Friday, August 23, 2013

Grand Theft Auto V trophy list is out! (courtesy ps3trophies.org)

Grand Theft Auto V - Trophies
There are 39 Known Trophies.
Los Santos Legend (Platinum)
Congratulations! You're Vinewood's biggest star!
Solid Gold, Baby! (Gold)
Earn any 70 Gold Medals on Missions, Strangers and Freaks.
Career Criminal (Gold)
Attain 100% Game Completion.
San Andreas Sightseer (Silver)
Explore all of Los Santos and Blaine County
All's Fare in Love and War (Bronze)
Purchase Downtown Cab Co. and complete a private fare.
TP Industries Arms Race (Bronze)
Purchase McKenzie Field Hangar and win the arms race.
Multi-Disciplined (Silver)
Attain a gold medal in all applicable hobbies and pastimes.
From Beyond the Stars (Bronze)
Collect and return all spaceship parts.
A Mystery, Solved (Bronze)
Solve the mystery of Leonora Johnson.
Waste Management (Bronze)
Purchase the old dock and collect all nuclear waste.
Red Mist (Bronze)
Complete all Rampages.
Show Off (Bronze)
Complete all Stunt Jumps.
Kifflom! (Silver)
Complete your path to enlightenment... or not.
Three Man Army (Bronze)
Survive 3 minutes on at least a 3 star Wanted Level with all three characters together off mission.
Out of Your Depth (Bronze)
You're gonna need a bigger boat...
Altruist Acolyte (Bronze)
Deliver an unsuspecting victim to the Altruist Cult.
A Lot of Cheddar (Bronze)
Spend a total of $200 million across all three characters.
Trading Pure Alpha (Bronze)
Make a profit over your total investments in the stock market.
Pimp My Sidearm (Bronze)
Fully mod a weapon.
Wanted: Alive or Alive (Bronze)
Deliver a bail bond target alive.
Los Santos Customs (Bronze)
Fully mod a vehicle.
Close Shave (Bronze)
Complete all Under the Bridge and Knife Flight challenges.
Off the Plane (Bronze)
GTA Online: Complete the Introduction.
Three-Bit Gangster (Bronze)
GTA Online: Reach Rank 25.
Making Moves (Silver)
GTA Online: Reach Rank 50.
Above the Law (Gold)
GTA Online: Reach Rank 100.
Numero Uno (Bronze)
GTA Online: Obtain first place in all competitive game types.
The Midnight Club (Bronze)
GTA Online: Use custom vehicles to win 5 races.
Unnatural Selection (Bronze)
GTA Online: Complete all 10 waves of a Survival.
Backseat Driver (Bronze)
GTA Online: Direct a driver to 1st place as co-driver in Rally Mode.
Run Like The Wind (Bronze)
GTA Online: Survive with a Bounty on your head.
Clean Sweep (Bronze)
GTA Online: Finish a Gang Attack without dying and kill at least 10 enemies.
Decorated (Silver)
GTA Online: Earn 30 Platinum Awards.
Stick Up Kid (Bronze)
GTA Online: Hold up all 20 Stores.
Enjoy Your Stay (Bronze)
GTA Online: Participate in everything Los Santos has to offer.
Crew Cut (Bronze)
GTA Online: Complete a Job as a member of a Crew.
Full Refund (Bronze)
GTA Online: Kill the thief that mugged you.
Dialling Digits (Bronze)
GTA Online: Call for gang backup for the first time.
American Dream (Bronze)
GTA Online: Own an Apartment, Garage and an Insured Vehicle
Plus 11 Secret Trophies

First ramble

So "late to the game" would be an understatement, but here is the first blog post of the rest of my life. My name is John, and I am currently a 42 year old man-child.  I find myself caring way too much about things someone my age shouldn't.  I love sports, which is fairly normal for a male in their forties, but I also still love pop culture, movies, music, video games, and other "nerdy" pursuits. What drives me to finally do this is the "big news" out of Hollywood in the last 24 hours-Mr. Ben Affleck being confirmed to portray Bruce Wayne/Batman in the next Warner Bros. superhero film.  Why would this be the impetus to drive me to the blogosphere?  Because I am sick of everyone jumping all over this decision like they know ANYTHING about it. There is nothing that has come out other than the script of the new flick being "informed" by Frank Miller's seminal work "The Dark Knight Returns", and that they were looking to cast an older Batman. That's it! Everything else has been speculation. Certainly nothing that has given us any reason to make an informed judgement on this casting.

While in a vacuum, the predominantly negative reaction to this news shouldn't be enough to get someone fired up and writing a blog, but we live in a world where everything gets keyboard warriors up in arms. As I stated in my introductory paragraph, I love video games.  Anyone with even an ancillary knowledge of what is going on in that world knows about the new console launches from Microsoft and Sony that will be occurring later this year.  The 1% of those people, like myself, spend a lot of time following the news on Twitter, and sites such as IGN.  The articles written, for the most part, are fair, balanced and informative.  That is not the problem.  The problem lies in the comments sections of said articles where there are people who think they can say anything they want without consequence.

I have zero issue with anyone who wants to comment about why they think one console is better than the other, or if they think Ben will make a good Batman, or practically anything that they have passion for.  But what should always be in the front of one's mind is how they deliver that opinion.  There is absolutely never a reason to call people names or deliver hurtful invective to get a point across.  In fact, as a moderator on IGN, if I see certain red flag words, your comment is gone, regardless of what else is in it.

We are fortunate enough to have the ability to have our voices heard in today's day and age.  Don't blow it by acting like a fool.  We must be better than that!

Peace!