Similarly to Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned, and The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto V features friends that the player can hang out with. However, the activities that can be done are far less diverse than that of the previous title.
Differences from GTA IV Trinity[]
Scaling back on the friendship mechanic in GTA IV and its episodes, which had a very mixed reception by fans:
- The friends in GTA V will never call the character to hang out, nor are there consequences for never calling friends.
- However, friends may comment if it's been a long time since the previous outing, or if the player takes too long to meet the friend at their designated location.
- Friends will never call the player to pick them up from the hospital if they are injured.
- However, they may choose to stay away from the player for a while and may not say yes when the player calls to hang out soon after.
- No friends offer the player any special ability.
- There are no statistics for how much like and respect a friend has for the player.
- There are no "girlfriends" like in GTA San Andreas or GTA IV, which include unique mechanics compared to male friends.
List of Activities[]
List of Friends[]
Each protagonist has their own set of friends to hang out with, and several are also shared with other protagonists. It is also possible to hang out with two common friends with the exception of Jimmy, who can only hang out with one protagonist at the same time. Different combinations of friends will generate differing exchanges of dialogue, depending in part on where the player is in the storyline.
The two possible combinations for three characters hanging out at one time include Michael, Franklin, and Trevor, and Franklin, Lamar, and Trevor.
Friends and Activities | Cinema | Bar | Strip Club | Darts | Tennis | Golf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy De Santa | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Amanda De Santa | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
Trevor Philips | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Franklin Clinton | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
Friends and Activities | Cinema | Bar | Strip Club | Darts | Tennis | Golf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy De Santa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Lamar Davis | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Trevor Philips | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
Michael De Santa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
Friends and Activities | Cinema | Bar | Strip Club | Darts | Tennis | Golf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jimmy De Santa | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ |
Lamar Davis | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ |
Franklin Clinton | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✔ |
Michael De Santa | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Trivia[]
- Even if the player fails to meet Amanda in time as Michael, the game will inform the player that "the friend activity with him has been cancelled".
- Similar to GTA IV's episodes, there is no option on the player's phone in GTA V to choose a specific activity to do with a friend. Instead, there is simply one option to "Hang Out" with the friend.
- As the player is out with a friend longer, the game will start cycling through the different dialogues, giving the characters many topics to discuss while hanging out. This may be due in part to the fact that going to some activities, such as the darts game in Sandy Shores or the bar in Paleto Bay, involves very long drives.