Grand Theft Auto 5 - Photo Walks in a Virtual World Pt 2.

It's been a few years since my last post about my adventures with the Snapmatic camera within GTA5.

The previous entry was all shots from the PS3 version of the game. The subsequent PC release proved to be too tempting to resist and once I had fitted a graphics card worthy of the title I was able to turn the settings at least some way up to really start to enjoy the impressive detail Rockstar put in this game.

The lighting, in particular, is outstanding and is one thing Rockstar has done well time and again. This compliments the detail they've put into the cityscape, countryside and people that make up Los Santos and Blaine County.

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