More Grand Theft Auto V Talk.

I am extremely excited every night after work to log onto Grand Theft Auto V and see what it has to offer.  The last couple of nights I have spent time doing a variety of activities.  There are so many things to do and so many people to inadvertently run over.

The new challenge modes offer a fun way to increase the skills of your current character and to test your meddle.  The shooting range offered up the opportunity to pop off a few rounds and improve my accuracy with a variety of weapons.  A few nights ago I decided to try a different set of challenges and drove Trevor to the airport to start flight school.  The first few challenges were easy and I had no trouble completing them.  It wasn't until I got to the stunt challenges that things got much more complicated.  Which way do I tilt my rudder to keep from crashing into the ground while I'm "knifing?"  Ooooh....not that one.  Time to start over.  Eventually I figured it out, but several of the challenges took me an embarrassing number of tries.

Let me just state something else here.  I hate helicopters.  They are the worst!  One of the flight school challenges involved an obstacle course testing both your ability to fly accurately and quickly.  I am pretty sure I spent almost an hour trying to simply complete that one. I finally managed to do it with mere seconds to spare.  Helicopters.  Are.  The.  Worst.

I've also managed to scrape together enough cash so that my characters can start investing in businesses.  Trevor is now the proud owner of an airstrip that delivers mysterious packages to Mexican gangsters.  Franklin invested wisely in a cab company.  This means that he is periodically called to help out.  Last night I completed a mission that involved delivering a thief to a jewelry store and then being his getaway driver.  I got away...but he didn't tip.  Cheapskate.

Michael is introduced to the health benefits of yoga.

Oh and there was yoga.  Yup, I guided Michael through a fancy yoga routine in an effort to placate his wife.  It was....strange, but oddly satisfying.  There needs to be more yoga in video games.