GTA VI

[baddude1337]

I did want to play it as just a straight FPS, so I ignored the third cover option. I would have just preferred them to tweak the FPS controls in cover a bit better, or just have an actual lean and crouch.

Yeah, I play the game entirely in first person both in vehicles and on foot but I had to use the 3rd person cover option as well. A "lean" would have been freaking perfect for this because like you said, the first person cover as it is works like ass.

Agreeing with sentiments here, it would be ideal to play entirely first person. But unless the cover system is overhauled for fps/lean implement the 3rd person cover is the only good compromise. It is pretty seamless too.

I do love how FPS is affected by your glasses/helmets etc and you can see your hands with whatever tattoos or gloves you've put on.

The detail and overall implementation of FPS mode is fantastic. All the new unique animations for the weapons and driving etc is great, as are all the little touches like helmets. The fact they even have things like ADS (which I use as the only aim, the slight zoom in one is a bit odd) does make it play like a straight shooter. Driving in first person is particularly fantastic, especially on a bike. Car combat in first person is a bit fiddly but more than serviceable I find. It was literally the only reason I re-bought GTAV for PC, having played it on 360. And the phrase get's thrown around a lot, but it does make it feel like a whole new game.

As for lean, yeah, I don't think there would have been too much balancing or changes involved for singleplayer. In terms of multiplayer there are already FPS only servers for it.

Having recently played Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm, That had a pretty straightforward first person cover system. Something like that would have been much more ideal.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Having jetpacks back would be a good start.

 

[WolfThomas]

The detail and overall implementation of FPS mode is fantastic. All the new unique animations for the weapons and driving etc is great, as are all the little touches like helmets. The fact they even have things like ADS (which I use as the only aim, the slight zoom in one is a bit odd) does make it play like a straight shooter. Driving in first person is particularly fantastic, especially on a bike. Car combat in first person is a bit fiddly but more than serviceable I find. It was literally the only reason I re-bought GTAV for PC, having played it on 360. And the phrase get's thrown around a lot, but it does make it feel like a whole new game.

As for lean, yeah, I don't think there would have been too much balancing or changes involved for singleplayer. In terms of multiplayer there are already FPS only servers for it.

Having recently played Red Orchestra 2/Rising Storm, That had a pretty straightforward first person cover system. Something like that would have been much more ideal.

One tiny thing that bugs me is that the Gas Mask doesn't protect you from tear gas. A lot of people bag tear gas. I like to use it in PVE missions. It's more forgiving than a grenade if you land one near your feet and it not only flushes enemies out of cover but denies that cover for a short while. I'd love to just gas my way through a mission wearing a mask. They have helmets that reduce damage, rebreathers for under water, night vision etc. This seems it would be easy.

I don't think a lean would be unbalanced. If any thing 3rd person cover is overpowered given you can see threats without popping out. They already have different gameplay limits in shooting in a car fps versus 3rd. In FPS you can shoot straight through the windscreen which is pretty great when pursuing. But in 3rd person you guy has a much wide arc he can fire behind, because he is just putting his arm out the window and looking forward.

I often drive 3rd person, despite loving the first person interiors because it is easier. But I love gunning down a highway in FPS in my muscle car.