[Makavelian]

Why would they put a Roman Numeral 5 and also add the word 'five'.
Maybe the 'V' is not a Roman numeral and V is for Vegas/venturas.Added with the money theme of the pic,my money would be on Vegas now.

[Lörd TH]

Rumour has it that the game will take place in LA/San Andreas and you'll play as multiple characters

[Makavelian]

Source?

[Appswah]

I wonder if it's multiple characters like Play through one then play through as another, or whether it jumps in and out if you get me.

I hope they bring some of the fun back though. Nothing like flying planes and bmxing off buildings into parachuting.

[Lörd TH]

Citing anonymous sources "familiar with the game,"Kotaku
reports thatGrand Theft Auto V
will take place in a Rockstarified version of Los Angeles, one of the cities mocked up in an earlier installment in the franchise, San Andreas. We suppose the locale makes sense -- wouldn't adapting it be as easy as taking all their assets fromL.A. Noire, then applying 75 years of wear, tear and technological progress to the structures therein?

The source also claims that more than one character will be playable during Five's campaign, which similarly makes sense, considering the extra protagonists which appeared inGrand Theft Auto IV's expansions. We've contacted Rockstar, and are encasing ourselves in suspended animation for the next week or so, shortening the amount of time between us and the game's debut trailer on November 2.
* Source:Kotaku

[StringerBell]

Originally Posted by Ali_BWFC

The only other logical choice would be the UK.

But you guys have no guns

I'd like to see a GTA in Istanbul, The architecture of the old city the geography of it all. The whole east meets west mumbo jumbo.

[Dragonfly]

Originally Posted by Dale C.

Who says it's going to be set in america?

I think the style of the V (i.e. US money) suggests it'll probably be in America.

Originally Posted by ThierryHenry14

Adding sparks to the 'money logo' prehaps the location will be Vegas?

This would be good, involving burrying someone out in the desert, then having to dig him up again with the clock counting down.

[Ali]

Originally Posted by StringerBell

But you guys have no guns

I'd like to see a GTA in Istanbul, The architecture of the old city the geography of it all. The whole east meets west mumbo jumbo.

Sure, it'd be interesting to have it in a European city, for example. But if you have it in, say Istanbul, you'd miss out on certain staples of the GTA series. Like cultural references, cameos etc. The majority of the radio and music would have to be in Turkish to remain fairly authentic too.

[Appswah]

If it is Vegas, I hope the strip looks better than it did in Fallout New Vegas.

[Hunter]

Who says it's just going to be the US?

It could include areas of Canada, as a break for example quite like how they broke up the major cities in San Andreas.

Look at the genius of R* though. They post up simply the logo of GTA V, and the internet is buzzing. Guessing where the location(s) could be, and trying to make sense of the V numeral/lettering. We've already got 3 pages here in this thread on the basis of the announcement.

[Dragonfly]

Originally Posted by Jesse James Hunter

We've already got 3 pages here in this thread on the basis of the announcement.

2 pages.

You're right, though. It could be more than one country. I'm not thinking drug and sex trafficking accross the US-Mexican border.

EDIT:

3 pages now.

[Jonno394]

Best rumour i've heard (actually from a few months back and starting to be respread) is that there will be multiple characters you control rather than just one character.

So the first chapter is character one. chapter 2 etc......ten hours or so as each characters, all with there own storyline that ties into the larger overall plot. I think i'd prefer that.

[Hunter]

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

2 pages.

You're right, though. It could be more than one country. I'm not thinking drug and sex trafficking accross the US-Mexican border.

EDIT:

3 pages now.

It's been 3 pages for a while now. We're almost onto our 4th.

It does sound quite interesting Jonno, but only if they have some significance to one another I think, otherwise it'd feel too disconnected. Maybe we'll be playing a few with lives parrallel to one another, which helps it all connect towards the end?

I do look forward to it though - a US-Mexican border game would be quite interesting for sure.

[Dale C.]

Vegas is a great shout.

[Ali]

Originally Posted by Jonno394

Best rumour i've heard (actually from a few months back and starting to be respread) is that there will be multiple characters you control rather than just one character.

So the first chapter is character one. chapter 2 etc......ten hours or so as each characters, all with there own storyline that ties into the larger overall plot. I think i'd prefer that.

That would certainly be interesting, though there would be a danger of becoming "detached" from the characters. Also, the whole point of GTA is the whole "rag to riches" thing. I think that achieving this with multiple characters is a big ask.
I would like to see more of the RPG-esq elements from San Andreas return. From buying houses, changing your outfits and hairstyles, and making yourself fat. They're only little details, but add a bit more individuality to the game.
Perhaps a slightly branching story would also be cool. GTA IV kinda did it with the last mission, but they could build on it.