. My poor bro and mates on the other hand cant even do the first driving mission.... Theyve been trying all day.
  • I've been siting here since 2pm EST here in the states just for point of reference it is now 8pm EST. The real kicker? My brother's account is happily playing in the other room with one of our friends.
  • Yea might as well play a different game today this shit just plain is not working.
  • Man who ever said this best Game ever are a bunch of idoiots. Rockstar has to be one of the worst for online games ever. You had weeks to do this and all the bugs, I cant even play anything online. Might trade it if this continues. Shame on you Rockstar you should be ashamed of yourselfs for this piece of online crap
  • This is agrivating!
  • The character creation is really lacking in options
  • 04:25 in the 2nd video is as far as I've ever gotten in this game. Damn I was sure I'd get to try this out today at 5am GTM. Well I can wait a little longer. Still need gold medals in sp. Somehow Disturped rushed back to my mind. Gotta listen to it on the way to work. "There's too many men, too many people Making too many problems And there's not much love to go around Can't you see this is a land of confusion?"
  • Said it before and I'll say it again, the character creation thing is the most borked up thing ever. Why they just couldn't go the standard route I will never know. And I will echo the sounds of those suggesting this is foul. I'm not going to run to Tweeter and slag off Rockstar or blow off like a rocket, as I'm enjoying single player, and I appreciate the game for what it is AND expected problems, BUT, like someone else said - if this was any other game, shot would be fired from all directions. Like I said on the forums, they should have had some scope of what to expect. And they've had since launch, after having a gauge on sales, time to iron most of the kinks out. But I can wait. And back on topic, I still think the CC is horrible.
  • It would help if it didn't freeze every time I finished making my character!
  • @26 Speaking of idiots. You sir need an education. I believe this is one of the best games ever, and I can't even get passed the tutorial in Online.
  • @29 I feel the need to correct you sir. Those lyrics are from Land of Confusion, which was a track from the 80's by Genesis. Yes, Disturbed covered it. Yes it's a great cover. But credit where it's due ;)
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