Walking: Use the left stick on game consoles or WSAD keys on PC to move your character. Use the right stick or mouse to steer your character and change your mouse view. Sprint: Tap “X” (Playstation), “A” (Xbox), or Left Shift (PC) to sprint. Jump: Press “Square” (Playstation), “X” {Xbox), or Spacebar (PC) to jump will walking forward. Light melee attack: Press “Square” (Playstation), “B” (Xbox), or “R” (PC) to perform a light melee attack Heavy melee attack: Press “X” (Playstation), “A” (Xbox) or “O” (PC) to perform a heavy melee attack while fighting.
Open Weapons Wheel: Press and hold “L1” (Playstation), “LB” (Xbox), or “Tab” key to open the weapons wheel. Use the left stick or mouse to select a weapon. Select the fist to go unarmed. Aim your weapon: Press and hold “L2” (Playstation), “LT” (Xbox), or the right mouse button (PC) to aim your weapon. Fire your weapon: Press “R2” (Playstation), “RT” (Xbox), or the left mouse button (PC) to fire your weapon. Reload your weapon: Press “Circle” (Playstation), “B” (Xbox), or “R” (PC) to reload your weapon.
On game consoles, press and hold the down button on the directional pad to display the character switch menu. Use the left stick to select your character. On PC, press and hold the left “Alt” key to display the character select screen. Use the mouse to select your character.
Enter and exit vehicles: Stand next to a vehicle and press “Triangle” (PlayStation), “Y” (Xbox), or “F” (PC) to enter and exit a vehicle. Accelerate: Press “R2” (Playstation), RT (Xbox) or “W” (PC)to go apply gas in a vehicle. Break/Reverse: Press “L2” (Playstation), “LT” (Xbox) or “S” (PC) to break and reverse while driving. Steer: Tap the left stick left and right on game consoles or the “A” and “D” buttons (PC) to steer while driving. Aim while driving: Press “L1” (Playstation), “LB” (Xbox), or “Y” (PC) to aim while driving. Fire weapons while driving: Press “R1” (Playstation), “RB” (Xbox) or the left mouse button (PC) to fire while driving.
Michael is good with guns. His special ability is activating a “bullet time” effect that slows down everything around you but your shooting speed stays the same. Franklin has the steadiest hands when it comes to driving. His special ability is somewhat similar to Michael but only while he is driving. This makes him the best driver in the game. Trevor is the pilot in the group. He can maneuver aircraft with super ease. His special ability is going into “rage” mode. While in rage mode, he inflicts more melee damage and takes less damage from enemies.
You can change clothes in the changing area of your character’s safe house. The safe house is marked with an icon that resembles a house on the map. Just like your characters, you can also customize all your owned vehicles such as cars and motorcycles.
To open the map, press “Options” (Playstation), the menu button (Xbox), or “P” (PC) to pause your game in display the map. Click (PC), press “X” (Playstation) or “A” to set a custom marker on the map. Take note of map icons. There are several map icons that will be available on the map. There are icons for missions, special events, shops, and even where your other characters are while you’re playing. Take note of these icons so you’d know where to go when you need to reach a certain location. You can also pin a location anywhere in the map and the game will produce the shortest path from your location to your pinned destination. Really comes in handy.
You should also take precautions even outside a vehicle. If a pedestrian sees you doing something inappropriate – police will be contacted immediately. Same as if you do something stupid in front of a police officer.
Most of the missions are usually dangerous and involves shooting and car chases. That being said, you will need to upgrade your weapon once in a while. You can buy weapons and other combat-related stuff from Ammu-Nation. You should also need to upgrade your vehicles, or at least the one you always use as a getaway vehicle. I can’t stress enough how many police chases you will encounter in GTA V so it is in your best interest that you get yourself a dependable vehicle.
After officially finishing the game, you can still roam around and look for easter eggs that are scattered in GTA V. The most popular ones are locating UFO’s and hunting down Bigfoot, or you can even explore the FIB Building! Go ahead, grab some heat, and have fun! Once you complete the game, you’re ready for GTA Online. You’ll be playing with other GTA players in GTA Online, so you’ll need everything you’ve learned from the Story Mode.
