Grand Theft Auto V is likely one of the bestselling video video games of all time. It’s been launched on a number of console generations and its on-line multiplayer part, GTA Online, continues to be one of many greatest video games on the planet. But earlier than all that, 12 years in the past right this moment, Rockstar Games blew folks’s minds and acquired people hyped with a single trailer that was lower than 90 seconds lengthy.
On November 2, 2011, Rockstar Games dropped the primary trailer for its then-upcoming Grand Theft Auto sequel (see on Amazon). It had been three years for the reason that debut of the sequence’ prior predominant entry, Grand Theft Auto IV (see on Amazon). People have been excited, and as soon as the trailer for GTA V hit, followers spent months digging via each body of it, scrounging for any particulars they may.
Speculation ran wild after the trailer debuted. People prompt that the sport would come with a full actual property system based mostly on a second when somebody places a offered sign up a entrance yard. (It didn’t embody any such system, although GTA Online did let gamers purchase residences.) Another common idea amongst was the concept the homeless man seen on the 58-second mark was really a washed-up and down-on-his-luck Niko Belic from GTA IV. (Nope!)
The trailer additionally kickstarted a gaggle of tremendous followers to start collectively mapping out the world of Grand Theft Auto V earlier than its official launch. Before the sport launched, the ultimate fan-created map based mostly on trailers and screenshots was shockingly correct. The same effort is going on with GTA 6, as followers are utilizing the leaked footage from final 12 months to map out Vice City. And after we lastly get a trailer for that sport, followers will as soon as once more dig via every body to seek out all the small print they will. The extra issues change…
Let’s bear in mind 2011
What was occurring in 2011? Batman: Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Skyrim, Portal 2, and Mass Effect 2 launched that 12 months to vital acclaim. Nintendo’s 3DS additionally landed on retailer cabinets and Twitch, an internet site for streaming gameplay in entrance of an viewers, was formally launched. Oh, and a sure article in regards to the Joker dying was posted in 2011 on Kotaku.com. Remember that?
At the tip of the 12 months, Rockstar dropped a trailer for what would go on to turn into some of the profitable video games ever created. Well…as soon as it will definitely got here out.
See, whereas GTA V’s first trailer landed in late 2011, the sport didn’t get launched till after some delay in 2013. That’s fairly a spot! At the time, I bear in mind folks being flabbergasted that it was going to be 5 years between mainline GTA installments. Before that, the longest hole was between GTA San Andreas and GTA IV, which was 4 years. Little did we all know again then {that a} five-year hole between entries can be nothing in comparison with the decade-long await the subsequent sport within the sequence. While we await GTA VI’s first trailer, it’s enjoyable to return and see what so many people have been excited for 12 years in the past right this moment.
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