Tomorrow is the release of the first GTA 5 trailer. I am excited to see where Rockstar will be taking the game series this time. Hopefully not to LA again, but a different city. I'm going to go out on a limb here and bet it is Baltimore. If it is Washington D.C. that would be fine with me. I just want to see a different location that is not LA or NY.

Anyway with the 10 anniversary of GTA 3 having either passed or closing in I just started to think of all the fun moments I have enjoyed from playing the series. One of the first moments was in GTA or GTA 2 where I found the button that let teh player fart on command. While no useful in any means, it was pretty funny to just press the button at random moments while walking around the city. Then there was GTA 3. From the opening scene to the closing scene I was hooked to the story of the nameless criminal that was looking to get revenge on those who wronged him.

I was not even aware till right after the first few cut scenes that the protagonist had yet to say a word. Then when you finish the game you realize that he still hasn't said anything yet, it brings up images of silence parts in films where the face and body express the emotion. Then there was the Banshee car that I just loved to find and store and then find a second one to drive around and pull off some terrible driving stunts that I would not pull in my own car. I even had fun filling the 50 car list for the 2 storage centers. It was very Gone in 60 seconds. Yes that film was out and was referenced in the game. Not by name just spirit. I also got into listening to Lazlow on the radio. Very funny in my book.

Then came Vice City. Ray Liotta was incredible as Tommy. It was like his character from Goodfellas or one of the many mob films he was in. The cast was full of some big names like Tom Sizemore, the late Dennis Hopper, Danny Trejo, William Fichtner, Gary Busey, and Lee Majors. It also had one of the best soundtracks in a game that I enjoyed listening to. While the game was set in a decade that I was only alive for 4 years I still enjoyed the look, the feel, and the sound of Vice City. I even liked the whole buying of companies, which was worked into the story very well.

Next up was the biggest world in GTA so far. San Andreas, which was a combination of 3 cities. LA, San Fran, and Vegas, plus the back country. Which was incredible to get lost in and just run around committing chaos. Kind of felt like a serial killer out in the woods. A great soundtrack that included some of the best songs of the early 90's. Plus you got to pull your own Ocean's Eleven heist. Not my favorite game, but not the worst in the series. Just a little too big of a world for me.

Now there is GTA 4. A return to the city that started the new feel of the series. Niko was a great protagonist in a city that breed the world underbelly so far. The story was amazing in the beginning, slow in the middle, and then picked up at the end. Once you get to the mission that gives a nod to the film Heat that will stick with you. Then there is the conclusion of Niko's main story that really makes you think of what you would do. Brucie was just the best supporting character that just made you laugh. I also enjoyed Packie as well. He just acted more like a criminal then most of the others.

Now we wait to see what is next for the series. Just hope they make is as amazing as the others, with some new features and fix some of the bugs and other weak parts.