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Actually, when looking at it from Davey's angle, it looks like he inteded to shoot Trevor, but Brad got in the way. Michael even later confirms it with Franklin, he said "Wrong guy got killed"

Frank: *Yelling* Lester: "Hello Franklin! :D" Frank: "Sup! :)" One of the best moments of the whole game!

Trevor was supposed to be the one who got shot, brad just got in the way.

My personal detail about death wish is how Franklin invites Lamar, it's literally the only time in the game Lamar is intentionally joining Franklin on something he's not in charge of.

Cool thing that not many people seem to know is that Ned Luke, the VA for Michael is actually nearly deaf in his right ear. That's why when characters speak to Michael from his right side he would turn to face them head on. Also the in-game explanation for it, is that Michael got his eardrum busted from the shot that flew past his head at 1:12 You can even see him holding his ear.

Fun fact: during the scene where Trevor is talking to Franklin in his front yard and he trips falling over the fence, Trevor’s voice actor actually tripped and fell in the recording booth actually making Franklin’s laugh

The thing that suprised me was that all the characters roam about as civilians when u dont play them. Case in point i actually ran over michael in free roam once and realized just as he got hit by a car

Deathwish is the cannon ending. Michael and Trevor are both confirmed alive in GTA Online now. GTA online may be a hellhole but the way it expands on the story of the wider universe is great to me.

You mentioned the idea of San Andreas being hours away from the city, Trevor says that, and it showing that just because the drive is 5 minutes for us it is a very big travel time in lore. I think another small way they show this is the clock on the phone, it moves a lot quicker than real life and I think this can help give an actual idea of how long some drives are, like going from the airport to the military base may be like a 3 minute drive but if you watch the in game clock it’s maybe 45 minutes

It’s honestly crazy to me how you keep putting these out week after week and I just hope you’re taking care not to get burnt out or overwhelmed, love these videos man!!!

also, Franklin laughing at Trevor falling over the fence, and the scene thereafter, was almost entirely improvised. goes to show how fucking good Ogg and Fotneno are at their jobs.

Michael: You're wasting your time Trevor: Is that why you flew out here, Just to tell me I'm wasting my time? That deserved a win

5:36 and what's best is the voice actors even remade this scene in real life, absolutely comedy gold

Wonder how things would've turned out had the original deathwish remained true to it's original idea, that it was a literal deathwish, and that it'd result in Franklin's death, and instead the player would take control of Lamar in franklin's place for the endless free-roam

The guy Trevor kills at the start is the main character of the lost and damned dlc for Gta 4.

21:17 Amanda only started cheating on Michael because he cheated on her, so that technically is his fault about the fact she cheated in a way This is made clear when Amanda says “I was faithful to you till I found you in a stripper” I could be wrong but I’m 98.7% sure that this is true

kinda upset that Lamar's "Ooohh he lied to meee~" didn't make the cut, definitely a win.

8:27 that "BACK IN THE DAY?!" is so genuine

I just love the dynamics between the 3 protagonists. Sure the overall story isn't anything special but the way the characters interact throughout is what makes the game so great. I'll take a subpar story with fantastic characters over a great story with shitty characters

One of T's most defining characteristics is that he was originally incredibly smart. All the years of extreme drugs did his brain in quite a bit, which is more or less how we got the "guy who's constantly chaotic and primal af but somehow consistently pulls out really intelligent dialogue and thoughts." I mean, the dude literally fully planned out a heist on a heavily guarded freighter completely on his own, in about 4 minutes, and then PULLED IT OFF PERFECTLY. Remember, he was about to be a professional pilot working for the Air Force before a psych eval, and I quote, "grounded him for life," starting the spiral that lead him to meet up with Michael and everything else (aside from the parenthood issues he talks about in spades). If you wanted to, for some reason, re-do this video, or you just want a better informed opinion, I'd recommend watching DarkviperAU, a somewhat legendary gta5 speedrunner, specifically his "a Ramble with" series and its latest installment, where he talks about the game with another GTA5 legend. He gives some incredibly great insights into how the thinks about the game as a whole and the like, I definitely recommend watching it.

I love how Michael can be covered in blood and everyone still sits around the table talking casually like he’s not bleeding out

I just love the way how Dave pulls out the gun in the standoff with Steve and Sanchez he just pulled it out with one hand like he doesn’t give a shit anymore

1:09 Fun Fact: Ned Luke (Michael's VA and mocap artist) is deaf in his right ear, and this scene was basically Rockstar's way of working it into the story and Michael's character.

About the Jewelry Heist, I replayed that mission about a dozen times and made loads of changes to the crew and approach, and I absolutely appreciate the different bits of dialogue that happen depending on what you decide to do. When I went for the smart approach, I noticed Michael asking for Franklin directly to bring his A game, letting Frank know he's well aware of his skills and potential whenever he has the chance, and wanting him to prove himself to the hired help. But going for the loud approach, Michael holds off on that and let's Franklin introduce himself to the crew himself. Like when he has a chance to talk to Franklin alone, Michael let's him know that he appreciates and respects him.

I love that when you start deathwish and meet T and M at the foundry their stances really reflect their characters, M hardscopping an AMR on T while standing an entire metre away from him and T just ready to hip fire mag dump an LMG on a single target 😂

something you probably missed but dave was actually trying to kill trevor and brad got in the way

The main story of gta 5 is so overshadowed by online I love the story so much it’s so underrated

To be perfectly clear, as I assume you haven't seen it: Michael was the one who cheated on Amanda first with a stripper, as revealed in the mission when Trevor and Michael reunite (if you switch to Michael instead of going there with Trevor, therefore missing half of the cutscene). So in all honesty, the shit house life was kinda on Michael.

29:38 I was way too stoked you mentioned Nova and pulled his move!

A few points: - Amanda didn't start cheating on Michael. It's revealed through a lot of dialogue in side missions that Michael was screwing around with a stripper, and Amanda eventually caught him cheating on her, so she dropped the faithful wife life and started cheating on him as well. Canonically, they both screw around a lot: in some character switch screens in the early parts of the game, you see Michael dropping off prostitutes in alleyways or driving out of the parking lot of some shitty roadside motel, implying that he was getting some just as much as Amanda was. After Michael and Amanda have the therapy session, you start getting Michael refusing hookers and Amanda also stops going out with every man she comes across. - During the opening sequence, the original plan was for Trevor to die instead of Brad. Trevor was the most dangerous of the three, so Michael decided that he was the one that had to go, and as soon as Michael "died", Brad would just surrender because he was a coward and he would take the fall. However, you can see that the plan goes wrong when Brad suddenly walks in front of Trevor and gets shot instead, forcing Dave to change the plan on the spot. Unfortunately for Michael, Trevor doesn't surrender the way they expected Brad to, and this is the catalyst for the entire story. - The man Trevor kills in his first mission is Johnny Klebitz, the protagonist of The Lost and Damned DLC from GTA IV. Johnny is a badass biker that went through hell during the story of IV, so it's safe to say that fans were really upset that he got such an anticlimatic death here in GTA V. It's a very shocking way of introducing Trevor as an unhinged threat, but it also kinda undermines the whole story of Johnny.

Small thing I would say is that in Bury The Hatchet when Trevor and Michael are trained on each other, Trevor fires, you hear a *click* and then he throws his weapon, the weapon probably jammed or wasn't loaded when he pulled the trigger, he fully intended to shoot Michael in that moment

One thing I'm surprised you didn't mention is the "cinematography." Throughout cutscenes, the camera bobs and zooms like it's being carried by a person. It creates sort of a reality tv feel that absolutely fits the themes of the game.

Man, if you enjoyed Steven Ogg in those shows, i heavily recommend Snowpiercer. He's so great in it!

Some of my own personal wins for GTA V that i can think of off the dome: When Brad gets shot in Yankton, he's bleeding all over. When Michael is shot, there's no blood. "This is the fuck, my soggy friend" During the torture sequence when T asks Dave if they've met, Michael says "Hey, what are we doing here?" to move things along and try to get Trevor to stop asking questions about Dave and Brad After the mission "Monkey Business" where you storm the Humane lab to retrive the neurotoxin, it's revealed over the radio that what you stole was actually perfume. You won the irony of Amanda calling Michael a whore and Fabien walking in after, but this actually happens again when she calls Michael a lying, cheating hypocrite. Jimmy says that his mom was a skank, and we know through Trevor that she was a stripper. You can actually find a photo of her stripping at a Los Santos Customs in Blaine County

Not gonna lie I thought the game was a little to old for this video. But I will will sit my ass down and see how I’m amazed yet again. Good work

I'm kinda sad there wasn't a win for "Fuck you! Fuck your pizza, fuck everything it stands for." That gets me every time. Still, a damn great video.

One thing you seem to have missed, or maybe just glossed over for the sake of time is that during their standoff in NY, Trevor’s gun was never loaded.

You should do a "Everything great about Mafia: Definitive Edition"

Most of the lines that Michael said to Trevor in the prologue were foreshadowing that Trevor was gonna die but then Brad got in the way and got shot instead I'm just saying this because I don't think GamingWins understood it, or maybe he did just didn't directly say it

I really love how throughout the game you can see how Lamar and Trevor slowly grow a relationship. They're probably the two funniest characters in the game as well

It's always interesting to hear overall opinions one disagrees with, if only to gain perspective of how another sees the same thing as oneself.

8:27 "Back in the DAY!?" Is exactly what Beasty said.🤣🤣🤣

Dave was trying to shoot Trevor at the beginning. Brad step in line of fire also Michael wasn't in witness protection ;)

0:10, "covering the final gta game that we'll ever play in our lifetime" this aged well didn't it 😂

Did you know that the actors who play Lamar and Franklin recreated the meme scene irl

35:46 I think you got a flat tire now. XD In all seriousness, a whole bunch of wins for the different heist approaches and the crew member variety, the side missions and activities like triathlons, and hanging out with the other protagonists and friends, and the random things that can happen, like accidentally running over Trevor in free roam, or having him headbutt you if you follow behind him for too long.

Honestly my favorite part of the story is the beginning with Franklin. Just doing small jobs and seeing him try to get out of the hood

Franklin and Lamar are my favorite parts of the whole game. Their constant bickering and wisecracking never fails to make me laugh. The first few missions are some of my favorites purely due to the dialog between Franklin and Lamar (Lamar's rant when Franklin gets Employee of the Month, the Yee-Yee Ass Haircut, basically all of Repossession, amazing mission for dialog.) There was never a dull moment between Franklin and Lamar, big props to whoever wrote the interactions between these two. When Rockstar announced they were coming back in DLC for Online, I was worried about their characters being ruined but that was thankfully not the case. It feels like Franklin finally got the thing he wanted most in Story Mode: Not having to take orders or be bossed around, because he's the main guy telling you what to do in the missions most of the time. He even took inspiration from Lester with payphone assassinations (that pay pretty well, but that's besides the point.) Lamar is just as funny as he's always been, watching him trying to promote his weed business to Dr. Dre was one of the highlights of the DLC. Also, the missions where you play as Franklin or Lamar are amazing for GTA Online standards. Feels like lost content from Story Mode got pumped right into the game. 3 missions of pure fun. Lamar roasting Franklin again was a fun moment, even if it felt slightly forced by the massive popularity of the meme earlier that same year. The weed van was such a stupid idea that only Lamar could make, I absolutely loved Franklin's reaction (and Lamar's head tap was pure gold) Overall, Lamar and Franklin are great. I really hope Rockstar incorporates them into GTA Online and/or GTA 6 in some capacity, I'd love that.

Pretty sure Deathwish is canon at least in gta online, since Michael, Trevor, and Franklin are all alive in some of the online missions. (Not that I play them.)

They also made option C the Canon ending officially with it being mentioned in a recent online update

There's another detail I love about the intro mission. You don't notice it the first time you play the game but when Brad got shot, he was walking right in front of Trevor. Dave was aiming at Trevor as you all know. So much consequences from the fact that Brad HAPPENED to walk past Trevor at the exact moment Dave shot

I always found this game fun to replay because some of the opening cut scenes to missions can change depending on who you start them with. It was a great stepping stone to get us to the detail filled RD2

39:18 Sure Michael is far from Saint Michael; but he robbed so that he could survive, he betrayed his best friends because he had a young family to care for.

Apparently Lamar’s rant at Franklin was improv so Franklin’s “…what???” Was his genuine reaction cuz that was not in the script

Vespucci beach is incredible. The guy who discovered California, Amerigo Vespucci, cousin of Christina Vespucci, lover of Ezio Auditore.

I have only cried to four games replaying them assassins creed 2, resident evil 4, halo ce, and GTA 5 they all have inspired my love for video game and even if they are old there visuals are beautiful and timeless and the story’s are amazing

I know Online isn't the best example for continuity but in the Contract update Franklin talks about how he and your character have a mutual acquaintance in Trevor and that he knows a producer at Richard's Majestic most likely meaning Michael. All that implies ending C is the cannon ending

Let's be honest, lamar is the greatest character we have ever seen in any game ever. Don't @ me

I love how Trevor says "We get ourselves a gay friend" like he doesn't hear how he talks. Brother... You ARE the Gay Friend.

The way I've always looked at GTA Vs story is this way "GTA V may not have the best story of GTA games, but it has the best story for a GTA game" Other GTA stories and especially GTA IV feel disconnected from the open world gameplay, like the actions I do as the player feel out of place for the actions the characters do in the missions, bur in GTA V our 3 protagonists are all varying degrees of insane enough to not feel out of place running over 17 pedestrians and out running the cops, and no one encompasses this more then Trevor, like honestly when I play the game as Trevor it doesn't feel any different then when I see Trevor in a cutscene, imo he's the perfect GTA protagonist, so bat shit insane that the crazy shit I do in the open world feels right at home for his character

Been waiting for this one for a while

34:31 Fun fact this entire scene was accidental. Trevors actor accidentally fell and Franklin's actor was genuinely laughing until he realized that Trevor's actor wanted to continue the scene

I love reliving the game through KZfaq channels like yours. Its like playing the game again in less than an hour. You do leave out some of my favorite scenes, but I fill in the blanks. Thank you for this.

I only discovered this channel last week and Ive already binged through 90% of the content 🤣 The analysis is fun and insightful, Im learning and having fun at the same time 🧀 🤣

17:00 yeah trevor is my fav character because no matter how crazy he is he refuses to betray his friends he couldnt even shoot micheal during the brad coffin bit even tho he deserved it tbh and trevor is just the most loyal character in most media ive seen

Actually the Death Wish ending IS confirmed to be canon since Franklin hinted at Michael being a movie producer and Nervous Ron’s DLC says Trevor is a fitness guru in Vinewood now.

Something i love about this game is that there’s a plethora of alternate convos for the story car rides. Also Trevor’s blatant disregard for human life but he respects the shit outta women first and foremost lmao

I’ve been wondering if he was planning on doing this! Perfect timing!!!

Anyone noticed that when Tracy saw Trevor and went to hug him Trevor got a little smile on his face and that's very wholesome

A small, but significant detail in bury the hatchet: Trevor didn't just throw his gun at Michael, he pulled the trigger when Michael looked away and it jammed, that's why he says 'fuck' and throws it at him

I love GTA 5. Spent hundreds of hours in it ever since release in 2013. Played it on all platforms except PS5 (have it on PC). I never played online though and I'm sort of glad I never have. But I'm also sad we never got any single player DLC. I hope they can figure out what they want to do with GTA 6 because that's a game we're all waiting for but it has to be done right.

“The final GTA of our lifetime” Damn I felt that one, facts… I hope my great great great great great great great great great great grandkids enjoy GTA 6 though. Lucky bastards

Loving your channel the more and more videos you put out - keep up the amazing work! The smaller wins like the phone accuracy were great!

The detail of Trevor spinning the shovel before cracking open the coffin is a nice detail I love it’s as if Trevor is spinning the wheel on whether or not what he’s gonna find in the grave and the outcome of his relationship with Micheal

19:54 in films when a character is framed to the left it typically means their are in a position of power

I’d say Jonah Hill playing Jimmy should be a win as well

I only discovered your channel last week but have already seen all the videos please keep up the good work your videos are really good and fun to watch.

Trevor venting to Frank after confronting Michael is just the best.😢

I wish I could experience this game for the first time again.

That was some convenient ass timing to get here under a minute after posting

20:34 love the Tuco Salamanca reference

I love when Trevor drops off Miss M if you leave me now by Chicago is playing. Nice touch👌

That scene where Trevor trips over the fence when micheal gets kidnapped, was entirely improvised. Steven ogg really tripped over the fence but continued going as he hoped it would work. Love Ogg

This story is fantastic with truly great dialogue. I really don't know what you and everybody else is smoking. Seriously I truly cared about all three of these guys. Maybe don't rush through and actually hang out with these guys off mission. They have some really great dialogue on the way to those activities.

So glad someone is doing this channel. I've thought about it forever but was to lazy. Really wish I could partake in this

I think a missed Win is when you kill Haines, the guy filming him goes "What's his name", which shows his pursuit of vanity and recognition, having a TV show and trying to be a hero, literally went nowhere, since not even the people working for him know his name. It's also a really funny moment.

34:30 you forget to mention, the real reason they considered Trevor's fall over the fence is because Steven Ogg fell off his chair while recording this line, leading to Shawn Fonteno's legit laugh at it.

Jesus that Gay Tony reference brought out some deeep memories 😂😂😂

20:34 i love that tuco reference so much idk why

Fantastic video. I've never said this before but the amount of work that you put into each video is astounding. It's not like a movie where you have a set amount of footage. Gaming means that you have to play the game, explore the world, and ways of approaching the levels which is a lot more involved. Thank you for going to all the trouble for our entertainment. Would you ever consider doing the Jak and Daxter games or Wolfenstien: New Order?

"this is my first time playing GTA 5" "the character switching mechanic blew my mind back in 2013 on the ps3" something doesn't add up here

Personally I think GTA 5 is one of the best stories I’ve had the pleasure of playing. It has its faults here and there but something about it will never cease to entertain and amaze me, maybe it’s the real fakeness of it all or the portrayal of modern society.

The ending where Franklin slow walks toward the city skyline while the camera pans up and the credits starts rolling is the perfect Hollywood ending even if the outcome is not as satisfactory as End C

I wish you did a 100% completion version of this game. There are so many interesting things in the open world and an insane amount of detail. I just know that would be a lot of work to edit and play through. Great video though!!

23:45 GYYYYYATTTTTT

That Uberhaxornova reference had me rolling. Great video my dude.

17:24 and this is when I realized this video cale out before September 2022 (leak day). I love what he's saying because he's right, the sheer amount of dedocation and detail rockstar put into ls is just incredible

The way Michel's ending goes down deserves a win. The way it sets up Michel finally having the happy ending he worked so hard for; having Trever back, and having Amanda inviting Franklin to dinner right after finding out Tracey got into college, just to be killed by one of the people he trusts most was heartbreaking.

Ehhh this game is gold, the city is the main character, they don’t shove any one character down your throat. You as the player get to choose who you side with. I think their next one should focus on prison life… and a modern redemption story.