It might have taken Rockstar a little longer than anticipated to get GTA V ready for the PC, but it sounds like the developer is cooking up a pretty solid product for the platform.
One of the more interesting features that’s unique to the PC version is a new video editing system, which allows players to create their own in-game movies.
Speaking to PC Gamer, Rockstar Toronto’s lead designer John Macpherson explained how the game’s PC-exclusive Director Mode works.
”The Rockstar Video editor in GTA V features a number of significant improvements,” he explains. ”This starts at the recording level, where players now have the option to start and stop their captures at will. We have also added a brand new feature known as ‘Director Mode’. This gives users the ability to play and record using any actor from GTA V such as story and heist crew characters, members of the ambient population and even animals.”
Players will be able to adjust the time of day and the weather, alter the game world with cheats, and manipulate characters to make them speak and perform context-sensitive actions.
”On the editing side of things,” Macpherson continues, ”GTA V now allows players to add and trim multiple radio tracks to a single video. Scored music is also available as are numerous in-game commercial recordings. A new suite of custom filters have been added along with custom post effects tuning. Players can add and customize depth of field effects in their videos now as well. For camera edits, additional targeting and blend options have been added for greater control over shots. Final edits can now be shared directly to YouTube and entered into upcoming Social Club contests.”
Sounds like budding machinima filmmakers will find lots of toys to keep them busy when GTA V launches on PC this April 14. I’ve already played it on the 360, but from what I’ve heard so far there’s more than enough to tempt me back in.
