- Franklin can slow down time while driving. Trevor can get in frenzy mode to deal double damage. Michael has his own version of bullet time.
- The capabilities depend on a gauge that recharges over time and are activated by pressing L3+R3.
- you can level/grind the stats (endurance, shooting, strength, flight, driving and snorkeling) but cannot completely change a character´s forté that way, for example franklin will always be the best driver.
- You can insult pedestrians and watch their reactions
- The universe is dynamic, every NPC goes about its own business.
- the FOV is improved compared to GTA4
- no girlfriends this time, but there are friends you can interact with
- the cellphone (iFruit) can be used to take pictures to upload them to the social club, it also has contacts, social networks, a calendar, the option to replay missions and of course you can use it to surf the web. you can also play some games on it.
- The game has multiple endings, depending on your choices during the game
- Pets arent just decoration, expect guard dogs to jump you when you try to break in somewhere
- apart from improving your finances, the purchase of properties or investments in the stock exchange bring some additional benefits. for example if you buy a taxi company, you ll never pay for a taxi again.
- there are many underwater caves to explore, among shipwrecks. you wont only find hidden money there, bus also useful objects
- you can customize your dog with new accessories and you can also lose it
- There are over 15 species in the game (dogs or animals in general?)
- There are roughly 97 cars, 20 trucks, 21 utility vehicles (garbage trucks, police cars etc.), 17 two-wheelers, 20 aircrafts and helicopters, 7 boats and 11 other vehicles (jet ski, golf cart, submarine, forklift etc.)
- there are around 1000 different ways to customize all vehicles
- when you catch thieves in the act, you can choose to defend the victims or to cooperate with the thief to share the spoils
- the game world is incredibly diverse: mountrains, rivers, lakes, farms, a military base, desert, dense urban environments and more
- you dont lose your weapons once you run out of ammo